1899–1900 Rangers F.C. season

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

Rangers
1899–1900 season
ChairmanJames Henderson
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundFirst Ibrox Park to 9 December
New Ibrox Park from 30 December
Scottish Division One1st
P18 W15 D2 L1 F69 A27 Pts32
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (17)

All:
Robert Hamilton (23)

Overview

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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

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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
19 August 1899 Third Lanark A 5–1 16,000 Campbell (2), J.Millar, Hyslop, N.Smith
26 August 1899 Clyde A 6–2 10,000 Hyslop (2), McPherson, A.Smith, Robertson, Untraced (1)
2 September 1899 Heart of Midlothian A 4–3 20,000 Campbell (2), Hamilton (2)
9 September 1899 Kilmarnock A 4–2 10,000 Campbell, A.Smith, McPherson, Hamilton
18 September 1899 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 15,000 Hamilton
25 September 1899 Hibernian H 3–2 12,000 Hamilton, A.Smith, Wilkie
7 October 1899 Celtic H 3–3 40,000 Graham (2), A.Smith
14 October 1899 Clyde H 7–0 5,000 McPherson (3), A.Smith (2), Sharp, Hamilton
21 October 1899 Hibernian A 2–0 16,000 A.Smith (2)
4 November 1899 Dundee H 6–0 6,000 A.Smith (3), Hamilton, Wilkie, Watson (o.g.)
25 November 1899 St. Bernard's H 4–3 5,000 McPherson (2), Hamilton, Robertson
2 December 1899 St Mirren A 3–1 Hamilton (3)
9 December 1899 Kilmarnock H 6–1 5,000 Wilkie (2), Hamilton (2), Robertson, Graham
16 December 1899 St Mirren H 4–1 2,000 Neil (2, 1 pen.), A.Smith, Hamilton
1 January 1900 Celtic A 2–3 20,000 A.Smith, Wilkie
6 January 1900 Third Lanark H 2–1 4,000 Neil, McPherson
20 January 1900 Dundee A 3–2 12,000 Hamilton (3)
3 February 1900 St. Bernard's A 4–1 4,000 McPherson, Campbell, Gibson, Wilkie

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 January 1900 R1 Morton H 4–2 7,000 McPherson (2), Wilkie, A.Smith
27 January 1900 R2 Maybole H 12–0 3,000 Hamilton (4), Wilkie (3), A.Smith, Robertson
Hyslop, Neil, Gibson
17 February 1900 QF Partick Thistle A 6–1 10,000 Hamilton (2), A.Smith, McPherson, Wilkie, Graham
24 February 1900 SF Celtic H 2–2 33,000 A.Smith, McPherson
10 March 1900 SF R Celtic A 0–4 32,000

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  Matthew Dickie GK 22 0
  Neilly Gibson MF 21 2
  Alex Smith FW 21 17
  Robert Hamilton FW 20 23
  Jacky Robertson DF 20 4
  Jock Drummond DF 19 0
  Robert Neil DF 19 4
  James Graham MF 18 4
  John McPherson MF 17 13
  Jack Wilkie FW 16 11
  Nicol Smith DF 14 1
  David Crawford DF 10 0
  James Millar FW 8 1
  John Campbell MF 7 6
  Billy Dunlop DF 7 0
  Tommy Hyslop FW 6 4
  Andrew Sharp MF 3 1
  David Mitchell MF 2 0
  John McKinlay DF 2 0
  Billy Howden GK 1 0

See also

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References

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