1898–99 Rangers F.C. season

The 1898–99 season was the 25th season of competitive football played by Rangers F.C.

Rangers
1898–99 season
PresidentJames Henderson
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P18 W18 D0 L0 F79 A18 Pts36
Scottish CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (21)
All:
Robert Hamilton (25)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1898–99 season.[1] They finished top of Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without any other trophies: in the Scottish Cup, despite beating Hearts and St Mirren en route to the final, they lost to Celtic 2–0.[2][3] Earlier in the season they had also lost in the final of the less important Glasgow Cup 1–0 to Queen's Park,[4][5] and at its end they lost in the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final, another 2–0 loss to Celtic,[6] also finishing as runners-up to the same opponents in the supplementary Glasgow Football League.[7]

Regardless of these setbacks, the perfect league campaign of 1898–99 remains a unique achievement in the annals of British football.[8][9][10]

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1898Partick ThistleH6–27,000Hamilton (3), Sharp, Neil, Millar
27 August 1898St MirrenA3–1A.Smith, Hamilton, McPherson
3 September 1898Heart of MidlothianA3–217,500Hamilton (2), Wilkie
10 September 1898Third LanarkH4–118,000Millar, McPherson, Campbell, Neil (pen.)
19 September 1898St Bernard'sA2–08,000A.Smith, Neil (pen.)
24 September 1898CelticA4–045,000Neil (pen.), McPherson, Campbell, Millar
26 September 1898Third LanarkA3–214,000Campbell (2), McPherson
1 October 1898Heart of MidlothianH3–125,000Hamilton (2), A.Smith
8 October 1898DundeeA2–17,500Hamilton, Wilkie
5 November 1898Partick ThistleA5–05,000Hamilton (2), Millar (2), Sharp
19 November 1898HibernianA4–310,000Millar, A.Smith, Hamilton, Neil (pen.)
26 November 1898ClydeH8–04,000Millar (3), Sharp (2), Gibson (2), Watson (o.g.)
3 December 1898St Bernard'sH5–23,000Campbell (4), Hamilton
17 December 1898DundeeH9–03,000Hamilton (3), A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), Gibson (pen.), Campbell
24 December 1898HibernianH10–07,000A.Smith (4), Hamilton (2), McPherson, Millar, Gibson (pen.), Campbell
31 December 1898St MirrenH3–25,000Campbell (2), A.Smith
2 January 1899CelticH4–130,000Hamilton (3), Campbell
7 January 1899ClydeA3–04,000A.Smith, Millar, Neil (pen.)

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 January 1899R1Heart of MidlothianH4–125,612Gibson (2), Neil (pen.), Hamilton
11 February 1899R2Ayr ParkhouseA4–15,000Hamilton (2), Campbell, A.Smith
18 February 1899QFClydeH4–06,000Low, McPherson, Gibson (pen.), Hamilton
15 April 1899SFSt MirrenA2–110,000McPherson, Millar
22 April 1899FCelticN0–225,000

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Matthew Dickie GK 230
Robert Hamilton FW 2325
Robert Neil DF 227
Alex Smith FW 2213
David Crawford DF 220
Neilly Gibson MF 226
John Campbell MF 2113
Jimmy Millar FW 2112
John McPherson MF 208
David Mitchell MF 180
Nicol Smith DF 170
Jock Drummond DF 60
Jimmy E. Millar DF 50
Andrew Sharp MF 43
James Wilkie FW 42
James Sharp MF 11
Tommy Low MF 11
Jimmy Oswald FW 10

See also

References
  1. Results For Season 1898/1899 in All Competitions, Rangers FitbaStats
  2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 24 April 1899
  3. Football. Scottish Cup Final., London Morning Post, 24 April 1899, via The Celtic Wiki
  4. Glasgow Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 14 November 1898
  5. "Queen's Park v Rangers". QPFC.com. 12 November 1898. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. Saturday's Football., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1899
  7. Glasgow Football League (First version 1895-1899), Scottish Football Historical Archive
  8. Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). "The Season of 1898-99". Scottish Football Museum. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. The beginning of glory, Rangers FC
  10. Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
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