1966–67 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1966–67 season
ChairmanJohn Lawrence
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
P34 W24 D7 L3 F92 A31 Pts58
Scottish CupFirst round
League CupRunners-up
Cup Winners' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Smith (19)
All:
Alex Smith (23)

The 1966–67 season was the 87th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1966–67 season. The team suffered an infamous cup upset, when they lost 1–0 to Berwick Rangers in the first round of the 1966–67 Scottish Cup.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 September 1966 Partick Thistle H 6–1 26,559
17 September 1966 Celtic A 0–2 61,333
24 September 1966 Aberdeen H 3–0 33,206
1 October 1966 Dundee United A 3–2 14,323
8 October 1966 Falkirk H 5–0 19,627
15 October 1966 Hearts A 1–1 27,828
2 November 1966 St Mirren A 6–1 9,849
5 November 1966 Motherwell H 5–1 24,481
9 November 1966 Kilmarnock H 3–0 28,839
12 November 1966 St Johnstone A 1–1 11,807
19 November 1966 Ayr United H 4–0 19,265
26 November 1966 Hibernian A 2–1 25,798
3 December 1966 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 18,079
10 December 1966 Stirling Albion H 4–0 19,797
17 December 1966 Airdrieonians H 3–0 14,570
31 December 1966 Dundee H 2–2 26,898
2 January 1967 Partick Thistle A 1–1 25,663
14 January 1967 Dundee United H 3–1 33,085
18 January 1967 Aberdeen A 2–1 31,294
21 January 1967 Falkirk A 1–0 14,182
4 February 1967 Hearts H 5–1 33,087
8 February 1967 Clyde A 5–1 19,574
11 February 1967 Kilmarnock A 2–1 31,551
25 February 1967 St Mirren H 3–0 21,875
4 March 1967 Motherwell A 5–1 17,907
7 March 1967 Airdrieonians A 1–0 13,869
18 March 1967 Ayr United A 4–1 11,374
25 March 1967 Hibernian H 1–0 33,095
29 March 1967 St Johnstone H 4–3 19,667
1 April 1967 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 29,528
8 April 1967 Stirling Albion H 1–0 8,402
22 April 1967 Clyde H 1–1 19,880
29 April 1967 Dundee A 1–1 16,851
6 May 1967 Celtic H 2–2 78,790

Cup Winners' Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 September 1966 R1 1 Glentoran A 1–1 40,000
5 October 1966 R1 2 Glentoran H 4–0 33,473
23 November 1966 R2 1 Borussia Dortmond H 2–1 65,299
6 December 1966 R2 2 Borussia Dortmond A 0–0 40,000
1 March 1967 QF 1 Real Zaragoza H 2–0 65,203
22 March 1967 QF 2 Real Zaragoza A 0–2 40,000
19 April 1967 SF 1 Slavia Sofia A 1–0 48.000
3 May 1967 SF 2 Slavia Sofia H 1–0 71,110
31 May 1967 F Bayern Munich N 0–1 69,509

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 January 1967 R1 Berwick Rangers A 0–1 13,283

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1966 SR Hibernian H 1–0 41,154
17 August 1966 SR Stirling Albion A 8–0 13,561
20 August 1966 SR Kilmarnock H 0–0 51,765
27 August 1966 SR Hibernian A 2–3 32,913
31 August 1966 SR Stirling Albion H 1–1 13,631
3 September 1966 SR Kilmarnock A 1–0 29,743
14 September 1966 QF1 Ayr United A 1–1 14,071
21 September 1966 QF2 Ayr United H 3–0 23,691
19 October 1966 SF Aberdeen N 2–2 38,332
24 October 1966 SFR Aberdeen N 2–0 38,104
29 October 1966 F Celtic N 0–1 94,532

Appearances

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