1893–94 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1893–94
Mgrtitle:Match Secretary
Manager:William Wilton
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Ibrox Park
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Dugald MacKenzie
League:Scottish League Division One
League Result:4th
P18 W8 D4 L6 F44 A30
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Season Topscorer:
James Steel (12)
League Topscorer:
John Gray (9)
Prevseason:1892–93
Nextseason:1894–95

The 1893–94 season was the 20th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1893–94 season. They finished a lowly fourth in the Scottish League Division One with only 8 wins from 18 matches.

However, the club did win the Scottish Cup after being Celtic in the final by 3–1. Hugh McCreadie opened the scoring in the 55th minute then Barker and John McPherson added to the tally in the following thirteen minutes.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1893DundeeA3–36,000Gray (3)
19 August 1893RentonH5–35,000Gray (2), Kerr, Barker, Steel
26 August 1893St Bernard'sA0–05,000
2 September 1893CelticH5–018,000Barker (3), McPherson, Gray
9 September 1893RentonA2–1Steel, Barker
23 September 1893DumbartonH4–0H.McCreadie (2), Marshall, Unknown
30 September 1893Leith AthleticA2–24,000Steel (2)
14 October 1893Heart of MidlothianA2–48,000Blyth, Gray
4 November 1893Leith AthleticH1–03,000McPherson
11 November 1893Third LanarkA2–1McPherson, Boyd
23 December 1893Third LanarkH0–35,000
20 January 1894Dumbarton A0–2
27 January 1894St MirrenA2–2Boyd, Crawford (o.g.)
24 February 1894CelticA2–310,000Gray, Barker
10 March 1894DundeeH7–23,000Boyd (2), Steel (2), Barker, A.McCreadie, Mitchell
14 April 1894Heart of MidlothianH1–24,000Boyd
2 May 1894 St Bernard'sH1–21,000Gray
21 May 1894 St MirrenH5–04,000Steel, Unknown (4)

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 November 1893R1CowlairsH8–05,000McPherson (2), Boyd (3), Unknown (o.g.),
H.McCreadie, Kerr
16 December 1893R2Leith AthleticH2–02,5000McPherson, Blyth
13 January 1894QFClydeA5–010,000Steel (4), McPherson
3 February 1894SFQueen's ParkH1–115,000Boyd
10 February 1894SF RplQueen's ParkA3–116,000Smith, McPherson, Steel
17 February 1894FCelticN3–117,000H.McCreadie, Barker, McPherson

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
David HaddowGK210
Nicol SmithDF231
Jock DrummondDF230
Robert MarshallDF241
Andrew McCreadieDF241
David MitchellMF201
James SteelFW1912
Hugh McCreadieMF145
John GrayFW239
John McPhersonMF219
John BarkerMF168
Neil KerrMF72
Archibald McKenzie GK10
Bob BlythMF62
David BoydMF149
John MuirDF40
R.DrummondDF10
John JohnstoneMF10
Archie MontgomeryGK10
James DavieMF10

See also