Rangers
2011–12 season
ChairmanCraig Whyte
ManagerAlly McCoist
GroundIbrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League2nd
P38 W26 D5 L7 F77 A28
Scottish CupFifth Round
League CupThird Round
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikica Jelavić (14)
All:
Nikica Jelavić (17)
Highest home attendance50,268 vs Kilmarnock
(18 February 2012)
Lowest home attendance17,822 vs Dundee United
(5 February 2012)

The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2011–12 season. Smith's deputy and Rangers record goalscorer Ally McCoist was appointed manager of the club.[1] However, McCoist was hampered by a bizarre transfer policy the club utilised under Whyte's control. This resulted in protracted transfer negotiations with several targets but without significant recruitment and this probably contributed to Rangers being knocked out of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League by the end of August, depriving the club of income that may have been anticipated. With the new ownership there initially appeared to be some financial stability of the club. A number of first-team regulars were secured on long-term contract extensions including Steven Davis,[2] Allan McGregor,[3] Steven Whittaker[3] and Gregg Wylde.[4] When McCoist entered the transfer market, his first signing being Almería midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz,[5] he soon encountered difficulties. A number of highly publicised failed transfers, including deals for Wesley Verhoek and Roland Juhász, led to many doubting Whyte's financial prowess.[6][7]

Rangers's first Scottish Premier League match of the season was a home match against Jim Jefferies' Heart of Midlothian, where the league flag was unfurled by then chairman Craig Whyte, as Rangers were under considerable pressure for most of the first half but managed to salvage a draw. The following week, McCoist claimed his first competitive victory as manager with a win over St Johnstone.[8] The season proved to be a baptism of fire for McCoist, by early October the club held a ten-point lead over Celtic,[9] and on 5 November the lead stood at fifteen points over Celtic and twelve over second placed Motherwell.[10] However, a draw with St Johnstone and subsequent defeats to Kilmarnock,[11] St Mirren[12] and Old Firm rivals Celtic,[13] who then went on a run of twenty-one matches undefeated saw Rangers slip to second place[14] where the club remained for the rest of the season.

Ranger's European adventure began in the middle of the final week of July, where Rangers were defeated by underdogs Malmö 1–0[15] at home and Rangers crashed out of the Champions League with a bad tempered 1–1 draw in Sweden in which both Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both given their marching orders,[16] and ultimately relegating the Gers to the Europa League play-off round, where they faced Slovenian team NK Maribor.[17] In cup competitions the club fair no better, a third round defeat to First Division side Falkirk in the League Cup[18] and a fifth round exit at home at the hands of Dundee United.[19]

On 13 February 2012, Rangers filed legal papers at the Court of Session giving notice of their intention to appoint administrators.[20] Rangers officially entered administration on the following day, appointing London-based financial advisers Duff & Phelps as administrators.[20] Rangers entered administration over an alleged non-payment of £9m in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs.[20][21] On entering administration, the team was docked ten points by the SPL, a move regarded as 'effectively ending' its 2012 championship challenge.[20] A failure then to submit accounts for 2011 meant the club was not granted a licence to play in European football in season 2012–13.[22][23] In April it was revealed that the club's total debts could be as high as £134m.[24]

