1995–96 season | |||
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Chairman | David Murray | ||
Manager | Walter Smith | ||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier Division | 1st (champions) | ||
Scottish Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Champions League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Gordon Durie (17) All: Gordon Durie (23) | ||
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The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
[edit]Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1995–96 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won its eighth consecutive league title.
In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 5–1. Rangers were knocked out the Scottish League Cup by Aberdeen at the semi-final stage, losing 2–1.
The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a group with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Romanian side Steaua Bucharest. After six matches, three draws and three defeats, Rangers were bottom of the table and exited the competition.
Aided by the sale of Duncan Ferguson the previous season, between July and February manager Walter Smith spent nearly £12million on rebuilding his squad by signing the likes of Peter van Vossen, Paul Gascoigne (a then Scottish record signing at £4.3million), Stephen Wright and Gordan Petric. Basile Boli and Oleg Salenko left the club.
Gascoigne was voted player of the year having scored a total of 19 goals in all competitions.
November saw the departure of Mark Hateley as he returned to England in a £1.5million move to Queen's Park Rangers – the largest fee paid for a 34-year-old at this time. Hateley had lost his place in the first team to Gordon Durie who partnered Ally McCoist after two seasons mostly spent on the sidelines due to injuries.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Fee |
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5 July 1995 | ![]() |
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£1,500,000[1] |
10 July 1995 | ![]() |
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£4,300,000[2] |
26 July 1995 | ![]() |
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£1,500,000[3] |
28 July 1995 | ![]() |
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£2,500,000[4] |
13 November 1995 | ![]() |
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£300,000[5] |
16 January 1996 | ![]() |
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Swap[6] |
29 February 1996 | ![]() |
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£1,200,000[7] |
29 March 1996 | ![]() |
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£200,000[8] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Fee |
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16 June 1995 | ![]() |
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£250,000[9] |
15 August 1995 | ![]() |
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£2,000,000[10] |
25 September 1995 | ![]() |
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£1,500,000[11] |
16 January 1996 | ![]() |
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Swap[12] |
11 March 1996 | ![]() |
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£150,000[13] |
- Expenditure:
£11,500,000
- Income:
£3,900,000
- Total loss/gain:
£7,600,000
Results
[edit]All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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26 August 1995 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 44,686 | McCall |
9 September 1995 | Raith Rovers | H | 4–0 | 43,535 | McCoist (2), Miller, Robertson |
16 September 1995 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 11,445 | Salenko, Robertson |
23 September 1995 | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | 44,364 | |
30 September 1995 | Celtic | A | 2–0 | 34,500 | Cleland, Gascoigne |
3 October 1995 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 37,348 | Gascoigne, McCoist |
7 October 1995 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 22,500 | Moore |
14 October 1995 | Partick Thistle | A | 4–0 | 16,346 | Durie (3), Gough |
21 October 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | 45,155 | Salenko (2), Gascoigne, Durie |
28 October 1995 | Raith Rovers | A | 2–2 | 9,200 | Gough, Petric |
4 November 1995 | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 42,059 | McCoist (2) |
8 November 1995 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | 14,823 | McLaren, Salenko |
11 November 1995 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 45,427 | Salenko |
19 November 1995 | Celtic | H | 3–3 | 46,640 | Laudrup, McCoist, McKinlay (o.g.) |
25 November 1995 | Hibernian | A | 4–1 | 13,558 | McCoist, Miller, Durie, Dods (o.g.) |
2 December 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | 15,105 | McCoist (pen.), Gascoigne |
9 December 1995 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 43,173 | Durie |
19 December 1995 | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | 10,179 | |
26 December 1995 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 45,173 | Salenko, Durie (pen.), Gascoigne |
30 December 1995 | Hibernian | H | 7–0 | 44,692 | Durie (4), Miller, Gascoigne, Salenko |
3 January 1996 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 37,000 | |
6 January 1996 | Falkirk | A | 4–0 | 10,581 | McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), Durie, Robertson |
13 January 1996 | Raith Rovers | H | 4–0 | 42,498 | Durie (2), McCoist, Ferguson |
20 January 1996 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 45,096 | |
3 February 1996 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | 16,253 | Gascoigne (2) |
10 February 1996 | Motherwell | H | 3–2 | 45,566 | Ferguson, McLaren, McCoist (pen.) |
25 February 1996 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 21,000 | Gascoigne (pen.) |
