2008–09 Rangers F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football by Rangers.
2008–09 season | ||||
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Chairman | David Murray | |||
Manager | Walter Smith | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
Scottish Premier League | 1st P38 W26 D8 L4 F77 A28 | |||
Scottish Cup | Winners | |||
League Cup | Runners-up | |||
Champions League | Second qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (27) All: Kris Boyd (31) | |||
Highest home attendance | 50,403 vs Celtic (27 December) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 27,588 vs Hamilton Academical (8 March) | |||
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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 |
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1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 27 | 1998 | 141 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | ||
2 | MF | Maurice Edu | 23 | 2008 | 16 | 2 | 2013 | £2.6m | ||
3 | DF | David Weir (captain) | 39 | 2007 (Winter) | 126 | 5 | 2010 | Free | ||
4 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 27 | 2007 | 65 | 5 | 2011 | £2.37m | left on 12 August | |
4 | MF | Pedro Mendes | 30 | 2008 | 42 | 4 | 2011 | £3m | ||
5 | DF | Saša Papac | 29 | 2006 | 108 | 2 | 2011 | £0.45m | ||
6 | MF | Barry Ferguson | 31 | 2005 (Winter) | 431 | 61 | 2010 | £4.5m | ||
7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 31 | 2005 | 108 | 2 | 2009 | Free | ||
8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 24 | 2007 (Winter) | 70 | 3 | 2011 | £2m | ||
9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 25 | 2005 (Winter) | 152 | 102 | 2010 | £0.4m | ||
10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 30 | 2004 | 206 | 64 | 2010 | £0.45m | ||
11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 23 | 2003 | 87 | 18 | 2012 | Youth system | ||
12 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 31 | 2007 | 66 | 7 | 2011 | £2.25m | ||
14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 22 | 2008 | 42 | 5 | 2012 | £1.9m | ||
15 | MF | Alan Gow | 26 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2010 | Free | ||
16 | GK | Graeme Smith | 26 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Free | ||
17 | MF | Chris Burke | 25 | 2000 | 131 | 14 | 2009 | Youth system | left on 12 January | |
18 | FW | Kenny Miller | 29 | 2008 | 76 | 24 | 2011 | £2m | ||
19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 33 | 2007 | 59 | 16 | 2009 | Free | left on 1 January | |
20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 27 | 2007 | 33 | 5 | 2010 | £0.7m | ||
21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 24 | 2007 | 68 | 1 | 2010 | Free | ||
22 | DF | Andy Webster | 27 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | £0.4m | ||
23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 35 | 2008 (Winter) | 36 | 2 | 2009 | Free | ||
24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 26 | 2008 | 39 | 1 | 2012 | £2.5m | ||
25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 31 | 2008 (Winter) | 29 | 0 | 2011 | Free | ||
26 | DF | Steven Smith | 23 | 2002 | 57 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | ||
27 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 21 | 2008 | 32 | 9 | 2013 | £3.25m | ||
28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 24 | 2007 | 79 | 8 | 2012 | £2m | ||
29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 31 | 2007 | 44 | 13 | 2010 | £1.1m | left on 1 September | |
31 | MF | Aarón Ñíguez | 20 | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 2010 | Loan | ||
35 | MF | Steven Davis | 24 | 2008 | 69 | 8 | 2012 | £3m | ||
37 | FW | Andrius Velička | 30 | 2008 | 11 | 5 | 2011 | £1m | ||
45 | FW | Rory Loy | 21 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | £0.025m | ||
53 | MF | John Fleck | 17 | 2007 | 13 | 1 | 2011 | Youth system | ||
56 | FW | Andrew Little | 20 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 24 May 2009
- Source:Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,
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 |
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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 |
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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 | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | MF | Maurice Edu | 16 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | David Weir | 47 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Pedro Mendes | 42 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Saša Papac | 39 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Barry Ferguson | 27 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 46 | 31 | 33+2 | 27 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 38 | 9 | 7+22 | 5 | 0+3 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 20 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Alan Gow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | GK | Graeme Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Chris Burke | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Kenny Miller | 38 | 13 | 25+5 | 10 | 4+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 11 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Andy Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 14 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 39 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Steven Smith | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 32 | 9 | 11+14 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 31 | 3 | 19+5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Aarón Ñíguez | 5 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Steven Davis | 43 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | FW | Andrius Velička | 11 | 5 | 6+2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
45 | FW | Rory Loy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | MF | John Fleck | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
56 | FW | Andrew Little | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Scorer
N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
SPL |
SC |
SLC |
E |
Total |
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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 |
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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
Board of directors
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Coaching staff
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Matches
Scottish Premier League
Game |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
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Opponent |
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3 | 9 August 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | A | Falkirk | 1–0 |
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4 | 16 August 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 |
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5 | 23 August 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | A | Aberdeen | 1–1 |
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6 | 31 August 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | A | Celtic | 4–2 |
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7 | 13 September 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | H | Kilmarnock | 2–1 |
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8 | 21 September 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | H | Motherwell | 2–1 |
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10 | 28 September 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | A | Hibernian | 3–0 |
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11 | 5 October 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | A | St Mirren | 0–1 |
