2011–12 Rangers F.C. season
2011–12 season | ||||
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Chairman | Craig Whyte | |||
Manager | Ally McCoist | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082) | |||
Scottish Premier League | 2nd P38 W26 D5 L7 F77 A28 | |||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | |||
League Cup | Third Round | |||
Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
Europa League | Play-off round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Nikica Jelavić (14) All: Nikica Jelavić (17) | |||
Highest home attendance | 50,268 vs Kilmarnock (18 February 2012) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 17,822 vs Dundee United (5 February 2012) | |||
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The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview[]
Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2011–12 season. Smith's deputy and Rangers record goalscorer Ally McCoist was appointed manager of the club.[1] However, McCoist was hampered by a bizarre transfer policy the club utilised under Whyte's control. This resulted in protracted transfer negotiations with several targets but without significant recruitment and this probably contributed to Rangers being knocked out of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League by the end of August, depriving the club of income that may have been anticipated. With the new ownership there initially appeared to be some financial stability of the club. A number of first-team regulars were secured on long-term contract extensions including Steven Davis,[2] Allan McGregor,[3] Steven Whittaker[3] and Gregg Wylde.[4] When McCoist entered the transfer market, his first signing being Almería midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz,[5] he soon encountered difficulties. A number of highly publicised failed transfers, including deals for Wesley Verhoek and Roland Juhász, led to many doubting Whyte's financial prowess.[6][7]
Rangers's first Scottish Premier League match of the season was a home match against Jim Jefferies' Heart of Midlothian, where the league flag was unfurled by then chairman Craig Whyte, as Rangers were under considerable pressure for most of the first half but managed to salvage a draw. The following week, McCoist claimed his first competitive victory as manager with a win over St Johnstone.[8] The season proved to be a baptism of fire for McCoist, by early October the club held a ten-point lead over Celtic,[9] and on 5 November the lead stood at fifteen points over Celtic and twelve over second placed Motherwell.[10] However, a draw with St Johnstone and subsequent defeats to Kilmarnock,[11] St Mirren[12] and Old Firm rivals Celtic,[13] who then went on a run of twenty-one matches undefeated saw Rangers slip to second place[14] where the club remained for the rest of the season.
Ranger's European adventure began in the middle of the final week of July, where Rangers were defeated by underdogs Malmö 1–0[15] at home and Rangers crashed out of the Champions League with a bad tempered 1–1 draw in Sweden in which both Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both given their marching orders,[16] and ultimately relegating the Gers to the Europa League play-off round, where they faced Slovenian team NK Maribor.[17] In cup competitions the club fair no better, a third round defeat to First Division side Falkirk in the League Cup[18] and a fifth round exit at home at the hands of Dundee United.[19]
On 13 February 2012, Rangers filed legal papers at the Court of Session giving notice of their intention to appoint administrators.[20] Rangers officially entered administration on the following day, appointing London-based financial advisers Duff & Phelps as administrators.[20] Rangers entered administration over an alleged non-payment of £9m in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs.[20][21] On entering administration, the team was docked ten points by the SPL, a move regarded as 'effectively ending' its 2012 championship challenge.[20] A failure then to submit accounts for 2011 meant the club was not granted a licence to play in European football in season 2012–13.[22][23] In April it was revealed that the club's total debts could be as high as £134m.[24]
On 13 May it was revealed that Whyte sold his controlling interest in The Rangers Football Club Plc for £2 to a consortium led by Charles Green.[25] Green offered the creditors a settlement, in the form of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), in an attempt to exit administration.[25] On 12 June 2012, it emerged that HMRC would reject the CVA put forward by Green. Green's takeover of the club depended on the CVA being accepted by HMRC, which would have seen only £8.5m of the total debt repaid. The formal rejection of the CVA, two days later, meant that the Rangers Football Club Plc entered the liquidation process and the clubs corporate owner would have to be transferred to a new company.[26] The oldco's assets, including Rangers F.C., Ibrox Stadium and Rangers Training Centre, were sold to Sevco 5088 Ltd, a consortium led by Green, in a deal worth £5.5m.[27][28]
Players[]
Squad information[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 30 | 1998 | 278 | 0 | 2017 | Youth system | |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dorin Goian | 31 | 2011 | 38 | 1 | 2014 | £0.8m | |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir (captain) | 41 | 2007 (Winter) | 231 | 5 | 2012 | Free | left on 17 January |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Kirk Broadfoot | 27 | 2007 | 116 | 1 | 2013 | Free | |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 32 | 2006 | 227 | 7 | 2012 | £0.45m | |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Lee McCulloch | 33 | 2007 | 173 | 20 | 2013 | £2.25m | |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Maurice Edu | 26 | 2008 | 125 | 12 | 2013 | £2.6m | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Davis (captain) | 27 | 2008 | 211 | 22 | 2016 | £3m | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Nikica Jelavić | 26 | 2010 | 55 | 36 | 2014 | £4m | left on 31 January |
10 | MF | ![]() |
John Fleck | 20 | 2007 | 58 | 3 | 2013 | Youth system | |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Kyle Lafferty | 24 | 2008 | 138 | 38 | 2013 | £3.25m | |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Wallace | 24 | 2011 | 34 | 2 | 2016 | £1.5m | |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Naismith | 25 | 2008 | 140 | 33 | 2015 | £1.9m | |
15 | FW | ![]() |
