The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Glasgow Cup

Charity Cup

Glasgow League

Rangers vs Kilmarnock

Scottish Cup Final

March 26 1898

Invitation to the 21st Anniversary Dinner of the Scottish Cup Final

1897-98

Previous Season

Sep 1 Partick Thistle 5 1 Friendly away Meadowside Park 7,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 McCreadie 5 Bobby Neil 6 Neilly Gibson 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2). Bobby Neil. Alec Smith. John McPherson. Gray.

Partick Thistle:Spence, Auchencloss, Wilson, Lamont, Currie, Lawson, Pearson, Paul, Ferguson, Gray.

Sep 4 St Bernard's 4 2 Division 1 away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 McCreadie 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2). J Miller. Hyslop

St Bernard's :team unknown

Sep 7 Celtic 3 1 Friendly away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 McCreadie 6 Glen 7 John McPherson 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton. Hyslop. (Unknown).

Celtic :team unknown

Sep 11 Hibs 1 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 5 McCreadie 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton

Hibs :team unknown

Sep 14 Stenhousemuir 13 1 Friendly away 4,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Hyslop 6 Glen 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (7). Alec Smith (2). Low (2). Glen. Hyslop

Stenhousemuir :team unknown

Sep 18 Partick Thistle 6 0 Glasgow Cup 1st round away 14,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 John McPherson 6 Glen 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: J Miller (4). Hyslop (2 1pen) Partick Thistle :team unknown

Sep 20 Hearts 2 2 Division 1 away 13,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 John McPherson 6 Glen 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton. Alec Smith

Hearts :team unknown

Sep 25 Third Lanark Rifle V 3 0 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Glen 5 McCreadie 6 Neilly Gibson 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Hyslop (pen). Alec Smith. Hyslop

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Sep 27 Celtic 0 4 Division 1 First Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 McCreadie 6 Glen 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Celtic McMahon (2). King. Russell

Scorers: McMahon, King, Russell .

Oct 2 Hearts 2 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 John McPherson 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Turnbull 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2)

Hearts :team unknown

Oct 9 Partick Thistle 5 1 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Davy Mitchell. Neilly Gibson. Bobby Neil. RC Hamilton. Hyslop. Gray.

Partick Thistle :team unknown

Oct 16 Clyde 8 1 Division 1 away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 RC Hamilton 8 John McPherson 9 J Miller 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith (3). J Miller (2). RC Hamilton. Hyslop. John McPherson

Clyde :team unknown

Oct 23 Clyde 7 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Oswald 6 Glen 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Hyslop (3 1pen). John McPherson. RC Hamilton. J Miller. Alec Smith

Clyde :team unknown

Oct 30 Celtic 2 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 36,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. RC Hamilton

Celtic :team unknown

Nov 6 St Mirren 5 1 Division 1 away

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Turnbull 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Turnbull (2). Low. John McPherson. RC Hamilton

St Mirren :team unknown

Nov 13 Celtic 1 1 Glasgow Cup Semi Final Replay First Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Turnbull 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Bobby Neil (pen)

Celtic :team unknown

Nov 20 Celtic 3 1 Glasgow Cup Semi Final 2nd Replay First Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2). Hyslop Celtic :team unknown

Nov 27 Queen's Park 4 0 Glasgow Cup Final First Cathkin Park 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Bobby Neil (pen). John McPherson. Alec Smith. RC Hamilton

Queen's Park :team unknown

Dec 4 St Mirren 9 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Jamieson 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith Scorers: RC Hamilton (4). John McPherson (3). Bobby Neil. J Miller

St Mirren :team unknown

Dec 11 Hibs 5 0 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (3). Hyslop. Alec Smith

Hibs :team unknown

Dec 18 Queen's Park 3 2 Friendly First Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Glen 5 Oswald 6 Murray 7 Low 8 McNichol 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Turnbull Scorers: Turnbull (2). Hyslop

Queen's Park :team unknown

Dec 25 Dundee 5 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Glen 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Murray 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 Oswald 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith Scorers: J Miller (4). Alec Smith

Dundee :team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 1 1 Friendly away 50,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Glen 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith Scorers: RC Hamilton

Celtic :team unknown

Jan 3 Partick Thistle 6 1 Division 1 First Ibrox 4,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Oswald 5 Bobby Neil 6 Neilly Gibson 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith (2). John McPherson (2). J Miller. Hyslop. Johnstone.

