The 1909–10 season was the 36th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 40 competitive matches during the 1909–10 season. The side finished third in the league, eight points behind champions Celtic, after winning 20 of the 34 matches.
Their Scottish Cup campaign ended in a second round 2–0 defeat away to Clyde, having previously overcome Inverness Thistle in the first.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 1909 KilmarnockH3–018,000A.Smith, Reid, Hunter 21 August 1909 AirdrieoniansA1–213,000Hogg 29 August 1909 St MirrenH1–116,000Bennett 4 September 1909 DundeeA2–422,000McPherson, Bennett 18 September 1909 AberdeenH2–116,000Gordon, Gilchrist 20 September 1909 HibernianA0–110,000 27 September 1909 DundeeH2–130,000McPherson, Reid 2 October 1909 Port GlasgowA1–15,000Hunter 16 October 1909 Hamilton AcademicalH5–19,000Hunter (5) 23 October 1909 KilmarnockA2–09,500Hunter (2) 30 October 1909 CelticH0–045,000 6 November 1909 Partick ThistleA0–030,000 13 November 1909 ClydeA0–118,000 20 November 1909 Queen's ParkH7–114,000Hunter (3), Ramage, May, Gilchrist, McPherson 27 November 1909 MotherwellH4–17,000Hunter (3), Gilchrist 4 December 1909 Greenock MortonA4–16,000Bennett (2), McPherson, Ramage 11 December 1909 Third LanarkA1–26,000Hunter 18 December 1909 Partick ThistleH2–116,000Gilchrist, McPherson 25 December 1909 FalkirkA1–37,000McPherson 1 January 1910 CelticA1–147,000Hogg 3 January 1910 Port GlasgowH4–08,000Reid (2), McLean, McPherson 8 January 1910 Heart of MidlothianH1–08,000McPherson 15 January 1910 Hamilton AcademicalA3–28,000Hunter (3, 1 pen) 29 January 1910 MotherwellA3–28,000Miller, McPherson, Hogg 19 February 1910 Greenock MortonH2–18,000Hogg, Bennett 26 February 1910 St MirrenA6–18,000Reid (3), Hogg (2), McPherson 5 March 1910 AberdeenA1–18,000Reid 12 March 1910 Queen's ParkA2–316,000Reid (2) 19 March 1910 AirdrieoniansH3–05,000Yuille (2), Bennett 26 March 1910 HibernianH1–015,000A.Smith 28 March 1910 Third LanarkH1–012,000McPherson 18 April 1910 Heart of MidlothianA3–17,000Reid (2), McPherson 23 April 1910 ClydeH1–010,000Gordon 30 April 1910 FalkirkH0–115,000 7 May 1910 ClydeH0–114,000
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 22 January 1910R1Inverness ThistleH3–110,000Gilchrist (3) 5 February 1910R2ClydeA0–235,000
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesPlayer Stats for Season Season 1909/1910, FitbaStatsGoals Harry RennieGK20 Herbert LockGK380 Alex CraigDF90 George WaddellDF120 Jock McKenzieDF290 John MayDF262 Robert CampbellDF150 David TaylorDF10 Jimmy GordonDF222 George LawDF270 James StarkDF290 James GaltMF310 Thomas GilchristMF175 Robert RamageMF62 John RileyMF10 John BellMF10 Joe HendryMF20 Bill McPherson FW3012 James JacksonFW10 Billy HoggFW308 Alec BennettFW267 Alex SmithFW252 Willie ReidFW2414 William YuilleFW62 Thomas MillerFW91 Willie HunterFW2019 James McLeanFW11
See also 1909–10 in Scottish football 1909–10 Scottish Cup
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