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| 1903–04 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | James Henderson |
| Manager | William Wilton |
| Ground | Ibrox Park |
| Scottish League Division One | 3rd P26 W16 D6 L4 F80 A33 Pts38 |
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Robert Hamilton (28) All: Robert Hamilton (31) |
The1903–04 season was the 30th season of competitivefootball by theRangers.
Rangers played a total of 31 competitive matches during the 1903–04 season. The club finished fourth inScottish League Division One, five points behind championsThird Lanark. Rangers was equal on points with third placedCeltic and a point behind second placedHearts.
TheScottish Cup campaign ended in a 3–2 cup final defeat to the club'sOld Firm rivals. AFinlay Speedie brace was not enough to win them the cup.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1903 | Third Lanark | H | 4–3 | 7,000 | Hamilton (3), Smith |
| 22 August 1903 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–1 | 10,000 | Stark, Speedie, Hamilton |
| 29 August 1903 | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | 10,000 | Hamilton, Walker |
| 5 September 1903 | Motherwell | A | 5–2 | 6,000 | Hamilton (4), Speedie |
| 19 September 1903 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 5–1 | 9,000 | Hamilton (3), Walker (2) |
| 26 September 1903 | Queen's Park | H | 5–0 | 14,000 | Hamilton (2), Robertson (pen), Walker, Mackie |
| 28 September 1903 | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | 8,000 | Speedie, Robertson (pen), Walker, Smith |
| 10 October 1903 | Third Lanark | H | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| 17 October 1903 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 25,000 | |
| 24 October 1903 | Greenock Morton | A | 3–1 | 4,000 | Speedie, Walker, Robertson |
| 31 October 1903 | Dundee | H | 6–1 | 10,300 | Walker (2), Hamilton (2), Mackie, Jeffrey (og) |
| 7 November 1903 | Queen's Park | A | 3–2 | 16,000 | Speedie, Hamilton, Drummond |
| 14 November 1903 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 8,000 | Hamilton |
| 21 November 1903 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 14,400 | Smith |
| 28 November 1903 | Greenock Morton | A | 5–0 | 3,000 | Hamilton (2), Walker (2), Speedie |
| 5 December 1903 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–2 | 3,000 | Smith, Unknown |
| 12 December 1903 | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | 3,000 | Mackie (2), Hamilton |
| 19 December 1903 | Port Glasgow | A | 1–1 | 4,000 | Mackie |
| 26 December 1903 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Hamilton, Robertson |
| 1 January 1904 | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 30,000 | Speedie, Mackie |
| 2 January 1904 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | 6,000 | Walker, Hamilton |
| 9 January 1904 | St Mirren | A | 4–5 | Mackie (2), Hamilton (2) | |
| 16 January 1904 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 4,000 | Mackie Hamilton, Donaghy |
| 30 January 1904 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 12,000 | Mackie |
| 13 February 1904 | Port Glasgow | H | 8–1 | 3,500 | Speedie (3), Hamilton (2), Smith, Campbell, Gibson |
| 16 March 1904 | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 6,000 | Mackie (2), Donaghy, Chalk, Stark |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 1904 | R1 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 30,000 | Walker (2), Hamilton |
| 6 February 1904 | R2 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 17,000 | Mackie, Walker |
| 20 February 1904 | QF | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 17,000 | Hamilton |
| 5 March 1904 | SF | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | 10,000 | Walker (2), Hamilton |
| 16 April 1904 | F | Celtic | N | 2–3 | 50,000 | Speedie (2)[1] |
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 15 | 0 | |
| DF | 27 | 1 | |
| DF | 18 | 0 | |
| MF | 17 | 1 | |
| DF | 27 | 2 | |
| FW | 26 | 16 | |
| FW | 28 | 13 | |
| FW | 28 | 31 | |
| FW | 28 | 12 | |
| FW | 21 | 4 | |
| DF | 23 | 0 | |
| DF | 15 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | 16 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 2 | |
| FW | 1 | 0 |