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Every match played on today's date in history
4th May
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            1880 - 188104-05-1881South Western
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-south-western-4-may-1881
                              1-1Challenge MatchKinning Park
                                D
                              
1886 - 188704-05-1887Renton
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-renton-4-may-1887
                              1-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupSecond Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                D
                              
1888 - 188904-05-1889Partick Thistle
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/partick-thistle-v-rangers-4-may-1889
                              2-6Challenge MatchInchview (Partick)
                                L
                              
1891 - 189204-05-1892Dumbarton
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dumbarton-v-rangers-4-may-1892
                              0-6LeagueBoghead Park
                                L
                              
1894 - 189504-05-1895Leith Athletic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-leith-athletic-4-may-1895
                              3-0FriendlyFirst Ibrox Park
                                W
                              
1895 - 189604-05-1896Renton
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-renton-4-may-1896
                              2-5FriendlyFirst Ibrox Park
                                L
                              
1896 - 189704-05-1897Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/third-lanark-v-rangers-4-may-1897
                              4-4LeagueFirst Cathkin Park
                                D
                              
1900 - 190104-05-1901Caledonian
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/caledonian-v-rangers-4-may-1901
                              2-2FriendlyAway Fixture
                                D
                              
1902 - 190304-05-1903Clydebank Juniors
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/clydebank-juniors-v-rangers-4-may-1903
                              4-1FriendlyKilbowie Park
                                W
                              
1906 - 190704-05-1907Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1907
                              1-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1909 - 191004-05-1910Kilmarnock
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/kilmarnock-v-rangers-4-may-1910
                              1-1FriendlyStevenston (Ayrshire)
                                D
                              
1911 - 191204-05-1912Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1912
                              1-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupParkhead (Neutral Venue)
                                W
                              
1914 - 191504-05-1915Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/third-lanark-v-rangers-4-may-1915
                              3-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupNew Cathkin Park
                                W
                              
1928 - 192904-05-1929Partick Thistle
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-partick-thistle-4-may-1929
                              2-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1934 - 193504-05-1935Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1935
                              3-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1939 - 194004-05-1940Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-4-may-1940
                              1-0Emergency War CupHampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                W
                              
1945 - 194604-05-1946Airdrie
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/airdrie-v-rangers-4-may-1946
                              4-0Victory CupBroomfield Park
                                W
                              
1948 - 194904-05-1949Partick Thistle
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-partick-thistle-4-may-1949
                              0-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                L
                              
1952 - 195304-05-1953Queen's Park
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-queens-park-4-may-1953
                              1-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                D
                              
1956 - 195704-05-1957Clyde
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-clyde-4-may-1957
                              2-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1962 - 196304-05-1963Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-1963
                              1-1Scottish Cup FinalHampden Park
                                D
                              
1965 - 196604-05-1966Clyde
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-clyde-4-may-1966
                              4-0LeagueIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1975 - 197604-05-1976Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-4-may-1976
                              0-0LeagueIbrox Park
                                D
                              
1982 - 198304-05-1983Dundee
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-v-rangers-4-may-1983
                              1-2LeagueDens Park
                                L
                              
1984 - 198504-05-1985Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-utd-v-rangers-4-may-1985
                              1-2LeagueTannadice
                                L
                              
1990 - 199104-05-1991Motherwell
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/motherwell-v-rangers-4-may-1991
                              0-3LeagueFir Park
                                L
                              
1992 - 199304-05-1993Partick Thistle
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/partick-thistle-v-rangers-4-may-1993
                              0-3LeagueFirhill
                                L
                              
1995 - 199604-05-1996Kilmarnock
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/kilmarnock-v-rangers-4-may-1996
                              3-0LeagueRugby Park
                                W
                              
2001 - 200204-05-2002Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-2002
                              3-2Scottish Cup FinalHampden Park
                                W
                              
2002 - 200304-05-2003Dundee
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-v-rangers-4-may-2003
                              2-2LeagueDens Park
                                D
                              
2007 - 200804-05-2008Hibernian
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hibs-v-rangers-4-may-2008
                              0-0LeagueEaster Road
                                D
                              
2009 - 201004-05-2010Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/celtic-v-rangers-4-may-2010
                              1-2LeagueParkhead
                                L
                              
2012 - 201304-05-2013Berwick Rangers
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-berwick-rangers-4-may-2013
                              1-0LeagueIbrox Stadium
                                W
                              
2024 - 202504-05-2025Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-2025
                              1-1LeagueIbrox
                                D
                              

        

