| Club: | Rangers |
| 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 P18 W11 D4 L3 F57 A39 |
| 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.
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.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1895 | Dumbarton | A | 5–3 | Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith | ||
| 24 August 1895 | Third Lanark | H | 0–4 | |||
| 31 August 1895 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Oswald, Untraced | ||
| 7 September 1895 | Celtic | H | 2–4 | 16,000 | Stewart, A.Smith | |
| 14 September 1895 | St. Bernard's | A | 4–3 | McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced | ||
| 5 October 1895 | St Mirren | A | 7–1 | A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie | ||
| 12 October 1895 | St. Bernard's | H | 2–0 | 4,000 | A.Smith, McPherson | |
| 26 October 1895 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | Barker | |
| 9 November 1895 | Clyde | H | 4–4 | 4,000 | Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell | |
| 23 November 1895 | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | 6,000 | Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson | |
| 30 November 1895 | Dundee | A | 3–1 | 3,000 | Marshall, Barker, Oswald | |
| 7 December 1895 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 7–2 | Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced | ||
| 14 December 1895 | Celtic | A | 2–6 | 25,000 | A Smith, McCreadie | |
| 21 December 1895 | Third Lanark | A | 3–2 | 5,000 | A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd | |
| 4 January 1896 | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 2,000 | Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.) | |
| 8 February 1896 | Clyde | A | 2–2 | Stewart, A.Smith | ||
| 22 February 1896 | St Mirren | H | 3–3 | 3,000 | A.Smith (2), Miller | |
| 29 February 1896 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 3,000 | McCreadie (2), McPherson |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1896 | R1 | Dumbarton | A | 1–1 | Stewart | ||
| 25 January 1896 | R1 R | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 6,000 | A.Smith (2), Oswald | |
| 1 February 1896 | R2 | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | 4,500 | Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie | |
| 15 February 1896 | QF | Hibernian | H | 2–3 | 18,000 | A.Smith, McCreadie |
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mungo Murdoch | GK | 1 | 0 | |
| Nicol Smith | DF | 21 | 0 | |
| Jock Drummond | DF | 18 | 0 | |
| Robert Marshall | DF | 16 | 1 | |
| Alex Mathie | DF | 1 | 0 | |
| Neilly Gibson | MF | 21 | 1 | |
| McIntyre | MF | 3 | 0 | |
| Thomas Miller | MF | 8 | 4 | |
| John Barker | MF | 12 | 6 | |
| David Boyd | MF | 4 | 1 | |
| Alex Smith | FW | 21 | 16 | |
| William Wilson | GK | 3 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Oswald | FW | 21 | 15 | |
| John McPherson | MF | 20 | 8 | |
| George Russell | DF | 2 | 0 | |
| Stewart | MF | 11 | 3 | |
| John McLeod | GK | 5 | 0 | |
| David Crawford | DF | 4 | 0 | |
| David Mitchell | MF | 16 | 1 | |
| Robert Burns | DF | 6 | 0 | |
| Hugh McCreadie | MF | 14 | 8 | |
| John Bell | GK | 7 | 0 | |
| Muir | MF | 1 | 0 | |
| James Yuille | GK | 1 | 0 | |
| James McAllan | GK | 1 | 0 |