title: 1904–05 Rangers F.C. season
text: # 1904–05 Rangers F.C. season
  
  The 1904–05 season is the 31st season of competitive football by Rangers.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Rangers played a total of 33 competitive matches during the 1904–05 season. The team finished joint top of the league with Celtic, equal on points but with better goal difference. Since the concept of goal difference was not considered both teams played a Championship play-off which Celtic won 1–2.
  
  The Scottish Cup campaign saw the team reach the final where they played Third Lanark. The final ended in a draw and Rangers lost the replay 1–3 at Hampden Park.
  
  ## Results
  
  All results are written with Rangers' score first.
  
  ### Scottish League Division One
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 August 1904 | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | 20,000 | Mackie |
  | 27 August 1904 | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | 12,000 | Hamilton (2), Mackie, Kyle |
  | 3 September 1904 | Partick Thistle | H | 8–1 | 7,000 | Speedie (3), Kyle (2), Hamilton (2), Stark |
  | 10 September 1904 | Dundee | A | 3–0 | 14,760 | Hamilton (2), Chaplin (og) |
  | 17 September 1904 | Queen's Park | A | 4–0 | 30,231 | Kyle (2), A.Smith, Hamilton |
  | 19 September 1904 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | | Hamilton, McColl |
  | 26 September 1904 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 20,188 | Speedie |
  | 1 October 1904 | St Mirren | H | 2–3 | 10,000 | Mackie, Turnbull |
  | 15 October 1904 | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 25,000 | Hamilton, Mackie |
  | 22 October 1904 | Queen's Park | H | 5–0 | 15,000 | Mackie (2), Walker, McColl, Hamilton |
  | 29 October 1904 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 13,000 | McColl, Mackie |
  | 5 November 1904 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 5–0 | 10,000 | Walker (2), A.Smith, Speedie, Hamilton |
  | 12 November 1904 | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | | |
  | 19 November 1904 | Third Lanark | H | 3–1 | | Kyle (2), A.Smith |
  | 3 December 1904 | Kilmarnock | A | 4–0 | 6,500 | Kyle (2), Hamilton, Robertson |
  | 10 December 1904 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 5,000 | McLean (og), Hamilton |
  | 17 December 1904 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–1 | 4,000 | Speedie, Hamilton, Kyle, Mackie |
  | 31 December 1904 | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | 8,000 | May, Speedie (pen) |
  | 3 January 1905 | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | 11,000 | Hamilton (2), Kyle, Robertson |
  | 14 January 1905 | Motherwell | H | 3–2 | 6,000 | Speedie (2, 1 pen), McColl |
  | 21 January 1905 | Kilmarnock | H | 6–2 | | Speedie (2), May, Walker, McColl, Mackie |
  | 4 February 1905 | Port Glasgow | A | 3–0 | 7,000 | McColl (2), Walker |
  | 18 February 1905 | Celtic | H | 1–4 | 30,000 | Kyle |
  | 18 March 1905 | Port Glasgow | H | 5–1 | 5,000 | A.Smith (2), Hamilton, Speedie, Low |
  | 1 April 1905 | Greenock Morton | H | 5–0 | 5,000 | Hamilton (2), A.Smith (2), Kyle |
  | 29 April 1905 | Greenock Morton | A | 2–0 | 3,000 | Speedie, Kyle |
  
  **Championship play-off**
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 May 1905 | Celtic | N | 1–2 | 30,000 | Robertson |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 28 January 1905 | R1 | Ayr Parkhouse | H | 2–1 | 7,000 | Robertson, Chalmers |
  | 11 February 1905 | R2 | Greenock Morton | A | 6–0 | 9,000 | McColl (2), Speedie (2, 1 pen), Kyle, Walker |
  | 25 February 1905 | QF | Beith | H | 5–1 | 4,000 | Kyle (2), Speedie (2), Chalmers |
  | 25 March 1905 | SF | Celtic | A | 2–0 | 36,000 | Speedie, Robertson |
  | 8 April 1905 | F | Third Lanark | N | 0–0 | 54,000 | |
  | 8 April 1905 | F | Third Lanark | N | 1–3 | 55,000 | A.Smith |
  
  ## Appearances
  
  | Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Allan | GK | 8 | 0 |
  | Alex Fraser | DF | 17 | 0 |
  | George Gilchrist | DF | 1 | 0 |
  | George Henderson | DF | 17 | 0 |
  | John May | DF | 26 | 2 |
  | John Tait Robertson | DF | 27 | 5 |
  | Archie Kyle | FW | 28 | 17 |
  | Alec Mackie | FW | 21 | 8 |
  | RC Hamilton | FW | 18 | 19 |
  | Finlay Speedie | FW | 33 | 18 |
  | Alec Smith | FW | 33 | 8 |
  | Nicol Smith | DF | 12 | 0 |
  | James Stark | DF | 20 | 1 |
  | Andrew Easton | DF | 9 | 0 |
  | RS McColl | FW | 17 | 9 |
  | Charles Donaghy | FW | 3 | 0 |
  | John Walker | FW | 14 | 6 |
  | James Turnbull | FW | 1 | 1 |
  | John Watson | GK | 2 | 0 |
  | Adam Gourlay | DF | 4 | 0 |
  | Tom Sinclair | GK | 23 | 0 |
  | Bob McEwan | DF | 12 | 0 |
  | Robert Campbell | DF | 5 | 0 |
  | Alex Craig | DF | 7 | 0 |
  | Tommy Low | MF | 2 | 1 |
  | John Chalmers | MF | 3 | 2 |
  