1976–77 Rangers F.C. season
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1976–77 season | |
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Chairman | Rae Simpson |
Manager | Jock Wallace |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish Premier Division | 2nd P36 W18 D10 L8 F62 A37 Pts46 |
Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
European Cup | First Round |
Tennent Caledonian Cup | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | League: Derek Parlane (16) All: Derek Johnstone (21) |
The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview[]
Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.
Results[]
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 September 1976 | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 54,857 | Johnstone, Parlane |
11 September 1976 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 24,800 | |
18 September 1976 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 19,606 | Parlane |
25 September 1976 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–2 | 24,329 | Hamilton, Miller (pen), Parlane, Johnstone |
2 October 1976 | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | 14,231 | Parlane |
16 October 1976 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 23,258 | MacDonald |
23 October 1976 | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | 15,857 | Hamilton |
30 October 1976 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | 16,371 | Watson |
9 November 1976 | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | 17,492 | Jackson, McKean, Parlane |
13 November 1976 | Kilmarnock | A | 4–0 | 14,717 | Jackson (2), McKean, Parlane |
20 November 1976 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 25,072 | Parlane |
24 November 1976 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 45,562 | |
27 November 1976 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | 18,321 | Parlane |
26 December 1976 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 29,236 | O'Hara |
1 January 1977 | Partick Thistle | H | 1-0 | 20,946 | |
8 January 1977 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 18,189 | Parlane (2), O'Hara |
11 January 1977 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 49,729 | |
19 January 1977 | Aberdeen | A | 3–3 | 22,584 | Miller, MacDonald, Johnstone |
22 January 1977 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 20,966 | MacDonald (2), Johnstone |
5 February 1977 | Ayr United | A | 2–0 | 12,895 | Johnstone, McLean |
12 February 1977 | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | 18,656 | Jackson, MacDonald |
16 February 1977 | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 12,452 | |
19 February 1977 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 18,882 | Miller (pen) |
5 March 1977 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 15,468 | MacDonald, Watson |
8 March 1977 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 10,743 | |
15 March 1977 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–4 | 8,840 | McLean, Watson, Parlane |
19 March 1977 | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 53,743 | Parlane |
23 March 1977 | Ayr United | H | 1–1 | 9,212 | Johnstone |
26 March 1977 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 8,037 | |
2 April 1977 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 12,670 | Parlane, Johnstone |
9 April 1977 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–1 | 12,021 | Johnstone, Parlane, Jardine (pen) |
13 April 1977 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 7,758 | Johnstone, Jardine |
16 April 1977 | Ayr United | H | 5–1 | 11,428 | MacDonald (2), Johnstone, Hamilton, Miller |
20 April 1977 | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | 8,257 | Johnstone, MacDonald, Parlane, Robertson |
23 April 1977 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 7,919 | Johnstone |
30 April 1977 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 14,471 | Johnstone |
European Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 September 1976 | R1 | FC Zurich | H | 1–1 | 35,000 | Parlane |
29 September 1976 | R1 | FC Zurich | A | 0–1 | 28,500 |
Scottish Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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29 January 1977 | R3 | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | 17,500 | Jardine (pen), Johnstone, MacDonald |
26 February 1977 | R4 | Elgin City | H | 3–0 | 18,000 | Jackson, McLean (pen), MacDonald |
12 March 1977 | QF | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 35,572 | McKean, Watson |
30 March 1977 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 2–0 | 23,222 | Jackson, Jardine (pen) |
7 May 1977 | F | Celtic | N | 0–1 | 54,252 |
League Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1976 | SR | St Johnstone | H | 5–0 | 31,000 | Jardine (2), Johnstone, Miller (pen), Henderson |
18 August 1976 | SR | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 26,000 | Munro |
21 August 1976 | SR | Montrose | H | 4–0 | 18,500 | Johnstone (2), Jardine, MacDonald |
25 August 1976 | SR | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | 45,000 | Miller (pen), Jardine, McLean |
28 August 1976 | SR | Montrose | H | 3–0 | 8,000 | Johnstone, Parlane, Jardine |
1 September 1976 | SR | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | 4,070 | Jardine |
22 September 1976 | QF1 | Clydebank | H | 3–3 | 15,000 | Johnstone, MacDonald, Hamilton |
6 October 1976 | QF2 | Clydebank | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Greig |
18 October 1976 | QF R | Clydebank | H | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
19 October 1976 | QF 2R | Clydebank | N | 2–1 | 14,000 | Parlane, McLean |
27 October 1976 | SF | Aberdeen | N | 1–5 | 20,990 | MacDonald |
Non-competitive[]
Tennent Caledonian Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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2 August 1976 | SF | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | ||
3 August 1976 | F | Southampton | H | 1–2 |
Appearances[]
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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DF | 16 | 0 |
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MF | 40 | 0 |
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DF | 48 | 1 |
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MF | 31 | 4 |
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FW | 12 | 1 |
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DF | 40 | 6 |
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DF | 54 | 10 |
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DF | 42 | 21 |
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GK | 40 | 0 |
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MF | 48 | 14 |
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GK | 14 | 0 |
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DF | 6 | 0 |
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MF | 33 | 3 |
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MF | 53 | 4 |
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DF | 36 | 6 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 11 | 1 |
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MF | 5 | 2 |
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FW | 50 | 17 |
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FW | 13 | 1 |
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DF | 5 | 0 |
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FW | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 38 | 3 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Rangers | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 46 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 41 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 35 |
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Rangers F.C. seasons
- Association football clubs 1976–77 season
- Scottish football clubs 1976–77 season