Rangers 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season is the 142nd season of competitive football by Rangers .
They are the defending Champions after winning the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership unbeaten with a club record 102 points and finishing 25 points above nearest rivals Celtic .
Players [ ]
Squad information [ ]
Notes
1
GK
Allan McGregor
39
2018[nb 1]
426
0
2022
Free
2
DF
James Tavernier (captain )
29
2015
297
66
2024
£0.2m
3
DF
Calvin Bassey
21
2020
20
1
2024
£0.23m
4
MF
John Lundstram
27
2021
9
1
2024
Free
5
DF
Filip Helander
28
2019
55
6
2023
£3.5m
6
DF
Connor Goldson (vc )
28
2018
172
17
2022
£3m
7
MF
Ianis Hagi
22
2020
65
13
2024
£3m
8
MF
Ryan Jack
29
2017
130
11
2023
Free
9
FW
Jermain Defoe
38
2020
73
32
2022
Free
10
MF
Steven Davis
36
2019[nb 2]
331
26
2022
Free
13
GK
Andy Firth
24
2019 (Winter)
1
0
2022
Undisclosed
14
MF
Ryan Kent
24
2019
137
27
2023
£6.5m
15
DF
Jack Simpson
24
2021 (Winter)
9
0
2025
Undisclosed
16
DF
Nathan Patterson
19
2019
18
2
2024
Youth system
17
MF
Joe Aribo
25
2019
102
18
2023
£0.3m
18
MF
Glen Kamara
25
2019 (Winter)
114
4
2023
£0.05m
20
FW
Alfredo Morelos
25
2017
191
97
2023
£1m
21
MF
Brandon Barker
24
2019
26
3
2022
Free
22
MF
Juninho Bacuna
24
2021
0
0
2023
Undisclosed
23
FW
Scott Wright
24
2021 (Winter)
20
3
2025
£0.15m
24
MF
Nnamdi Ofoborh
21
2021
0
0
2025
Free
25
FW
Kemar Roofe
28
2020
42
22
2024
Undisclosed
26
DF
Leon Balogun
33
2020
34
0
2022
Free
27
MF
Stephen Kelly
21
2018
3
0
2023
Youth system
28
GK
Robby McCrorie
23
2015
2
0
2023
Youth system
30
FW
Fashion Sakala
24
2021
6
0
2025
Free
31
DF
Borna Barišić
28
2018
118
7
2024
£1.5m
33
GK
Jon McLaughlin
34
2020
18
0
2022
Free
37
MF
Scott Arfield
32
2018
147
29
2022
Free
54
GK
Kieran Wright
22
2016
0
0
2023
Youth system
Last updated: 16 September 2021
Source:Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles[circular reference ]
Ordered by position on pitch.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
First team [ ]
Source
24
MF
Nnamdi Ofoborh
21
Bournemouth
Transfer
Summer
2025
Free
[1]
30
FW
Fashion Sakala
24
Oostende
Transfer
Summer
2025
Free
[2]
4
MF
John Lundstram
27
Sheffield United
Transfer
Summer
2024
Free
[3]
22
MF
Juninho Bacuna
24
Huddersfield Town
Transfer
Summer
2023
Undisclosed
[4]
Academy [ ]
Source
MF
Charlie McCann
19
Manchester United
Transfer
Summer
2024
£750,000
[5]
FW
Juan Alegría
19
FC Honka
Transfer
Summer
2024
Undisclosed
[6]
Out [ ]
First team [ ]
Academy [ ]
Source
DF
Daniel Finlayson
20
St Mirren
End of contract
Summer
Undisclosed
[15]
FW
Nathan Young-Coombes
18
Brentford
End of contract
Summer
Undisclosed
[15]
MF
Zac Butterworth
18
Caledonian Braves
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
MF
Ciaran Dickson
19
Celtic
Released
Summer
Free
[15]
FW
Dapo Mebude
19
Watford
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
DF
Matthew Shiels
20
Hamilton Academical
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
DF
Harris O’Connor
19
Free agent
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
GK
Brian Kinnear
20
West Ham United
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
GK
Nicky Hogarth
19
Nottingham Forest
End of contract
Summer
Free
[15]
38
FW
Josh McPake
19
Morecambe
Loan
Summer
n/a
[16]
MF
Ben Williamson
19
Livingston
Loan
Summer
n/a
[17]
41
MF
Kai Kennedy
19
Dunfermline Athletic
Loan
Summer
n/a
[18]
DF
Rhys Breen
21
Dunfermline Athletic
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed
[19]
46
DF
James Maxwell
19
Ayr United
Loan
Summer
n/a
[20]
34
DF
Lewis Mayo
21
Partick Thistle
Loan
Summer
n/a
[21]
MF
Jack Thomson
21
Queen's Park
Loan
Summer
n/a
[22]
MF
Malcolm Ebiowei
18
Derby County
Released
Summer
Free
[23]
New contracts [ ]
First team [ ]
9
FW
Jermain Defoe
38
8 June
1 year
May 2022
[24]
Academy [ ]
MF
Connor Allan
17
8 June
2 years
May 2023
[25]
54
DF
Adam Devine
18
8 June
2 years
May 2023
[25]
DF
Robbie Fraser
18
8 June
1 year
May 2022
[25]
51
MF
Alex Lowry
16
8 June
2 years
May 2023
[25]
FW
Robbie Ure
17
8 June
2 years
May 2023
[25]
38
FW
Josh McPake
19
1 July
3 years
May 2024
[26]
MF
Ben Williamson
19
12 July
2 years
May 2023
[27]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Partick Thistle v Rangers
5 July 2021 Friendly Partick Thistle 0–1 Rangers show Glasgow 19:00
Report
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Referee:
Tranmere Rovers v Rangers
10 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Rangers show Birkenhead 12:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park Referee:
Rangers v Arsenal
