1908–09 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1908–09 season
Chairman James Henderson
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 4th
P34 W19 D7 L8 F91 A38
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Campbell (16)
All:
Robert Campbell (17)
← 1907–08 1909–10 →

The 1908–09 season is the 19th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1908–09 season. The team finished fourth in the league, six points behind champions Celtic, after only winning 19 of there 34 matches.

The Scottish Cup campaign was thrown out against the league champions after a 2-2 draw at Hampden Park. The final was replayed a week later at the national stadium and finished 1-1, the competition was abandoned and trophy withheld following a riot after the replay.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1908 Port GlasgowH7–015,000McDonald (3), McPherson (2), Murray, Bennett
22 August 1908 Partick ThistleA2–012,000McPherson, Murray
29 August 1908 FalkirkH4–130,000A.Smith (2), Bennett, McDonald
5 September 1908 AberdeenA2–09,000Campbell, Bennett
12 September 1908 KilmarnockA5–014,000Murray (2), A.Smith, Bennett, McPherson
19 September 1908 St MirrenH1–127,000Campbell
28 September 1908 DundeeH2–035,000Bennett, Campbell
10 October 1908 AirdrieoniansA3–411,000Gordon, Campbell, McPherson
17 October 1908 MotherwellH3–111,000Livingstone, A.Smith, J.Smith
24 October 1908 AirdrieoniansH2–018,000J.Smith (2)
31 October 1908 Third LanarkH2–28,000J.Smith, Livingstone
7 November 1908 Greenock MortonH8–010,000Murray (3), Bennett (2), McPherson (2), A.Smith
14 November 1908 Queen's ParkA1–132,000Murray
21 November 1908 ClydeA1–018,000Bennett
28 November 1908 Heart of MidlothianH4–310,000Campbell (2), May, Bennett
5 December 1908 FalkirkA0–110,000
12 December 1908 Hamilton AcademicalA7–08,000Campbell (4), A.Smith, Yuille, Gordon
19 December 1908 KilmarnockH1–18,000May
26 December 1908 St MirrenA3–112,000Bennett, McPherson, Murray
1 January 1909 CelticH1–360,000Murray
2 January 1909 Partick ThistleH6–05,000Livingstone (4), A.Smith, J.Smith
9 January 1909 DundeeA0–416,000
30 January 1909 MotherwellA5–27,000McPherson (2), A.Smith, Bennett, Campbell
27 February 1909 Port GlasgowA0–24,000
6 March 1909 HibernianH0–04,000
13 March 1909 CelticA3–228,000Yuille, McDonald, Murray
27 March 1909 AberdeenH3–110,000Bennett, Campbell, Gilchrist
30 March 1909 Hamilton AcademicalH4–0 Gordon (3), Campbell
3 April 1909 Heart of MidlothianA0–011,500
12 April 1909 ClydeH2–215,000Gilchrist, McPherson
19 April 1909 HibernianA0–16,000
24 April 1909 Third LanarkA0–111,000
26 April 1909 Queen's ParkH2–31,000Bennett, McPherson
28 April 1909 Greenock MortonA7–12,000Campbell (3), A.Smith, Gordon, Stark, McDonald

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1909 R1St JohnstoneA3–07,000Stark, Bennett, Campbell
6 February 1909 R2DundeeA0–031,000
13 February 1909 R2DundeeH1–054,000McPherson
20 February 1909 QFQueen's ParkH1–045,000McPherson
20 March 1909 SFFalkirkA1–012,000McPherson
10 April 1909FCelticN2–270,000Gilchrist, Bennett
17 April 1909FCelticN1–160,000Gordon

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Harry Rennie GK 380
Scotland John McArthur GK 30
Ireland Alex Craig DF 350
Scotland John May DF 262
Scotland Jimmy Gordon DF 277
Scotland George Law DF 270
Scotland David Taylor DF 60
Scotland James Stark DF 242
Scotland Jimmy Sharp DF 180
Scotland Jimmy Jackson DF 10
Scotland James Galt MF 310
Scotland Tom Gilchrist MF 133
Scotland Robert Noble MF 20
Scotland Alex Bennett MF 3515
Scotland John McDonald MF 246
Scotland George Livingstone MF 136
Scotland Alex Smith FW 359
Scotland Robert Campbell FW 2717
Scotland Tom Murray FW 1511
Scotland William McPherson FW 3315
Scotland Willie Reid FW 21
Scotland John Smith FW 75
Scotland William Yuille FW 32
Scotland George Waddell DF 10
Scotland William Miller FW 10
Scotland James McLean FW 10
Scotland Jock McKenzie DF 30

See also

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