1903–04 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1903–04
Manager:William Wilton
Chairman:James Henderson
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Ibrox Park
League:Scottish League Division One
League Result:3rd
P26 W16 D6 L4 F80 A33 Pts38
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Season Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (31)
League Topscorer:
Robert Hamilton (28)
Prevseason:1902–03
Nextseason:1904–05

The 1903–04 season was the 30th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 31 competitive matches during the 1903–04 season. The club finished fourth in Scottish League Division One, five points behind champions Third Lanark. Rangers was equal on points with third placed Celtic and a point behind second placed Hearts.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended in a 3–2 cup final defeat to the club's Old Firm rivals. A Finlay Speedie brace was not enough to win them the cup.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1903 Third LanarkH4–37,000Hamilton (3), Smith
22 August 1903 AirdrieoniansA3–110,000Stark, Speedie, Hamilton
29 August 1903 St MirrenH2–210,000Hamilton, Walker
5 September 1903 MotherwellA5–26,000Hamilton (4), Speedie
19 September 1903 Heart of MidlothianH5–19,000Hamilton (3), Walker (2)
26 September 1903 Queen's ParkH5–014,000Hamilton (2), Robertson (pen), Walker, Mackie
28 September 1903 Partick ThistleA4–18,000Speedie, Robertson (pen), Walker, Smith
10 October 1903 Third LanarkH0–125,000
17 October 1903 CelticA0–025,000
24 October 1903 Greenock MortonA3–14,000Speedie, Walker, Robertson
31 October 1903 DundeeH6–110,300Walker (2), Hamilton (2), Mackie, Jeffrey (og)
7 November 1903 Queen's ParkA3–216,000Speedie, Hamilton, Drummond
14 November 1903 HibernianH1–18,000Hamilton
21 November 1903 DundeeA1–314,400Smith
28 November 1903 Greenock MortonA5–03,000Hamilton (2), Walker (2), Speedie
5 December 1903 KilmarnockA2–23,000Smith, Unknown
12 December 1903 MotherwellH3–03,000Mackie (2), Hamilton
19 December 1903 Port GlasgowA1–14,000Mackie
26 December 1903 HibernianA2–16,000Hamilton, Robertson
1 January 1904 CelticA2–230,000Speedie, Mackie
2 January 1904 Partick ThistleH2–06,000Walker, Hamilton
9 January 1904 St MirrenA4–5Mackie (2), Hamilton (2)
16 January 1904 KilmarnockH3–04,000Mackie Hamilton, Donaghy
30 January 1904 Heart of MidlothianA1–212,000Mackie
13 February 1904 Port GlasgowH8–13,500Speedie (3), Hamilton (2), Smith, Campbell, Gibson
16 March 1904 AirdrieoniansH5–06,000Mackie (2), Donaghy, Chalk, Stark

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1904R1Heart of MidlothianH3–230,000Walker (2), Hamilton
6 February 1904R2HibernianA2–117,000Mackie, Walker
20 February 1904QFSt MirrenA1–017,000Hamilton
5 March 1904SFGreenock MortonH3–010,000Walker (2), Hamilton
16 April 1904FCelticN2–364,472Speedie (2)

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
Matthew DickieGK150
Nicol SmithDF271
Alex FraserDF180
Neilly GibsonMF171
James StarkDF272
John WalkerFW2616
Alec MackieFW2813
Robert HamiltonFW2831
Finlay SpeedieFW2812
Alec SmithFW214
George HendersonDF230
Jock DrummondDF150
Angus McDonaldMF10
Jimmy HartleyMF40
Duncan CampbellDF41
Harry DinsmoreMF10
John WatsonGK160
Robert NeilDF50
Josiah GrayMF10
Charles ChalkMF41
MF20
Charles DonaghyFW62
Jock FinlayFW10

See also