1959–60 Rangers F.C. season
# 1959–60 Rangers F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 80th season of competitive football by Rangers.

## Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1959–60 season.

## Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

### Scottish First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 August 1959 | Stirling Albion | A | 3–2 | 12,093 |
| 5 September 1959 | Celtic | H | 3–1 | 65,000 |
| 12 September 1959 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 31,500 |
| 19 September 1959 | Ayr United | H | 0–3 | 28,000 |
| 26 September 1959 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | 30,500 |
| 3 October 1959 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–1 | 17,000 |
| 10 October 1959 | Dundee | A | 3–1 | 22,000 |
| 17 October 1959 | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | 45,000 |
| 24 October 1959 | Aberdeen | A | 5–0 | 20,000 |
| 31 October 1959 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 40,000 |
| 7 November 1959 | Clyde | H | 6–0 | 40,000 |
| 14 November 1959 | Arbroath | A | 4–0 | 6,025 |
| 21 November 1959 | Raith Rovers | H | 2–3 | 30,000 |
| 28 November 1959 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 21,343 |
| 5 December 1959 | Kilmarnock | H | 5–0 | 20,000 |
| 12 December 1959 | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 25,000 |
| 19 December 1959 | Airdireonians | A | 5–0 | 20,000 |
| 26 December 1959 | Stirling Albion | H | 3–0 | 21,000 |
| 1 January 1960 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 50,000 |
| 2 January 1960 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 56,000 |
| 9 January 1960 | Ayr United | A | 4–2 | 23,000 |
| 16 January 1960 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 40,000 |
| 23 January 1960 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 5–0 | 16,000 |
| 6 February 1960 | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 22,000 |
| 1 March 1960 | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | 15,000 |
| 5 March 1960 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 45,000 |
| 19 March 1960 | Arbroath | H | 1–1 | 15,000 |
| 26 March 1960 | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | 11,000 |
| 16 April 1960 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 26,925 |
| 18 April 1960 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 30,000 |
| 25 April 1960 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 14,000 |
| 27 April 1960 | Clyde | A | 1–4 | 10,000 |
| 30 April 1960 | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 13,000 |
| 7 May 1960 | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | 8,500 |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 January 1960 | R1 | Berwick Rangers | A | 3–1 | 16,000 |
| 13 February 1960 | R2 | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | 30,000 |
| 27 February 1960 | R3 | Stenhousemuir | A | 3–0 | 12,300 |
| 12 March 1960 | QF | Hibernian | H | 3–2 | 63,000 |
| 2 April 1960 | SF | Celtic | N | 1–1 | 79,768 |
| 6 April 1960 | SF R | Celtic | N | 4–1 | 72,710 |
| 23 April 1960 | F | Kilmarnock | N | 2–0 | 108,017 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 August 1959 | SR | Hibernian | A | 6–1 | 44,700 |
| 12 August 1959 | SR | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 65,000 |
| 15 August 1959 | SR | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 37,000 |
| 22 August 1959 | SR | Hibernian | H | 5–1 | 35,000 |
| 26 August 1959 | SR | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 33,000 |
| 29 August 1959 | SR | Dundee | A | 3–2 | 20,000 |

### European Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 September 1959 | QRL1 | Anderlecht | H | 5–2 | 80,000 |
| 23 September 1959 | QRL2 | Anderlecht | A | 2–0 | 40,000 |
| 11 November 1959 | R1L1 | CH Bratislava | H | 4–3 | 80,268 |
| 18 November 1959 | R1L2 | CH Bratislava | A | 1–1 | 60,012 |
| 9 March 1960 | QFL1 | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 3–2 | 50,000 |
| 16 March 1960 | QFL2 | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | 82,587 |
| 30 March 1960 | QFR | Sparta Rotterdam | N | 3–2 | 34,176 |
| 13 April 1960 | SFL1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 1–6 | 80,000 |
| 5 May 1960 | SFL2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 3–6 | 70,000 |
