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The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 1973–74 season. This was the club's centenary season, however, the start to the league championship was poor with no goals in the first four home games which left the side with just seven points from their first six league matches. This early blip meant they were always chasing the title and eventually finished third, five points behind champions
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. The League Cup campaign saw an Old Firm semi-final. A 3–1 win for Celtic saw them through to the final. The Scottish Cup did not prove any better as the club exited the competition thanks to a 3–0 defeat to
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. The European Cup Winners' Cup run was ended in the second round at the hands of
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Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.


Scottish First Division


Cup Winners' Cup


Scottish Cup


League Cup


Appearances


See also

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1973–74 in Scottish football The 1973–74 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 77th season of Scottish league football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualifi ...
* 1973–74 Scottish Cup *
1973–74 Scottish League Cup The 1973–74 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee, who defeated Celtic in the Final. First round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 ...
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1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup The 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Magdeburg in a final victory against defending champions Milan. It was the first–and only–win for an East German side in a European tournament. First round Albania ...


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