1970–71 Rangers F.C. season
1970–71 season | |||
Chairman | John Lawrence | ||
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Manager | William Waddell | ||
Ground | Ibrox Park | ||
Scottish League Division One |
4th P34 W16 D9 L9 F58 A34 | ||
Scottish Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Colin Stein (12) All: Colin Stein (20) | ||
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The 1970–71 season is the 74th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1970–71 season. The season was largely overshadowed by the Second Ibrox disaster when 66 people were crushed to death on Stairway 13 of Ibrox Park following an Old Firm game on 2 January 1971.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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29 August 1970 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 27,400 | |
5 September 1970 | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 39,000 | |
12 September 1970 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 75,000 | |
19 September 1970 | Cowdenbeath | H | 5–0 | 31,000 | |
26 September 1970 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 23,000 | |
3 October 1970 | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | 37,000 | |
10 October 1970 | Hearts | A | 1–0 | 32,500 | |
17 October 1970 | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 39,763 | |
31 October 1970 | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 28,788 | |
7 November 1970 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | 20,000 | |
14 November 1970 | Clyde | H | 5–0 | 25,915 | |
21 November 1970 | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | 20,000 | |
25 November 1970 | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | 18,770 | |
28 November 1970 | Morton | A | 2–1 | 15,000 | |
5 December 1970 | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 25,420 | |
12 December 1970 | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | 10,500 | |
19 December 1970 | Kilmarnock | H | 4–2 | 19,450 | |
26 December 1970 | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | 25,000 | |
1 January 1971 | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | 18,000 | |
2 January 1971 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 85,000 | |
16 January 1971 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 27,776 | |
30 January 1971 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 17,500 | |
6 February 1971 | Hearts | H | 1–0 | 29,398 | |
20 February 1971 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 36,000 | |
27 February 1971 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 30,644 | |
10 March 1971 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | 15,000 | |
13 March 1971 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | 21,580 | |
20 March 1971 | Clyde | A | 2–2 | 10,500 | |
27 March 1971 | Ayr United | H | 2–0 | 22,000 | |
3 April 1971 | Morton | H | 0–0 | 13,986 | |
10 April 1971 | Dundee | A | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
14 April 1971 | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–3 | 3,396 | |
17 April 1971 | St Johnstone | H | 0–2 | 17,566 | |
24 April 1971 | Kilmarnock | A | 4–1 | 8,544 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1970 | R1 | Bayern Munich | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | |
30 September 1970 | R1 | Bayern Munich | H | 1–1 | 82,743 | Stein |
Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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23 January 1971 | R3 | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | 42,000 | |
13 February 1971 | R4 | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | 32,373 | |
6 March 1971 | QF | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 60,584 | |
31 March 1971 | SF | Hibernian | N | 0–0 | 69,429 | |
5 April 1971 | SF R | Hibernian | N | 2–1 | 54,435 | |
8 May 1971 | F | Celtic | N | 1–1 | 120,092 | |
12 May 1971 | F R | Celtic | N | 1–2 | 103,332 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 August 1970 | SR | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–1 | 45,056 | |
12 August 1970 | SR | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | |
15 August 1970 | SR | Morton | H | 0–0 | 45,000 | |
19 August 1970 | SR | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 35,000 | |
22 August 1970 | SR | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 6–0 | 17,000 | |
26 August 1970 | SR | Morton | A | 2–0* | 18,000 | |
9 September 1970 | QFL1 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | 37,355 | |
23 September 1970 | QFL2 | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | 54,000 | |
14 October 1970 | SF | Cowdenbeath | N | 6–0 | 35,000 | |
24 October 1970 | F | Celtic | N | 1–0* | 106,263 | Johnstone |
See also
- 1970–71 in Scottish football
- 1970–71 Scottish Cup
- 1970–71 Scottish League Cup
- 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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