title: 1960–61 Rangers F.C. season
text: # 1960–61 Rangers F.C. season
  
  The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football by Rangers.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Rangers played a total of 65 competitive matches during the 1960–61 season.
  
  ## Results
  
  All results are written with Rangers' score first.
  
  ### Scottish First Division
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 24 August 1960 | Partick Thistle | H | 6–3 | 22,693 |
  | 10 September 1960 | Celtic | A | 5–1 | 29,789 |
  | 17 September 1960 | Airdrieonians | H | 3–0 | 76,198 |
  | 24 September 1960 | St Johnstone | A | 5–2 | 21,451 |
  | 1 October 1960 | Third Lanark | A | 4–2 | 15,599 |
  | 8 October 1960 | Dundee | H | 0–1 | 22,160 |
  | 15 October 1960 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–1 | 37,288 |
  | 26 October 1960 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–1 | 19,046 |
  | 2 November 1960 | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | 10,503 |
  | 5 November 1960 | Clyde | A | 3–1 | 20,189 |
  | 12 November 1960 | Dundee United | H | 4–0 | 28,697 |
  | 26 November 1960 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–3 | 33,225 |
  | 3 December 1960 | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | 15,409 |
  | 10 December 1960 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 22,204 |
  | 17 December 1960 | St Mirren | H | 5–1 | 13,212 |
  | 24 December 1960 | Ayr United | A | 0–1 | 31,003 |
  | 26 December 1960 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 19,783 |
  | 31 December 1960 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | 58,445 |
  | 2 January 1961 | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 79,278 |
  | 7 January 1961 | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | 14,935 |
  | 14 January 1961 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | 18,870 |
  | 21 January 1961 | Third Lanark | H | 4–3 | 27,569 |
  | 28 January 1961 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 17,305 |
  | 8 February 1961 | Dundee | A | 2–4 | 8,706 |
  | 18 February 1961 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–0 | 38,571 |
  | 4 March 1961 | Raith Rovers | A | 3–2 | 25,372 |
  | 8 March 1961 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | 14,815 |
  | 11 March 1961 | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 12,421 |
  | 18 March 1961 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 19,535 |
  | 25 March 1961 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 16,387 |
  | 1 April 1961 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 13,927 |
  | 8 April 1961 | Aberdeen | A | 1–6 | 11,175 |
  | 11 April 1961 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 19,817 |
  | 29 April 1961 | Ayr United | H | 7–3 | 10,606 |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 February 1961 | R2 | Dundee | A | 5–1 | 32,000 |
  | 25 February 1961 | R3 | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | 31,958 |
  | 1 March 1961 | R3 R | Motherwell | H | 2–5 | 85,000 |
  
  ### League Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 August 1960 | SR | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | 51,000 |
  | 17 August 1960 | SR | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | 35,000 |
  | 20 August 1960 | SR | Celtic | H | 2–3 | 60,000 |
  | 27 August 1960 | SR | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | 35,000 |
  | 31 August 1960 | SR | Third Lanark | H | 3–2 | 40,000 |
  | 3 September 1960 | SR | Celtic | A | 2–1 | 60,000 |
  | 14 September 1960 | QF1 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 45,000 |
  | 21 September 1960 | QF2 | Dundee | A | 4–3 | 32,000 |
  | 19 October 1960 | SF | Queen of the South | N | 7–0 | 17,000 |
  | 29 October 1960 | F | Kilmarnock | N | 2–0 | 82,063 |
  
  ### European Cup Winners' Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 28 September 1960 | QRL1 | Ferencvaros | H | 4–2 | 36,024 |
  | 12 October 1960 | QRL2 | Ferencvaros | A | 1–2 | 25,000 |
  | 15 November 1960 | QFL1 | Borussia Monchengladbach | A | 3–0 | 50,000 |
  | 30 November 1960 | QFL2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | H | 8–0 | 38,174 |
  | 29 March 1961 | SFL1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 79,229 |
  | 19 April 1961 | SFL2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 45,163 |
  | 17 May 1961 | FL1 | Fiorentina | H | 0–2 | 80,000 |
  | 27 May 1961 | FL2 | Fiorentina | A | 2–1 | 50,000 |
  