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Rangers
2018–19 season
Rangers and Spartak Moscow line up before their UEFA Europa League tie at Ibrox
ChairmanDave King
ManagerSteven Gerrard
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Alfredo Morelos (18)
All: Alfredo Morelos (30)
Highest home attendance50,171 v Villarreal (29 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance35,042 v Ayr United (26 September 2018)
Average home league attendance49,564

The 2018–19 season was the 139th season of competitive football by Rangers. It is their third consecutive season back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season.[1] Rangers also competed in the Europa League, progressing through four qualifying rounds before being eliminated at the group stage. They were knocked out of both domestic cups (League Cup and Scottish Cup) by Aberdeen.[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

3 July 2018 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–1 Wales The New Saints Auchenhowie
Atakayi
Murphy
McCrorie 		Report Ebbe Stadium: The Hummel Training Centre
6 July 2018 Friendly Rangers Scotland 6–0 England Bury Glasgow
19:15 Murphy 7'
Katić 31'
Arfield 35', 65'
Morelos 70'
Rudden 75'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,015
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 July 2018 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–0 England Wigan Athletic Glasgow
15:00 Morelos 52'
Katić 57'
Bruce 62' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 28,779
Referee: Bobby Madden
20 January 2019 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–2 Finland HJK Helsinki Glasgow
12:00 Arfield 28'
Katić 53'
Candeias 75'		 Report Kouassivi-Benissan 30'
Lappalainen 55'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 21,224

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2018 1 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
14:00 Ferguson Yellow card 65'
Devlin Yellow card 74'
Forrester Yellow card 88'
Anderson 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Morelos Red card 12'
Tavernier 30' (pen.)
Arfield Yellow card 74'
Goldson Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,046
Referee: Kevin Clancy
12 August 2018 2 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
16:00 Morelos 14'
Goldson 24'
R. McCrorie Red card 31'
Barišić Yellow card 33'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Mullen Yellow card 28'
Smith Yellow card 45'
Baird Yellow card 69'
S. McGinn Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,680
Referee: Don Robertson
26 August 2018 3 Motherwell 3–3 Rangers Motherwell
12:30 Johnson 3'
McHugh 18'
Campbell Yellow card 37'
Hartley Yellow card 49', 90+4'
Aldred Yellow card 66'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Lafferty 15', 38'
Ejaria 43'
Barišić Yellow card 55'
Halliday Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,545
Referee: Craig Thomson
2 September 2018 4 Celtic 1–0 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Brown Yellow card 10'
Édouard Yellow card 37'
Ntcham 62'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Barišić Yellow card 29'
McGregor Yellow card 50'
Morelos Yellow card 70'
Goldson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,865
Referee: Willie Collum
15 September 2018 5 Rangers 4–0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 Coulibaly 4'
Kent 14'
Tavernier 45+3' (pen.)
Morelos Yellow card 69'
Goldson Yellow card 72'
Middleton 83'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Kerr Yellow card 35'
Ngwatala Yellow card 42'
K. Miller Yellow card 47' Red card 79'
Curran Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,130
Referee: Kevin Clancy
23 September 2018 6 Rangers 5–1 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Tavernier 9'
Morelos 34'
Arfield 52'
Lafferty 74'
Candeias 79'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Foster Yellow card 30'
Kerr Yellow card 70'
Swanson Yellow card 75'
Alston 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,729
Referee: Steven McLean
30 September 2018 7 Livingston 1–0 Rangers Livingston
13:30 Robinson Yellow card 34'
Menga 34'
Burns Yellow card 79'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 9,246
Referee: Craig Thomson
7 October 2018 8 Rangers 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00 Kent 3'
Morelos 13'
Worrall Yellow card 24'
Arfield 32', Yellow card 40'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Smith Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 55'
Dunne Yellow card 27', 67'
Mitchell Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,865
Referee: John Beaton
21 October 2018 9 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Rangers Hamilton
13:30 Miller Yellow card 12'
Martin Yellow card 18'
MacKinnon Yellow card 75'
Boyd 80', Yellow card 89'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Kent 41', Yellow card 41'
Candeias Yellow card 43'
Rossiter Yellow card 72'
Morelos Yellow card 75', 90+4'
Tavernier 84' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Halliday Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Hope CBD Stadium
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Andrew Dallas
31 October 2018 11 Rangers 1–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 Morelos 9', Yellow card 88'
Kent Yellow card 67'
Jack Yellow card 89'
Halliday Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Stewart 15'
Power Yellow card 28'
Dicker Yellow card 31'
Broadfoot Yellow card 37'
O'Donnell Yellow card 87'
Ndjoli Yellow card 90'
Enobakhare Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,279
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 November 2018 12 St Mirren 0–2 Rangers Paisley
12:30 Erhahon Yellow card 39'
McShane Yellow card 75'
Ferdinand Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Jack Yellow card 30'
Arfield Yellow card 39'
Candeias 80', Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Morelos 90+2'		 Stadium: Simple Digital Arena
Attendance: 6,033
Referee: Willie Collum
11 November 2018 13 Rangers 7–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 Arfield 8', 60'
Tavernier 35' (pen.)
