2023–24 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
2023–24 season
Chairman	John Bennett
Manager	Michael Beale; (until 1 October); Philippe Clement; (from 15 October)
Stadium	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Play-off round
Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Abdallah Sima; James Tavernier (10); All: ; James Tavernier (16)
Highest home attendance	50,652 vs Celtic; 3 September 2023
Lowest home attendance	35,420 vs Livingston; 27 September 2023
Average home league attendance	48,878
Biggest win	5–0 vs Dundee; 1 November 2023
Biggest defeat	1–5 vs PSV Eindhoven; 30 August 2023
	All statistics correct as of 2 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 144th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Jack Butland	30	2023	34	0	2027	Free
2	DF	James Tavernier (captain)	32	2015	435	117	2026	£0.2m
3	DF	Rıdvan Yılmaz	22	2022	29	1	2027	£3.4m
4	MF	John Lundstram	29	2021	130	9	2024	Free
5	DF	John Souttar	27	2022	32	1	2026	Free
6	DF	Connor Goldson (vc)	31	2018	292	23	2026	£3m
7	FW	Fábio Silva	21	2024	1	0	2024	Loan
8	MF	Ryan Jack	31	2017	204	16	2024	Free
9	FW	Cyriel Dessers	29	2023	30	9	2027	Undisclosed
11	FW	Tom Lawrence	30	2022	20	3	2025	Free
13	MF	Todd Cantwell	25	2023	45	9	2026	£1.5m
15	MF	José Cifuentes	24	2023	20	0	2027	£1.2m
17	FW	Rabbi Matondo	23	2022	44	2	2026	£2.5m
19	FW	Abdallah Sima	22	2023	33	15	2024	Loan
20	MF	Kieran Dowell	26	2023	11	2	2026	Free
21	DF	Dujon Sterling	24	2023	17	0	2027	Free
23	FW	Scott Wright	26	2021 (Winter)	99	9	2025	£0.15m
25	FW	Kemar Roofe	31	2020	93	38	2024	£4.5m
26	DF	Ben Davies	28	2022	50	0	2026	£3m
27	DF	Leon Balogun	35	2023^{[lower-alpha 1]}	77	2	2024	Free
28	GK	Robby McCrorie	25	2015	6	0	2025	Youth system
31	DF	Borna Barišić	31	2018	224	9	2024	£1.5m
32	GK	Kieran Wright	24	2016	0	0	2025	Youth system
33	GK	Jon McLaughlin	36	2020	46	0	2024	Free
38	DF	Leon King	19	2020	34	0	2026	Youth system
43	MF	Nicolas Raskin	22	2023	31	1	2027	£1.75m
44	DF	Adam Devine	20	2020	11	0	2025	Youth system
45	FW	Ross McCausland	20	2021	20	2	2027	Youth system
46	DF	Johnly Yfeko	20	2022	1	0	2026	Free
48	MF	Arron Lyall	20	2020	1	0	2024	Youth system
57	FW	Archie Stevens	18	2022	1	0	2024	Cross-border compensation
61	MF	Paul Nsio	17	2022	1	0	2026	Cross-border compensation
64	MF	Bailey Rice	17	2022	3	0	2026	Undisclosed
65	FW	Zak Lovelace	17	2022	4	0	2024	Cross-border compensation
93	MF	Cole McKinnon	20	2021	1	1	2025	Youth system
99	FW	Danilo	24	2023	21	6	2028	£5.6M

Last updated: 2 January 2024
Source: ^[1]

Transfers

In

First team

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
20	MF	Kieran Dowell	25	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer	2026	Free	^[2]
21	DF	Dujon Sterling	23	Chelsea	Transfer	Summer	2027	Free	^[3]
1	GK	Jack Butland	30	Crystal Palace	Transfer	Summer	2027	Free	^[4]
14	FW	Sam Lammers	26	Atalanta	Transfer	Summer	2027	£3.5m	^[5]
19	FW	Abdallah Sima	22	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	Summer	2024	N/A	^[6]
9	FW	Cyriel Dessers	28	Cremonese	Transfer	Summer	2027	Undisclosed	^[7]
27	DF	Leon Balogun	35	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2024	Free	^[8]
99	FW	Danilo	24	Feyenoord	Transfer	Summer	2028	£5.6m	^[9]
15	MF	José Cifuentes	24	Los Angeles FC	Transfer	Summer	2027	£1.2m	^[10]
7	FW	Fábio Silva	21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	Winter	2024	N/A	^[11]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source

Out

First team

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK	Allan McGregor	41	Retired	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[12]
5	DF	Filip Helander	30	Odense	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[12]
14	MF	Ryan Kent	26	Fenerbahçe	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[12]
20	FW	Alfredo Morelos	26	Santos	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[12]
37	MF	Scott Arfield	34	Charlotte FC	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[12]
22	DF	Mateusz Żukowski	21	Śląsk Wrocław	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[13]
9	FW	Antonio Čolak	29	Parma	Transfer	Summer	£2.5M	^[14]
41	MF	Ben Williamson	21	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[15]
34	DF	Lewis Mayo	23	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[16]
51	MF	Alex Lowry	20	Hearts	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[17]
30	FW	Fashion Sakala	26	Al-Fayha	Transfer	Summer	£4m	^[18]
24	MF	Nnamdi Ofoborh	23	TBC	Released	Summer	Free	^[19]
7	MF	Ianis Hagi	24	Alavés	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[20]
18	MF	Glen Kamara	27	Leeds United	Transfer	Summer	£5m	^[21]
	MF	Ben Williamson	22	Hamilton Academical	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[22]
14	FW	Sam Lammers	26	Utrecht	Loan	Winter	N/A	^[23]

Academy

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
46	MF	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	20	Dunfermline Athletic	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	^[24]
	MF	Kai Kennedy	21	York City	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
56	FW	Tony Weston	19	Derby County	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
47	MF	Murray Miller	21	Stirling Albion	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
70	DF	Kevin Ciubotaru	19	FC Hermannstadt	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
66	MF	Charlie Lindsay	19	Derby County	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
57	DF	Lewis MacKinnon	20	Carrick Rangers	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
62	DF	Kelsey Ewen	18	Edinburgh City	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
63	DF	Harley Ewen	18	Cumbernauld Colts	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
71	DF	Alex Kpakpé	19	TBC	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[25]
69	FW	Robbie Ure	19	Anderlecht	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[26]
81	GK	Sam Kane	17	Queen's Park	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[27]
73	DF	Zak McKay	18	Stenhousemuir	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[28]
78	MF	Christian Mulindwa	17	TBC	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[28]
89	FW	Cameron Cooper	17	Oxford United	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[28]
	FW	Jack Roberts	18	TBC	End of contract	Summer	Free	^[28]
69	GK	Jacob Pazikas	18	Civil Service Strollers	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[29]
59	DF	Kristian Webster	18	Cumbernauld Colts	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[30]
92	FW	James Graham	19	Annan Athletic	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[31]
42	FW	Josh McPake	22	TBC	Released	Summer	N/A	^[32]
71	FW	Connor Young	19	Clyde	Released	Summer	N/A	^[33]
41	GK	Lewis Budinauckas	21	Stranraer	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[34]
54	MF	Mackenzie Strachan	19	Stranraer	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[35]
53	DF	Jack Harkness	19	Greenock Morton	Loan	Summer	N/A	^[36]
49	GK	Jay Hogarth	20	Dumbarton	Loan	Winter	N/A	^[37]
67	DF	Jamie Newton	18	Nottingham Forest	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	^[38]

New contracts

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
32	GK		Kieran Wright	24	29 May	2 years	May 2025	^[39]

Academy

N	P	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
59	DF	Kristian Webster	18	12 July	1 year	May 2024	^[40]
64	MF	Bailey Rice	16	12 September	3 years	May 2026	^[41]
46	DF	Johnly Yfeko	20	10 November	3 years	May 2026	^[42]
45	FW	Ross McCausland	20	28 November	4 years	May 2027	^[43]
61	MF	Paul Nsio	17	29 November	3 years	May 2026	^[44]

