2008–09 Rangers F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2008–09 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League1st
P38 W26 D8 L4 F77 A28
Scottish CupWinners
League CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (27)

All:
Kris Boyd (31)
Highest home attendance50,403 vs Celtic
(27 December)
Lowest home attendance27,588 vs Hamilton Academical
(8 March)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 2008–09 season. The season began disastrously as the club exited the UEFA Champions League and European football altogether, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas in the second qualifying round. The first leg at Ibrox finished goalless, but the return leg ended in defeat for Rangers after an 87th-minute header from Linas Pilibaitis. The financial consequences of the failures to qualify for the Champions League were revealed when the club posted a loss of £3.9m for the six months to December 2008, and in March decided to offer staff the option of voluntary redundancy as a way of cutting costs.[1] There was also mounting pressure on the manager to reduce the first team squad from 28 players to a more manageable figure. The player excess was eased slightly with the departures of Chris Burke, Jean-Claude Darcheville and a couple out on loan deals but the increased debt meant that the club needed to find a cash injection. This resulted in the attempted sale of Kris Boyd to Birmingham City which fell through due to the players wage demands.[2]

In the first Old Firm game of the season, Rangers won 4–2, with Pedro Mendes scoring his first goal for the club, and Kenny Miller scoring a double against his former employers. But the team's league form stuttered thereafter. Despite a run of five wins from six matches following the Old Firm victory, the side trailed Celtic by seven points in the league at the turn of the year. For the first few months of 2009 both sides dropped and gained points on the other and Rangers briefly took over top spot of the Scottish Premier League on 21 February after a win against Kilmarnock. The spell as league leaders lasted less than a fortnight. A defeat and a draw, both at home, to Inverness and Hearts respectively, saw Smith's side sit second in the table, one point behind Celtic, at the split. The fourth Old Firm league meeting of the season finished with a 1–0 win to Rangers, thanks to a Steven Davis strike. This meant that, with three league games remaining, Rangers were two points ahead of Celtic. Further twists and turns followed, both Old Firm sides drew their matches against Hibernian at Easter Road, and so Rangers were ahead by two points with one round of matches remaining. Smith's side just needed a win against Dundee United to guarantee the club's 52nd league title. That is exactly what they got, goals from Kyle Lafferty, Pedro Mendes and Kris Boyd sealed a 3–0 win and the club's first league championship in four seasons.[3]

The club played in the finals of both of the domestic cup competitions for the second season running. The 2009 Scottish League Cup Final was reached by defeating Partick Thistle, Hamilton and Falkirk en route but the final ended in a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Old Firm rivals Celtic. The match was Walter Smith's first ever Old Firm final and was marred by a Kirk Broadfoot sending off deep into extra time for a foul on Aidan McGeady inside the penalty box. Celtic were subsequently awarded a penalty which McGeady himself converted.[4]

Rangers qualified for the 2009 Scottish Cup Final after beating St Mirren 3–0 in the semi-final. The second goal of the game was scored by Kris Boyd and was his 100th goal for Rangers. The team faced Falkirk at Hampden Park on 30 May 2009 in what was the club's 51st Scottish Cup Final appearance. A Nacho Novo strike in the first minute of the second half gave Rangers a 1–0 win and completed the domestic double.[5]

