1897–98 Rangers F.C. season
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1897–98 season | |
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President | John Robertson Gow |
Match Secretary | William Wilton |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish League Division One | 2nd P18 W13 D3 L2 F71 A15 |
Scottish Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Robert Hamilton (18) All: Robert Hamilton (26) |
The 1897–98 season is the 24th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview[]
Rangers played a total of 25 competitive matches during the 1897–98 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 13 wins from 18 matches.
The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 2–0 victory of Kilmarnock on 26 March 1898 saw them win the trophy for the second time in two seasons.
Results[]
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 September 1897 | St Bernard's | A | 4–2 | 7,000 | Hamilton (2), J.Miller, Hyslop |
11 September 1897 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 15,000 | Hamilton |
20 September 1897 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | 13,000 | Hamilton, A.Smith |
25 September 1897 | Third Lanark | A | 3–0 | 15,000 | Hyslop (pen), A.Smith, Hyslop |
27 September 1897 | Celtic | H | 0–4 | 30,000 | |
2 October 1897 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | Hamilton (2) |
9 October 1897 | Partick Thistle | A | 5–1 | 8,000 | Mitchell, Gibson, Neil, Hamilton, Hyslop |
16 October 1897 | Clyde | A | 8–1 | 6,000 | A.Smith (3), J.Miller (2), Hamilton, Hyslop, J.McPherson |
23 October 1897 | Clyde | H | 7–0 | 3,000 | Hyslop (3, 1 pen), McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller, A.Smith |
6 November 1897 | St Mirren | A | 5–1 | Turnbull (2), Low, McPherson, Hamilton | |
4 December 1897 | St Mirren | H | 9–0 | 5,000 | Hamilton (4), McPherson (3), Neil, J.Miller |
11 December 1897 | Hibernian | A | 5–0 | 9,000 | Hamilton (3), Hyslop, A.Smith |
25 December 1897 | Dundee | H | 5–0 | 6,000 | J.Miller (4), A.Smith |
3 January 1898 | Partick Thistle | H | 7–1 | 4,000 | A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), J.Miller, Hyslop, Johnstone |
12 February 1898 | Dundee | A | 1–2 | 11,000 | A.Smith |
19 March 1898 | St Bernard's | H | 8–1 | 5,000 | Hyslop (3), McPherson (2), A.Smith, Neil, Turnbull |
9 April 1898 | Third Lanark | H | 0–0 | 3,000 | |
11 April 1897 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 15,000 |
Scottish Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 January 1898 | R1 | Polton Vale | H | 8–0 | 3,000 | J.Miller (2), J.McPherson (2), A.Smith, Hamilton, Goudie, Neil |
22 January 1898 | R2 | Cartvale | H | 12–0 | Hamilton (4), A.Smith (2), Neil (pen), Mitchell, Kerr, N.Gibson, J.Miller, Coulrough (og) | |
5 February 1898 | QF | Queen's Park | A | 3–1 | 20,000 | J.McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller |
19 February 1898 | SF | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | 20,000 | A.Smith |
26 February 1898 | SF Rpl | Third Lanark | A | 2–2 | 16,000 | Hamilton, A.Smith |
12 March 1898 | SF 2Rpl | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 12,000 | J.McPherson, N.Gibson (pen) |
26 March 1898 | F | Kilmarnock | N | 2–0 | 14,000 | A.Smith, Hamilton |
Appearances[]
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 24 | 0 |
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DF | 16 | 0 |
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DF | 21 | 0 |
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DF | 4 | 0 |
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DF | 19 | 5 |
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MF | 17 | 2 |
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MF | 14 | 2 |
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FW | 22 | 14 |
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FW | 22 | 16 |
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FW | 15 | 12 |
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MF | 24 | 18 |
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MF | 21 | 3 |
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MF | 19 | 14 |
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DF | 5 | 0 |
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FW | 5 | 3 |
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DF | 10 | 0 |
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FW | 5 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 3 | 0 |
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GK | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 1 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 1 |
See also[]
Categories:
- Rangers F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1897–98 season