1893–94 Rangers F.C. season

The 1893–94 season was the 20th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1893–94 season
PresidentDugald MacKenzie
Match SecretaryWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One4th
P18 W8 D4 L6 F44 A30
Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Gray (9)
All:
James Steel (12)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1893–94 season. They finished a lowly fourth in the Scottish League Division One with only 8 wins from 18 matches.

However, the club did win the Scottish Cup after being Celtic in the final by 3–1. Hugh McCreadie opened the scoring in the 55th minute then Barker and John McPherson added to the tally in the following thirteen minutes.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1893DundeeA3–36,000Gray (3)
19 August 1893RentonH5–35,000Gray (2), Kerr, Barker, Steel
26 August 1893St Bernard'sA0–05,000
2 September 1893CelticH5–018,000Barker (3), McPherson, Gray
9 September 1893RentonA2–1Steel, Barker
23 September 1893DumbartonH4–0H.McCreadie (2), Marshall, Unknown
30 September 1893Leith AthleticA2–24,000Steel (2)
14 October 1893Heart of MidlothianA2–48,000Blyth, Gray
4 November 1893Leith AthleticH1–03,000McPherson
11 November 1893Third LanarkA2–1McPherson, Boyd
23 December 1893Third LanarkH0–35,000
20 January 1894DumbartonA0–2
27 January 1894St MirrenA2–2Boyd, Crawford (o.g.)
24 February 1894CelticA2–310,000Gray, Barker
10 March 1894DundeeH7–23,000Boyd (2), Steel (2), Barker, A.McCreadie, Mitchell
14 April 1894Heart of MidlothianH1–24,000Boyd
2 May 1894St Bernard'sH1–21,000Gray
21 May 1894St MirrenH5–04,000Steel, Unknown (4)

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 November 1893R1CowlairsH8–05,000McPherson (2), Boyd (3), Unknown (o.g.),
H.McCreadie, Kerr
16 December 1893R2Leith AthleticH2–02,5000McPherson, Blyth
13 January 1894QFClydeA5–010,000Steel (4), McPherson
3 February 1894SFQueen's ParkH1–115,000Boyd
10 February 1894SF RplQueen's ParkA3–116,000Smith, McPherson, Steel
17 February 1894FCelticN3–117,000H.McCreadie, Barker, McPherson

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
David Haddow GK 210
Nicol Smith DF 231
Jock Drummond DF 230
Robert Marshall DF 241
Andrew McCreadie DF 241
David Mitchell MF 201
James Steel FW 1912
Hugh McCreadie MF 145
John Gray FW 239
John McPherson MF 219
John Barker MF 168
Neil Kerr MF 72
Archibald McKenzie GK 10
Bob Blyth MF 62
David Boyd MF 149
John Muir DF 40
R.Drummond DF 10
John Johnstone MF 10
Archie Montgomery GK 10
James Davie MF 10

See also
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