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Allan McGregor27 1998 141 0 2013 Youth system
2 MF Maurice Edu23 2008 16 2 2013 £2.6m
3 DF David Weir (captain)39 2007 (Winter) 126 5 2010 Free
4 DF Carlos Cuéllar27 2007 65 5 2011 £2.37m left on 12 August
4 MF Pedro Mendes30 2008 42 4 2011 £3m
5 DF Saša Papac29 2006 108 2 2011 £0.45m
6 MF Barry Ferguson31 2005 (Winter) 431 61 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Brahim Hemdani31 2005 108 2 2009 Free
8 MF Kevin Thomson24 2007 (Winter) 70 3 2011 £2m
9 FW Kris Boyd25 2005 (Winter) 152 102 2010 £0.4m
10 FW Nacho Novo30 2004 206 64 2010 £0.45m
11 MF Charlie Adam23 2003 87 18 2012 Youth system
12 MF Lee McCulloch31 2007 66 7 2011 £2.25m
14 FW Steven Naismith22 2008 42 5 2012 £1.9m
15 MF Alan Gow26 2007 2 0 2010 Free
16 GK Graeme Smith26 2007 1 0 2010 Free
17 MF Chris Burke25 2000 131 14 2009 Youth system left on 12 January
18 FW Kenny Miller29 2008 76 24 2011 £2m
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville33 2007 59 16 2009 Free left on 1 January
20 MF DaMarcus Beasley27 2007 33 5 2010 £0.7m
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot24 2007 68 1 2010 Free
22 DF Andy Webster27 2008 1 1 2011 £0.4m
23 DF Christian Dailly35 2008 (Winter) 36 2 2009 Free
24 DF Madjid Bougherra26 2008 39 1 2012 £2.5m
25 GK Neil Alexander31 2008 (Winter) 29 0 2011 Free
26 DF Steven Smith23 2002 57 1 2010 Youth system
27 FW Kyle Lafferty21 2008 32 9 2013 £3.25m
28 DF Steven Whittaker24 2007 79 8 2012 £2m
29 FW Daniel Cousin31 2007 44 13 2010 £1.1m left on 1 September
31 MF Aarón Ñíguez20 2008 5 2 2010 Loan
35 MF Steven Davis24 2008 69 8 2012 £3m
37 FW Andrius Velička30 2008 11 5 2011 £1m
45 FW Rory Loy21 2006 1 0 2011 £0.025m
53 MF John Fleck17 2007 13 1 2011 Youth system
56 FW Andrew Little20 2006 1 0 2011 Youth system

Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
22 DF Andy Webster 26 Wigan Athletic Transfer Summer 2011 £0.45m [6]
18 FW Kenny Miller 28 Derby County Transfer Summer 2011 £2m [7]
37 FW Andrius Velička 29 Viking Transfer Summer 2011 £1m [8]
27 FW Kyle Lafferty 20 Burnley Transfer Summer 2013 £3.25m [9]
24 DF Madjid Bougherra 25 Charlton Athletic Transfer Summer 2012 £2.5m [10]
31 MF Aarón Ñíguez 19 Valencia Loan Summer 2010 n/a [11]
4 MF Pedro Mendes 29 Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2011 £3m [12]
35 MF Steven Davis 23 Fulham Transfer Summer 2012 £3m [13]
2 MF Maurice Edu 22 Toronto FC Transfer Summer 2013 £2.6m [14][15]

Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £17.8m

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
54 DF Nicholas Gallacher 18 Motherwell End of contract Summer n/a [16]
57 FW Lacine Cherif 17 Kilmarnock End of contract Summer n/a [16]
55 MF Alistair Park 17 Hibernian End of contract Summer n/a [16]
50 DF Michael Donald 19 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [16]
31 GK Calum Reidford 21 Dunfermline Athletic End of contract Summer n/a [17]
41 DF Chris Smith 19 Greenock Morton End of contract Summer n/a [18]
52 MF Jeroen Van Den Broeck 19 AGOVV End of contract Summer n/a [18]
23 FW Filip Šebo 24 Valenciennes Transfer Summer £1m [19]
4 MF Thomas Buffel 27 Cercle Brugge Transfer Summer Free [20]
4 DF Carlos Cuéllar 26 Aston Villa Transfer Summer £7.8m [21]
43 FW Steven Lennon 20 Partick Thistle Loan Summer n/a [22]
80 GK Mark Weir 16 Kilmarnock Loan Summer n/a [22]
22 DF Andy Webster 26 Bristol City Loan Summer n/a [23]
36 MF Dean Furman 20 Bradford City Loan Summer n/a [24]
42 DF Alan Lowing 20 Clyde Loan Summer n/a [25]
44 MF Paul Emslie 20 Clyde Loan Summer n/a [25]
41 GK Scott Gallacher 19 Cowdenbeath Loan Summer n/a [26]
29 FW Daniel Cousin 31 Hull City Transfer Summer £3.5m [27]
15 MF Alan Gow 25 Blackpool Loan Summer n/a [28]
40 GK Lee Robinson 22 St Johnstone Loan n/a n/a [29]
52 MF Andrew Shinnie 19 Dundee Loan n/a n/a [30]
55 DF Steven Kinniburgh 19 Queen of the South Loan n/a n/a [31]
45 FW Rory Loy 20 Dunfermline Athletic Loan n/a n/a [32]
48 DF William McLachlan 19 Airdrie United Loan n/a n/a
40 GK Lee Robinson 22 Queen of the South Loan n/a n/a [33]
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 33 Valenciennes Transfer Winter Free [34]
47 DF Jordan McMillan 20 Hamilton Academical Loan Winter n/a [35]
17 MF Chris Burke 25 Cardiff City Transfer Winter Free [36]
54 MF Georgios Efrem 19 Dundee Loan Winter n/a [37]
15 MF Alan Gow 26 Norwich City Loan Winter n/a [38]
11 MF Charlie Adam 23 Blackpool Loan Winter n/a [39]
49 DF Ross Harvey 19 Brechin City Loan n/a n/a [40]
55 DF Steven Kinniburgh 19 St Johnstone Loan n/a n/a [41]