Partick Thistle Johnstone.

Scorers: Johnstone

Jan 4 Everton 5 3 Friendly First Ibrox 6,500

Rangers: 1 Yuille 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Oswald 6 Murray 7 Low 8 Kerr 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Low (3). Alec Smith. RC Hamilton

Everton :team unknown

Jan 8 Polton Vale 8 0 Scottish Cup 1st round First Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Scott 4 Oswald 5 Bobby Neil 6 Goudie 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: J Miller (2). John McPherson (2). Alec Smith. RC Hamilton. Goudie. Bobby Neil

Polton Vale :team unknown

Jan 22 Cartvale 12 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round First Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Scott 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Kerr 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (4). Alec Smith (2). Bobby Neil (pen). Davy Mitchell. Kerr. Neilly Gibson. J Miller. Coulrough (og)

Cartvale :team unknown

Jan 29 Clyde 5 3 Glasgow League First Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Goudie 7 Low 8 Kerr 9 Oswald 10 J Miller 11 John McPherson

Scorers: John McPherson (2). Oswald (2). Goudie

Clyde :team unknown

Feb 5 Queen's Park 3 1 Scottish Cup Quarter Final away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. RC Hamilton. J Miller

Queen's Park :team unknown

Feb 12 Dundee 1 2 Division 1 away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith Dundee :team unknown

Feb 19 Third Lanark Rifle V 1 1 Scottish Cup Semi Final First Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Turnbull 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Feb 26 Third Lanark Rifle V 2 2 Scottish Cup Semi Final Replay away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton. Alec Smith

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Mar 12 Third Lanark Rifle V 2 0 Scottish Cup Semi Final 2nd Replay away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Kerr 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. Neilly Gibson (pen)

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Mar 19 St Bernard's 8 1 Division 1 First Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Murray 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 Turnbull 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Hyslop (3). John McPherson (2). Alec Smith. Bobby Neil. Turnbull

St Bernard's :team unknown

Mar 26 Kilmarnock 2 0 Scottish Cup Final Second Hampden 14,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Jock Drummond 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 J Miller 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 Hyslop 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith. RC Hamilton

Kilmarnock :team unknown

Apr 4 Clyde 2 3 Glasgow League away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 Glen 4 Goudie 5 J Miller 6 Murray 7 Low 8 Turner 9 Hyslop 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. Alec Smith

Clyde :team unknown

Apr 9 Third Lanark Rifle V 0 0 Division 1 First Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Yuille 2 D Crawford 3 Jock Drummond 4 Murray 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 Turner 9 Oswald 10 Turnbull 11 Kerr

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Apr 11 Celtic 0 0 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 RC Hamilton 10 J Miller 11 Alec Smith

Celtic :team unknown

Apr 13 Third Lanark Rifle V 5 0 Glasgow League away 1,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Glen 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 A Sharp 8 J Sharp 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Hyslop

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2). John McPherson (2). Hyslop

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Apr 16 Queen's Park 2 0 Glasgow League First Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 John McPherson 9 Oswald 10 RC Hamilton 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton (2)

Queen's Park :team unknown

Apr 20 Celtic 2 3 Glasgow League away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. RC Hamilton

Celtic :team unknown

Apr 23 Third Lanark Rifle V 3 1 Glasgow League First Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Goudie 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Hyslop

Scorers: Neilly Gibson. RC Hamilton. J Miller

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown

Apr 27 Queen's Park 4 2 Glasgow League away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: RC Hamilton 3. J Miller Queen's Park :team unknown

Apr 30 Celtic 4 3 Glasgow League First Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 D Crawford 3 Glen 4 Oswald 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John McPherson. Alec Smith. RC Hamilton. Low Celtic :team unknown

May 7 Celtic 2 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi final away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: J Miller. RC Hamilton Celtic :team unknown

May 14 Third Lanark Rifle V 0 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Matthew Dickie 2 Nicol Smith 3 D Crawford 4 Neilly Gibson 5 Bobby Neil 6 Davy Mitchell 7 Low 8 J Miller 9 RC Hamilton 10 John McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Third Lanark Rifle V :team unknown