1897–98 Rangers F.C. season

The 1897–98 season is the 24th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

1897–98 season
President	John Robertson Gow
Match Secretary	William Wilton
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	2nd P18 W13 D3 L2 F71 A15
Scottish Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Hamilton (18) All: Robert Hamilton (26)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 25 competitive matches during the 1897–98 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 13 wins from 18 matches.

The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 2–0 victory of Kilmarnock on 26 March 1898 saw them win the trophy for the second time in two seasons.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 September 1897	St Bernard's	A	4–2	7,000	Hamilton (2), J.Miller, Hyslop
11 September 1897	Hibernian	H	1–0	15,000	Hamilton
20 September 1897	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	13,000	Hamilton, A.Smith
25 September 1897	Third Lanark	A	3–0	15,000	Hyslop (pen), A.Smith, Hyslop
27 September 1897	Celtic	H	0–4	30,000
2 October 1897	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	15,000	Hamilton (2)
9 October 1897	Partick Thistle	A	5–1	8,000	Mitchell, Gibson, Neil, Hamilton, Hyslop
16 October 1897	Clyde	A	8–1	6,000	A.Smith (3), J.Miller (2), Hamilton, Hyslop, J.McPherson
23 October 1897	Clyde	H	7–0	3,000	Hyslop (3, 1 pen), McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller, A.Smith
6 November 1897	St Mirren	A	5–1		Turnbull (2), Low, McPherson, Hamilton
4 December 1897	St Mirren	H	9–0	5,000	Hamilton (4), McPherson (3), Neil, J.Miller
11 December 1897	Hibernian	A	5–0	9,000	Hamilton (3), Hyslop, A.Smith
25 December 1897	Dundee	H	5–0	6,000	J.Miller (4), A.Smith
3 January 1898	Partick Thistle	H	7–1	4,000	A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), J.Miller, Hyslop, Johnstone
12 February 1898	Dundee	A	1–2	11,000	A.Smith
19 March 1898	St Bernard's	H	8–1	5,000	Hyslop (3), McPherson (2), A.Smith, Neil, Turnbull
9 April 1898	Third Lanark	H	0–0	3,000
11 April 1897	Celtic	A	0–0	15,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 January 1898	R1	Polton Vale	H	8–0	3,000	J.Miller (2), J.McPherson (2), A.Smith, Hamilton, Goudie, Neil
22 January 1898	R2	Cartvale	H	12–0		Hamilton (4), A.Smith (2), Neil (pen), Mitchell, Kerr, N.Gibson, J.Miller, Coulrough (og)
5 February 1898	QF	Queen's Park	A	3–1	20,000	J.McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller
19 February 1898	SF	Third Lanark	H	1–1	20,000	A.Smith
26 February 1898	SF Rpl	Third Lanark	A	2–2	16,000	Hamilton, A.Smith
12 March 1898	SF 2Rpl	Third Lanark	A	2–0	12,000	J.McPherson, N.Gibson (pen)
26 March 1898	F	Kilmarnock	N	2–0	14,000	A.Smith, Hamilton

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Matthew Dickie	GK	24	0
Nicol Smith	DF	16	0
Jock Drummond	DF	21	0
Andrew McCreadie	DF	4	0
Robert Neil	DF	19	5
David Mitchell	MF	17	2
Tommy Low	MF	14	2
Jimmy Millar	FW	22	14
Robert Hamilton	FW	22	16
Tommy Hyslop	FW	15	12
Alex Smith	MF	24	18
Neilly Gibson	MF	21	3
John McPherson	MF	19	14
Robert Glen	DF	5	0
Peter Turnbull	FW	5	3
David Crawford	DF	10	0
Jimmy Oswald	FW	5	0
Jamieson	MF	1	0
Murray	DF	3	0
Yuille	GK	1	0
Turner	MF	1	0
Neil Kerr	MF	3	1
Scott	DF	2	0
Goudie	MF	1	1

See also

• 1897–98 in Scottish football
• 1897–98 Scottish Cup