Last updated: 31 March 2008
Total income: £12.3m

Squad statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Allan McGregor 350270303020
2 MF Maurice Edu 16211+122+101000
3 DF David Weir 472362504020
4 MF Pedro Mendes 424353304100
5 DF Saša Papac 392291414020
6 MF Barry Ferguson 27217+52302000
7 MF Brahim Hemdani 0000000000
8 MF Kevin Thomson 142111001021
9 FW Kris Boyd 463133+2274+113+130+20
10 FW Nacho Novo 3897+2250+322+221+10
11 MF Charlie Adam 1107+20000020
12 MF Lee McCulloch 20010+202+201+1020
14 FW Steven Naismith 1101+602+101000
15 MF Alan Gow 0000000000
16 GK Graeme Smith 0000000000
17 MF Chris Burke 200+20000000
18 FW Kenny Miller 381325+5104+131020
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 1114+41002010
20 MF DaMarcus Beasley 1206+40100+1000
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot 340270104020
22 DF Andy Webster 0000000000
23 DF Christian Dailly 1407+201+100+1020
24 DF Madjid Bougherra 391311503000
25 GK Neil Alexander 140110201000
26 DF Steven Smith 6050100000
27 FW Kyle Lafferty 32911+1462+122+110+10
28 DF Steven Whittaker 31319+52411020
29 FW Daniel Cousin 211+11000000
31 MF Aarón Ñíguez 520+301+120000
35 MF Steven Davis 4373464+114000
37 FW Andrius Velička 1156+2411000+20
45 FW Rory Loy 100+10000000
53 MF John Fleck 1017+110+100+1000
56 FW Andrew Little 10000+100000

Top Scorer

N
P
Nat.
Name
SPL
SC
SLC
E
Total
9 FW Kris Boyd 27 1 3 31
18 FW Kenny Miller 10 3 13
10 FW Nacho Novo 5 2 2 9
27 FW Kyle Lafferty 6 2 1 9
35 MF Steven Davis 5 1 1 7
37 FW Andrius Velička 4 1 5
4 MF Pedro Mendes 3 1 4
28 DF Steven Whittaker 2 1 3
3 DF David Weir 2 2
2 MF Maurice Edu 2 2
6 MF Barry Ferguson 2 2
5 DF Saša Papac 1 1 2
8 MF Kevin Thomson 1 1 2
31 MF Aarón Ñíguez 2 2
24 DF Madjid Bougherra 1 1
53 MF John Fleck 1 1
19 FW Jean-Claude Darcheville 1 1
29 FW Daniel Cousin 1 1

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N
P
Nat.
Name
YC

RC
1 GK Allan McGregor 1
3 DF David Weir 5 1
4 MF Pedro Mendes 7
5 DF Saša Papac 6 1 1
6 MF Barry Ferguson 3
8 MF Kevin Thomson 4
9 FW Kris Boyd 6
10 FW Nacho Novo 2
11 MF Charlie Adam 2
12 MF Lee McCulloch 6
14 FW Steven Naismith 1
18 FW Kenny Miller 3
21 DF Kirk Broadfoot 4 1
23 DF Christian Dailly 4
24 DF Madjid Bougherra 8 1
26 DF Steven Smith 2
27 FW Kyle Lafferty 6
28 DF Steven Whittaker 5
29 FW Daniel Cousin 1 1
31 MF Aarón Ñíguez 1
35 MF Steven Davis 1
53 MF John Fleck 1

