1983–84 Rangers F.C. season

March 2026 January 2021 Rangers 1983-84 John Greig(until 28 October)Tommy McLeanJock Wallace(from 10 November) Rae SimpsonJohn Paton Ground Ibrox Park Scottish Premier Division 4th Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Winners Cup Winners' Cup Second round Glasgow Cup Winners Sandy Clark (9) Ally McCoist (20) 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was the 104th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1983–84 season. The season would signal the end of John Greig's managerial career. The league season began badly, one point from the first four league games, although the team did win their six League Cup games under Greig. A fruitful brief run in the European Cup Winner's Cup saw Rangers win the second round, first leg 2–1 over F.C. Porto (runners up) after the team's record breaking 18-0 aggregate win over Maltese champions Valletta. After the first nine league games, Greig's team had collected just seven points from eighteen and, in the end, the pressure was too much for Greig who ultimately resigned as manager on 28 October 1983. Rangers were overseen by former midfielder Tommy McLean, who acted as caretaker, whilst attempts were made to find a new permanent manager. On 10 November 1983, Jock Wallace was persuaded by the Rangers board to leave Motherwell and return to the club. His aim was to restore the glory years of the treble-winning sides of the late 1970s. Wallace's initial impact was positive, boosting morale and fitness. He made changes to the coaching staff, bringing in Alex Totten as first team coach with Tommy McLean, David Provan and Joe Mason leaving. Wallace also added to the squad during the season; Bobby Williamson arrived from Clydebank, Nicky Walker from old club Motherwell and Stuart Munro from Alloa Athletic. Wallace's first match in command was at Pittodrie on 12 November 1983. The game finished in a 3–0 defeat but subsequently the side went on a 22 match unbeaten run in all competitions until March 1984. However, Rangers still ended that season fourth in the league, fifteen points behind champions Aberdeen. The club did win a trophy, the League Cup. The cup final was a thrilling extra-time victory over Celtic, with Ally McCoist getting a hat-trick, in the 3–2 win that won them the cup. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish Premier Division DateRangers FC » Schedule https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te893/rangers-fc/vs1983-1984/all-matches/ 2026-03-17 worldfootball.net enOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1983St MirrenH1–121,500Prytz (pen.) 3 September 1983CelticA1–250,662McCoist 10 September 1983Heart of MidlothianA1–316,173Mitchell 17 September 1983AberdeenH0–227,500 24 September 1983St JohnstoneH6–312,500McCoist (2), McClelland, Prytz (pen.), Cooper, Clark 1 October 1983Dundee UnitedA2–016,738Clark, Hegarty (o.g.) 8 October 1983HibernianH1–021,800McClelland 15 October 1983DundeeA2–311,945Russell, Redford 22 October 1983MotherwellH1–215,000McCoist (pen.) 29 October 1983St MirrenA0–312,068 5 November 1983CelticH1–242,000Clark 12 November 1983AberdeenA0–322,771 19 November 1983Dundee UnitedH0–027,800 26 November 1983St JohnstoneA1–09,740Redford 3 December 1983Heart of MidlothianH3–022,500Clark (2), MacDonald 10 December 1983MotherwellA3–013,586McAdam, Cooper, Mitchell 17 December 1983DundeeH2–116,500Russell, Williamson 27 December 1983HibernianA2–020,820Williamson, Cooper 31 December 1983St MirrenH1–121,200Clark 7 January 1984AberdeenH1–137,500Cooper (pen.) 21 January 1984St JohnstoneH2–018,001Clark, Russell 4 February 1984MotherwellH2–117,000McCoist, Prytz (pen.) 11 February 1984Heart of MidlothianA2–218,063McCoist, Williamson 25 February 1984DundeeA3–111,750Russell, Cooper, McPherson 3 March 1984HibernianH0–017,000 6 March 1984St JohnstoneA4–15,293Redford, Clark, Davies, McCoist 31 March 1984MotherwellA3–08,574Paterson, McPherson, Burns 2 April 1984CelticA0–353,229 7 April 1984Heart of MidlothianH0–022,000 21 April 1984CelticH1–040,260Williamson 28 April 1984St MirrenA1–18,092Williamson 2 May 1984Dundee UnitedH2–216,500Clark, Williamson 5 May 1984DundeeH2–217,000Redford, Cooper 9 May 1984AberdeenA0–016,200 12 May 1984HibernianA0–010,567 14 May 1984Dundee UnitedA2–16,457Prytz (pen.), McCoist Cup Winners' Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 September 1983 R1VallettaA8–018,213McPherson (4), Prytz (2, 1 (pen.)), Paterson, MacDonald 28 September 1983 R1VallettaH10–011,500MacDonald (3, 1 (pen.)), Mitchell (2), Redford (2),Dawson, MacKay, Davies 19 October 1983 R2FC PortoH2–127,800Clark, Mitchell 2 November 1983 R2FC PortoA0–163,000 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 28 January 1984R3Dunfermline AthleticH2–117,500McAdam, McCoist 18 February 1984R4CaledonianA6–05,500Williamson (2), McCoist (2), Redford, Russell 10 March 1984QFDundeeA2–217,097Russell, McGeachie (o.g.) 17 March 1984QF RDundeeH2–325,000McPherson, McClelland League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 24 August 1983R2 L1Queen of the SouthH4–08,000MacDonald (2), Clark, Prytz (pen.) 27 August 1983R2 L2Queen of the SouthA4–17,350Mitchell, McKinnon, Cooper, McCoist 31 August 1983SRClydebankH4–08,500McCoist (2), Russell, Prytz 7 September 1983SRHeart of MidlothianA3–011,287Clark (2), Gauld (o.g.) 5 October 1983SRSt MirrenH5–011,500McCoist (2), Clark, McClelland, Paterson 26 October 1983SRHeart of MidlothianH2–012,000Prytz, Mitchell 9 November 1983SRClydebankA3–03,612Cooper, McCoist, McPherson 30 November 1983SRSt MirrenA1–05,446Cooper 15 February 1984SF L1Dundee UnitedA1–114,569Mitchell 22 February 1984SF L2Dundee UnitedH2–035,950Clark, Redford 25 March 1984FCelticN3–266,369McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)) Glasgow Cup (1982-83 competition) DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 1983 SFClydeA1–04,700Ruseell 13 August 1983 FCelticN1–032,707Clark Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Peter McCloyGK400SCO Nicky WalkerGK110SCO Ally DawsonDF451NIR John McClellandDF554SCO Dave McPhersonDF548SCO Craig PatersonDF343SCO Ian RedfordMF478SWE Robert PrytzMF429SCO Ally McCoistFW4720SCO Sandy ClarkFW4516SCO Bobby RussellMF487SCO Davie CooperMF519SCO John MacDonaldFW287SCO Billy DaviesMF72SCO Dave MacKinnonDF231AUS David MitchellMF218SCO Jim StewartGK40NIR Jimmy NichollDF260SCO Kenny LyallMF20SCO Gregor StevensDF20SCO Derek FergusonMF50SCO Andy KennedyFW20SCO Colin McAdamDF112SCO Bobby WilliamsonFW208SCO Hugh BurnsDF71SCO Scott FraserDF80SCO Billy MacKayMF51SCO Stuart MunroDF50SCO Robert FleckMF10SCO Eric FergusonFW40SCO Kenny BlackMF10 League table RAN See also 1983–84 in Scottish football 1983–84 Scottish Cup 1983–84 Scottish League Cup 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers