List of Rangers F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Rangers Football Club in Scottish and European football, from 1890 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Overview

Although Rangers had been playing in the Scottish Cup since season 1874–75, being runners-up twice, they did not compete in an official league until 1890–91. In their very first season the club played eighteen championship matches, also a play-off which they drew and so shared the first ever league title with Dumbarton.

The Scottish League Cup did not begin until season 1946–47, Rangers won the inaugural competition by defeating Aberdeen 4–0 in the final. The 1956–57 season saw the club enter the European arena.

Seasons

1880s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[1]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1883–84	n/a[2]									SF	n/a[3]	n/a[4]	None	0	[5]
1884–85										QF
1885–86										R1			None	0	[6]
1886–87										R3			Matthew Lawrie	5	[7]
1887–88										R2			Willie White Robert Brand	2
1888–89										R2			Thomas Wylie Sloan	2

1890s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
1889–90	n/a[8]									R3	Thomas Wylie	3
1890–91	Scottish League	18	13	3	2	58	25	29	1st	R1	John McPherson	15	[9][10]
1891–92	Scottish League	22	11	2	9	59	46	24	5th	SF	John McPherson	12
1892–93	Scottish League	18	12	4	2	41	27	28	2nd	QF	Hugh McCreadie	13
1893–94	Division One	18	8	4	6	44	30	20	4th	W	James Steel	12	[11]
1894–95	Division One	18	10	2	6	41	26	22	3rd	R1	John McPherson John Barker	9
1895–96	Division One	18	11	4	3	57	39	26	2nd	QF	Alex Smith	16
1896–97	Division One	18	11	3	4	64	30	25	3rd	W	Tommy Hyslop John McPherson	15
1897–98	Division One	18	13	3	2	71	15	29	2nd	W	Robert Hamilton	26
1898–99	Division One	18	18	0	0	79	18	36	1st	RU	RC Hamilton	25
1899–00	Division One	18	15	2	1	69	27	32	1st	SF	Robert Hamilton	23

1900s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
1900–01	Division One	20	17	1	2	60	25	35	1st	R1	Robert Hamilton	20
1901–02	Division One	18	13	2	3	43	29	28	1st	SF	Robert Hamilton	11
1902–03	Division One	22	12	5	5	56	30	29	3rd	W	Robert Hamilton	18
1903–04	Division One	26	16	6	4	80	33	38	3rd	RU	Robert Hamilton	31
1904–05	Division One	26	19	3	4	83	28	41	2nd	RU	Robert Hamilton	19
1905–06	Division One	30	15	7	8	58	48	37	4th	QF	Robert Hamilton	10
1906–07	Division One	34	19	7	8	69	33	45	3rd	QF	Jimmy Speirs	14
1907–08	Division One	34	21	8	5	74	40	50	3rd	R2	Robert Campbell	25
1908–09	Division One	34	19	7	8	91	38	45	4th	F	Robert Campbell	17	[12]
1909–10	Division One	34	20	6	8	70	35	46	3rd	R2	Willie Hunter	19

1910s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
1910–11	Division One	34	23	6	5	90	34	52	1st	QF	Willie Reid	41
1911–12	Division One	34	24	3	7	86	34	51	1st	R2	Willie Reid	34
1912–13	Division One	34	24	5	5	76	41	53	1st	R3	Willie Reid	23
1913–14	Division One	38	27	5	6	79	31	59	2nd	R3	Willie Reid	25
1914–15	Division One	38	23	4	11	74	47	50	3rd	n/a[13]	Willie Reid	28
1915–16	Division One	38	25	6	7	87	39	56	2nd		Willie Reid	21
1916–17	Division One	38	24	5	9	68	32	53	3rd		Charlie Duncan	15
1917–18	Division One	34	25	6	3	66	24	56	1st		Tommy Cairns Jimmy Gordon	11
1918–19	Division One	34	26	5	3	86	16	57	2nd		David McLean	29
1919–20	Division One	42	31	9	2	106	25	71	1st	SF	Andy Cunningham	25