3 March 1996 | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | 11,954 | Laudrup (pen.), Mitchell (o.g.) |
17 March 1996 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 47,312 | McLaren |
23 March 1996 | Falkirk | H | 3–2 | 46,014 | Andersen (2), Gascoigne |
30 March 1996 | Raith Rovers | A | 4–2 | 9,300 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Durie (pen.) |
10 April 1996 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 15,350 | |
13 April 1996 | Partick Thistle | H | 5–0 | 46,438 | Andersen (3), McCall, Gough |
20 April 1996 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 13,128 | McCall, Andersen, Gascoigne |
28 April 1996 | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | 47,247 | Gascoigne (3, 1 (pen.)) |
4 May 1996 | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | 17,056 | Durie (2), McCoist |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 1995 | R2 | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | 42,941 | McCoist, Hateley, Gascoigne |
30 August 1995 | R3 | Stirling Albion | H | 3–2 | 46,686 | Hateley, McCall, McCoist |
19 September 1995 | QF | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 32,789 | McCoist |
24 October 1995 | SF | Aberdeen | N | 1–2 | 26,131 | Salenko |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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27 January 1996 | R3 | Keith | N | 10–1 | 15,461 | Ferguson (3), Cleland (3), Durie (pen.), Robertson, Miller, Mikhailichenko |
15 February 1996 | R4 | Clyde | A | 4–1 | 5,722 | Miller (2), Van Vossen, Gascoigne |
9 March 1996 | QF | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | N | 3–0 | 11,296 | Gascoigne (2), Thomson (o.g.) |
7 April 1996 | SF | Celtic | N | 2–1 | 36,333 | McCoist, Laudrup |
18 May 1996 | F | Heart of Midlothian | N | 5–1 | 37,760 | Durie (3), Laudrup (2) |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 August 1995 | QR | ![]() |
H | 1–0 | 43,519 | Durie |
23 August 1995 | QR | ![]() |
A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
13 September 1995 | GS | ![]() |
A | 0–1 | 26,000 | |
27 September 1995 | GS | ![]() |
H | 2–2 | 33,209 | Gough, Ferguson |
18 October 1995 | GS | ![]() |
A | 1–4 | 49,825 | Gough |
1 November 1995 | GS | ![]() |
H | 0–4 | 42,523 | |
22 November 1995 | GS | ![]() |
H | 1–1 | 30,800 | Gascoigne |
6 December 1995 | GS | ![]() |
A | 2–2 | 35,800 | Laudrup, Durie |
Appearances
[edit]Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 47 | 0 |
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GK | 3 | 0 |
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GK | 2 | 0 |
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GK | 2 | 0 |
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DF | 36 | 4 |
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DF | 7 | 0 |
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DF | 22 | 0 |
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DF | 42 | 5 |
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DF | 49 | 3 |
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DF | 16 | 1 |
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DF | 46 | 1 |
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DF | 38 | 3 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 16 | 0 |
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MF | 26 | 0 |
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MF | 25 | 6 |
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MF | 42 | 19 |
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MF | 33 | 6 |
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MF | 33 | 4 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 6 | 0 |
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MF | 36 | 3 |
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MF | 15 | 1 |
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MF | 9 | 0 |
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MF | 7 | 0 |
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FW | 6 | 6 |
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FW | 38 | 23 |
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FW | 4 | 2 |
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FW | 37 | 20 |
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FW | 20 | 8 |
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FW | 9 | 1 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 25 | +60 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 83 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 55 | |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b] |
5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
- ^ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.
Champions league table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | DOR | STE | RAN | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aberdeen blues as top defender moves on: Ambition is the key as Wright joins Rangers".
- ^ "The day Gascoigne took Ibrox, and Scotland, by storm: The Ibrox idol is unveiled".
- ^ "Another Celtic blow as Rangers sign their wanted man: Salenko to follow the capture of Petric".
- ^ "Russian joins foreign legion".
- ^ "McInnes finally signs for Rangers". The Herald. 14 November 1995.
- ^ "Work permit not an open and shut case for Jardel: Van Vossen to join foreign legion as Salenko departs". The Herald. 16 January 1996.
- ^ "Dane's arrival may not be end of Rangers' spending spree: Andersen ready, willing and able". The Herald. 1 March 1996.
- ^ "Dutch keeper leaves Aberdeen with a few regrets but Snelders finds security as Goram's understudy". The Herald. 30 March 1996.
- ^ "Maxwell transfer first for United". The Herald. 17 June 1995.
- ^ "Boli off to Monaco". The Herald. 15 August 1995.
- ^ "Injured Gough is Euro doubt". The Herald. 25 September 1995.
- ^ "Work permit not an open and shut case for Jardel: Van Vossen to join foreign legion as Salenko departs". The Herald. 16 January 1996.
- ^ "Serie A players set to strike". The Herald. 12 March 1996.