1996–97 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1996–97 season
Chairman David Murray
Manager Walter Smith
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish Premier Division 1st
P36 W25 D5 L6 F85 A33 Pts80
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Winners
Champions League Group Stage
Top goalscorer League:
Brian Laudrup (17)
All:
Brian Laudrup (21)

The 1996–97 season was the 117th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Transfers

In

Date Name From Fee
15 July 1996 Germany Jörg AlbertzGermany Hamburg£4m
15 July 1996 Sweden Joachim BjörklundItaly Vicenza£2.2m
13 December 1996 Chile Sebastian RozentalChile Universidad Catolica£3.5m
11 March 1997 Wales Andy DibbleEngland Manchester CityFree
14 March 1997 England Mark HateleyEngland Queens Park Rangers£0.3m

Out

Date Name From Fee
31 May 1996 Ukraine Alexei MikhailichenkoRetired
31 May 1996 Scotland Colin ScottScotland Hamilton AcademicalReleased
8 August 1996 Scotland Billy ThomsonScotland DundeeFree
13 August 1996 Northern Ireland John MorrowEngland Oldham AthleticFree
  • Expendure: Decrease £10,000,000
  • Income: Increase £0
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £10,000,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1996Raith RoversH1–046,221Steven
17 August 1996Dunfermline AthleticA5–216,782McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2)
24 August 1996Dundee UnitedH1–048,285Gascoigne
7 September 1996MotherwellA1–012,288Gough
14 September 1996Heart of MidlothianH3–047,240Durie, Gascoigne, McCoist
21 September 1996KilmarnockA4–114,812Gascoigne (2, 1 (pen.)), Laudrup, Van Vossen
28 September 1996CelticH2–050,124Gough, Gascoigne
12 October 1996HibernianA1–212,436Albertz
19 October 1996AberdeenH2–250,076Gascoigne, Laudrup (pen.)
26 October 1996MotherwellH5–048,160Gascoigne (3), Laudrup (2)
2 November 1996Raith RoversA2–29,722Van Vossen, McCoist
14 November 1996CelticA1–050,009Laudrup
1 December 1996AberdeenA3–019,168Robertson, Laudrup, Miller
7 December 1996HibernianH4–348,053McCoist (2), Ian Ferguson, Laudrup
10 December 1996Dundee UnitedA0–112,417
14 December 1996Dunfermline AthleticH3–145,878McCoist, Gough, Andersen
17 December 1996KilmarnockH4–239,469Andersen (3), Robertson
21 December 1996Heart of MidlothianA4–115,139Robertson, Laudrup, Albertz (pen.), Gascoigne
28 December 1996Raith RoversH4–048,322Gough, Gascoigne, Albertz, McCoist
2 January 1997CelticH3–150,019Andersen (2), Albertz
4 January 1997HibernianA2–112,650Andersen, Albertz (pen.)
12 January 1997AberdeenH4–047,509Andersen (2), Albertz (pen.), Laudrup
15 January 1997KilmarnockA1–115,662Gascoigne
18 January 1997MotherwellA3–113,166Albertz, Laudrup, Gascoigne
1 February 1997Heart of MidlothianH0–050,024
8 February 1997Dunfermline AthleticA3–016,153Durie, Albertz, Laudrup
23 February 1997HibernianH3–147,618Gough, Albertz, Laudrup
1 March 1997AberdeenA2–216,331Laudrup, Moore
12 March 1997Dundee UnitedH0–249,192
16 March 1997CelticA1–049,733Laudrup
22 March 1997KilmarnockH1–250,036Durie
5 April 1997Dunfermline AthleticH4–049,832Albertz, Petric, Laudrup, Hateley
15 April 1997Raith RoversA6–09,745Durie (2), Petric, Robertson, Laudrup, McCoist
5 May 1997MotherwellH0–250,059
7 May 1997Dundee UnitedA1–012,180Laudrup
10 May 1997Heart of MidlothianA1–313,097McInnes

UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1996QRAlania VladikavkazH3–144,799McInnes, McCoist, Petric
21 August 1996QRAlania VladikavkazA7–232,000McCoist (3), Laudrup (2), Van Vossen, Miller
11 September 1996GSGrasshopper ZurichA0–320,030
25 September 1996GSAuxerreH1–237,344Gascoigne
16 October 1996GSAjaxA1–447,000Durrant
30 October 1996GSAjaxH0–142,265
20 November 1996GSGrasshopper ZurichH2–134,192McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
4 December 1996GSAuxerreA1–221,300Gough

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1997R3St JohnstoneH2–045,037Andersen, Rozental
15 February 1997R4East FifeH3–041,064Robertson, Steven, McCoist
6 March 1997QFCelticA0–249,284

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1996R2ClydebankA3–07,450Van Vossen (2), McCoist
4 September 1996R3Ayr UnitedH3–144,732Albertz, Gascoigne, McInnes
17 September 1996QFHibernianH4–045,104Van Vossen (2), Durie, Albertz
22 October 1996SFDunfermline AthleticN6–116,791Laudrup (2), Andersen (2), McInnes, Albertz
24 November 1996FHeart of MidlothianN4–348,559McCoist (2), Gascoigne (2)

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Andy GoramGK380
England Trevor StevenMF102
Germany Jorg AlbertzMF4713
Scotland Richard GoughDF416
Serbia Gordan PetricDF403
Sweden Joachim BjörklundDF400
Scotland Gordon DurieFW246
Scotland Derek McInnesMF334
Scotland Ally McCoistFW3720
Scotland Stuart McCallMF130
Denmark Brian LaudrupMF4321
Scotland Ian DurrantMF161
Scotland Charlie MillerMF212
Netherlands Peter van VossenFW269
Scotland Alec ClelandDF450
England Paul GascoigneMF3417
Scotland Ian FergusonMF311
Australia Craig MooreDF311
Denmark Erik Bo AndersenFW2512
Scotland Steven BoyackMF10
Netherlands Theo SneldersGK70
Scotland Greg ShieldsDF100
Scotland David RobertsonDF305
Scotland Scott WilsonDF40
Scotland Alan McLarenDF200
Chile Sebastián RozentalFW21
Wales Andy DibbleGK70
England Mark HateleyFW41
Northern Ireland Darren FitzgeraldFW10
Scotland Stephen WrightDF20
Scotland Barry FergusonMF10
Scotland Brian McGintyMF10
Northern Ireland Paul McKnightFW10
Scotland John BrownDF10

References

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