Blackpool v Rangers
21 July 2021 Friendly Blackpool Cancelled Rangers show Blackpool 19:00
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Rangers v Real Madrid
Competitions [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Overall [ ]
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premiership [ ]
League Table [ ]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:
[28] [29] 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).
[30] Notes:
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ Should the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League also qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic league, the Scottish Premiership winners will instead qualify for the group stage.
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 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H A H A H H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A Result W L W W W Position 1 5 5 3 1
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Results [ ]
Rangers v Livingston
31 July 2021 1 Rangers 3–0 Livingston show Glasgow 13:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: John Beaton
Dundee United v Rangers
7 August 2021 2 Dundee United 1–0 Rangers show Dundee 12:30
Report
Goldson 38'
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Don Robertson
Rangers v Celtic
29 August 2021 4 Rangers 1–0 Celtic show Glasgow 12:00
Helander 66'
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,402 Referee: Kevin Clancy
St Johnstone v Rangers
11 September 2021 5 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers show Perth 12:30
Report
McLaughlin 10'
Roofe 58' (pen. ) , 59'
Morelos 59'
Tavernier 79'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Willie Collum
Rangers v Motherwell
19 September 2021 6 Rangers v Motherwell show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Steven McLean
Dundee v Rangers
25 September 2021 7 Dundee v Rangers show Dundee 15:00
Stadium: Dens Park
Rangers v Hibernian
3 October 2021 8 Rangers v Hibernian show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Rangers v Hearts
16 October 2021 9 Rangers v Hearts show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
St Mirren v Rangers
24 October 2021 10 St Mirren v Rangers show Paisley 12:00
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Rangers v Aberdeen
27 October 2021 11 Rangers v Aberdeen show Glasgow 19:45
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Motherwell v Rangers
31 October 2021 12 Motherwell v Rangers show Motherwell 12:00
Stadium: Fir Park
Rangers v Ross County
7 November 2021 13 Rangers v Ross County show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Rangers v St Johnstone
20 November 2021 14 Rangers v St Johnstone show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Livingston v Rangers
28 November 2021 15 Livingston v Rangers show Livingston 15:00
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Hibernian v Rangers
1 December 2021 16 Hibernian v Rangers show Edinburgh 19:45
Stadium: Easter Road
Rangers v Dundee
4 December 2021 17 Rangers v Dundee show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Hearts v Rangers
12 December 2021 18 Hearts v Rangers show Edinburgh 15:00
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Rangers v Dundee United
18 December 2021 19 Rangers v Dundee United show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Rangers v St Mirren
26 December 2021 20 Rangers v St Mirren show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Aberdeen v Rangers
29 December 2021 21 Aberdeen v Rangers show Aberdeen 19:45
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Celtic v Rangers
2 January 2022 22 Celtic v Rangers show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Celtic Park
Rangers v Livingston
26 January 2022 23 Rangers v Livingston show Glasgow 19:45
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Rangers v Hearts
5 February 2022 25 Rangers v Hearts show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Rangers v Hibernian
9 February 2022 26 Rangers v Hibernian show Glasgow 19:45
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Dundee United v Rangers
19 February 2022 27 Dundee United v Rangers show Dundee 15:00
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Rangers v Motherwell
26 February 2022 28 Rangers v Motherwell show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
St Johnstone v Rangers
2 March 2022 29 St Johnstone v Rangers show Perth 19:45
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Rangers v Aberdeen
