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1891–92 Rangers F.C. Season
The 1891–92 season is the 18th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 28 competitive matches during the 1891–92 season. The club began the season as champions but ended it in fifth position, winning exactly half of their 22 league matches. The club were knocked out the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage after losing to eventual champions Celtic by 3–5. Rangers reached the final of the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup for the first time in eight years, but lost the final 2-0 to Celtic at Celtic Park Celtic Park is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium and the home of Scottish Premiership team Celtic F.C., Celtic, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity of 60,832, it is the largest List of football stadiums in Sco .... Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Scottish Cup Appearances League table See also * 1891–92 in Scottish football * 1891–92 Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests. ** National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service ** U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service ** Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom ** Includes the Keepers of Epping Forest who are charged to Range about the Forest in their duties. Ranger or Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Publications * Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan * '' Ranger Rick'', a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation * ''Ranger'' (magazine), a former British comic magazine Fictional entities * Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Marshall (footballer)
Robert William Marshall (30 October 1864 – 5 January 1924) was a Scottish professional footballer, best known for his time with Rangers. Career A right half, Marshall played for several clubs around Glasgow, starting at St Andrews, then Partick until they folded in the mid-1880s, and Partick Thistle. He joined Rangers in the summer of 1889, and was a key figure in the early years of the Scottish Football League. He won the shared 1890–91 championship, as well as the Scottish Cup in 1894. He made 124 appearances with Rangers in the two major competitions and scored five goals. In 1896 he moved to Abercorn. Marshall won two Scotland caps in 1892 and 1894, captaining the side in the latter fixture, against Ireland. He also represented the Scottish League XI once in 1895. London Hearts Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Drummond
John Drummond (13 April 1870 – 24 January 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Falkirk, Rangers and the Scotland national team. Career Drummond joined Rangers from Falkirk (who had yet to join the Scottish Football League) in 1892. Over the next 12 years he went on to win five Scottish Cup medals (1894, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1903) and four consecutive league titles ( 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01 and 1901–02) – the first of which involved Rangers winning all 18 of their Scottish league matches (although Drummond only played in five).Rangers Results: 1872-2006, Chic Sharp He finished his playing career with first club Falkirk, latterly becoming their coach then, eventually, a director. Drummond was |
Frank Watt (footballer)
Francis Watt (16 February 1866 – 29 August 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played primarily for hometown club Kilbirnie, as well as short spells with Queen's Park, Clydesdale Harriers, Third Lanark (he was listed as a player at that club when selected for the Glasgow FA team in 1888)Inter-Association Matches. The Glasgow Herald, 30 January 1888 and , with his status as an amateur allowing him to move fairly freely between clubs. An , Watt scored three goals in four international appearances for |
John Barker (Scottish Footballer)
John Barker may refer to: Business * John Barker (advertising executive) (born 1965), founder of Barker/DZP * John Barker (businessman) (1847–1925), Australian * John H. Barker, American businessman, owner of the John H. Barker Mansion in Michigan City, Indiana Politics * John Barker (died 1589) (c. 1532–1589), MP for Ipswich * John Barker (died 1618) (1579–1618), MP for Shrewsbury * John Barker (Bristol MP) (died 1636), English politician * Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet (1655–1696), English MP for Ipswich * John Barker (diplomat) (1771–1849), English diplomat and horticulturist * Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet (1840–1914), founder of Barkers department store in Kensington, London, and Liberal MP * John Barker (MP for Ilchester), English merchant and politician * John Barker (Parliamentarian), English draper and politician, MP for Coventry * John Barker (parliamentary officer) (1815–1891), clerk of the colonial Victorian (Australia) parliament * John Barker ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dunbar (footballer)
Thomas Dunbar (18 August 1868 – 28 April 1908) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Rangers. He is one of only two players to cross the Old Firm divide twice, the other being Kenny Miller. Career Having played once for the team in the Scottish Cup in 1888 (a match in which his elder brother Michael also played), Dunbar signed for Celtic from Busby Cartvale in 1890. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 Following a short loan spell with St Mirren, one of his first Scottish Football League appearances for the ''Bhoys'' came at Rangers during a 2–1 victory on 2 May 1891. A few months later, in November 1891, he joined Rangers hoping to play more regularly, but although he did so the team had a poor run of results during the campaign and he returned to Celtic by July of the following year. He was one of several players of the Catholic faith to feature for Rangers in the pre-World War I era, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Blyth
Robert Fleming Blyth (16 October 1869 – 7 February 1941) was a Scottish footballer and manager for Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904. Football career Blyth was born in Glenbuck, and was a member of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, playing alongside members of his extended family. From there he was scouted by the Rangers, playing as a wing-half (1891–1894), followed by Preston North End (1894–1899), a brief spell at Dundee (1897), and Portsmouth (1899–1901). He became player–manager of Portsmouth in 1901, winning the 1901-02 Southern League title. After retiring from his post as manager, he later served Portsmouth as director and chairman. According to the ''Portsmouth Evening News'', Blyth was "the only man to rise from professional player to be chairman of his club through all the intermediate positions: Captain, player-manager, manager, director, and vice-chairman." Personal life and family Blyth grew up in a poor mining village which managed to produce a number of football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McCreadie
Andrew Donald McCreadie (27 September 1863 – 16 April 1936) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Sunderland and appeared in two international matches for Scotland. He played as a centre-back despite only measuring five foot, five inches tall. His brother Hugh McCreadie played for Rangers alongside him. During his career, McCreadie won the Scottish league championship, the English league championship and the Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, References 1870 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Kerr
Neil Kerr (13 April 1871 – 2 December 1901) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside right, for clubs including Rangers and Liverpool. He played for both clubs in their first seasons in the respective top divisions, featuring in every fixture for Rangers plus the championship play-off as they shared the 1890–91 Scottish Football League title with Dumbarton. He also won the Glasgow Cup with the ''Light Blues'' in 1893. He later re-joined the Govan club after spells with Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and non-league Falkirk, but was only a reserve in his second spell and featured in just four competitive matches, albeit one of these was in the semi-final second replay of the 1897–98 Scottish Cup, helping Rangers reach the final which they went on to win. At representative level, Kerr took part in a Scotland national team trial match in March 1892, and in November of that year was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield. He was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Henderson (footballer, Born 1867)
James Henderson (born 1867) was a Scottish footballer. Henderson was born in Thornhill, Dumfries, and first played for the 5th Kirkcudbright Rifle Volunteers and then Rangers; he was a squad player in Rangers 1890–91 Scottish League-title winning season. In 1892 he moved south to London, signing for Woolwich Arsenal. An inside forward, he was a consistent goalscorer in Arsenal's last season before they joined the English Football League; having been boycotted by other sides for their turn to professionalism, these mainly consisted of friendlies and FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ... matches. Henderson was a regular in Arsenal's inaugural season in the Second Division, and scored 18 goals in 27 first-class games, finishing as Arsenal's top goalscorer; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McCreadie
Hugh McCreadie (2 January 1874 in Girvan – ?) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers. His brother Andrew McCreadie played for Rangers alongside him. During his career McCreadie, a forward, won the Scottish league championship and the Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,McCreadie, Hugh at Fitbastats /ref> References 1874 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
