Jimmy McGrory (Manager) v Rangers

Jimmy McGrory versus Rangers and Rangers’ best Unbeaten Run

Jimmy McGrory was Celtic manager from 1945 to 1965. While manager of Kilmarnock during the war he was unable to ply his trade as Rugby Park was being used as a munitions dump. However, it would not have been expected that he would take Celtic 12 games to register their first win at Ibrox after the war. They lost 7 matches and drew 4 before winning 3-2 in season 1957/58.

On two occasions Rangers won 5 consecutive matches. The second set of consecutive wins forms part of the longest unbeaten league run that either team has had over their rivals. From January 1, 1958 until January 1, 1964 Rangers won 10 and drew 3 matches. Celtic ended the sequence with a 3-1 win at Celtic Park in September 1964. The full list of matches is as follows:

1/1/58             Celtic              0,         Rangers         1

6/9/58             Celtic              2,         Rangers         2

1/1/59             Rangers         2,         Celtic             1

5/9/59             Rangers         3,         Celtic             1

1/1/60              Celtic            0,         Rangers         1

10/9/60           Celtic             1,         Rangers         5

2/1/61             Rangers         2,         Celtic             1

16/9/62           Rangers          2,         Celtic             2

9/4/62             Celtic              1,         Rangers         1

8/9/62             Celtic              0,         Rangers         1

1/1/63             Rangers          4,         Celtic             0

7/9/63             Rangers          2,         Celtic             1

1/1/64             Celtic              0,         Rangers         1

(Note that Celtic beat Rangers in the League Cup Final of 1957 as well as two other League Cup ties and two Scottish Cup ties during this period.)