1970–71 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1970–71 season
Chairman John Lawrence
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)

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 August 1970 St MirrenA0–027,400
5 September 1970 FalkirkH2–039,000
12 September 1970 CelticA0–275,000
19 September 1970 CowdenbeathH5–031,000
26 September 1970 Dundee UnitedA2–023,000
3 October 1970 MotherwellH3–137,000
10 October 1970 HeartsA1–032,500
17 October 1970 AberdeenH0–239,763
31 October 1970 AirdrieoniansH5–028,788
7 November 1970 Dunfermline AthleticA1–120,000
14 November 1970 ClydeH5–025,915
21 November 1970 Ayr UnitedA1–220,000
25 November 1970 HibernianA2–318,770
28 November 1970 MortonA2–115,000
5 December 1970 DundeeH0–025,420
12 December 1970 St JohnstoneA1–210,500
19 December 1970KilmarnockH4–219,450
26 December 1970St MirrenH1–025,000
1 January 1971FalkirkA1–318,000
2 January 1971CelticH1–185,000
16 January 1971Dundee UnitedH1–127,776
30 January 1971MotherwellA2–117,500
6 February 1971HeartsH1–029,398
20 February 1971AberdeenA0–036,000
27 February 1971HibernianH1–130,644
10 March 1971AirdrieoniansA3–415,000
13 March 1971Dunfermline AthleticH2–021,580
20 March 1971ClydeA2–210,500
27 March 1971Ayr UnitedH2–022,000
3 April 1971MortonH0–013,986
10 April 1971DundeeA0–118,000
14 April 1971CowdenbeathA1–33,396
17 April 1971St JohnstoneH0–217,566
24 April 1971KilmarnockA4–18,544

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 September 1970R1Bayern MunichA0–130,000
30 September 1970R1Bayern MunichH1–182,743Stein

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 January 1971R3FalkirkH3–042,000
13 February 1971R4St MirrenA3–132,373
6 March 1971QFAberdeenH1–060,584
31 March 1971SFHibernianN0–069,429
5 April 1971SF RHibernianN2–154,435
8 May 1971FCelticN1–1120,092
12 May 1971F RCelticN1–2103,332

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1970SRDunfermline AthleticH4–145,056
12 August 1970SRMotherwellA2–025,000
15 August 1970SRMortonH0–045,000
19 August 1970SRMotherwellH2–035,000
22 August 1970SRDunfermline AthleticA6–017,000
26 August 1970SRMortonA2–0*18,000
9 September 1970QFL1HibernianA3–137,355
23 September 1970QFL2HibernianH3–154,000
14 October 1970SFCowdenbeathN6–035,000
24 October 1970FCelticN1–0*106,263Johnstone

See also

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