1984–85 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers 1984-85 football season
The 1984–85 season was the 105th season of competitive football by Rangers .
Overview
Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1984–85 season.
The season was Wallace's first full season in charge since his return. The team continued the strong form they had ended the previous season in, and by Christmas were in third place, in touching distance of the top of the table. However, a defeat to rivals Celtic on New Year's Day saw the club's form completely implode, and they only won four more league games all season. Rangers again finished fourth in the league by a massive twenty-one point record behind champions Aberdeen . This disappointment was not caused due to a lack of investment in the playing squad. A total of £495,000 was spent bringing in Iain Ferguson and Cammy Fraser from Dundee, Ted McMinn from Queen of the South and bringing back Derek Johnstone from Chelsea .
The club won the Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup) for he second season in a row defeating Dundee United in the final. A solitary Iain Ferguson strike gave Rangers a 1–0 win.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
11 August 1984
St Mirren
H
0–0
22,398
18 August 1984
Dumbarton
A
2–1
9,607
McCoist, Redford
25 August 1984
Celtic
H
0–0
43,500
1 September 1984
Dundee
A
2–0
14,156
I.Ferguson, Redford
8 September 1984
Hibernian
H
2–0
22,601
Paterson, MacDonald
15 September 1984
Aberdeen
A
0–0
23,500
22 September 1984
Greenock Morton
H
2–0
16,995
McCoist, Fraser
29 September 1984
Dundee United
H
1–0
29,232
Paterson
6 October 1984
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–1
18,097
13 October 1984
St Mirren
A
2–0
14,389
Redford, I.Ferguson
20 October 1984
Dumbarton
H
0–0
16,521
3 November 1984
Dundee
H
0–0
14,588
10 November 1984
Hibernian
A
2–2
14,000
Fraser, Cooper
17 November 1984
Aberdeen
H
1–2
44,000
Mitchell
24 November 1984
Greenock Morton
A
3–1
11,000
Redford (2), Dawson
1 December 1984
Dundee United
A
1–1
16,477
Mitchell
8 December 1984
Heart of Midlothian
H
1–1
16,700
Mitchell
15 December 1984
St Mirren
H
2–0
12,763
Fraser, MacDonald
22 December 1984
Celtic
A
1–1
43,748
Cooper
29 December 1984
Dumbarton
A
4–2
7,800
I.Ferguson, McMinn, Mitchell, Cooper
1 January 1985
Celtic
H
1–2
45,000
Cooper
5 January 1985
Dundee
A
2–2
11,991
I.Ferguson (2)
12 January 1985
Hibernian
H
1–2
18,500
I.Ferguson
19 January 1985
Aberdeen
A
1–5
23,000
Prytz
2 February 1985
Greenock Morton
H
2–0
14,121
MacDonald, Johnstone
9 February 1985
Dundee United
H
0–0
19,370
23 February 1985
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–2
14,004
2 March 1985
Dumbarton
H
3–1
8,424
McCoist (2), E.Ferguson
16 March 1985
St Mirren
A
1–2
8,608
McCoist
23 March 1985
Dundee
H
1–3
9,954
McCoist
6 April 1985
Aberdeen
H
1–2
23,437
Prytz
20 April 1985
Greenock Morton
A
3–0
7,000
McCoist (3)
27 April 1985
Heart of Midlothian
H
3–1
12,913
McCoist, Prytz (pen.), Cooper
1 May 1985
Celtic
A
1–1
40,079
McCoist (pen.)
4 May 1985
Dundee United
A
1–2
10,251
McCoist
11 May 1985
Hibernian
A
0–1
7,149
UEFA Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
18 September 1984
R1
Bohemian
A
2–3
10,000
McCoist, McPherson
3 October 1984
R1
Bohemian
H
2–0
31,000
Paterson, Redford
24 October 1984
R2
Inter Milan
A
0–3
65,591
7 November 1984
R2
Inter Milan
H
3–1
30,594
I.Ferguson (2), Mitchell
Scottish Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
26 January 1985
R3
Morton
A
3–3
12,012
Prytz, MacDonald, McPherson
30 January 1985
R3 R
Morton
H
3–1
18,166
Mitchell, Fraser, MacDonald
16 February 1985
R4
Dundee
H
0–1
26,619
League Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
22 August 1984
R2
Falkirk
H
1–0
10,429
McPherson
29 August 1984
R3
Raith Rovers
H
4–0
10,132
McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), Paterson, Redford
5 September 1984
QF
Cowdenbeath
A
3–1
9,925
I.Ferguson, Russell, Redford
26 September 1984
SF L1
Meadowbank Thistle
H
4–0
12,600
McCoist (2), I.Ferguson, Fraser
9 October 1984
SF L2
Meadowbank Thistle
A
1–1
5,100
McCoist
28 October 1984
F
Dundee United
N
1–0
44,698
I.Ferguson
Glasgow Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
13 May 1985
SF
Partick Thistle
A
2–1
3,264
McPherson, McCoist
9 September 1985
F
Queen's Park
N
5–0
3,584
Fraser (3), Ferguson, McCoist (pen)
Appearances
League table
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
See also
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division
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