2019–20 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers F.C.
2019–20 season
Chairman	Dave King
Manager	Steven Gerrard
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jermain Defoe (13); All: ; Alfredo Morelos (29)
Highest home attendance	50,012 (v Aberdeen, 1 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance	38,560 (v Stranraer, 17 January 2020)
Average home league attendance	49,237
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was the 140th season of competitive football by Rangers. It was their fourth consecutive season back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season.^[1] Rangers also competed in the Europa League and both domestic cups (League Cup and Scottish Cup).

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.^[2]

The Premiership was curtailed on 18 May 2020, with average points per game used to determine final league positions.^[3]

Rangers completed their UEFA Europa League campaign in August 2020.^[4]

Results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies[]

29 June 2019 Friendly	Rangers	2−0	Mansfield Town	showAlgarve, Portugal
	Ojo 20' Docherty 88'	Report		Stadium: The Campus

3 July 2019 Friendly	Rangers	1−0	The New Saints	showAuchenhowie
	Defoe 14'	Report		Stadium: The Hummel Training Centre

7 July 2019 Friendly	Rangers	5–0	Oxford United	showGlasgow
15:00	Candeias 16' Stewart 32' Mayo 53' Ojo 70' Defoe 89'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 22,156 Referee: Nick Walsh

14 July 2019 Friendly	Rangers	4–0	Marseille	showGlasgow
15:00	Candeias 17', 42' Goldson 62' Defoe 75'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 24,259 Referee: Bobby Madden

21 July 2019 Friendly	Rangers	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	showGlasgow
15:00	Defoe 30'	Report	Travis 65'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Don Robertson

28 July 2019 Friendly	Rangers	1–0	Derby County	showGlasgow
15:00	Katić 83'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 19,843 Referee: Kevin Clancy

11 January 2020 Friendly	Rangers	6–1	Lokomotiv Tashkent	showDubai, United Arab Emirates
11:00 GMT	Defoe 10' Ojo 27' Davis 49' Tavernier 70' Stewart 80' (pen.), 90'	Report	78'	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

Scottish Premiership[]

4 August 2019 1	Kilmarnock	1–2	Rangers	showKilmarnock
13:30	Power 15' O'Donnell 83' Dicker 90'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Arfield 16' Tavernier 45' Goldson 90+1'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 9,196 Referee: Willie Collum

11 August 2019 2	Rangers	6–1	Hibernian	showGlasgow
15:00	Defoe 9', 15', 74' Katić 17' Morelos 77', 89' Ojo 12', 90+2'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	McGregor 5' Doidge 16' Mackie 24' 55' Vela 31' Horgan 40'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,718 Referee: John Beaton

25 August 2019 3	St Mirren	0–1	Rangers	showPaisley
12:15	Waters 58'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Barišić 59', 59' Helander 85'	Stadium: Simple Digital Arena Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Kevin Clancy

1 September 2019 4	Rangers	0–2	Celtic	showGlasgow
12:00	Arfield 90' Jones 90+6'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Édouard 32' Hayes 90+1', 90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,873 Referee: Bobby Madden

14 September 2019 5	Rangers	3–1	Livingston	showGlasgow
15:00	Tavernier 55' Morelos 71' Barker 79'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Lawless 47' (pen.) Dykes 50' 73' Crawford 58'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,793 Referee: Willie Collum

22 September 2019 6	St Johnstone	0–4	Rangers	showPerth
12:15	Gordon 64'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Morelos 47' Goldson 61' Defoe 88', 90'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Andrew Dallas

28 September 2019 7	Rangers	5–0	Aberdeen	showGlasgow
15:00	Tavernier 20' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Stewart 40' Morelos 50' Defoe 80'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	McGinn 30' Cosgrove 82' Devlin 86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,992 Referee: Bobby Madden

6 October 2019 8	Rangers	5–0	Hamilton Academical	showGlasgow
15:00	Defoe 7', 63', 71' Goldson 34' Barišić 61'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Stubbs 60'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,838 Referee: Nick Walsh

20 October 2019 9	Hearts	1–1	Rangers	showEdinburgh
12:15	Meshino 6' Whelan 23' White 33' MacLean 77' Clare 82'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	McGregor 30' Morelos 39', 79' Tavernier 77' Katić 89'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,573 Referee: Kevin Clancy