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
3 9 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 1 A Falkirk 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
6,669
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
 64' Velička
4 16 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 2 H Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
48,191
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 37' Lafferty
 90' (pen.) Boyd
 74'  Mikoliunas
5 23 August 2009 Scottish Premier League 3 A Aberdeen 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
16,489
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
 45' Young
 24' Weir
6 31 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 4 A Celtic 4–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
58,595
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 37' Cousin
 52' Miller
 62' Mendes
 75'  Cousin
 79' Miller
7 13 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 5 H Kilmarnock 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,019
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
 58' Boyd
 62' Boyd
 90'  Papac
 9' Wright
8 21 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 6 H Motherwell 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,448
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 57' Davis
 76' Novo
 87' Clarkson
10 28 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 7 A Hibernian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
15,292
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 31' Miller
 40' Miller
 73' Bougherra
11 5 October 2008 Scottish Premier League 8 A St Mirren 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,520
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 77' McGinn
12 25 October 2008 Scottish Premier League 10 A Hamilton Academical 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
4,613
Referee
Hamilton Academical Rangers
 26' Easton
 42' (pen.) Boyd
 50' Boyd
 80' Novo
14 1 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 11 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,255
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 7' Novo
 14' Boyd
 19' Boyd
 28' (pen.) Boyd
 45' Miller
15 4 November 2008[42] Scottish Premier League 9 H Dundee United 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,686
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 11' Davis
 37' Papac
 90' Thomson
 17' Sandaza
 58' Sandaza
 59' Robertson
16 9 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 12 A Kilmarnock 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
10,153
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 50' Weir
 54' Boyd
 87' Miller
 90' Whittaker
17 12 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 13 A Motherwell 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
9,600
Referee
18 15 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 14 H St Mirren 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,321
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 5' Boyd
 10' Davis
 81' Miranda
19 22 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 15 H Aberdeen 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,166
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 52' Darcheville
 68' Boyd
20 29 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 16 A Heart of Midlothian 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
15,710
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
 20' Zaliukas
 23' Kingston
 76'  Wallace
21 6 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 17 H Hamilton Academical 7–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,282
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 11' Miller
 28' (pen.) Boyd
 52' Boyd
 62' Boyd
 80' Lafferty
 88' Novo
 90' Davis
 2' McArthur
 51' Canning
22 13 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 18 A Dundee United 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
11,362
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 50' Wilkie
 54' Feeney
 11' Boyd
 76' Lafferty
23 20 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 19 H Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,538
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 11' Boyd
24 27 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 20 H Celtic 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,403
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 58' McDonald
25 4 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
7,056
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
 46' Mendes
 81' Boyd
 87' Boyd
27 17 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 22 H Falkirk 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,811
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 45' (pen.) Boyd
 77' Papac
 80' Boyd
 90' Davis
 12' Lovell
 51' Cregg
28 24 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 23 A Aberdeen 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
20,441
Referee
30 31 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 24 H Dundee United 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,911
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 78' (pen.) Fleck
 90' Lafferty
31 15 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 25 A Celtic 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
58,766
Referee
33 21 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 26 H Kilmarnock 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,301
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
 29' Miller
 33' Boyd
 35' Boyd
 17' Hamill
34 28 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 27 A Hamilton Academical 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
5,895
Referee
Hamilton Academical Rangers
 35' Ferguson
35 4 March 2009 Scottish Premier League 28 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,129
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 90' Weir
 90' Black
38 21 March 2009 Scottish Premier League 29 H Heart of Midlothian 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,310
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 9' Lafferty
 45' Ferguson
 64' Karipidis
 67' Palazuelos
39 5 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 30 A Falkirk 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
6,853
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
 9' Boyd
40 8 April 2009[45] Scottish Premier League 31 A St Mirren 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
6,231
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 56' Dorman
 12' Boyd
 19' Edu
41 11 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 32 H Motherwell 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,080
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 2' Velička
 10' Boyd
 65' (pen.) Boyd
 37' Sutton
42 19 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 33 A Hibernian 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
14,014
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 34' Sutton
 84' Rankin
 2' Whittaker
 52' Velička
 73' Edu
44 3 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:30 BST
Attendance
49,663
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 45' Velička
 89' Boyd
45 9 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 35 H Celtic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,321
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 37' Davis
46 13 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 36 A Hibernian 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
13,765
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 41' Riordan
 80' Novo
47 16 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 37 H Aberdeen 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
50,295
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 40' Bougherra
 41' (o.g.) Foster
 68' Miller
 18' Mulgrew
 77' Paton
48 24 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 38 A Dundee United 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
13:00 BST
Attendance
14,077
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 6' Lafferty
 45' Mendes
 52' Boyd

