1900–01 Rangers F.C. season

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

Rangers
1900–01 season
ChairmanJames Henderson
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P20 W17 D1 L2 F60 A25 Pts35
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (20)

All:
Robert Hamilton (20)

Overview

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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

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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
18 August 1900 Third Lanark H 4–0 10,000 Cameron (2), Gibson, McPherson
25 August 1900 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 10,000 Neil
1 September 1900 Kilmarnock H 5–1 9,500 Campbell (2), Hamilton, Cameron, A.Smith
8 September 1900 Partick Thistle A 2–1 9,000 A.Smith, Cameron
17 September 1900 Hibernian A 1–4 Campbell
24 September 1900 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 6,000 A.Smith
29 September 1900 Queen's Park H 3–2 16,000 Robertson (pen), McPherson, Russell (og)
6 October 1900 Celtic A 1–2 12,000 Cameron
13 October 1900 Third Lanark A 1–1 5,000 McPherson
20 October 1900 Dundee H 4–2 9,000 Hamilton (3), A.Smith
1 November 1900 Partick Thistle H 4–1 7,000 Hamilton (3), A.Smith
17 November 1900 Greenock Morton A 3–1 17,000 Hamilton, Speedie, McPherson
24 November 1900 St Mirren H 5–2 6,000 Hamilton (4), Graham
1 December 1900 Kilmarnock A 2–1 10,000 Speedie, McPherson
15 December 1900 Dundee A 5–1 10,000 Campbell (2), Hamilton, Robertson, A.Smith
29 December 1900 Queen's Park H 3–2 11,000 Robertson, Graham, Speedie
1 January 1901 Celtic H 2–1 30,000 Speedie, McPherson
5 January 1901 St Mirren A 4–1 6,000 Hamilton (3), McPherson
26 January 1901 Hibernian H 6–0 Hamilton (2), Sharp (2), A.Smith, Handling (og)
16 February 1901 Greenock Morton H 3–2 5,000 Hamilton (2), Speedie

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 January 1901 R1 Celtic A 0–1 28,000

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  Matthew Dickie GK 21 0
  John Tait Robertson DF 21 3
  Neilly Gibson MF 20 1
  Robert Hamilton FW 20 20
  Jock Drummond DF 19 0
  John Campbell MF 19 5
  Nicol Smith DF 19 0
  John McPherson MF 18 7
  Alec Smith FW 18 7
  James Stark DF 12 0
  Finlay Speedie FW 12 5
  Robert Neil DF 10 1
  Donald Cameron MF 9 5
  David Crawford DF 4 0
  James Graham MF 5 2
  Andrew Sharp MF 3 2
  James Tutty MF 1 0

See also

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References

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