1975–76 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1975-76 season
Chairman Matt Taylor
(until September)
Rae Simpson
(from September)
Manager Jock Wallace
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish Premier Division 1st
P36 W23 D8 L5 F60 A24
Scottish Cup Winners
League Cup Winners
European Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Derek Johnstone (31)
All:
Derek Johnstone (16)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 season is the 79th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1975-76 season. The club won a third domestic treble in its history and, what would become, the first of two in three seasons.

This was the first season of the new Premier Division and the previous season's league flag was hoisted much to the delight of the home support in front of the visitors who just happened to be Celtic. A tense match ensued and although the visitors took the lead, Derek Johnstone equalised and Quinton Young netted the winner. The side did not continue this good form and only won five, and lost five, of the next fourteen league matches. On 13 December the club embarked on a 26 match unbeaten run in the league and cup competitions.

Despite Celtic still having a one-point lead as late as February, Rangers eventually clinched the league at Tannadice, thanks to a Johnstone goal after just 22 seconds, during the third last league match of the season. The side had won 16 out of the final 21 matches. The final margin of the title win was six points.

On the domestic cup front, the League Cup was won in the October against Celtic in a lunchtime Old Firm final, which were a feature of that time in trying to curb crowd violence. An Alex McDonald flying header in the second half, being the difference between the sides. The 1976 Scottish Cup Final saw Rangers play Heart of Midlothian. The side got off to a great start when Johnstone netted on 42 seconds. It was all but over when Alex McDonald scored right on the stroke of half time and Derek Johnstone grabbed a brace late on.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 August 1975 CelticH2–169,594Johnstone, Young
6 September 1975 Heart of MidlothianA2–028,000Anderson (o.g.), Murray (o.g.)
13 September 1975 St. JohnstoneH2–025,000Stein, Johnstone
20 September 1975 HibernianH1–137,000Blackley (o.g.)
27 September 1975 DundeeA0–015,087
4 October 1975 AberdeenH1–022,000McDougall
11 October 1975 Ayr UnitedA0–320,000
18 October 1975 MotherwellA1–218,925Johnstone
1 November 1975 CelticA1–160,000Parlane
8 November 1975 Heart of MidlothianH1–230,000Henderson
12 November 1975 Dundee UnitedH4–111,000Parlane, Johnstone, Jackson, MacDonald
15 November 1975 St. JohnstoneA5–19,500Parlane, McKean, McLean, Jardine, McDonald (o.g.)
22 November 1975 HibernianA1–226,547Young
29 November 1975 DundeeH2–116,500Henderson (2)
6 December 1975 AberdeenA0–119,565
13 December 1975 Ayr UnitedH3–015,500Jardine (pen.), Henderson, McKean
20 December 1975 MotherwellH3–225,000Johnstone (2), Henderson
27 December 1975 Dundee UnitedA0–011,500
1 January 1976 CelticH1–057,839Johnstone
3 January 1976 Heart of MidlothianA2–124,000Henderson (2)
10 January 1976 St. JohnstoneH4–020,000Miller (pen.), Hamilton, Johnstone, McKean
17 January 1976 HibernianH2–040,000Parlane, McLean
31 January 1976 DundeeA1–114,407Johnstone
7 February 1976 AberdeenH2–135,000Henderson, MacDonald
21 February 1976 Ayr UnitedA1–018,000McKean
28 February 1976 MotherwellA1–025,241Johnstone
20 March 1976 Heart of MidlothianH3–130,000Johnstone, Jackson, McLean
27 March 1976 St. JohnstoneA3–09,079Johnstone (2), Greig
3 April 1976 HibernianA3–018,820MacDonald, Henderson, Johnstone
10 April 1976 DundeeH3–025,000McKean, Greig, Johnstone
14 April 1976 AberdeenA0–017,968
17 April 1976 Ayr UnitedH2–125,000MacDonald, Parlane
21 April 1976 MotherwellH2–127,000McLean, Henderson
24 April 1976 Dundee UnitedA1–017,000Johnstone
26 April 1976 CelticA0–051,000
4 May 1976 Dundee UnitedH0–050,000

European Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 September 1975 R1BohemianH4–125,000Fyfe, O'Hara, Johnstone, Burke (o.g.)
1 October 1975 R1BohemianA1–18,000Johnstone
22 November 1975 R2Saint-ÉtienneA0–228,394
5 December 1975 R2Saint-ÉtienneH1–251,000MacDonald

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 January 1976 R3East FifeH3–030,000MacDonald, Henderson, Hamilton
14 February 1976 R4AberdeenH4–160,000Johnstone, MacDonald, Henderson, Parlane
6 March 1976 QFQueen of the SouthA5–018,700McKean (2), Johnstone (2), Henderson
31 March 1976 SFMotherwellN3–248,915Miller (pen.), Johnstone (2)
1 May 1976 FHeart of MidlothianN3–185,354Johnstone (2), MacDonald

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1975 SRAirdrieoniansH6–145,000Jardine (3, 2 (pen.)), Stein, Parlane, Miller (pen.)
13 August 1975 SRClydeA1–028,000Johnstone
16 August 1975 SRMotherwellH1–131,500Greig
20 August 1975 SRClydeH6–016,000Parlane (2), Jackson, Miller (pen.),
Young, Johnstone
23 August 1975 SRMotherwellA2–220,561Jardine, Miller (pen.)
27 August 1975 SRAirdrieoniansA2–120,000Johnstone, Young
10 September 1975 QFQueen of the SouthH1–012,000Johnstone
24 September 1975 QFQueen of the SouthA2–27,500Johnstone, MacDonald
8 October 1975 SFMontroseN5–120,319Parlane, Johnstone, Miller (pen.), Scott, Jardine
25 October 1975 FCelticN1–058,806MacDonald

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Gordon Boyd FW 10
Scotland Ally Dawson DF 60
Scotland Jim Denny DF 120
Scotland Tom Forsyth MF 370
Scotland Graham Fyfe MF 61
Scotland John Greig DF 553
Scotland Johnny Hamilton MF 272
Scotland Martin Henderson FW 3313
Scotland Colin Jackson DF 523
Scotland Sandy Jardine DF 377
Scotland Derek Johnstone DF 5131
Scotland Stewart Kennedy GK 140
Scotland Peter McCloy GK 410
Scotland Alex MacDonald MF 528
Scotland Ian McDougall DF 71
Scotland Bobby McKean MF 437
Scotland Tommy McLean MF 524
Scotland Alex Miller DF 446
Scotland Alex O'Hara MF 71
Scotland Derek Parlane FW 4010
Scotland Quinton Young MF 194
Scotland Ally Scott FW 31
Scotland Colin Stein FW 152

See also

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