Awards

N	P	Nat.	Name	Award	Date	From	Source
19	FW		Abdallah Sima	Premiership Player of the Month	October	Scottish Professional Football League	^[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

7 July 2023 Friendly	Rangers	0–0	Livingston	Milngavie
		Report		Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

14 July 2023 Friendly	Hallescher FC	0–2	Rangers	Blankenhain, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sima 30' Tavernier 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land

18 July 2023 Friendly	Rangers	1–2	Newcastle United	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Lammers 64'	Report	Almirón 16' Ashby 87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: David Dickinson
Note: Testimonial match for Allan McGregor

22 July 2023 Friendly	Rangers	2–1	Hamburger SV	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sakala 38' Tavernier 45' (pen.)	Report	Dompé 90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,542 Referee: Kevin Clancy

26 July 2023 Friendly	Rangers	1–3	Olympiacos	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Tavernier 51' (pen.)	Report	Fortounis 44' Carvalho 56', 70'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 29,007 Referee: Steven McLean

29 July 2023 Friendly	Hoffenheim	2–2	Rangers	Sinsheim, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kadeřábek 23' Bebou 42'	Report	Tavernier 57' (pen.) Lammers 63'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 11,500

13 January 2024 Friendly	Hertha BSC	1–0	Rangers	Cartagena, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kempf 45'	Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

16 January 2024 Friendly	Rangers	v	Copenhagen	Glasgow
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Scottish Premiership	5 August 2023		Matchday 1		19	14	1	4	39	11	+28	073.68
Scottish Cup	20 January 2024		Fourth round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Scottish League Cup	19 August 2023	17 December 2023	Second round	Winner	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00
UEFA Champions League	9 August 2023	30 August 2023	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	4	1	2	1	6	9	−3	025.00
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023		Group stage		6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Total					33	22	5	6	63	28	+35	066.67

Last updated: 2 January 2024
Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1	Celtic	22	17	3	2	53	15	+38	54	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Rangers	20	15	1	4	41	11	+30	46	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	21	11	3	7	24	18	+6	36	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 3]}
4	Kilmarnock	22	8	7	7	24	23	+1	31	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	St Mirren	22	8	5	9	24	28	−4	29

Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2024. Source: ^[46]^[47]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[48]
Notes:

↑ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2020–2022
↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
↑ The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	10	6	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2023 1	Kilmarnock	1–0	Rangers	Kilmarnock
17:15	Lyons 65'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 9,256 Referee: Willie Collum

12 August 2023 2	Rangers	4–0	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00	Lammers 10' Danilo 78' Sima 84' Matondo 88' Dowell 90'	Report	Devlin 82'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,320 Referee: Don Robertson

26 August 2023 3	Ross County	0–2	Rangers	Dingwall
12:30	Baldwin 11' Loturi 46' Turner 89'	Report	Roofe 22' Tavernier 26' Lundstram 90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,540 Referee: David Munro

3 September 2023 4	Rangers	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00	Cantwell 73'	Report	Furuhashi 45+2' Scales 78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,652 Referee: Don Robertson

16 September 2023 5	St Johnstone	0–2	Rangers	Perth
12:30	Costelloe 30' Smith 47' Kane 60' Olufunwa 76' Robinson 85'	Report	Danilo 16' Raskin 34' Matondo 79' Tavernier 78'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,967 Referee: Nick Walsh

24 September 2023 6	Rangers	1–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00	Dessers 24' Davies 90' Rice 90+1'	Report	Casey 32' Miller 58'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,539 Referee: Alan Muir

30 September 2023 7	Rangers	1–3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier 50' Wright 55' 71' Sima 75' Goldson 84'	Report	Gartenmann 38' McGrath 68' Jensen 72' MacKenzie 85'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,959 Referee: Steven McLean

8 October 2023 8	St Mirren	0–3	Rangers	Paisley
12:00	Strain 28' McMenamin 48'	Report	Goldson 12' Tavernier 30' (pen.), 90' Lovelace 38' Sima 71'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Nick Walsh

