1972–73 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1972-73 season
ChairmanJohn Lawrence
ManagerJock Wallace
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
P34 W26 D4 L4 F74 A30 Pts56
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
European Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Derek Parlane (19)
All:
Derek Parlane (27)

The 1972–73 season was the 93rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview[]

Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1972–73 season. The season was the club's centenary year. After a stuttering start to the league campaign, three defeats and a draw from the first six matches, the sides fortunes greatly improved. From October to the end of the season Rangers suffered only one league defeat, at home to Hearts on 2 December 1972, and went on a run of sixteen wins. However this run was not enough to become league champions as the side finished second, one point behind Celtic.

In the cup competitions, the Scottish Cup campaign was to culminate in a 3–2 win over Celtic. The final was attended by Princess Alexandra along with 122,714 other spectators. It was Rangers first Scottish Cup win in seven years. The League Cup run was ended in the semi-finals at the hands of Hibernian after a 1–0 defeat.

This season also saw Rangers compete in the first ever European Super Cup. The side played the European Cup holders Ajax in January 1973. The Dutch side were the only continental opposition the side faced that season due to the club's European competition ban. In the end Ajax proved too strong and recorded a 6–3 aggregate win, with Rangers losing 1–3 at Ibrox and 3–2 in Amsterdam.

Results[]

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 September 1972 Ayr United A 1–2 14,500 Johnston
9 September 1972 Partick Thistle H 2–1 35,000 MacDonald, Johnston
16 September 1972 Celtic A 1–3 50,416 Greig
23 September 1972 Falkirk H 1–0 18,000 McLean (pen.)
30 September 1972 Kilmarnock A 1–2 10,643 McLean
7 October 1972 Morton H 1–1 30,000 Fyfe
14 October 1972 Motherwell A 2–0 17,621 Young, Parlane (pen.)
21 October 1972 Arbroath A 2–1 8,400 Parlane, Mason
28 October 1972 St. Johnstone H 5–1 21,000 Conn (2), Parlane (2), Johnstone
4 November 1972 Dundee A 1–1 19,600 Conn
11 November 1972 Airdrieonians H 1–0 17,000 Conn
18 November 1972 Hibernian A 2–1 33,356 Conn, Fyfe
25 November 1972 Dumbarton H 3–1 14,500 Young, Conn, Jardine
2 December 1972 Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 27,350
9 December 1972 Dundee United A 4–1 12,500 Parlane (2), Conn, Jardine
16 December 1972 Aberdeen H 0–0 26,375
23 December 1972 East Fife A 4–0 8,608 Johnstone (2), Young, Parlane
30 December 1972 Ayr United H 2–1 17,653 Conn, Parlane
1 January 1973 Partick Thistle A 1–0 18,500 Young
6 January 1973 Celtic H 2–1 72,000 Parlane, Conn
13 January 1973 Falkirk A 4–2 17,000 Young (2), Parlane (pen.), Conn
20 January 1973 Kilmarnock H 4–0 14,515 Parlane (2), Young, Greig
27 January 1973 Morton A 2–1 16,000 MacDonald, Young
10 February 1973 Motherwell H 2–1 27,000 Young, Jardine
19 February 1973 Arbroath H 5–0 15,000 Parlane (2), Young, Greig, Miller
3 March 1973 St. Johnstone A 2–1 12,00 Miller, Mason
10 March 1973 Dundee H 3–1 32,500 Parlane (2), MacDonald
20 March 1973 Airdrieonians A 6–2 20,000 Parlane, Greig, Johnstone, McLean, MacDonald, Young
24 March 1973 Hibernian H 1–0 51,200 McLean
31 March 1973 Dumbarton A 2–1 13,000 Young, Parlane
7 April 1973 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 24,064 Greig
14 April 1973 Dundee United H 2–1 38,000 Greig (2)
21 April 1973 Aberdeen A 2–2 33,000 McLean, Conn
28 April 1973 East Fife H 2–0 27,544 Young, Conn

European Super Cup[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 January 1973 Ajax H 1–3 60,000 MacDonald
24 January 1973 Ajax A 2–3 43,000 MacDonald, Young

Scottish Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
3 February 1973 R3 Dundee United H 1–0 35,657 Young
24 February 1973 R4 Hibernian H 1–1 63,889 Johnstone
28 February 1973 R4 R Hibernian A 2–1 49,007 McLean (2, 1 pen.)
17 March 1973 QF Airdrieonians H 2–0 35,500 Parlane (pen.), Young
4 April 1973 SF Ayr United N 2–0 51,815 Parlane (2)
5 May 1973 F Celtic N 3–2 122,714 Parlane, Conn, Forsyth

League Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1972 SR Clydebank H 2–0 26,240 Conn, MacDonald
16 August 1972 SR St. Mirren A 4–0 15,000 Johnstone, Greid, Stein, Conn
19 August 1972 SR Ayr United H 2–1 25,000 Johnstone, Parlane
23 August 1972 SR St. Mirren H 1–4 20,000 Conn
26 August 1972 SR Clydebank A 5–0 9,000
30 August 1972 SR Ayr United A 2–1 15,000 Johnston, Johnstone
20 September 1972 R2 Stenhousemuir A 5–0 3,650 Johnstone (3), Parlane, Greig
4 October 1972 R2 Stenhousemuir H 1–2 6,000 Fyfe
11 October 1972 QF St. Johnstone H 1–1 15,000 Parlane
1 November 1972 QF St. Johnstone A 2–0 12,300 Young, Parlane (pen.)
22 November 1972 SF Hibernian N 0–1 46,513

Appearances[]

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Peter McCloy GK 52 0
Scotland Sandy Jardine DF 53 2
Scotland Willie Mathieson DF 53 0
Scotland John Greig DF 48 10
Scotland Colin Jackson DF 14 0
Scotland Derek Johnstone DF 47 10
Scotland Tommy McLean MF 38 8
Scotland Jim Denny DF 9 0
Scotland Willie Johnston FW 9 5
Scotland Colin Stein FW 8 2
Scotland Graham Fyfe MF 13 3
Scotland Alex MacDonald MF 45 7
Scotland Dave Smith MF 45 1
Scotland Alfie Conn MF 30 14
Scotland Derek Parlane FW 45 27
Scotland George Donaldson MF 9 0
Scotland Quinton Young MF 37 17
Scotland Tom Forsyth MF 29 1
Scotland Joe Mason FW 17 2
Germany Gerry Neef GK 1 0
Scotland Alex Miller DF 4 2
Scotland Andy Penman MF 2 0
Scotland Iain McDonald MF 1 0
Scotland Phil Bonnyman MF 1 0

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