1901–02 Rangers F.C. season

The 1901–02 season is the 28th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1901–02 season
ChairmanJames Henderson
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P18 W13 D2 L3 F43 A29 Pts28
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Hamilton (9)

All:
Robert Hamilton (11)

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1901–02 season. The club successfully defended the league championship, finishing two points ahead of Celtic. In 18 league matches, the team registered 13 wins.

Their Scottish Cup campaign came to an end in the semi-final at the hands of Hibernian after a 2–0 home defeat.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1901 Kilmarnock A 2–4 6,000 Hamilton, McDougal
24 August 1901 Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 17,000 Speedie, Hamilton
31 August 1901 Dundee A 3–0 12,000 McDougal (2), Speedie
7 September 1901 Kilmarnock H 3–2 16,000 Campbell, A.Smith, Gibson
16 September 1901 Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 Neil, Hamilton
21 September 1901 St. Mirren A 5–1 10,000 Campbell (2), A.Smith, Wilkie, Jackson (og)
23 September 1901 Hibernian H 0–2 10,000
28 September 1901 Third Lanark A 2–2 16,000 A.Smith, Hamilton
5 October 1901 Celtic H 3–2 30,000 Neil, Speedie, Quinn (og)
19 October 1901 Hibernian A 3–2 12,000 Wilkie, Hamilton (pen), Neil
2 November 1901 Queen's Park H 2–1 12,000 McPherson, Hamilton
9 November 1901 Grenock Morton A 3–2 7,000 McPherson (2), Wilkie
16 November 1901 Third Lanark H 1–4 5,000 Robertson
7 December 1901 Greenock Morton H 2–1 3,000 A.Smith, Hamilton
1 January 1902 Celtic A 4–2 40,000 N.Smith, Campbell, Robertson, Hamilton
4 January 1902 Queen's Park A 1–0 20,000 Robertson
18 January 1902 St. Mirren H 3–2 12,000 Speedie (2), Cameron (og)
29 January 1902 Dundee H 3–1 13,000 Hamilton, A.Smith, Speedie

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 January 1902 R1 Johnstone H 6–1 2,000 Howie (og), Speedie, A.Smith, Hamilton, Robertson,
Graham
25 January 1902 R2 Caledonian H 5–1 5,000 A.Smith (2), Wilkie, Campbell, Hamilton
22 February 1902 QF Kilmarnock H 2–0 10,000 Speedie, A.Smith
22 March 1902 SF Hibernian H 0–2 35,000

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  Alex Smith FW 22 9
  Robert Neil DF 17 3
  Robert Hamilton FW 20 11
  Finlay Speedie FW 20 8
  James Stark DF 19 0
  Matthew Dickie GK 19 0
  Nicol Smith DF 19 1
  Jack Wilkie MF 16 4
  Neilly Gibson MF 17 1
  Jock Drummond DF 15 0
  John Campbell MF 15 5
  John Tait Robertson DF 12 4
  David Crawford DF 9 0
  John McPherson MF 6 3
  Lee McDougall FW 4 3
  James Graham MF 4 1
  Noble McPherson GK 2 0
  Hugh Morton MF 3 0
  David Goudie MF 1 0
  George Young DF 1 0
  James R. Hamilton FW 1 0

See also

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References

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