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1984–85 Rangers F.C. season

FieldValue
clubRangers
season1984-85
managerJock Wallace
chairmanJohn Paton
stdtitleGround
stadiumIbrox
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result4th
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultFourth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultWinners
cup3UEFA Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
cup4Glasgow Cup
cup4 resultWinners
league topscorer
Ally McCoist (12)
season topscorer
Ally McCoist (18)
prevseason1983–84
nextseason1985–86

Ally McCoist (12) Ally McCoist (18)

The 1984–85 season was the 105th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1984–85 season.

The season was Wallace's first full season in charge since his return. The team continued the strong form they had ended the previous season in, and by Christmas were in third place, in touching distance of the top of the table. However, a defeat to rivals Celtic on New Year's Day saw the club's form completely implode, and they only won four more league games all season. Rangers again finished fourth in the league by a massive twenty-one point record behind champions Aberdeen. This disappointment was not caused due to a lack of investment in the playing squad. A total of £495,000 was spent bringing in Iain Ferguson and Cammy Fraser from Dundee, Ted McMinn from Queen of the South and bringing back Derek Johnstone from Chelsea.

The club won the Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup) for a second season in a row defeating Dundee United in the final. A solitary Iain Ferguson strike gave Rangers a 1–0 win.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1984St MirrenH0–022,398
18 August 1984DumbartonA2–19,607McCoist, Redford
25 August 1984CelticH0–043,500
1 September 1984DundeeA2–014,156I.Ferguson, Redford
8 September 1984HibernianH2–022,601Paterson, MacDonald
15 September 1984AberdeenA0–023,500
22 September 1984Greenock MortonH2–016,995McCoist, Fraser
29 September 1984Dundee UnitedH1–029,232Paterson
6 October 1984Heart of MidlothianA0–118,097
13 October 1984St MirrenA2–014,389Redford, I.Ferguson
20 October 1984DumbartonH0–016,521
3 November 1984DundeeH0–014,588
10 November 1984HibernianA2–214,000Fraser, Cooper
17 November 1984AberdeenH1–244,000Mitchell
24 November 1984Greenock MortonA3–111,000Redford (2), Dawson
1 December 1984Dundee UnitedA1–116,477Mitchell
8 December 1984Heart of MidlothianH1–116,700Mitchell
15 December 1984St MirrenH2–012,763Fraser, MacDonald
22 December 1984CelticA1–143,748Cooper
29 December 1984DumbartonA4–27,800I.Ferguson, McMinn, Mitchell, Cooper
1 January 1985CelticH1–245,000Cooper
5 January 1985DundeeA2–211,991I.Ferguson (2)
12 January 1985HibernianH1–218,500I.Ferguson
19 January 1985AberdeenA1–523,000Prytz
2 February 1985Greenock MortonH2–014,121MacDonald, Johnstone
9 February 1985Dundee UnitedH0–019,370
23 February 1985Heart of MidlothianA0–214,004
2 March 1985DumbartonH3–18,424McCoist (2), E.Ferguson
16 March 1985St MirrenA1–28,608McCoist
23 March 1985DundeeH1–39,954McCoist
6 April 1985AberdeenH1–223,437Prytz
20 April 1985Greenock MortonA3–07,000McCoist (3)
27 April 1985Heart of MidlothianH3–112,913McCoist, Prytz (pen.), Cooper
1 May 1985CelticA1–140,079McCoist (pen.)
4 May 1985Dundee UnitedA1–210,251McCoist
11 May 1985HibernianA0–17,149

UEFA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1984R1BohemianA2–310,000McCoist, McPherson
3 October 1984R1BohemianH2–031,000Paterson, Redford
24 October 1984R2Inter MilanA0–365,591
7 November 1984R2Inter MilanH3–130,594I.Ferguson (2), Mitchell

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 January 1985R3MortonA3–312,012Prytz, MacDonald, McPherson
30 January 1985R3 RMortonH3–118,166Mitchell, Fraser, MacDonald
16 February 1985R4DundeeH0–126,619

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
22 August 1984R2FalkirkH1–010,429McPherson
29 August 1984R3Raith RoversH4–010,132McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), Paterson, Redford
5 September 1984QFCowdenbeathA3–19,925I.Ferguson, Russell, Redford
26 September 1984SF L1Meadowbank ThistleH4–012,600McCoist (2), I.Ferguson, Fraser
9 October 1984SF L2Meadowbank ThistleA1–15,100McCoist
28 October 1984FDundee UnitedN1–044,698I.Ferguson

Glasgow Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 May 1985SFPartick ThistleA2–13,264McPherson, McCoist
9 September 1985FQueen's ParkN5–03,584Fraser (3), Ferguson, McCoist (pen)

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
SCO Nicky WalkerGK200
SCO Hugh BurnsDF160
SCO Ally DawsonDF351
SCO Dave MacKinnonDF410
NIR John McClellandDF200
SCO Ian RedfordMF378
SCO John MacDonaldFW235
SCO Cammy FraserMF415
SCO Iain FergusonMF3911
SCO Ally McCoistFW3818
SCO Davie CooperMF445
SCO Scott FraserDF20
SCO Eric FergusonFW91
SCO Craig PatersonDF334
SCO Bobby RussellMF261
SCO Sandy ClarkFW40
SCO Dave McPhersonDF443
AUS Dave MitchellMF216
SCO Peter McCloyGK270
SWE Robert PrytzMF284
SCO Ted McMinnMF201
SCO Robert FleckMF110
SCO Stuart MunroDF180
SCO Derek FergusonMF80
SCO Derek JohnstoneFW121
SCO Bobby WilliamsonFW10
SCO Dave MacFarlaneMF30
SCO Andy BruceGK10
SCO Ian DurrantMF50

League table

References

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