title: 1895–96 Rangers F.C. season
text: # 1895–96 Rangers F.C. season
  
  The Rangers 1895–96 season was the 22nd of competitive football in the Scottish Football Association.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1895–96 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.
  
  The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out in the quarter-final stage by Hibernian by 3–2. The club had beaten Dumbarton and St Mirren during the competition.
  
  ## Results
  
  All results are written with Rangers' score first.
  
  ### Scottish League Division One
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 August 1895 | Dumbarton | A | 5–3 | | Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith |
  | 24 August 1895 | Third Lanark | H | 0–4 | | |
  | 31 August 1895 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | | Oswald, Untraced |
  | 7 September 1895 | Celtic | H | 2–4 | 16,000 | Stewart, A.Smith |
  | 14 September 1895 | St. Bernard's | A | 4–3 | | McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced |
  | 5 October 1895 | St Mirren | A | 7–1 | | A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie |
  | 12 October 1895 | St. Bernard's | H | 2–0 | 4,000 | A.Smith, McPherson |
  | 26 October 1895 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | Barker |
  | 9 November 1895 | Clyde | H | 4–4 | 4,000 | Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell |
  | 23 November 1895 | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | 6,000 | Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson |
  | 30 November 1895 | Dundee | A | 3–1 | 3,000 | Marshall, Barker, Oswald |
  | 7 December 1895 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 7–2 | | Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced |
  | 14 December 1895 | Celtic | A | 2–6 | 25,000 | A Smith, McCreadie |
  | 21 December 1895 | Third Lanark | A | 3–2 | 5,000 | A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd |
  | 4 January 1896 | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 2,000 | Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.) |
  | 8 February 1896 | Clyde | A | 2–2 | | Stewart, A.Smith |
  | 22 February 1896 | St Mirren | H | 3–3 | 3,000 | A.Smith (2), Miller |
  | 29 February 1896 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 3,000 | McCreadie (2), McPherson |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 January 1896 | R1 | Dumbarton | A | 1–1 | | Stewart |
  | 25 January 1896 | R1 R | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | 6,000 | A.Smith (2), Oswald |
  | 1 February 1896 | R2 | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | 4,500 | Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie |
  | 15 February 1896 | QF | Hibernian | H | 2–3 | 18,000 | A.Smith, McCreadie |
  
  ## Appearances
  
  | Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Mungo Murdoch | GK | 1 | 0 |
  | Nicol Smith | DF | 21 | 0 |
  | Jock Drummond | DF | 18 | 0 |
  | Robert Marshall | DF | 16 | 1 |
  | Alex Mathie | DF | 1 | 0 |
  | Neilly Gibson | MF | 21 | 1 |
  | McIntyre | MF | 3 | 0 |
  | Thomas Miller | MF | 8 | 4 |
  | John Barker | MF | 12 | 6 |
  | David Boyd | MF | 4 | 1 |
  | Alex Smith | FW | 21 | 16 |
  | William Wilson | GK | 3 | 0 |
  | Jimmy Oswald | FW | 21 | 15 |
  | John McPherson | MF | 20 | 8 |
  | George Russell | DF | 2 | 0 |
  | Stewart | MF | 11 | 3 |
  | John McLeod | GK | 5 | 0 |
  | David Crawford | DF | 4 | 0 |
  | David Mitchell | MF | 16 | 1 |
  | Robert Burns | DF | 6 | 0 |
  | Hugh McCreadie | MF | 14 | 8 |
  | John Bell | GK | 7 | 0 |
  | Muir | MF | 1 | 0 |
  | James Yuille | GK | 1 | 0 |
  | James McAllan | GK | 1 | 0 |
  