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Glasgow Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen - March 31, 1979 / Scottish League Cup 1978/1979
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Glasgow Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen - March 31, 1979 / Scottish League Cup 1978/1979

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0photo Duncan Davidson 0' - Goal Duncan Davidson
HT

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photo Derek Parlanephoto Gordon Smith 46' - Substitution Gordon Smithis substituted by Derek Parlanephoto Alexander Millerphoto Billy Urquhart 46' - Substitution Billy Urquhartis substituted by Alexander Miller46
46photo Alex McLeishphoto Andrew Jarvie 46' - Substitution Andrew Jarvieis substituted by Alex McLeish
photo John McMaster 77' - Own goal John McMaster77
photo Colin Jackson 90' - Goal Colin Jackson90
FT

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Team line-ups

Glasgow Rangers

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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McCloy
photo Peter McCloy
Peter McCloy
Scotland
B.date16/11/1946
Age32 years
positionGoalkeeper
Dawson
photo Ally Dawson
Ally Dawson
Scotland
B.date25/02/1958
Age21 years
positionDefender
Jardine
photo Sandy Jardine
Sandy Jardine
Scotland
B.date31/12/1948
Age30 years
H1m75  
positionDefender
Jackson90
photo Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson
Scotland
B.date08/10/1946
Age32 years
positionCentral defender
MacDonald
photo Alex MacDonald
Alex MacDonald
Scotland
B.date17/03/1948
Age31 years
positionMidfield
Cooper
photo Davie Cooper
Davie Cooper
Scotland
B.date25/02/1956
Age23 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Russell
photo Robert Russell
Robert Russell
Scotland
B.date11/02/1957
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Smith46
photo Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith
Scotland
B.date29/12/1954
Age24 years
positionStriker
Urquhart46
photo Billy Urquhart
Billy Urquhart
Scotland
B.date25/12/1957
Age21 years
positionForward
Johnstone
photo Derek Johnstone
Derek Johnstone
Scotland
B.date04/11/1953
Age25 years
positionForward
McLean
photo Tommy McLean
Tommy McLean
Scotland
B.date02/06/1947
Age31 years
positionRight Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Peter McCloy 32 35 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
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
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
M
Robert Russell 22 12 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
Billy Urquhart 46 21 3 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

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Clark
photo Bobby Clark
Bobby Clark
Scotland
B.date26/09/1945
Age33 years
positionGoalkeeper
Kennedy
photo Stuart Kennedy
Stuart Kennedy
Scotland
B.date31/05/1953
Age25 years
positionDefender
Miller
photo Willie Miller
Willie Miller
Scotland
B.date02/05/1955
Age23 years
H1m80  
positionCentral defender
McLelland
photo Chic McLelland
Chic McLelland
Scotland
B.date01/01/1958
Age21 years
positionDefender
Rougvie
photo Doug Rougvie
Doug Rougvie
Scotland
B.date24/05/1956
Age22 years
H1m87  
positionLeft full-back
Jarvie46
photo Andrew Jarvie
Andrew Jarvie
Scotland
B.date05/10/1948
Age30 years
positionMidfield
McMaster77
photo John McMaster
John McMaster
Scotland
B.date23/02/1955
Age24 years
positionMidfield
Strachan
photo Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan
Scotland
B.date09/02/1957
Age22 years
H1m68  
positionCentre Midfield
Davidson0
photo Duncan Davidson
Duncan Davidson
Scotland
B.date05/07/1954
Age24 years
positionForward
Archibald
photo Steve Archibald
Steve Archibald
Scotland
B.date27/09/1956
Age22 years
H1m82  
positionStriker
Harper
photo Joe Harper
Joe Harper
Scotland
B.date11/01/1948
Age31 years
positionForward

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
John McMaster 77 24 7 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
F
Duncan Davidson 24 3 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

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 players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

John Greig

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

Latest figure on March 31, 1979

Greig vs Ferguson

1 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on March 31, 1979

Manager

Age

Match num

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

Latest figure on March 31, 1979

Ferguson vs Greig

0 victory

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on March 31, 1979

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Key figures

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No Glasgow Rangers manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Greig has done less than 53% of wins .

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No Glasgow Rangers manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Greig has done less than 1.5 goals scored per game .

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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

No statistics here yet

Historical head to head

Home

72 matches
46 v
13 d
13 l

160 gf

79 ga

Away

73 matches
26 v
31 d
16 l

100 gf

88 ga

Neutral ground

7 matches
4 v
2 d
1 l

17 gf

6 ga

Total

152 matches
76 v
46 d
30 l

277 gf

173 ga

Historical head to head

Home

73 matches
16 v
31 d
26 l

88 gf

100 ga

Away

72 matches
13 v
13 d
46 l

79 gf

160 ga

Neutral ground

7 matches
1 v
2 d
4 l

6 gf

17 ga

Total

152 matches
30 v
46 d
76 l

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

photo Alex MacDonald Alex MacDonald 1 goal 1978 - 1978
photo Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone 1 goal 1978 - 1978
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/05/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Glasgow Rangers

photo Steve Ritchie Steve Ritchie 1 goal 1978 - 1978
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Players with most games played vs Aberdeen

photo Alex MacDonald Alex MacDonald 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Derek Johnstone Derek Johnstone 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Kenny Watson Kenny Watson 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Peter McCloy Peter McCloy 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Colin Jackson Colin Jackson 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Tom Forsyth Tom Forsyth 1 match 1978 - 1978
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/05/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Glasgow Rangers

photo Stuart Kennedy Stuart Kennedy 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Willie Garner Willie Garner 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Dom Sullivan Dom Sullivan 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Duncan Davidson Duncan Davidson 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Joe Harper Joe Harper 1 match 1978 - 1978
photo Steve Ritchie Steve Ritchie 1 match 1978 - 1978
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/05/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

12 matches

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6 matches

1963 - 1972

2 matches

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5 matches

1963 - 1972
Total : 2 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/09/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

12 matches

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logo Aberdeen

6 matches

1963 - 1972

2 matches

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logo Aberdeen

5 matches

1963 - 1972
Total : 2 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/09/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
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