1894–95 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1894–95 season
President	Dugald MacKenzie
Match Secretary	William Wilton
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	3rd P18 W10 D2 L6 F41 A26
Scottish Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: John McPherson, John Barker (9) All: John McPherson, John Barker (9)

The 1894–95 season was the 21st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 19 competitive matches during the 1894–95 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One, behind Celtic and winners Heart of Midlothian, with a record of 10 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup. They were knocked out of the first round by Heart of Midlothian, losing 2–1 at home.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1894	Dumbarton	H	3–0		Barker (2), Untraced
25 August 1894	St. Bernard's	A	4–1		McPherson (2), Barker (2)
1 September 1894	Dundee	H	1–0	4,000	W.Gibson
8 September 1894	Leith Athletic	A	4–3		Barker (2), Mitchell, Cowan
22 September 1894	Celtic	A	3–5	20,000	Gray, Barker, McPherson
29 September 1894	St. Mirren	H	4–3	5,000	McPherson (2), Cowan, Goldie (o.g.)
13 October 1894	Third Lanark	A	2–0	10,000	Hamilton, Untraced
20 October 1894	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1	10,000
3 November 1894	Leith Athletic	H	5–1		A.Smith (2), Gray, McPherson, McCreadie
1 December 1894	Dumbarton	A	0–1
8 December 1894	Clyde	A	5–1		Barker (2), Gray (2), Cowan
22 December 1894	Clyde	H	4–1		McPherson, Untraced (3)
19 January 1895	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0	10,000
26 January 1895	Dundee	A	1–2	6,000	McCreadie
16 February 1895	Third Lanark	H	0–1	4,000
9 March 1895	St. Mirren	A	2–4		McPherson, Boyd
23 March 1895	Celtic	H	1–1		McPherson
27 April 1895	St. Bernard's	H	2–1	5,000	Boyd, A.Smith

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 November 1894	R1	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–2	12,000	Cowan

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
David Haddow	GK	12	0
Nicol Smith	DF	6	0
Jock Drummond	DF	17	0
Robert Marshall	DF	16	0
Willie Gibson	DF	18	1
David Mitchell	MF	11	1
John Cowan	MF	17	4
Hugh McCreadie	MF	14	2
David Boyd	MF	13	2
John McPherson	MF	18	9
John Barker	MF	16	9
Nicol Smith	DF	14	0
John Gray	FW	8	4
Jack Pray	DF	4	0
Archie Montgomery	GK	7	0
James Hamilton	FW	2	1
Alex Smith	FW	6	3
Neilly Gibson	MF	8	0
Henry Gardiner	DF	2	0

See also

• 1894–95 in Scottish football
• 1894–95 Scottish Cup