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The 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1979–80 season. Rangers finished fifth in the league, eleven points behind champions Aberdeen. The main cause for such a poor showing in the league was pointed at the team's away form, only ten points from eighteen matches. Aberdeen also knocked Rangers out of the Scottish League Cup over a two-legged third round tie. Rangers did reach the
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campaign was ended by the eventual winners Valencia CF after having seen off Lillestrøm SK and Fortuna Düsseldorf in previous rounds.


Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.


Scottish Premier Division


Cup Winners' Cup


Scottish Cup


League Cup


Non-competitive


Drybrough Cup


Tennent Caledonian Cup


Glasgow Cup

✝Competition not completed


Appearances


League table


See also

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1979–80 in Scottish football The 1979–80 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 83rd season of Scottish league football. Scottish Premier Division Champions: Aberdeen Relegated: Dundee, Hibernian Scottish League First Division Prom ...
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1979–80 Scottish Cup The 1979–80 Scottish Cup was the 95th staging of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic F.C., Celtic who defeated Rangers F.C., Rangers in the final. The match was marred by cro ...
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1979–80 Scottish League Cup The 1979–80 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee United, who defeated Aberdeen in the replayed Final. First round First Leg Second Leg Seco ...
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1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup The 1979–80 season was the 20th season of the European Cup Winners' Cup, a football tournament organised by UEFA for the cup winners from each of its member associations. The competition was won by Spanish club Valencia, who beat Arsenal of Engla ...


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