1902–03 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1902–03 season
Chairman James Henderson
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 3rd
P22 W12 D5 L5 F56 A24
Scottish Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Hamilton (13)
All:
Robert Hamilton (18)

The 1902–03 season is the 13th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 29 competitive matches during the 1902–03 season. The team finished third in Division One, eight points behind champions Hibernian. The team managed twelve wins from the twenty-two league matches.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended in success as the team defeated Hearts 2-0 in the second final replay. The two previous final matches were a 1-1 and 0-0 draw and all were played at Celtic Park, Glasgow.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1902 Third LanarkA2–413,000Hamilton (2)
23 August 1902 Partick ThistleH9–07,000Hamilton (4), Neil (2), Lennie (2), Mackie
30 August 1902 Port GlasgowA3–07,000Stark, Neil (pen), Hamilton
6 September 1902 Heart of MidlothianA1–214,000Neil (pen)
15 September 1902 HibernianA0–16,500
20 September 1902 Greenock MortonH4–16,500Fraser, Hamilton, McDonald, Smith
4 October 1902 Heart of MidlothianH2–111,000Speedie (2)
11 October 1902 Greenock MortonA4–07,000McDonald (2), Robertson, Hamilton
18 October 1902 CelticA1–125,000Smith
27 October 1902 Queen's ParkA2–012,000Mackie, Hamilton
29 October 1902 HibernianH2–515,000Walker, Stark
1 November 1902 Third LanarkH2–012,000Mackie (2)
8 November 1902 Partick ThistleA4–27,000Smith (2), Neil (pen), Walker
15 November 1902 Queen's ParkH3–210,000Speedie, Robertson, Neil
22 November 1902 St MirrenA1–04,000Smith
29 November 1902 KilmarnockH5–04,500Walker (2), Smith, Hamilton, McDonald
6 December 1902 DundeeA1–312,000Neil
13 December 1902 Port GlasgowH4–23,000Hamilton (2), Brodie, Speedie
20 December 1902 KilmarnockA0–04,000
1 January 1903 CelticH3–325,000Walker (2), Neil
3 February 1903 St MirrenH2–26,000McDonald, Walker
17 February 1903 DundeeH1–110,000Gibson

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 February 1903 R1Auchterarder ThistleH7–02,000Speedie (3), McDonald (2), Hamilton, Gibson
24 February 1903 R2KilmarnockH4–07,500Walker (2), Robertson, McDonald
28 February 1903 QFCelticA3–040,000A.Smith, Walker, Hamilton
7 March 1903 SFStenhousemuirA4–18,000Robertson (2), Hamilton (2)
11 April 1903 FHeart of MidlothianN1–130,000Stark
18 April 1903 F RHeart of MidlothianN0–035,000
25 April 1903 F 2RHeart of MidlothianN2–035,000Mackie, Hamilton

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Matthew Dickie GK 280
Scotland David Crawford DF 50
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 250
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 232
Scotland Robert Neil DF 178
Scotland Jacky Robertson DF 275
Scotland James Graham MF 20
Scotland John Walker FW 2210
Scotland RC Hamilton FW 2618
Scotland Alex Mackie FW 95
Scotland Alex Smith FW 297
Scotland William Lennie MF 52
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 70
Scotland James Stark DF 193
Scotland William Walker MF 20
Scotland Finlay Speedie FW 257
Scotland Alex Fraser DF 221
Scotland Angus McDonald MF 208
Scotland William Wallace GK 10
Scotland George Henderson DF 30
Scotland Alexander Brodie MF 11
Scotland Alexander McMurray MF 20

See also

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