1973–74 Rangers F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1973-74 season
ChairmanMatt Taylor
ManagerJock Wallace
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
P34 W21 D6 L7 F67 A34 Pts48
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupSemi-finals
Cup Winners' CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Derek Parlane (16)
All:
Derek Parlane (22)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 1973–74 season. This was the club's centenary season, however, the start to the league championship was poor with no goals in the first four home games which left the side with just seven points from their first six league matches. This early blip meant Rangers were always chasing the title and eventually finished third, five points behind champions Celtic.

The League Cup campaign saw an Old Firm semi-final. A 3–1 win for Celtic saw them through to the final. The Scottish Cup did not prove any better as the club exited the competition thanks to a 3–0 defeat to Dundee. The European Cup Winners' Cup run was ended in the second round at the hands of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 September 1973Ayr UnitedH0–030,000
8 September 1973Partick ThistleA1–022,000Scott
15 September 1973CelticH0–170,403
29 September 1973Heart of MidlothianH0–335,000
6 October 1973ArbroathA2–17,710O'Hara (2)
13 October 1973East FifeH0–125,000
20 October 1973Dundee UnitedA3–111,000Conn (2), O'Hara
27 October 1973HibernianH4–035,000Jardine (2, 2 (pen.)), Conn, Greig
3 November 1973Dunfermline AthleticA2–220,000Jackson, O'Hara
10 November 1973MortonH1–020,000Greig
17 November 1973FalkirkH2–115,000Greig (2)
24 November 1973ClydeA2–015,000Jackson, A.MacDonald
15 December 1973St JohnstoneH5–18,200Conn, Young, A.McDonald, Parlane, D.Smith
22 December 1973DumbartonA2–07,500Parlane, Young
29 December 1973Ayr UnitedA1–017,000Parlane
1 January 1974Partick ThistleH1–120,000Parlane (pen.)
5 January 1974CelticA0–155,000
12 January 1974AberdeenH1–116,000McLean
19 January 1974Heart of MidlothianA4–225,000Parlane (4)
2 February 1974ArbroathH2–322,000McLean, Parlane (pen)
9 February 1974East FifeA3–08,499Hamilton, Scott, McLean
24 February 1974Dundee UnitedH3–125,500Parlane (2, 1 (pen.)), Young
2 March 1974HibernianA1–323,149McLean
16 March 1974MortonA3–29,000Jackson (2), Parlane (pen.)
23 March 1974FalkirkA0–010,000
30 March 1974ClydeH4–021,000Johnstone, Greig, A.MacDonald, Scott
2 April 1974Dunfermline AthleticH3–022,000Parlane (pen.), Scott, Fyfe
6 April 1974MotherwellA4–113,346Young (2), Scott, Fyfe
13 April 1974DundeeH1–225,000Jardine (pen.)
17 April 1974AberdeenA1–118,000Greig
20 April 1974St JohnstoneA3–17,500Fyfe (2), Young
24 April 1974MotherwellH2–121,000Scott, Parlane
27 April 1974DumbartonH3–120,000Scott (2), Fyfe
29 April 1974DundeeA3–210,578Fyfe (2), Young

Cup Winners' Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 September 1973R1AnkaragucuA2–045,000Conn, McLean
3 October 1973R1AnkaragucuH4–030,000Greig (2), O'Hara, Johnstone
24 October 1973R2Borussia MonchengladbachA0–335,000
7 November 1973R2Borussia MonchengladbachH3–240,000Conn, Jackson, MacDonald

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 January 1974R3Queen's ParkH8–019,000Parlane (3), McLean (3), Scott, Morris
17 February 1974R4DundeeH0–364,672

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1973SRFalkirkH3–135,000Scott (2), Conn
15 August 1973SRArbroathA2–16,677Conn, Parlane
18 August 1973SRCelticH1–263,173Scott
22 August 1973SRArbroathH3–014,000MacDonald, Conn, Smith
25 August 1973SRCelticA3–165,000MacDonald, Parlane, Conn
29 August 1973SRFalkirkA5–112,000Conn (2), O'Hara, McLean, Forsyth
12 September 1973R2DumbartonH6–025,000Parlane (3, 1 (pen.)), Young (2), Greig (pen.)
10 October 1973R2DumbartonA2–16,000Scott, Fyfe
31 October 1973QFHibernianH2–035,000Greig, Schaedler (o.g.)
21 November 1973QFHibernianA0–019,245
5 December 1973SFCelticN1–354,864MacDonald

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Peter McCloy GK 440
Scotland Sandy Jardine DF 513
Scotland Willie Mathieson DF 430
Scotland John Greig DF 4710
Scotland Derek Johnstone DF 442
Scotland Alex MacDonald MF 447
Scotland Tommy McLean MF 419
Scotland Tom Forsyth MF 331
Scotland Alex O'Hara MF 266
Scotland Derek Parlane FW 4122
Scotland Dave Smith MF 172
Scotland Alfie Conn MF 2512
Scotland Jim Denny DF 10
Scotland Ally Scott FW 3413
Scotland Quinton Young MF 269
Scotland Doug Houston MF 170
Scotland Stewart Kennedy GK 30
Scotland Graham Fyfe MF 148
Scotland Colin Jackson DF 245
Scotland Johnny Hamilton MF 101
Scotland Eric Morris FW 81
Scotland Donald Hunter GK 40
Scotland Ian McDougall DF 90
Scotland Joe Mason FW 20
Scotland George Donaldson MF 10

See also

References
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