1920s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
1920–21	Division One	42	35	6	1	91	24	76	1st	RU	Andy Cunningham	27
1921–22	Division One	42	28	10	4	83	26	66	2nd	RU	Geordie Henderson	27
1922–23	Division One	38	23	9	6	67	29	55	1st	R2	Geordie Henderson	24
1923–24	Division One	38	25	9	4	72	29	59	1st	R3	Geordie Henderson	23
1924–25	Division One	38	25	10	3	76	26	60	1st	SF	Geordie Henderson	32
1925–26	Division One	38	19	6	13	79	55	44	6th	SF	Andy Cunningham Jimmy Fleming	20
1926–27	Division One	38	23	10	5	85	41	56	1st	QF	Jimmy Fleming	21
1927–28	Division One	38	26	8	4	109	36	60	1st	W	Jimmy Fleming	37	[14]
1928–29	Division One	38	30	7	1	107	32	67	1st	RU	Jimmy Fleming	40
1929–30	Division One	38	28	4	6	94	32	60	1st	W	Jimmy Fleming	33

1930s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
1930–31	Division One	38	27	6	5	96	29	60	1st	R2	Bob McPhail	22
1931–32	Division One	38	28	5	5	118	42	61	2nd	W	Sam English	53	[15]
1932–33	Division One	38	26	10	2	113	43	62	1st	R3	Jimmy Smith	35
1933–34	Division One	38	30	6	2	118	41	66	1st	W	Jimmy Smith	46	[16]
1934–35	Division One	38	25	5	8	96	46	55	1st	W	Jimmy Smith	44
1935–36	Division One	38	27	7	4	110	43	61	2nd	W	Jimmy Smith	37
1936–37	Division One	38	26	9	3	88	32	61	1st	R1	Jimmy Smith	31
1937–38	Division One	38	18	13	7	75	49	49	3rd	SF	Jimmy Smith	25
1938–39	Division One	38	25	9	4	112	55	59	1st	R3	Alex Venters	37
1939–40	Division One	5	4	1	0	14	3	9			Willie Thornton	5	[17]

1940s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos			Name	Goals
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1946–47	Division One	30	21	4	5	76	26	46	1st	R2	W	Willie Thornton Jimmy Duncanson	25
1947–48	Division One	30	21	4	5	64	28	46	2nd	W	SF	Willie Thornton	22
1948–49	Division One	30	20	6	4	63	32	46	1st	W	W	Willie Thornton	34
1949–50	Division One	30	22	6	2	58	26	50	1st	W	SF	Willie Findlay	18

1950s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[1]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1950–51	Division One	30	17	4	9	64	37	38	2nd	R2	Sect	n/a[18]	Willie Thornton	19
1951–52	Division One	30	16	9	5	61	31	41	2nd	QF	RU		Willie Thornton	27
1952–53	Division One	30	18	7	5	80	39	43	1st	W	SF		Derek Grierson	31
1953–54	Division One	30	13	8	9	56	35	34	4th	SF	SF		Willie Paton	22
1954–55	Division One	30	19	3	8	67	33	41	3rd	R6	QF		Billy Simpson	23
1955–56	Division One	34	22	8	4	85	27	52	1st	QF	SF		Johnny Hubbard	27
1956–57	Division One	34	26	3	5	96	48	55	1st	R6	Sect	European Cup - R2	Max Murray	36
1957–58	Division One	34	22	5	7	89	49	49	2nd	SF	RU	European Cup - R1	Max Murray	35
1958–59	Division One	34	21	8	5	92	51	50	1st	R3	Sect		Max Murray	24
1959–60	Division One	34	17	8	9	72	38	42	3rd	W	Sect	European Cup - SF	Jimmy Millar	36

