1973–74 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers 1973-74 football season
The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football by Rangers .
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 they 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
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1 September 1973
Ayr United
H
0–0
30,000
8 September 1973
Partick Thistle
A
1–0
22,000
Scott
15 September 1973
Celtic
H
0–1
70,403
29 September 1973
Heart of Midlothian
H
0–3
35,000
6 October 1973
Arbroath
A
2–1
7,710
O'Hara (2)
13 October 1973
East Fife
H
0–1
25,000
20 October 1973
Dundee United
A
3–1
11,000
Conn (2), O'Hara
27 October 1973
Hibernian
H
4–0
35,000
Jardine (2, 2 (pen.)), Conn, Greig
3 November 1973
Dunfermline Athletic
A
2–2
20,000
Jackson, O'Hara
10 November 1973
Morton
H
1–0
20,000
Greig
17 November 1973
Falkirk
H
2–1
15,000
Greig (2)
24 November 1973
Clyde
A
2–0
15,000
Jackson, A.MacDonald
15 December 1973
St Johnstone
H
5–1
8,200
Conn, Young, A.McDonald, Parlane, D.Smith
22 December 1973
Dumbarton
A
2–0
7,500
Parlane, Young
29 December 1973
Ayr United
A
1–0
17,000
Parlane
1 January 1974
Partick Thistle
H
1–1
20,000
Parlane (pen.)
5 January 1974
Celtic
A
0–1
55,000
12 January 1974
Aberdeen
H
1–1
16,000
McLean
19 January 1974
Heart of Midlothian
A
4–2
25,000
Parlane (4)
2 February 1974
Arbroath
H
2–3
22,000
McLean, Parlane (pen)
9 February 1974
East Fife
A
3–0
8,499
Hamilton, Scott, McLean
24 February 1974
Dundee United
H
3–1
25,500
Parlane (2, 1 (pen.)), Young
2 March 1974
Hibernian
A
1–3
23,149
McLean
16 March 1974
Morton
A
3–2
9,000
Jackson (2), Parlane (pen.)
23 March 1974
Falkirk
A
0–0
10,000
30 March 1974
Clyde
H
4–0
21,000
Johnstone, Greig, A.MacDonald, Scott
2 April 1974
Dunfermline Athletic
H
3–0
22,000
Parlane (pen.), Scott, Fyfe
6 April 1974
Motherwell
A
4–1
13,346
Young (2), Scott, Fyfe
13 April 1974
Dundee
H
1–2
25,000
Jardine (pen.)
17 April 1974
Aberdeen
A
1–1
18,000
Greig
20 April 1974
St Johnstone
A
3–1
7,500
Fyfe (2), Young
24 April 1974
Motherwell
H
2–1
21,000
Scott, Parlane
27 April 1974
Dumbarton
H
3–1
20,000
Scott (2), Fyfe
29 April 1974
Dundee
A
3–2
10,578
Fyfe (2), Young
Cup Winners' Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 September 1973
R1
Ankaragucu
A
2–0
45,000
Conn, McLean
3 October 1973
R1
Ankaragucu
H
4–0
30,000
Greig (2), O'Hara, Johnstone
24 October 1973
R2
Borussia Monchengladbach
A
0–3
35,000
7 November 1973
R2
Borussia Monchengladbach
H
3–2
40,000
Conn, Jackson, MacDonald
Scottish Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
26 January 1974
R3
Queen's Park
H
8–0
19,000
Parlane (3), McLean (3), Scott, Morris
17 February 1974
R4
Dundee
H
0–3
64,672
League Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
11 August 1973
SR
Falkirk
H
3–1
35,000
Scott (2), Conn
15 August 1973
SR
Arbroath
A
2–1
6,677
Conn, Parlane
18 August 1973
SR
Celtic
H
1–2
63,173
Scott
22 August 1973
SR
Arbroath
H
3–0
14,000
MacDonald, Conn, Smith
25 August 1973
SR
Celtic
A
3–1
65,000
MacDonald, Parlane, Conn
29 August 1973
SR
Falkirk
A
5–1
12,000
Conn (2), O'Hara, McLean, Forsyth
12 September 1973
R2
Dumbarton
H
6–0
25,000
Parlane (3, 1 (pen.)), Young (2), Greig (pen.)
10 October 1973
R2
Dumbarton
A
2–1
6,000
Scott, Fyfe
31 October 1973
QF
Hibernian
H
2–0
35,000
Greig, Schaedler (o.g.)
21 November 1973
QF
Hibernian
A
0–0
19,245
5 December 1973
SF
Celtic
N
1–3
54,864
MacDonald
Appearances
See also
References
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