1968–69 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1968–69 season
Chairman	John Lawrence
Manager	David White
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	2nd P34 W21 D7 L6 F81 A32
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Sectional Round
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Johnston (18) All: Willie Johnston (23)
← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 season is the 72nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1968–69 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 September 1968	Partick Thistle	H	2–0	22,000
14 September 1968	Celtic	A	4–2	45,000
21 September 1968	Kilmarnock	H	3–3	41,000
28 September 1968	Hearts	A	1–1	25,250
5 October 1968	Falkirk	H	2–1	84,000
12 October 1968	St Johnstone	A	0–2	21,000
19 October 1968	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–0	20,000
26 October 1968	Aberdeen	H	2–3	54,000
2 November 1968	Arbroath	A	5–1	32,998
9 November 1968	Hibernian	H	6–1	25,000
16 November 1968	St Mirren	A	0–1	30,000
23 November 1968	Clyde	A	1–1	12,000
30 November 1968	Airdrieonians	H	1–1	35,499
7 December 1968	Raith Rovers	A	3–0	18,000
14 December 1968	Dundee United	H	2–1	25,000
28 December 1968	Morton	A	2–0	36,000
1 January 1969	Partick Thistle	A	2–0	45,000
2 January 1969	Celtic	H	1–0	22,000
4 January 1969	Kilmarnock	A	3–3	35,000
11 January 1969	Hearts	H	2–0	40,000
18 January 1969	Falkirk	A	3–0	75,000
1 February 1969	St Johnstone	H	3–0	32,000
5 March 1969	Hibernian	A	2–1	48,000
8 March 1969	St Mirren	H	6–0	25,000
11 March 1969	Arbroath	H	2–0	31,332
15 March 1969	Clyde	H	6–0	31,000
24 March 1969	Airdrieonians	A	2–3	6,500
29 March 1969	Raith Rovers	H	2–1	16,000
5 April 1969	Dundee United	A	1–2	17,000
9 April 1969	Aberdeen	A	0–0	14,000
19 April 1969	Morton	H	3–0	16,700
22 April 1969	Dundee	A	2–3	14,000
28 April 1969	Dundee	H	1–1	11,135
1 May 1969	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–0	20,000

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 September 1968	R1 1	Vojvodina	H	2–0	70,000
2 October 1968	R1 2	Vojvodina	A	0–1	12,000
30 October 1968	R2 1	Dundalk	H	6–1	30,000
13 November 1968	R2 2	Dundalk	A	3–0	10,000
15 January 1969	R3 1	DWS Amsterdam	A	2–0	18,000
22 January 1969	R3 2	DWS Amsterdam	H	2–1	62,000
19 March 1969	QF 1	Athletic Bilbao	H	4–1	62,842
2 April 1969	QF 2	Athletic Bilbao	A	0–2	40,000
14 May 1969	SF 1	Newcastle United	H	0–0	75,518
21 May 1969	SF 2	Newcastle United	A	0–2	61,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 January 1969	R1	Hibernian	H	1–0	58,141
24 February 1969	R2	Hearts	A	2–0	47,337
1 March 1969	QF	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	46,726
22 March 1969	SF	Aberdeen	N	6–1	66,197
26 April 1969	F	Celtic	N	0–4	132,870

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 August 1968	SR	Celtic	H	0–2	35,000
14 August 1968	SR	Partick Thistle	A	5–1	28,000
17 August 1968	SR	Morton	H	2–0	45,000
24 August 1968	SR	Celtic	A	0–1	75,000
28 August 1969	SR	Partick Thistle	H	2–1	25,000
31 August 1968	SR	Morton	H	5–0	15,000

See also

• 1968–69 in Scottish football
• 1968–69 Scottish Cup
• 1968–69 Scottish League Cup
• 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup