2007–08 Rangers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2007–08 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League2nd
P38 W27 D5 L6 F84 A33
Scottish CupWinners
League CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (14)
All:
Kris Boyd (25)
Highest home attendance50,440 vs Hibernian
(6 October)
Lowest home attendance33,837 vs Hibernian
(9 March)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 68 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season. It was Walter Smith's first full season at the club since 1997–98. The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.

Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart. The group stage started well, with the first two matches resulting in victories, over Stuttgart and Lyon. A home draw with Barcelona left Rangers with seven points after three games, but the last three matches all resulted in defeat, meaning Rangers finished third in the group and entered the UEFA Cup. However, the European adventure continued for Rangers as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition by beating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Sporting Lisbon. They then reached the final with a penalty shootout victory against Fiorentina. They played Zenit Saint Petersburg, managed by formed Gers boss Dick Advocaat, in Manchester on 14 May. Rangers lost the match 2–0, with over 200,000 fans in the city to see the game. When asked if the SFA should have extended the season to benefit Rangers, Ally McCoist said: "They were a disgrace. It was embarrassing. I think the Russian federation cancelled Zenit's three or four games previously. I think we played something like eight games in eighteen days. It might just sound like sour grapes, but no: any other country in the planet, the association would have helped the team. If you're asking me if it was wrong, it was completely and utterly wrong."[1]

On the domestic front, the race for the Scottish Premier League continued until the final matchday of the season. Both Celtic and Rangers were tied on 86 points going into their games (against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively) on 22 May 2008, but Celtic were top of the table due to having a better goal difference of 57, six ahead of Rangers. This did not prove to be decisive, as Rangers surrendered their hopes of landing the championship with a 2–0 defeat away to the Dons, while Celtic beat Dundee United 1–0. The club had had a ten-point lead in late March, although their nearest rivals, Celtic, had games in hand at the time. However having to play four competitive matches (including a UEFA Cup Final) in the last eight days of the season proved just too much of a problem for Rangers to overcome.

The club appeared in its first final since 2005. They played Dundee United on 16 March 2008 and won the League Cup on penalties. The match was tied 2-2 after extra time, with both goals coming from Kris Boyd who also scored the winning spot kick.[2]

They also reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the 49th time. They beat St Johnstone 4–3 on penalties in the semi-final after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time. The club played Queen of the South in the final on 24 May 2008 and won the match 3-2 thanks to goals from DaMarcus Beasley and a double from Kris Boyd.[3]

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Allan McGregor26 1998 106 0 2010 Youth system
2 DF Alan Hutton23 2000 122 4 2012 Youth system left on 30 January
3 DF David Weir38 2007 (Winter) 79 3 2008 Free
4 MF Thomas Buffel27 2005 (Winter) 86 16 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Saša Papac28 2006 69 0 2009 £0.45m
6 MF Barry Ferguson (captain)30 2005 (Winter) 404 59 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Brahim Hemdani30 2005 108 2 2009 Free
8 MF Kevin Thomson23 2007 (Winter) 56 1 2011 £2m
9 FW Kris Boyd24 2005 (Winter) 106 71 2010 £0.4m
10 FW Nacho Novo29 2004 168 54 2010 £0.45m
11 MF Charlie Adam22 2003 78 18 2012 Youth system
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu35 2007 (Winter) 12 1 2008 Free left on 18 January
12 MF Steven Davis23 2008 (Winter) 26 1 2008 Loan
14 MF Amdy Faye31 2007 6 0 2008 Loan
15 MF Alan Gow25 2007 2 0 2010 Free
16 GK Graeme Smith25 2007 1 0 2010 Free
17 MF Chris Burke24 2000 129 14 2009 Youth system
18 DF Ian Murray26 2005 60 0 2008 Free left on 24 August
18 FW Steven Naismith21 2008 31 5 2012 £1.9m
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville32 2007 48 15 2009 Free
20 MF DaMarcus Beasley26 2007 21 5 2010 £0.7m
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot23 2007 34 1 2010 Free
22 DF Andy Webster26 2008 1 1 2011 £0.4m
23 FW Filip Šebo24 2006 34 2 2010 £1.8m out on loan
23 DF Christian Dailly34 2008 (Winter) 22 2 2008 Free
24 CB Carlos Cuéllar26 2007 65 5 2011 £2.37m
25 GK Roy Carroll30 2007 1 0 2008 Free left on 31 January
25 GK Neil Alexander30 2008 (Winter) 15 0 2011 Free
26 DF Steven Smith22 2002 51 1 2010 Youth system
27 MF Lee McCulloch30 2007 46 7 2011 £2.25m
28 DF Steven Whittaker23 2007 48 5 2012 £2m
29 FW Daniel Cousin31 2007 42 12 2010 £1.1m
34 MF Paul Emslie20 2005 1 0 2010 Youth system
36 MF Dean Furman19 2006 1 0 2008 Free
43 MF John Fleck16 2007 3 0 2011 Youth system
  • Last updated: 24 May 2008
  • Source:Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
  • Ordered by squad numbers.

