The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Glasgow Cup

Glasgow Charity Cup

Scottish National Exhibition Edinburgh

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Rangers vs Celtic

Scottish Cup Final

10 April 1909

Rangers vs Celtic

Scottish Cup Final Replay

17 April 1909

1908-09

Previous Season

Aug 5 St Bernard's 1 0 Scot Nat Exhibition Tournament Semi Final Saughton Park, Edinburgh 9,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 John May 6 Galt 7 Noble 8 Gilchrist 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Livingstone

St Bernard's : team unknown

Aug 12 Dundee 1 1 Scot Nat Exhibition Tournament Final neutral 10,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Noble 8 Gilchrist 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Livingstone

Dundee : team unknown

Aug 15 Port Glasgow Athletic 7 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McDonald (3). McPherson (2). Tom Murray. Alex Bennett

Port Glasgow Athletic : team unknown

Aug 18 Queen's Park 4 0 Alex Smith Benefit Match Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Tom Murray (2). Alec Smith. McPherson

Queen's Park : team unknown

Aug 22 Partick Thistle 2 0 Division 1 away Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McPherson. Tom Murray

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Aug 26 Celtic 1 3 Peter Somers Benefit Match away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Campbell 6 John May 8 McPherson 10 Livingstone 11 McDonald

3 Players not known.

Scorers: Craig

Celtic : team unknown

Aug 29 Falkirk 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alec Smith (2). Alex Bennett. McDonald

Falkirk : team unknown

Aug 31 Third Lanark 2 2 Tod Sloan Benefit Match away 2,000

Rangers: 1 McArthur 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Steel 6 John May 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 Currie 5 Players not known.

Scorers: Livingstone. Tom Murray

Third Lanark : team unknown

Sep 5 Aberdeen 2 0 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Campbell. Alex Bennett

Aberdeen : team unknown

Sep 12 Kilmarnock 5 0 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Tom Murray (2). Alec Smith. Alex Bennett. McPherson

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Sep 19 St Mirren 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 27,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 John May 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Livingstone 9 Campbell 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Campbell

St Mirren : team unknown

Sep 26 Celtic 2 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 44,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 John May 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alex Bennett (2)

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 28 Dundee 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith Scorers: Alex Bennett. Campbell

Dundee : team unknown

Sep 30 Newcastle United 1 4 Benefit Match away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 John May 7 Noble 8 Livingstone 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Pudan (og)

Newcastle United : team unknown

Oct 3 Celtic 0 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final Replay Ibrox 45,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Livingstone 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith Celtic : team unknown

Oct 7 Newcastle United 2 4 Benefit Match Ibrox 9,000

Rangers: 1 McArthur 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 Taylor 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 J Smith 10 Livingstone 11 Noble Scorers: McPherson. Livingstone

Newcastle United : team unknown

Oct 10 Airdrie 3 4 Division 1 away 11,000

Rangers: 1 McArthur 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 McDonald Scorers: Gordon. Campbell. McPherson

Airdrie : team unknown

Oct 17 Motherwell 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 11,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 J Smith 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Livingstone. Alec Smith. J.Smith

Motherwell : team unknown

Oct 24 Airdrie 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McDonald 9 J Smith 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: J.Smith (2)

Airdrie : team unknown

Oct 31 Third Lanark 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 24,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Sharpe 4 Gordon 5 Campbell 6 Galt 7 Noble 8 McDonald 9 J Smith 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: J.Smith. Livingstone

Third Lanark : team unknown

Nov 7 Morton 8 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith Scorers: Tom Murray (3). Alex Bennett (2). McPherson (2). Alec Smith

Morton : team unknown

Nov 14 Queen's Park 1 1 Division 1 away 32,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 McDonald 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Tom Murray

Queen's Park : team unknown

Nov 21 Clyde 1 0 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Tom Murray 10 Livingstone 11 McDonald

Scorers: Alex Bennett

Clyde : team unknown

Nov 28 Hearts 4 3 Division 1 Ibrox 9,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 James Stark 5 Taylor 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Campbell 10 Livingstone 11 McDonald

Scorers: Campbell (2). John May. Alex Bennett

Hearts : team unknown

Dec 5 Falkirk 0 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 John May 5 Taylor 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Livingstone 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 McDonald

Falkirk : team unknown

Dec 12 Hamilton 7 0 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Taylor 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 McPherson 9 Campbell 10 Yuille 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Campbell (4). Alec Smith. Yuille. Gordon

Hamilton : team unknown

Dec 19 Kilmarnock 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Sharpe 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Taylor 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 Livingstone 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John May

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Dec 26 St Mirren 3 1 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Tom Murray 9 J Smith 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alex Bennett. McPherson. Tom Murray

St Mirren : team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 1 3 Division 1 Ibrox 60,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Tom Murray 9 J Smith 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Tom Murray.