Morelos 38'
Middleton 59'
Grezda 68', 75'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Main 25'
McHugh Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 34'
Hartley Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,802
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 November 2018 14 Rangers 3–0 Livingston Glasgow
15:00 Candeias 20'
Arfield Yellow card 28', 88'
Morelos 83', Yellow card 86'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,448
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 December 2018 15 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Rangers Edinburgh
12:00 McAuley 27' (o.g.) Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Goldson 35'
Morelos 41'
Grezda Yellow card 63'
Arfield Red card 72'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 19,429
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 December 2018 16 Rangers 0–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 Morelos Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 64'
Lafferty Yellow card 49'
McGregor Yellow card 89'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 McKenna 7'
Cosgrove Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 34'
Shinnie Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,711
Referee: Steven McLean
9 December 2018 17 Dundee 1–1 Rangers Dundee
13:30 Miller 9'
Ralph Red card 20'
Kusunga Yellow card 42'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Jack Yellow card 14'
Halliday 21'
Lafferty Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2018 18 Rangers 1–0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 Candeias 3'
Lafferty Yellow card 90+2'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Gordon Yellow card 39'
Taiwo Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,055
Referee: Euan Anderson
19 December 2018 10 Hibernian 0–0 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Porteous Yellow card 80'
Slivka Yellow card 90+2'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Goldson Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,662
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 December 2018 19 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers Perth
12:15 Kennedy 45'
Craig Yellow card 54'
Alston Yellow card 87'
Watt Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Goldson Yellow card 62'
Morelos 65', 88', Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,086
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 December 2018 20 Rangers 1–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 Morelos 25' Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Mallan Yellow card 54'
McGregor 86'
Mackie Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,885
Referee: Andrew Dallas
29 December 2018 21 Rangers 1–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:30 Jack 30'
Halliday Yellow card 88'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Lustig Yellow card 45+2'
Ajer Yellow card 76'
Brown Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,128
Referee: John Beaton
23 January 2019 22 Kilmarnock 2–1 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 Bachmann Yellow card 12'
Brophy 22', Yellow card 73'
Jones 66'
Tshibola Yellow card 70'
Dicker Yellow card 88'
Power Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Defoe 13'
McAuley Yellow card 33'
Morelos Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 12,374
Referee: Don Robertson
27 January 2019 23 Livingston 0–3 Rangers Livingston
16:00 Lamie Yellow card 27'
Jacobs Yellow card 86'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Jack 30'
McCrorie Yellow card 36'
Kent 48'
Morelos 74'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 9,028
Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 February 2019 24 Rangers 4–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 Tavernier 3' (pen.), 55' (pen.), soccer ball with red X 26'
Morelos Yellow card 39'
McCrorie Yellow card 49'
Defoe 80' (pen.)
Kent 81'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Baird Yellow card 26'
P. McGinn Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,463
Referee: Andrew Dallas
6 February 2019 25 Aberdeen 2–4 Rangers Aberdeen
19:45 Cosgrove 31', 47' (pen.)
Logan Yellow card 36'
McKenna Red card 55'
Ferguson Yellow card 78'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Morelos 20', 38', Red card 57'
Tavernier 43' (pen.)
Candeias Yellow card 70'
Arfield Yellow card 72'
Defoe 90+4'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,190
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 February 2019 26 Rangers 0–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,549
Referee: Steven McLean
24 February 2019 27 Hamilton Academical 0–5 Rangers Hamilton
12:15 Andreu Yellow card 69' Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Jack 16'
Defoe 17'
Arfield 24'
Tavernier 44' (pen.)
Lafferty 88'		 Stadium: The Hope CBD Stadium
Attendance: 5,827
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 February 2019 28 Rangers 4–0 Dundee Glasgow
19:45 Kamara 4'
Tavernier 8'
Morelos 23'
Defoe 89'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 O'Dea Yellow card 71'
Woods Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,859
Referee: Don Robertson
8 March 2019 29 Hibernian 1–1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 McGregor Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Gray Yellow card 55'
Kamberi 76', Yellow card 90'
Hanlon Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Candeias 43'
Goldson Yellow card 49'
Worrall Yellow card 88'
Jack Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 20,065
Referee: Steven McLean
16 March 2019 30 Rangers 1–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 McGregor Yellow card 24'
Morelos 64'
Goldson Yellow card 90+3'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 McAleny 29'
Mulumbu Yellow card 57'
Power Yellow card 60'
O'Donnell Yellow card 73'
Findlay Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,527
Referee: Greg Aitken
31 March 2019 31 Celtic 2–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Hayes Yellow card 26'
Édouard 27', Yellow card 28'
Brown Yellow card 80'
Forrest 86'
Lustig Yellow card 90+7'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Morelos Red card 31'
Arfield Yellow card 43'
Kent 63'
Halliday Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+7'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,773
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2019 32 Rangers 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
19:45 Defoe 16'
Goldson 21'
Flanagan Yellow card 40'
Arfield 48'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Godinho Yellow card 57'
Djoum Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,702
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 April 2019 33 Motherwell 0–3 Rangers Motherwell
12:30 Main Yellow card 44'
Grimshaw Yellow card 45'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Arfield 22', 39', 60' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 April 2019 34 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Rangers Edinburgh
12:00 Burns Yellow card 63'
MacLean 74'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Defoe 15', Yellow card 81'
Jack 36'
Katić 48'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,212
Referee: John Beaton
28 April 2019 35 Rangers 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Defoe Yellow card 33'
Tavernier 48' (pen.), 80' (pen.)		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Considine Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 79'
Lewis Yellow card 81'
McKenna Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,008
Referee: Don Robertson
5 May 2019 36 Rangers 1–0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:30 Defoe 41'
McGregor Red card 89'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Mallan Yellow card 40'
Milligan Yellow card 71'
McNulty Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,102
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 May 2019 37 Rangers 2–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 Tavernier 2'
Flanagan Yellow card 51'
Arfield 63', Yellow card 64'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Hayes Yellow card 74'
Ajer Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,209
Referee: Kevin Clancy
19 May 2019 38 Kilmarnock 2–1 Rangers Kilmarnock
15:00 Burke 9'
O'Donnell Yellow card 76'
Brophy 89' (pen.)		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Flanagan Yellow card 21'
Morelos 66', Yellow card 68'
Barišić Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 12,248
Referee: Willie Collum

League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup
19 August 2018 Second round Kilmarnock 1–3 Rangers Kilmarnock
13:30 Dicker Yellow card 21'
K. Boyd Yellow card 45+1'
Barišić 51' (o.g.)
Power Yellow card 73'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Candeias Yellow card 24'
Morelos 28', 43', 74', Yellow card 60'
Arfield Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 12,016
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 September 2018 Quarter-final Rangers 4–0 Ayr United Glasgow
19:45 Katić 16'
Middleton 31', 70'
Morelos Yellow card 37', 49'
Grezda Yellow card 73'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 October 2018 Semi-final Aberdeen 1–0 Rangers Glasgow
16:30 Shinnie Yellow card 3'
Ferguson Yellow card 45+7', 79'
McKenna Yellow card 54'
Lewis Yellow card 90'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report		 Ejaria Yellow card 2'
Sadiq Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,186
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
30 January 2019 Fourth round Cowdenbeath 1–3 Rangers Cowdenbeath
19:45 Renton Yellow card 35'
Swann soccer ball with red X 47'
Cox 47'
Mullen Yellow card 72'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report		 Halliday 12'
Coulibaly 23'
Lafferty 45+1', Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Craig Thomson
9 February 2019 Fifth round Kilmarnock 0–0 Rangers Kilmarnock
17:15 Broadfoot Yellow card 15'
Power Yellow card 25'
S. Boyd Yellow card 45+1'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 11,430
Referee: Alan Muir
20 February 2019 Fifth Round R Rangers 5–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 Morelos 7', 45+1', 78', 83'
Halliday 77'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report		 Bachmann Red card 25'
Tshibola Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Alan Muir
3 March 2019 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
13:30 Cosgrove 11' (pen.), Yellow card 71'
McLennan Yellow card 53'
Shinnie Yellow card 72'
Lowe Yellow card 78'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report		 Morelos Yellow card 15'
Worrall 49'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,395
Referee: Kevin Clancy
12 March 2019 Quarter-final R Rangers 0–2 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 Candeias Yellow card 30'
Morelos Yellow card 33'
Davis Yellow card 90+1'		 Rangers Report
BBC Report		 McGinn 3', Yellow card 53'
McKenna Yellow card 34'
May Yellow card 38'
Ferguson Yellow card 42'
McLennan 62'
Shinnie Yellow card 67'
Ball Yellow card 70'
Campbell Yellow card 79'
Considine Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,397
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualification stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
12 July 2018 1QR 1st leg Rangers Scotland 2–0 North Macedonia Shkupi Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST Murphy 23'
Candeias Yellow card 47'
Morelos Yellow card 82'
Tavernier 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Ilijoski Yellow card 32'
Muarem Yellow card 77'
Owono Yellow card 88'
Adem Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,309
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
17 July 2018 1QR 2nd leg Shkupi North Macedonia 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
16:55 BST Stojkoski Yellow card 44'
Ilijoski Yellow card 46'
Muarem Yellow card 59'
Broja Yellow card 62'
Tipurić Yellow card 67'		 Report Windass Yellow card 59' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
26 July 2018 2QR 1st leg Osijek Croatia 0–1 Scotland Rangers Osijek, Croatia
19:45 BST Škorić Yellow card 59'
Pušić Yellow card 61'
Henty Yellow card 87'
Lyopa Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Morelos 18'
Flanagan Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
2 August 2018 2QR 2nd leg Rangers Scotland 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Croatia Osijek Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST Katić 53', Yellow card 90+4'
Flanagan Yellow card 71'
Tavernier Yellow card 73'		 Report Marić Yellow card 40'
Škorić Yellow card 51'
Grgić Yellow card 83'
Goldson 89' (o.g.)
