List_of_Rangers_F.C._seasons

List of Rangers F.C. seasons

List of Rangers F.C. seasons

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Rangers Football Club was founded in 1872 and is one of the 11 original members of the Scottish Football League in 1890.[1] The club's home ground, Ibrox Stadium, is in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland.

Rangers were the first British club to reach a UEFA tournament final and won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 after being runner-up twice in 1961 and 1967. A third runners-up finish in Europe came in the UEFA Cup in 2008. A fourth runners-up finish in Europe came in the Europa League in 2022.

The table details the club's achievements in all national and European first team competitions and the top scorers for each season.[2]

Overview

Although Rangers had been playing in the Scottish Cup since season 1874–75, being runners-up twice, they did not compete in an official league until 1890–91. In their very first season the club played eighteen championship matches, also a play-off which they drew and so shared the first ever league title with Dumbarton.

The Scottish League Cup did not begin until season 1946–47, Rangers won the inaugural competition by defeating Aberdeen 4–0 in the final. The 1956–57 season saw the club enter the European arena.

Key
Colour coding
Champions Runners-up Promoted Demoted

Seasons

Prior to league formation (1872–1890)

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League football era, Pre-war (1890–1939)

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Football during and after the Second World War (1940–1955)

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European football era

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† Rangers were deducted 10 points when the club entered administration.[28]
* Season finished early due to COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Gammelsæter, Hallgeir; Senaux, Benoit (2011). The Organisation and Governance of Top Football Across Europe. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781136705335. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Welcome to Rangers@FitbaStats". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. [3]
    The club did not start playing league football until 1890.
  4. [4]
    The club did not play.
  5. [5]
    Scorers of 3 goals in this season are unknown.
  6. [6]
    Scorers of 4 goals in this season are unknown.
  7. [7]
    Scorers of 8 goals in this season are unknown.
  8. [8]
    Scorers of 20 goals in this season are unknown.
  9. [9]
    Scorers of 19 goals in this season are unknown.
  10. [10]
    Rangers also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
  11. [11]
    Scorers of 5 goals in this season are unknown.
  12. [12]
    Scorers of 2 goals in this season are unknown.
  13. [13]
    Scorers of 12 goals in this season are unknown.
  14. [14]
    From goals in the League and in the Scottish Cup
  15. [15]
    Shared with Dumbarton after a play off finished 2–2
  16. [16]
    Rangers win their first Scottish Cup, thanks to a 3–1 win over Celtic
  17. [17]
    Final between Rangers and Celtic was abandoned due to a riot. The trophy was withheld.
  18. [18]
    The competition was withdrawn due to the outbreak of the First World War. Unofficial wartime tournaments included the Navy and Army War Fund Shield and the 1919 Victory Cup.
  19. [19]
    Club wins its first ever double, the league and Scottish Cup
  20. [20]
    Also won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup for three trophies in a season.
  21. [21]
    Also won the Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, winning all four tournaments entered.
  22. [22]
    Season saw the joint greatest number of goals scored in the league
  23. [23]
    The 1939–40 season was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War, see below for details of wartime season
  24. [24]
    Rangers dominated wartime football but should their titles be recognised in the record books?, The Scotsman, 21 March 2020
  25. [25]
    Also won the Glasgow Cup, winning all four domestic tournaments entered.
  26. [26]
    Following administration and pending liquidation of the club's commercial entity, the team was refused entry to the top division and was instead admitted to the fourth tier of Scottish Football.
  27. [27]
    Rangers lost 6-1 on aggregate in the play-off final against Motherwell.
  28. [28]
    "Rangers Football Club enters administration". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  29. [29]
    "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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