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12 | 25 October 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | A | Hamilton Academical | 3–1 |
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14 | 1 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 5–0 |
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15 | 4 November 2008[42] | Scottish Premier League | 9 | H | Dundee United | 3–3 |
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16 | 9 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | A | Kilmarnock | 4–0 |
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17 | 12 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Motherwell | 0–0 |
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18 | 15 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | H | St Mirren | 2–1 |
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19 | 22 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | H | Aberdeen | 2–0 |
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20 | 29 November 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 |
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21 | 6 December 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | H | Hamilton Academical | 7–1 |
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22 | 13 December 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | A | Dundee United | 2–2 |
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23 | 20 December 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | H | Hibernian | 1–0 |
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24 | 27 December 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | H | Celtic | 0–1 |
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25 | 4 January 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 |
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27 | 17 January 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | H | Falkirk | 3–1 | |||||||||||||
28 | 24 January 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | A | Aberdeen | 0–0 |
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30 | 31 January 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | H | Dundee United | 2–0 |
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31 | 15 February 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | A | Celtic | 0–0 |
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33 | 21 February 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | H | Kilmarnock | 3–1 |
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34 | 28 February 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | A | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 |
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35 | 4 March 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 |
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38 | 21 March 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 |
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39 | 5 April 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | A | Falkirk | 1–0 |
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40 | 8 April 2009[45] | Scottish Premier League | 31 | A | St Mirren | 2–1 |
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41 | 11 April 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | H | Motherwell | 3–1 |
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42 | 19 April 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | A | Hibernian | 3–2 |
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44 | 3 May 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 |
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45 | 9 May 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | H | Celtic | 1–0 |
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46 | 13 May 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | A | Hibernian | 1–1 |
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47 | 16 May 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | H | Aberdeen | 2–1 | |||||||||||||
48 | 24 May 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | A | Dundee United | 3–0 |
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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
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1 | 30 July 2008 | Champions League | QR2 | H | FBK Kaunas | 0–0 |
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2 | 5 August 2008 | Champions League | QR2 | A | FBK Kaunas | 1–2 |
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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
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26 | 13 January 2009 | Scottish Cup | 4 | A | St Johnstone | 2–0 |
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32 | 18 February 2009[46] | Scottish Cup | 5 | A | Forfar Athletic | 4–0 |
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36 | 8 March 2009 | Scottish Cup | QF | H | Hamilton Academical | 5–1 |
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43 | 25 April 2009 | Scottish Cup | SF | N | St Mirren | 3–0 |
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49 | 30 May 2009 | Scottish Cup | F | N | Falkirk | 1–0 |
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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
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Tournament |
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9 | 24 September 2008 | League Cup | 3 | A | Partick Thistle | 2–1 |
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13 | 28 October 2008 | League Cup | QF | H | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 |
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29 | 27 January 2009 | League Cup | SF | N | Falkirk | 3–0 |
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37 | 15 March 2009 | League Cup | F | N | Celtic | 0–2 |
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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
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1 | 13 July 2008 | Friendly | A | Preußen Münster | 1–0 |
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2 | 16 July 2008 | Friendly | A | Sportfreunde Lotte | 3–1 |
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3 | 19 July 2009 | Friendly | A | Schalke 04 | 0–1 |
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4 | 22 July 2009 | Friendly | A | Clyde | 1–0 |
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5 | 26 July 2009 | Friendly | A | Raith Rovers | 2–1 |
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6 | 2 August 2009 | Friendly | H | Liverpool | 0–4 |
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7 | 4 February 2009 | Friendly | H | Milan | 2–2 |
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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 |
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Scottish Premier League | — | 1st | 9 August | 24 May |
Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | 30 July | 6 August |
League Cup | 3rd round | Runners-up | 24 September | 15 March |
Scottish Cup | 4th Round | Winners | 13 January | 30 May |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- 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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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- Original date was 18 October 2009 - postponed due to death of Dundee United Chairman Eddie Thompson
- Boyd was officially credited with the goal but it was recorded as a Karipidis (Own goal) by media sources, see Boyd's page
- Boyd gets gift of a goal for his tally, match referee awards Boyd the goal
- Original date was 15 March 2009 - postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup Final
- Original date was 8 February 2009 - postponed due to a frozen and unplayable pitch