1894–95 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1894–95
Mgrtitle:Match Secretary
Manager:William Wilton
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Dugald MacKenzie
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Ibrox Park
League:Scottish League Division One
League Result:3rd
P18 W10 D2 L6 F41 A26
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:First Round
Season Topscorer:
John McPherson,
John Barker (9)
League Topscorer:
John McPherson,
John Barker (9)
Prevseason:1893–94
Nextseason:1895–96

The 1894–95 season is the 21st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 19 competitive matches during the 1894–95 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One, behind Celtic and winners Heart of Midlothian, with a record of 10 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup. They were knocked out of the first round by Heart of Midlothian, losing 2–1 at home.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1894DumbartonH3–0Barker (2), Untraced
25 August 1894St. Bernard'sA4–1McPherson (2), Barker (2)
1 September 1894DundeeH1–04,000W.Gibson
8 September 1894Leith AthleticA4–3Barker (2), Mitchell, Cowan
22 September 1894CelticA3–520,000Gray, Barker, McPherson
29 September 1894St. MirrenH4–35,000McPherson (2), Cowan, Goldie (o.g.)
13 October 1894Third LanarkA2–010,000Hamilton, Untraced
20 October 1894Heart of MidlothianH0–110,000
3 November 1894Leith AthleticH5–1A.Smith (2), Gray, McPherson, McCreadie
1 December 1894DumbartonA0–1
8 December 1894ClydeA5–1Barker (2), Gray (2), Cowan
22 December 1894 ClydeH4–1McPherson, Untraced (3)
19 January 1895 Heart of MidlothianA0–010,000
26 January 1895 DundeeA1–26,000McCreadie
16 February 1895Third LanarkH0–14,000
9 March 1895St. MirrenA2–4McPherson, Boyd
23 March 1895CelticH1–1McPherson
27 April 1895St. Bernard'sH2–15,000Boyd, A.Smith

Scottish Cup

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
David HaddowGK120
Nicol SmithDF60
Jock DrummondDF170
Robert MarshallDF160
Willie GibsonDF181
David MitchellMF111
John CowanMF174
Hugh McCreadieMF142
David BoydMF132
John McPhersonMF189
John BarkerMF169
Nicol SmithDF140
John GrayFW84
Jack PrayDF40
Archie MontgomeryGK70
James HamiltonFW21
Alex SmithFW63
Neilly GibsonMF80
Henry GardinerDF20

See also