The 1907–08 season was the 34th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1907–08 season. The side finished third in the league, five points behind champions Celtic, after winning 21 of the 34 matches.
The Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of the league champions after a 2–1 home defeat. Rangers had drawn with Falkirk away and won the replay en route to the second round.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1907 Greenock MortonH3–07,000Smith (2), Campbell 17 August 1907 Port GlasgowA6–16,000Campbell (2), Livingstone (2), Macdonald, Thomson (og) 24 August 1907 AberdeenH4–020,000Campbell (3), Livingstone 31 August 1907 FalkirkA4–414,000Campbell, Galt, May, Livingstone 7 September 1907 KilmarnockH1–014,000Campbell 21 September 1907 Greenock MortonA3–210,000Galt, Campbell, Kyle 30 September 1907 Queen's ParkH1–117,000Livingstone 5 October 1907 AirdrieoniansH1–222,000Macdonald 2 November 1907 Queen's ParkA1–320,000Livingstone 9 November 1907 St MirrenH2–215,000Kyle, Hamilton 16 November 1907 Partick ThistleA2–18,000Steven, Campbell 23 November 1907 HibernianH1–111,000Campbell 30 November 1907 Third LanarkA5–39,000Kyle (3), Spiers, Hamilton 7 December 1907 Heart of MidlothianA2–112,000 Kyle, Hamilton 14 December 1907 MotherwellH4–210,000Spiers (2), May, Kyle 21 December 1907 DundeeA2–115,000Campbell, May 28 December 1907 FalkirkH2–225,000Spiers, Campbell 1 January 1908 CelticA1–260,000Kyle 2 January 1908 Partick ThistleH3–25,000Livingstone (2), Kyle 4 January 1908 AirdrieoniansA0–37,000 11 January 1908 Third LanarkH2–08,000Spiers, Kyle 18 January 1908 AberdeenA0–010,000 15 February 1908 Hamilton AcademicalA2–26,000Livingstone, Macdonald 29 February 1908 Heart of MidlothianH2–16,000Campbell, Barrie 7 March 1908 KilmarnockA2–08,000Livingstone, Smith 14 March 1908 ClydeA2–09,000Kyle, Gordon 21 March 1908 Hamilton AcademicalH1–06,000Campbell 28 March 1908 HibernianA3–09,000Campbell (3) 4 April 1908 MotherwellA2–13,000Campbell (2) 11 April 1908 ClydeH1–16,000Campbell 13 April 1908 St MirrenA2–04,000Campbell, Kyle 18 April 1908 Port GlasgowA5–12,500Campbell (3), Macdonald, Kyle 20 April 1908 DundeeH2–012,000Noble, May (pen) 25 April 1908 CelticH0–140,000
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 January 1908R1FalkirkA2–220,000Livingstone, May 1 February 1908R1 RFalkirkH4–152,000,Smith (2), Kyle, Spiers 8 February 1908R2CelticH1–223,000Kyle
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Alex NewbiggingGK290 Robert CampbellDF3225 Jimmy JacksonDF140 Jimmy SharpDF10 Joseph HaddenGK230 John MayDF296 Robert NobleMF81 Alex BarrieDF141 Jimmy SpeirsFW166 Archie KyleFW3014 Alex SmithFW255 James GaltMF302 John BovillMF20 John McArthurGK60 Robert StevenMF91 David TaylorDF120 Billy HenryDF150 James R. HamiltonFW113 Alex CraigDF260 Albert CunninghamMF30 John DickieMF120 George LawDF130 John Macdonald MF194 George LivingstoneMF2711 Jimmy GordonDF221
See also 1907–08 in Scottish football 1907–08 Scottish Cup
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