21 October 2023 9	Rangers	4–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00	Sima 17', 65' Raskin 45' Lammers 50' Dessers 79'	Report	Miller 63' Newell 76'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,535 Referee: Don Robertson

29 October 2023 10	Rangers	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
15:00	Lundstram 31' Tavernier 45+4', 90' (pen.) Danilo 90+3'	Report	Shankland 5' Offiah 15' Cochrane 73' Haring 89' Forrest 90+7' Vargas 90+9'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,530 Referee: John Beaton

1 November 2023 11	Dundee	0–5	Rangers	Dundee
19:45	Sylla 19' Shaughnessy 24' Rudden 75' Cameron 90'	Report	Jack 5' Balogun 21' Danilo 51' Lammers 74' Dessers 83' Tavernier 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 8,970 Referee: Kevin Clancy

12 November 2023 12	Livingston	0–2	Rangers	Livingston
12:00	Montaño 82'	Report	Tavernier 23', 75' (pen.) Dessers 26' Cantwell 84'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Steven McLean

26 November 2023 13	Aberdeen	1–1	Rangers	Aberdeen
12:00	Miovski 11' Jensen 47' McGrath 56' Duk 87' Gartenmann 90+3'	Report	Tavernier 90+4' (pen.) Goldson 90+7'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,911 Referee: Nick Walsh

3 December 2023 14	Rangers	2–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Sima 45', 70' Goldson 72'	Report	Fraser 26' McMenamin 54' Tanser 86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,835 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

6 December 2023 15	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Rangers	Edinburgh
20:00	Vargas 51' Cochrane 62' Forrest 90+1'	Report	Sima 34' Goldson 69'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,759 Referee: Willie Collum

9 December 2023 16	Rangers	3–1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00	Dessers 20' Tavernier 26' (pen.) Sima 34' Cifuentes 45+6' Barišić 59'	Report	Bakayoko 5' McGhee 76' Lamie 90' McCowan 90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,229 Referee: Kevin Clancy

20 December 2023 17	Rangers	2–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:45	Dessers 28' Goldson 45+2' Tavernier 85' (pen.) Cantwell 90+3'	Report	Jaiyesimi 33' Phillips 38' Smith 45+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,931 Referee: Alan Muir

24 December 2023 18	Motherwell	0–2	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Spencer 53' O'Donnell 61' Blaney 65'	Report	Dowell 3' Cantwell 16' Sterling 88'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,805 Referee: David Dickinson

30 December 2023 19	Celtic	2–1	Rangers	Glasgow
12:30	Johnston 17' Bernardo 25', 26' O'Riley 40' Furuhashi 47' Turnbull 80' McGregor 85' Nawrocki 87' Oh 90+9'	Report	Sterling 59' Balogun 71' Tavernier 88' Souttar 90+9' Goldson 90+9'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,664 Referee: Nick Walsh

2 January 2024 20	Rangers	3–1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00	McCausland 41' Sima 45' Cantwell 15', 61'	Report	McKenzie 30' Watson 41' Armstrong 58' (pen.) Wright 63'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,250 Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

20 January 2024 Fourth round	Dumbarton	v	Rangers	Dumbarton
17:30				Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium

Scottish League Cup

19 August 2023 Second round	Rangers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
12:30	Dessers 60' (pen.) Matondo 61' Danilo 68'	Report	Blues 32' Gillespie 53' (pen.) Broadfoot 59' King 90+6'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 38,943 Referee: David Dickinson

27 September 2023 Quarter-final	Rangers	4–0	Livingston	Glasgow
20:00	Sima 10', 64' Yılmaz 66' de Lucas 84' (o.g.) Jack 90+2'	Report	Brandon 32'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 35,420 Referee: Willie Collum

5 November 2023 Semi-final	Heart of Midlothian	1–3	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00	Kingsley 45+3' Rowles 63' Shankland 81' (pen.) Devlin 88' Denholm 90+1'	Report	Cantwell 29' Tavernier 50' (pen.), 64' Wright 55'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 44,734 Referee: Nick Walsh