27 October 2019 10	Rangers	2–1	Motherwell	showGlasgow
15:00	Tavernier 38' Defoe 45+1' Helander 80'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Cole 12' Polworth 42' Gillespie 84' Donnelly 85'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,629 Referee: Andrew Dallas

30 October 2019 11	Ross County	0–4	Rangers	showDingwall
19:45	Stewart 59'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Morelos 20', 71' Jack 29', 37'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Bobby Madden

10 November 2019 13	Livingston	0–2	Rangers	showLivingston
15:00	McMillan 20' Bartley 73' Taylor-Sinclair 81'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Aribo 32' Morelos 52'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Nick Walsh

24 November 2019 14	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Rangers	showHamilton
12:15	Smith 14' Oakley 62' Gogić 64'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Jack 7' Kent 43', 90+3' Defoe 70' Morelos 87'	Stadium: Fountain of Youth Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Steven McLean

1 December 2019 15	Rangers	5–0	Hearts	showGlasgow
15:00	Morelos 11' Helander 36' Kent 37' Aribo 45' Berra 64' (o.g.) Stewart 80', 85'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Ikpeazu 31' Berra 41' Brandon 84'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,811 Referee: Don Robertson

4 December 2019 16	Aberdeen	2–2	Rangers	showAberdeen
19:45	Logan 13' Cosgrove 33' Gallagher 39' Considine 48'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Arfield 18', 83' Jack 30' Goldson 66'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,790 Referee: John Beaton

15 December 2019 18	Motherwell	0–2	Rangers	showMotherwell
12:00	Donnelly 44' Gallagher 45' Long 83'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Katić 27' Jack 45' Morelos 69', 57' 71' Tavernier 79'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,359 Referee: Don Robertson

20 December 2019 19	Hibernian	0–3	Rangers	showEdinburgh
19:45	Stevenson 40' Naismith 43' Boyle 48' Hallberg 51' Porteous 60' Horgan 63'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Kent 4' Aribo 8' Defoe 53' Goldson 63'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,540 Referee: Nick Walsh

26 December 2019 20	Rangers	1–0	Kilmarnock	showGlasgow
15:00	Morelos 65'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Wilson 10' Millar 47' Bruce 66'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,885 Referee: Steven McLean

29 December 2019 21	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	showGlasgow
12:30	Christie 33', 49' Brown 38' Édouard 42' Bolingoli 71'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Kent 36' Katić 33', 56' Kamara 70' Barišić 82' Morelos 85' 90+6'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,902 Referee: Kevin Clancy

22 January 2020 22	Rangers	1–0	St Mirren	showGlasgow
19:45	Defoe 34' Flanagan 59' Kamara 68'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Waters 81' McCarthy 90+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,297 Referee: Nick Walsh

26 January 2020 23	Hearts	2–1	Rangers	showEdinburgh
15:00	Naismith 57' Henderson 68' Boyce 83'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Flanagan 28' Jack 42' Kent 47'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,539 Referee: Steven McLean

29 January 2020 17	Rangers	2–0	Ross County	showGlasgow
19:45	Defoe 41' Arfield 47' Goldson 52' Polster 67'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Mullin 45' Spence 74' Kelly 76' Fraser 86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,583 Referee: Don Robertson

1 February 2020 24	Rangers	0–0	Aberdeen	showGlasgow
15:00	Barišić 16' Goldson 61' Arfield 68'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Ferguson 26' McGeouch 56' McKenna 72' Lewis 76'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,012 Referee: Andrew Dallas

5 February 2020 25	Rangers	2–1	Hibernian	showGlasgow
19:45	Edmundson 35', 45+2' Hagi 84'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Hanlon 35' Doidge 42' Stevenson 90+2'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,427 Referee: Bobby Madden

12 February 2020 26	Kilmarnock	2–1	Rangers	showKilmarnock
19:45	Dicker 16' Power 44' O'Donnell 77' Kabamba 87' Brophy 88'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Arfield 32' Kent 44' Morelos 57' McGregor 90+5'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,096 Referee: John Beaton

16 February 2020 27	Rangers	1–0	Livingston	showGlasgow
15:00	Arfield 59'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Lawson 34' Guthrie 43' Crawford 68'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,302 Referee:

23 February 2020 28	St Johnstone	2–2	Rangers	showPerth
13:30	Hendry 8' Booth 63' May 80'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Kamberi 53' Aribo 71'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,286 Referee: Willie Collum

4 March 2020 29	Rangers	0–1	Hamilton Academical	showGlasgow
19:45	McGregor 79'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Want 53' Moyo 56'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,167 Referee: Nick Walsh

8 March 2020 30	Ross County	0−1	Rangers	showDingwall
12:00	Fontaine 12' Stewart 56' Spittal 90+1' Morris 90+5'	Rangers Report BBC Report SPFL Report	Kent 77'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish League Cup[]

18 August 2019 Second round	East Fife	0–3	Rangers	showMethil
15:00	Higgins 29' 55'	Report	Defoe 26' 56' (o.g.) Aribo 84'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,991 Referee: Don Robertson

25 September 2019 Quarter final	Livingston	0–1	Rangers	showLivingston
19:45	Dykes 35' Souda 66' Lawless 90' Jacobs 90+1'	Report	Kamara 5' 45' Goldson 40'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 8,160 Referee: Don Robertson

3 November 2019 Semi final	Rangers	3–0	Hearts	showGlasgow
15:00	Helander 45+1' Morelos 47', 62' Jack 68' Defoe 87'	Report	MacLean 23' Clare 36' Naismith 68' Wighton 71'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,310 Referee: John Beaton

8 December 2019 Final	Rangers	0–1	Celtic	showGlasgow
15:00	Kamara 41' Morelos 64' Arfield 65' Aribo 71'	Report	Jullien 60' Frimpong 63' Ajer 65' McGregor 77'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup[]

17 January 2020 Fourth round	Rangers	2–0	Stranraer	showGlasgow
19:45	Arfield 44' Patterson 47' Defoe 66' (pen.)	Report	Hamill 40' Cummins 66'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 38,560 Referee: John Beaton

8 February 2020 Fifth round	Hamilton Academical	1–4	Rangers	showHamilton
12:31	Winter 19' Smith 38' Gogić 53'	Report	Arfield 25', 25', 90+2' Aribo 68' Halliday 78' Morelos 85'	Stadium: Fountain of Youth Stadium Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Alan Muir

29 February 2020 Quarter final	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Rangers	showEdinburgh
17:30	Damour 38' Bozanic 58' Clare 81'	Report	Jack 25' Stewart 66' Kent 90'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 11,428 Referee: Steven McLean

Europa League[]

Rangers qualified for the first qualifying round after finishing in second place in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership.

Qualification stage[]

9 July 2019 1QR 1st leg	St Joseph's	0–4	Rangers	showGibraltar
16:55 BST	45+2' 47' 59'	Report	Defoe 25' Jack 49' Ojo 56', 89' Goldson 68' Morelos 76'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: (Slovenia)

18 July 2019 1QR 2nd leg	Rangers	6–0 (10–0 agg.)	St Joseph's	showGlasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	Aribo 3' Morelos 45+1', 57' (pen.), 66' Defoe 77', 86' Goldson 90+3'	Report	31' 90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,718 Referee: (Austria)

25 July 2019 2QR 1st leg	Rangers	2–0	Progrès Niederkorn	showGlasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	Aribo 20', 71' Ojo 54' Tavernier 70'	Report	Laterza 12' 88'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,629 Referee: (Norway)

1 August 2019 2QR 2nd leg	Progrès Niederkorn	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	Rangers	showLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
18:30 BST	Thill 49'	Report	Barišić 9' Arfield 62'	Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel^{[note 1]} Attendance: 3,867 Referee: (Bulgaria)

8 August 2019 3QR 1st leg	Midtjylland	2–4	Rangers	showHerning, Denmark
19:00 BST	Nicolaisen 49' Onyeka 58' Kaba 63' Evander 80'	Report	Morelos 43', 88' Aribo 52', 89' Katić 56' Arfield 70' Jack 80' Flanagan 88'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,322 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

15 August 2019 3QR 2nd leg	Rangers	3–1 (7–3 agg.)	Midtjylland	showGlasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	Morelos 14', 49' Tavernier 33' Ojo 39' Kamara 79'	Report	Nicolaisen 45' Scholz 51' Mabil 65' Evander 72' Kaba 76'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,184 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

22 August 2019 PO 1st leg	Legia Warsaw	0–0	Rangers	showWarsaw, Poland
19:00 BST	Martins 24' Jędrzejczyk 39' Stolarski 51' Vešović 64'	Report	Flanagan 61' Morelos 72'	Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 26,665 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