Season	Date	Opponent	Details	Score	Competition	Stadium	Result

1880 - 1881	04-05-1881	South Western	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-south-western-4-may-1881	1-1	Challenge Match	Kinning Park	D
1886 - 1887	04-05-1887	Renton	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-renton-4-may-1887	1-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Second Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	D
1888 - 1889	04-05-1889	Partick Thistle	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/partick-thistle-v-rangers-4-may-1889	2-6	Challenge Match	Inchview (Partick)	L
1891 - 1892	04-05-1892	Dumbarton	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dumbarton-v-rangers-4-may-1892	0-6	League	Boghead Park	L
1894 - 1895	04-05-1895	Leith Athletic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-leith-athletic-4-may-1895	3-0	Friendly	First Ibrox Park	W
1895 - 1896	04-05-1896	Renton	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-renton-4-may-1896	2-5	Friendly	First Ibrox Park	L
1896 - 1897	04-05-1897	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/third-lanark-v-rangers-4-may-1897	4-4	League	First Cathkin Park	D
1900 - 1901	04-05-1901	Caledonian	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/caledonian-v-rangers-4-may-1901	2-2	Friendly	Away Fixture	D
1902 - 1903	04-05-1903	Clydebank Juniors	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/clydebank-juniors-v-rangers-4-may-1903	4-1	Friendly	Kilbowie Park	W
1906 - 1907	04-05-1907	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1907	1-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1909 - 1910	04-05-1910	Kilmarnock	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/kilmarnock-v-rangers-4-may-1910	1-1	Friendly	Stevenston (Ayrshire)	D
1911 - 1912	04-05-1912	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1912	1-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Parkhead (Neutral Venue)	W
1914 - 1915	04-05-1915	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/third-lanark-v-rangers-4-may-1915	3-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	New Cathkin Park	W
1928 - 1929	04-05-1929	Partick Thistle	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-partick-thistle-4-may-1929	2-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1934 - 1935	04-05-1935	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-4-may-1935	3-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1939 - 1940	04-05-1940	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-4-may-1940	1-0	Emergency War Cup	Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	W
1945 - 1946	04-05-1946	Airdrie	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/airdrie-v-rangers-4-may-1946	4-0	Victory Cup	Broomfield Park	W
1948 - 1949	04-05-1949	Partick Thistle	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-partick-thistle-4-may-1949	0-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	L
1952 - 1953	04-05-1953	Queen's Park	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-queens-park-4-may-1953	1-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	D
1956 - 1957	04-05-1957	Clyde	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-clyde-4-may-1957	2-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1962 - 1963	04-05-1963	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-1963	1-1	Scottish Cup Final	Hampden Park	D
1965 - 1966	04-05-1966	Clyde	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-clyde-4-may-1966	4-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1975 - 1976	04-05-1976	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-4-may-1976	0-0	League	Ibrox Park	D
1982 - 1983	04-05-1983	Dundee	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-v-rangers-4-may-1983	1-2	League	Dens Park	L
1984 - 1985	04-05-1985	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-utd-v-rangers-4-may-1985	1-2	League	Tannadice	L
1990 - 1991	04-05-1991	Motherwell	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/motherwell-v-rangers-4-may-1991	0-3	League	Fir Park	L
1992 - 1993	04-05-1993	Partick Thistle	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/partick-thistle-v-rangers-4-may-1993	0-3	League	Firhill	L
1995 - 1996	04-05-1996	Kilmarnock	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/kilmarnock-v-rangers-4-may-1996	3-0	League	Rugby Park	W
2001 - 2002	04-05-2002	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-2002	3-2	Scottish Cup Final	Hampden Park	W
2002 - 2003	04-05-2003	Dundee	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/dundee-v-rangers-4-may-2003	2-2	League	Dens Park	D
2007 - 2008	04-05-2008	Hibernian	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hibs-v-rangers-4-may-2008	0-0	League	Easter Road	D
2009 - 2010	04-05-2010	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/celtic-v-rangers-4-may-2010	1-2	League	Parkhead	L
2012 - 2013	04-05-2013	Berwick Rangers	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-berwick-rangers-4-may-2013	1-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2024 - 2025	04-05-2025	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-4-may-2025	1-1	League	Ibrox	D

                
On This Day
Every match played on today's date
4th May

        34
        matches played on 4th May
    
                    1881
                    1880 - 1881
                
DRAW
South Western
1-1

                    Challenge Match
                
                    Kinning Park
                
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                    1887
                    1886 - 1887
                
DRAW
Renton
1-1

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Second Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1889
                    1888 - 1889
                
LOSS
Partick Thistle
2-6

                    Challenge Match
                
                    Inchview (Partick)
                
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                    1892
                    1891 - 1892
                
LOSS
Dumbarton
0-6

                    League
                
                    Boghead Park
                
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                    1895
                    1894 - 1895
                
WIN
Leith Athletic
3-0

                    Friendly
                
                    First Ibrox Park
                
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                    1896
                    1895 - 1896
                
LOSS
Renton
2-5

                    Friendly
                
                    First Ibrox Park
                
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                    1897
                    1896 - 1897
                
DRAW
Third Lanark
4-4

                    League
                
                    First Cathkin Park
                
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                    1901
                    1900 - 1901
                
DRAW
Caledonian
2-2

                    Friendly
                
                    Away Fixture
                
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                    1903
                    1902 - 1903
                
WIN
Clydebank Juniors
4-1

                    Friendly
                
                    Kilbowie Park
                
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                    1907
                    1906 - 1907
                
WIN
Third Lanark
1-0

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Ibrox Park
                
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