17 December 2023 Final	Rangers	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Lundstram 40' Tavernier 76' Wright 90+2' Balogun 90+7' Barišić 90+7'	Report	Sokler 40' McGrath 52' Clarkson 63' Shinnie 88' Rubežić 90+7' Miovski 90+7'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,296 Referee: Don Robertson

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

9 August 2023 First leg	Rangers	2–1	Servette	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Tavernier 6' (pen.) Dessers 15' Cantwell 50' Souttar 57'	Report	Bedia 44' (pen.) Douline 13' 59'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,956 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

15 August 2023 Second leg	Servette	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rangers	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ondoua 11' Kutesa 22' Guillemenot 70' Cognat 89'	Report	Tavernier 50'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Play-off round

22 August 2023 First leg	Rangers	2–2	PSV Eindhoven	Glasgow
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tavernier 36' Sima 45' Barišić 48' Cantwell 57' Matondo 76' Souttar 83'	Report	Sangaré 61' de Jong 80' Vertessen 87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,537 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

30 August 2023 Second leg	PSV Eindhoven	5–1 (7–3 agg.)	Rangers	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saibari 35', 53' de Jong 66' Veerman 78' Goldson 81' (o.g.) Sambo 83' Tillman 90+4'	Report	Tavernier 64' Matondo 83'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,560 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RAN	SPP	BET	ALI
1	Rangers	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	1–0	1–1
2	Sparta Prague	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–0	—	1–0	3–2
3	Real Betis	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9	Transfer to Europa Conference League	2–3	2–1	—	4–1
4	Aris Limassol	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4		2–1	1–3	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 1	Rangers	1–0	Real Betis	Glasgow
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Goldson 65' Sima 67'	Report	Bartra 54' Bravo 68' Pezzella 81'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,634 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

5 October 2023 2	Aris Limassol	2–1	Rangers	Kolossi, Cyprus
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Moucketou-Moussounda 9', 29' Boakye 52' Babicka 59' Gomis 75'	Report	Sima 50', 70' Dessers 64'	Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

26 October 2023 3	Sparta Prague	0–0	Rangers	Prague, Czechia
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Panák 70'	Report	Cantwell 17' Souttar 26' Goldson 63' Sima 82'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 18,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

9 November 2023 4	Rangers	2–1	Sparta Prague	Glasgow
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Danilo 11' Cantwell 20' Barišić 58' Tavernier 89' Lammers 90+3' Goldson 90+9'	Report	Gomez 37' Vitík 45+1' Haraslín 77' Laçi 79' Preciado 90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,838 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

30 November 2023 5	Rangers	1–1	Aris Limassol	Glasgow
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Lammers 45+2' McCausland 49'	Report	Babicka 28' Struski 45' Yago 45+3' Kokorin 50' Szöke 67' Bengtsson 85' Brown 90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,890 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