1960s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[1]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1960–61	Division One	34	23	5	6	88	46	51	1st	R3	W	Cup Winners' Cup - RU	Ralph Brand	40
1961–62	Division One	34	22	7	5	84	31	51	2nd	W	W	European Cup - QF	Ralph Brand	40
1962–63	Division One	34	25	7	2	94	28	57	1st	W	SF	Cup Winners' Cup - R1	Jimmy Millar	43
1963–64	Division One	34	25	5	4	85	31	55	1st	W	W	European Cup - QR	Jim Forrest	39
1964–65	Division One	34	18	8	8	78	35	44	5th	QF	W	European Cup - QF	Jim Forrest	57
1965–66	Division One	34	25	5	4	91	29	55	2nd	W	RU		George McLean	39
1966–67	Division One	34	24	7	3	92	31	55	2nd	R1	RU	Cup Winners' Cup - RU	Alex Smith	23
1967–68	Division One	34	28	5	1	93	34	61	2nd	QF	Sect	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - QF	Alex Ferguson	22
1968–69	Division One	34	21	7	6	81	32	49	2nd	RU	Sect	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - SF	Willie Johnston	23
1969–70	Division One	34	19	7	8	67	40	45	2nd	QF	Sect	Cup Winners' Cup - R2	Colin Stein	27

1970s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[19]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1970–71	Division One	34	16	9	9	58	34	41	4th	RU	W	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - R1	Colin Stein	20
1971–72	Division One	34	21	2	11	71	38	44	3rd	SF	Sect	Cup Winners' Cup - W	Colin Stein	25
1972–73	Division One	34	26	4	4	74	30	56	2nd	W	SF	n/a	Derek Parlane	27
1973–74	Division One	34	21	6	7	67	34	48	3rd	R4	SF	Cup Winners' Cup - R2	Derek Parlane	22
1974–75	Division One	34	25	6	3	86	33	56	1st	R3	Sect	n/a	Derek Parlane	18
1975–76	Premier Division	36	23	8	5	60	24	54	1st	W	W	European Cup - R2	Derek Johnstone	31
1976–77	Premier Division	36	18	10	8	62	37	46	2nd	RU	SF	European Cup - R1	Derek Johnstone	21
1977–78	Premier Division	36	24	7	5	76	39	55	1st	W	W	Cup Winners' Cup - R1	Derek Johnstone	38
1978–79	Premier Division	36	18	9	9	52	35	45	2nd	W	W	European Cup - QF	Gordon Smith	17
1979–80	Premier Division	36	15	7	14	50	46	37	5th	RU	R3	Cup Winners' Cup - R2	Derek Johnstone	21

1980s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[20]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1980–81	Premier Division	36	16	12	8	60	32	44	3rd	W	R3	n/a	Colin McAdam	21
1981–82	Premier Division	36	16	11	9	57	45	43	3rd	RU	W	Cup Winners' Cup - R1	John McDonald	22
1982–83	Premier Division	36	13	12	11	52	41	38	4th	RU	RU	UEFA Cup - R2	John McDonald	20
1983–84	Premier Division	36	15	12	9	53	41	42	4th	QF	W	Cup Winners' Cup - R2	Ally McCoist	20
1984–85	Premier Division	36	13	12	11	47	38	38	4th	R4	W	UEFA Cup - R2	Ally McCoist	18
1985–86	Premier Division	36	13	9	14	53	45	35	5th	R3	SF	UEFA Cup - R1	Ally McCoist	27
1986–87	Premier Division	44	31	7	6	85	23	69	1st	R3	W	UEFA Cup - R3	Ally McCoist	38
1987–88	Premier Division	44	26	8	10	85	34	60	3rd	R4	W	European Cup - QF	Ally McCoist	42
1988–89	Premier Division	36	26	4	6	62	26	56	1st	RU	W	UEFA Cup - R2	Kevin Drinkell	19
1989–90	Premier Division	36	20	11	5	48	19	51	1st	R4	RU	European Cup - R1	Ally McCoist	18

1990s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[21]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1990–91	Premier Division	36	24	7	5	62	23	55	1st	QF	W	European Cup - R2	Mo Johnston	19
1991–92	Premier Division	44	33	6	5	101	31	72	1st	W	SF	European Cup - R1	Ally McCoist	39
1992–93	Premier Division	44	33	7	4	97	35	73	1st	W	W	Champions League - GS	Ally McCoist	49
1993–94	Premier Division	44	22	14	8	74	41	58	1st	RU	W	Champions League - R1	Mark Hateley	30
1994–95	Premier Division	36	20	9	7	60	35	69	1st	R4	R3	Champions League - QR	Mark Hateley	15
1995–96	Premier Division	36	27	6	3	85	25	87	1st	W	SF	Champions League- GS	Gordon Durie	23
1996–97	Premier Division	36	25	5	6	85	33	80	1st	QF	W	Champions League - GS	Brian Laudrup	21
1997–98	Premier Division	36	21	9	6	76	38	72	2nd	RU	QF	Champions League - QR2 UEFA Cup - R1	Marco Negri	37
1998–99	Premier League	36	23	8	5	78	31	77	1st	W	W	UEFA Cup - R3	Rod Wallace	27
1999–00	Premier League	36	28	6	2	96	26	90	1st	W	QF	Champions League - GS UEFA Cup - R3	Rod Wallace	21