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
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 30 July 2008 Champions League QR2 H FBK Kaunas 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
34,847
Referee
Kevin Blom
2 5 August 2008 Champions League QR2 A FBK Kaunas 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
18:05 BST
Attendance
5,500
Referee
Stefan Johannesson
FBK Kaunas Rangers
 43' Radžius
 87' Pilibaitis
 33' Thomson

Last updated: 5 August 2008
Source: Wikipedia article
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
26 13 January 2009 Scottish Cup 4 A St Johnstone 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:05 BST
Attendance
7,746
Referee
St Johnstone Rangers
 43' (o.g.) McCaffrey
 79' Novo
32 18 February 2009[46] Scottish Cup 5 A Forfar Athletic 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
4,718
Referee
Forfar Athletic Rangers
 70' Elliot Smith
 8' Papac
 54' Miller
 84' Aarón
 90' Miller
36 8 March 2009 Scottish Cup QF H Hamilton Academical 5–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
27,588
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 15' Whittaker
 35' Lafferty
 45' (pen.) Aarón
 53' Davis
 81' Lafferty
 26' Quinn
43 25 April 2009 Scottish Cup SF N St Mirren 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 BST
Attendance
32,431
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 2' Velička
 66' Boyd
 70' Miller
49 30 May 2009 Scottish Cup F N Falkirk 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
51,193
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 46' Novo

Last updated: 30 May 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
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
9 24 September 2008 League Cup 3 A Partick Thistle 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
6,497
Referee
Partick Thistle Rangers
 33' McKeown
 25' Boyd
 116' Mendes
13 28 October 2008 League Cup QF H Hamilton Academical 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
32,083
Referee
Rangers Hamilton Academical
 25' Boyd
 50' Lafferty
29 27 January 2009 League Cup SF N Falkirk 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
24,507
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 8' Novo
 40' Novo
 88' Boyd
37 15 March 2009 League Cup F N Celtic 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
51,193
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 91' O'Dea
 120' (pen.) McGeady
 120'  Broadfoot

Last updated: 15 March 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
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 2008 Friendly A Preußen Münster 1–0
Report Report link
Attendance
5,211
Referee
Cetin Sevinc
Preußen Münster Rangers
 35' (pen.) Adam
2 16 July 2008 Friendly A Sportfreunde Lotte 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
18:00 BST
Attendance
3,000
Referee
Rene Kunsleben
Sportfreunde Lotte Rangers
 5' Dennis Rommel
 70' Boyd
 71' Boyd
 86' Fleck
3 19 July 2009 Friendly A Schalke 04 0–1
Report Report link
Attendance
28,350
Referee
Detlef Scheppe
Schalke 04 Rangers
 30' Krstajić
4 22 July 2009 Friendly A Clyde 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
7,653
Referee
Steven Nicholls
Clyde Rangers
 79' Novo
5 26 July 2009 Friendly A Raith Rovers 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
4,865
Referee
Raith Rovers Rangers
 31' Smith
 70' Novo
 79' Cousin
6 2 August 2009 Friendly H Liverpool 0–4
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,223
Referee
Rangers Liverpool
 23' Torres
 56' N'Gog
 60' Benayoun
 70' (pen.) Alonso
7 4 February 2009 Friendly H Milan 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
45,197
Referee
Rangers Milan
 64' Beasley
 82' Papac
 69' Pato
 77' Kaká

Last updated: 24 May 2009
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 1st 9 August24 May
Champions League Second Qualifying Round Second Qualifying Round 30 July6 August
League Cup 3rd round Runners-up 24 September15 March
Scottish Cup 4th Round Winners 13 January30 May

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Rangers 38 26 8 4 77 28 +49 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Celtic 38 24 10 4 80 33 +47 82 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 16 11 11 40 37 +3 59 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Aberdeen 38 14 11 13 41 40 +1 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 3 53
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 26 8 4 77 28  +49 86 15 2 2 44 15  +29 11 6 2 33 13  +20

Last updated: 24 May 2009.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWDWWWWLDWWWDWWLWDWLWWDWDWWLWDWWWWWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2009. Source: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

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  42. Original date was 18 October 2009 - postponed due to death of Dundee United Chairman Eddie Thompson
  43. Boyd was officially credited with the goal but it was recorded as a Karipidis (Own goal) by media sources, see Boyd's page
  44. Boyd gets gift of a goal for his tally, match referee awards Boyd the goal
  45. Original date was 15 March 2009 - postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup Final
  46. Original date was 8 February 2009 - postponed due to a frozen and unplayable pitch
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