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The 1971–72 season was the 92nd season of competitive
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1971–72 season. They won their first and only European trophy this season. The side won the European Cup Winners' Cup in Barcelona, Spain. The match was effectively over by half time thanks to goals from Colin Stein and a double from
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scored twice in the second half, but the Rangers held on for a famous victory. Domestically, Waddell's side finished a disappointing third in the Scottish League Division One. The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup or League Cup's after being knocked out of the former by Hibernian at the semi-final stage. They never progressed from the sectional rounds in the League Cup.


Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.


Scottish First Division


Cup Winners' Cup


Scottish Cup


League Cup

*Rangers failed to reach the Quarter-finals


Appearances


See also

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1971–72 in Scottish football The 1971–72 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 75th season of Scottish league football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualifie ...
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1971–72 Scottish Cup The 1971–72 Scottish Cup was the 87th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Hibernian in the final. First round Second round Replays Third round Replays Fourth ...
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1971–72 Scottish League Cup The 1971–72 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Partick Thistle, who defeated Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *p ...
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1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup The 1971–72 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Rangers, who defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final. Preliminary round First leg ---- Second leg ''4–4 on aggregate; Austria Wien won on away goals ...


References

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup-winning seasons