1908–09 Rangers F.C. season

The 1908–09 season was the 35th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1908–09 season
ChairmanJames Henderson
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One4th
P34 W19 D7 L8 F91 A38 Pts45
Scottish CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Campbell (16)
All:
Robert Campbell (17)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1908–09 season. The team finished fourth in the league, six points behind champions Celtic, after only winning 19 of there 34 matches.

The Scottish Cup campaign was thrown out against the league champions after a 2–2 draw at Hampden Park. The final was replayed a week later at the national stadium and finished 1–1, the competition was abandoned and trophy withheld following a riot after the replay.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1908Port GlasgowH7–015,000McDonald (3), McPherson (2), Murray, Bennett
22 August 1908Partick ThistleA2–012,000McPherson, Murray
29 August 1908FalkirkH4–130,000A.Smith (2), Bennett, McDonald
5 September 1908AberdeenA2–09,000Campbell, Bennett
12 September 1908KilmarnockA5–014,000Murray (2), A.Smith, Bennett, McPherson
19 September 1908St MirrenH1–127,000Campbell
28 September 1908DundeeH2–035,000Bennett, Campbell
10 October 1908AirdrieoniansA3–411,000Gordon, Campbell, McPherson
17 October 1908MotherwellH3–111,000Livingstone, A.Smith, J.Smith
24 October 1908AirdrieoniansH2–018,000J.Smith (2)
31 October 1908Third LanarkH2–28,000J.Smith, Livingstone
7 November 1908Greenock MortonH8–010,000Murray (3), Bennett (2), McPherson (2), A.Smith
14 November 1908Queen's ParkA1–132,000Murray
21 November 1908ClydeA1–018,000Bennett
28 November 1908Heart of MidlothianH4–310,000Campbell (2), May, Bennett
5 December 1908FalkirkA0–110,000
12 December 1908Hamilton AcademicalA7–08,000Campbell (4), A.Smith, Yuille, Gordon
19 December 1908KilmarnockH1–18,000May
26 December 1908St MirrenA3–112,000Bennett, McPherson, Murray
1 January 1909CelticH1–360,000Murray
2 January 1909Partick ThistleH6–05,000Livingstone (4), A.Smith, J.Smith
9 January 1909DundeeA0–416,000
30 January 1909MotherwellA5–27,000McPherson (2), A.Smith, Bennett, Campbell
27 February 1909Port GlasgowA0–24,000
6 March 1909HibernianH0–04,000
13 March 1909CelticA3–228,000Yuille, McDonald, Murray
27 March 1909AberdeenH3–110,000Bennett, Campbell, Gilchrist
30 March 1909Hamilton AcademicalH4–0Gordon (3), Campbell
3 April 1909Heart of MidlothianA0–011,500
12 April 1909ClydeH2–215,000Gilchrist, McPherson
19 April 1909HibernianA0–16,000
24 April 1909Third LanarkA0–111,000
26 April 1909Queen's ParkH2–31,000Bennett, McPherson
28 April 1909Greenock MortonA7–12,000Campbell (3), A.Smith, Gordon, Stark, McDonald

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1909R1St JohnstoneA3–07,000Stark, Bennett, Campbell
6 February 1909R2DundeeA0–031,000
13 February 1909R2DundeeH1–054,000McPherson
20 February 1909QFQueen's ParkH1–045,000McPherson
20 March 1909SFFalkirkA1–012,000McPherson
10 April 1909FCelticN2–270,000Gilchrist, Bennett
17 April 1909FCelticN1–160,000Gordon

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Harry Rennie GK 380
Scotland John McArthur GK 30
Ireland Alex Craig DF 350
Scotland John May DF 262
Scotland Jimmy Gordon DF 277
Scotland George Law DF 270
Scotland David Taylor DF 60
Scotland James Stark DF 242
Scotland Jimmy Sharp DF 180
Scotland Jimmy Jackson DF 10
Scotland James Galt MF 310
Scotland Thomas Gilchrist MF 133
Scotland Robert Noble MF 20
Scotland Alex Bennett MF 3515
Scotland John Macdonald MF 246
Scotland George Livingstone MF 136
Scotland Alec Smith FW 359
Scotland Robert Campbell FW 2717
Scotland Tom Murray FW 1511
Scotland William McPherson FW 3315
Scotland Willie Reid FW 21
Scotland John Smith FW 75
Scotland William Yuille FW 32
Scotland George Waddell DF 10
Scotland Thomas Miller FW 10
Scotland James McLean FW 10
Scotland Jock McKenzie DF 30

See also
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