1870s Rangers F.C. seasons
1874–75 season
| 1874–75 season | ||
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| President | William McBeath | |
| Ground | Flesher's Haugh | |
| Scottish Cup | Second Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Moses McNeil, David Gibb (1) | |
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The 1874–75 season was the first season of competitive football by Rangers.
Between 1873 and 1879, Rangers played in their now traditional royal blue shirts and white shorts.[1]
Scottish Cup
Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the first time and reached the second round where they lost to Dumbarton after a replay.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 1874 | First round | Oxford | A | 2–0[2] | M. McNeil, Gibb | |
| 28 November 1874 | Second round | Dumbarton | H | 0–0[3] | ||
| 12 December 1874 | Second round | Dumbarton | A | 0–1[4] |
1875–76 season
| 1875–76 season | ||
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| President | TBC | |
| Match Secretary | John Campbell | |
| Ground | Burnbank | |
| Scottish Cup | Second Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: John Campbell (3) | |
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The 1875–76 season is the 2nd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 3 competitive matches during the 1875–76 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
- Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 1875 | R1 | First Lanark Rifle Volunteers | H | 7–0 | J.Campbell (3), Watson (2), P.Campbell, Phillips | |
| 30 October 1875 | R2 | Third Lanark | A | 1–1 | P.Campbell | |
| 13 November 1875 | R2 R | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | 2,000 | M.McNeil |
Appearances
1876–77 season
| 1876–77 season | ||
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| President | James McBlane Watt | |
| Match Secretary | Peter McNeil | |
| Ground | Kinning Park | |
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up | |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: TBC | |
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The 1876–77 season is the 3rd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1876–77 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1876 | R1 | Queen's Park Juniors | H | 4–1 | ||
| 21 October 1876 | R2 | Towerhill | A | 8–0 | ||
| 9 December 1876 | R4 | Mauchline | A | 3–0 | ||
| 30 December 1876 | QF | Lennox | A | 3–0 | ||
| 17 March 1877 | SF | Vale of Leven | N | 1–1 | 8,000 | |
| 7 April 1877 | F | Vale of Leven | N | 1–1 | 8,000 | |
| 13 April 1877 | F R | Vale of Leven | N | 2–3 | 10,000 |
1877–78 season
| 1877–78 season | ||
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| President | TBC | |
| Match Secretary | Peter McNeil | |
| Ground | Kinning Park | |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: TBC | |
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The 1877–78 season is the 4th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 5 competitive matches during the 1877–78 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 6 October 1877 | R1 | Possilpark | H | 13–0 | ||
| 27 October 1877 | R2 | Alexandra Athletic | H | 8–0 | 1,500 | |
| 10 November 1877 | R3 | Uddingston | H | 13–0 | ||
| 1 December 1877 | R4 | Vale of Leven | H | 0–0 | 4,000 | |
| 15 December 1877 | R4 R | Vale of Leven | A | 0–4 | 4,000 |
1878–79 season
| 1878–79 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Match Secretary | Peter McNeil | |
| Ground | Kinning Park | |
| Scottish Cup | Final | |
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The 1878–79 season is the 5th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1878–79 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1878 | R1 | Shaftesbury | H | 3-0 | ||
| 19 October 1878 | R2 | Whitefield | A | 6–1 | ||
| 9 November 1878 | R3 | Parkgrove | H | 8–2 | 3,000 | |
| 30 November 1878 | R4 | Alexandria Athletic | H | 3-0 | ||
| 8 March 1879 | R5 | Partick | H | 4-0 | ||
| 22 March 1879 | QF | Queen's Park | A | 1-0 | ||
| 29 March 1879 | SF | Bye | ||||
| 19 April 1879 | F | Vale of Leven | N | 1–1[5] | 28,000 |
1879–80 season
| 1879–80 season | ||
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| President | TBC | |
| Match Secretary | Peter McNeil | |
| Ground | Kinning Park | |
| Scottish Cup | First Round | |
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The 1879–80 season is the 6th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 2 competitive matches during the 1879–80 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 20 September 1879 | R1 | Queen's Park | H | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 27 September 1879 | R1 R | Queen's Park | A | 1–5 | 5,000 |
References
- "Rangers – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Rangers 2 - 0 Oxford, Scottish Cup (10/10/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Rangers 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (28/11/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (12/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Rangers declined to play in a Scottish Cup replay after an unsuccessful protest with regard to the first match against Vale of Leven.