1896–97 Rangers F.C. season

The 1896–97 season is the 23rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1896–97 season
PresidentJohn Robertson Gow
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
P18 W11 D3 L4 F64 A30
Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
John McPherson,
Tommy Hyslop (11)

All:
John McPherson (15)

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1896–97 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.

The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 5–1 victory of Dumbarton on 20 March 1897 saw them win the trophy for only the second time in the club's history.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 August 1896 St. Mirren H 5–1 8,000 Turnbull (2), Hyslop, R.Crawford, J.Miller
22 August 1896 Third Lanark A 1–1 15,000 Gibson
29 August 1896 Dundee H 3–1 13,000 Hyslop, D.Crawford, Burgess (og)
5 September 1896 Hibernian A 3–4 J.Miller (2), Turnbull
12 September 1896 Heart of Midlothian H 5–0 14,000 R.Crawford, A.Smith, Oswald, Hyslop, J.Miller
21 September 1896 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 7,000 Gibson
26 September 1896 Abercorn A 9–2 J McPherson (5), Turnbull (2), J.Miller, R.Crawford
3 October 1896 Hibernian H 4–3 20,000 Turnbull (3), A.McCreadie
10 October 1896 Celtic A 1–1 24,000 J .McPherson
17 October 1896 Clyde H 2–1 4,000 J.McPherson (2)
24 October 1896 Third Lanark H 6–1 5,000 Low (3), J.McPherson (2), Oswald
7 November 1896 St. Mirren A 2–2 A.Smith, Mitchell
28 November 1896 Dundee A 2–3 10,000 J.Miller, A.Smith
5 December 1896 Clyde A 7–2 4,000 Hyslop (4), Unknown (3)
12 December 1896 Abercorn H 6–1 2,000 Turnbull (2), Hyslop (2), A.Smith, Unknown
19 December 1896 Celtic H 2–0 15,000 Low, J.Miller
26 December 1896 St. Bernards A 2–3 2,000 J.Miller, Hyslop
20 February 1897 St. Bernards H 3–2 A.Smith, J.McPherson, Russell (og)

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 January 1896 R1 Partick Thistle A 4–2 6,000 Hyslop (2), N.Smith, N.Gibson
23 January 1896 R2 Hibernian H 3–0 22,000 Low (2), J.McPherson
13 February 1896 QF Dundee A 4–0 16,000 N.Gibson, Hyslop, A.McCreadie, J.Miller
13 March 1896 SF Greenock Morton A 7–2 12,000 J.McPherson (2), Low, N.Gibson, J.Miller, Hyslop,
A.Smith
20 March 1896 F Dumbarton N 5–1 15,000 J.Miller (2), Hyslop, J.McPherson, A.Smith

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  Matthew Dickie GK 23 0
  Alex Miller DF 2 0
  Jock Drummond DF 21 0
  Neilly Gibson MF 22 5
  Andrew McCreadie DF 23 2
  David Mitchell MF 22 1
  R.Crawford MF 7 3
  James Millar FW 20 12
  Peter Turnbull FW 11 10
  Tommy Hyslop FW 22 15
  Alex Smith MF 22 7
  David Crawford DF 7 1
  Nicol Smith DF 14 1
  Jimmy Oswald FW 6 2
  John McPherson MF 14 15
  Jimmy Jackson DF 1 0
  Tommy Low MF 14 7
  Hay DF 1 0
  Robert Glen DF 1 0

See also

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