1995–96_Rangers_F.C._season

1995–96 Rangers F.C. season

1995–96 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1995–96 football season


The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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Overview

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

In

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  • Expenditure: Decrease £11,500,000
  • Income: Increase £3,900,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £7,600,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

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Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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UEFA Champions League

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Appearances

League table

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Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. 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

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See also


References

  1. "Aberdeen blues as top defender moves on: Ambition is the key as Wright joins Rangers".
  2. "McInnes finally signs for Rangers". The Herald. 14 November 1995.
  3. "Maxwell transfer first for United". The Herald. 17 June 1995.
  4. "Boli off to Monaco". The Herald. 15 August 1995.
  5. "Injured Gough is Euro doubt". The Herald. 25 September 1995.
  6. "Serie A players set to strike". The Herald. 12 March 1996.

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