Rangers F.C. season 1971-72

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Rangers
Season 1971-72
Manager Willie Waddell
Chairman  ?
League Scottish Division One
Final league position 3rd
P34 W21 D2 L11 F71 A38
Scottish Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Sectional rounds
Cup Winners' Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Colin Stein (11)
Alex MacDonald (11)
Willie Johnston (11)
All: Colin Stein (25)
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1972-73

The 1971-72 season is the 75th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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[edit] Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1971-72 season. They won there first and only European trophy this season. The side won the European Cup Winners' Cup in Barcelona, Spain. The match was effectively over by half time thanks to goals from Colin Stein and a double from Willie Johnston. The Soviet team Dynamo Moscow did score twice in the second half but Rangers held on for a famous victory.

Domestically, Waddell's side finished a disapointing third in the Scottish League Division One. The club ended the season without the the Scottish Cup or League Cup's after being knocked out of the former by Hibernian at the semi-final stage. They never progressed from the sectional rounds in the League Cup.

[edit] Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

[edit] Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
04 Sep 1971 Partick Thistle A 2-3 30,000 Alex MacDonald, Stein
11 Sep 1971 Celtic H 2-3 80,000 Willie Johnston (pen), Stein
18 Sep 1971 Falkirk A 3-0 24,000 Greig (2), Stein
25 Sep 1971 Aberdeen H 0-2 41,236
02 Oct 1971 Hearts A 1-2 29,301 Willie Johnston
09 Oct 1971 East Fife H 3-0 25,000 Jardine (pen), Fyfe, Alex MacDonald
16 Oct 1971 Dundee United A 5-1 17,000 Alex MacDonald (2), Stein, Greig, Jardine
23 Oct 1971 Motherwell H 5-1 25,000 Fyfe (2), Alex MacDonald, Jardine
30 Oct 1971 Kilmarnock H 3-1 25,442 Alex MacDonald (2), Stein
06 Nov 1971 St Johnstone A 4-1 27,000 Willie Johnston (3, 2 pens), Alex MacDonald
13 Nov 1971 Dundee H 2-3 33,200 Willie Johnston (2)
20 Nov 1971 Morton A 2-1 12,500 Willie Johnston, Greig
27 Nov 1971 Ayr United A 2-1 15,100 Stein, Henderson
04 Dec 1971 Clyde H 1-0 25,000 Stein
11 Dec 1971 Dunfermline A 2-0 13,500 Greig, Willie Johnston
18 Dec 1971 Airdrieonians H 3-0 25,000 Stein, Jardine (pen), Fyfe
25 Dec 1971 Hibernian A 1-0 30,000 Stein
01 Jan 1972 Partick Thistle H 2-1 38,200 Greig, Derek Johnstone
03 Jan 1972 Celtic A 1-2 77,811 Stein
08 Jan 1972 Falkirk H 3-1 23,000 Greig, Jackson, Iain McDonald
15 Jan 1972 Aberdeen H 0-0 33,608
22 Jan 1972 Hearts A 6-0 29,776 Derek Johnstone (3), Willie Johnston, Greig, Conn
29 Jan 1972 East Fife A 1-0 12,018 Derek Johnstone
12 Feb 1972 Dundee United H 1-0 25,000 Smith
19 Feb 1972 Motherwell A 0-2 16,192
04 Mar 1972 Kilmarnock A 2-1 14,707 Jardine, Conn
11 Mar 1972 St Johnstone H 2-0 25,000 Derek Johnstone, McLean
25 Mar 1972 Morton H 1-2 20,000 Jackson
08 Apr 1972 Clyde A 1-1 7,500 Willie Johnston
10 Apr 1972 Dundee A 0-2 13,000
22 Apr 1972 Airdrieonians A 2-0 10,000 Penman (2), Fyfe
27 Apr 1972 Dunfermline H 3-4 5,000 Alex MacDonald (2), Stein
29 Apr 1972 Hibernian H 1-2 11,000 Derek Johnstone
01 May 1972 Ayr United H 4-2 4,000 Conn, Penman, Alex MacDonald, Fyfe

[edit] Cup Winners' Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 Sep 1971 Stade Rennais A 1-1 13,993 Willie Johnston
28 Sep 1971 Stade Rennais H 1-0 42,000 Alex MacDonald
20 Oct 1971 Sporting Lisbon H 3-2 50,000 Stein (2), Henderson
03 Nov 1971 Sporting Lisbon A 3-4 60,000 Stein (2), Henderson
08 Mar 1972 Torino A 1-1 40,000 Willie Johnston
22 Mar 1972 Torino H 1-0 75,000 Alex MacDonald
05 Apr 1972 Bayern Munich A 1-1 44,000 Zobel (og)
19 Apr 1972 Bayern Munich H 2-0 80,000 Jardine, Parlane
24 May 1972 Dynamo Moscow N 3-2 45,000 Willie Johnston (2), Stein

[edit] Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
05 Feb 1972 Falkirk A 2-2 20,000 Derek Johnstone, Greig
09 Feb 1972 Falkirk H 2-0 43,000 Stein, McLean
26 Feb 1972 St Mirren A 4-1 29,376 McLean (2, 1 pen), Alex MacDonald, Stein
18 Mar 1972 Motherwell A 2-2 28,557 Alex MacDonald, Stein
27 Mar 1972 Motherwell H 4-2 44,800 Stein (2), McLean, Fallon (og)
15 Apr 1972 Hibernian N 1-1 75,884 Alex MacDonald
24 Apr 1972 Hibernian N 0-2 67,547

[edit] League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 Aug 1971 Celtic A 0-2 72,500
18 Aug 1971 Ayr United H 4-0 33,000 Derek Johnstone (2), Stein, McLean (pen)
21 Aug 1971 Morton H 2-0 41,000 Derek Johnstone, Alex MacDonald
21 Sep 1971 Ayr United A 4-0 20,000 Stein (2), Alex MacDonald, Derek Johnstone
28 Aug 1971 Celtic H 0-3 85,000
01 Sep 1971 Morton A 1-0 7,000 Stein

[edit] Appearances

Note - These figures include League, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European matches only.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Flag of Scotland Peter McCloy GK 56 0
Flag of Scotland Alex MacDonald FW 54 18
Flag of Scotland Sandy Jardine DF 53 6
Flag of Scotland Willie Mathieson DF 50 0
Flag of Scotland Colin Stein FW 49 25
Flag of Scotland John Greig DF 48 9
Flag of Scotland Willie Johnston FW 45 15
Flag of Scotland Dave Smith MF 44 1
Flag of Scotland Colin Jackson DF 43 2
Flag of Scotland Tommy McLean MF 42 6
Flag of Scotland Derek Johnstone FW 35 12
Flag of Scotland Alfie Conn MF 34 3
Flag of Scotland Willie Henderson MF 18 3
Flag of Scotland Ronnie McKinnon DF 17 0
Flag of Scotland Graham Fyfe MF 15 6
Flag of Scotland Andy Penman MF 14 3
Flag of Scotland Jim Denny DF 12 0
Flag of Scotland Iain McDonald MF 7 1
Flag of Scotland Derek Parlane FW 4 1
Flag of Scotland Alex Miller DF 2 0

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