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1898–99 Rangers F.C. season

The 1898–99 season was the 25th season of competitive football played by Rangers F.C.

Rangers
1898–99 season
PresidentJames Henderson
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P18 W18 D0 L0 F79 A18 Pts36
Scottish CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (21)

All:
Robert Hamilton (25)

Overview edit

Rangers played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1898–99 season.[1] They finished top of Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without any other trophies: in the Scottish Cup, despite beating Hearts and St Mirren en route to the final, they lost to Celtic 2–0.[2][3] Earlier in the season they had also lost in the final of the less important Glasgow Cup 1–0 to Queen's Park,[4][5] and at its end they lost in the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final, another 2–0 loss to Celtic,[6] also finishing as runners-up to the same opponents in the supplementary Glasgow Football League.[7]

Regardless of these setbacks, the perfect league campaign of 1898–99 remains a unique achievement in the annals of British football.[8][9][10][11]

Results edit

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1898 Partick Thistle H 6–2 7,000 Hamilton (3), Sharp, Neil, Millar
27 August 1898 St Mirren A 3–1 A.Smith, Hamilton, McPherson
3 September 1898 Heart of Midlothian A 3–2 17,500 Hamilton (2), Wilkie
10 September 1898 Third Lanark H 4–1 18,000 Millar, McPherson, Campbell, Neil (pen.)
19 September 1898 St Bernard's A 2–0 8,000 A.Smith, Neil (pen.)
24 September 1898 Celtic A 4–0 45,000 Neil (pen.), McPherson, Campbell, Millar
26 September 1898 Third Lanark A 3–2 14,000 Campbell (2), McPherson
1 October 1898 Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 25,000 Hamilton (2), A.Smith
8 October 1898 Dundee A 2–1 7,500 Hamilton, Wilkie
5 November 1898 Partick Thistle A 5–0 5,000 Hamilton (2), Millar (2), Sharp
19 November 1898 Hibernian A 4–3 10,000 Millar, A.Smith, Hamilton, Neil (pen.)
26 November 1898 Clyde H 8–0 4,000 Millar (3), Sharp (2), Gibson (2), Watson (o.g.)
3 December 1898 St Bernard's H 5–2 3,000 Campbell (4), Hamilton
17 December 1898 Dundee H 9–0 3,000 Hamilton (3), A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), Gibson (pen.), Campbell
24 December 1898 Hibernian H 10–0 7,000 A.Smith (4), Hamilton (2), McPherson, Millar, Gibson (pen.), Campbell
31 December 1898 St Mirren H 3–2 5,000 Campbell (2), A.Smith
2 January 1899 Celtic H 4–1 30,000 Hamilton (3), Campbell
7 January 1899 Clyde A 3–0 4,000 A.Smith, Millar, Neil (pen.)

Scottish Cup edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 January 1899 R1 Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 25,612 Gibson (2), Neil (pen.), Hamilton
11 February 1899 R2 Ayr Parkhouse A 4–1 5,000 Hamilton (2), Campbell, A.Smith
18 February 1899 QF Clyde H 4–0 6,000 Low, McPherson, Gibson (pen.), Hamilton
15 April 1899 SF St Mirren A 2–1 10,000 McPherson, Millar
22 April 1899 F Celtic N 0–2 25,000

Appearances edit

Player Position Appearances Goals
  Matthew Dickie GK 23 0
  Robert Hamilton FW 23 25
  Robert Neil DF 22 7
  Alex Smith FW 22 13
  David Crawford DF 22 0
  Neilly Gibson MF 22 6
  John Campbell MF 21 13
  Jimmy Millar FW 21 12
  John McPherson MF 20 8
  David Mitchell MF 18 0
  Nicol Smith DF 17 0
  Jock Drummond DF 6 0
  Jimmy E. Millar DF 5 0
  Andrew Sharp MF 4 3
  Jack Wilkie FW 4 2
  James Sharp MF 1 1
  Tommy Low MF 1 1
  Jimmy Oswald FW 1 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Results For Season 1898/1899 in All Competitions, Rangers FitbaStats
  2. ^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 24 April 1899
  3. ^ Football. Scottish Cup Final., London Morning Post, 24 April 1899, via The Celtic Wiki
  4. ^ Glasgow Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 14 November 1898
  5. ^ "Queen's Park v Rangers". QPFC.com. 12 November 1898. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ Saturday's Football., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1899
  7. ^ Glasgow Football League (First version 1895-1899), Scottish Football Historical Archive
  8. ^ Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). . Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. ^ The beginning of glory 29 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Rangers FC
  10. ^ Rangers Team, 1898-99 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
  11. ^ The first great Rangers team whose 'perfect season' remains unique in British football 122 years on, Matthew Lindsay, Glasgow Times, 7 January 2021

