1894–95 Rangers F.C. season

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The 1894–95 season was the 21st season of competitive football by Rangers.

PresidentDugald MacKenzie[1]
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
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Rangers
1894–95 season
PresidentDugald MacKenzie[1]
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
Scottish CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John McPherson,
John Barker (9)
All:
John McPherson,
John Barker (9)
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 19 competitive matches during the 1894–95 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One, behind Celtic and winners Heart of Midlothian, with a record of 10 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup. They were knocked out of the first round by Heart of Midlothian, losing 2–1 at home.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1894DumbartonH3–0Barker (2), Untraced
25 August 1894St. Bernard'sA4–1McPherson (2), Barker (2)
1 September 1894DundeeH1–04,000W.Gibson
8 September 1894Leith AthleticA4–3Barker (2), Mitchell, Cowan
22 September 1894CelticA3–520,000Gray, Barker, McPherson
29 September 1894St. MirrenH4–35,000McPherson (2), Cowan, Goldie (o.g.)
13 October 1894Third LanarkA2–010,000Hamilton, Untraced
20 October 1894Heart of MidlothianH0–110,000
3 November 1894Leith AthleticH5–1A.Smith (2), Gray, McPherson, McCreadie
1 December 1894DumbartonA0–1
8 December 1894ClydeA5–1Barker (2), Gray (2), Cowan
22 December 1894ClydeH4–1McPherson, Untraced (3)
19 January 1895Heart of MidlothianA0–010,000
26 January 1895DundeeA1–26,000McCreadie
16 February 1895Third LanarkH0–14,000
9 March 1895St. MirrenA2–4McPherson, Boyd
23 March 1895CelticH1–1McPherson
27 April 1895St. Bernard'sH2–15,000Boyd, A.Smith
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Scottish Cup

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DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 November 1894R1Heart of MidlothianH1–212,000Cowan
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Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland David Haddow GK 120
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 60
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 170
Scotland Robert Marshall DF 160
Scotland Willie Gibson DF 181
Scotland David Mitchell MF 111
Scotland John Cowan MF 174
Scotland Hugh McCreadie MF 142
Scotland David Boyd MF 132
Scotland John McPherson MF 189
Scotland John Barker MF 169
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 140
Scotland John Gray FW 84
Scotland Jack Pray DF 40
Scotland Archie Montgomery GK 70
Scotland James Hamilton FW 21
Scotland Alex Smith FW 63
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 80
Scotland Henry Gardiner DF 20
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C) 18 15 1 2 50 18 +32 31 Champions
2 Celtic 18 11 4 3 50 29 +21 26
3 Rangers 18 10 2 6 41 26 +15 22
4 Third Lanark 18 10 1 7 51 39 +12 21
5 St Mirren 18 9 1 8 34 34 0 19
6 St Bernard's 18 8 1 9 37 40 −3 17
7 Clyde 18 8 0 10 38 47 −9 16
8 Dundee 18 6 2 10 28 33 −5 14
9 Dumbarton 18 3 1 14 27 58 −31 7
10 Leith Athletic (R) 18 3 1 14 32 64 −32 7 Relegated to the 1895–96 Scottish Division Two
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Source: "1894-1895 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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