Manager: Scot Symon
Home: Ibrox Stadium
Division One Winners: Rangers
Scottish Cup Winners: Falkirk
League Cup Winners: Celtic
Match Results
Round | Competition | Date | Venue | Outcome | Opponents | For | Agt | Crowd | ||
Section 2 | League Cup | Aug | 11 | Sat | H | W | East Fife | 3 | 0 | 51,000 |
Section 2 | League Cup | 15 | Wed | a | L | Celtic | 1 | 2 | 45,000 | |
Section 2 | League Cup | 18 | Sat | a | W | Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 35,000 | |
Section 2 | League Cup | 25 | Sat | a | W | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 18,000 | |
Section 2 | League Cup | 29 | Wed | H | D | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 84,000 | |
Section 2 | League Cup | Sep | 1 | Sat | H | W | Aberdeen | 4 | 1 | 48,000 |
Division 1 | 8 | Sat | a | D | Airdrie | 3 | 3 | 18,000 | ||
Division 1 | 15 | Sat | H | L | Kilmarnock | 0 | 1 | 30,000 | ||
Division 1 | 22 | Sat | a | W | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 53,000 | ||
Division 1 | 29 | Sat | H | W | Ayr Utd | 3 | 1 | 27,000 | ||
Division 1 | Oct | 6 | Sat | a | W | St Mirren | 2 | 1 | 28,700 | |
Division 1 | 13 | Sat | H | W | Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 38,000 | ||
1st | European Cup | 24 | Wed | H | W | Nice | 2 | 1 | 65,000 | |
Division 1 | Nov | 3 | Sat | H | W | Hibs | 5 | 3 | 45,000 | |
Division 1 | 10 | Sat | H | L | Motherwell | 2 | 3 | 63,000 | ||
1st | European Cup | 14 | Wed | a | L | Nice | 1 | 2 | 12,000 | |
Division 1 | 17 | Sat | a | W | Falkirk | 2 | 0 | 19,000 | ||
Division 1 | 24 | Sat | H | W | Aberdeen | 3 | 1 | 29,100 | ||
Decider | European Cup | 28 | Wed | n | L | Nice | 1 | 3 | 15,000 | |
Division 1 | Dec | 1 | Sat | H | W | East Fife | 6 | 1 | 26,000 | |
Division 1 | 8 | Sat | a | L | Raith Rovers | 1 | 5 | 20,000 | ||
Division 1 | 15 | Sat | H | W | Hearts | 5 | 3 | 45,000 | ||
Division 1 | 22 | Sat | a | L | Kilmarnock | 2 | 3 | 22,436 | ||
Division 1 | 29 | Sat | H | W | Queen of the South | 4 | 0 | 30,000 | ||
Division 1 | Jan | 1 | Mon | H | W | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 60,000 | |
Division 1 | 2 | Wed | a | W | Dundee | 3 | 1 | 28,500 | ||
Division 1 | 12 | Sat | a | L | Ayr Utd | 0 | 1 | 15,000 | ||
Division 1 | 19 | Sat | H | W | St Mirren | 1 | 0 | 33,000 | ||
Division 1 | 26 | Sat | a | W | Partick Thistle | 3 | 0 | 35,000 | ||
5th | Scottish Cup | Feb | 2 | Sat | a | W | Hearts | 4 | 0 | 47,484 |
Division 1 | 9 | Sat | H | W | Dunfermline | 2 | 1 | 40,000 | ||
6th | Scottish Cup | 16 | Sat | a | D | Celtic | 4 | 4 | 55,000 | |
Replay | Scottish Cup | 20 | Wed | H | L | Celtic | 0 | 2 | 88,000 | |
Division 1 | 23 | Sat | H | D | Queen's Park | 3 | 3 | 19,000 | ||
Division 1 | Mar | 2 | Sat | a | W | Hibs | 3 | 2 | 40,000 | |
Division 1 | 9 | Sat | a | W | Motherwell | 5 | 2 | 30,000 | ||
Division 1 | 16 | Sat | H | D | Falkirk | 1 | 1 | 35,000 | ||
Division 1 | 20 | Wed | H | W | Dundee | 4 | 0 | 25,000 | ||
Division 1 | 23 | Sat | a | W | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | 26,500 | ||
Division 1 | 30 | Sat | a | W | East Fife | 3 | 0 | 13,000 | ||
Division 1 | Apr | 2 | Tue | H | W | Raith Rovers | 3 | 1 | 50,000 | |
Division 1 | 13 | Sat | a | W | Hearts | 1 | 0 | 49,000 | ||
Division 1 | 17 | Wed | H | W | Airdrie | 3 | 2 | 25,000 | ||
Division 1 | 22 | Mon | a | W | Queen's Park | 6 | 4 | 33,786 | ||
Division 1 | 27 | Sat | a | W | Queen of the South | 3 | 0 | 14,500 | ||
Division 1 | 29 | Mon | a | W | Dunfermline | 4 | 3 | 10,000 |
Trivia
Rangers played their first official match in competitive European football on 2nd October 1956. This was a European Cup second round game against OGC Nice of France. The match ended in a 2–1 home victory for Rangers thanks to goals from Max Murray (Rangers' first European goal) and Billy Simpson.
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