1992–93_Rangers_F.C._season

1992–93 Rangers F.C. season

1992–93 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1992–93 football season


The 1992–93 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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Overview

Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992–93 season. They completed the club's fifth domestic treble. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fifth of their nine league titles in a row, after winning 33 of their 44 league games.[1]

Influential England international midfielder Trevor Steven returned to Ibrox from Marseille for a fee of £2.4m.

In domestic competition, Aberdeen were Rangers closest challengers. Finishing runners-up in the league and finalists in both cup competitions. The league title was secured with a 1–0 win away to Airdrieonians in North Lanarkshire.

In the cup competitions, they defeated Aberdeen 2–1 in the Scottish Cup final, with goals from Neil Murray and Mark Hateley.[2] The League Cup was also won after extra time, with a 2–1 win over the Dons.[3]

Rangers became the first British club to appear in the UEFA Champions League after defeating Danish side Lyngby BK and English league Champions Leeds United in a match dubbed the Battle of Britain. Although unbeaten the club finished second in Group A one-point behind French champions Marseille, who defeated AC Milan in the final.[4] Marseille were later stripped of their Ligue 1 title due to a match fixing scandal.

Transfers

In

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  • Expenditure: Decrease £3,800,000
  • Income: Increase £1,485,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £2,315,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

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Scottish League Cup

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*Rangers won the match 2–1 in extra-time

Scottish Cup

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UEFA Champions League

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Appearances

League table

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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Champions league table

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Source: UEFA

See also


References

  1. "The goal that ended Rangers' run". The Sunday Post. 21 March 1993. Retrieved 23 May 2021 via The Celtic Wiki (match report scan).
  2. McKinney, David (31 May 1993). "Scottish up Final: Rangers continue to reign supreme". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. McKinney, David (26 October 1992). "Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. Rangers buy back McPherson: The Herald, 5 June 1992
  5. "Patience pays off as Rangers go nap". The Herald. 12 August 1992.
  6. "Gordon's class tells". The Herald. 9 September 1992.

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