On 13 May it was revealed that Whyte sold his controlling interest in The Rangers Football Club Plc for £2 to a consortium led by Charles Green.[25] Green offered the creditors a settlement, in the form of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), in an attempt to exit administration.[25] On 12 June 2012, it emerged that HMRC would reject the CVA put forward by Green. Green's takeover of the club depended on the CVA being accepted by HMRC, which would have seen only £8.5m of the total debt repaid. The formal rejection of the CVA, two days later, meant that the Rangers Football Club Plc entered the liquidation process and the clubs corporate owner would have to be transferred to a new company.[26] The oldco's assets, including Rangers F.C., Ibrox Stadium and Rangers Training Centre, were sold to Sevco 5088 Ltd, a consortium led by Green, in a deal worth £5.5m.[27][28]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor30 1998 278 0 2017 Youth system
2 DF Romania Dorin Goian31 2011 38 1 2014 £0.8m
3 DF Scotland David Weir (captain)41 2007 (Winter) 231 5 2012 Free left on 17 January
4 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot27 2007 116 1 2013 Free
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac32 2006 227 7 2012 £0.45m
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch33 2007 173 20 2013 £2.25m
7 MF United States Maurice Edu26 2008 125 12 2013 £2.6m
8 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis (captain)27 2008 211 22 2016 £3m
9 FW Croatia Nikica Jelavić26 2010 55 36 2014 £4m left on 31 January
10 MF Scotland John Fleck20 2007 58 3 2013 Youth system
11 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty24 2008 138 38 2013 £3.25m
12 DF Scotland Lee Wallace24 2011 34 2 2016 £1.5m
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith25 2008 140 33 2015 £1.9m
15 FW Northern Ireland David Healy32 2011 (Winter) 25 5 2012 Free
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker27 2007 209 28 2016 £2m
17 MF Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz30 2011 14 1 2014 £0.5m
18 DF United States Carlos Bocanegra (vc)32 2011 34 3 2014 £0.4m
19 FW England James Beattie33 2010 10 0 2012 £1.25m left on 31 August
19 MF Nigeria Sone Aluko23 2011 23 12 2012 £0.15m
20 MF Australia Matt McKay29 2011 3 0 2014 £0.32m left on 27 February
21 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya25 2011 13 1 2014 £0.4m
22 DF England Kyle Bartley20 2011 30 1 2012 Loan
23 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan23 2005 5 0 2012 Youth system left on 31 January
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra28 2008 113 5 2012 £2.5m left on 10 August
24 MF Sweden Mervan Çelik21 2012 (Winter) 6 0 2015 £0.25m left on 6 March
25 GK Scotland Neil Alexander34 2008 (Winter) 47 0 2013 Free
26 MF Scotland Jamie Ness21 2007 18 2 2015 Youth system
27 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde20 2007 48 2 2016 Youth system left on 6 March
28 MF Algeria Salim Kerkar24 2010 18 2 2012 Free
32 DF Scotland Ross Perry22 2006 13 0 2015 Youth system
33 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen22 2007 3 0 2012 £0.09m left on 1 January
34 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little23 2007 24 7 2012 Youth system
35 MF Scotland Kyle Hutton21 2008 14 0 2014 Youth system out on season loan
38 FW England Kane Hemmings21 2008 5 0 2013 Youth system
40 MF Northern Ireland Andrew Mitchell20 2010 2 0 2012 Free
41 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe19 2009 9 0 2015 Youth system
69 FW Scotland Barrie McKay17 2011 1 0 2013 Free
  • Last updated: 13 May 2012
  • Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by squad numbers.

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
17 MF Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz 29 Almería Spain Transfer Summer 2014 £0.5m [5]
12 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 23 Heart of Midlothian Transfer Summer 2016 £1.5m [29]
2 DF Romania Dorin Goian 30 Palermo Italy Transfer Summer 2014 £0.8m [30]
22 DF England Kyle Bartley 20 Arsenal England Loan extension Summer 2012 n/a [31]
21 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 24 Örebro SK Sweden Transfer Summer 2014 £0.4m [29][32]
18 DF United States Carlos Bocanegra 32 Saint-Étienne France Transfer Summer 2014 £0.4m [33]
20 MF Australia Matt McKay 28 Brisbane Roar Australia Transfer Summer 2014 £0.32m [34][35]
19 MF Nigeria Sone Aluko 22 Aberdeen Transfer n/a 2012 £0.15m [36]
24 MF Sweden Mervan Çelik 21 GAIS Sweden Transfer Winter 2015 £0.24m [37]

