1984–85 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1984-85 season
Chairman John Paton
Manager Jock Wallace
Ground Ibrox
Scottish Premier Division 4th
P36 F13 D12 L11 F47 A38
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Ally McCoist (12)

All:
Ally McCoist (18)

The 1984–85 season is the 88th 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 and almost a carbon copy of its predecessor. 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 for he second season in a row meeting 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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1984St MirrenH0–022,398
18 August 1984DumbartonA2–19,607McCoist, Redford
25 August 1984CelticH0–043,500
1 September 1984DundeeA2–014,156I.Ferguson, Redford
8 September 1984HibernianH2–022,601Paterson, MacDonald
15 September 1984AberdeenA0–023,500
22 September 1984Greenock MortonH2–016,995McCoist, Fraser
29 September 1984Dundee UnitedH1–029,232Paterson
6 October 1984Heart of MidlothianA0–118,097
13 October 1984St MirrenA2–014,389Redford, I.Ferguson
20 October 1984DumbartonH0–016,521
3 November 1984DundeeH0–014,588
10 November 1984HibernianA2–214,000Fraser, Cooper
17 November 1984AberdeenH1–244,000Mitchell
24 November 1984Greenock MortonA3–111,000Redford (2), Dawson
1 December 1984Dundee UnitedA1–116,477Mitchell
8 December 1984Heart of MidlothianH1–116,700Mitchell
15 December 1984St MirrenH2–012,763Fraser, MacDonald
22 December 1984CelticA1–143,748Cooper
29 December 1984DumbartonA4–27,800I.Ferguson, McMinn, Mitchell, Cooper
1 January 1985CelticH1–245,000Cooper
5 January 1985DundeeA2–211,991I.Ferguson (2)
12 January 1985HibernianH1–218,500I.Ferguson
19 January 1985AberdeenA1–523,000Prytz
2 February 1985Greenock MortonH2–014,121MacDonald, Johnstone
9 February 1985Dundee UnitedH0–019,370
23 February 1985Heart of MidlothianA0–214,004
2 March 1985DumbartonH3–18,424McCoist (2), E.Ferguson
16 March 1985St MirrenA1–28,608McCoist
23 March 1985DundeeH1–39,954McCoist
6 April 1985AberdeenH1–223,437Prytz
20 April 1985Greenock MortonA3–07,000McCoist (3)
27 April 1985Heart of MidlothianH3–112,913McCoist, Prytz (pen.), Cooper
1 May 1985CelticA1–140,079McCoist (pen.)
4 May 1985Dundee UnitedA1–210,251McCoist
11 May 1985HibernianA0–17,149

UEFA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1984 R1BohemianA2–310,000McCoist, McPherson
3 October 1984 R1BohemianH2–031,000Paterson, Redford
24 October 1984 R2Inter MilanA0–365,591
7 November 1984 R2Inter MilanH3–130,594I.Ferguson (2), Mitchell

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 January 1985R3Greenock MortonA3–312,012Prytz, MacDonald, McPherson
30 January 1985R3 RGreenock MortonH3–118,166Mitchell, Fraser, MacDonald
16 February 1985R4DundeeH0–126,619

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
22 August 1984R2FalkirkH1–010,429McPherson
29 August 1984R3Raith RoversH4–010,132McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), Paterson, Redford
5 September 1984QFCowdenbeathA3–19,925I.Ferguson, Russell, Redford
26 September 1984SF L1Meadowbank ThistleH4–012,600McCoist (2), I.Ferguson, Fraser
9 October 1984SF L2Meadowbank ThistleA1–15,100McCoist
28 October 1984FDundee UnitedN1–044,698I.Ferguson

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Nicky Walker GK 200
Scotland Hugh Burns DF 160
Scotland Ally Dawson DF 351
Scotland Dave MacKinnon DF 410
Northern Ireland John McClelland DF 200
Scotland Ian Redford MF 378
Scotland John MacDonald FW 235
Scotland Cammy Fraser MF 415
Scotland Iain Ferguson MF 3911
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 3818
Scotland Davie Cooper MF 445
Scotland Scott Fraser DF 20
Scotland Eric Ferguson FW 91
Scotland Craig Paterson DF 334
Scotland Bobby Russell MF 261
Scotland Sandy Clark FW 40
Scotland Dave McPherson DF 443
Australia Dave Mitchell MF 216
Scotland Peter McCloy GK 270
Sweden Robert Prytz MF 284
Scotland Ted McMinn MF 201
Scotland Robert Fleck MF 110
Scotland Stuart Munro DF 180
Scotland Derek Ferguson MF 80
Scotland Derek Johnstone FW 121
Scotland Bobby Williamson FW 10
Scotland Dave MacFarlane MF 30
Scotland Andy Bruce GK 10
Scotland Ian Durrant MF 50

See also

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