1898–99 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1898–99 season
President James Henderson
Match Secretary William Wilton
Ground Kinning Park
Scottish League Division One 1st
P18 W18 D0 L0 F79 A18
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Hamilton (21)
All:
Robert Hamilton (25)

The 1898–99 season is the ninth season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1898–99 season. They finished top of the Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup despite beating Hearts and St Mirren en route. They lost the final to Celtic 2–0.

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 1898DundeeH7–03,000Hamilton (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
Scotland Matthew Dickie GK 230
Scotland Robert Hamilton FW 2325
Scotland Robert Neil DF 227
Scotland Alex Smith FW 2213
Scotland David Crawford DF 220
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 226
Scotland John Campbell MF 2113
Scotland James Millar FW 2112
Scotland John McPherson MF 208
Scotland David Mitchell MF 180
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 170
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 60
Scotland Jimmy Millar DF 50
Scotland Andrew Sharp MF 43
Scotland James Wilkie FW 42
Scotland James Sharp MF 11
Scotland Tommy Low MF 11
Scotland Jimmy Oswald FW 10

See also

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