1898, rangers, season, 1898, season, 25th, season, competitive, football, played, rangers, rangers1898, seasonpresidentjames, hendersonmatch, secretarywilliam, wiltongroundibrox, parkscottish, league, division, one1stp18, pts36scottish, cuprunners, uptop, goal. The 1898 99 season was the 25th season of competitive football played by Rangers F C Rangers1898 99 seasonPresidentJames HendersonMatch SecretaryWilliam WiltonGroundIbrox ParkScottish League Division One1stP18 W18 D0 L0 F79 A18 Pts36Scottish CupRunners upTop goalscorerLeague Robert Hamilton 21 All Robert Hamilton 25 1897 981899 1900 Contents 1 Overview 2 Results 2 1 Scottish League Division One 2 2 Scottish Cup 3 Appearances 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview editRangers played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1898 99 season 1 They finished top of Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches The club ended the season without any other trophies in the Scottish Cup despite beating Hearts and St Mirren en route to the final they lost to Celtic 2 0 2 3 Earlier in the season they had also lost in the final of the less important Glasgow Cup 1 0 to Queen s Park 4 5 and at its end they lost in the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final another 2 0 loss to Celtic 6 also finishing as runners up to the same opponents in the supplementary Glasgow Football League 7 Regardless of these setbacks the perfect league campaign of 1898 99 remains a unique achievement in the annals of British football 8 9 10 11 Results editAll results are written with Rangers score first Scottish League Division One edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers20 August 1898 Partick Thistle H 6 2 7 000 Hamilton 3 Sharp Neil Millar27 August 1898 St Mirren A 3 1 A Smith Hamilton McPherson3 September 1898 Heart of Midlothian A 3 2 17 500 Hamilton 2 Wilkie10 September 1898 Third Lanark H 4 1 18 000 Millar McPherson Campbell Neil pen 19 September 1898 St Bernard s A 2 0 8 000 A Smith Neil pen 24 September 1898 Celtic A 4 0 45 000 Neil pen McPherson Campbell Millar26 September 1898 Third Lanark A 3 2 14 000 Campbell 2 McPherson1 October 1898 Heart of Midlothian H 3 1 25 000 Hamilton 2 A Smith8 October 1898 Dundee A 2 1 7 500 Hamilton Wilkie5 November 1898 Partick Thistle A 5 0 5 000 Hamilton 2 Millar 2 Sharp19 November 1898 Hibernian A 4 3 10 000 Millar A Smith Hamilton Neil pen 26 November 1898 Clyde H 8 0 4 000 Millar 3 Sharp 2 Gibson 2 Watson o g 3 December 1898 St Bernard s H 5 2 3 000 Campbell 4 Hamilton17 December 1898 Dundee H 9 0 3 000 Hamilton 3 A Smith 2 McPherson 2 Gibson pen Campbell24 December 1898 Hibernian H 10 0 7 000 A Smith 4 Hamilton 2 McPherson Millar Gibson pen Campbell31 December 1898 St Mirren H 3 2 5 000 Campbell 2 A Smith2 January 1899 Celtic H 4 1 30 000 Hamilton 3 Campbell7 January 1899 Clyde A 3 0 4 000 A Smith Millar Neil pen Scottish Cup edit Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers14 January 1899 R1 Heart of Midlothian H 4 1 25 612 Gibson 2 Neil pen Hamilton11 February 1899 R2 Ayr Parkhouse A 4 1 5 000 Hamilton 2 Campbell A Smith18 February 1899 QF Clyde H 4 0 6 000 Low McPherson Gibson pen Hamilton15 April 1899 SF St Mirren A 2 1 10 000 McPherson Millar22 April 1899 F Celtic N 0 2 25 000Appearances editPlayer Position Appearances Goals nbsp Matthew Dickie GK 23 0 nbsp Robert Hamilton FW 23 25 nbsp Robert Neil DF 22 7 nbsp Alex Smith FW 22 13 nbsp David Crawford DF 22 0 nbsp Neilly Gibson MF 22 6 nbsp John Campbell MF 21 13 nbsp Jimmy Millar FW 21 12 nbsp John McPherson MF 20 8 nbsp David Mitchell MF 18 0 nbsp Nicol Smith DF 17 0 nbsp Jock Drummond DF 6 0 nbsp Jimmy E Millar DF 5 0 nbsp Andrew Sharp MF 4 3 nbsp Jack Wilkie FW 4 2 nbsp James Sharp MF 1 1 nbsp Tommy Low MF 1 1 nbsp Jimmy Oswald FW 1 0See also edit1898 99 in Scottish football 1898 99 Scottish Cup List of unbeaten football club seasons Perfect seasonReferences edit Results For Season 1898 1899 in All Competitions Rangers FitbaStats Scottish Cup Final Tie The Glasgow Herald 24 April 1899 Football Scottish Cup Final London Morning Post 24 April 1899 via The Celtic Wiki Glasgow Cup Final Tie The Glasgow Herald 14 November 1898 Queen s Park v Rangers QPFC com 12 November 1898 Retrieved 24 May 2020 Saturday s Football The Glasgow Herald 29 May 1899 Glasgow Football League First version 1895 1899 Scottish Football Historical Archive Stuart Spencer 16 January 2019 The Season of 1898 99 Scottish Football Museum Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2020 The beginning of glory Archived 29 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine Rangers FC Rangers Team 1898 99 Mitchell Library Glasgow Collection The Glasgow Story The first great Rangers team whose perfect season remains unique in British football 122 years on Matthew Lindsay Glasgow Times 7 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1898 99 Rangers F C season amp oldid 1158751958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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