29 August 2019 PO 2nd leg	Rangers	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Legia Warsaw	showGlasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	Barišić 60' Tavernier 70' Katić 80' Morelos 90+1' Jones 90+4' Kamara 90+8'	Report	Stolarski 38' Lewczuk 90+4' Vešović 90+8'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,463 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	POR	RAN	YB	FEY
1	Porto	6	3	1	2	8	9	−1	10	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	2–1	3–2
2	Rangers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	2–0	—	1–1	1–0
3	Young Boys	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8		1–2	2–1	—	2–0
4	Feyenoord	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5		2–0	2–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

19 September 2019 1	Rangers	1–0	Feyenoord	showGlasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST	Tavernier 10' Ojo 23' Morelos 34' Helander 57' Kamara 80' Goldson 90+3'	Report	Fer 39' Tapia 41' Haps 55'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,858 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

3 October 2019 2	Young Boys	2–1	Rangers	showBern, Switzerland
17:55 BST	Assalé 50' Sørensen 52' Zesiger 87' Fassnacht 90+3'	Report	Morelos 44', 89' Tavernier 90+1' Davis 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 26,348 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

24 October 2019 3	Porto	1–1	Rangers	showPorto, Portugal
17:55 BST	Díaz 36' Costa 69' Telles 76' Pepe 82'	Report	Barišić 14' Jack 29' Morelos 44' Helander 78'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 31,307 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

7 November 2019 4	Rangers	2−0	Porto	showGlasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Barišić 31' Morelos 69' Davis 73'	Report	Danilo 37' Otávio 39' Díaz 90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,645 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

28 November 2019 5	Feyenoord	2–2	Rangers	showRotterdam, Netherlands
17:55 GMT	Toornstra 33' Sinisterra 68'	Report	Kamara 16' Morelos 52', 65' Jack 70'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

12 December 2019 6	Rangers	1–1	Young Boys	showGlasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Morelos 30' Jack 62' 90+3'	Report	Assalé 86' Barišić 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,015 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Knockout stage[]

20 February 2020 R32 1st leg	Rangers	3–2	Braga	showGlasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Morelos 41' Aribo 58' 75' Hagi 67', 82'	Report	Fransérgio 11' Ruiz 59' Galeno 69' Silva 90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,378 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

26 February 2020 R32 2nd leg	Braga	0–1 (2–4 agg.)	Rangers	showBraga, Portugal
17:00 GMT	Carmo 47' Esgaio 89' Ruiz 90+4'	Report	Hagi 45+1' Kent 61' Kamberi 73'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 18,113 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

12 March 2020 Round of 16 1st leg	Rangers	1–3	Bayer Leverkusen	showGlasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Kamara 20' Arfield 73' Edmundson 75' Kent 79'	Report	Demirbay 29' Havertz 37' (pen.) Aránguiz 67' Wendell 77' Weiser 81' Diaby 86' Bailey 88'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,494 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

6 August 2020 Round of 16 2nd leg	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0 (4–1 agg.)	Rangers	showLeverkusen, Germany
17:55 BST	Aránguiz 14' Sinkgraven 45+2' Diaby 51' Tah 90'	Report	Barker 53' Hagi 67'	Stadium: Bayarena Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Squad statistics[]

