1960–61 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1960–61 season
ChairmanJohn Wilson
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P34 W23 D5 L8 F88 A46 Pts51
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupWinners
European Cup Winners' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Ralph Brand (40)

The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers won the Scottish League Cup.[1]

Overview

Rangers played a total of 65 competitive matches during the 1960–61 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 August 1960 Partick Thistle H 6–3 22,693
10 September 1960 Celtic A 5–1 29,789
17 September 1960 Airdrieonians H 3–0 76,198
24 September 1960 St Johnstone A 5–2 21,451
1 October 1960 Third Lanark A 4–2 15,599
8 October 1960 Dundee H 0–1 22,160
15 October 1960 Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 37,288
26 October 1960 Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 19,046
2 November 1960 Raith Rovers H 3–0 10,503
5 November 1960 Clyde A 3–1 20,189
12 November 1960 Dundee United H 4–0 28,697
26 November 1960 Kilmarnock H 2–3 33,225
3 December 1960 Aberdeen H 4–0 15,409
10 December 1960 Hibernian A 2–1 22,204
17 December 1960 St Mirren H 5–1 13,212
24 December 1960 Ayr United A 0–1 31,003
26 December 1960 Motherwell A 2–1 19,783
31 December 1960 Partick Thistle A 3–0 58,445
2 January 1961 Celtic H 2–1 79,278
7 January 1961 Airdrieonians A 1–1 14,935
14 January 1961 St Johnstone H 1–0 18,870
21 January 1961 Third Lanark H 4–3 27,569
28 January 1961 St Mirren A 1–1 17,305
8 February 1961 Dundee A 2–4 8,706
18 February 1961 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0 38,571
4 March 1961 Raith Rovers A 3–2 25,372
8 March 1961 Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 14,815
11 March 1961 Clyde H 2–1 12,421
18 March 1961 Dundee United H 1–1 19,535
25 March 1961 Motherwell H 2–2 16,387
1 April 1961 Kilmarnock A 0–2 13,927
8 April 1961 Aberdeen A 1–6 11,175
11 April 1961 Hibernian H 1–0 19,817
29 April 1961 Ayr United H 7–3 10,606

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 February 1961 R2 Dundee A 5–1 32,000
25 February 1961 R3 Motherwell A 2–2 31,958
1 March 1961 R3 R Motherwell H 2–5 85,000

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1960 SR Partick Thistle H 3–1 51,000
17 August 1960 SR Third Lanark A 1–2 35,000
20 August 1960 SR Celtic H 2–3 60,000
27 August 1960 SR Partick Thistle A 4–1 35,000
31 August 1960 SR Third Lanark H 3–2 40,000
3 September 1960 SR Celtic A 2–1 60,000
14 September 1960 QF1 Dundee H 1–0 45,000
21 September 1960 QF2 Dundee A 4–3 32,000
19 October 1960 SF Queen of the South N 7–0 17,000
29 October 1960 F Kilmarnock N 2–0 82,063

European Cup Winners' Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 September 1960 QRL1 Ferencvaros H 4–2 36,024
12 October 1960 QRL2 Ferencvaros A 1–2 25,000
15 November 1960 QFL1 Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–0 50,000
30 November 1960 QFL2 Borussia Monchengladbach H 8–0 38,174
29 March 1961 SFL1 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 79,229
19 April 1961 SFL2 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 45,163
17 May 1961 FL1 Fiorentina H 0–2 80,000
27 May 1961 FL2 Fiorentina A 2–1 50,000

Appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rangers wait 12 years". Sunday Mercury. 30 October 1960. p. 28. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.