2021–22_Rangers_F.C._season

2021–22 Rangers F.C. season

2021–22 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

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Rangers played a total of 65 competitive matches during the 2021–22 season, reaching the Europa League Final and winning the Scottish Cup.

Players

Squad information

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Transfers

In

First team
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Academy
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Out

First team
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Academy
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New contracts

First team
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Academy
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Pre-season and friendlies

5 July 2021 Friendly Partick Thistle Scotland 0–1 Scotland Rangers Glasgow
19:00 Report
  • Itten 83'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Referee: Greg Aitken
10 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers England 1–0 Scotland Rangers Birkenhead
12:00
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Rob Jones
17 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–2 England Arsenal Glasgow
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 July 2021 Friendly Blackpool England Cancelled Scotland Rangers Blackpool
19:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
24 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 0–0 England Brighton & Hove Albion Glasgow
17:30 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Don Robertson
25 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Glasgow
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Willie Collum

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall

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Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

League table

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Source: [65][66]
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).[67]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

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Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 July 2021 1 Rangers 3–0 Livingston Glasgow
13:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 23,000[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
7 August 2021 2 Dundee United 1–0 Rangers Dundee
12:30
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,600[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
22 August 2021 3 Ross County 2–4 Rangers Dingwall
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: David Munro
29 August 2021 4 Rangers 1–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,102
Referee: Kevin Clancy
11 September 2021 5 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers Perth
12:30
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Willie Collum
19 September 2021 6 Rangers 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,961
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2021 7 Dundee 0–1 Rangers Dundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,574
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 October 2021 8 Rangers 2–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,125
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 October 2021 9 Rangers 1–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Don Robertson
24 October 2021 10 St Mirren 1–2 Rangers Paisley
12:00
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Steven McLean
27 October 2021 11 Rangers 2–2 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,760
Referee: John Beaton
31 October 2021 12 Motherwell 1–6 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 November 2021 13 Rangers 4–2 Ross County Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,222
Referee: David Munro
28 November 2021 14 Livingston 1–3 Rangers Livingston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,825
Referee: David Munro
1 December 2021 15 Hibernian 0–1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: John Beaton
4 December 2021 16 Rangers 3–0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,628
Referee: Alan Muir
12 December 2021 17 Hearts 0–2 Rangers Edinburgh
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 December 2021 18 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,561
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 December 2021 19 Rangers 1–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,252
Referee: Alan Muir
26 December 2021 20 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 500[note 1]
Referee: Steven McLean
18 January 2022 21 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
19:45
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,731
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 January 2022 22 Rangers 1–0 Livingston Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,343
Referee: Don Robertson
29 January 2022 23 Ross County 3–3 Rangers Dingwall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 February 2022 24 Celtic 3–0 Rangers Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,077
Referee: Bobby Madden
6 February 2022 25 Rangers 5–0 Hearts Glasgow
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,708
Referee: Willie Collum
9 February 2022 26 Rangers 2–0 Hibernian Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 February 2022 27 Dundee United 1–1 Rangers Dundee
12:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,993
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 February 2022 28 Rangers 2–2 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,318
Referee: Don Robertson
2 March 2022 29 St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
19:45
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Willie Collum
5 March 2022 30 Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,010
Referee: John Beaton
20 March 2022 31 Dundee 1–2 Rangers Dundee
12:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,669
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2022 32 Rangers 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,023
Referee: Willie Collum
10 April 2022 33 St Mirren 0–4 Rangers Paisley
12:00
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: John Beaton
23 April 2022 34 Motherwell 1–3 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,036
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 May 2022 35 Celtic 1–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2022 36 Rangers 2–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,340
Referee: Steven McLean
11 May 2022 37 Rangers 4–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,474
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 May 2022 38 Hearts 1–3 Rangers Edinburgh
12:15
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

21 January 2022 Fourth round Rangers 4–0 Stirling Albion Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 37,916
Referee: John Beaton
12 February 2022 Fifth round Annan Athletic 0–3 Rangers Annan
17:30
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Report
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alan Muir
13 March 2022 Quarter-final Dundee 0–3 Rangers Dundee
16:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,536
Referee: Steven McLean
17 April 2022 Semi-final Celtic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Rangers Glasgow
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,072
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 May 2022 Final Rangers 2–0 (a.e.t.) Hearts Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

13 August 2021 Second round Rangers 5–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
19:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,467
Referee: Willie Collum
22 September 2021 Quarter-final Rangers 2–0 Livingston Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 35,579
Referee: Don Robertson
21 November 2021 Semi-final Rangers 1–3 Hibernian Glasgow
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 45,014
Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

3 August 2021 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 2–1 Scotland Rangers Malmö
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 5,820[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
10 August 2021 Second leg Rangers Scotland 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,021
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

19 August 2021 First leg Rangers Scotland 1–0 Armenia Alashkert Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 42,649
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
26 August 2021 Second leg Alashkert Armenia 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Scotland Rangers Yerevan
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Rangers Scotland 0–2 France Lyon Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 44,906
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
30 September 2021 2 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Scotland Rangers Prague
17:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
21 October 2021 3 Rangers Scotland 2–0 Denmark Brøndby Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
4 November 2021 4 Brøndby Denmark 1–1 Scotland Rangers Brøndbyvester
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 20,462
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
25 November 2021 5 Rangers Scotland 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,370
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
9 December 2021 6 Lyon France 1–1 Scotland Rangers Décines-Charpieu
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 26,842
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Knockout round-play-offs

17 February 2022 First leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–4 Scotland Rangers Dortmund
17:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 10,000[note 1]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
24 February 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 2–2
(6–4 agg.)
Germany Borussia Dortmund Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,709
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Round of 16

10 March 2022 First leg Rangers Scotland 3–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,589
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
17 March 2022 Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–1
(2–4 agg.)
Scotland Rangers Belgrade
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 47,024
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Quarter-finals

7 April 2022 First leg Braga Portugal 1–0 Scotland Rangers Braga
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
14 April 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Portugal Braga Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,894
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Semi-finals

28 April 2022 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 1–0 Scotland Rangers Leipzig
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,303
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
5 May 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,397
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Final

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2021–22 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

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  • Source: [68]

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

Discipline

Yellow cards

As of match played on 21 May 2022

Red cards

As of match played on 21 May 2022
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Clean sheets

As of match played on 21 May 2022
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Footnotes

  1. Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 1998–2012
  2. Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2008–2012

Notes

  1. Attendance limited due to Covid-19 regulations

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