2009–10 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
2009–10 season
Chairman David Murray
(until 26 August)
Alastair Johnston
(from 26 August)
Manager Walter Smith
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League 1st
P38 W26 D9 L3 F82 A28
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Winners
Champions League Group Stage
Top goalscorer League:
Kris Boyd (23)
All:
Kris Boyd (26)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 2009–10 season. A quiet summer in terms of transfer arrivals contrasted to the outgoings. The club removed eleven players who had made first team appearances from the wage bill on permanent and loan deals. The only addition to the playing staff was Jérôme Rothen on a season loan, Rothen was the first player to sign for the club in over a year. On 26 August, chairman David Murray stepped down and was replaced by non-executive director Alastair Johnston.[1] Johnston stated that one of his main priorities was to find a buyer for owner Murray's shares.[2] On 24 October, Rangers manager Walter Smith was reported to say that Lloyds Banking Group, who the club was in debt to, was "effectively running the club".[3][4] On 12 November, the extent of the club's financial problems was shown to be £31m in debt, a rise of £10m from the previous year.[5]

On the field, Rangers' Scottish Premier League title defence got off to a stuttering start, three wins in the league was followed by three draws, the first Old Firm victory of the season was followed by poor performances against St Johnstone and dropped points at home to Hibernian. The side lost their first league match of the season away to Aberdeen on 28 November but then embarked on a six-match winning run, scoring 26 goals in the process. At the start of 2010, Rangers sat at the top of the league. The second Old Firm fixture finished in a 1-1 draw. Rangers had a ten-point lead by mid February.[6] Rangers won the third Old Firm match 1-0 thanks to an injury time winner from Maurice Edu which all but secured the title.[7] The side had to wait nearly two months to be confirmed as champions due to dropping points to St Johnstone and Dundee United. On 25 April Rangers won their 53rd league title after defeating Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road, with Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal.[8]

In the domestic cup competitions, Rangers won the League Cup after a 1-0 victory over St Mirren in the final, despite being reduced to nine men with Danny Wilson and Kevin Thomson being sent-off. However, Rangers were unable to retain the Scottish Cup after losing 1-0 to eventual winners Dundee United in a quarter-final replay.

Rangers were seeded in pot two of the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. The club was drawn against Spanish team Sevilla, German outfit VfB Stuttgart and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. A 1–1 away draw in Germany was followed by two consecutive 4–1 defeats at home to Sevilla and Unirea, the latter being regarded as one of the club's worst ever European results.[9][10] Rangers were left with a small chance of qualifying from the group after a 1–1 draw in the return leg with Unirea, a match that saw trouble in the Rangers fans section of the stadium; the club was later charged by UEFA for inappropriate conduct[11] and following an investigation fined €20,000 plus ordered to pay the cost of repairing the damage to the stadium infrastructure caused by its supporters.[12] The side finished bottom of their group and was knocked out of European football altogether after two defeats from in the final two matches.

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor28 1998 187 0 2013 Youth system
2 MF United States Maurice Edu24 2008 36 4 2013 £2.6m
3 DF Scotland David Weir (captain)39 2007 (Winter) 177 5 2010 Free
4 MF Portugal Pedro Mendes31 2008 50 4 2011 £3m left on 30 January
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac30 2006 155 4 2011 £0.45m
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch31 2007 113 14 2011 £2.25m
7 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis25 2008 119 12 2012 £3m
8 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson25 2007 (Winter) 109 3 2011 £2m
9 FW Scotland Kris Boyd26 2005 (Winter) 192 128 2010 £0.4m
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo31 2004 255 71 2010 £0.45m
11 MF France Jérôme Rothen32 2009 8 0 2010 Loan left on 29 January
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith23 2008 81 9 2012 £1.9m
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker25 2007 129 19 2012 £2m
17 FW Lithuania Andrius Velička39 2008 11 5 2011 £1m out on season loan
18 FW Scotland Kenny Miller30 2008 121 45 2011 £2m
19 MF Spain Aarón20 2008 5 2 2010 Loan left on 30 August
20 MF United States DaMarcus Beasley27 2007 47 7 2010 £0.7m
21 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot25 2007 84 1 2010 Free
22 DF Scotland Andy Webster28 2008 1 1 2011 £0.4m out on season loan
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra[13]27 2008 62 3 2012 £2.5m
25 GK Scotland Neil Alexander32 2008 (Winter) 38 0 2011 Free
26 DF Scotland Steven Smith24 2002 75 1 2010 Youth system
27 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty22 2008 71 16 2013 £3.25m
29 MF Scotland John Fleck18 2007 36 3 2013 Youth system
41 GK Scotland Scott Gallacher20 2006 0 0 2010 Youth system
45 FW Scotland Rory Loy22 2006 1 0 2011 £0.025m
47 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan21 2005 1 0 2010 Youth system
48 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little20 2006 11 1 2011 Youth system
66 DF Scotland Danny Wilson18 2007 24 1 2011 Youth system
69 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde19 2007 2 0 2012 Youth system

Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
11 MF France Jérôme Rothen 31 Paris Saint-Germain France Loan Summer 2010 n/a [14]

Last updated: 24 May 2010
 Total spending: £0

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani 31 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [15]
23 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 35 Charlton Athletic England End of contract Summer n/a [15][16]
46 MF South Africa Dean Furman 20 Oldham Athletic England End of contract Summer £0.05m [17][18]
48 DF Scotland William McLachlan 20 Clyde End of contract Summer n/a [19][20]
50 FW Scotland Chris Craig 20 Dumbarton End of contract Summer n/a [19][21]
40 GK Scotland Lee Robinson 22 Kilmarnock End of contract Summer n/a [22]
49 DF Scotland Ross Harvey 20 Dumbarton End of contract Summer n/a [19][23]
60 GK Latvia Artūrs Vaičulis 21 AEP Paphos Cyprus End of contract Summer n/a [19]
54 MF Cyprus Georgios Efrem 19 Omonia Nicosia Cyprus End of contract Summer n/a [24]
16 GK Scotland Graeme Smith 26 St Johnstone Transfer Summer Free [25]
22 DF Scotland Andy Webster 27 Dundee United Loan Summer n/a [26]
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 31 Birmingham City England Transfer Summer £1.25m [27]
11 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 23 Blackpool England Transfer Summer £1,350,000[28] [29][30]
15 MF Scotland Alan Gow 26 Plymouth Argyle England Transfer Summer £200,000 [31]
17 FW Lithuania Andrius Velička 30 Bristol City England Loan Summer n/a [32]
46 DF Scotland Steven Kinniburgh 20 Oxford United England Loan Summer n/a [33]
54 DF Scotland Ross Perry 19 Oxford United England Loan Summer n/a [33]
19 MF Spain Aarón 20 Valencia Spain Loan Return Summer n/a [34]
50 FW Turkey Isa Bagci 19 Bursaspor Turkey Transfer Summer Undisclosed [35]
62 GK Scotland Gary Inglis 17 Hamilton Academical Loan Summer n/a [36]
47 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 21 Queen of the South Loan n/a n/a [37]
42 DF Scotland Alan Lowing 21 East Fife End of contract Winter n/a [38]
52 MF Scotland Andrew Shinnie 20 Dundee Loan Winter n/a [39]
11 MF France Jérôme Rothen 31 Paris Saint-Germain France Loan return Winter n/a [40][41]
45 FW Scotland Rory Loy 21 St Mirren Loan Winter n/a [42]
4 MF Portugal Pedro Mendes 30 Sporting CP Portugal Transfer Winter £1,500,000 [40]
43 FW Scotland Steven Lennon 22 Lincoln City England Loan Winter n/a [43]
44 MF Scotland Paul Emslie 21 Peterhead Loan Winter n/a [44]
53 MF England Tom Miller 19 Dundalk Republic of Ireland Transfer n/a Free [45]