Celtic Hamilton. McMenemy. Munro.

Scorers: Hamilton. McMenemy. Munro.

Jan 2 Partick Thistle 6 0 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Livingstone 9 J Smith 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Livingstone (4). Alec Smith. J.Smith

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jan 4 Falkirk 2 4 John May Benefit Match Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Neil 2 Campbell 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 Houston 9 J Smith 10 Robey 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: John May. Robey

Falkirk : team unknown

Jan 9 Dundee 0 4 Division 1 away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 John May 7 Alex Bennett 8 Livingstone 9 J Smith 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Dundee : team unknown

Jan 23 St Johnstone 3 0 Scottish Cup 1st round away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: James Stark. Alex Bennett. Campbell

St Johnstone : team unknown

Jan 30 Motherwell 5 2 Division 1 away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McPherson (2). Alec Smith. Alex Bennett. Campbell

Motherwell : team unknown

Feb 6 Dundee 0 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round away 31,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Dundee : team unknown

Feb 13 Dundee 1 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round Replay Ibrox 54,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McPherson

Dundee : team unknown

Feb 20 Queen's Park 1 0 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ibrox 45,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McPherson

Queen's Park : team unknown

Feb 27 Port Glasgow Athletic 0 2 Division 1 away 4,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 Taylor 6 Galt 7 McDonald 8 Gordon 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Port Glasgow Athletic : team unknown

Mar 6 Hibs 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 4,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McDonald 9 Tom Murray 10 Yuille 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Hibs : team unknown

Mar 13 Celtic 3 2 Division 1 away 28,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McDonald 9 Tom Murray 10 Yuille 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Yuille. McDonald. Tom Murray. Celtic Munro. Quinn.

Scorers: Munro. Quinn.

Mar 20 Falkirk 1 0 Scottish Cup Semi Final away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McDonald 9 Tom Murray 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: McPherson

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 27 Aberdeen 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Gordon 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith Scorers: Alex Bennett. Campbell. Gilchrist. Aberdeen Simpson

Scorers: Simpson

Mar 30 Hamilton 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 Taylor 6 Galt 7 Noble 8 Gordon 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 McDonald

Scorers: Gordon (3). Campell (pen)

Hamilton : team unknown

Apr 3 Hearts 0 0 Division 1 away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 John May 6 Galt 7 McDonald 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Hearts : team unknown

Apr 10 Celtic 2 2 Scottish Cup Final Hampden Park 70,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gilchrist. Alex Bennett.

Celtic Quinn. Munro.

Scorers: Quinn. Munro.

Apr 12 Clyde 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 McDonald 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gilchrist. McPherson

Clyde : team unknown

Apr 17 Celtic 1 1 Scottish Cup Final Replay Hampden Park 60,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 McDonald 9 Willie Reid 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gordon.

Celtic Quinn.

Scorers: Quinn. Munro.

Apr 19 Hibs 0 1 Division 1 away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Campbell 7 McDonald 8 Gilchrist 9 Willie Reid 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

: Hibs : team unknown

Apr 24 Third Lanark 0 1 Division 1 away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 McKenzie 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gordon 9 Willie Reid 10 McLean 11 Jackson

Third Lanark : team unknown

Apr 26 Queen's Park 2 3 Division 1 Ibrox 1,000

Rangers: 1 McArthur 2 Law 3 Craig 4 Waddell 5 James Stark 6 John May 7 McDonald 8 Gilchrist 9 Alex Bennett 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Alex Bennett. McPherson

Queen's Park : team unknown

Apr 28 Morton 7 1 Division 1 away 2,000

Rangers: 1 McArthur 2 McKenzie 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 McDonald 8 Gilchrist 9 Campbell 10 Miller 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Campbell (3). Alec Smith. Gordon. James Stark. McDonald

Morton : team unknown

May 1 Partick Thistle 3 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup 1st round Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Yuille 9 Gordon 10 McLean 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gordon (3).

Partick Thistle Gray

Scorers: Gray

May 8 Third Lanark 3 2 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final away 17,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Gordon 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gordon (2). McPherson

Third Lanark : team unknown

May 15 Celtic 4 2 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Rennie 2 Law 3 Craig 4 John May 5 James Stark 6 Galt 7 Alex Bennett 8 Gilchrist 9 Gordon 10 McPherson 11 Alec Smith

Scorers: Gordon (2). Alex Bennett. John May (pen)

Celtic : team unknown