1895–96 Rangers F.C. season

The 1895–96 season is the 22nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

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)

Overview

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

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1895DumbartonA5–3Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith
24 August 1895Third LanarkH0–4
31 August 1895Heart of MidlothianA2–1Oswald, Untraced
7 September 1895CelticH2–416,000Stewart, A.Smith
14 September 1895St. Bernard'sA4–3McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced
5 October 1895St MirrenA7–1A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie
12 October 1895St. Bernard'sH2–04,000A.Smith, McPherson
26 October 1895HibernianA1–18,000Barker
9 November 1895ClydeH4–44,000Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell
23 November 1895HibernianH4–06,000Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson
30 November 1895DundeeA3–13,000Marshall, Barker, Oswald
7 December 1895Heart of MidlothianH7–2Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced
14 December 1895CelticA2–625,000A Smith, McCreadie
21 December 1895Third LanarkA3–25,000A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd
4 January 1896DumbartonH3–12,000Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.)
8 February 1896ClydeA2–2Stewart, A.Smith
22 February 1896St MirrenH3–33,000A.Smith (2), Miller
29 February 1896DundeeH3–13,000McCreadie (2), McPherson

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 January 1896R1DumbartonA1–1Stewart
25 January 1896R1 RDumbartonH3–16,000A.Smith (2), Oswald
1 February 1896R2St MirrenH5–04,500Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie
15 February 1896QFHibernianH2–318,000A.Smith, McCreadie

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Mungo Murdoch GK 10
Nicol Smith DF 210
Jock Drummond DF 180
Robert Marshall DF 161
Alex Mathie DF 10
Neilly Gibson MF 211
McIntyre MF 30
Thomas Miller MF 84
John Barker MF 126
David Boyd MF 41
Alex Smith FW 2116
William Wilson GK 30
Jimmy Oswald FW 2115
John McPherson MF 208
George Russell DF 20
Stewart MF 113
John McLeod GK 50
David Crawford DF 40
David Mitchell MF 161
Robert Burns DF 60
Hugh McCreadie MF 148
John Bell GK 70
Muir MF 10
James Yuille GK 10
James McAllan GK 10
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See also

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