Last updated: 19 February 2010
 Total income: £4,350,000

Squad statistics

Total Scottish Premier League UEFA Champions LeagueScottish CupLeague Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKScotland Allan McGregor 46 46 34 6 6
2 MFUnited States Maurice Edu 10 202 152 4 1
3 DFScotland David Weir 51 51 38 5 5 3
4 MFPortugal Pedro Mendes 8 8 4 3 1
5 DFBosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 47 472 342 6 4 3
6 MFScotland Lee McCulloch 44 477 345 614 31
7 MFNorthern Ireland Steven Davis 50 504 363 6 5 31
8 MFScotland Kevin Thomson 35 39 25 6 4 4
9 CFScotland Kris Boyd 33 4026 3123 2 532
10 CFSpain Nacho Novo 20 499 356 614141
11 LWFrance Jérôme Rothen 7 8 4 3 1
14 FWScotland Steven Naismith 28 394 283 4 3 41
16 DFScotland Steven Whittaker 47 5011 357 6 5341
18 FWScotland Kenny Miller 39 4521 3318 5 6211
20 LWUnited States DaMarcus Beasley 9 142 92 2 2 1
21 DFScotland Kirk Broadfoot 15 16 12 4
24 DFAlgeria Madjid Bougherra 22 232 171 312 1
25 GKScotland Neil Alexander 8 9 5 4
26 DFScotland Steven Smith 12 18 12 1 2 3
27 FWNorthern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 25 397 287 4 5 2
29 MFScotland John Fleck 12 232 151 3 3 21
47 DFScotland Jordan McMillan 1 1 1
48 FWNorthern Ireland Andrew Little 3 101 61 3 1
66 DFScotland Danny Wilson 24 241 141 2 5 3
69 MFScotland Gregg Wylde 2 2

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2009/2010 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 League
 Scottish
Cup
 League
Cup
 Europe
 Total
9 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 23 3 26
18 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 18 2 1 21
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 7 1 3 11
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 6 1 1 1 9
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 5 1 1 7
27 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 7 7
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 3 1 4
7 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 3 1 4
20 MF United States DaMarcus Beasley 2 2
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra 1 1 2
29 MF Scotland John Fleck 1 1 2
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 2 2
2 MF United States Maurice Edu 2 2
48 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 1 1
66 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 1 1

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 YC

RC
3 DF Scotland David Weir 5
4 MF Portugal Pedro Mendes 2 1
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 10
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 15 1
7 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 1
8 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 5 2
9 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 8
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 1
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 8
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 7
18 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 5 1
21 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 2
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra 4 1
26 DF Scotland Steven Smith 1
27 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 5
29 MF Scotland John Fleck 2
48 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 1
66 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 1 1