David Healy | 32 | 2011 (Winter) | 25 | 5 | 2012 | Free | |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Whittaker | 27 | 2007 | 209 | 28 | 2016 | £2m | |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Juan Manuel Ortiz | 30 | 2011 | 14 | 1 | 2014 | £0.5m | |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Bocanegra (vc) | 32 | 2011 | 34 | 3 | 2014 | £0.4m | |
19 | FW | ![]() |
James Beattie | 33 | 2010 | 10 | 0 | 2012 | £1.25m | left on 31 August |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Sone Aluko | 23 | 2011 | 23 | 12 | 2012 | £0.15m | |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Matt McKay | 29 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2014 | £0.32m | left on 27 February |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Alejandro Bedoya | 25 | 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2014 | £0.4m | |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle Bartley | 20 | 2011 | 30 | 1 | 2012 | Loan | |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan McMillan | 23 | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | left on 31 January |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Madjid Bougherra | 28 | 2008 | 113 | 5 | 2012 | £2.5m | left on 10 August |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Mervan Çelik | 21 | 2012 (Winter) | 6 | 0 | 2015 | £0.25m | left on 6 March |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Neil Alexander | 34 | 2008 (Winter) | 47 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Jamie Ness | 21 | 2007 | 18 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system | |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Gregg Wylde | 20 | 2007 | 48 | 2 | 2016 | Youth system | left on 6 March |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Salim Kerkar | 24 | 2010 | 18 | 2 | 2012 | Free | |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Ross Perry | 22 | 2006 | 13 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2012 | £0.09m | left on 1 January |
34 | FW | ![]() |
Andrew Little | 23 | 2007 | 24 | 7 | 2012 | Youth system | |
35 | MF | ![]() |
Kyle Hutton | 21 | 2008 | 14 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | out on season loan |
38 | FW | ![]() |
Kane Hemmings | 21 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
40 | MF | ![]() |
Andrew Mitchell | 20 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
41 | MF | ![]() |
Rhys McCabe | 19 | 2009 | 9 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
69 | FW | ![]() |
Barrie McKay | 17 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Free |
- Last updated: 13 May 2012
- Source:Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
- Ordered by squad numbers.
Transfers[]
In[]
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | MF | ![]() |
Juan Manuel Ortiz | 29 | Almería ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.5m | [5] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Wallace | 23 | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1.5m | [29] |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dorin Goian | 30 | Palermo ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.8m | [30] |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle Bartley | 20 | Arsenal ![]() |
Loan extension | Summer | 2012 | n/a | [31] |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Alejandro Bedoya | 24 | Örebro SK ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.4m | [29][32] |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Bocanegra | 32 | Saint-Étienne ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.4m | [33] |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Matt McKay | 28 | Brisbane Roar ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.32m | [34][35] |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Sone Aluko | 22 | Aberdeen | Transfer | n/a | 2012 | £0.15m | [36] |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Mervan Çelik | 21 | GAIS ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | 2015 | £0.24m | [37] |
Last updated: 11 February 2012
Total spending: £4.31m
Out[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | MF | ![]() |
Vladimír Weiss | 21 | Manchester City ![]() |
Loan return | Summer | n/a | [38][39] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Foster | 25 | Aberdeen | Loan return | Summer | n/a | [38][40] |
17 | FW | ![]() |
El Hadji Diouf | 30 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() |
Loan return | Summer | n/a | [38][41] |
37 | MF | ![]() |
Andrew Shinnie | 22 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
38 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen Stirling | 22 | Stranraer | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
41 | FW | ![]() |
Archie Campbell | 21 | Greenock Morton | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
42 | GK | ![]() |
Wayne Drummond | 19 | Ballymena United ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
49 | FW | ![]() |
Cristiano Kisuka | 19 | Beith Juniors | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
57 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan McGeouch | 18 | Celtic | End of contract | Summer | £0.1m | [43] |
65 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Hetherington | 17 | Motherwell | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [42] |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Grant Adam | 20 | Forfar Athletic | Loan | Summer | n/a | [44][45] |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Madjid Bougherra | 28 | Lekhwiya ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | £1.7m | [46] |
34 | FW | ![]() |
Andrew Little | 22 | Port Vale ![]() |
Loan | Summer | n/a | [47] |
19 | FW | ![]() |
James Beattie | 33 | Sheffield United | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a | [48][49] |
42 | FW | ![]() |
Kal Naismith | 19 | Cowdenbeath | Loan | Summer | n/a | [50] |
35 | MF | ![]() |
Kyle Hutton | 20 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a | [51] |
51 | GK | ![]() |
Blair Currie | 18 | Hamilton Academical | Loan | Winter | n/a | [52] |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | Tromsø ![]() |
End of contract | Winter | £0.25m[53] | [54] |
36 | DF | ![]() |
Darren Cole | 19 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | n/a | [55] |
59 | FW | ![]() |
Sam McMahon | 17 | Doncaster Rovers ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [56] |
42 | FW | ![]() |
Kal Naismith | 19 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | n/a | [57] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 41 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Winter | n/a | [58] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
John Fleck | 20 | Blackpool ![]() |
