The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

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Aug 11 Kilmarnock 4 2 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (2). Sandy Archibald. Alan Morton

Kilmarnock

Aug 18 St Mirren 5 1 Division 1 away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Bob McPhail (3). Dr James Marshall (2)

St Mirren

Aug 25 Cowdenbeath 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (2). Meiklejohn (pen) Cowdenbeath

Aug 27 Partick Thistle 1 1 Testimonial away

Rangers:team unknown

Partick Thistle: Jackson, O'Hare, Paton, Elliot, Lambie, Hunter, Ness, Grove, Gibson, Fraser,

Salisbury.

Sep 1 Celtic 1 2 Glasgow Cup 1st round Ibrox 80,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall

Celtic

Sep 8 Dundee 3 2 Division 1 away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Meiklejohn 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Meiklejohn (2 1pen). Alan Morton

Dundee

Sep 11 Celtic 3 2 Dunoon Festival neutral 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Purdon 3 J Hamilton 4 McDonald 5 Ireland 6 McCandless 7 Hair 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 J McPherson 11 Lockie

Scorers: Lockie (2). McMillan

Celtic

Sep 15 Hearts 1 0 Division 1 away 45,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming

Hearts

Sep 19 Kilmarnock 2 7 Mattha Smith Benefit Match away 2,000

Rangers: 1 Moyies 2 McCandless 3 Purdon 4 McDonald 5 Ireland 6 Muirhead 7 Hair 8 Simpson 9 Dr James Marshall 10 J McPherson 11 Lockie

Scorers: Hair. Simpson

Kilmarnock

Sep 22 Raith Rovers 7 1 Division 1 Ibrox 16,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Bob McPhail (2). McMillan. Alan Morton

Raith Rovers

Sep 29 Motherwell 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Motherwell

Oct 6 Third Lanark 5 2 Division 1 away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead (2). Meiklejohn. Bob McPhail. Alan Morton

Third Lanark

Oct 13 St Johnstone 8 0 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Alan Morton (3). Sandy Archibald. Muirhead

St Johnstone

Oct 20 Celtic 2 1 Division 1 away 35,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton Scorers: McMillan. Sandy Archibald. McGrory. Celtic: J Thomson, W McStay, McGonnagle, Wilson, J McStay, MacFarlane, Connolly, Riley, Gray, A Thomson, Crozier.

Scorers: McGrory

Nov 3 Hibs 2 1 Division 1 away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Sandy Archibald

Hibs

Nov 10 Falkirk 4 1 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Buchanan

Falkirk

Nov 17 Hamilton 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 14,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Andy Cunningham Hamilton

Nov 24 Clyde 3 2 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Fleming. Andy Cunningham

Clyde

Dec 1 Ayr United 3 1 Division 1 away 18,500

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3)

Ayr United

Dec 5 Clyde 6 0 Glasgow Dental Cup Semi Final Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Purdon 4 McDonald 5 Meiklejohn 6 Simpson 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 McMillan 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall (2). Alan Morton (2). Archibald. McMillan

Clyde

Dec 8 Aberdeen 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead. Bob McPhail

Aberdeen

Dec 11 Partick Thistle 0 2 Glasgow Dental Cup Final Hampden Park 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Purdon 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Ness. Torbet

Partick Thistle

Dec 15 Airdrie 5 2 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Sandy Archibald. Alan Morton

Airdrie

Dec 22 St Mirren 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald

St Mirren

Dec 29 Kilmarnock 3 1 Division 1 away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald (2). Fleming

Kilmarnock

Jan 1 Celtic 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 60,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Buchanan 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming 49, 60. Sandy Archibald .

Celtic: J Thomson, W McStay, McGonnagle, Wilson, J McStay, MacFarlane, Connolly, Riley, Gray, A Thomson, Crozier.

Jan 2 Partick Thistle 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Buchanan 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Meiklejohn (pen)

Partick Thistle

Jan 5 Cowdenbeath 2 0 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming. Bob McPhail

Cowdenbeath

Jan 12 Queens Park 4 0 Division 1 away 60,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Simpson 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Bob McPhail (3). Fleming

Queens Park

Jan 19 Edinburgh City 11 1 Scottish Cup 1st round Ibrox 10,500

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Simpson 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3). Thomas 'Tully' Craig (2 1pen). Bob McPhail (2). Alan Morton (2). Andy Cunningham. Sandy Archibald

Edinburgh City

Jan 26 Airdrie 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

Airdrie

Feb 2 Partick Thistle 5 1 Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 67,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Fleming (3). Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Alan Morton

Partick Thistle: Fraser

Scorers: Fraser

Feb 9 Raith Rovers 3 1 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead. Fleming. Bob McPhail

Raith Rovers

Feb 16 Clyde 2 0 Scottish Cup 3rd round away 34,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead. Sandy Archibald

Clyde

Feb 26 Third Lanark 5 1 Division 1 Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Buchanan 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Thomas 'Tully' Craig (2). Bob McPhail (2). Sandy Archibald

Third Lanark

Mar 2 Dundee Utd 3 1 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ibrox 49,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Buchanan 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall 15. Fleming 60. Bob McPhail. Kay 89.

Dundee Utd: McGregor, Taylor, McClure, Dorward, Bain, Deuchar, Henderson, Hart, Hutchison, Kay, Cameron.

Scorers: Kay 89

Mar 6 St Johnstone 3 1 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Simpson 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Dr James Marshall 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Dr James Marshall. Bob McPhail

St Johnstone

Mar 9 Hibs 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Dr James Marshall 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Buchanan. Fleming.

Bob McPhail Hibs

Mar 12 Hearts 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Dr James Marshall 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall.

Fleming Hearts

Mar 16 Falkirk 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Buchanan 3 R Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall

Falkirk

Mar 23 St Mirren 3 2 Scottish Cup Semi Final away 69,727

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead. Sandy Archibald. Alan Morton

St Mirren

Mar 27 Hamilton 1 3 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Simpson 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan

Morton Hamilton

Mar 30 Clyde 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Simpson 7 Dr James Marshall 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Clyde

Apr 1 Queens Park 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 22,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 McDonald 5 Meiklejohn 6 Simpson 7 Osborne 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (2)

Queens Park

Apr 6 Kilmarnock 0 2 Scottish Cup Final away 114,780

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Aitken. Williamson. Kilmarnock

Scorers: Aitken. Williamson.

Apr 10 Ayr United 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 McDonald 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Bob McPhail 11 Fleming

Ayr United

Apr 17 Motherwell 4 2 Division 1 away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Buchanan 4 McDonald 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (2). Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Bob McPhail

Motherwell

Apr 20 Aberdeen 2 2 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Buchanan 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Alan Morton.

Aberdeen Love. Yorston

Scorers: Love. Yorston

Apr 24 Partick Thistle 1 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead.

Partick Thistle Simpson

Scorers: Simpson

Apr 27 Dundee 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Buchanan 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Muirhead 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall. Fleming. Bob McPhail

Dundee

May 4 Partick Thistle 2 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup 1st round Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Meiklejohn 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 J McPherson 8 Buchanan 9 Fleming 10 Dr James Marshall 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Meiklejohn (pen). Alan Morton. Ballantyne

Partick Thistle

May 7 Third Lanark 2 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Firhill Park, 3,175

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Fleming 8 A McPherson 9 McGowan 10 Dr James Marshall 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Buchanan. Dr James Marshall

Third Lanark

May 11 Celtic 4 2 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final Ibrox 25,288

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Buchanan 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead (2). Dr James Marshall (2)

Celtic