The 1895–96 season was the 22nd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1895–96 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.
The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out in the quarter-final stage by Hibernian by 3–2. The club had beaten Dumbarton and St Mirren during the competition.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1895DumbartonA5–3Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith 24 August 1895Third LanarkH0–4 31 August 1895Heart of MidlothianA2–1Oswald, Untraced 7 September 1895CelticH2–416,000Stewart, A.Smith 14 September 1895St. Bernard'sA4–3McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced 5 October 1895St MirrenA7–1A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie 12 October 1895St. Bernard'sH2–04,000A.Smith, McPherson 26 October 1895HibernianA1–18,000Barker 9 November 1895ClydeH4–44,000Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell 23 November 1895HibernianH4–06,000Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson 30 November 1895DundeeA3–13,000Marshall, Barker, Oswald 7 December 1895Heart of MidlothianH7–2Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced 14 December 1895CelticA2–625,000A Smith, McCreadie 21 December 1895Third LanarkA3–25,000A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd 4 January 1896DumbartonH3–12,000Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.) 8 February 1896ClydeA2–2Stewart, A.Smith 22 February 1896St MirrenH3–33,000A.Smith (2), Miller 29 February 1896DundeeH3–13,000McCreadie (2), McPherson
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 January 1896R1DumbartonA1–1Stewart 25 January 1896R1 RDumbartonH3–16,000A.Smith (2), Oswald 1 February 1896R2St MirrenH5–04,500Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie 15 February 1896QFHibernianH2–318,000A.Smith, McCreadie
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Mungo MurdochGK10 Nicol SmithDF210 Jock DrummondDF180 Robert MarshallDF161 Alex MathieDF10 Neilly GibsonMF211 McIntyreMF30 Thomas MillerMF84 John BarkerMF126 David BoydMF41 Alex SmithFW2116 William WilsonGK30 Jimmy OswaldFW2115 John McPhersonMF208 George RussellDF20 StewartMF113 John McLeodGK50 David CrawfordDF40 David MitchellMF161 Robert BurnsDF60 Hugh McCreadieMF148 John BellGK70 MuirMF10 James YuilleGK10 James McAllanGK10
League table
See also 1895–96 in Scottish football 1895–96 Scottish Cup
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