Rangers were founded in 1872, and began competitive play in 1874. The team then participated in the Scottish Cup during every season for the rest of the decade. Though they did not win the Scottish cup during the 1870s, Rangers reached the final round twice.

1874–75 season

Rangers
1874–75 season
PresidentWilliam McBeath
GroundFlesher's Haugh
Scottish CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Moses McNeil,
David Gibb (1)

The 1874–75 season was the first season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the first time and reached the second round where they lost to Dumbarton after a replay.

Between 1873 and 1879, Rangers played in their now traditional royal blue shirts and white shorts.[1]

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
10 October 1874 First round Oxford A 2–0[2] M. McNeil, Gibb
28 November 1874 Second round Dumbarton H 0–0[3]
12 December 1874 Second round Dumbarton A 0–1[4]

1875–76 season

Rangers
1875–76 season
Match SecretaryJohn Campbell
GroundBurnbank Park
Scottish CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: John Campbell (3)

The 1875–76 season was the second season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the second time. They equalled their previous best in the competition by reaching the second round where they lost to 3rd Lanark RV after a replay.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
16 October 1875 First round 1st Lanark RV H 7–0[5] J. Campbell (3), Watson (2), P. Campbell, Phillips
30 October 1875 Second round 3rd Lanark RV A 1–0[A] P. Campbell
13 November 1875 Second round replay 3rd Lanark RV H 1–2[6] M. McNeil 2,000
Notes
  1. ^
    A-3rd Lanark RV protested the result after Rangers kicked-off in both halves. The match was declared void and replayed two weeks later.[7]

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
11 September 1875 Vale of Leven H 1–1[8]
18 March 1876 Clydesdale H 0–0[8]

1876–77 season

Rangers
1876–77 season
PresidentJames McBlane Watt
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupRunners-up

The 1876–77 season was the third season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the third time. Wins over Queen's Park Juniors and Towerhill saw Rangers go one stage further than the previous two seasons as they reached the third round where they were given a bye to the fourth round. They then defeated Mauchline and Lennox to reach the semi-finals for the first time. With only three teams in the semi-finals, Rangers were the lucky ones to receive a bye straight to the final where they would play Vale of Leven. After two 1–1 draws at Hamilton Crescent, Vale finally overcame their opponents 3–2 at the original Hampden Park thanks to an 88th-minute winner from Robert Paton.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
30 September 1876 First round Queen's Park Juniors H 4–1[9] J. Campbell
21 October 1876 Second round Towerhill H 8–0[10] Dunlop (2), Watson (2), Marshall (2), P. Campbell (2)
November 1876 Third round Bye
9 December 1876 Fourth round Mauchline H 3–0[11] Watson, Marshall, P. Campbell
30 December 1876 Quarter-final Lennox H 3–0[12] Dunlop, Marshall, P. Campbell
January 1877 Semi-final Bye
17 March 1877 Final Vale of Leven N 1–1[13][14] McDougall 65' (o.g.) 8,000
7 April 1877 Final replay Vale of Leven N 1–1[15][14] Dunlop 20' 15,000
13 April 1877 Final second replay Vale of Leven N 2–3[16][17] W. McNeil, P. Campbell 12,000

1877–78 season

Rangers
1877–78 season
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupFourth Round

The 1877–78 season was the fourth season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers entered the Scottish Cup for the fourth time. In the first round, they set a new club record for the biggest win after defeating Possilpark 13–0. Wins over Alexandra Athletic and Uddingston saw Rangers through to the fourth round where they lost to defending champions Vale of Leven after a replay.

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 October 1877 First round Possilpark H 13–0[18] *Ricketts, Hill (2), J. Campbell (2), Marshall (2), Watson (2), M. McNeil, P. Campbell (3)
27 October 1877 Second round Alexandra Athletic H 8–0[19] Dunlop, J. Campbell, M. McNeil (3), P. Campbell (3)
10 November 1877 Third round Uddingston H 13–0[20] Hill, J. Campbell, Marshall (4), Watson (4), McNeil (2), P. Campbell
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 December 1877R4Vale of LevenH0–04,000
15 December 1877R4 RVale of LevenA0–44,000

1878–79 season

Rangers
1878–79 season
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupRunners-up

The 1878–79 season is the fifth season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 7 competitive matches during the 1878–79 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 September 1878R1ShaftesburyH3-0
19 October 1878R2WhitefieldA6–1
9 November 1878R3ParkgroveH8–23,000
30 November 1878R4Alexandria AthleticH3-0
8 March 1879R5PartickH4-0
22 March 1879QFQueen's ParkA1-0
29 March 1879SFBye
19 April 1879FVale of LevenN1–1[21]28,000

1879–80 season

Rangers
1879–80 season
Match SecretaryPeter McNeil
GroundKinning Park
Scottish CupFirst Round

The 1879–80 season is the sixth season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 2 competitive matches during the 1879–80 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 September 1879R1Queen's ParkH0–07,000
27 September 1879R1 RQueen's ParkA1–55,000

References

  1. ↑ "Rangers – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rangers 2 - 0 Oxford, Scottish Cup (10/10/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rangers 0 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (28/11/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dumbarton 1 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (12/12/1874)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rangers 7 - 0 1st Lanark RV, Scottish Cup (16/10/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rangers 1 - 2 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (13/11/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Third Lanark 0 - 1 Rangers, Scottish Cup (30/10/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Burnbank". The Founders Trail. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rangers 4 - 1 Queen's Park Juniors, Scottish Cup (30/09/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rangers 8 - 0 Towerhill, Scottish Cup (21/10/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Rangers 3 - 0 Mauchline, Scottish Cup (09/12/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rangers 3 - 0 Lennox, Scottish Cup (30/12/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rangers 1 - 1 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (17/03/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Rangers 1 - 1 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (17/03/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Rangers 2 - 3 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (14/04/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Rangers 13 - 0 Possilpark, Scottish Cup (06/10/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  19. ↑ "Rangers 8 - 0 Alexandria Athletic, Scottish Cup (27/10/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  20. ↑ "Rangers 13 - 0 Uddingston, Scottish Cup (10/11/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  21. ↑ Rangers declined to play in a Scottish Cup replay after an unsuccessful protest with regard to the first match against Vale of Leven.

See also

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