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2019–20 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances, goals and discipline[]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Totals		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Allan McGregor	49	0	27	0	2	0	3	0	17	0	3	0
13	GK		Wes Foderingham	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
26	GK		Andy Firth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		James Tavernier (captain)	46	3	24	3	2	0	3	0	17	0	6	0
4	DF		George Edmundson	15	2	4+3	1	3	0	1	0	4	1	1	0
5	DF		Filip Helander	18	2	8	1	0	0	4	1	6	0	4	0
6	DF		Connor Goldson	52	4	29	3	2	0	3	0	18	1	7	0
15	DF		Jon Flanagan	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	4	0
19	DF		Nikola Katić	29	3	17+2	2	1	0	0+1	0	8	1	4	0
25	DF		Matt Polster	9	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	1	0
31	DF		Borna Barišić	40	2	22	2	2	0	3	0	13	0	7	0
63	DF		Nathan Patterson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	13	3	6+1	1	1+1	0	0	0	2+2	2	1	0
8	MF		Ryan Jack	39	5	19	4	2	0	3	0	15	1	8	1
10	MF		Steven Davis	43	1	20+4	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	14	1	1	0
11	MF		Sheyi Ojo	36	5	9+10	1	0+2	0	2	0	9+4	4	2	0
14	MF		Ryan Kent	33	8	18+3	7	2	0	2	0	8	1	3	0
16	MF		Andy Halliday	12	0	4+2	0	1+1	0	1	0	2+1	0	1	0
17	MF		Joe Aribo	49	9	25+2	3	3	1	3+1	1	9+6	4	5	0
18	MF		Glen Kamara	39	1	18+1	0	1	0	4	1	12+3	0	9	0
21	MF		Brandon Barker	13	1	2+4	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+1	0	1	0
22	MF		Jordan Jones	15	0	2+5	0	1	0	1	0	2+4	0	1	1
37	MF		Scott Arfield	49	9	22+4	5	3	3	2+1	0	12+5	1	6	0
70	MF		Kai Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	32	17	11+9	13	1+1	1	1+2	1	2+5	2	3	0
20	FW		Alfredo Morelos	47	29	18+8	12	1	1	3	2	15+2	14	10	2
23	FW		Florian Kamberi	9	1	1+5	1	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	1	0
24	FW		Greg Stewart	25	3	3+13	3	1+1	0	1	0	1+5	0	1	0
32	FW		Jake Hastie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
64	FW		Josh McPake	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
7	FW		Jamie Murphy	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Greg Docherty	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+3	0	0	0
29	MF		Andy King	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0

Source:^[5]

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

Club statistics[]

Competition Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Europa League	9 July 2019	6 August 2020	1st Qualifying Round	Round of 16	18	10	5	3	33	15	+18	055.56
Premiership	4 August 2019	8 March 2020	Matchday 1	2nd	29	21	4	4	64	19	+45	072.41
League Cup	18 August 2019	8 December 2019	2nd Round	Runners–up	4	3	0	1	7	1	+6	075.00
Scottish Cup	17 January 2020	29 February 2020	4th Round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Total					54	36	9	9	111	37	+74	066.67

Source: Competitions

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	30	26	2	2	89	19	+70	80	2.67	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Rangers	29	21	4	4	64	19	+45	67	2.31	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]
3	Motherwell	30	14	4	12	41	38	+3	46	1.53	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Aberdeen	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	45	1.50	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5	Livingston	30	10	9	11	41	39	+2	39	1.30

Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).^[7]
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]
^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Transfers[]

Players in[]

Date	Player	From	Fee
1 July 2019	Jake Hastie	Motherwell	Development^[8]
1 July 2019	Jordan Jones	Kilmarnock	Free^[9]
1 July 2019	Steven Davis	Southampton	Free^[10]
1 July 2019	Greg Stewart	Birmingham City	Free^[11]
1 July 2019	George Edmundson	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed^[12]
1 July 2019	Joe Aribo	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed^[13]
13 July 2019	Filip Helander	Bologna	Undisclosed^[14]
9 August 2019	Brandon Barker	Manchester City	Undisclosed^[15]
2 September 2019	Ryan Kent	Liverpool	Undisclosed^[16]

Players out[]

Date	Player	To	Fee
1 July 2019	Kyle Bradley	Annan Athletic	Free^[17]
1 July 2019	Myles Beerman	Hibernians	Free^[17]
1 July 2019	Liam Burt	Celtic	Free^[17]
1 July 2019	Gareth McAuley	Retired	N/A^[18]
1 July 2019	Lee Hodson	Gillingham	Free^[19]
1 July 2019	Lee Wallace	Queens Park Rangers	Free^[20]
17 July 2019	Ryan Hardie	Blackpool	Undisclosed^[21]
22 July 2019	Daniel Candeias	Gençlerbirliği	Undisclosed^[22]
24 July 2019	Kyle Lafferty	Sarpsborg 08	Free^[23]
29 July 2019	Andrew Dallas	Cambridge United	Undisclosed^[24]
2 September 2019	Graham Dorrans	Dundee	Free^[25]
2 September 2019	Joe Dodoo	Bolton Wanderers	Free^[26]
30 December 2019	Serge Atakayi	SJK	Undisclosed^[27]
7 January 2020	Eros Grezda	Osijek	Undisclosed^[28]
15 January 2020	Zak Rudden	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed^[29]
23 January 2020	Jordan Houston	Ayr United	Undisclosed^[30]
27 January 2020	Eduardo Herrera	Puebla	Undisclosed^[31]

Loans in[]

Start date	End date	Player	From	Fee
1 July 2019	30 June 2020	Sheyi Ojo	Liverpool	Loan^[32]
15 August 2019	31 December 2019	Andy King	Leicester City	Loan^[33]
31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Ianis Hagi	Genk	Loan^[34]
31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Florian Kamberi	Hibernian	Loan^[35]

Loans out[]

Start date	End date	Player	To	Fee
4 July 2019	21 January 2020	Robby McCrorie	Queen of the South	Loan^[36]
5 July 2019	30 June 2020	Ross McCrorie	Portsmouth	Loan^[37]
8 July 2019	30 June 2020	Jordan Rossiter	Fleetwood Town	Loan^[38]
10 July 2019	30 June 2020	Stephen Kelly	Ayr United	Loan^[39]
10 July 2019	7 January 2020	Cammy Palmer	Partick Thistle	Loan^[40]
15 July 2019	31 December 2019	Eduardo Herrera	Necaxa	Loan^[41]
15 July 2019	31 December 2019	Matthew Shiels	Dumbarton	Loan^[42]
23 July 2019	30 June 2020	Jak Alnwick	Blackpool	Loan^[43]
25 July 2019	31 December 2019	Brian Kinnear	Camelon Juniors	Loan^[44]
25 July 2019	8 January 2020	Nicky Hogarth	Caledonian Braves	Loan^[45]
9 August 2019	14 January 2020	Aidan McAdams	Edinburgh City	Loan^[46]
13 August 2019	27 December 2019	Glenn Middleton	Hibernian	Loan^[47]
20 August 2019	14 January 2020	Josh McPake	Dundee	Loan^[48]
23 August 2019	14 January 2020	Zak Rudden	Plymouth Argyle	Loan^[49]
30 August 2019	23 January 2020	Jordan Houston	Ayr United	Loan^[50]
2 September 2019	28 January 2020	Jake Hastie	Rotherham United	Loan^[51]
2 September 2019	30 June 2020	Jason Holt	St Johnstone	Loan^[52]
17 September 2019	17 January 2020	Joao Balde	Berwick Rangers	Loan^[53]
25 September 2019	30 June 2020	Aidan Wilson	Edinburgh City	Loan^[54]
9 January 2020	30 June 2020	Nicky Hogarth	Stirling Albion	Loan^[55]
16 January 2020	30 June 2020	Aidan McAdams	Portadown	Loan^[56]
20 January 2020	30 June 2020	Jamie Barjonas	Partick Thistle	Loan^[57]
20 January 2020	30 June 2020	Jamie Murphy	Burton Albion	Loan^[58]
21 January 2020	30 June 2020	Robby McCrorie	Livingston	Loan^[59]
30 January 2020	30 June 2020	Kieran Wright	Alloa Athletic	Loan^[60]
31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Lewis Mayo	Partick Thistle	Loan^[61]
31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Greg Docherty	Hibernian	Loan^[62]
31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Glenn Middleton	Bradford City	Loan^[63]
3 February 2020	30 November 2020	Daniel Finlayson	Orange County SC	Loan^[64]
3 February 2020	30 November 2020	Cammy Palmer	Orange County SC	Loan^[64]
3 February 2020	30 November 2020	Matthew Shiels	Orange County SC	Loan^[64]

Notes[]

^ Progrès Niederkorn play their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn which does not meet UEFA requirements.

References[]

