# 1894–95 Rangers F.C. season

The 1894–95 season was the 21st season of competitive football by Rangers.

## Overview

Rangers played a total of 19 competitive matches during the 1894–95 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One, behind Celtic and winners Heart of Midlothian, with a record of 10 wins from 18 matches.
The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup. They were knocked out of the first round by Heart of Midlothian, losing 2–1 at home.

## Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

### Scottish League Division One

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 18 August 1894 | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | | Barker (2), Untraced |
| 25 August 1894 | St. Bernard's | A | 4–1 | | McPherson (2), Barker (2) |
| 1 September 1894 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 4,000 | W.Gibson |
| 8 September 1894 | Leith Athletic | A | 4–3 | | Barker (2), Mitchell, Cowan |
| 22 September 1894 | Celtic | A | 3–5 | 20,000 | Gray, Barker, McPherson |
| 29 September 1894 | St. Mirren | H | 4–3 | 5,000 | McPherson (2), Cowan, Goldie (o.g.) |
| 13 October 1894 | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 10,000 | Hamilton, Untraced |
| 20 October 1894 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 3 November 1894 | Leith Athletic | H | 5–1 | | A.Smith (2), Gray, McPherson, McCreadie |
| 1 December 1894 | Dumbarton | A | 0–1 | | |
| 8 December 1894 | Clyde | A | 5–1 | | Barker (2), Gray (2), Cowan |
| 22 December 1894 | Clyde | H | 4–1 | | McPherson, Untraced (3) |
| 19 January 1895 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 26 January 1895 | Dundee | A | 1–2 | 6,000 | McCreadie |
| 16 February 1895 | Third Lanark | H | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
| 9 March 1895 | St. Mirren | A | 2–4 | | McPherson, Boyd |
| 23 March 1895 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | | McPherson |
| 27 April 1895 | St. Bernard's | H | 2–1 | 5,000 | Boyd, A.Smith |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 24 November 1894 | R1 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 12,000 | Cowan |

## Appearances

| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
| David Haddow | GK | 12 | 0 |
| Nicol Smith | DF | 6 | 0 |
| Jock Drummond | DF | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Marshall | DF | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Gibson | DF | 18 | 1 |
| David Mitchell | MF | 11 | 1 |
| John Cowan | MF | 17 | 4 |
| Hugh McCreadie | MF | 14 | 2 |
| David Boyd | MF | 13 | 2 |
| John McPherson | MF | 18 | 9 |
| John Barker | MF | 16 | 9 |
| Nicol Smith | DF | 14 | 0 |
| John Gray | FW | 8 | 4 |
| Jack Pray | DF | 4 | 0 |
| Archie Montgomery | GK | 7 | 0 |
| James Hamilton | FW | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Smith | FW | 6 | 3 |
| Neilly Gibson | MF | 8 | 0 |
| Henry Gardiner | DF | 2 | 0 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 31 | Champions |
| 2 | Celtic | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 26 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 22 | |
| 4 | Third Lanark | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 21 | |
| 5 | St Mirren | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 19 | |
| 6 | St Bernard's | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Clyde | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 14 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 7 | |
| 10 | Leith Athletic (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 7 | Relegated to the 1895–96 Scottish Division Two |