1890–91 Rangers F.C. season

March 2026 November 2021 Rangers 1890–91 Match Secretary William Wilton Ground Ibrox Park President James Watson Scottish League Joint Winners Scottish Cup First round John McPherson (15) John McPherson (15) 1889–90 1891–92 The 1890–91 season was the 17th season of competitive football by Rangers. The season saw the club play in a league set-up for the first time in its history. Overview Rangers played a total of 20 competitive matches during the 1890–91 season. They were the joint winners of the first ever Scottish League, sharing the title with Dumbarton. The club's drew the championship play-off 2–2, so both were awarded the title and declared champions. The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out by Celtic in the first round by 1–0. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League DateRangers FC » Schedule https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te893/rangers-fc/vs1890-1891/all-matches/ 2026-03-17 worldfootball.net enOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 1890 Heart of MidlothianH5–23,400Kerr (2), H.McCreadie, McPherson, Adams (o.g.) 23 August 1890 CambuslangA6–2McPherson (4), Gow, Marshall 13 September 1890 DumbartonA1–54,000Hislop 4 October 1890 St. MirrenH8–2McPherson (5), Kerr (3) 18 October 1890 CowlairsH1–1Hislop 17 January 1891 Vale of LevenA3–1McPherson (pen.), Hislop, Henderson 24 January 1891 Heart of MidlothianA1–05,000Kerr 7 February 1891 AbercornA1–1Marshall 21 February 1891 CambuslangH2–12,000H.McCreadie, McPherson 28 February 1891 St. MirrenA7–3H.McCreadie (2), Henderson (2), Kerr, McPherson, Sloan (o.g.) 7 March 1891 Third LanarkA4–0McPherson, Untraced (3) 14 March 1891 AbercornH2–05,000H.McCreadie, Henderson 21 March 1891 CelticA2–212,000A.McCreadie, Hislop 28 March 1891 CowlairsA2–0Henderson, Hislop 4 April 1891 Vale of LevenH4–02,000Hislop (2), Untraced (2) 25 April 1891 DumbartonH4–212,000A.McCreadie, Hislop, Kerr, McPherson 2 May 1891 CelticH1–210,000Henderson 9 May 1891 Third LanarkH4–1McKenzie (3), Hislop Championship play-off DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 May 1891 DumbartonN2–210,000Hislop, H.McCreadie Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 September 1890R1CelticA0–116,000 Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO David MitchellMF200SCO Neil KerrMF208SCO John McPhersonFW2015SCO David HislopFW2010SCO David ReidGK180SCO Donald GowDF181SCO Robert MarshallMF182SCO Andrew McCreadieDF172SCO Hugh McCreadieFW166SCO James HendersonFW146SCO William HodgeDF100SCO James McIntyreDF90SCO John MuirDF90SCO Thomas WyllieMF50SCO Archibald McKenzieGK33SCO John WhiteMF20SCO William WilsonMF10 League table See also 1890–91 in Scottish football 1890–91 Scottish Cup References External links 1890–91 Rangers F.C.Results Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons