The 1898–99 season was the 25th season of competitive

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played by Rangers F.C.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1898–99 season. They finished top of Scottish League Division One with a one hundred percent record of 18 wins from 18 matches. The club ended the season without any other trophies: in the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Hearts and St Mirren en route to the final, they lost to

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2–0. Earlier in the season they had also lost in the final of the less important Glasgow Cup 1–0 to Queen's Park, and at its end they lost in the minor Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final, another 2–0 loss to Celtic, also finishing as runners-up to the same opponents in the supplementary Glasgow Football League.Glasgow Football League (First version 1895-1899)
Scottish Football Historical Archive Regardless of these setbacks, the perfect league campaign of 1898–99 remains a unique achievement in the annals of British football.The first great Rangers team whose 'perfect season' remains unique in British football 122 years on
Matthew Lindsay, Glasgow Times, 7 January 2021

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Scottish Cup

Appearances

League table

References

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