1900–01 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1900–01
Manager:William Wilton
Chairman:James Henderson
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Ibrox Park
League:Scottish League Division One
League Result:1st
P20 W17 D1 L2 F60 A25 Pts35
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:First Round
Season Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (20)
League Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (20)
Prevseason:1899–1900
Nextseason:1901–02

The 1900–01 season is the 27th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 21 competitive matches during the 1900–01 season. The club finished top of the Scottish League Division One, having won 17 of their 20 league matches (including a 100% home record).

The second placed side, Celtic, who had finished a whole six points behind Rangers did knock Wilton's team out of the Scottish Cup after a 1-0 away defeat.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1900 Third LanarkH4–010,000Cameron (2), Gibson, McPherson
25 August 1900 Heart of MidlothianA1–010,000Neil
1 September 1900 KilmarnockH5–19,500Campbell (2), Hamilton, Cameron, A.Smith
8 September 1900 Partick ThistleA2–19,000A.Smith, Cameron
17 September 1900 HibernianA1–4Campbell
24 September 1900 Heart of MidlothianH1–06,000A.Smith
29 September 1900 Queen's ParkH3–216,000Robertson (pen), McPherson, Russell (og)
6 October 1900 CelticA1–212,000Cameron
13 October 1900 Third LanarkA1–15,000McPherson
20 October 1900 DundeeH4–29,000Hamilton (3), A.Smith
1 November 1900 Partick ThistleH4–17,000Hamilton (3), A.Smith
17 November 1900 Greenock MortonA3–117,000Hamilton, Speedie, McPherson
24 November 1900 St MirrenH5–26,000Hamilton (4), Graham
1 December 1900 KilmarnockA2–110,000Speedie, McPherson
15 December 1900 DundeeA5–110,000Campbell (2), Hamilton, Robertson, A.Smith
29 December 1900 Queen's ParkH3–211,000Robertson, Graham, Speedie
1 January 1901 CelticH2–130,000Speedie, McPherson
5 January 1901St MirrenA4–16,000Hamilton (3), McPherson
26 January 1901HibernianH6–0Hamilton (2), Sharp (2), A.Smith, Handling (og)
16 February 1901Greenock MortonH3–25,000Hamilton (2), Speedie

Scottish Cup

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
Matthew DickieGK210
John Tait RobertsonDF213
Neilly GibsonMF201
Robert HamiltonFW2020
Jock DrummondDF190
John CampbellMF195
Nicol SmithDF190
John McPhersonMF187
Alec SmithFW187
James StarkDF120
Finlay SpeedieFW125
Robert NeilDF101
Donald CameronMF95
David CrawfordDF40
James GrahamMF52
Andrew SharpMF32
James Tutty MF10

See also