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1975–76 Rangers F.C. season

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clubRangers
season1975-76
managerJock Wallace
chairmanMatt Taylor
(until September)
Rae Simpson
(from September)
stdtitleGround
stadiumIbrox Park
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result1st
P36 W23 D8 L5 F60 A24 Pts54
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultWinners
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultWinners
cup3European Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
cup4Glasgow Cup
cup4 resultWinners
season topscorer
Derek Johnstone (16)
league topscorer
Derek Johnstone (31)
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nextseason1976–77
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(until September) Rae Simpson (from September) P36 W23 D8 L5 F60 A24 Pts54 Derek Johnstone (16) Derek Johnstone (31) The 1975–76 season was the 96th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1975–76 season. The club won a third domestic treble in its history and, what would become, the first of two in three seasons.

This was the first season of the new Scottish Premier Division and the previous season's league flag was hoisted much to the delight of the home support in front of the visitors who just happened to be Celtic. A tense match ensued and although the visitors took the lead, Derek Johnstone equalised and Quinton Young netted the winner. The side did not continue this good form and only won five, and lost five, of the next fourteen league matches. On 13 December the club embarked on a 26 match unbeaten run in the league and cup competitions.

Despite Celtic still having a one-point lead as late as February, Rangers eventually clinched the league at Tannadice, thanks to a Johnstone goal after just 22 seconds, during the third last league match of the season. The side had won 16 out of the final 21 matches. The final margin of the title win was six points.

On the domestic cup front, the League Cup was won in the October against Celtic in a lunchtime Old Firm final, which were a feature of that time in trying to curb crowd violence. An Alex McDonald flying header in the second half, being the difference between the sides. The 1976 Scottish Cup Final saw Rangers play Heart of Midlothian. The side got off to a great start when Johnstone netted on 42 seconds. It was all but over when Alex McDonald scored right on the stroke of half time and Derek Johnstone grabbed Rangers' third goal late on.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 August 1975CelticH2–169,594Johnstone, Young
6 September 1975Heart of MidlothianA2–028,000Anderson (o.g.), Murray (o.g.)
13 September 1975St. JohnstoneH2–025,000Stein, Johnstone
20 September 1975HibernianH1–137,000Blackley (o.g.)
27 September 1975DundeeA0–015,087
4 October 1975AberdeenH1–022,000McDougall
11 October 1975Ayr UnitedA0–320,000
18 October 1975MotherwellA1–218,925Johnstone
1 November 1975CelticA1–160,000Parlane
8 November 1975Heart of MidlothianH1–230,000Henderson
12 November 1975Dundee UnitedH4–125,760Parlane, Johnstone, Jackson, MacDonald
15 November 1975St. JohnstoneA5–19,500Parlane, McKean, McLean, Jardine, McDonald (o.g.)
22 November 1975HibernianA1–226,547Young
29 November 1975DundeeH2–116,500Henderson (2)
6 December 1975AberdeenA0–119,565
13 December 1975Ayr UnitedH3–015,500Jardine (pen.), Henderson, McKean
20 December 1975MotherwellH3–225,000Johnstone (2), Henderson
27 December 1975Dundee UnitedA0–011,500
1 January 1976CelticH1–057,839Johnstone
3 January 1976Heart of MidlothianA2–124,000Henderson (2)
10 January 1976St. JohnstoneH4–020,209Miller (pen.), Hamilton, Johnstone, McKean
17 January 1976HibernianH2–040,761Parlane, McLean
31 January 1976DundeeA1–114,407Johnstone
7 February 1976AberdeenH2–135,000Henderson, MacDonald
21 February 1976Ayr UnitedA1–018,000McKean
28 February 1976MotherwellA1–025,241Johnstone
20 March 1976Heart of MidlothianH3–131,698Johnstone, Jackson, McLean
27 March 1976St. JohnstoneA3–09,079Johnstone (2), Greig
3 April 1976HibernianA3–018,820MacDonald, Henderson, Johnstone
10 April 1976DundeeH3–025,012McKean, Greig, Johnstone
14 April 1976AberdeenA0–017,968
17 April 1976Ayr UnitedH2–125,602MacDonald, Parlane
21 April 1976MotherwellH2–127,910McLean, Henderson
24 April 1976Dundee UnitedA1–017,000Johnstone
26 April 1976CelticA0–051,000
4 May 1976Dundee UnitedH0–050,209

European Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 September 1975R1BohemianH4–125,000Fyfe, O'Hara, Johnstone, Burke (o.g.)
1 October 1975R1BohemianA1–18,000Johnstone
22 October 1975R2Saint-EtienneA0–228,394
5 November 1975R2Saint-EtienneH1–251,411MacDonald

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 January 1976R3East FifeH3–030,106MacDonald, Henderson, Hamilton
14 February 1976R4AberdeenH4–160,244Johnstone, MacDonald, Henderson, Parlane
6 March 1976QFQueen of the SouthA5–018,700McKean (2), Johnstone (2), Henderson
31 March 1976SFMotherwellN3–250,915Miller (pen.), Johnstone (2)
1 May 1976FHeart of MidlothianN3–185,354Johnstone (2), MacDonald

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1975SRAirdrieoniansH6–145,000Jardine (3, 2 pen.), Stein, Parlane, Miller (pen.)
13 August 1975SRClydeA1–028,000Johnstone
16 August 1975SRMotherwellH1–131,500Greig
20 August 1975SRClydeH6–016,000Parlane (2), Jackson, Miller (pen.),
Young, Johnstone
23 August 1975SRMotherwellA2–220,561Jardine, Miller (pen.)
27 August 1975SRAirdrieoniansA2–120,000Johnstone, Young
10 September 1975QFQueen of the SouthH1–012,000Johnstone
24 September 1975QFQueen of the SouthA2–27,500Johnstone, MacDonald
8 October 1975SFMontroseN5–120,319Parlane, Johnstone, Miller (pen.), Scott, Jardine
25 October 1975FCelticN1–058,806MacDonald

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
SCO Gordon BoydFW10
SCO Ally DawsonDF60
SCO Jim DennyDF120
SCO Tom ForsythMF370
SCO Graham FyfeMF61
SCO John GreigDF553
SCO Johnny HamiltonMF272
SCO Martin HendersonFW3313
SCO Colin JacksonDF523
SCO Sandy JardineDF377
SCO Derek JohnstoneDF5131
SCO Stewart KennedyGK140
SCO Peter McCloyGK410
SCO Alex MacDonaldMF528
SCO Ian McDougallDF71
SCO Bobby McKeanMF437
SCO Tommy McLeanMF524
SCO Alex MillerDF446
SCO Alex O'HaraMF71
SCO Derek ParlaneFW4010
SCO Quinton YoungMF194
SCO Ally ScottFW31
SCO Colin SteinFW152

League table

References

References

  1. "Past meetings between Hearts and Rangers in Scottish Cup final".
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