1994–95 Rangers F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1994–95 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish Premier DivisionChampions
P36 W20 D9 L7 F60 A35 Pts69
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Hateley (13 goals)
All:
Mark Hateley (15 goals)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season. The club won the Premier Division with a commanding sixteen point lead over nearest challengers Motherwell.

The cup competitions were not so successful as the side crashed out the Scottish Cup in the fourth round to Hearts, losing 4–2. In the League Cup the side was defeated 2–1 by Falkirk.

The European campaign was over as soon as it began, the club was knocked out the UEFA Champions League in the first round by AEK Athens, losing 3–0 on aggregate.

Rangers made three expensive signings at the start of the season in shape of defenders Basile Boli and Alan McLaren, as well as forward Brian Laudrup. On his way out of the club was misfit striker Duncan Ferguson after 18 months, when in December 1994 he signed for Everton in a £4.2million deal (£200,000 more than Rangers had paid for him) after two months on loan at the English club.

The club's successful season was overshadowed by the death in March of club legend Davie Cooper at the age of 39.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
29 June 1994 Basile Boli Marseille£2.7m [1]
21 July 1994 Brian Laudrup Fiorentina£2.5m
27 July 1994 Billy Thomson MotherwellFree
26 October 1994 Alan McLaren Hearts£2m
27 January 1995 Alec Cleland Dundee UnitedJoint [2]
27 January 1995 Gary Bollan Dundee UnitedJoint [2]

Out
Date Player To Fee
30 June 1994 Chris Vinnicombe Burnley£0.2m
28 July 1994 Stephen Watson St MirrenFree
22 September 1994 Gary Stevens Tranmere Rovers£0.35m
4 October 1994 Ian Durrant EvertonLoan [3]
19 October 1994 Steven Pressley Coventry City£0.6m
25 October 1994 Dave McPherson Heart of MidlothianSwap [4]
1 December 1994 David Hagen Heart of Midlothian
11 December 1994 Duncan Ferguson Everton£4.2m
30 December 1994 Peter Huistra Sanfrecce Hiroshima£0.5m [5]
10 March 1995 Fraser Wishart Heart of Midlothian£0.05m [6]
24 March 1995 Scott McCulloch Hamilton AcademicalFree
  • Expendure: £7,200,000
  • Income: £5,900,000
  • Total loss/gain: £1,300,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1994MotherwellH2–143,750Hateley, D.Ferguson
20 August 1994Partick ThistleA2–015,030Hateley, Byrne (o.g.)
27 August 1994CelticH0–245,466
11 September 1994Heart of MidlothianH3–041,041Hateley (2), Durie
17 September 1994FalkirkA2–012,419Boli, Laudrup
24 September 1994AberdeenA2–219,191Hateley, Moore
1 October 1994Dundee UnitedH2–043,030Hateley, Laudrup
8 October 1994HibernianA1–212,118Boli
15 October 1994KilmarnockH2–044,099Miller, Robertson
22 October 1994MotherwellA1–211,160Philliben (o.g.)
30 October 1994CelticA3–132,171Hateley (2), Laudrup
5 November 1994Partick ThistleH3–043,696Miller, Hateley, Laudrup
9 November 1994Heart of MidlothianA1–112,347Hateley
19 November 1994FalkirkH1–144,018Hateley
25 November 1994AberdeenH1–045,072McCoist
4 December 1994Dundee UnitedA3–010,692Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant
10 December 1994KilmarnockA2–117,283McLaren, Laudrup
26 December 1994HibernianH2–044,892Hateley, Gough
31 December 1994MotherwellA3–111,269McCall, Laudrup, Durie
4 January 1995CelticH1–145,794I.Ferguson
7 January 1995Partick ThistleA1–119,351Robertson
14 January 1995FalkirkA3–213,495Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall
21 January 1995Heart of MidlothianH1–044,231Miller
4 February 1995Dundee UnitedH1–144,197Robertson
12 February 1995AberdeenA0–218,060
25 February 1995KilmarnockH3–044,859Durie, Laudrup, Durrant
4 March 1995HibernianA1–112,059McCall
11 March 1995FalkirkH2–243,359Brown, Laudrup
18 March 1995Heart of MidlothianA1–29,806Laudrup
1 April 1995Dundee UnitedA2–011,035Durie, McLaren
8 April 1995AberdeenH3–244,460Durrant, Murray, Hateley
16 April 1995HibernianH3–144,193Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko
20 April 1995KilmarnockA1–016,086Mikhailichenko
29 April 1995MotherwellH0–243,576
7 May 1995CelticA0–331,025
13 May 1995Partick ThistleH1–145,280Moore

UEFA Champions League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1994QRAEK AthensA0–230,000
24 August 1994QRAEK AthensH0–144,789

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 February 1995R3Hamilton AcademicalA3–118,379Steven, Boli, Laudrup
20 February 1995R4Heart of MidlothianA2–412,375Laudrup, Durie

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1994R2ArbroathA6–14,665D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall
31 August 1994R3FalkirkH1–240,697Laudrup

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Andy GoramGK220
Neil MurrayMF221
David RobertsonDF283
Richard GoughDF311
Basile BoliDF313
Dave McPhersonDF120
Ian DurrantMF314
Stuart McCallMF364
Ally McCoistFW91
Mark HateleyFW2815
Brian LaudrupMF3813
Duncan FergusonFW74
John BrownDF161
Craig MooreDF252
Ian FergusonMF201
Steven PressleyDF30
Gordon DurieFW256
Alexei MikhailichenkoMF92
Charlie MillerMF233
Pieter HuistraMF153
David HagenMF20
Fraser WishartDF40
Alan McLarenDF252
Colin ScottGK40
Brian McGintyMF10
Ally MaxwellGK140
Trevor StevenMF131
Gary BollanDF60
Alec ClelandDF110
Billy ThomsonGK50
Lee RobertsonMF10
Neil CaldwellDF10
Paul McKnightFW10
Gary StevensDF10

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 20 9 7 60 35 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Motherwell 36 14 12 10 50 50 0 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Hibernian 36 12 17 7 49 37 +12 53
4 Celtic 36 11 18 7 39 33 +6 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Falkirk 36 12 12 12 48 47 +1 48
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.

References
  1. "Rangers sign up Boli for pounds 2.7m". The Independent. 29 June 1994.
  2. Cleland and Bollan were sold in a joint £750,000 deal
  3. "Everton fail to play ball by signing Durrant and Ferguson only on loan". The Herald. 4 October 1994.
  4. Part exchange for Alan McLaren plus £2m
  5. "#500,000 Huistra off to the unknown No-go Mo is first problem for new 'queen' of Hearts". The Herald. 30 December 1994.
  6. "Mackay still all Hearts". The Heral. 11 March 1995.

See also
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