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 15 August 2009 Scottish Premier League 1 H Falkirk 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,239
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 14' McCulloch
 34' Miller
 72' Miller
 83' Naismith
 24' Finnigan
2 23 August 2009 Scottish Premier League 2 A Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 BST
Attendance
16,284
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
Red card 13' Thomson
 63' McCulloch
 90' (pen.) Boyd
 31' Witteveen
3 29 August 2009 Scottish Premier League 3 H Hamilton Academical 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,633
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 19' Whittaker
 27' Boyd
 65' Boyd
 67' Whittaker
 87' McLaughlin
4 12 September 2009 Scottish Premier League 4 A Motherwell 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 BST
Attendance
9,355
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
Yellow cardRed card 86' Bougherra
6 19 September 2009 Scottish Premier League 5 A Kilmarnock 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
10,310
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
Red card 43' Mendes
8 26 September 2009 Scottish Premier League 6 H Aberdeen 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,968
Referee
10 4 October 2009 Scottish Premier League 7 H Celtic 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,276
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 8' Miller
 16' Miller
 25' (pen.) McGeady
11 17 October 2009 Scottish Premier League 8 A St Johnstone 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
7,807
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
 17' Samuel
 40' Boyd
 83' Papac
13 24 October 2009 Scottish Premier League 9 H Hibernian 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
46,892
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 8' Boyd
 63' Stokes
16 7 November 2009 Scottish Premier League 11 H St Mirren 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
45,750
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 1' Boyd
 57' Boyd
 88' O'Donnell
17 21 November 2009 Scottish Premier League 12 H Kilmarnock 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
45,358
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
 7' Boyd
 25' Miller
 35' Whittaker
19 28 November 2009 Scottish Premier League 13 A Aberdeen 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
16,153
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
 17' Miller
20 5 December 2009 Scottish Premier League 14 A Falkirk 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
6,903
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
 41' Moutinho
 17' Boyd
 36' Boyd
 74' (pen.) Miller
22 12 December 2009 Scottish Premier League 15 H St Johnstone 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
44,662
Referee
Rangers St Johnstone
 1' Boyd
 27' (pen.) Boyd
 51' Novo
23 15 December 2009[47] Scottish Premier League 10 A Dundee United 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
10,037
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 26' Beasley
 58' Miller
 75' Miller
24 19 December 2009 Scottish Premier League 16 H Motherwell 6–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
44,291
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 5' Miller
 53' Boyd
 58' Miller
 75' Lafferty
 84' Beasley
 88' Lafferty
 67' Hutchinson
25 27 December 2009 Scottish Premier League 17 A Hibernian 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 GMT
Attendance
16,894
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 1' Stokes
 21' Miller
 37' Boyd
 53' Novo
 66' Miller
26 30 December 2009 Scottish Premier League 18 H Dundee United 7–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,721
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 20' (pen.) Boyd
 25' Boyd
 29' Boyd
Red card 51' Miller
 68' Whittaker
 75' Boyd
 80' Boyd
 85' Bougherra
27 3 January 2010 Scottish Premier League 19 A Celtic 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
58,300
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 79' McDonald
 81' McCulloch
29 16 January 2010 Scottish Premier League 20 A Hamilton Academical 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
5,343
Referee
Hamilton Academical Rangers
 78' Novo
31 23 January 2010 Scottish Premier League 21 H Heart of Midlothian 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
47,031
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 90+1' Little
 75' Robinson
32 27 January 2010 Scottish Premier League 22 A St Mirren 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
5,260
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 2' Davis
 86' Novo
33 30 January 2010 Scottish Premier League 23 H Falkirk 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
45,907
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 18' Davis
 57' Fleck
 62' Whittaker
36 10 February 2010 Scottish Premier League 24 A Motherwell 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
9,352
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 28' Hateley
 80' Boyd
37 14 February 2010 Scottish Premier League 25 H Hibernian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
13:30 GMT
Attendance
48,161
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 50' Whittaker
 72' (pen.) Boyd
 90+1' Miller
39 28 February 2010 Scottish Premier League 27 H Celtic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,320
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 90+3' Edu
40 6 March 2010 Scottish Premier League 28 H St Mirren 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
47,474
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 32' McCulloch
 46' McCulloch
 78' Novo
 30' Carey
41 9 March 2010 Scottish Premier League 29 A Kilmarnock 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
8,906
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 55' Whittaker
 61' Miller
45 27 March 2010 Scottish Premier League 31 A Heart of Midlothian 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
16,832
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
 16' Suso
 5' Wilson
 31' Miller
 49' Naismith
 77' Naismith
46 30 March 2010[48] Scottish Premier League 26 A St Johnstone 1–4
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
6,189
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
 7' Sheridan
 12' Millar
 36' Craig
 79' Davidson
 16' Papac
47 3 April 2010 Scottish Premier League 32 H Hamilton Academical 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
48,068
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 11' Edu
48 7 April 2010[49] Scottish Premier League 30 H Aberdeen 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
47,061
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 24' Davis
 65' Lafferty
 76' Miller
 68' Mackie
49 14 April 2010 Scottish Premier League 33 A Dundee United 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
11,100
Referee
50 18 April 2010 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
47,590
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 54' Lafferty
 84' (pen.) Miller
51 25 April 2010 Scottish Premier League 35 A Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:30 BST
Attendance
10,573
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 17' Lafferty
52 1 May 2010 Scottish Premier League 36 A Dundee United 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
10,003
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 2' Boyd
 41' Novo
53 4 May 2010 Scottish Premier League 37 A Celtic 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
58,000
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 8' Naylor
 45' Fortuné
 43' Miller
Yellow cardRed card 90+1' McCulloch
54 9 May 2010 Scottish Premier League 38 H Motherwell 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
13:30 BST
Attendance
50,321
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 17' Boyd
 40' Lafferty
 70' Lafferty
 51' Murphy
 90' Jennings
 90+3' (pen.) Jutkiewicz

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
5 16 September 2009 UEFA Champions League GS A Germany VfB StuttgartGermany 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
51,000
Referee
VfB Stuttgart Rangers
 18' Pogrebnyak
 77' Bougherra
9 29 September 2009 UEFA Champions League GS H SevillaSpain 1–4
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
40,572
Referee
Rangers Sevilla
 88' Novo
 50' Konko
 64' Adriano
 72' Luís Fabiano
 74' Kanouté
12 20 October 2009 UEFA Champions League GS H Unirea UrziceniRomania 1–4
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
37,500
Referee
Rangers Unirea Urziceni
 2' (o.g.) Vilana
 33' Bilaşco
 50' (o.g.) Lafferty
 59' (o.g.) McCulloch
 65' Brandán
15 4 November 2009 UEFA Champions League GS AR Romania Unirea UrziceniRomania 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
9,923
Referee
Unirea Urziceni Rangers
 88' Onofraș
 79' McCulloch
18 24 November 2009 UEFA Champions League GS H VfB StuttgartGermany 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
41,468
Referee
Rangers VfB Stuttgart
 16' Rudy
 59' Kuzmanović
21 9 December 2009 UEFA Champions League GS A Spain SevillaSpain 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
38,000
Referee
Sevilla Rangers
 8' (pen.) Kanouté

