The 1968–69 season was the 89th season of competitive
football
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Rangers
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.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1968–69 season.
Forward Willie Johnston finished as Rangers Top Goalscorer with 28 goals (inc. Glasgow Cup games). Seven of his goals were scored at Ibrox Stadium, eight were scored at Parkhead. A brace in a 4–2 league win v Celtic 14 September was followed on 21 March with a hat-trick against Aberdeen in a 6–1 Scottish Cup tie. Three weeks later he returned to Parkhead on 11 April for a Glasgow Cup tie against Celtic and netted 3 more in a 4–3 victory. His eight goals there during the season resulted in him scoring more at Parkhead than Celtic's 2nd all-time top scorer Bobby Lennox.
Colin Stein was signed in a £100,000 Scottish record transfer deal from Hibernian on 31 October. His first three games for the club saw him score 3 (Arbroath 5–1),3 (Hibs 6–1) & 2 (Dundalk 3–0) in just eleven days.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish First Division
* Colin Stein Rangers debut match
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Scottish Cup
**Alex Ferguson final match
League Cup
See also
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1968–69 in Scottish football
The 1968–69 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 72nd season of Scottish Football League, Scottish league football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to ...
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1968–69 Scottish Cup
The 1968–69 Scottish Cup was the 84th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.
First preliminary round
The First preliminary round was played on 14 ...
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1968–69 Scottish League Cup
The 1968–69 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won for the fourth successive season by Celtic, who defeated Hibernian in the Final.
First round
Group 1
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1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968–1969 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional association football, f ...
References
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Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...