14 December 2023 6	Real Betis	2–3	Rangers	Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Miranda 14' Pérez 37' Isco 58' Roca 88'	Report	Sima 10' Dessers 20' Lundstram 64' Roofe 78', 90' Tavernier 82'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 48,380 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for the 2023–24 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Totals		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Jack Butland	34	0	20	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	6	0
28	GK	SCO	Robby McCrorie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	SCO	Kieran Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	James Tavernier (captain)	33	16	20	10	0	0	3	3	4	3	6	0
3	DF	TUR	Rıdvan Yılmaz	14	1	9+4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SCO	John Souttar	19	0	9+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson (vc)	30	0	18	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	5	0
21	DF	ENG	Dujon Sterling	17	0	3+6	0	0	0	2+2	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
26	DF	ENG	Ben Davies	12	0	4	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	6	0
27	DF	NGA	Leon Balogun	12	0	9	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	CRO	Borna Barišić	23	0	10+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	4	0	5	0
38	DF	SCO	Leon King	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	SCO	Adam Devine	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	ENG	Johnly Yfeko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	30	0	17+1	0	0	0	4	0	1+1	0	6	0
8	MF	SCO	Ryan Jack	15	2	4+4	1	0	0	1	1	3+1	0	1+1	0
13	MF	ENG	Todd Cantwell	25	3	11+5	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	3	1
15	MF	ECU	José Cifuentes	20	0	7+2	0	0	0	2	0	3+1	0	3+2	0
20	MF	ENG	Kieran Dowell	11	2	4+3	2	0	0	1	0	0+3	0	0	0
43	MF	BEL	Nicolas Raskin	15	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0
48	MF	SCO	Arron Lyall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF	ENG	Paul Nsio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	MF	SCO	Bailey Rice	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	MF	SCO	Cole McKinnon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	POR	Fábio Silva	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NGA	Cyriel Dessers	30	9	15+2	6	0	0	2+2	1	3+1	1	3+2	1
11	FW	WAL	Tom Lawrence	11	0	5+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	0
17	FW	WAL	Rabbi Matondo	16	2	4+6	1	0	0	1	0	1+1	1	1+2	0
19	FW	SEN	Abdallah Sima	33	15	15+5	10	0	0	3+1	1	2+1	1	6	3
23	FW	SCO	Scott Wright	15	1	2+7	0	0	0	0+3	1	0+1	0	1+1	0
25	FW	JAM	Kemar Roofe	15	2	5+4	1	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	1+2	1
45	FW	NIR	Ross McCausland	18	2	7+6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1+3	1
57	FW	ENG	Archie Stevens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	FW	ENG	Zak Lovelace	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	BRA	Danilo	21	6	5+7	4	0	0	1+1	1	2+2	0	2+1	1
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
7	MF	ROU	Ianis Hagi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	FW	NED	Sam Lammers	31	2	10+7	2	0	0	3+1	0	2+2	0	5+1	0

Last updated: 2 January 2024
Source: ^[49]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Discipline

Yellow cards

As of match played on 2 January 2024

Colour	Player	Cards

	Connor Goldson	9
	Todd Cantwell	8
	James Tavernier	5
	Borna Barišić	4
	John Lundstram
	John Souttar
	Leon Balogun	3
	Sam Lammers
	Rabbi Matondo
	Abdallah Sima
	Scott Wright
	Dujon Sterling	2
	Ben Davies	1
	Cyriel Dessers
	Zak Lovelace
	Nicolas Raskin
	Bailey Rice
	Kemar Roofe
	Rıdvan Yılmaz

Red cards

As of match played on 2 January 2024

Colour	Player	Cards

	Leon Balogun	1
	José Cifuentes
	Scott Wright

Clean sheets

As of match played on 2 January 2024

No.	Player	Scottish Premiership	League Cup	Europa League	Total	Appearances
1	Jack Butland	12	2	2	16	34
28	Robby McCrorie	0	0	0	0	0
32	Kieran Wright	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jon McLaughlin	0	0	0	0	0
Total		12	2	2	16	34