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
44 MF Georgios Efrem 17 Arsenal Transfer Summer 2009 Free [4]
16 GK Graeme Smith 24 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2010 Free [5]
20 MF DaMarcus Beasley 25 PSV Transfer Summer 2010 £0.7m [6]
22 DF Andy Webster 25 Wigan Athletic Loan extension Summer 2008 n/a [7]
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot 22 St Mirren Transfer Summer 2010 Free [8]
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 31 Bordeaux Transfer Summer 2009 Free [9]
15 MF Alan Gow 24 Falkirk Transfer Summer 2010 Free [10]
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar 25 Osasuna Transfer Summer 2011 £2.37m [11]
25 GK Roy Carroll 29 West Ham United Transfer Summer 2008 Free [12]
71 MF Marco Michetschlager 17 Admira Wacker Mödling Loan Summer 2008 n/a [13]
27 MF Lee McCulloch 29 Wigan Athletic Transfer Summer 2011 £2.25m [14]
28 DF Steven Whittaker 23 Hibernian Transfer Summer 2012 £2m [15]
29 FW Daniel Cousin 30 Lens Transfer Summer 2010 £1.1m [16]
18 FW Steven Naismith 20 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2012 £1.9m [17]
14 MF Amdy Faye 30 Charlton Athletic Loan Summer 2008 n/a [18]
GK Artūrs Vaičulis 19 St Mirren Transfer Summer 2009 Free [19]
78 MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen 18 Harstad IL Transfer Summer 2010 £0.09m [19]
FW Isa Bagci 17 BK Häcken Transfer Summer 2010 Undisclosed [19]
25 GK Neil Alexander 29 Ipswich Town Transfer Winter 2011 Free [20]
23 DF Christian Dailly 34 West Ham United Transfer Winter 2008 Free [21]
12 MF Steven Davis 23 Fulham Loan Winter 2008 n/a [22]

Last updated: 22 August 2008
 Total spending: £10.32m

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
46 DF Martin Ure 18 Queen's Park End of contract Summer n/a
54 FW Scott Hadden 18 Ross County End of contract Summer n/a
36 DF Steven Campbell 20 Airdrie United End of contract Summer n/a [23]
51 GK Joe Sagar 18 Porthmadog End of contract Summer n/a [24]
30 MF Makhtar N'Diaye 25 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a
28 DF Antoine Ponroy 21 Cannes End of contract Summer n/a
1 GK Stefan Klos 35 Retired End of contract Summer n/a [25]
9 FW Dado Pršo 32 Retired End of contract Summer n/a [26]
11 MF Gavin Rae 29 Cardiff City End of contract Summer n/a [27]
37 MF Brian Gilmour 20 Queen of the South End of contract Summer n/a [28]
19 DF Karl Svensson 23 Caen Transfer Summer £0.7m [29]
30 GK Lee Robinson 21 Greenock Morton Loan Summer n/a [13]
14 MF Libor Sionko 30 Copenhagen Transfer Summer £0.09m [30]
23 FW Filip Šebo 23 Valenciennes Loan Summer n/a [31]
18 DF Ian Murray 26 Norwich City Transfer Summer Free [32]
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu 35 Sheffield United Transfer Winter Free [33]
2 DF Alan Hutton 23 Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Winter £9m [34]
25 GK Roy Carroll 30 Derby County Transfer Winter Free [35]

