1976–77 Rangers F.C. season

November 2021 Rangers 1976–77 Jock Wallace Rae Simpson Ground Ibrox Park Scottish Premier Division 2ndP36 W18 D10 L8 F62 A37 Pts46 Scottish Cup Runners-up League Cup Semi-finals European Cup First round Tennent Caledonian Cup Runners-up Derek Johnstone (21) Derek Parlane (16) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season. They were beaten in the Scottish Cup final by Celtic.Salter Jessica Kenny Dalglish on winning the Scottish Cup with Celtic in May 1977 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/9985354/Kenny-Dalglish-on-winning-the-Scottish-Cup-with-Celtic-in-May-1977.html telegraph.co.uk 2 June 2025 Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 4 September 1976 CelticA2–254,857Johnstone, Parlane 11 September 1976 KilmarnockH0–024,800 18 September 1976 HibernianA1–119,606Parlane 25 September 1976 Heart of MidlothianH4–224,329Hamilton, Miller (pen), Parlane, Johnstone 2 October 1976 Ayr UnitedA1–114,231Parlane 16 October 1976 AberdeenH1–023,258MacDonald 23 October 1976 MotherwellA1–315,857Hamilton 30 October 1976 Partick ThistleA1–216,371Watson 9 November 1976 Dundee UnitedH3–017,492Jackson, McKean, Parlane 13 November 1976 KilmarnockA4–014,717Jackson (2), McKean, Parlane 20 November 1976 HibernianH1–125,072Parlane 24 November 1976 CelticH0–150,562 27 November 1976 Heart of MidlothianA1–018,321Parlane 26 December 1976 MotherwellH1–029,236O'Hara 1 January 1977 Partick ThistleH1-020,946 8 January 1977 KilmarnockH3–018,189Parlane (2), O'Hara 11 January 1977 CelticA0–149,729 19 January 1977 AberdeenA3–322,584Miller, MacDonald, Johnstone 22 January 1977 Heart of MidlothianH3–220,966MacDonald (2), Johnstone 5 February 1977 Ayr UnitedA2–012,895Johnstone, McLean 12 February 1977 Dundee UnitedH2–318,656Jackson, MacDonald 16 February 1977 HibernianH0–012,452 19 February 1977 AberdeenH1–018,882Miller (pen) 5 March 1977 MotherwellA2–015,468MacDonald, Watson 8 March 1977 Dundee UnitedA0–010,743 15 March 1977 Partick ThistleA3–48,840McLean, Watson, Parlane 19 March 1977 CelticH2–253,743Parlane 23 March 1977 Ayr UnitedH1–19,212Johnstone 26 March 1977 KilmarnockA0–18,037 2 April 1977 HibernianH2–112,670Parlane, Johnstone 9 April 1977 Heart of MidlothianA3–112,021Johnstone, Parlane, Jardine (pen) 13 April 1977 Partick ThistleH2–17,758Johnstone, Jardine 16 April 1977 Ayr UnitedH5–111,428MacDonald (2), Johnstone, Hamilton, Miller 20 April 1977 MotherwellH4–18,257Johnstone, MacDonald, Parlane, Robertson 23 April 1977 Dundee UnitedA1–07,919Johnstone 30 April 1977 AberdeenA1–214,471Johnstone European Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 September 1976R1FC ZurichH1–135,000Parlane 29 September 1976R1FC ZurichA0–128,500 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 29 January 1977R3FalkirkH3–117,500Jardine (pen), Johnstone, MacDonald 26 February 1977R4Elgin CityH3–018,000Jackson, McLean (pen), MacDonald 12 March 1977QFMotherwellH2–035,572McKean, Watson 30 March 1977SFHeart of MidlothianN2–023,222Jackson, Jardine (pen) 7 May 1977FCelticN0–154,252 League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1976SRSt JohnstoneH5–031,000Jardine (2), Johnstone, Miller (pen), Henderson 18 August 1976SRHibernianA1–126,000Munro 21 August 1976SRMontroseH4–018,500Johnstone (2), Jardine, MacDonald 25 August 1976SRHibernianH3–045,000Miller (pen), Jardine, McLean 28 August 1976SRMontroseH3–08,000Johnstone, Parlane, Jardine 1 September 1976SRSt JohnstoneA1–04,070Jardine 22 September 1976QF1ClydebankH3–315,000Johnstone, MacDonald, Hamilton 6 October 1976QF2ClydebankA1–110,000Greig 18 October 1976QF RClydebankH0–015,000 19 October 1976QF 2RClydebankN2–114,000Parlane, McLean 27 October 1976SFAberdeenN1–520,990MacDonald Non-competitive Tennent Caledonian Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 2 August 1976SFPartick ThistleH2–0 3 August 1976FSouthamptonH1–2 Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Davie ArmourMF10SCO Ally DawsonDF20SCO Jim DennyDF160SCO Tom ForsythMF400SCO John GreigDF481SCO Johnny HamiltonMF314SCO Martin HendersonFW121SCO Colin JacksonDF406SCO Sandy JardineDF5410SCO Derek JohnstoneDF4221SCO Stewart KennedyGK400SCO Alex MacDonaldMF4814SCO Peter McCloyGK140SCO Ian McDougallDF60SCO Bobby McKeanMF333SCO Tommy McLeanMF534SCO Alex MillerDF366SCO Eric MorrisDF10SCO Iain MunroMF111SCO Alex O'HaraMF52SCO Derek ParlaneFW5017SCO Chris RobertsonFW131SCO Jim SteeleDF50SCO Colin SteinFW20SCO Kenny WatsonMF383 League table RAN See also 1976–77 in Scottish football 1976–77 Scottish Cup 1976–77 Scottish League Cup 1976–77 European Cup References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Rangers