Last updated: 9 December 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
28 10 January 2010 Scottish Cup 4 A Hamilton Academical 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
3,940
Referee
Hamilton Academical Rangers
 39' (pen.) Mensing
 45+1' Paixão
 45+3' Antoine-Curier
 4' Whittaker
 30' Miller
 63' (pen.) Miller
30 19 January 2010 Scottish Cup 4 R H Hamilton Academical 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
21,856
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 98' Whittaker
 99' Whittaker
35 6 February 2010 Scottish Cup 5 A St Mirren 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
4,909
Referee
38 17 February 2010 Scottish Cup 5 R H St Mirren 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
31,086
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 86' Boyd
42 14 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF H Dundee United 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:05 GMT
Attendance
24,096
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 34' (pen.) Boyd
 43' (pen.) Boyd
 48' Novo
 24' Shala
 63' (o.g.) Whittaker
 80' Kovačević
44 24 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF R A Dundee United 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
11,898
Referee
Dundee United Rangers

Last updated: 24 March 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
7 23 September 2009 League Cup 3 A Queen of the South 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:35 BST
Attendance
6,120
Referee
Queen of the South Rangers
 90+1' Harris
 16' Naismith
 79' Novo
14 27 October 2009 League Cup QF A Dundee 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
10,654
Referee
Dundee Rangers
 29' Griffiths
 15' Whittaker
 57' MacKenzie (o.g.)
 85' Fleck
34 3 February 2010 League Cup SF N St Johnstone 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:35 GMT
Attendance
17,371
Referee
Rangers St Johnstone
 26' Davis
 37' McCulloch
43 21 March 2010 League Cup F N St Mirren 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
44,538
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
Red card 53' Thomson
Red card 71' Wilson
 84' Miller

Last updated: 21 March 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 26 July 2009 Friendly A Germany 1. FC NürnbergGermany 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
16:00 GMT
Attendance
27,211
Referee
1. FC Nürnberg Rangers
 48' Naismith
 71' Novo
2 28 July 2009 Friendly A Germany SC WiedenbrückGermany 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
2,500
SC Wiedenbrück Rangers
 70' Velička
 75' Aarón
 89' (pen.) Aarón
3 1 August 2009 Emirates Cup Day 1 N England Paris Saint-GermainFrance 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
54,121
Referee
Rangers Paris Saint-Germain
 76' Bougherra
4 2 August 2009 Emirates Cup Day 2 A England ArsenalEngland 0–3
Report Report link
Kick off
16:15 BST
Attendance
56,758
Referee
Arsenal Rangers
 2' Wilshere
 11' Eduardo
 72' Wilshere
5 5 August 2009 Friendly H Manchester CityEngland 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
35,120
Referee
Rangers Manchester City
 20' Novo
 55' Miller
 90' Weir
 27' Ireland
 53' Petrov
6 8 August 2009 Friendly A England PortsmouthEngland 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
9,018
Referee
Portsmouth Rangers
 31' Piquionne
 51' Piquionne

Last updated: 8 August 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 1st 15 August9 May
UEFA Champions League Group stage — Group stage 16 September9 December
League Cup 3rd round — Winners 23 September21 March
Scottish Cup 4th Round — Quarter-finals 10 January24 March

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 9 3 82 28 +54 87 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Celtic 38 25 6 7 75 39 +36 81 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 48 +7 63 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round

Updated to games played on 9 May 2010.
Source: Wikipedia article
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 26 9 3 82 28  +54 87 15 4 0 52 13  +39 11 5 3 30 15  +15

Last updated: 9 May 2010.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAH
ResultWWWDDDWWDWWWLWWWWWDWDWWDWLWWWWWWDWWWLD
Position12112221212122211111111111111111111111

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2010. Source: Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Sevilla 6411114+713
Germany Stuttgart 623197+29
Romania Unirea Urziceni 622288+08
Scotland Rangers 6024413−92

Updated to games played on 11 December 2009.
Source: Wikipedia article
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

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