References

↑ "First Team Squad". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
↑ "Rangers sign Kieran Dowell on pre-contract". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 24 May 2023.
↑ "Rangers confirm signing of Dujon Sterling". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 30 May 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Jack Butland". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 6 June 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Sam Lammers". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 15 June 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Abdallah Sima". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 29 June 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Cyriel Dessers". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 6 July 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Leon Balogun". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 12 July 2023.
↑ "Rangers announce signing of Danilo Pereira da Silva". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 July 2023.
↑ "Rangers sign José Cifuentes from Los Angeles FC". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 3 August 2023.
↑ "Rangers confirm loan signing of Fábio Silva from Wolves". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 December 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos to leave Ibrox". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 23 May 2023.
↑ "Rangers can today confirm that Mateusz Zukowski has joined Slask Wroclaw for an undisclosed fee". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 28 June 2023.
↑ "Antonio Colak: Rangers striker joins Parma for undisclosed fee after year at Ibrox". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 15 July 2023.
↑ "Ben Williamson joins the club on loan deal until January". Partick Thistle FC. ptfc.co.uk. 18 July 2023.
↑ "Lewis Mayo signs for Kilmarnock". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 20 July 2023.
↑ "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian FC. heartsfc.co.uk. 4 August 2023.
↑ "Fashion Sakala Jr joins Al-Fayha". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 8 August 2023.
↑ "Rangers confirm departure of Nnamdi Ofoborh". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 24 August 2023.
↑ "Ianis Hagi joins Alavés on loan". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 27 August 2023.
↑ "Glen Kamara joins Leeds United". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 31 August 2023.
↑ "Rangers can today confirm the permanent transfer of Ben Williamson to Hamilton Academical". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 4 January 2024.
↑ "Rangers can confirm that Sam Lammers has joined Dutch side FC Utrecht on loan for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 10 January 2024.
↑ "Rangers FC can today confirm that Kane Ritchie-Hosler has joined Dunfermline Athletic on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 23 May 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rangers confirm academy departures". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 1 June 2023.
↑ "Former Rangers kid Robbie Ure on trial with AZ Alkmaar as Ibrox hero keeps watchful eye". Daily Record. Twitter, Inc. 9 July 2023.
↑ "Goalkeeper Sam Kane becomes a spider". Queen's Park FC. queensparkfc.co.uk. 21 June 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Rangers confirm under-18s squad departures". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 June 2023.
↑ "Jacob Pazikas has today joined csstrollers on a season-long loan deal, with Rangers having the option to recall in January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 21 July 2023.
↑ "Kristian Webster has today joined Cumbernauld Colts on a loan deal until January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 26 August 2023.
↑ "Rangers can today confirm James Graham has joined Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the season, with a recall option in January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 30 August 2023.
↑ "Rangers have tonight agreed a mutual termination of Josh McPake's contract". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 1 September 2023.
↑ "New signing: Connor Young". Clyde FC. clydefc.co.uk. 20 September 2023.
↑ "Shot-stopper Lewis Budinauckas follows in his goalkeeping father Kevin's footsteps, as young Bud joins Stranraer on loan from Rangers". Stranraer FC. Twitter, Inc. 23 September 2023.
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↑ "Jack Harkness signs on loan". Greenock Morton FC. gmfc.net. 29 September 2023.
↑ "Rangers can today confirm Jay Hogarth has joined Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 9 January 2024.
↑ "Rangers can today confirm that our Academy player Jamie Newton has joined Nottingham Forest FC, subject to international clearance". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 10 January 2024.
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↑ "Rangers are delighted to announce that Kristian Webster has signed a contract extension until summer 2024". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 12 July 2023.
↑ "Bailey Rice signs contract extension". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 12 September 2023.
↑ "Johnly Yfeko signs contract extension". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 10 November 2023.
↑ "Ross McCausland signs new Rangers contract". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 November 2023.
↑ "Rangers FC Academy can today announce Paul Nsio has signed a contract extension with the club until 2026". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 29 November 2023.
↑ "Abdallah Sima wins Scottish Premiership POTM". rangers.co.uk. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
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↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
↑ "First Team". Official Club Website. Rangers FC.

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[1] Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2020–2022

[47] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.088310746982838-48] The 2023–24 Scottish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team of the Scottish Premiership if the Scottish Cup winners finish in the top two).

[2] "First Team Squad". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] "Rangers sign Kieran Dowell on pre-contract". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 24 May 2023.

[4] "Rangers confirm signing of Dujon Sterling". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 30 May 2023.

[5] "Rangers announce signing of Jack Butland". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 6 June 2023.

[6] "Rangers announce signing of Sam Lammers". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 15 June 2023.

[7] "Rangers announce signing of Abdallah Sima". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 29 June 2023.

[8] "Rangers announce signing of Cyriel Dessers". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 6 July 2023.

[9] "Rangers announce signing of Leon Balogun". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 12 July 2023.

[10] "Rangers announce signing of Danilo Pereira da Silva". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 July 2023.

[11] "Rangers sign José Cifuentes from Los Angeles FC". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 3 August 2023.

[12] "Rangers confirm loan signing of Fábio Silva from Wolves". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 December 2023.

[5_to_depart_Rangers-13] 1 2 3 4 5 "Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos to leave Ibrox". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 23 May 2023.

