1904–05 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1904–05 season
Chairman James Henderson
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 2nd
P26 W19 D3 L4 F83 A28
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Hamilton (19)
All:
Robert Hamilton (19)
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 season is the 15th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Contents

Overview

Rangers played a total of 33 competitive matches during the 1904–05 season. The team finished joint top of the league with Celtic, equal on points but with better goal difference. Since the concept of goal difference was not considered both teasm played a Championship play-off which Celtic won 1-2.

The Scottish Cup campaign saw the team reach the final where they played Third Lanark. The final ended in a draw and Rangers lost the replay 1-3 at Hampden Park.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 Aug 1904 Third Lanark A 1–2 20,000 Mackie
27 Aug 1904 Hibernian H 4–0 12,000 Hamilton (2), Mackie, Kyle
03 Sep 1904 Partick Thistle H 8–1 7,000 Speedie (3), Kyle (2), Hamilton (2), Stark
10 Sep 1904 Dundee A 3–0 14,760 Hamilton (2), Chaplin (og)
17 Sep 1904 Queen's Park A 4–0 30,231 Kyle (2), A.Smith, Hamilton
19 Sep 1904 Hibernian A 2–1 Hamilton, McColl
26 Sep 1904 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 20,188 Speedie
01 Oct 1904 St. Mirren H 2–3 10,000 Mackie, Turnbull
15 Oct 1904 Celtic A 2–2 25,000 Hamilton, Mackie
22 Oct 1904 Queen's Park H 5–0 15,000 Mackie (2), Walker, McColl, Hamilton
29 Oct 1904 Dundee H 2–1 13,000 McColl, Mackie
05 Nov 1904 Heart of Midlothian A 5–0 10,000 Walker (2), A.Smith, Speedie, Hamilton
12 Nov 1904 St. Mirren A 0–3
19 Nov 1904 Third Lanark H 3–1 Kyle (2), A.Smith
03 Dec 1904 Kilmarnock A 4–0 6,500 Kyle (2), Hamilton, Robertson
10 Dec 1904 Motherwell A 2–0 5,000 McLean (og), Hamilton
17 Dec 1904 Airdrieonians H 4–1 4,000 Speedie, Hamilton, Kyle, Mackie
31 Dec 1904 Airdrieonians A 2–2 8,000 May, Speedie (pen)
03 Jan 1905 Partick Thistle A 4–1 11,000 Hamilton (2), Kyle, Robertson
14 Jan 1905 Motherwell H 3–2 6,000 Speedie (2, 1 pen), McColl
21 Jan 1905 Kilmarnock H 6–2 Speedie (2), May, Walker, McColl, Mackie
04 Feb 1905 Port Glasgow A 3–0 7,000 McColl (2), Walker
18 Feb 1905 Celtic H 1–4 30,000 Kyle
18 Mar 1905 Port Glasgow H 5–1 5,000 A.Smith (2), Hamilton, Speedie, Low
01 Apr 1905 Greenock Morton H 5–0 5,000 Hamilton (2), A.Smith (2), Kyle
29 Apr 1905 Greenock Morton A 2–0 3,000 Speedie, Kyle

Championship play-off

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
06 May 1905 Celtic N 1–2 30,000 Robertson

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 Jan 1905 R1 Ayr Parkhouse H 2–1 7,000 Robertson, Chalmers
11 Feb 1905 R2 Greenock Morton A 6–0 9,000 McColl (2), Speedie (2, 1 pen), Kyle, Walker
25 Feb 1905 QF Beith H 5–1 4,000 Kyle (2), Speedie (2), Chalmers
25 Mar 1905 SF Celtic A 2–0 36,000 Speedie, Robertson
08 Apr 1905 F Third Lanark N 0–0 54,000
08 Apr 1905 F Third Lanark N 1–3 55,000 A.Smith

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
William Allan GK 8 0
Alex Fraser DF 17 0
George Gilchrist DF 1 0
George Henderson DF 17 0
John May DF 26 2
Jacky Robertson DF 27 5
Archie Kyle FW 28 17
Alex Mackie FW 21 8
RC Hamilton FW 18 19
Finlay Speedie FW 33 18
Alex Smith FW 33 8
Nicol Smith DF 12 0
James Stark DF 20 1
Andrew Easton DF 9 0
RS McColl FW 17 9
Charles Donaghy FW 3 0
John Walker FW 14 6
James Turnbull FW 1 1
John Watson GK 2 0
Adam Gourlay DF 4 0
Thomas Sinclair GK 23 0
Robert McEwan DF 12 0
Robert Campbell DF 5 0
Alex Craig DF 7 0
Tommy Low MF 2 1
John Chalmers MF 3 2

See also
History
Home stadium
Fleshers' Haugh (1873-76) · Kinning Park (1876-99) · Ibrox Stadium (1899–present)
Training ground
Rivalries
Supporters
Media
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