title: 1956–57 Rangers F.C. season
text: # 1956–57 Rangers F.C. season
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  