1959–60 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1959–60 season
ChairmanJohn Wilson
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
P34 W17 D8 L9 F72 A38 Pts42
Scottish CupWinners
League CupGroup stage
European CupSemi-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague:
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
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
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
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
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 70,000

Appearances[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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