Manager: John Greig
Home: Ibrox Stadium
Premier Division Winners: Aberdeen
Scottish Cup Winners: Celtic
League Cup Winners: Dundee Utd
Match Results
| Round | Competition | Date | Venue | Outcome | Opponents | For | Agt | Crowd | ||
| Premier Division | Aug | 11 | Sat | a | W | Hibs | 3 | 1 | 17,731 | |
| Premier Division | 18 | Sat | H | D | Celtic | 2 | 2 | 36,000 | ||
| Preliminary | European Cup-Winners Cup | 21 | Tue | H | W | Lillestrom SK | 1 | 0 | 25,000 | |
| Premier Division | 25 | Sat | a | L | Partick Thistle | 1 | 2 | 20,000 | ||
| 2nd | League Cup | 29 | Wed | a | W | Clyde | 2 | 1 | 5,021 | |
| 2nd | League Cup | Sep | 1 | Sat | H | W | Clyde | 4 | 0 | 16,000 |
| Preliminary | European Cup-Winners Cup | 5 | Wed | a | W | Lillestrom SK | 2 | 0 | 6,175 | |
| Premier Division | 8 | Sat | H | W | St Mirren | 3 | 1 | 31,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 15 | Sat | a | L | Aberdeen | 1 | 3 | 25,000 | ||
| 1st | European Cup-Winners Cup | 19 | Wed | H | W | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 2 | 1 | 36,000 | |
| Premier Division | 22 | Sat | H | W | Dundee | 2 | 0 | 25,000 | ||
| 3rd | League Cup | 26 | Wed | a | L | Aberdeen | 1 | 3 | 22,000 | |
| Premier Division | 29 | Sat | a | L | Kilmarnock | 1 | 2 | 15,479 | ||
| 1st | European Cup-Winners Cup | Oct | 3 | Wed | a | D | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 0 | 0 | 47,000 |
| Premier Division | 6 | Sat | a | D | Dundee Utd | 0 | 0 | 19,464 | ||
| 3rd | League Cup | 10 | Wed | H | L | Aberdeen | 0 | 2 | 35,000 | |
| Premier Division | 13 | Sat | H | D | Morton | 2 | 2 | 25,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 20 | Sat | H | W | Hibs | 2 | 0 | 25,000 | ||
| 2nd | European Cup-Winners Cup | 24 | Wed | a | D | Valencia | 1 | 1 | 61,000 | |
| Premier Division | 27 | Sat | a | L | Celtic | 0 | 1 | 61,000 | ||
| Premier Division | Nov | 3 | Sat | H | W | Partick Thistle | 2 | 1 | 18,400 | |
| 2nd | European Cup-Winners Cup | 7 | Wed | H | L | Valencia | 1 | 3 | 36,000 | |
| Premier Division | 10 | Sat | a | L | St Mirren | 1 | 2 | 17,362 | ||
| Premier Division | 17 | Sat | H | L | Aberdeen | 0 | 1 | 18,500 | ||
| Premier Division | 24 | Sat | a | L | Dundee | 1 | 3 | 13,342 | ||
| Premier Division | Dec | 1 | Sat | H | W | Kilmarnock | 2 | 1 | 16,557 | |
| Premier Division | 8 | Sat | a | W | Morton | 1 | 0 | 14,750 | ||
| Premier Division | 15 | Sat | H | W | Dundee Utd | 2 | 1 | 19,240 | ||
| Premier Division | 22 | Sat | a | L | Hibs | 1 | 2 | 18,740 | ||
| Premier Division | 29 | Sat | H | D | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 34,500 | ||
| Premier Division | Jan | 5 | Sat | H | L | St Mirren | 1 | 2 | 19,000 | |
| Premier Division | 12 | Sat | a | L | Aberdeen | 2 | 3 | 19,250 | ||
| 3rd | Scottish Cup | 26 | Sat | a | D | Clyde | 2 | 2 | 12,500 | |
| Replay | Scottish Cup | 30 | Wed | H | W | Clyde | 2 | 0 | 12,000 | |
| 4th | Scottish Cup | Feb | 16 | Sat | H | W | Dundee Utd | 1 | 0 | 29,000 |
| Premier Division | 23 | Sat | H | W | Morton | 3 | 1 | 28,000 | ||
| Premier Division | Mar | 1 | Sat | H | W | Hibs | 1 | 0 | 29,500 | |
| Quarter | Scottish Cup | 8 | Sat | H | W | Hearts | 6 | 1 | 36,000 | |
| Premier Division | 12 | Wed | H | W | Dundee | 1 | 0 | 17,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 15 | Sat | H | D | Partick Thistle | 0 | 0 | 22,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 19 | Wed | a | D | Dundee Utd | 0 | 0 | 9,533 | ||
| Premier Division | 29 | Sat | H | D | Aberdeen | 2 | 2 | 25,000 | ||
| Premier Division | Apr | 2 | Wed | a | L | Celtic | 0 | 1 | 60,000 | |
| Premier Division | 5 | Sat | a | W | Dundee | 4 | 1 | 12,948 | ||
| Semi | Scottish Cup | 12 | Sat | n | W | Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 50,000 | |
| Premier Division | 19 | Sat | a | W | Morton | 1 | 0 | 15,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 23 | Wed | a | L | Kilmarnock | 0 | 1 | 8,504 | ||
| Premier Division | 26 | Sat | H | W | Dundee Utd | 2 | 1 | 19,000 | ||
| Premier Division | 30 | Wed | H | W | Kilmarnock | 1 | 0 | 7,655 | ||
| Premier Division | May | 3 | Sat | a | L | Partick Thistle | 3 | 4 | 15,000 | |
| Premier Division | 7 | Wed | a | L | St Mirren | 1 | 4 | 12,000 | ||
| Final | Scottish Cup | 10 | Sat | n | L | Celtic | 0 | 1 | 70,303 |
Trivia
Work continues to make Ibrox an all-seater stadium. The new Copland Road Stand opened on the 18th August 1979 against Celtic.
A dreadful riot ensued after the Scottish Cup Final when the Celtic support invaded the field to wind up the Rangers fans.
Video Footage
Celtic win Scottish Cup Final v Rangers with deflected extra-time goal (contains riot footage)
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