RANGERS became the first and to date only British football club to enjoy a “perfect season” and win all of their league matches after being awarded a “dodgy penalty” at the end of a thrilling encounter with Hibernian.
And the SFA took action to prevent referees being intimidated immediately after the “Invincibles” achieved their epic feat – by giving them their own dressing room for the first time so they no longer had to change with the players.
The Ibrox club triumphed in all 18 of their Division One games in the 1898/99 season – but they came very close to dropping points in a match against Hibs in November.