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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 Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... and St Mirren during the competition. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Division One Scottish Cup Appearances League table See also * 1895–96 in Scottish football * 1895–96 Scottish Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:1895-96 Rangers F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangers F
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] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895–96 In Scottish Football
The 1895–96 season of Scottish football was the 23rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the sixth season of the Scottish Football League. This season also saw the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. League competitions Scottish Division One Celtic topped the Scottish Division One. Scottish Division Two Abercorn came first in the Scottish Division Two. Leith Athletic and Renton finished second and third Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Highland League Other Senior Leagues Scotland national team Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ... were winners of the 1896 British Home Championship. Key: *(H) = Home match *(A) = Away match *BHC = British Home Championship Other ... [...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] |
David Mitchell (footballer Born 1866)
David Mitchell (29 April 1866 – 6 December 1948) was a Scottish football player, best known for his time with Rangers. Playing career Mitchell joined Rangers from Kilmarnock in September 1889. He was Rangers captain and won two Scottish Football League championships (the shared 1890–91 title and the perfect season of 1898–99), three Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crawford (footballer, Born 1873)
David Crawford (9 March 1873 – July 1937) was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Mirren, Rangers and the Scotland national team. He was part of Rangers' 'perfect season' in the 1898–99 Scottish Division One where they won all 18 fixtures, featuring in the defence in 17 of those matches. Apart from that season, he was a capable reserve for the first team during the rest of his time at the Govan club, FitbaStats whereas in his two spells with hometown club St Mirren he was a regular, Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 but had drop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McPherson (footballer, Born 1868)
John McPherson (19 June 1868 – 31 July 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played for Cowlairs, Kilmarnock, Rangers and the Scotland national team. Career Early career Born in Kilmarnock and known as 'Kitey' from a young age,Rangers legend Kitey and his grandson's bizarre connection to German internationalist Daily Record, 4 September 2019 McPherson started his career with his local side Kilmarnock,Kilmarnock player McPherson, John FitbaStats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Oswald
James Oswald (3 January 1868 – 26 February 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He took part in the 1891 FA Cup Final for Notts County (scoring their goal in a 3–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers). During his career he also played in Scotland for Third Lanark and St Bernard's, winning the Scottish Cup with both clubs either side of his spell in England, in 1889 and 1895. He also spent four years with Rangers (1895 to 1899), during which time they claimed two Scottish Cups and a Scottish Football League title, but Oswald was a reserve and his involvement in these wins was minimal. He then finished his career at Morton. Oswald made three appearances for Scotland (scoring once) between 1894 and 1896. He also represented the Scottish Football League XI three times. His younger brother John Oswald was also a footballer; both siblings (who were born in Greenock but relocated to the Gorbals area of Glasgow with their family when very young), played togethe ... [...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] |
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] |
Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neilly Gibson
Neil Gibson (23 February 1873 – January 1947) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Rangers, Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team. Career Adept at playing in either left or right wing half position, Gibson joined Rangers in 1894 from local Larkhall side Royal Albert, where he had been for only a few months after moving from Junior team Larkhall Thistle. During his time at Ibrox, he won four consecutive league titles ( 1898–99 (in which the team won all 18 fixtures), 1899–1900, 1900–01 and 1901–02) as well as the Scottish Cup in 1896–97, 1897–98, and 1902–03 plus five Glasgow Cups and three Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He moved to Partick Thistle in 1904, where he remained for five years. He was capped 14 times by Scotland between 1895 and 1905, scoring one goal. Gibson also represented the Scottish League XI 11 times. Former Hibernian manager Willie McCartney stated that Gibson was "The greatest of my, and any generation following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
