1897–98 Rangers F.C. season

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The 1897–98 season was the 24th season of competitive football by Rangers.

PresidentJohn Robertson Gow
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
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Rangers
1897–98 season
PresidentJohn Robertson Gow
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (18)
All:
Robert Hamilton (26)
← 1896–97
1898–99 â†’
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 25 competitive matches during the 1897–98 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 13 wins from 18 matches.

The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 2–0 victory of Kilmarnock on 26 March 1898 saw them win the trophy for the second time in two seasons.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 September 1897St Bernard'sA4–27,000Hamilton (2), J.Miller, Hyslop
11 September 1897HibernianH1–015,000Hamilton
20 September 1897Heart of MidlothianA2–213,000Hamilton, A.Smith
25 September 1897Third LanarkA3–015,000Hyslop (pen), A.Smith, Hyslop
27 September 1897CelticH0–430,000
2 October 1897Heart of MidlothianH2–015,000Hamilton (2)
9 October 1897Partick ThistleA5–18,000Mitchell, Gibson, Neil, Hamilton, Hyslop
16 October 1897ClydeA8–16,000A.Smith (3), J.Miller (2), Hamilton, Hyslop, J.McPherson
23 October 1897ClydeH7–03,000Hyslop (3, 1 pen), McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller, A.Smith
6 November 1897St MirrenA5–1Turnbull (2), Low, McPherson, Hamilton
4 December 1897St MirrenH9–05,000Hamilton (4), McPherson (3), Neil, J.Miller
11 December 1897HibernianA5–09,000Hamilton (3), Hyslop, A.Smith
25 December 1897DundeeH5–06,000J.Miller (4), A.Smith
3 January 1898Partick ThistleH7–14,000A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), J.Miller, Hyslop, Johnstone
12 February 1898DundeeA1–211,000A.Smith
19 March 1898St Bernard'sH8–15,000Hyslop (3), McPherson (2), A.Smith, Neil, Turnbull
9 April 1898Third LanarkH0–03,000
11 April 1898[a]CelticA0–015,000
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Scottish Cup

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DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 January 1898R1Polton ValeH8–03,000J.Miller (2), J.McPherson (2), A.Smith, Hamilton,
Goudie, Neil
22 January 1898R2CartvaleH12–0Hamilton (4), A.Smith (2), Neil (pen), Mitchell, Kerr,
N.Gibson, J.Miller, Coulrough (og)
5 February 1898QFQueen's ParkA3–120,000J.McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller
19 February 1898SFThird LanarkH1–120,000A.Smith
26 February 1898SF RplThird LanarkA2–216,000Hamilton, A.Smith
12 March 1898SF 2RplThird LanarkA2–012,000J.McPherson, N.Gibson (pen)
26 March 1898FKilmarnockN2–014,000A.Smith, Hamilton
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Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Matthew Dickie GK 240
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 160
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 210
Scotland Andrew McCreadie DF 40
Scotland Robert Neil DF 195
Scotland David Mitchell MF 172
Scotland Tommy Low MF 142
Scotland Jimmy Millar FW 2214
Scotland Robert Hamilton FW 2216
Scotland Tommy Hyslop FW 1512
Scotland Alex Smith MF 2418
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 213
Scotland John McPherson MF 1914
Scotland Robert Glen DF 50
Scotland Peter Turnbull FW 53
Scotland David Crawford DF 100
Scotland Jimmy Oswald FW 50
Scotland Jamieson MF 10
Scotland Murray DF 30
Scotland Yuille GK 10
Scotland Turner MF 10
Scotland Neil Kerr MF 31
Scotland Scott DF 20
Scotland Goudie MF 11
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 18 15 3 0 56 13 +43 33 Champions
2 Rangers 18 13 3 2 71 15 +56 29
3 Hibernian 18 10 2 6 47 29 +18 22
4 Heart of Midlothian 18 8 4 6 54 33 +21 20
5 St Mirren 18 8 2 8 30 36 −6 18
5 Third Lanark 18 8 2 8 37 38 −1 18
7 Dundee 18 5 3 10 29 36 −7 13[b]
8 Partick Thistle 18 6 1 11 34 64 −30 13[b]
9 St Bernard's 18 4 1 13 35 67 −32 9
10 Clyde 18 1 3 14 21 83 −62 5
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Source: statto.com
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
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Replayed after original fixture on 1 January was abandoned due to repeated crowd encroachment.[1]
  2. [b]
    Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.[2]

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