Last updated: 22 August 2008
 Total spending: £9.79m

Squad statistics
Total Scottish Premier League UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupScottish CupScottish League Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GK Allan McGregor 53 53 31 10 6 3 3
2 RB Alan Hutton 31 311 20 9 111
3 CB David Weir 61 613 372 1018 3 3
4 AM Thomas Buffel 5 1 1 2 1
5 LB Saša Papac 46 46 22 9 9 3 3
6 CM Barry Ferguson 61 629 387 1018 3 31
7 CM Brahim Hemdani 35 35 12 9 9 3 2
8 CM Kevin Thomson 43 441 261 8 4 5 1
9 CF Kris Boyd 25 4125 2814 2 2 6635
10 CF Nacho Novo 18 4916 2810 71714232
11 LM Charlie Adam 25 324 162 724 3 2
12 CM Steven Davis 23 261 12 914 1
12 CB Ugo Ehiogu 1 1 1
14 CM Amdy Faye 3 6 4 1 1
15 AM Alan Gow 2 2 1 1
16 GK Graeme Smith 1 1 1
17 RW Chris Burke 17 214 112 2 523
18 CF Steven Naismith 17 315 215 3 1 6
19 CF Jean-Claude Darcheville 28 4815 3012 81513 21
20 LW DaMarcus Beasley 15 215 112 82 111
21 RB Kirk Broadfoot 31 341 151 9 3 5 2
22 CB Andy Webster 1 11 11
23 CB Christian Dailly 21 222 122 5 4 1
23 CF Filip Šebo 1 1
24 CB Carlos Cuéllar 65 655 364 10 9 6 41
25 GK Roy Carroll 1 1 1
25 GK Neil Alexander 13 15 8 3 4
26 LB Steven Smith 2 2 2
27 MF Lee McCulloch 38 467 223 926 623
28 RB Steven Whittaker 43 485 304 4 516 3
29 CF Daniel Cousin 26 4212 2610 71512 2
34 CM Paul Emslie 1 1
36 CM Dean Furman 1 1
43 AM John Fleck 3 1 2
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2007/2008 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Top Scorer
N
P
 Nat.
Name
SPL
 SC
 SLC
 E
 Total
9 FW Kris Boyd 14 6 5 25
10 FW Nacho Novo 10 2 2 2 16
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 12 1 2 15
29 FW Daniel Cousin 10 2 12
6 MF Barry Ferguson 7 1 1 9
27 MF Lee McCulloch 3 2 2 7
18 FW Steven Naismith 5 5
20 MF Damarcus Beasley 2 1 2 5
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar 4 1 5
28 DF Steven Whittaker 4 1 5
11 MF Charlie Adam 2 2 4
17 MF Chris Burke 2 2 4
3 DF David Weir 2 1 3
23 DF Christian Dailly 2 2
22 DF Andy Webster 1 1
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot 1 1
8 MF Kevin Thomson 1 1
12 MF Steven Davis 1 1
2 DF Alan Hutton 1 1
Own goal 2 2

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record
N
P
 Nat.
Name
YC

RC
1 GK Allan McGregor 2 1
2 DF Alan Hutton 13 1
3 DF David Weir 3
5 DF Saša Papac 2
6 MF Barry Ferguson 2
7 MF Brahim Hemdani 2
8 MF Kevin Thomson 10
9 FW Kris Boyd 2
10 FW Nacho Novo 2 2
11 MF Charlie Adam 4
14 MF Amdy Faye 1
17 MF Chris Burke 3
18 FW Steven Naismith 2
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 1 1
20 MF Damarcus Beasley 2
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot 5
23 DF Christian Dailly 3
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar 6 1
27 MF Lee McCulloch 7 1
28 DF Steven Whittaker 4 1
29 FW Daniel Cousin 1 1