^ "Rangers promoted: We look at their journey back to Premiership". Sky Sports. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Coronavirus – Joint Response Group Update". SPFL. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ "First Team". Official Club Website. Rangers FC.
^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Rangers Sign Jake Hastie".
^ "Gers To Sign Glen Kamara & Jordan Jones". Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
^ "Steven Davis Joins Rangers".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Greg Stewart Joins Rangers". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
^ "Rangers Sign Edmundson".
^ "Rangers Sign Joe Aribo".
^ "Rangers Sign Filip Helander". Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
^ "Gers Sign Brandon Barker". Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
^ "Gers Sign Ryan Kent". Archived from the original on 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Five To Depart Academy". Rangers.co.uk. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Gareth McAuley: Northern Ireland defender retires from football". BBC. 30 September 2019.
^ "Lee Hodson: Gillingham sign ex-Rangers full-back on two-year contract". BBC. 8 June 2019.
^ "Liam Kelly and Lee Wallace: QPR sign Scottish pair". BBC. 14 June 2019.
^ "Ryan Hardie: Blackpool sign Rangers forward for undisclosed fee". BBC. 17 July 2019.
^ "Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger joins Genclerbirligi". BBC. 22 July 2019.
^ "Kyle Lafferty". Rangers.co.uk. 24 July 2019.
^ "Rangers FC striker joins Cambridge for an undisclosed fee". Cambridgeshirelive. 29 July 2019.
^ "Dorrans Departs Gers". Rangers.co.uk. 2 September 2019.
^ "Joe Dodoo Departs Rangers". Rangers.co.uk. 2 September 2019.
^ "Serge Atakayi Joins SJK". Rangers.co.uk. 30 December 2019.
^ "Eros Grezda Joins NK Osijek". Rangers.co.uk. 7 January 2020.
^ "Zak Rudden Joins Partick Thistle". Rangers.co.uk. 15 January 2020.
^ "Jordan Houston Signs For Ayr United". Rangers.co.uk. 23 January 2020.
^ "Eduardo Herrera Joins Club Puebla". Rangers.co.uk. 30 January 2020.
^ "Sheyi Ojo makes Rangers loan switch".
^ "Rangers Sign Andy King". Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
^ "Rangers Sign Ianis Hagi On Loan". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
^ "Rangers Sign Florian Kamberi On Loan".
^ "Loan Deal For McCrorie". Rangers. 4 July 2019.
^ "Ross McCrorie Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Rangers. 5 July 2019.
^ "Jordan Rossiter Joins Fleetwood On Loan". Rangers. 8 July 2019.
^ "Kelly Joins Ayr On Loan". Rangers. 10 July 2019.
^ "Palmer Heads Out On Loan". Rangers. 10 July 2019.
^ "Eduardo Herrera". Rangers. 15 July 2019.
^ "Shiels out on loan". Rangers. 15 July 2019.
^ "Jak Alnwick: Blackpool sign Rangers goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019.
^ "Kinnear out on loan". Rangers. 25 July 2019.
^ "Hogarth out on loan". Caledonian Braves. 25 July 2019.
^ "McAdams out on loan". Rangers. 9 August 2019.
^ "Glenn Middleton agrees season-long loan". Hibernian. 13 August 2019.
^ "McPake heads to Dundee". Rangers. 20 August 2019.
^ "Rudden heads to Plymouth". Rangers. 23 August 2019.
^ "Houston Joins Ayr On Loan". Rangers. 30 August 2019.
^ "Hastie heads to Rotherham". Rangers. 2 September 2019.
^ "Holt Joins St Johnstone". Rangers. 2 September 2019.
^ "Balde out on loan". Rangers. 17 September 2019.
^ "Wilson out on loan". Rangers. 25 September 2019.
^ "Hogarth out on loan". Rangers. 8 January 2020.
^ "McAdams signs for Portadown". Portadown FC. 16 January 2020.
^ "Barjonas Heads To Thistle". Rangers. 20 January 2020.
^ "Murphy Heads To Burton". Rangers. 20 January 2020.
^ "McCrorie Joins Livingston On Loan". Rangers. 21 January 2020.
^ "Kieran Wright Joins Alloa On Loan". Rangers. 30 January 2020.
^ "Lewis Mayo Joins Partick Thistle On Loan". Rangers. 31 January 2020.
^ "Docherty Loaned To Hibernian". Rangers. 31 January 2020.
^ "Glenn Middleton Joins Bradford On Loan". Rangers. 1 February 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Rangers Players Head To Orange County SC". Rangers. 3 February 2020.

[8] All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.95228366272165-9] Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

[Progrès-5] Progrès Niederkorn play their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn which does not meet UEFA requirements.

[1] "Rangers promoted: We look at their journey back to Premiership". Sky Sports. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[2] "Coronavirus – Joint Response Group Update". SPFL. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[4] "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[6] "First Team". Official Club Website. Rangers FC.

[7] "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[10] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[11] "Rangers Sign Jake Hastie".

[12] "Gers To Sign Glen Kamara & Jordan Jones". Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

[13] "Steven Davis Joins Rangers".^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "Greg Stewart Joins Rangers". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-07-10.

[15] "Rangers Sign Edmundson".

