The 1890–91 season is the 17th season of competitive
football
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by
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
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The season saw the club play in a league set-up for the first time in its history.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 20 competitive matches during the 1890–91 season. They were the joint winners of the first ever
Scottish League, sharing the title with
Dumbarton. The club's drew the championship play-off 2–2, so both were awarded the title and declared champions.
The club ended the season without the
Scottish Cup after being knocked out by
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
in the first round by 1–0.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League
Championship play-off
Scottish Cup
Appearances
See also
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1890–91 in Scottish football
1890–91 in Scottish football was the 18th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the Scottish Football League with ten teams competing.
League competitions Scottish Football League
Dumbarton a ...
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1890–91 Scottish Cup
The 1890–91 Scottish Cup was the 18th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Heart of Midlothian defeated Dumbarton 1–0 to win the trophy.
First round
* * Match Declared Void
*** St Johnstone Declared ...
External links
1890–91 Rangers F.C.Results
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Rangers F.C. seasons
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
Scottish football championship-winning seasons