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1907–08 Rangers F.C. season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| image | Rangers F.C., 1907-08 team photograph, postcard (front).jpg | |
| caption | Rangers F.C., 1907-08 | |
| club | Rangers | |
| season | 1907–08 | |
| manager | William Wilton | |
| chairman | James Henderson | |
| stdtitle | Ground | |
| stadium | Ibrox Park | |
| league | Scottish League Division One | |
| league result | 3rd | |
| P34 W21 D8 L5 F74 A40 Pts50 | ||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | cup1 result = Second round |
| season topscorer | ||
| Robert Campbell (25) | ||
| league topscorer | ||
| Robert Campbell (25) | ||
| prevseason | 1906–07 | |
| nextseason | 1908–09 |
P34 W21 D8 L5 F74 A40 Pts50 Robert Campbell (25) Robert Campbell (25)
The 1907–08 season was the 34th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1907–08 season. The side finished third in the league, five points behind champions Celtic, after winning 21 of the 34 matches.
The Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of the league champions after a 2–1 home defeat. Rangers had drawn with Falkirk away and won the replay en route to the second round.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1907 | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | 7,000 | Smith (2), Campbell |
| 17 August 1907 | Port Glasgow | A | 6–1 | 6,000 | Campbell (2), Livingstone (2), Macdonald, Thomson (og) |
| 24 August 1907 | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | 20,000 | Campbell (3), Livingstone |
| 31 August 1907 | Falkirk | A | 4–4 | 14,000 | Campbell, Galt, May, Livingstone |
| 7 September 1907 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 14,000 | Campbell |
| 21 September 1907 | Greenock Morton | A | 3–2 | 10,000 | Galt, Campbell, Kyle |
| 30 September 1907 | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | 17,000 | Livingstone |
| 5 October 1907 | Airdrieonians | H | 1–2 | 22,000 | Macdonald |
| 2 November 1907 | Queen's Park | A | 1–3 | 20,000 | Livingstone |
| 9 November 1907 | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | 15,000 | Kyle, Hamilton |
| 16 November 1907 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | 8,000 | Steven, Campbell |
| 23 November 1907 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 11,000 | Campbell |
| 30 November 1907 | Third Lanark | A | 5–3 | 9,000 | Kyle (3), Spiers, Hamilton |
| 7 December 1907 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 12,000 | Kyle, Hamilton |
| 14 December 1907 | Motherwell | H | 4–2 | 10,000 | Spiers (2), May, Kyle |
| 21 December 1907 | Dundee | A | 2–1 | 15,000 | Campbell, May |
| 28 December 1907 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 25,000 | Spiers, Campbell |
| 1 January 1908 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 60,000 | Kyle |
| 2 January 1908 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–2 | 5,000 | Livingstone (2), Kyle |
| 4 January 1908 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
| 11 January 1908 | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | 8,000 | Spiers, Kyle |
| 18 January 1908 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 15 February 1908 | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–2 | 6,000 | Livingstone, Macdonald |
| 29 February 1908 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | 6,000 | Campbell, Barrie |
| 7 March 1908 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | 8,000 | Livingstone, Smith |
| 14 March 1908 | Clyde | A | 2–0 | 9,000 | Kyle, Gordon |
| 21 March 1908 | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | 6,000 | Campbell |
| 28 March 1908 | Hibernian | A | 3–0 | 9,000 | Campbell (3) |
| 4 April 1908 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 3,000 | Campbell (2) |
| 11 April 1908 | Clyde | H | 1–1 | 6,000 | Campbell |
| 13 April 1908 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 4,000 | Campbell, Kyle |
| 18 April 1908 | Port Glasgow | A | 5–1 | 2,500 | Campbell (3), Macdonald, Kyle |
| 20 April 1908 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 12,000 | Noble, May (pen) |
| 25 April 1908 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 40,000 |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1908 | R1 | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | 20,000 | Livingstone, May |
| 1 February 1908 | R1 R | Falkirk | H | 4–1 | 52,000, | Smith (2), Kyle, Spiers |
| 8 February 1908 | R2 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 23,000 | Kyle |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Alex Newbigging | GK | 29 | 0 |
| SCO Robert Campbell | DF | 32 | 25 |
| SCO Jimmy Jackson | DF | 14 | 0 |
| SCO Jimmy Sharp | DF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Joseph Hadden | GK | 23 | 0 |
| SCO John May | DF | 29 | 6 |
| SCO Robert Noble | MF | 8 | 1 |
| SCO Alex Barrie | DF | 14 | 1 |
| SCO Jimmy Speirs | FW | 16 | 6 |
| SCO Archie Kyle | FW | 30 | 14 |
| SCO Alex Smith | FW | 25 | 5 |
| SCO James Galt | MF | 30 | 2 |
| SCO John Bovill | MF | 2 | 0 |
| SCO John McArthur | GK | 6 | 0 |
| SCO Robert Steven | MF | 9 | 1 |
| SCO David Taylor | DF | 12 | 0 |
| SCO Billy Henry | DF | 15 | 0 |
| SCO James R. Hamilton | FW | 11 | 3 |
| Ireland Alex Craig | DF | 26 | 0 |
| SCO Albert Cunningham | MF | 3 | 0 |
| SCO John Dickie | MF | 12 | 0 |
| SCO George Law | DF | 13 | 0 |
| SCO John Macdonald | MF | 19 | 4 |
| SCO George Livingstone | MF | 27 | 11 |
| SCO Jimmy Gordon | DF | 22 | 1 |
References
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