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1965–66 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1965–66 season
ChairmanJohn Wilson
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One2nd
P34 W25 D5 L4 F91 A29 Pts55
Scottish CupWinners
League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
George McLean (25)
All:
George McLean (39)

The 1965–66 season was the 86th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the 19th time after defeating Celtic in the final.[1] The team also reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, where they lost to Celtic.[2]

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 1965–66 season.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1965 St Johnstone H 3–2 22,693
11 September 1965 Partick Thistle A 1–1 29,789
18 September 1965 Celtic H 2–1 76,198
25 September 1965 Dundee A 1–1 21,451
2 October 1965 Stirling Albion H 6–0 25,599
9 October 1965 St Mirren A 1–1 22,160
16 October 1965 Hibernian A 2–1 37,288
27 October 1965 Dundee United H 2–0 29,046
30 October 1965 Hamilton Academical A 7–1 10,503
6 November 1965 Falkirk H 3–3 20,189
13 November 1965 Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 28,697
20 November 1965 Kilmarnock H 2–1 33,225
27 November 1965 Motherwell A 0–3 15,409
11 December 1965 Morton H 3–1 22,204
18 December 1965 Clyde A 2–2 13,212
25 December 1965 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–3 31,003
1 January 1966 Partick Thistle H 4–0 29,783
3 January 1966 Celtic A 1–5 65,445
8 January 1966 St Johnstone A 3–0 11,701
22 January 1966 Stirling Albion A 2–0 14,935
29 January 1966 St Mirren H 4–1 28,870
12 February 1966 Hibernian H 5–1 27,569
26 February 1966 Hamilton Academical H 4–0 27,305
9 March 1966 Falkirk A 2–3 8,706
12 March 1966 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 38,571
19 March 1966 Kilmarnock A 1–1 25,372
21 March 1966 Dundee United A 0–1 14,815
6 April 1966 Dundee H 1–0 28,421
9 April 1966 Aberdeen H 1–0 29,535
13 April 1966 Aberdeen A 2–1 16,387
16 April 1966 Morton A 5–0 13,927
19 April 1966 Motherwell H 2–1 21,175
30 April 1966 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 19,817
4 May 1966 Clyde H 4–0 20,606

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 February 1966 R1 Airdrieonians H 5–1 16,400
28 February 1966 R2 Ross County A 2–0 8,500
5 March 1966 QF St Johnstone H 1–0 32,000
26 March 1966 SF Aberdeen N 0–0 42,280
29 March 1966 SFR Aberdeen N 2–1 40,851
23 April 1966 F Celtic N 0–0 126,552
27 April 1966 FR Celtic N 1–0 98,202

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1965 SR Heart of Midlothian A 2–4 32,859
18 August 1965 SR Clyde H 3–0 24,806
21 August 1965 SR Aberdeen A 0–2 23,662
28 August 1965 SR Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 44,472
1 September 1965 SR Clyde A 1–3 13,875
4 September 1965 SR Aberdeen H 4–0 44,496
15 September 1965 QF1 Airdrieonians A 5–1 9,090
22 September 1965 QF2 Airdrieonians H 4–0 8,969
6 October 1965 SF Kilmarnock N 6–4 54,473
23 October 1965 F Celtic N 1–2 107,647

Appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rangers win Scottish Cup replay". Birmingham Post. 28 April 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Another medal for Simpson". Birmingham Post. 25 October 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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