Rangers F.C. season 1893-94

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Rangers
Season 1893-94
Match Secretary William Wilton
Chairman Dugald MacKenzie
League Scottish League Division One
Final league position 4th
P18 W8 D4 L6 F44 A30
Scottish Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Gray (9)
All: J Steel (12)
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1894-95

The 1893-94 season is the 4th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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[edit] Overview

Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1893-94 season. They finished a lowly fourth in the Scottish League Division One with only 8 wins from 18 matches.

However, the club did win the Scottish Cup after being Celtic in the final by 3-1. Hugh McCreadie opened the scoring in the 55th minute then Barker and John McPherson added to the tally in the following thirteen minutes.

[edit] Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

[edit] Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 Aug 1893 Dundee A 3-3 6,000 Gray (3)
19 Aug 1893 Renton H 5-3 5,000 Gray (2), N Kerr, Barker, Steel
26 Aug 1893 St Bernards A 0-0 5,000
02 Sep 1893 Celtic H 5-0 18,000 Barker (3), J McPherson, Gray
09 Sep 1893 Renton A 2-1 Steel, Barker
23 Sep 1893 Dumbarton H 4-0 H McCreadie (2), Marshall, Untraced
30 Sep 1893 Leith Athletic A 2-2 4,000 Steel (2)
14 Oct 1893 Hearts A 2-4 8,000 Blyth, Gray
04 Nov 1893 Leith Athletic H 1-0 3,000 J McPherson
11 Nov 1893 Third Lanark A 2-1 J McPherson, Boyd
23 Dec 1893 Third Lanark H 0-3 5,000
20 Jan 1894 Dumbarton A 0-2
27 Jan 1894 St Mirren A 2-2 Boyd, Crawford (og)
24 Feb 1894 Celtic A 2-3 10,000 Gray, Barker
10 Mar 1894 Dundee H 7-2 3,000 Boyd (2), Steel (2), Barker, A McCreadie, Mitchell
14 Apr 1894 Hearts H 1-2 4,000 Boyd
02 May 1894 St Bernards H 1-2 1,000 Gray
21 May 1894 St Mirren H 5-0 4,000 Steel, Unknown (4)

[edit] Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 Nov 1893 Cowlairs H 8-0 5,000 J McPherson 2, Boyd 3, Untraced og, H McCreadie, N Kerr
16 Dec 1893 Leith Athletic H 2-0 2,5000 J McPherson, Blyth
13 Jan 1894 Clyde A 5-0 10,000 Steel 4, J McPherson
03 Feb 1894 Queen's Park H 1-1 15,000 Boyd
10 Feb 1894 Queen's Park A 3-1 16,000 N Smith, J McPherson, Steel
17 Feb 1894 Celtic N 3-1 17,000 H McCreadie, Barker, J McPherson

[edit] Appearances

[edit] See also