Last updated: 11 February 2012
 Total spending: £4.31m

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
20 MF Slovakia Vladimír Weiss 21 Manchester City England Loan return Summer n/a [38][39]
12 DF Scotland Richard Foster 25 Aberdeen Loan return Summer n/a [38][40]
17 FW Senegal El Hadji Diouf 30 Blackburn Rovers England Loan return Summer n/a [38][41]
37 MF Scotland Andrew Shinnie 22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle End of contract Summer n/a [42]
38 MF Scotland Stephen Stirling 22 Stranraer End of contract Summer n/a [42]
41 FW Scotland Archie Campbell 21 Greenock Morton End of contract Summer n/a [42]
42 GK Northern Ireland Wayne Drummond 19 Ballymena United Northern Ireland End of contract Summer n/a [42]
49 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Cristiano Kisuka 19 Beith Juniors End of contract Summer n/a [42]
57 MF Scotland Dylan McGeouch 18 Celtic End of contract Summer £0.1m [43]
65 MF England Steven Hetherington 17 Motherwell End of contract Summer n/a [42]
31 GK Scotland Grant Adam 20 Forfar Athletic Loan Summer n/a [44][45]
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra 28 Lekhwiya Qatar Transfer Summer £1.7m [46]
34 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 22 Port Vale England Loan Summer n/a [47]
19 FW England James Beattie 33 Sheffield United Contract terminated Summer n/a [48][49]
42 FW Scotland Kal Naismith 19 Cowdenbeath Loan Summer n/a [50]
35 MF Scotland Kyle Hutton 20 Partick Thistle Loan Summer n/a [51]
51 GK Scotland Blair Currie 18 Hamilton Academical Loan Winter n/a [52]
33 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 22 Tromsø Norway End of contract Winter £0.25m[53] [54]
36 DF Scotland Darren Cole 19 Partick Thistle Loan Winter n/a [55]
59 FW England Sam McMahon 17 Doncaster Rovers England Transfer Winter Free [56]
42 FW Scotland Kal Naismith 19 Partick Thistle Loan Winter n/a [57]
3 DF Scotland David Weir 41 Free agent Contract terminated Winter n/a [58]
10 MF Scotland John Fleck 20 Blackpool England Loan Winter n/a [59]
31 GK Scotland Grant Adam 20 Airdrie United Loan Winter n/a [60]
63 FW Sweden Freddie Espling 18 Djurgårdens IF Sweden Transfer Winter Free [61]
45 MF Denmark Nicolaj Køhlert 19 Silkeborg IF Denmark Transfer Winter Free [61]
17 MF Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz 29 Almería Spain Loan Winter n/a [62]
23 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 23 Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Winter Undisclosed [63]
9 FW Croatia Nikica Jelavić 26 Everton England Transfer Winter £5.5m [64]
35 MF Scotland Kyle Hutton 20 Dunfermline Athletic Loan Winter n/a [63]
64 MF Scotland Marc Dyer 17 Ayr United Transfer Winter Free [61]
61 FW England Jack Werndly 18 Albion Rovers Loan Winter n/a [61]
20 MF Australia Matt McKay 29 Busan I'Park South Korea Transfer n/a £0.063m [65]
24 MF Sweden Mervan Çelik 21 Free agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [66]
27 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde 20 Free agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [66]
52 DF Scotland Ewan McNeil 18 Airdrie United Loan n/a n/a [67]

Last updated: 25 March 2012
 Total income: £7.513m

New contracts

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 31 Signed 1 year June 2012 [68]
32 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 21 Signed 6 months January 2012 [69]
28 MF Algeria Salim Kerkar 23 Signed 1 year June 2012 [70]
15 FW Northern Ireland David Healy 31 Signed 1 year June 2012 [71]
29 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 22 Signed 1 year June 2012 [72]
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 29 Signed 6 years June 2017 [3]
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 27 Signed 5 years June 2016 [3]
3 DF Scotland David Weir 41 Signed 1 year June 2012 [73]
8 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 26 Signed 5 years June 2016 [74]
27 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde 20 Signed 5 years June 2016 [75]
32 DF Scotland Ross Perry 21 Signed 4 years June 2015 [76]
23 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 23 Rejected 3 years June 2015 [77][78]
33 MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 22 Rejected 2 years & 6 months June 2014 [79]
41 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 19 Signed 3 years June 2015 [80]

