1900–01 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1900–01 season
ChairmanJames Henderson
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P20 W17 D1 L2 F60 A25 Pts35
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (20)

All:
Robert Hamilton (20)

The 1900–01 season is the 27th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 21 competitive matches during the 1900–01 season. The club finished top of the Scottish League Division One, having won 17 of their 20 league matches (including a 100% home record).

The second placed side, Celtic, who had finished a whole six points behind Rangers did knock Wilton's team out of the Scottish Cup after a 1-0 away defeat.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1900 Third Lanark H 4–0 10,000 Cameron (2), Gibson, McPherson
25 August 1900 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 10,000 Neil
1 September 1900 Kilmarnock H 5–1 9,500 Campbell (2), Hamilton, Cameron, A.Smith
8 September 1900 Partick Thistle A 2–1 9,000 A.Smith, Cameron
17 September 1900 Hibernian A 1–4 Campbell
24 September 1900 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 6,000 A.Smith
29 September 1900 Queen's Park H 3–2 16,000 Robertson (pen), McPherson, Russell (og)
6 October 1900 Celtic A 1–2 12,000 Cameron
13 October 1900 Third Lanark A 1–1 5,000 McPherson
20 October 1900 Dundee H 4–2 9,000 Hamilton (3), A.Smith
1 November 1900 Partick Thistle H 4–1 7,000 Hamilton (3), A.Smith
17 November 1900 Greenock Morton A 3–1 17,000 Hamilton, Speedie, McPherson
24 November 1900 St Mirren H 5–2 6,000 Hamilton (4), Graham
1 December 1900 Kilmarnock A 2–1 10,000 Speedie, McPherson
15 December 1900 Dundee A 5–1 10,000 Campbell (2), Hamilton, Robertson, A.Smith
29 December 1900 Queen's Park H 3–2 11,000 Robertson, Graham, Speedie
1 January 1901 Celtic H 2–1 30,000 Speedie, McPherson
5 January 1901 St Mirren A 4–1 6,000 Hamilton (3), McPherson
26 January 1901 Hibernian H 6–0 Hamilton (2), Sharp (2), A.Smith, Handling (og)
16 February 1901 Greenock Morton H 3–2 5,000 Hamilton (2), Speedie

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 January 1901 R1 Celtic A 0–1 28,000

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Matthew Dickie GK 21 0
Scotland John Tait Robertson DF 21 3
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 20 1
Scotland Robert Hamilton FW 20 20
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 19 0
Scotland John Campbell MF 19 5
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 19 0
Scotland John McPherson MF 18 7
Scotland Alec Smith FW 18 7
Scotland James Stark DF 12 0
Scotland Finlay Speedie FW 12 5
Scotland Robert Neil DF 10 1
Scotland Donald Cameron MF 9 5
Scotland David Crawford DF 4 0
Scotland James Graham MF 5 2
Scotland Andrew Sharp MF 3 2
Scotland James Tutty MF 1 0

See also

References