1907–08 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1907–08 season
Chairman James Henderson
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 3rd
P34 W21 D8 L5 F74 A40
Scottish Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Campbell (25)
All:
Robert Campbell (25)

The 1907–08 season is the 18th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Contents

Overview

Rangers played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1907–08 season. The side finished third in the league, five points behind champions Celtic, after winning 21 of the 34 matches.

The Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of the league champions after a 2-1 home defeat. Rangers had drawn with Falkirk away and won the replay en route to the second round.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 Aug 1907 Greenock Morton H 3–0 7,000 Smith (2), Campbell
17 Aug 1907 Port Glasgow A 6–1 6,000 Campbell (2), Livingstone (2), McDonald, Thomson (og)
24 Aug 1907 Aberdeen H 4–0 20,000 Campbell (3), Livingstone
31 Aug 1907 Falkirk A 4–4 14,000 Campbell, Galt, May, Livingstone
07 Sep 1907 Kilmarnock H 1–0 14,000 Campbell
21 Sep 1907 Greenock Morton A 3–2 10,000 Galt, Campbell, Kyle
30 Sep 1907 Queen's Park H 1–1 17,000 Livingstone
05 Oct 1907 Airdrieonians H 1–2 22,000 McDonald
02 Nov 1907 Queen's Park A 1–3 20,000 Livingstone
09 Nov 1907 St. Mirren H 2–2 15,000 Kyle, Hamilton
16 Nov 1907 Partick Thistle A 2–1 8,000 Steven, Campbell
23 Nov 1907 Hibernian H 1–1 11,000 Campbell
30 Nov 1907 Third Lanark A 5–3 9,000 Kyle (3), Spiers, Hamilton
07 Dec 1907 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 12,000 Kyle, Hamilton
14 Dec 1907 Motherwell H 4–2 10,000 Spiers (2), May, Kyle
21 Dec 1907 Dundee A 2–1 15,000 Campbell, May
28 Dec 1907 Falkirk H 2–2 25,000 Spiers, Campbell
01 Jan 1908 Celtic A 1–2 60,000 Kyle
02 Jan 1908 Partick Thistle H 3–2 5,000 Livingstone (2), Kyle
04 Jan 1908 Airdrieonians A 0–3 7,000
11 Jan 1908 Third Lanark H 2–0 8,000 Spiers, Kyle
18 Jan 1908 Aberdeen A 0–0 10,000
15 Feb 1908 Hamilton Academical A 2–2 6,000 Livingstone, McDonald
29 Feb 1908 Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 6,000 Campbell, Barrie
07 Mar 1908 Kilmarnock A 2–0 8,000 Livingstone, Smith
14 Mar 1908 Clyde A 2–0 9,000 Kyle, Gordon
21 Mar 1908 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 6,000 Campbell
28 Mar 1908 Hibernian A 3–0 9,000 Campbell (3)
04 Apr 1908 Motherwell A 2–1 3,000 Campbell (2)
11 Apr 1908 Clyde H 1–1 6,000 Campbell
13 Apr 1908 St. Mirren A 2–0 4,000 Campbell, Kyle
18 Apr 1908 Port Glasgow A 5–1 2,500 Campbell (3), McDonald, Kyle
20 Apr 1908 Dundee H 2–0 12,000 Noble, May (pen)
25 Apr 1908 Celtic H 0–1 40,000

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 Jan 1908 R1 Falkirk A 2–2 20,000 Livingstone, May
1 Feb 1908 R1 R Falkirk H 4–1 52,000, Smith (2), Kyle, Spiers
8 Feb 1908 R2 Celtic H 1–2 23,000 Kyle

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Alex Newbigging GK 29 0
Robert Campbell DF 32 25
Jimmy Jackson DF 14 0
Jimmy Sharp DF 1 0
Joseph Hadden GK 23 0
John May DF 29 6
Robert Noble MF 8 1
Alex Barrie DF 14 1
Jimmy Speirs FW 16 6
Archie Kyle FW 30 14
Alex Smith FW 25 5
James Galt MF 30 2
John Bovill MF 2 0
John McArthur GK 6 0
Robert Steven MF 9 1
David Taylor DF 12 0
William Henry DF 15 0
James R. Hamilton FW 11 3
Alex Craig DF 26 0
Albert Cunningham MF 3 0
John Dickie MF 12 0
George Law DF 13 0
John McDonald MF 19 4
George Livingstone MF 27 11
Jimmy Gordon DF 22 1

See also