2000s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[22]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
2000–01	Premier League	38	26	4	8	76	36	82	2nd	QF	SF	Champions League - GS UEFA Cup - R3	Jörg Albertz	15
2001–02	Premier League	38	25	10	3	82	27	85	2nd	W	W	Champions League - QR3 UEFA Cup - R4	Tore André Flo	25
2002–03	Premier League	38	31	4	3	101	28	97	1st	W	W	UEFA Cup - R1	Ronald de Boer	20
2003–04	Premier League	38	25	6	7	76	33	81	2nd	QF	SF	Champions League - GS	Shota Arveladze	15
2004–05	Premier League	38	29	6	3	78	22	93	1st	R3	W	UEFA Cup - GS	Nacho Novo	25
2005–06	Premier League	38	21	10	7	67	37	73	3rd	R4	QF	Champions League - L16	Kris Boyd	20
2006–07	Premier League	38	21	9	8	61	32	72	2nd	R3	QF	UEFA Cup - L16	Kris Boyd	26
2007–08	Premier League	38	27	5	6	84	33	86	2nd	W	W	Champions League - GS	Kris Boyd	25
												UEFA Cup - RU
2008–09	Premier League	38	26	8	4	77	28	86	1st	W	RU	Champions League - QR2	Kris Boyd	31
2009–10	Premier League	38	26	9	3	82	28	87	1st	QF	W	Champions League - GS	Kris Boyd	26

2010s

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other[23]	Top goalscorer		Notes
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
2010–11	Premier League	38	30	3	5	88	29	93	1st	R5	W	Champions League - GS Europa League - Rof16	Kenny Miller	22
2011–12	Premier League	38	26	5	7	77	28	73†	2nd	R5	R3	Champions League - QR3 Europa League - POR	Nikica Jelavić	17	[24]
2012–13	Third Division	36	25	8	3	87	29	83	1st	R5	QF	Challenge Cup - QF	Lee McCulloch	26
2013–14	League One	36	33	3	0	106	18	102	1st	SF	R1	Challenge Cup - RU	Jon Daly	25
2014–15	Championship	36	19	10	7	69	39	67	3rd	R5	SF	Challenge Cup - SF	Nicky Law	13	[25]
2015–16	Championship	36							1st		R4	Challenge Cup - W	Martyn Waghorn	28

^† Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[26]

Notes

1. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
2. The club did not start playing league football until 1890.
3. The Scottish League Cup competition did not begin until 1946.
4. The club did not start playing European football until 1955.
5. Rangers also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
6. Rangers also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
7. Rangers also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
8. The club did not start playing league football until 1890.
9. From goals in the League and in the Scottish Cup
10. Shared with Dumbarton after a play off finished 2–2
11. Rangers win their first Scottish Cup, thanks to a 3–1 win over Celtic
12. Final between Rangers and Celtic was abandoned due to a riot. The trophy was withheld.
13. The competition was withdrawn due to the outbreak of the First World War.
14. Club wins its first ever double, the league and Scottish Cup
15. Season saw the joint greatest number of goals scored in the league
16. Season saw the joint greatest number of goals scored in the league
17. The 1939–40 season was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War, see below for details of wartime season
19. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
20. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
21. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
22. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
23. Includes European and Scottish Challenge Cup matches.
24. Due to financial problems, Rangers were relegated to the fourth tier of Scottish Football.
25. Rangers lost 6-1 on aggregate in the play-off final against Motherwell.
26. "Rangers Football Club enters administration". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

External links

• Rangers Results: 1872–2006, Chic Sharp
• Soccerbase.com