1971–72 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1971–72 season.

[1] The match was effectively over by half time thanks to goals from Colin Stein and a double from Willie Johnston.

The Soviet team Dynamo Moscow scored twice in the second half, but the Rangers held on for a famous victory.

Domestically, Waddell's side finished a disappointing third in the Scottish League Division One.

They never progressed from the sectional rounds in the League Cup.