1959–60 Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
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1959–60 season | |
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Chairman | John Wilson |
Manager | Scot Symon |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish League Division One | 3rd P34 W17 D8 L9 F72 A38 Pts42 |
Scottish Cup | Winners |
League Cup | Group stage |
European Cup | Semi-finalists |
Top goalscorer | League: All: Ralph Brand (40) |
The 1959–60 season was the 80th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
[edit]Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1959–60 season.
Results
[edit]All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish First Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 1959 | Stirling Albion | A | 3–2 | 12,093 | |
5 September 1959 | Celtic | H | 3–1 | 65,000 | |
12 September 1959 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 31,500 | |
19 September 1959 | Ayr United | H | 0–3 | 28,000 | |
26 September 1959 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | 30,500 | |
3 October 1959 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–1 | 17,000 | |
10 October 1959 | Dundee | A | 3–1 | 22,000 | |
17 October 1959 | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | 45,000 | |
24 October 1959 | Aberdeen | A | 5–0 | 20,000 | |
31 October 1959 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 40,000 | |
7 November 1959 | Clyde | H | 6–0 | 40,000 | |
14 November 1959 | Arbroath | A | 4–0 | 6,025 | |
21 November 1959 | Raith Rovers | H | 2–3 | 30,000 | |
28 November 1959 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 21,343 | |
5 December 1959 | Kilmarnock | H | 5–0 | 20,000 | |
12 December 1959 | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | |
19 December 1959 | Airdireonians | A | 5–0 | 20,000 | |
26 December 1959 | Stirling Albion | H | 3–0 | 21,000 | |
1 January 1960 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | |
2 January 1960 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 56,000 | |
9 January 1960 | Ayr United | A | 4–2 | 23,000 | |
16 January 1960 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 40,000 | |
23 January 1960 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 5–0 | 16,000 | |
6 February 1960 | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
1 March 1960 | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | 15,000 | |
5 March 1960 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 45,000 | |
19 March 1960 | Arbroath | H | 1–1 | 15,000 | |
26 March 1960 | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | 11,000 | |
16 April 1960 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 26,925 | |
18 April 1960 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 30,000 | |
25 April 1960 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 14,000 | |
27 April 1960 | Clyde | A | 1–4 | 10,000 | |
30 April 1960 | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 13,000 | |
7 May 1960 | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | 8,500 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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30 January 1960 | R1 | Berwick Rangers | A | 3–1 | 16,000 | |
13 February 1960 | R2 | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | 30,000 | |
27 February 1960 | R3 | Stenhousemuir | A | 3–0 | 12,300 | |
12 March 1960 | QF | Hibernian | H | 3–2 | 63,000 | |
2 April 1960 | SF | Celtic | N | 1–1 | 79,768 | |
6 April 1960 | SF R | Celtic | N | 4–1 | 72,710 | |
23 April 1960 | F | Kilmarnock | N | 2–0 | 108,017 |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 August 1959 | SR | Hibernian | A | 6–1 | 44,700 | |
12 August 1959 | SR | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 65,000 | |
15 August 1959 | SR | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 37,000 | |
22 August 1959 | SR | Hibernian | H | 5–1 | 35,000 | |
26 August 1959 | SR | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 33,000 | |
29 August 1959 | SR | Dundee | A | 3–2 | 20,000 |
European Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1959 | QRL1 | Anderlecht | H | 5–2 | 80,000 | |
23 September 1959 | QRL2 | Anderlecht | A | 2–0 | 40,000 | |
11 November 1959 | R1L1 | CH Bratislava | H | 4–3 | 80,268 | |
18 November 1959 | R1L2 | CH Bratislava | A | 1–1 | 60,012 | |
9 March 1960 | QFL1 | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 3–2 | 50,000 | |
16 March 1960 | QFL2 | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | 82,587 | |
30 March 1960 | QFR | Sparta Rotterdam | N | 3–2 | 34,176 | |
13 April 1960 | SFL1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 1–6 | 80,000 | |
5 May 1960 | SFL2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 3–6 | 70,432 |
Appearances
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