1991–92 Rangers F.C. season
1991–92 season | |
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Chairman | David Murray |
Manager | Walter Smith |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish Premier Division | 1st P44 W33 D6 L5 F101 A31 Pts72 |
Scottish Cup | Winners |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
European Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Ally McCoist (34) All: Ally McCoist (39) |
The 1991–92 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview[]
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fourth of their nine league titles after winning 33 of their 44 league games.
Rangers won the league by 9 points, the title being won at Ibrox against St.Mirren with a 4–0 victory in April.
Transfer activity was heavily influenced by restrictions imposed by UEFA in European competitions. Match squads could only include a maximum of three foreign nationals, and as a result English players at Ibrox were considered "foreigners". The most significant move was the sale of England international goalkeeper Chris Woods to Sheffield Wednesday. He was replaced by Scotland international goalkeeper Andy Goram from Hibernian.
In the cup competitions, they were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the semi-final stage, losing 1–0 to Hibernian. Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1981, defeating Airdrieonians 2–1 after a 1–0 win over Celtic in the semi-finals.
In Europe they were knocked out the European Cup in the first round by Czech side Sparta Prague. They lost on away goals rule after tying the match 2–2 on aggregate.
Ally McCoist was awarded his first European Golden Boot for finishing as the top goal scorer across all European leagues with 34 goals. The McCoist/Hateley strike partnership yielded an impressive 62 goals during the season.
Transfers[]
In[]
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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27 June 1991 | ![]() |
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£1m[1] |
1991 | ![]() |
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Free |
2 July 1991 | ![]() |
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£0.97m |
5 July 1991 | ![]() |
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£2m[2] |
15 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£1.2m |
8 November 1991 | ![]() |
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£1.2m |
10 January 1992 | ![]() |
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£0.5m |
12 April 1992 | ![]() |
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£0.3m |
Out[]
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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1 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£0.35m |
12 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£0.35m |
13 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£1.25m |
15 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£1.2m |
16 August 1991 | ![]() |
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£5.58m[3] |
20 November 1991 | ![]() |
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£1.55m[4] |
Results[]
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 1991 | St Johnstone | H | 6–0 | 35,109 | Hateley (3), Johnston (2, 1 (pen.)), Ferguson |
13 August 1991 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 35,323 | Steven, Maaskant (o.g.) |
17 August 1991 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 22,534 | |
24 August 1991 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–0 | 35,559 | Huistra, Johnston, Spencer, McCoist |
31 August 1991 | Celtic | A | 2–0 | 51,382 | Hateley (2) |
7 September 1991 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 13,088 | Nisbet, Huistra |
14 September 1991 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 36,347 | McCoist |
21 September 1991 | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | 14,503 | Huistra, Nisbet |
28 September 1991 | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 36,330 | |
5 October 1991 | Airdrieonians | A | 4–0 | 11,101 | McCoist (2), Nisbet, Johnston |
8 October 1991 | Hibernian | H | 4–2 | 35,368 | McCoist (2), Huistra, Tortolano (o.g.) |
12 October 1991 | St Johnstone | A | 3–2 | 10,323 | McCoist (2), Nisbet |
19 October 1991 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 36,481 | McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
26 October 1991 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 36,441 | Johnston |
29 October 1991 | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | 15,041 | McCoist (2) |
2 November 1991 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 37,387 | McCoist |
9 November 1991 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 5–0 | 13,351 | Gordon (2), Gough, Hateley, McCoist |
16 November 1991 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–0 | 36,934 | Hateley (2), Robertson, McCoist |
19 November 1991 | Hibernian | A | 3–0 | 16,833 | McCoist (2), Hateley |
23 November 1991 | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 36,272 | |
30 November 1991 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 15,350 | Gordon, Gough |
4 December 1991 | Aberdeen | A | 3–2 | 20,081 | Hateley (2), McCoist |
7 December 1991 | St Johnstone | H | 3–1 | 35,784 | Mikhailichenko, Brown, Hateley |
14 December 1991 | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | 11,801 | McCoist, Hateley, McCall |
21 December 1991 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 41,448 | McCoist (2) |
28 December 1991 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 41,328 | Stevens, Gordon |
1 January 1992 | Celtic | A | 3–1 | 51,789 | McCoist, Hateley (pen.), Brown |
4 January 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–0 | 12,276 | |
11 January 1992 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 40,616 | Gordon, McCoist |
18 January 1992 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 38,217 | McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
1 February 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | 24,356 | McCoist |
8 February 1992 | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | 16,638 | McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
25 February 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 38,513 | |
29 February 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 40,568 | Hateley (3, 2 (pen.)), Brown, Rideout |
10 March 1992 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | 13,387 | Hateley (2, 1 (pen.)), McCoist |
14 March 1992 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | 12,274 | Mikhailichenko (2), Nisbet |
21 March 1992 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 42,160 | |
28 March 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | 9,697 | Hateley (2) |
7 April 1992 | Falkirk | H | 4–1 | 36,832 | McCoist (3), Mikhailichenko |
11 April 1992 | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | 11,713 | Mikhailichenko, Brown |
18 April 1992 | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | 40,362 | McCoist (2), Stevens, Huistra |
23 April 1992 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 12,515 | Mikhailichenko (2) |
28 April 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 36,129 | McCoist |
2 May 1992 | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 16,580 | McCoist (2) |
European Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1991 | R1 | Sparta Prague | A | 0–1 | 11,053 | |
2 October 1991 | R1 | Sparta Prague | H | 2–1 | 34,260 | McCall (2) |
Scottish Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22 January 1992 | R3 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 23,000 | McCoist |
15 February 1992 | R4 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 38,444 | Mikhailichenko (2) |
3 March 1992 | QF | St Johnstone | A | 3–0 | 10,107 | McCoist, Gough, Hateley |
31 March 1992 | SF | Celtic | N | 1–0 | 45,191 | McCoist |
9 May 1992 | F | Airdrieonians | N | 2–1 | 44,045 | McCoist, Hateley |
League Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 August 1991 | R2 | Queen's Park | H | 6–0 | 32,230 | Johnston (4), Durrant, Spackman |
28 August 1991 | R3 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 12,587 | Johnston, D.Robertson |
4 September 1991 | QF | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | 22,878 | McCoist |
25 September 1991 | SF | Hibernian | N | 0–1 | 40,901 |
Appearances[]
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 55 | 0 |
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DF | 54 | 2 |
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DF | 53 | 2 |
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DF | 42 | 3 |
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MF | 53 | 1 |
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DF | 26 | 5 |
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MF | 2 | 1 |
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MF | 22 | 1 |
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FW | 35 | 23 |
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FW | 16 | 10 |
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MF | 40 | 5 |
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MF | 7 | 0 |
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FW | 11 | 1 |
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MF | 45 | 3 |
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MF | 20 | 1 |
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FW | 49 | 39 |
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FW | 31 | 12 |
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DF | 19 | 0 |
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DF | 33 | 4 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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FW | 5 | 0 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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FW | 3 | 0 |
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MF | 28 | 5 |
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FW | 13 | 1 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 31 | +70 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Hearts | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 62 | |
4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 51 | |
5 | Hibernian | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
See also[]
- 1991–92 in Scottish football
- 1991–92 Scottish Cup
- 1991–92 Scottish League Cup
- 1991–92 European Cup
- Nine in a row
References[]
- ^ "Rangers sign Goram for £1m". The Herald. 15 June 1991.
- ^ "On this day in 1991". Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Trevor Steven goes for £5m". The Herald. 16 August 1991.
- ^ "Business as usual for Rangers as Johnston signs on at Goodison". The Herald. 19 November 1991.
- Rangers F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1991–92 season
- Scottish football championship-winning seasons