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1895–96 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1895–96 season
PresidentDugald MacKenzie
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
P18 W11 D4 L3 F57 A39
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Smith (13)

All:
Alex Smith (16)

The Rangers 1895–96 season was the 22nd of competitive football in the Scottish Football Association.

Overview

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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.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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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

Scottish Cup

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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

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Mungo Murdoch GK 1 0
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 21 0
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 18 0
Scotland Robert Marshall DF 16 1
Scotland Alex Mathie DF 1 0
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 21 1
Scotland McIntyre MF 3 0
Scotland Thomas Miller MF 8 4
Scotland John Barker MF 12 6
Scotland David Boyd MF 4 1
Scotland Alex Smith FW 21 16
Scotland William Wilson GK 3 0
Scotland Jimmy Oswald FW 21 15
Scotland John McPherson MF 20 8
Scotland George Russell DF 2 0
Scotland Stewart MF 11 3
Scotland John McLeod GK 5 0
Scotland David Crawford DF 4 0
Scotland David Mitchell MF 16 1
Scotland Robert Burns DF 6 0
Scotland Hugh McCreadie MF 14 8
Scotland John Bell GK 7 0
Scotland Muir MF 1 0
Scotland James Yuille GK 1 0
Scotland James McAllan GK 1 0

See also

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References

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