Loan | Winter | n/a | [59] |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Grant Adam | 20 | Airdrie United | Loan | Winter | n/a | [60] |
63 | FW | ![]() |
Freddie Espling | 18 | Djurgårdens IF ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [61] |
45 | MF | ![]() |
Nicolaj Køhlert | 19 | Silkeborg IF ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [61] |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Juan Manuel Ortiz | 29 | Almería ![]() |
Loan | Winter | n/a | [62] |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan McMillan | 23 | Dunfermline Athletic | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | [63] |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Nikica Jelavić | 26 | Everton ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | £5.5m | [64] |
35 | MF | ![]() |
Kyle Hutton | 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Winter | n/a | [63] |
64 | MF | ![]() |
Marc Dyer | 17 | Ayr United | Transfer | Winter | Free | [61] |
61 | FW | ![]() |
Jack Werndly | 18 | Albion Rovers | Loan | Winter | n/a | [61] |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Matt McKay | 29 | Busan I'Park ![]() |
Transfer | n/a | £0.063m | [65] |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Mervan Çelik | 21 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a | [66] |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Gregg Wylde | 20 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a | [66] |
52 | DF | ![]() |
Ewan McNeil | 18 | Airdrie United | Loan | n/a | n/a | [67] |
Last updated: 25 March 2012
Total income: £7.513m
New contracts[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Status |
Contract length |
Expiry date |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | [68] |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 21 | Signed | 6 months | January 2012 | [69] |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Salim Kerkar | 23 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | [70] |
15 | FW | ![]() |
David Healy | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | [71] |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Andrew Little | 22 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | [72] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 29 | Signed | 6 years | June 2017 | [3] |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Whittaker | 27 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 | [3] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 41 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | [73] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Davis | 26 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 | [74] |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Gregg Wylde | 20 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 | [75] |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Ross Perry | 21 | Signed | 4 years | June 2015 | [76] |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan McMillan | 23 | Rejected | 3 years | June 2015 | [77][78] |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | Rejected | 2 years & 6 months | June 2014 | [79] |
41 | MF | ![]() |
Rhys McCabe | 19 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 | [80] |
Last updated: 2 January 2012
Squad statistics[]
Total | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 43 | 43 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dorin Goian | 38 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Kirk Broadfoot | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 26 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Lee McCulloch | 24 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Maurice Edu | 40 | 42 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Davis | 39 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Nikica Jelavić | 26 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() |
John Fleck | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Kyle Lafferty | 16 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Wallace | 32 | 34 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
14 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Naismith | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
15 | FW | ![]() |
David Healy | 9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Whittaker | 27 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Juan Manuel Ortiz | 8 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
18 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Bocanegra | 34 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Sone Aluko | 21 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Matt McKay | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Alejandro Bedoya | 6 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle Bartley | 20 | 21 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan McMillan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Madjid Bougherra | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Mervan Çelik | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Neil Alexander | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Jamie Ness | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Gregg Wylde | 15 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
28 | MF | ![]() |
Salim Kerkar | 5 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
32 | DF | ![]() |
Ross Perry | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
33 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
34 | FW | ![]() |
Andrew Little | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
38 | FW | ![]() |
Kane Hemmings | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
40 | MF | ![]() |
Andrew Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
41 | MF | ![]() |
Rhys McCabe | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
69 | FW | ![]() |
Barrie McKay | 1 | 1 |
Source: Soccerbase – Rangers 2011/2012 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank
Top scorers[]
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Disciplinary record[]
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Club[]
Matches[]Scottish Premier League[]
Last updated: 13 May 2012 UEFA Champions League[]
Last updated: 3 August 2011 UEFA Europa League[]
Last updated: 25 August 2011 Scottish Cup[]
Last updated: 5 February 2012 League Cup[]
Last updated: 21 September 2011 Friendlies[]
Last updated: 29 November 2011 Competitions[]Overall[]
Source: Competitions Scottish Premier League[]Standings[]
Source: SPFL Archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champion Notes:
Results summary[]
Last updated: 13 May 2012. Results by round[]Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss References[]
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