The 1896–97 season is the 23rd season of competitive
football
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by
Rangers
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Overview
Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1896–97 season. They finished third in the
Scottish League Division One
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct league featuring professional and semi-professional association football, football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers F.C., Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tw ...
with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.
The club won the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Dumbarton
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on 20 March 1897 saw them win the trophy for only the second time in the club's history.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
Scottish Cup
Appearances
League table
See also
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1896–97 in Scottish football
The 1896–97 season of Scottish football was the 24th season of competitive Association football, football in Scotland and the seventh season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions Scottish Division One
Heart of Midlothian ...
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1896–97 Scottish Cup
The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton (by then a lower division club, and playing in their last major final to date) in th ...
External links
Team photo hosted at media storehouse
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Rangers F.C. seasons
Ran
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