Last updated: 2 January 2012

Squad statistics

Total Scottish Premier League UEFA Champions LeagueScottish CupLeague CupUEFA Europa League
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKScotland Allan McGregor 43 43 37 2 2 2
2 DFRomania Dorin Goian 38 381 33 2 112
3 DFScotland David Weir 1 1 1
4 DFScotland Kirk Broadfoot 13 18 16 2
5 DFBosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 26 26 21 2 2 1
6 MFScotland Lee McCulloch 24 305 265 2 1 1
7 MFUnited States Maurice Edu 40 423 363 2 2 2
8 MFNorthern Ireland Steven Davis 39 395 335 2 1 1 2
9 FWCroatia Nikica Jelavić 26 2817 2214 2111112
10 MFScotland John Fleck 1 5 4 1
11 FWNorthern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 16 237 207 1 2
12 DFScotland Lee Wallace 32 342 282 2 2 2
14 FWScotland Steven Naismith 14 159 119 2 1 1
15 FWNorthern Ireland David Healy 9 154 113 211 1
16 DFScotland Steven Whittaker 27 282 252 2 1
17 MFSpain Juan Manuel Ortiz 8 141 10 2 21
18 DFUnited States Carlos Bocanegra 34 343 292 2 1 21
19 MFNigeria Sone Aluko 21 2312 2112 2
20 MFAustralia Matt McKay 2 3 3
21 MFUnited States Alejandro Bedoya 6 131 121 1
22 DFEngland Kyle Bartley 20 21 19 2
23 DFScotland Jordan McMillan 1 3 2 1
24 DFAlgeria Madjid Bougherra 4 4 2 2
24 MFSweden Mervan Çelik 1 6 5 1
25 GKScotland Neil Alexander 2 2 1 1
26 MFScotland Jamie Ness 3 51 51
27 MFScotland Gregg Wylde 15 252 212 2 1 1
28 MFAlgeria Salim Kerkar 5 172 151 21
32 DFScotland Ross Perry 8 13 12 1
33 MFNorway Thomas Kind Bendiksen 1 3 3
34 FWNorthern Ireland Andrew Little 6 115 105 1
38 FWEngland Kane Hemmings 5 4 1
40 MFNorthern Ireland Andrew Mitchell 1 2 2
41 MFScotland Rhys McCabe 8 9 9
69 FWScotland Barrie McKay 1 1
Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Soccerbase – Rangers 2011/2012 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

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Top scorers

N
P
 Nat.
Name
League
 Scottish
Cup
 League
Cup
 Champions
League
 Europa
League
 Total
9 FW Croatia Nikica Jelavić 14 1 1 1 17
19 MF Nigeria Sone Aluko 12 12
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 9 9
11 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 7 7
8 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 5 5
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 5 5
34 FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little 5 5
15 FW Northern Ireland David Healy 3 1 4
18 DF United States Carlos Bocanegra 2 1 3
7 MF United States Maurice Edu 3 3
27 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde 2 2
28 MF France Salim Kerkar 1 1 2
12 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 2 2
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 2 2
17 MF Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz 1 1
2 DF Romania Dorin Goian 1 1
26 MF Scotland Jamie Ness 1 1
21 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 1 1
Own goal 3 1 4

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N
P
 Nat.
Name
YC

RC
2 DF Romania Dorin Goian 10 1
4 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 3
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 4 1
6 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 6 1
7 MF United States Maurice Edu 9 1
8 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 5
9 FW Croatia Nikica Jelavić 2
11 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 7
12 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 2
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 3
15 FW Northern Ireland David Healy 2
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 4 1
17 MF Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz 2
18 DF United States Carlos Bocanegra 8 1
19 MF Nigeria Sone Aluko 2
21 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 1
22 DF England Kyle Bartley 6
23 DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 2
24 DF Algeria Madjid Bougherra 1
26 MF Scotland Jamie Ness 1
27 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde 1
28 MF Algeria Salim Kerkar 2
32 DF Scotland Ross Perry 1
40 MF Northern Ireland Andrew Mitchell 2
41 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 2

