1890–91 Rangers F.C. season

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The 1890–91 season was the 17th season of competitive football by Rangers.

PresidentJames Watson
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish LeagueJoint Winners
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Rangers
1890–91 season
PresidentJames Watson
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish LeagueJoint Winners
Scottish CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John McPherson (15)
All:
John McPherson (15)
← 1889–90
1891–92 â†’
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The season saw the club play in a league set-up for the first time in its history.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 20 competitive matches during the 1890–91 season. They were the joint winners of the first ever Scottish League, sharing the title with Dumbarton. The club's drew the championship play-off 2–2, so both were awarded the title and declared champions.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out by Celtic in the first round by 1–0.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League

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Date[1]Opponent[1]Venue[1]Result[1]AttendanceScorers
16 August 1890Heart of MidlothianH5–23,400Kerr (2), H.McCreadie, McPherson, Adams (o.g.)
23 August 1890CambuslangA6–2McPherson (4), Gow, Marshall
13 September 1890DumbartonA1–54,000Hislop
4 October 1890St. MirrenH8–2McPherson (5), Kerr (3)
18 October 1890CowlairsH1–1Hislop
17 January 1891Vale of LevenA3–1McPherson (pen.), Hislop, Henderson
24 January 1891Heart of MidlothianA1–05,000Kerr
7 February 1891AbercornA1–1Marshall
21 February 1891CambuslangH2–12,000H.McCreadie, McPherson
28 February 1891St. MirrenA7–3H.McCreadie (2), Henderson (2), Kerr, McPherson, Sloan (o.g.)
7 March 1891Third LanarkA4–0McPherson, Untraced (3)
14 March 1891AbercornH2–05,000H.McCreadie, Henderson
21 March 1891CelticA2–212,000A.McCreadie, Hislop
28 March 1891CowlairsA2–0Henderson, Hislop
4 April 1891Vale of LevenH4–02,000Hislop (2), Untraced (2)
25 April 1891DumbartonH4–212,000A.McCreadie, Hislop, Kerr, McPherson
2 May 1891CelticH1–210,000Henderson
9 May 1891Third LanarkH4–1McKenzie (3), Hislop
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Championship play-off

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Date[1]Opponent[1]VenueResult[1]AttendanceScorers
18 May 1891DumbartonN2–210,000Hislop, H.McCreadie
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Scottish Cup

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DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 September 1890R1CelticA0–116,000
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Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland David Mitchell MF 200
Scotland Neil Kerr MF 208
Scotland John McPherson FW 2015
Scotland David Hislop FW 2010
Scotland David Reid GK 180
Scotland Donald Gow DF 181
Scotland Robert Marshall MF 182
Scotland Andrew McCreadie DF 172
Scotland Hugh McCreadie FW 166
Scotland James Henderson FW 146
Scotland William Hodge DF 100
Scotland James McIntyre DF 90
Scotland John Muir DF 90
Scotland Thomas Wyllie MF 50
Scotland Archibald McKenzie GK 33
Scotland John White MF 20
Scotland William Wilson MF 10
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dumbarton[a] (C) 18 13 3 2 61 21 +40 29 Joint Champions
1 Rangers[a] (C) 18 13 3 2 58 25 +33 29
3 Celtic 18 11 3 4 48 21 +27 21[b]
4 Cambuslang 18 8 4 6 47 42 +5 20
5 3rd LRV 18 8 3 7 38 39 −1 15[b]
6 Heart of Midlothian 18 6 2 10 31 37 −6 14
7 Abercorn 18 5 2 11 36 47 −11 12
8 St Mirren 18 5 1 12 39 62 −23 11 Re-elected
8 Vale of Leven 18 5 1 12 27 65 −38 11
10 Cowlairs[c] (R) 18 3 4 11 24 50 −26 6[b] Not re-elected
11 Renton[d] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled, record expunged
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Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Dumbarton and Rangers finished equal on points, and a play-off to determine the winner ended in a 2−2 draw so both teams were declared joint champions.
  2. [b]
    Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.
  3. [c]
    Cowlairs failed re-election to compete in the league for the next season.
  4. [d]
    Renton were expelled from the league in September 1890 for professionalism and their record was expunged.

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