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
2 4 August 2007 Scottish Premier League 1 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
7,711
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
 16' Ferguson
 64' Novo
 90' Ferguson
4 11 August 2007 Scottish Premier League 2 H St Mirren 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,772
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 52' Ferguson
 80' Cousin
6 18 August 2007 Scottish Premier League 3 H Falkirk 7–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
47,419
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 2' Cousin
 34' Whittaker
 54' Cousin
 75' Boyd
 88' Darcheville
 90' Darcheville
 90' Broadfoot
 44' Riera
 72' Barrett
7 25 August 2007 Scottish Premier League 4 A Kilmarnock 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
11,544
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 52' Beasley
 76' Darcheville
9 1 September 2007 Scottish Premier League 5 H Gretna 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,689
Referee
Rangers Gretna
 38' Boyd
 63' Webster
 81' Cuéllar
 83' (o.g.) Collin
10 15 September 2007 Scottish Premier League 6 A Heart of Midlothian 2–4
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
15,948
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
 13' Driver
 27' Tall
 66' (pen.) Stewart
 70' Ivaškevičius
 49' (pen.) Cousin
 74' Beasley
12 23 September 2007 Scottish Premier League 7 H Aberdeen 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,046
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 46' McCulloch
 65' Naismith
 88' Boyd
14 29 September 2007 Scottish Premier League 8 A Motherwell 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
10,009
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 23' Porter
 65' (pen.) Boyd
16 6 October 2007 Scottish Premier League 9 H Hibernian 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,440
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 61' Murphy
17 20 October 2007 Scottish Premier League 10 H Celtic 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,428
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 27' Novo
 55' Ferguson
 77' (pen.) Novo
19 28 October 2007 Scottish Premier League 11 A Dundee United 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
12,129
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 28' Wilkie
 54' (pen.) Robson
 51' (pen.) Cousin
21 3 November 2007 Scottish Premier League 12 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,898
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 1' Boyd
 63' Cuéllar
23 24 November 2007 Scottish Premier League 13 A Falkirk 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
6,627
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 62' Moutinho
 20' Cuéllar
 55' Darcheville
 90' Boyd
25 1 December 2007 Scottish Premier League 14 H Kilmarnock 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,055
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
27 15 December 2007 Scottish Premier League 15 H Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
155:00 GMT
Attendance
48,392
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 18' McCulloch
 87' McCulloch
 18' Velička
28 23 December 2007 Scottish Premier League 16 A Aberdeen 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
17,798
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
 45' Miller
 30' Adam
 37' McCulloch
29 26 December 2007 Scottish Premier League 17 H Motherwell 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,823
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 42' Cousin
 70' (o.g.) Porter
 90' Boyd
 65' Quinn
30 29 December 2007 Scottish Premier League 18 A Hibernian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
16,217
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 88' Zemmama
 12' Naismith
 59' Cousin
31 5 January 2008 Scottish Premier League 19 H Dundee United 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,559
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 9' Naismith
 40' Ferguson
32 16 January 2008 Scottish Premier League 20 AR Gretna 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
6,137
Referee
Gretna Rangers
 46' Deuchar
 45' Ferguson
 74' Cousin
33 19 January 2008 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,753
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
35 26 January 2008 Scottish Premier League 22 H St Mirren 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,198
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 27' Burke
 33' Boyd
 37' Whittaker
 81' Whittaker
 30'  Haining
38 9 February 2008 Scottish Premier League 23 H Falkirk 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,590
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 23' Boyd
 89' Naismith
40 17 February 2008 Scottish Premier League 24 A Kilmarnock 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
10,546
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 24' Cuéllar
 63' (pen.) Boyd
42 24 February 2008 Scottish Premier League 25 H Gretna 4–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,375
Referee
Rangers Gretna
 13' Cousin
 22' Naismith
 60' Burke
 88' Boyd
 71' Deuchar
 89' Deuchar
43 27 February 2008 Scottish Premier League 26 A Heart of Midlothian 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
16,173
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
 25' Darcheville
 44' Darcheville
 53' Novo
 70' Novo
44 1 March 2008 Scottish Premier League 27 H Aberdeen 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,066
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 38' Dailly
 50' Adam
 83' Boyd
 28' Lovell
50 22 March 2008 Scottish Premier League 28 H Hibernian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,117
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 40' Darcheville
 79' Novo
 90' Shiels
51 29 March 2008 Scottish Premier League 29 H Celtic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,325
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 45' Thomson
53 6 April 2008 Scottish Premier League 30 A Dundee United 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
11,214
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 37' Kalvenes
 57' Hunt
 65' (o.g.) Cuéllar
 44' Weir
 58' Novo
 67' Boyd
56 16 April 2008 Scottish Premier League 31 A Celtic 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
58,964
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 20' Nakamura
 90+3' Hesselink
 55' Novo
 70' Cuéllar
59 27 April 2008 Scottish Premier League 32 A Celtic 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
58,622
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 4' McDonald
 43' McDonald
 70' (pen.) Robson
 17' Weir
 29' Cousin
 90'  Whittaker
61 4 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 33 A Hibernian 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
16,872
Referee
62 7 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 34 H Motherwell 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,238
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 74' Ferguson
63 10 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 35 H Dundee United 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,293
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 7' Novo
 18' Novo
 90' Darcheville
 76' de Vries
65 17 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 36 A Motherwell 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
10,445
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 50' Porter
 29' Dailly
66 19 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 37 A St Mirren 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
7,439
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 4' Boyd
 24' Darcheville
 69' Darcheville
67 22 May 2008 Scottish Premier League 38 A Aberdeen 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
17,509
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
 63' Miller
 77' Mackie
 77' Novo

Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 31 July 2007 UEFA Champions League QR2 H Zeta 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
36,145
Referee
Georgios Kasnaferis
Rangers Zeta
 55' Weir
 60'  Hutton
 73' McCulloch
3 7 August 2007 UEFA Champions League QR2 AR Zeta 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:05 BST
Attendance
11,000
Referee
Zeta Rangers
 81' Beasley
5 14 August 2007 UEFA Champions League QR3 H Red Star Belgrade 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
35,364
Referee
Rangers Red Star Belgrade
 89' Novo
8 28 August 2007 UEFA Champions League QR3 A Red Star Belgrade 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:00 BST
Attendance
47,012
Referee
11 19 September 2007 UEFA Champions League GS H VfB Stuttgart 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,795
Referee
Rangers VfB Stuttgart
 62' Adam
 75' (pen.) Darcheville
 56' Gómez
15 2 October 2007 UEFA Champions League GS A Lyon 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
38,067
Referee
Lyon Rangers
 23' McCulloch
 48' Cousin
 53' Beasley
18 23 October 2007 UEFA Champions League GS H Barcelona 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,957
Referee
22 7 November 2007 UEFA Champions League GS A Barcelona 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
86,476
Referee
Barcelona Rangers
 7' Henry
 43' Messi
24 27 November 2007 UEFA Champions League GS A VfB Stuttgart 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
51,000
Referee
VfB Stuttgart Rangers
 45' Cacau
 62' Pardo
 85' Marica
 27' Adam
 70' Ferguson
26 12 December 2007 UEFA Champions League GS H Lyon 0–3
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
50,062
Referee
Lubos Michel
Rangers Lyon
 16' Govou
 85' Benzema
 88' Benzema

Last updated: 12 December 2007
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
39 13 February 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 32 H Panathinaikos 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 GMT
Attendance
45,203
Referee
41 21 February 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 32 A Panathinaikos 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
17:00 GMT
Attendance
14,452
Referee
Panathinaikos Rangers
 12' Goumas
 81' Novo
45 6 March 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 16 H Werder Bremen 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 GMT
Attendance
45,959
Referee
Rangers Werder Bremen
 45' Cousin
 48' Davis
47 13 March 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 16 A Werder Bremen 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 GMT
Attendance
33,660
Referee
Werder Bremen Rangers
 57' Diego
52 3 April 2008 UEFA Cup QF H Sporting CP 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,923
Referee
54 10 April 2008 UEFA Cup QF A Sporting CP 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
31,155
Referee
Sporting CP Rangers
58 24 April 2008 UEFA Cup SF H Fiorentina 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,199
Referee
60 1 May 2008 UEFA Cup SF A Fiorentina 0–0
(4-2 pen.)
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
39,130
Referee
Fiorentina Rangers
 110'  Cousin
64 14 May 2008 UEFA Cup F N Zenit St. Petersburg 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
43,878
Referee
Zenit St. Petersburg Rangers
 72' Denisov
 90+4' Zyryanov

