1962–63 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1962–63 football season
Rangers
1962–63 season
ChairmanJohn Wilson
(until February)
John Lawrence
(from February)
ManagerScot Symon
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P34 W25 D7 L2 F94 A28 Pts57
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finalists
European Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Millar (??)

All:
Jimmy Millar (42)

The 1962–63 season was the 83rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 1962–63 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 August 1962 St Mirren H 3–0 46,000 Wilson(og) Brand, Millar
8 September 1962 Celtic A 1–0 72,000 Henderson
15 September 1962 Partick Thistle H 2–1 52,000 Millar(2)
22 September 1962 Hibernian A 5–1 27,000 Millar(2) Baxter, Wilson(2,1pen)
29 September 1962 Dundee H 1–1 57,000 Millar
6 October 1962 Queen of the South A 4–0 20,000 Millar(2) Brand(2)
13 October 1962 Airdrieonians H 5–2 28,000 Millar(2) Wilson(pen) McMillan, Greig
23 October 1962 Third Lanark A 4–1 20,000 Henderson(2), Wilson, Brand
27 October 1962 Aberdeen A 3–2 40,000 Millar, Wilson, Greig
3 November 1962 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 38,000 Wilson(pen)
10 November 1962 Dundee United A 1–2 24,000 Greig
17 November 1962 Falkirk H 4–0 18,000 Millar(2) Wilson, Greig
24 November 1962 Clyde H 3–1 26,000 Brand(2) Millar
1 December 1962 Motherwell A 1–1 18.000 Davis
8 December 1962 Kilmarnock H 6–1 40,000 Wilson, Millar, Brand(3) Henderson
15 December 1962 Raith Rovers H 4–2 16,000 Wilson, Brand(3)
29 December 1962 St Mirren A 2–0 21,000 Scott, Millar
1 January 1963 Celtic H 4–0 55,000 Davis, Millar, Greig, Wilson
9 March 1963 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 22,500 Wilson, Millar
16 March 1963 Dundee United H 5–0 32,000 Millar(4) Brand
23 March 1963 Falkirk A 2–0 16,500 Henderson, McLean
27 March 1963 Heart of Midlothian A 5–0 35,000 Millar(2) McLean, Wilson(2)
10 April 1963 Hibernian H 3–1 25,000 Wilson(2) Brand
17 April 1963 Partick Thistle A 4–1 8,706 Wilson(4)
20 April 1963 Raith Rovers A 2–2 10,000 Haig(og) Millar
27 April 1963 Heart of Midlothian H 5–1 40,000 Baxter(2) Holt(og) Brand, Wilson
29 April 1963 Motherwell H 1–1 34,815 Wilson
6 May 1963 Airdrieonians A 2–0 6,500 Baxter, Brand
11 May 1963 Third Lanark H 1–0 34,000 Brand
13 May 1963 Kilmarnock A 0–1 12,000
18 May 1963 Queen of the South H 3–1 17,000 Millar(2) Brand
22 May 1963 Clyde A 3–1 6,000 Willoughby(2) Brand
25 May 1963 Dundee A 0–0 18,000
27 May 1963 Aberdeen H 2–2 30,606 Wilson(2)

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 March 1963 R2 Airdrieonians A 6–0 17,823 Brand(pen), Wilson(3), Henderson, Thomson(og)
20 March 1963 R3 East Stirlingshire H 7–2 35,000 Brand(4), Wilson, Millar, McLean
30 March 1963 QF Dundee A 1–1 36,839 Brand
3 April 1963 QF(r) Dundee H 3–2 81,190 Hamilton(og), Brand(2,1pen)
13 April 1963 SF Dundee United N 5–2 56,391 Millar(3), Brand, McLean
4 May 1963 F Celtic N 1–1 129,527 Brand
15 May 1963 F(r) Celtic N 3–0 120,263 Brand(2), Wilson

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1962 SR Hibernian A 4–1 36,500 Henderson, Brand(2,1pen) Wilson
15 August 1962 SR Third Lanark H 5–2 25,000 Millar(3) Scott, Wilson
18 August 1962 SR St Mirren A 1–2 37,000 Murray
25 August 1962 SR Hibernian H 0–0 45,000
29 August 1962 SR Third Lanark A 5–2 35,000 Millar(3) Scott(2)
1 September 1962 SR St Mirren H 4–0 47,000 Millar, Greig(3)
12 September 1962 QF1 Dumbarton A 3–1 19,000 Millar, Greig, Wilson(pen)
19 September 1962 QF2 Dumbarton H 1–1 27,504 Greig
10 October 1962 SF Kilmarnock N 2–3 76,000 Brand(2)

European Cup Winners Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 September 1962 PRL1 Seville H 4–0 65,000 Millar(3), Brand
26 September 1962 PRL2 Seville A 0–2 25,000
31 October 1962 R1L1 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–5 58,859 Henderson, Millar
11 December 1962 R1L2 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 80,023 Brand, Wilson

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