1956–57 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1956–57 season
Manager	Scot Symon
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	1st P34 W26 D3 L5 F96 A48 Pts55
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finalists
League Cup	Group stage
European Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: All: Ralph Brand (40)

The 1956–57 season was the 77th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 1956–57 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 September 1956	Airdrieonians	A	3–3	17,000
15 September 1956	Kilmarnock	H	0–1	30,000
22 September 1956	Celtic	A	2–0	53,000
29 September 1956	Ayr United	H	3–1	27,000
6 October 1956	St Mirren	A	2–1	28,700
13 October 1956	Partick Thistle	H	4–1	38,000
3 November 1956	Hibernian	H	5–3	45,000
10 November 1956	Motherwell	H	2–3	63,000
17 November 1956	Falkirk	A	2–0	19,000
24 November 1956	Aberdeen	H	2–1	29,100
1 December 1956	East Fife	H	6–1	26,000
8 December 1956	Raith Rovers	A	1–5	20,000
15 December 1956	Heart of Midlothian	H	5–3	45,000
22 December 1956	Kilmarnock	A	2–3	22,456
29 December 1956	Queen of the South	H	4–0	30,000
1 January 1957	Celtic	H	2–0	60,000
2 January 1957	Dundee	A	3–1	28,500
12 January 1957	Ayr United	A	0–1	15,000
19 January 1957	St Mirren	H	1–0	33,000
26 January 1957	Partick Thistle	A	3–0	35,000
9 February 1957	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–1	30,000
23 February 1957	Queen's Park	H	3–3	19,000
2 March 1957	Hibernian	A	3–2	40,000
9 March 1957	Motherwell	A	5–2	30,000
16 March 1957	Falkirk	A	1–1	35,000
20 March 1957	Dundee	H	4–0	25,000
23 March 1957	Aberdeen	A	2–1	26,500
30 March 1957	East Fife	A	3–0	13,000
2 April 1957	Raith Rovers	H	3–1	50,000
13 April 1957	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–0	49,000
17 April 1957	Airdrieonians	H	3–2	25,000
22 April 1957	Queen's Park	A	6–4	33,786
27 April 1957	Queen of the South	A	3–0	14,500
29 April 1957	Dunfermline Athletic	A	4–3	10,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
2 February 1957	R5	Heart of Midlothian	A	4–0	47,484
16 February 1957	R6	Celtic	A	4–4	55,000
20 February 1957	R6R	Celtic	H	0–2	88,000

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1956	SR	East Fife	H	3–0	51,000
15 August 1956	SR	Celtic	A	1–2	45,000
18 August 1956	SR	Aberdeen	H	6–2	35,000
25 August 1956	SR	East Fife	A	4–1	16,000
29 August 1956	SR	Celtic	H	0–0	84,000
1 September 1956	SR	Aberdeen	A	4–1	48,000

European Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 October 1956	R1L1	Nice	H	2–1	65,000
14 November 1956	R1L2	Nice	A	1–2	12,000
28 November 1956	R1R	Nice	N	1–3	15,000

See also

• 1956–57 in Scottish football
• 1956–57 Scottish Cup
• 1956–57 Scottish League Cup
• 1956–57 European Cup