1974–75 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Rangers
Season:1974-75
Manager:Jock Wallace Jr.
Chairman:Matt Taylor
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Ibrox Park
League:Scottish League Division One
League Result:1st
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Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2 Result:Sectional Round
Cup3 Result:Quarter-final
Season Topscorer:
Derek Parlane (18)
League Topscorer:
Derek Parlane (18)
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Prevseason:1973–74
Nextseason:1975–76

The 1974–75 season was the 95th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1974–75 season. Rangers won the final Scottish Football League Division One title before it was rebranded as the Scottish Premier Division. They also stopped Celtic's quest for ten-in-a-row. The decisive championship match came on 29 March 1975, Rangers needed a point away to Hibernian and that's exactly what they got. The Edinburgh club finished second to Rangers with Celtic back in third, a full eleven points behind.

The cup competitions however, provided little success as Rangers crashed out of the Scottish Cup in the third round to Aberdeen and could not progress past the sectional round in the League Cup.

There was no competitive European football that season. However, Rangers returned to Camp Nou, Barcelona to play for the Joan Gamper Trophy. They defeated Athletic Bilbao but lost 4–1 to the hosts in the final.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
31 August 1974 Ayr UnitedA1–120,102Jardine (pen.)
7 September 1974 Partick ThistleH3–225,356Fyfe (2), Young
14 September 1974 CelticA2–165,447McDougall, Jackson
21 September 1974 DumbartonH3–222,211Johnstone (2), Scott
28 September 1974 KilmarnockA6–019,609Young (2), Jardine (pen.), McKean, Johnstone, McLean
2 October 1974 MortonH2–025,008Forsyth, McLean
12 October 1974 Dunfermline AthleticA6–118,000Parlane (5), Johnstone
19 October 1974 ClydeH3–125,954Jardine (pen), Fyfe, Johnstone
26 October 1974 Heart of MidlothianA1–129,000Jardine (pen.)
2 November 1974 St JohnstoneA2–113,260McLean, Young
9 November 1974 DundeeH1–025,890McKean
16 November 1974 MotherwellA5–019,409Johnstone, Young, MacDonald, Parlane, McKean
23 November 1974 HibernianH0–131,530
30 November 1974 Dundee UnitedH4–226,202Jardine (2, 1 (pen.)), Parlane, McLean
7 December 1974 AberdeenA2–126,000Johnstone, McLean
14 December 1974 ArbroathH3–024,211Parlane (2), Jackson
21 December 1974 AirdrieoniansA3–419,500Jardine (2, 1 (pen.)), Johnstone
28 December 1974 Ayr UnitedH3–026,009McLean, Jardine (pen.), Parlane
1 January 1975 Partick ThistleA4–022,000Jackson, McLean, McDougall, Greig
4 January 1975 CelticH3–071,389Johnstone, McLean, Parlane
11 January 1975 DumbartonA5–115,800McLean (3), Parlane, Johnstone
1 February 1975 MortonA1–117,000Fyfe
8 February 1975 Dunfermline AthleticH2–023,580McLean, MacDonald
15 February 1975 KilmarnockH3–327,157Parlane (3)
22 February 1975 ClydeA2–120,000McKean, O'Hara
1 March 1975 Heart of MidlothianH2–140,540McKean, McLean
8 March 1975 St JohnstoneH1–042,500Young
15 March 1975 DundeeA2–122,700McLean, Parlane
22 March 1975 MotherwellH3–036,590Johnstone (2), Miller
29 March 1975 HibernianA1–138,585Stein
5 April 1975 Dundee UnitedA2–221,000McLean, Johnstone
12 April 1975 AberdeenH3–241,198Johnstone, Stein, Miller (pen.)
19 April 1975 ArbroathA2–16,393Stein, Parlane
26 April 1975 AirdrieoniansH0–165,121

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1975 R3AberdeenA1–130,000Scott, Miller
10 February 1975 R3 RAberdeenH1–253,106McKean

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1974 SRSt JohnstoneH3–225,000Scott, Jardine, Conn
10 August 1974 SRHibernianA1–323,539Scott
14 August 1974 SRSt JohnstoneA6–35,800Young (2), Jardine (2), Scott, Forsyth
17 August 1974 SRDundeeA2–018,548Jardine, Fyfe
24 August 1974 SRDundeeH4–035,000Johnstone (2), Jardine (pen.), Scott
28 August 1974 SRHibernianH0–160,054

Texaco Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1974 QF L1SouthamptonH1–3
1 October 1974 QF L2SouthamptonA0–2

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
Stewart KennedyGK420
Sandy JardineDF4214
Alex MillerDF252
Derek JohnstoneDF3516
Colin JacksonDF403
Tom ForsythMF371
Tommy McLeanMF4114
Quinton YoungMF348
Derek ParlaneFW3518
Graham FyfeMF175
Ally ScottFW176
Ian McDougallDF152
Alex MacDonaldMF332
John GreigDF231
Bobby McKeanMF286
Jim DennyDF120
Alex O'HaraMF71
Johnny HamiltonMF30
Colin SteinFW83
Peter McCloyGK00
Willie MathiesonDF20
Richard SharpFW10

See also