1899–1900 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1899–1900
Manager:William Wilton
Chairman:James Henderson
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:First Ibrox Park to 9 December
New Ibrox Park from 30 December
League:Scottish Division One
League Result:1st
P18 W15 D2 L1 F69 A27 Pts32
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Season Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (23)
League Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (17)
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Prevseason:1898–99
Nextseason:1900–01

The 1899–1900 season is the 26th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1899–1900 season. They finished top of the Scottish Division One with 15 wins from 18 matches, losing only once to Old Firm rivals Celtic.

The club again ended the season without the Scottish Cup after losing a semi-final replay to Celtic by 4–0, the original match was drawn 2–2.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1899Third LanarkA5–116,000Campbell (2), J.Millar, Hyslop, N.Smith
26 August 1899ClydeA6–210,000Hyslop (2), McPherson, A.Smith, Robertson, Untraced (1)
2 September 1899Heart of MidlothianA4–320,000Campbell (2), Hamilton (2)
9 September 1899KilmarnockA4–210,000Campbell, A.Smith, McPherson, Hamilton
18 September 1899 Heart of MidlothianH1–115,000Hamilton
25 September 1899HibernianH3–212,000Hamilton, A.Smith, Wilkie
7 October 1899CelticH3–340,000Graham (2), A.Smith
14 October 1899ClydeH7–05,000McPherson (3), A.Smith (2), Sharp, Hamilton
21 October 1899HibernianA2–016,000A.Smith (2)
4 November 1899DundeeH6–06,000A.Smith (3), Hamilton, Wilkie, Watson (o.g.)
25 November 1899St. Bernard'sH4–35,000McPherson (2), Hamilton, Robertson
2 December 1899St MirrenA3–1Hamilton (3)
9 December 1899KilmarnockH6–15,000Wilkie (2), Hamilton (2), Robertson, Graham
16 December 1899St MirrenH4–12,000Neil (2, 1 pen.), A.Smith, Hamilton
1 January 1900CelticA2–320,000A.Smith, Wilkie
6 January 1900Third LanarkH2–14,000Neil, McPherson
20 January 1900DundeeA3–212,000Hamilton (3)
3 February 1900St. Bernard'sA4–14,000McPherson, Campbell, Gibson, Wilkie

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 January 1900R1MortonH4–27,000McPherson (2), Wilkie, A.Smith
27 January 1900R2MayboleH12–03,000Hamilton (4), Wilkie (3), A.Smith, Robertson
Hyslop, Neil, Gibson
17 February 1900QFPartick ThistleA6–110,000Hamilton (2), A.Smith, McPherson, Wilkie, Graham
24 February 1900SFCelticH2–233,000A.Smith, McPherson
10 March 1900SF RCelticA0–432,000

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
Matthew DickieGK220
Neilly GibsonMF212
Alex SmithFW2117
Robert HamiltonFW2023
Jacky RobertsonDF204
Jock DrummondDF190
Robert NeilDF194
James GrahamMF184
John McPhersonMF1713
Jack WilkieFW1611
Nicol SmithDF141
David CrawfordDF100
James MillarFW81
John CampbellMF76
Billy DunlopDF70
Tommy HyslopFW64
Andrew SharpMF31
David MitchellMF20
John McKinlayDF20
GK10

See also