1895–96 Rangers F.C. season
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{{Infobox football club season
| club = Rangers
| logo =
| season = 1895–96
| mgrtitle = Match Secretary
| manager= William Wilton
| stdtitle = Ground
| stadium = Ibrox Park
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Dugald MacKenzie
| league = Scottish League Division One
| league result = 2nd
| cup1 = Scottish Cup| cup1 result = Quarter-finals
| season topscorer =
Alex Smith (16)
| league topscorer =
Alex Smith (13)
| prevseason = 1894–95
| nextseason = 1896–97
}}
The Rangers 1895–96 season was the 22nd of competitive football in the Scottish Football Association.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1895–96 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.
The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out in the quarter-final stage by Hibernian by 3–2. The club had beaten Dumbarton and St Mirren during the competition.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
=Scottish League Division One=
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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers | |||||
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| {{left}}17 August 1895 | {{left}}Dumbarton | A | 5–3 | {{left}}Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith | |
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| {{left}}24 August 1895 | {{left}}Third Lanark | H | 0–4 | {{left}} | |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}31 August 1895 | {{left}}Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | {{left}}Oswald, Untraced | |
| bgcolor = "#FFEEEE"
| {{left}}7 September 1895 | {{left}}Celtic | H | 2–4 | 16,000 | {{left}}Stewart, A.Smith |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}14 September 1895 | {{left}}St. Bernard's | A | 4–3 | {{left}}McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced | |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}5 October 1895 | {{left}}St Mirren | A | 7–1 | {{left}}A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie | |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}12 October 1895 | {{left}}St. Bernard's | H | 2–0 | 4,000 | {{left}}A.Smith, McPherson |
| bgcolor = "#FFFFEE"
| {{left}}26 October 1895 | {{left}}Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | {{left}}Barker |
| bgcolor = "#FFFFEE"
| {{left}}9 November 1895 | {{left}}Clyde | H | 4–4 | 4,000 | {{left}}Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}23 November 1895 | {{left}}Hibernian | H | 4–0 | 6,000 | {{left}}Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}30 November 1895 | {{left}}Dundee | A | 3–1 | 3,000 | {{left}}Marshall, Barker, Oswald |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}7 December 1895 | {{left}}Heart of Midlothian | H | 7–2 | {{left}}Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced | |
| bgcolor = "#FFEEEE"
| {{left}}14 December 1895 | {{left}}Celtic | A | 2–6 | 25,000 | {{left}}A Smith, McCreadie |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}21 December 1895 | {{left}}Third Lanark | A | 3–2 | 5,000 | {{left}}A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}4 January 1896 | {{left}}Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 2,000 | {{left}}Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.) |
| bgcolor = "#FFFFEE"
| {{left}}8 February 1896 | {{left}}Clyde | A | 2–2 | {{left}}Stewart, A.Smith | |
| bgcolor = "#FFFFEE"
| {{left}}22 February 1896 | {{left}}St Mirren | H | 3–3 | 3,000 | {{left}}A.Smith (2), Miller |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}29 February 1896 | {{left}}Dundee | H | 3–1 | 3,000 | {{left}}McCreadie (2), McPherson |
=Scottish Cup=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers | ||||||
| bgcolor = "#FFFFEE"
| {{left}}18 January 1896 | R1 | {{left}}Dumbarton | A | 1–1 | {{left}}Stewart | |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}25 January 1896 | R1 R | {{left}}Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 6,000 | {{left}}A.Smith (2), Oswald |
| bgcolor = "#EEFFEE"
| {{left}}1 February 1896 | R2 | {{left}}St Mirren | H | 5–0 | 4,500 | {{left}}Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie |
| bgcolor = "#FFEEEE"
| {{left}}15 February 1896 | QF | {{left}}Hibernian | H | 2–3 | 18,000 | {{left}}A.Smith, McCreadie |
Appearances
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" | |
| Player
!Position !Appearances !Goals | |
|---|---|
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Mungo Murdoch
|GK |1 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Nicol Smith
|DF |21 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Jock Drummond
|DF |18 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Marshall
|DF |16 | 1 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Alex Mathie
|DF |1 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Neilly Gibson
|MF |21 | 1 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} McIntyre
|MF |3 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Thomas Miller
|MF |8 | 4 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Barker
|MF |12 | 6 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Boyd
|MF |4 | 1 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Alex Smith
|FW |21 | 16 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} William Wilson
|GK |3 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Oswald
|FW |21 | 15 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} John McPherson
|MF |20 | 8 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} George Russell
|DF |2 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stewart
|MF |11 | 3 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} John McLeod
|GK |5 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Crawford
|DF |4 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Mitchell
|MF |16 | 1 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Burns
|DF |6 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Hugh McCreadie
|MF |14 | 8 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} John Bell
|GK |7 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Muir
|MF |1 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} James Yuille
|GK |1 | 0 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} James McAllan
|GK |1 | 0 |
League table
{{:1895–96 Scottish Division One}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Rangers F.C. seasons}}
{{1895–96 in Scottish football}}
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