1963–64 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers 1963–64 football season
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The 1963–64 season was the 84th season of competitive football by Rangers.
ChairmanJohn Lawrence
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P34 W25 D5 L4 F85 A31 Pts55
P34 W25 D5 L4 F85 A31 Pts55
| 1963–64 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Lawrence |
| Manager | Scot Symon |
| Ground | Ibrox Park |
| Scottish League Division One | 1st P34 W25 D5 L4 F85 A31 Pts55 |
| Scottish Cup | Winners |
| League Cup | Winners |
| European Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jim Forrest (??) All: Jim Forrest (39) |
Overview
Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1963–64 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1963 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | 34,500 | Brand (pen.) |
| 7 September 1963 | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 75,000 | McLean, Brand |
| 14 September 1963 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | 35,000 | Forrest (3) |
| 21 September 1963 | Hibernian | H | 5–0 | 50,000 | McLean, Brand (2) Forrest, Henderson |
| 28 September 1963 | Third Lanark | A | 5–0 | 25,000 | Forrest (4) Baxter |
| 5 October 1963 | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | 25,000 | McLean (3) Henderson |
| 12 October 1963 | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | 25,000 | Brand, Willoughby, Forrest |
| 19 October 1963 | East Stirlingshire | H | 3–1 | 20,000 | Watson, Forrest (2) |
| 30 October 1963 | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | Forrest, Brand |
| 2 November 1963 | Airdrieonians | A | 4–0 | 20,000 | Willoughby, Forrest, Baxter, Watson |
| 9 November 1963 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 34,000 | |
| 16 November 1963 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 30,000 | Brand (pen.) |
| 23 November 1963 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4–1 | 21,000 | Watson (2) Henderson, Forrest |
| 30 November 1963 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 24,000 | |
| 7 December 1963 | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | 20,000 | McLean (2) Brand |
| 14 December 1963 | Motherwell | A | 3–3 | 16,500 | Provan (pen.) Greig, Brand |
| 21 December 1963 | St Johnstone | H | 2–3 | 14,000 | Brand, Provan (pen.) |
| 28 December 1963 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 43,000 | Forrest, Provan (pen.) |
| 1 January 1964 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 65,176 | Millar |
| 2 January 1964 | Partick Thistle | H | 4–3 | 30,000 | Brand (2) Greig, Millar |
| 4 January 1964 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 18,000 | Millar |
| 18 January 1964 | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | 17,000 | Brand (2) |
| 1 February 1964 | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | 16,000 | Brand |
| 8 February 1964 | St Mirren | H | 2–3 | 25,000 | Millar, Wilson |
| 19 February 1964 | East Strilingshire | A | 5–0 | 6,000 | Wilson (2) Forrest (2) Millar (o.g.) |
| 22 February 1964 | Queen of the South | A | 4–1 | 9,500 | Forrest (2) Wilson, Willoughby |
| 29 February 1964 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–1 | 26,500 | Baxter (pen.) Greig, Forrest (2) |
| 11 March 1964 | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | 22,000 | Baxter (pen.) |
| 14 March 1964 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 46,000 | McLean, Wilson |
| 21 March 1964 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 30,000 | Wilson, McMillan |
| 1 April 1964 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Att. N/A | Brand, Millar |
| 4 April 1964 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 28,000 | Brand, McLean |
| 18 April 1964 | Motherwell | H | 5–1 | 39,000 | Greig, Brand (2) Millar, McLean |
| 29 April 1964 | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 12,000 |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 1964 | R1 | Stenhousemuir | A | 5–1 | 10,384 | Millar, Greig (2) Provan (pen.), Brand |
| 25 January 1964 | R2 | Duns | H | 9–0 | 17,350 | Millar (4) Brand (3) McLean, Henderson |
| 15 February 1964 | R3 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | 60,421 | Wilson (2) Forrest |
| 7 March 1964 | QF | Celtic | H | 2–0 | 84,724 | Forrest, Henderson |
| 28 March 1964 | SF | Dunfermline Athletic | N | 1–0 | 67,823 | Wilson |
| 25 April 1964 | F | Dundee | N | 3–1 | 120,982 | Millar (2) Brand |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1963 | SR | Celtic | A | 3–0 | 60,000 | Forrest (2) McLean |
| 14 August 1963 | SR | Queen of the South | H | 5–2 | 30,800 | McLean, Wilson (2) Forrest, Provan |
| 17 August 1963 | SR | Kilmarnock | A | 4–1 | 35,000 | Henderson, McLean, Brand (2) |
| 24 August 1963 | SR | Celtic | H | 3–0 | 65,102 | Wilson, Brand (pen.) Forrest |
| 28 August 1963 | SR | Queen of the South | A | 5–2 | 10,000 | Forrest (4) Wilson |
| 31 August 1963 | SR | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 32,000 | Wilson, Forrest |
| 11 September 1963 | QF1 | East Fife | A | 1–1 | 14,000 | Forrest |
| 18 September 1963 | QF2 | East Fife | H | 2–0 | 25,000 | Brand (pen.) Forrest |
| 2 October 1963 | SF | Berwick Rangers | N | 3–1 | 16,000 | Wilson, Brand, Forrest |
| 26 October 1963 | F | Morton | N | 5–0 | 105,907 | Forrest (4) Willoughby |
European Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1963 | PR1L1 | Real Madrid | H | 0–1 | 81,215 | |
| 9 October 1963 | PR1L2 | Real Madrid | A | 0–6 | 90,000 |