The 1897–98 season was the 24th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 25 competitive matches during the 1897–98 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 13 wins from 18 matches.

The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 2–0 victory of Kilmarnock on 26 March 1898 saw them win the trophy for the second time in two seasons.

Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 4 September 1897 St Bernard'sA4–27,000Hamilton (2), J.Miller, Hyslop 11 September 1897 HibernianH1–015,000Hamilton 20 September 1897 Heart of MidlothianA2–213,000Hamilton, A.Smith 25 September 1897 Third LanarkA3–015,000Hyslop (pen), A.Smith, Hyslop 27 September 1897 CelticH0–430,000 2 October 1897Heart of MidlothianH2–015,000Hamilton (2) 9 October 1897 Partick ThistleA5–18,000Mitchell, Gibson, Neil, Hamilton, Hyslop 16 October 1897 ClydeA8–16,000A.Smith (3), J.Miller (2), Hamilton, Hyslop, J.McPherson 23 October 1897ClydeH7–03,000Hyslop (3, 1 pen), McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller, A.Smith 6 November 1897 St MirrenA5–1Turnbull (2), Low, McPherson, Hamilton 4 December 1897St MirrenH9–05,000Hamilton (4), McPherson (3), Neil, J.Miller 11 December 1897HibernianA5–09,000Hamilton (3), Hyslop, A.Smith 25 December 1897 DundeeH5–06,000J.Miller (4), A.Smith 3 January 1898Partick ThistleH7–14,000A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), J.Miller, Hyslop, Johnstone 12 February 1898DundeeA1–211,000A.Smith 19 March 1898St Bernard'sH8–15,000Hyslop (3), McPherson (2), A.Smith, Neil, Turnbull 9 April 1898Third LanarkH0–03,000 11 April 1898CelticA0–015,000

Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 January 1898 R1Polton ValeH8–03,000J.Miller (2), J.McPherson (2), A.Smith, Hamilton, Goudie, Neil 22 January 1898 R2CartvaleH12–0Hamilton (4), A.Smith (2), Neil (pen), Mitchell, Kerr, N.Gibson, J.Miller, Coulrough (og) 5 February 1898 QFQueen's ParkA3–120,000J.McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller 19 February 1898 SFThird LanarkH1–120,000A.Smith 26 February 1898 SF RplThird LanarkA2–216,000Hamilton, A.Smith 12 March 1898 SF 2RplThird LanarkA2–012,000J.McPherson, N.Gibson (pen) 26 March 1898 FKilmarnockN2–014,000A.Smith, Hamilton

Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Matthew DickieGK240 Nicol SmithDF160 Jock DrummondDF210 Andrew McCreadieDF40 Robert NeilDF195 David MitchellMF172 Tommy LowMF142 Jimmy MillarFW2214 Robert HamiltonFW2216 Tommy HyslopFW1512 Alex SmithMF2418 Neilly GibsonMF213 John McPhersonMF1914 Robert GlenDF50 Peter TurnbullFW53 David CrawfordDF100 Jimmy OswaldFW50 JamiesonMF10 MurrayDF30 YuilleGK10 TurnerMF10 Neil KerrMF31 ScottDF20 GoudieMF11

League table

See also 1897–98 in Scottish football 1897–98 Scottish Cup

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