[16] "Rangers Sign Joe Aribo".

[17] "Rangers Sign Filip Helander". Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-13.

[18] "Gers Sign Brandon Barker". Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.

[19] "Gers Sign Ryan Kent". Archived from the original on 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-02.

[Five_To_Depart_Academy-20] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Five To Depart Academy". Rangers.co.uk. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[21] "Gareth McAuley: Northern Ireland defender retires from football". BBC. 30 September 2019.

[22] "Lee Hodson: Gillingham sign ex-Rangers full-back on two-year contract". BBC. 8 June 2019.

[23] "Liam Kelly and Lee Wallace: QPR sign Scottish pair". BBC. 14 June 2019.

[24] "Ryan Hardie: Blackpool sign Rangers forward for undisclosed fee". BBC. 17 July 2019.

[25] "Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger joins Genclerbirligi". BBC. 22 July 2019.

[26] "Kyle Lafferty". Rangers.co.uk. 24 July 2019.

[27] "Rangers FC striker joins Cambridge for an undisclosed fee". Cambridgeshirelive. 29 July 2019.

[28] "Dorrans Departs Gers". Rangers.co.uk. 2 September 2019.

[29] "Joe Dodoo Departs Rangers". Rangers.co.uk. 2 September 2019.

[30] "Serge Atakayi Joins SJK". Rangers.co.uk. 30 December 2019.

[31] "Eros Grezda Joins NK Osijek". Rangers.co.uk. 7 January 2020.

[32] "Zak Rudden Joins Partick Thistle". Rangers.co.uk. 15 January 2020.

[33] "Jordan Houston Signs For Ayr United". Rangers.co.uk. 23 January 2020.

[34] "Eduardo Herrera Joins Club Puebla". Rangers.co.uk. 30 January 2020.

[35] "Sheyi Ojo makes Rangers loan switch".

[36] "Rangers Sign Andy King". Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[37] "Rangers Sign Ianis Hagi On Loan". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[38] "Rangers Sign Florian Kamberi On Loan".

[39] "Loan Deal For McCrorie". Rangers. 4 July 2019.

[40] "Ross McCrorie Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Rangers. 5 July 2019.

[41] "Jordan Rossiter Joins Fleetwood On Loan". Rangers. 8 July 2019.

[42] "Kelly Joins Ayr On Loan". Rangers. 10 July 2019.

[43] "Palmer Heads Out On Loan". Rangers. 10 July 2019.

[44] "Eduardo Herrera". Rangers. 15 July 2019.

[45] "Shiels out on loan". Rangers. 15 July 2019.

[46] "Jak Alnwick: Blackpool sign Rangers goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019.

[47] "Kinnear out on loan". Rangers. 25 July 2019.

[48] "Hogarth out on loan". Caledonian Braves. 25 July 2019.

[49] "McAdams out on loan". Rangers. 9 August 2019.

[50] "Glenn Middleton agrees season-long loan". Hibernian. 13 August 2019.

[51] "McPake heads to Dundee". Rangers. 20 August 2019.

[52] "Rudden heads to Plymouth". Rangers. 23 August 2019.

[53] "Houston Joins Ayr On Loan". Rangers. 30 August 2019.

[54] "Hastie heads to Rotherham". Rangers. 2 September 2019.

[55] "Holt Joins St Johnstone". Rangers. 2 September 2019.

[56] "Balde out on loan". Rangers. 17 September 2019.

[57] "Wilson out on loan". Rangers. 25 September 2019.

[58] "Hogarth out on loan". Rangers. 8 January 2020.

[59] "McAdams signs for Portadown". Portadown FC. 16 January 2020.

[60] "Barjonas Heads To Thistle". Rangers. 20 January 2020.

[61] "Murphy Heads To Burton". Rangers. 20 January 2020.

[62] "McCrorie Joins Livingston On Loan". Rangers. 21 January 2020.

[63] "Kieran Wright Joins Alloa On Loan". Rangers. 30 January 2020.

[64] "Lewis Mayo Joins Partick Thistle On Loan". Rangers. 31 January 2020.

[65] "Docherty Loaned To Hibernian". Rangers. 31 January 2020.

[66] "Glenn Middleton Joins Bradford On Loan". Rangers. 1 February 2020.

[rangers.co.uk-67] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Rangers Players Head To Orange County SC". Rangers. 3 February 2020.

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