The 1900–01 season is the 27th season of competitive
football
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Rangers played a total of 21 competitive matches during the 1900–01 season. The club finished top of the
Scottish League Division One
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, having won 17 of their 20 league matches (including a 100% home record).
The second placed side,
Celtic
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*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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, who had finished six points behind Rangers did knock Wilton's team out of the