[14] "Rangers can today confirm that Mateusz Zukowski has joined Slask Wroclaw for an undisclosed fee". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 28 June 2023.

[15] "Antonio Colak: Rangers striker joins Parma for undisclosed fee after year at Ibrox". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 15 July 2023.

[16] "Ben Williamson joins the club on loan deal until January". Partick Thistle FC. ptfc.co.uk. 18 July 2023.

[17] "Lewis Mayo signs for Kilmarnock". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 20 July 2023.

[18] "Alex Lowry signs on loan". Heart of Midlothian FC. heartsfc.co.uk. 4 August 2023.

[19] "Fashion Sakala Jr joins Al-Fayha". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 8 August 2023.

[20] "Rangers confirm departure of Nnamdi Ofoborh". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 24 August 2023.

[21] "Ianis Hagi joins Alavés on loan". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 27 August 2023.

[22] "Glen Kamara joins Leeds United". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 31 August 2023.

[23] "Rangers can today confirm the permanent transfer of Ben Williamson to Hamilton Academical". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 4 January 2024.

[24] "Rangers can confirm that Sam Lammers has joined Dutch side FC Utrecht on loan for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 10 January 2024.

[25] "Rangers FC can today confirm that Kane Ritchie-Hosler has joined Dunfermline Athletic on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 23 May 2023.

[Rangers_confirm_academy_departures-26] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rangers confirm academy departures". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 1 June 2023.

[27] "Former Rangers kid Robbie Ure on trial with AZ Alkmaar as Ibrox hero keeps watchful eye". Daily Record. Twitter, Inc. 9 July 2023.

[28] "Goalkeeper Sam Kane becomes a spider". Queen's Park FC. queensparkfc.co.uk. 21 June 2023.

[Rangers_confirm_under-18s_departures-29] 1 2 3 4 "Rangers confirm under-18s squad departures". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 June 2023.

[30] "Jacob Pazikas has today joined csstrollers on a season-long loan deal, with Rangers having the option to recall in January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 21 July 2023.

[31] "Kristian Webster has today joined Cumbernauld Colts on a loan deal until January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 26 August 2023.

[32] "Rangers can today confirm James Graham has joined Annan Athletic on loan until the end of the season, with a recall option in January". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 30 August 2023.

[33] "Rangers have tonight agreed a mutual termination of Josh McPake's contract". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 1 September 2023.

[34] "New signing: Connor Young". Clyde FC. clydefc.co.uk. 20 September 2023.

[35] "Shot-stopper Lewis Budinauckas follows in his goalkeeping father Kevin's footsteps, as young Bud joins Stranraer on loan from Rangers". Stranraer FC. Twitter, Inc. 23 September 2023.

[36] "We are delighted to announce that Mackenzie Strachan will also be joining us on loan from Rangers". Stranraer FC. Twitter, Inc. 23 September 2023.

[37] "Jack Harkness signs on loan". Greenock Morton FC. gmfc.net. 29 September 2023.

[38] "Rangers can today confirm Jay Hogarth has joined Dumbarton on loan until the end of the season". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 9 January 2024.

[39] "Rangers can today confirm that our Academy player Jamie Newton has joined Nottingham Forest FC, subject to international clearance". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 10 January 2024.

[40] "Kieran Wright signs new Rangers contract". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 29 May 2023.

[41] "Rangers are delighted to announce that Kristian Webster has signed a contract extension until summer 2024". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 12 July 2023.

[42] "Bailey Rice signs contract extension". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 12 September 2023.

[43] "Johnly Yfeko signs contract extension". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 10 November 2023.

[44] "Ross McCausland signs new Rangers contract". Rangers FC. rangers.co.uk. 28 November 2023.

[45] "Rangers FC Academy can today announce Paul Nsio has signed a contract extension with the club until 2026". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 29 November 2023.

[46] "Abdallah Sima wins Scottish Premiership POTM". rangers.co.uk. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[49] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.

[50] "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[51] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[52] "First Team". Official Club Website. Rangers FC.

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