Rangers were founded in 1872, and began competitive play in 1874. The team then participated in the Scottish Cup during every season for the rest of the decade. Though they did not win the Scottish cup during the 1870s, Rangers reached the final round twice.
The 1875–76 season was the second season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overviewedit
Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the second time. They equalled their previous best in the competition by reaching the second round where they lost to 3rd Lanark RV after a replay.
The 1876–77 season was the third season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overviewedit
Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the third time. Wins over Queen's Park Juniors and Towerhill saw Rangers go one stage further than the previous two seasons as they reached the third round where they were given a bye to the fourth round. They then defeated Mauchline and Lennox to reach the semi-finals for the first time. With only three teams in the semi-finals, Rangers were the lucky ones to receive a bye straight to the final where they would play Vale of Leven. After two 1–1 draws at Hamilton Crescent, Vale finally overcame their opponents 3–2 at the original Hampden Park thanks to an 88th-minute winner from Robert Paton.
The 1877–78 season was the fourth season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overviewedit
Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the fourth time. In the first round, they set a new club record for the biggest win after defeating Possilpark 13–0. Wins over Alexandra Athletic and Uddingston saw Rangers through to the fourth round where they lost to defending champions Vale of Leven after a replay.
The 1879–80 season is the sixth season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overviewedit
Rangers played a total of 2 competitive matches during the 1879–80 season.
Resultsedit
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Cupedit
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
20 September 1879
R1
Queen's Park
H
0–0
7,000
27 September 1879
R1 R
Queen's Park
A
1–5
5,000
Referencesedit
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^"Dumbarton 1 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (12/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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^"Rangers 3 - 0 Mauchline, Scottish Cup (09/12/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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^"Rangers 1 - 1 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (17/03/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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^"Rangers 8 - 0 Alexandria Athletic, Scottish Cup (27/10/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^"Rangers 13 - 0 Uddingston, Scottish Cup (10/11/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^Rangers declined to play in a Scottish Cup replay after an unsuccessful protest with regard to the first match against Vale of Leven.
See alsoedit
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Rangers were founded in 1872 and began competitive play in 1874 The team then participated in the Scottish Cup during every season for the rest of the decade Though they did not win the Scottish cup during the 1870s Rangers reached the final round twice Contents 1 1874 75 season 1 1 Overview 1 2 Scottish Cup 2 1875 76 season 2 1 Overview 2 2 Scottish Cup 2 3 Friendlies 3 1876 77 season 3 1 Overview 3 2 Scottish Cup 4 1877 78 season 4 1 Overview 4 2 Scottish Cup 5 1878 79 season 5 1 Overview 5 2 Results 5 2 1 Scottish Cup 6 1879 80 season 6 1 Overview 6 2 Results 6 2 1 Scottish Cup 7 References 8 See also1874 75 season editRangers1874 75 seasonPresidentWilliam McBeathGroundFlesher s HaughScottish CupSecond RoundTop goalscorerLeague All Moses McNeil David Gibb 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours1875 76 The 1874 75 season was the first season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the first time and reached the second round where they lost to Dumbarton after a replay Between 1873 and 1879 Rangers played in their now traditional royal blue shirts and white shorts 1 Scottish Cup edit Main article 1874 75 Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance10 October 1874 First round Oxford A 2 0 2 M McNeil Gibb28 November 1874 Second round Dumbarton H 0 0 3 12 December 1874 Second round Dumbarton A 0 1 4 1875 76 season editRangers1875 76 seasonMatch SecretaryJohn CampbellGroundBurnbank ParkScottish CupSecond RoundTop goalscorerLeague All John Campbell 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours 1874 751876 77 The 1875 76 season was the second season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the second time They equalled their previous best in the competition by reaching the second round where they lost to 3rd Lanark RV after a replay Scottish Cup edit Main article 1875 76 Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance16 October 1875 First round 1st Lanark RV H 7 0 5 J Campbell 3 Watson 2 P Campbell Phillips30 October 1875 Second round 3rd Lanark RV A 1 0 A P Campbell13 November 1875 Second round replay 3rd Lanark RV H 1 2 6 M McNeil 2 000Notes A 3rd Lanark RV protested the result after Rangers kicked off in both halves The match was declared void and replayed two weeks later 7 Friendlies edit Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance11 September 1875 Vale of Leven H 1 1 8 18 March 1876 Clydesdale H 0 0 8 1876 77 season editRangers1876 77 seasonPresidentJames McBlane WattMatch SecretaryPeter McNeilGroundKinning ParkScottish CupRunners up nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away colours 1875 761877 78 The 1876 77 season was