5 March 2021 30 Rangers v Aberdeen show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Dundee v Rangers
19 March 2022 31 Dundee v Rangers show Dundee 15:00
Stadium: Dens Park
Rangers v Celtic
2 April 2021 32 Rangers v Celtic show Glasgow 15:00
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
St Mirren v Rangers
9 April 2022 33 St Mirren v Rangers show Paisley 15:00
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Rangers v Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup [ ]
Rangers will enter the 2021–22 Scottish Cup at the fourth round.
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Third qualifying round [ ]
UEFA Europa League [ ]
Play-off round [ ]
Rangers v Alashkert
Alashkert v Rangers
Group Stage [ ]
Rangers v Lyon
16 September 2021 1 Rangers 0–2 Lyon show Glasgow 20:00 BST
Goldson 14'
Aribo 74'
Morelos 75'
Report
Toko Ekambi 23'
Slimani 30'
Boateng 53'
Tavernier 55' (o.g. )
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,906 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden )
Sparta Prague v Rangers
30 September 2021 2 Sparta Prague v Rangers show Prague 17:45 BST
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Rangers v Sparta Prague
25 November 2021 5 Rangers v Sparta Prague show Glasgow 20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Lyon v Rangers
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 [ ]
Totals
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Champions League
Europa League
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Allan McGregor
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
13
GK
Andy Firth
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
GK
Robby McCrorie
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
33
GK
Jon McLaughlin
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
54
GK
Kieran Wright
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Defenders
2
DF
James Tavernier (captain )
8
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
DF
Calvin Bassey
5
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
DF
Filip Helander
6
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
DF
Connor Goldson (vc )
10
1
4
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
15
DF
Jack Simpson
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
16
DF
Nathan Patterson
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
26
DF
Leon Balogun
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
31
DF
Borna Barišić
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
Midfielders
4
MF
John Lundstram
9
1
1+4
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
7
MF
Ianis Hagi
6
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0+1
0
2
0
8
MF
Ryan Jack
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
MF
Steven Davis
10
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
14
MF
Ryan Kent
9
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
17
MF
Joe Aribo
10
1
5
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
18
MF
Glen Kamara
8
0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
21
MF
Brandon Barker
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
MF
Juninho Bacuna
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
MF
Nnamdi Ofoborh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
MF
Stephen Kelly
2
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0+1
0
37
MF
Scott Arfield
7
1
0+2
1
0
0
0+1
0
2
0
1+1
0
Forwards
9
FW
Jermain Defoe
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
FW
Alfredo Morelos
9
3
4
1
0
0
0+1
0
1
1
3
1
23
FW
Scott Wright
7
2
0+2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0+2
0
25
FW
Kemar Roofe
6
4
2+2
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0+1
0
30
FW
Fashion Sakala
6
0
1+2
0
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
0+1
0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
11
FW
Cedric Itten
4
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0+2
0
Last updated: 16 September 2021
Source:[31]
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 16 September 2021
Red cards [ ]
As of match played on 16 September 2021
Colour
Player
Cards
John Lundstram
1
Clean sheets [ ]
As of match played 16 September 2021
[ ]
^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 1998–2012
^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2008–2012
References [ ]
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Club History
Hall of Fame
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1971 Ibrox disaster
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