Glasgow Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen - March 31, 1979 / Scottish League Cup 1978/1979
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GR
0' - Goal
Duncan Davidson
GR
46' - Substitution
Billy Urquhartis substituted by Alexander Miller 46' - Substitution
Gordon Smithis substituted by Derek Parlane46
46' - Substitution
Andrew Jarvieis substituted by Alex McLeish 77' - Own goal
John McMaster77
90' - Goal
Colin Jackson90
ABE
ABE
Team line-ups
Glasgow Rangers
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter McCloy | 32 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sandy Jardine | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Jackson | 90 | 32 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ally Dawson | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Russell | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alex MacDonald | 31 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Davie Cooper | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Urquhart | 46 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gordon Smith | 46 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Johnstone | 25 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tommy McLean | 31 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Aberdeen
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bobby Clark | 33 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Kennedy | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Miller | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chic McLelland | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Doug Rougvie | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andrew Jarvie | 46 | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John McMaster | 77 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Archibald | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Harper | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Duncan Davidson | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
7
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Alexander Miller | 46 | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Parlane | 46 | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Alex McLeish | 46 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
36
38
Success rate in this team:
53 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
53 %
Greig vs Aberdeen
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Greig vs Ferguson
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
37
37
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Ferguson vs Glasgow Rangers
0 victory
4 draws
3 losses
Ferguson vs Greig
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Glasgow Rangers keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal scored vs Aberdeen in Scottish League Cup running (since 05/04/1947). It's a record streak. The first of history
No Glasgow Rangers manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Greig has done less than 0.95 goals conceded per game .
Glasgow Rangers keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw vs Aberdeen surterrainneutre running (since 21/02/1962). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | VGlasgow Rangers 3-1 Heart of Midlothian01/05/1976 | VGlasgow Rangers 2-0 Heart of Midlothian30/03/1977 | LCeltic Glasgow 1-0 Glasgow Rangers07/05/1977 | VGlasgow Rangers 2-1 Celtic Glasgow18/03/1978 | VDundee United 0-2 Glasgow Rangers05/04/1978 | VGlasgow Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen06/05/1978 |
| Overall | LFC Köln 1-0 Glasgow Rangers06/03/1979 | VGlasgow Rangers 6-3 Dundee FC10/03/1979 | VGlasgow Rangers 1-0 Hibernian14/03/1979 | VPartick Thistle 0-2 Glasgow Rangers17/03/1979 | DGlasgow Rangers 1-1 FC Köln22/03/1979 | VSt. Mirren 1-2 Glasgow Rangers27/03/1979 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VAberdeen 2-1 Celtic Glasgow06/11/1976 | VAberdeen 4-2 Partick Thistle12/04/1978 | LGlasgow Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen06/05/1978 |
| Overall | VAberdeen 2-1 Partick Thistle28/02/1979 | LCeltic Glasgow 1-0 Aberdeen03/03/1979 | DAberdeen 1-1 Celtic Glasgow10/03/1979 | VCeltic Glasgow 1-2 Aberdeen14/03/1979 | LAberdeen 0-2 Dundee United17/03/1979 | VAberdeen 8-0 Motherwell26/03/1979 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.33 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
160 gf
79 ga
Away
100 gf
88 ga
Neutral ground
17 gf
6 ga
Total
277 gf
173 ga
Historical head to head
Home
88 gf
100 ga
Away
79 gf
160 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
17 ga
Total
173 gf
277 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 22, 1969 |
| Neutral ground | 6 - 1 |
March 22, 1969 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
April 08, 1961 |
| Neutral ground | 2 - 1 |
October 01, 1955 |
Latest head to head
November 18, 1978 - Premier Division 1978/1979
September 16, 1978 - Premier Division 1978/1979
May 06, 1978 - Scottish FA Cup 1977/1978
March 04, 1978 - Premier Division 1977/1978
December 24, 1977 - Premier Division 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Aberdeen
|
Derek Johnstone | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Alex MacDonald | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Glasgow Rangers
|
Steve Ritchie | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Aberdeen
 |
Kenny Watson | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Peter McCloy | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Colin Jackson | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Tom Forsyth | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Robert Russell | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Davie Cooper | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Glasgow Rangers
|
Stuart Kennedy | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Willie Garner | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Dom Sullivan | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Duncan Davidson | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Joe Harper | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Steve Ritchie | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
12 matches
6 matches
2 matches
5 matches
They played in both sides
12 matches
6 matches
2 matches
5 matches
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