The 1899–1900 season was the 26th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 23 competitive matches during the 1899–1900 season. They finished top of the Scottish Division One with 15 wins from 18 matches, losing only once to Old Firm rivals Celtic.
The club again ended the season without the Scottish Cup after losing a semi-final replay to Celtic by 4–0, the original match was drawn 2–2.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1899Third LanarkA5–116,000Campbell (2), J.Millar, Hyslop, N.Smith 26 August 1899ClydeA6–210,000Hyslop (2), McPherson, A.Smith, Robertson, Untraced (1) 2 September 1899Heart of MidlothianA4–320,000Campbell (2), Hamilton (2) 9 September 1899KilmarnockA4–210,000Campbell, A.Smith, McPherson, Hamilton 18 September 1899 Heart of MidlothianH1–115,000Hamilton 25 September 1899HibernianH3–212,000Hamilton, A.Smith, Wilkie 7 October 1899CelticH3–340,000Graham (2), A.Smith 14 October 1899ClydeH7–05,000McPherson (3), A.Smith (2), Sharp, Hamilton 21 October 1899HibernianA2–016,000A.Smith (2) 4 November 1899DundeeH6–06,000A.Smith (3), Hamilton, Wilkie, Watson (o.g.) 25 November 1899St. Bernard'sH4–35,000McPherson (2), Hamilton, Robertson 2 December 1899St MirrenA3–1Hamilton (3) 9 December 1899KilmarnockH6–15,000Wilkie (2), Hamilton (2), Robertson, Graham 16 December 1899St MirrenH4–12,000Neil (2, 1 pen.), A.Smith, Hamilton 1 January 1900CelticA2–320,000A.Smith, Wilkie 6 January 1900Third LanarkH2–14,000Neil, McPherson 20 January 1900DundeeA3–212,000Hamilton (3) 3 February 1900St. Bernard'sA4–14,000McPherson, Campbell, Gibson, Wilkie
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 January 1900R1MortonH4–27,000McPherson (2), Wilkie, A.Smith 27 January 1900R2MayboleH12–03,000Hamilton (4), Wilkie (3), A.Smith, RobertsonHyslop, Neil, Gibson 17 February 1900QFPartick ThistleA6–110,000Hamilton (2), A.Smith, McPherson, Wilkie, Graham 24 February 1900SFCelticH2–233,000A.Smith, McPherson 10 March 1900SF RCelticA0–432,000
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Matthew DickieGK220 Neilly GibsonMF212 Alex SmithFW2117 Robert HamiltonFW2023 Jacky RobertsonDF204 Jock DrummondDF190 Robert NeilDF194 James GrahamMF184 John McPhersonMF1713 Jack WilkieFW1611 Nicol SmithDF141 David CrawfordDF100 James MillarFW81 John CampbellMF76 Billy DunlopDF70 Tommy HyslopFW64 Andrew SharpMF31 David MitchellMF20 John McKinlayDF20 Billy Howden GK10
League table
See also 1899–1900 in Scottish football 1899–1900 Scottish Cup
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