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1874–75 season

Rangers
1874–75 season
PresidentWilliam McBeath
GroundFlesher's Haugh
Scottish CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Moses McNeil,
David Gibb (1)
← None
1875–76 →

The 1874–75 season was the first season of competitive football by Rangers.

Between 1873 and 1879, Rangers played in their now traditional royal blue shirts and white shorts.[1]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1874–75 Scottish Cup

Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the first time and reached the second round where they lost to Dumbarton after a replay.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
10 October 1874 First round Oxford A 2–0[2] M. McNeil, Gibb
28 November 1874 Second round Dumbarton H 0–0[3]
12 December 1874 Second round Dumbarton A 0–1[4]

1875–76 season

Rangers
1875–76 season
PresidentTBC
Match SecretaryJohn Campbell
GroundBurnbank
Scottish CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: John Campbell (3)

The 1875–76 season is the 2nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 3 competitive matches during the 1875–76 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 October 1875 R1 First Lanark Rifle Volunteers H 7–0 J.Campbell (3), Watson (2), P.Campbell, Phillips
30 October 1875 R2 Third Lanark A 1–1 P.Campbell
13 November 1875 R2 R Third Lanark A 1–2 2,000 M.McNeil

Appearances

1876–77 season

Rangers
1876–77 season
PresidentJames McBlane Watt
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: TBC

The 1876–77 season is the 3rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1876–77 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 September 1876 R1 Queen's Park Juniors H 4–1
21 October 1876 R2 Towerhill A 8–0
9 December 1876 R4 Mauchline A 3–0
30 December 1876 QF Lennox A 3–0
17 March 1877 SF Vale of Leven N 1–1 8,000
7 April 1877 F Vale of Leven N 1–1 8,000
13 April 1877 F R Vale of Leven N 2–3 10,000

1877–78 season

Rangers
1877–78 season
PresidentTBC
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: TBC

The 1877–78 season is the 4th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 5 competitive matches during the 1877–78 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 October 1877 R1 Possilpark H 13–0
27 October 1877 R2 Alexandra Athletic H 8–0 1,500
10 November 1877 R3 Uddingston H 13–0
1 December 1877 R4 Vale of Leven H 0–0 4,000
15 December 1877 R4 R Vale of Leven A 0–4 4,000

1878–79 season

Rangers
1878–79 season
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupFinal

The 1878–79 season is the 5th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1878–79 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 September 1878 R1 Shaftesbury H 3-0
19 October 1878 R2 Whitefield A 6–1
9 November 1878 R3 Parkgrove H 8–2 3,000
30 November 1878 R4 Alexandria Athletic H 3-0
8 March 1879 R5 Partick H 4-0
22 March 1879 QF Queen's Park A 1-0
29 March 1879 SF Bye
19 April 1879 F Vale of Leven N 1–1[5] 28,000

1879–80 season

Rangers
1879–80 season
PresidentTBC
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupFirst Round

The 1879–80 season is the 6th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 2 competitive matches during the 1879–80 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 September 1879 R1 Queen's Park H 0–0 7,000
27 September 1879 R1 R Queen's Park A 1–5 5,000

References

  1. ^ "Rangers – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Rangers 2 - 0 Oxford, Scottish Cup (10/10/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Rangers 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (28/11/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (12/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ Rangers declined to play in a Scottish Cup replay after an unsuccessful protest with regard to the first match against Vale of Leven.

See also

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