Last updated: 14 May 2008
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
34 23 January 2008 Scottish Cup 4 H East Stirlingshire 6–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
34,024
Referee
Rangers East Stirlingshire
 25' McCulloch
 28' Hutton
 30' Boyd
 45' Boyd
 50' McCulloch
 62' (pen.) Boyd
37 3 February 2008 Scottish Cup 5 A Hibernian 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:00 GMT
Attendance
11,513
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 88' McGregor
46 9 March 2008 Scottish Cup 5 R H Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
33,837
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 39' Burke
 79' Novo
49 19 March 2008 Scottish Cup QF H Partick Thistle 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
36,724
Referee
Rangers Partick Thistle
 69' Boyd
 67' Gray
55 13 April 2008 Scottish Cup QF R A Partick Thistle 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
9,909
Referee
Partick Thistle Rangers
 27' Novo
 40' Burke
57 20 April 2008 Scottish Cup SF N St Johnstone 1–1
(4-3 pen.)
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
26,180
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
 94' McBreen
 103' (pen.) Novo
68 24 May 2008 Scottish Cup F N Queen of the South 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
48,821
Referee
Queen of the South Rangers
 50' Tosh
 53' Thomson
 33' Boyd
 43' Beasley
 72' Boyd

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
13 26 September 2007 Scottish League Cup 3 AR East Fife 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
7,413
Referee
East Fife Rangers
 14' Novo
 35' Boyd
 54' Cuéllar
 66' (pen.) Boyd
20 31 October 2007 Scottish League Cup QF A Motherwell 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
9,283
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 90' Quinn
 22' Novo
 53' Boyd
36 30 January 2008 Scottish League Cup SF N Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
31,989
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 50' Ferguson
 69' Darcheville
48 16 March 2008 Scottish League Cup F N Dundee United 2–2
(3-2 pen.)
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,019
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 34' Hunt
 96' de Vries
 85' Boyd
 113' Boyd

Last updated: 16 March 2008
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 13 July 2007 Friendly A FC Gütersloh 3–0
Report permanent dead link] Report link
Kick off
Attendance
1,850
FC Gütersloh Rangers
 13' Webster
 43' (pen.) Boyd
 75' Burke
2 15 July 2007 Friendly A SV Lippstadt 08 4–2
Report permanent dead link] Report link
Kick off
Attendance
2,000
SV Lippstadt 08 Rangers
 16' Gutic
 16' Gutic
 11' Šebo
 53' (pen.) Novo
 58' McCulloch
 53' McCulloch
3 17 July 2007 Friendly A Hannover 96 0–1
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Kick off
Attendance
23,105
Referee
Hannover 96 Rangers
 53' (o.g.) Weir
4 21 July 2007 Friendly A Falkirk 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Referee
Craig Charleston
Falkirk Rangers
 49' Moutinho
 1' McCulloch
5 24 July 2007 Friendly H Ajax 1–1
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Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
32,770
Referee
Rangers Ajax
 19' Cuéllar
 61' Heitinga
6 28 July 2007 Friendly H Chelsea 2–0
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Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,380
Referee
Rangers Chelsea
 86' Novo
 87' Šebo

Last updated: 28 July 2007
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — 2nd 4 August22 May
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Group Stage 31 July12 December
UEFA Cup Round of 32 Runners-up 13 February14 May
Scottish League Cup Third Round Winners 24 September16 March
Scottish Cup Fourth round Winners 13 January24 May

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 28 5 5 84 26 +58 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 84 33 +51 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 38 18 6 14 50 46 +4 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 50 58 −8 53
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47 +6 52
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 27 5 6 84 33  +51 86 18 0 1 50 10  +40 9 5 5 34 23  +11

Last updated: 24 May 2008.
Source: Scottish Premier League 2007–08

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHHAAAAHHAAA
ResultWWWWWLWDLWLWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWDLLDWWDWL
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2008. Source: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10
3 Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3
Source: RSSSF

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