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A new club started with the same name soon afterwards, but played junior football at a low level. The second club's final season was 1913–14, in which the club finished 11th out of 14 in the
Nottinghamshire Football Alliance, two places above
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in the
Alliance, the Midland League was a definite third choice; the Rangers lost a number of players (plus secretary Shelton), and the support, never high, dwindled to almost nothing. The club won once in 15 matches, lost 7–2 at home to
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The club originally played in white, changing to pale blue and cardinal by 1884. In 1886 the club changed to black and white stripes (at which time Notts County were still wearing chocolate and blue).
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in 1885–86 to 1889–90. The club's first FA Cup campaign ended in acrimony, with the
Rangers' half-back Knight suspended for the season for insulting the umpire after the loss to
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twice, although after the introduction of professionalism this was not a competition of great prestige (the runners-up both times was the obscure
Ruddington side).
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had a mere 600 in attendance) and, with two bigger, older, and more prestigious clubs in the town, the
Rangers did not apply to join the new
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There were however ominous signs as the club was struggling to attract decent crowds (even the 1887–88 Notts Cup semi-final with
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in an FA Cup qualifying round match, and was unable to complete the season, its last match being a 1–0 home defeat to
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before a crowd of 2,000. The club had previously recorded a 14–0 win over Castle Rovers in the fourth round of the
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The club claimed a foundation date of 1868, although it is only known to have played other clubs from 1876.
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474:"Nottingham Rangers v Burton-on-Trent Alma".
306:That season Rangers was a founder member of
956:Defunct football clubs in Nottinghamshire
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924:"Derby County Charity Cup - Final Tie".
788:"Derby St Johns v Nottingham St James".
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590:"Football Association Challenge Cup".
489:"Basford Park v Nottingham St James".
272:The club's best run in the Cup was in
257:The club was a founder member of the
250:Notts Rangers results, season 1888–89
226:club, founded in 1868 under the name
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763:Charles Alcock Football Annual 1887
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607:Football Alliance Match By Match
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803:"Notts Rangers v Grantham".
456:Runners-up: 1887–88, 1888–89
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650:"A Rival Football League".
545:"Rangers v Castle Rovers".
217:Notts Rangers Football Club
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900:"Notts Senior Cup Finals"
749:"The wolf and the lamb".
710:"Sports & Pastimes".
680:"Sports & Pastimes".
635:"Notts Association Cup".
442:Winners: 1887–88, 1888–89
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560:"Notts notes and news".
491:Nottinghamshire Guardian
476:Nottinghamshire Guardian
450:Derby County Charity Cup
416:, England international.
261:and participated in the
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863:England Football Online
818:"Sports and pastimes".
805:Nottingham Evening Post
727:Nottingham Evening Post
712:Nottingham Evening Post
697:Nottingham Evening Post
695:"This Day's Football".
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667:Nottingham Evening Post
637:Nottingham Evening Post
605:Blakeman, Mick (2012).
547:Nottingham Evening Post
259:Midland Football League
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445:Runners-up: 1885–86
228:Nottingham St James
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833:"Football items".
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316:Long Eaton Rangers
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54:Castle/Meadow Lane
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343:Nottingham Forest
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461:References
404:Fred Geary
282:Notts Cup
59:Secretary
43:Dissolved
27:Full name
278:Jardines
224:football
122:1884–86
909:18 June
904:Bygones
884:22 June
431:Honours
408:Everton
371:Colours
327:Mellors
274:1887–88
242:History
221:English
219:was an
124:colours
35:Founded
380:Ground
263:FA Cup
51:Ground
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