the third season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the third time Wins over Queen s Park Juniors and Towerhill saw Rangers go one stage further than the previous two seasons as they reached the third round where they were given a bye to the fourth round They then defeated Mauchline and Lennox to reach the semi finals for the first time With only three teams in the semi finals Rangers were the lucky ones to receive a bye straight to the final where they would play Vale of Leven After two 1 1 draws at Hamilton Crescent Vale finally overcame their opponents 3 2 at the original Hampden Park thanks to an 88th minute winner from Robert Paton Scottish Cup edit Main article 1876 77 Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance30 September 1876 First round Queen s Park Juniors H 4 1 9 J Campbell21 October 1876 Second round Towerhill H 8 0 10 Dunlop 2 Watson 2 Marshall 2 P Campbell 2 November 1876 Third round Bye9 December 1876 Fourth round Mauchline H 3 0 11 Watson Marshall P Campbell30 December 1876 Quarter final Lennox H 3 0 12 Dunlop Marshall P CampbellJanuary 1877 Semi final Bye17 March 1877 Final Vale of Leven N 1 1 13 14 McDougall 65 o g 8 0007 April 1877 Final replay Vale of Leven N 1 1 15 14 Dunlop 20 15 00013 April 1877 Final second replay Vale of Leven N 2 3 16 17 W McNeil P Campbell 12 0001877 78 season editRangers1877 78 seasonMatch SecretaryPeter McNeilGroundKinning ParkScottish CupFourth Round nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours 1876 771878 79 The 1877 78 season was the fourth season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the fourth time In the first round they set a new club record for the biggest win after defeating Possilpark 13 0 Wins over Alexandra Athletic and Uddingston saw Rangers through to the fourth round where they lost to defending champions Vale of Leven after a replay Scottish Cup edit Main article 1877 78 Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance6 October 1877 First round Possilpark H 13 0 18 Ricketts Hill 2 J Campbell 2 Marshall 2 Watson 2 M McNeil P Campbell 3 27 October 1877 Second round Alexandra Athletic H 8 0 19 Dunlop J Campbell M McNeil 3 P Campbell 3 10 November 1877 Third round Uddingston H 13 0 20 Hill J Campbell Marshall 4 Watson 4 McNeil 2 P CampbellDate Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers1 December 1877 R4 Vale of Leven H 0 0 4 00015 December 1877 R4 R Vale of Leven A 0 4 4 0001878 79 season editRangers1878 79 seasonMatch SecretaryPeter McNeilGroundKinning ParkScottish CupRunners up nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours 1877 781879 80 The 1878 79 season is the fifth season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1878 79 season Results edit All results are written with Rangers score first Scottish Cup edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers28 September 1878 R1 Shaftesbury H 3 019 October 1878 R2 Whitefield A 6 19 November 1878 R3 Parkgrove H 8 2 3 00030 November 1878 R4 Alexandria Athletic H 3 08 March 1879 R5 Partick H 4 022 March 1879 QF Queen s Park A 1 029 March 1879 SF Bye19 April 1879 F Vale of Leven N 1 1 21 28 0001879 80 season editRangers1879 80 seasonMatch SecretaryPeter McNeilGroundKinning ParkScottish CupFirst Round nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home colours 1878 791880 81 The 1879 80 season is the sixth season of competitive football by Rangers Overview edit Rangers played a total of 2 competitive matches during the 1879 80 season Results edit All results are written with Rangers score first Scottish Cup edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers20 September 1879 R1 Queen s Park H 0 0 7 00027 September 1879 R1 R Queen s Park A 1 5 5 000References edit Rangers Historical Football Kits Historicalkits co uk Retrieved 6 May 2019 Rangers 2 0 Oxford Scottish Cup 10 10 1874 Fitbastats com Retrieved 6 May 2019 Rangers 0 0 Dumbarton Scottish Cup 28 11 1874 Fitbastats com Retrieved 6 May 2019 Dumbarton 1 0 Rangers Scottish Cup 12 12 1874 Fitbastats com Retrieved 6 May 2019 Rangers 7 0 1st Lanark RV Scottish Cup 16 10 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 1 2 Third Lanark Scottish Cup 13 11 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Third Lanark 0 1 Rangers Scottish Cup 30 10 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 a b Burnbank The Founders Trail Retrieved 16 August 2020 Rangers 4 1 Queen s Park Juniors Scottish Cup 30 09 1876 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 August 2020 Rangers 8 0 Towerhill Scottish Cup 21 10 1876 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 3 0 Mauchline Scottish Cup 09 12 1876 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 3 0 Lennox Scottish Cup 30 12 1876 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 1 1 Vale of Leven Scottish Cup 17 03 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 a b Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 1 1 Vale of Leven Scottish Cup 17 03 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 2 3 Vale of Leven Scottish Cup 14 04 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association Retrieved 16 April 2019 Rangers 13 0 Possilpark Scottish Cup 06 10 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 22 April 2019 Rangers 8 0 Alexandria Athletic Scottish Cup 27 10 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 22 April 2019 Rangers 13 0 Uddingston Scottish Cup 10 11 1877 Fitbastats com Retrieved 22 April 2019 Rangers declined to play in a Scottish Cup replay after an unsuccessful protest with regard to the first match against Vale of Leven See also edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1870s Rangers F C seasons amp oldid 1191068650 1879 80 season, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
