1903–04 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1903–04 season
Chairman James Henderson
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 3rd
P26 W16 D6 L4 F80 A33 Pts38
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Robert Hamilton (28)
All:
Robert Hamilton (31)

The 1903–04 season is the 30th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 31 competitive matches during the 1903–04 season. The club finished fourth in Scottish League Division One, five points behind champions Third Lanark. Rangers was equal on points with third placed Celtic and a point behind second placed Hearts.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended in a 3-2 cup final defeat to the club's Old Firm rivals. A Finlay Speedie brace was not enough to win them the cup.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1903Third LanarkH4–37,000Hamilton (3), Smith
22 August 1903AirdrieoniansA3–110,000Stark, Speedie, Hamilton
29 August 1903St MirrenH2–210,000Hamilton, Walker
5 September 1903MotherwellA5–26,000Hamilton (4), Speedie
19 September 1903Heart of MidlothianH5–19,000Hamilton (3), Walker (2)
26 September 1903Queen's ParkH5–014,000Hamilton (2), Robertson (pen), Walker, Mackie
28 September 1903Partick ThistleA4–18,000Speedie, Robertson (pen), Walker, Smith
10 October 1903Third LanarkH0–125,000
17 October 1903CelticA0–025,000
24 October 1903Greenock MortonA3–14,000Speedie, Walker, Robertson
31 October 1903DundeeH6–110,300Walker (2), Hamilton (2), Mackie, Jeffrey (og)
7 November 1903Queen's ParkA3–216,000Speedie, Hamilton, Drummond
14 November 1903HibernianH1–18,000Hamilton
21 November 1903DundeeA1–314,400Smith
28 November 1903Greenock MortonA5–03,000Hamilton (2), Walker (2), Speedie
5 December 1903KilmarnockA2–23,000Smith, Unknown
12 December 1903MotherwellH3–03,000Mackie (2), Hamilton
19 December 1903Port GlasgowA1–14,000Mackie
26 December 1903HibernianA2–16,000Hamilton, Robertson
1 January 1904CelticA2–230,000Speedie, Mackie
2 January 1904Partick ThistleH2–06,000Walker, Hamilton
9 January 1904St MirrenA4–5Mackie (2), Hamilton (2)
16 January 1904KilmarnockH3–04,000Mackie Hamilton, Donaghy
30 January 1904Heart of MidlothianA1–212,000Mackie
13 February 1904Port GlasgowH8–13,500Speedie (3), Hamilton (2), Smith, Campbell, Gibson
16 March 1904AirdrieoniansH5–06,000Mackie (2), Donaghy, Chalk, Stark

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1904R1Heart of MidlothianH3–230,000Walker, Hamilton
6 February 1904R2HibernianA2–117,000Mackie, Walker
20 February 1904QFSt MirrenA1–017,000Hamilton
5 March 1904SFGreenock MortonH3–010,000Walker (2), Hamilton
16 April 1904FCelticN2–364,472Speedie (2)

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Matthew Dickie GK 150
Scotland Nicol Smith DF 271
Scotland Alex Fraser DF 180
Scotland Neilly Gibson MF 171
Scotland James Stark DF 272
Scotland John Walker FW 2616
Scotland Alex Mackie FW 2813
Scotland RC Hamilton FW 2831
Scotland Finlay Speedie FW 2812
Scotland Alex Smith FW 214
Scotland George Henderson DF 230
Scotland Jock Drummond DF 150
Scotland Angus McDonald MF 10
Scotland Jimmy Hartley MF 40
Scotland Robert Campbell DF 41
Scotland Harry Dinsmore MF 10
Scotland John Watson GK 160
Scotland Robert Neil DF 50
Scotland Josiah Gray MF 10
Scotland Charles Chalk MF 41
Scotland Thomas Paton MF 20
Scotland Charles Donaghy FW 62
Scotland John Findlay FW 10

See also

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