1965–66 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers 1965–66 football season

Rangers1965–66 season

Chairman| John Wilson
Manager| Scot Symon
Ground| Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One| 2nd
P34 W25 D5 L4 F91 A29 Pts55
Scottish Cup| Winners
League Cup| Runners-up
Top goalscorer| League:
George McLean (25)
All:
George McLean (39)

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1966–67 ->

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

## Overview[edit]

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

## Results[edit]

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

### Scottish First Division[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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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[edit]

Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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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[edit]

Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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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[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* 1965–66 in Scottish football
* 1965–66 Scottish Cup
* 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

## References[edit]

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1965–66 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Division One
* Division Two
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* 1966 World Cup qualifying (Group 8)
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Morton
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone
* St. Mirren
* Stirling Albion

Division Two|

* Airdrieonians
* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Berwick Rangers
* Brechin City
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Forfar Athletic
* Montrose
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* Stenhousemuir
* Stranraer
* Third Lanark

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