1970–71 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1970–71 season
Chairman John Lawrence
Manager William Waddell
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 4th
P34 W16 D9 L9 F58 A34
Scottish Cup Runners-up
League Cup Winners
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
Colin Stein (12)
All:
Colin Stein (20)
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 season is the 74th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1970–71 season. The season was largely overshadowed by the Second Ibrox disaster when 66 people were crushed to death on Stairway 13 of Ibrox Park following an Old Firm game on 2 January 1971.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 August 1970 St Mirren A 0–0 27,400
5 September 1970 Falkirk H 2–0 39,000
12 September 1970 Celtic A 0–2 75,000
19 September 1970 Cowdenbeath H 5–0 31,000
26 September 1970 Dundee United A 2–0 23,000
3 October 1970 Motherwell H 3–1 37,000
10 October 1970 Hearts A 1–0 32,500
17 October 1970 Aberdeen H 0–2 39,763
31 October 1970 Airdrieonians H 5–0 28,788
7 November 1970 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 20,000
14 November 1970 Clyde H 5–0 25,915
21 November 1970 Ayr United A 1–2 20,000
25 November 1970 Hibernian A 2–3 18,770
28 November 1970 Morton A 2–1 15,000
5 December 1970 Dundee H 0–0 25,420
12 December 1970 St Johnstone A 1–2 10,500
19 December 1970 Kilmarnock H 4–2 19,450
26 December 1970 St Mirren H 1–0 25,000
1 January 1971 Falkirk A 1–3 18,000
2 January 1971 Celtic H 1–1 85,000
16 January 1971 Dundee United H 1–1 27,776
30 January 1971 Motherwell A 2–1 17,500
6 February 1971 Hearts H 1–0 29,398
20 February 1971 Aberdeen A 0–0 36,000
27 February 1971 Hibernian H 1–1 30,644
10 March 1971 Airdrieonians A 3–4 15,000
13 March 1971 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 21,580
20 March 1971 Clyde A 2–2 10,500
27 March 1971 Ayr United H 2–0 22,000
3 April 1971 Morton H 0–0 13,986
10 April 1971 Dundee A 0–1 18,000
14 April 1971 Cowdenbeath A 1–3 3,396
17 April 1971 St Johnstone H 0–2 17,566
24 April 1971 Kilmarnock A 4–1 8,544

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 September 1970 R1 Bayern Munich A 0–1 30,000
30 September 1970 R1 Bayern Munich H 1–1 82,743 Stein

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 January 1971 R3 Falkirk H 3–0 42,000
13 February 1971 R4 St Mirren A 3–1 32,373
6 March 1971 QF Aberdeen H 1–0 60,584
31 March 1971 SF Hibernian N 0–0 69,429
5 April 1971 SF R Hibernian N 2–1 54,435
8 May 1971 F Celtic N 1–1 120,092
12 May 1971 F R Celtic N 1–2 103,332

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1970 SR Dunfermline Athletic H 4–1 45,056
12 August 1970 SR Motherwell A 2–0 25,000
15 August 1970 SR Morton H 0–0 45,000
19 August 1970 SR Motherwell H 2–0 35,000
22 August 1970 SR Dunfermline Athletic A 6–0 17,000
26 August 1970 SR Morton A 2–0* 18,000
9 September 1970 QFL1 Hibernian A 3–1 37,355
23 September 1970 QFL2 Hibernian H 3–1 54,000
14 October 1970 SF Cowdenbeath N 6–0 35,000
24 October 1970 F Celtic N 1–0* 106,263 Johnstone

Appearances

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See also

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