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 23 July 2011 Scottish Premier League 1 H Heart of Midlothian 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
49,083
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
58' Naismith
16' Obua
3 30 July 2011 Scottish Premier League 2 A St Johnstone 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 BST
Attendance
6,459
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
5 13 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 4 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 BST
Attendance
6,623
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
Red card 59' Tokely
60' (pen.) Jelavić
68' Edu
Yellow card 75' Red card Edu
7 21 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 5 A Motherwell 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:15 BST
Attendance
10,092
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
20' Naismith
45+1' Lafferty
85' Wylde
9 28 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 6 H Aberdeen 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
44,070
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
15' Davis
90+2' Naismith
10 10 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 7 A Dundee United 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
10,156
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
Red card 30' Russell
11 17 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 8 H Celtic 4–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,221
Referee
Rangers Celtic
23' Naismith
55' Jelavić
67' Lafferty
90+3' Naismith
34' Hooper
41' El Kaddouri
Yellow card 75' Red card Mulgrew
13 24 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 9 A Dunfermline Athletic 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 BST
Attendance
7,577
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
9' Bocanegra
17' Edu
51' Naismith
81' Naismith
14 27 September 2011[93] Scottish Premier League 3 H Kilmarnock 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
43,761
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
64' Jelavić
66' Wylde
15 1 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 10 H Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
44,430
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
16 15 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 11 H St Mirren 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,034
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
90+5' Thompson
17 23 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 12 A Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
15,495
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
18 29 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 13 A Aberdeen 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 BST
Attendance
15,468
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
82' Foster
58' Lafferty
70' (pen.) Jelavić
19 5 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 14 H Dundee United 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
45,600
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
19' Jelavić
63' (pen.) Jelavić
82' (o.g.) Kenneth
Red card 90+1' Wylde
73' Daly
20 19 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 15 H St Johnstone 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
45,279
Referee
21 27 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 16 A Kilmarnock 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
9,506
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
80' Pascali
22 3 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 17 H Dunfermline Athletic 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
47,305
Referee
Rangers Dunfermline Athletic
22' (o.g.) Keddie
29' (pen.) Jelavić
31' Cardle
23 10 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 18 A Hibernian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
11,380
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
61' (pen.) Jelavić
69' Jelavić
24 17 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 19 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
43,701
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
67' Shinnie
25 24 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 20 A St Mirren 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
6,711
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
44' Mooy
45+2' McGowan
11' Wallace
Red card 24' McCulloch
Yellow card 87' Red card Goian
26 28 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 21 A Celtic 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
58,658
Referee
Celtic Rangers
52' Ledley
27 2 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 22 H Motherwell 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
44,893
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
35' Healy
55' Aluko
73' (o.g.) Craigan
29 14 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 23 A St Johnstone 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
6,577
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
68' (o.g.) Bocanegra
30 21 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 24 H Aberdeen 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
46,648
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
67' Edu
31 28 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 25 H Hibernian 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
44,057
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
27' Davis
55' Healy
72' Aluko
90+3' Davis
33 11 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 26 A Dunfermline Athletic 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 GMT
Attendance
7,464
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
16' Kirk
24' Healy
39' McCulloch
71' Aluko
85' Kerkar
34 18 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 27 H Kilmarnock 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,268
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
Red card 43' Papac
12' Shiels
35 26 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 28 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
6,416
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
6' Davis
16' Aluko
36' Little
72' McCulloch
36 3 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 29 H Heart of Midlothian 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
47,276
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
45' Davis
58' Black
79' Hamill
37 17 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 30 A Dundee United 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
9,464
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
37' Watson
47' Daly
60' Aluko
38 24 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 31 H Celtic 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
13:00 BST
Attendance
50,191
Referee
Rangers Celtic
11' Aluko
72' Little
77' Wallace
Red card 88' Bocanegra
Red card 29' Cha
Red card 57' Wanyama
89' (pen.) Brown
90+2' Rogne
39 31 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 32 A Motherwell 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 BST
Attendance
9,063
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
6' Ojamaa
40 7 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 33 H St Mirren 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
46,998
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
1' McCulloch
40' Little
60' (pen.) Lafferty
49' (pen.) McGowan
Red card 51' Tesselaar
41 21 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 34 A Heart of Midlothian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
14,842
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
29' Aluko
35' Little
88' Little
42 29 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 35 A Celtic 0–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 BST
Attendance
58,546
Referee
Celtic Rangers
17' Mulgrew
31' Commons
54' Hooper
43 2 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 36 H Dundee United 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
43,383
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
6' Whittaker
17' Aluko
20' Aluko
57' Ness
84' Bedoya
44 5 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 37 H Motherwell 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 BST
Attendance
45,962
Referee
45 13 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 38 A St Johnstone 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
6,459
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
23' McCulloch
56' Aluko
62' Aluko
73' Aluko

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
2 26 July 2011 UEFA Champions League QR3 H Malmö FFSweden 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
28,828
Referee
Rangers Malmö FF
18' Larsson
4 3 August 2011 UEFA Champions League QR3 A Sweden Malmö FFSweden 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
18:00 BST
Attendance
19,084
Referee
Malmö FF Rangers
Yellow card 73' Red card Ricardinho
80' Hamad
Red card 18' Whittaker
23' Jelavić
Red card 66' Bougherra

Last updated: 3 August 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Europa League

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
6 18 August 2011 UEFA Europa League POR A Slovenia MariborSlovenia 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
11,000
Referee
Maribor Rangers
52' Ibraimi
90+1' Velikonja
31' Ortiz
8 25 August 2011 UEFA Europa League POR H MariborSlovenia 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 BST
Attendance
32,223
Referee
Rangers Maribor
55' Volaš

Last updated: 25 August 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
28 8 January 2012 Scottish Cup R4 A Arbroath 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:45 GMT
Attendance
5,895
Referee
Arbroath Rangers
Healy 17'
Wedderburn 22' (o.g.)
Jelavić 59'
Kerkar 77'
32 5 February 2012 Scottish Cup R5 H Dundee United 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
17,822
Referee
Rangers Dundee United

Last updated: 5 February 2012
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
12 21 September 2011 League Cup R3 A Falkirk 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
6,493
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
58' El Alagui
73' El Alagui
90+3' Millar
83' Goian
87' Jelavić

Last updated: 21 September 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 7 July 2011 Friendly A Germany Sportfreunde LotteGermany 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
18:00 BST
Attendance
1,100
Sportfreunde Lotte Rangers
52' Engelmann
2 9 July 2011 Friendly A Germany VfL BochumGermany 0–3
Report Report link
Kick off
14:30 BST
Attendance
5,400
Referee
VfL Bochum Rangers
63' Ginczek
73' Aydın
80' Yahia
3 13 July 2011 Friendly N Germany Bayer LeverkusenGermany 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
17:30 BST
Attendance
4,050
Bayer Leverkusen Rangers
13' Barnetta
80' (pen.) Ballack
4 16 July 2011 Friendly A Northern Ireland LinfieldNorthern Ireland 4–1
Report Report link Report link]
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,500
Referee
Trevor Moutray
Linfield Rangers
29' Carvill
20' Ortiz
67' Naismith
78' Jelavić
84' Hemmings
5 19 July 2011 Friendly A England BlackpoolEngland 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 BST
Attendance
7,000
Referee
Blackpool Rangers
35' Davis
43' Davis
6 6 August 2011 Friendly H ChelseaEngland 1–3
Report Report link Report link]
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,379
Referee
Rangers Chelsea
7 18 October 2011 Friendly H LiverpoolEngland 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 BST
Attendance
27,453
Referee
Rangers Liverpool
8 29 November 2011 Friendly A Germany Hamburger SVGermany 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
18:15 GMT
Attendance
12,117
Hamburger SV Rangers
38' Iličević
81' Son
9 7 May 2012 Friendly A Northern Ireland LinfieldNorthern Ireland 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
7,000
Referee
Colin Burns
Linfield Rangers
54' Bedoya
78' McKay

Last updated: 29 November 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from 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 — — 2nd 23 July13 May
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round — Third qualifying round 26 July3 August
UEFA Europa League Play-off round — Play-off round 18 August25 August
League Cup 3rd Round — 3rd Round 21 September
Scottish Cup 4th Round — 5th Round 8 January5 February

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 3 5 84 21 +63 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers (D, R) 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[94] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated.[95] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[96]
  2. ↑ Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 26 5 7 77 28  +49 73† 12 5 2 38 14  +24 14 0 5 39 14  +25

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWWWWWWWWWDWWWDLWWWLLWWDWWLWLLWWWWLWDW
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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