Henty Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,202
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
9 August 2018 3QR 1st leg Rangers Scotland 3–1 Slovenia Maribor Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST Morelos 6'
Flanagan Yellow card 21'
Tavernier 50' (pen.)
Ejaria Yellow card 69'
Coulibaly 86'		 Report Bajde 40'
Ivković Yellow card 50'
Šuler Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,001
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
16 August 2018 3QR 2nd leg Maribor Slovenia 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Maribor, Slovenia
19:15 BST Ivković Yellow card 90+3' Report Ejaria Yellow card 27'
Candeias Yellow card 32'
Jack Yellow card 35'
Murphy Yellow card 74'
Arfield Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 11,166
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
23 August 2018 PO 1st leg Rangers Scotland 1–0 Russia Ufa Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST Goldson 41', Yellow card 90+4'
Lafferty Yellow card 72'		 Report Igboun Yellow card 57'
Zaseyev Yellow card 76'
Paurević Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,338
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
30 August 2018 PO 2st leg Ufa Russia 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Ufa, Russia
16:00 BST Sysuyev 32'
Salatić Yellow card 34'
Paurević Yellow card 82'
Igboun Yellow card 86'		 Report Ejaria 10'
Flanagan Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 66'
Morelos Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 38'		 Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 13,186
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL RW RAN SPM
1 Spain Villarreal 6 2 4 0 12 5 +7 10[a] Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 2–2 2–0
2 Austria Rapid Wien 6 3 1 2 6 9 −3 10[a] 0–0 — 1–0 2–0
3 Scotland Rangers 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 0–0 3–1 — 0–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 3–3 1–2 4–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Villarreal 4, Rapid Wien 1.
20 September 2018 1 Villarreal Spain 2–2 Scotland Rangers Villarreal, Spain
17:55 BST Bacca 1'
Balagueró 69'
Miguelón Yellow card 72'		 Report Goldson Yellow card 17'
Arfield 67'
Lafferty 76'
Dorrans Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,982
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 October 2018 2 Rangers Scotland 3–1 Austria Rapid Wien Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST McGregor Yellow card 43'
Morelos 43', 90+4'
Tavernier 84' (pen.)		 Report Berisha Yellow card 11', 42'
Ivan Yellow card 51'
Müldür Yellow card 63'
Schwab Yellow card 68'
Pavlović Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,534
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
25 October 2018 3 Rangers Scotland 0–0 Russia Spartak Moscow Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST Morelos Yellow card 45+2'
Candeias Yellow card 59'		 Report Dzhikiya Yellow card 33'
Fernando Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,068
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
8 November 2018 4 Spartak Moscow Russia 4–3 Scotland Rangers Moscow, Russia
17:55 GMT Popov Yellow card 15'
Melgarejo 22', Yellow card 76'
Rasskazov Yellow card 28'
Fernando Yellow card 30'
Goldson 35' (o.g.)
Luiz Adriano 58'
Hanni 59'
Bocchetti Yellow card 63'		 Report Erëmenko 5' (o.g.)
Candeias 27'
Coulibaly Yellow card 34'
Middleton 41'
Morelos Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 22,296
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
29 November 2018 5 Rangers Scotland 0–0 Spain Villarreal Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT Candeias Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 44'
Flanagan Yellow card 90'
Middleton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Gaspar Yellow card 35'
Álvaro Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,171
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
13 December 2018 6 Rapid Wien Austria 1–0 Scotland Rangers Vienna, Austria
17:55 GMT Ivan Yellow card 26'
Müldür Yellow card 42'
Martic Yellow card 50'
Ljubicic 84'		 Report Jack Yellow card 43'
Goldson Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 23,850
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2018–19 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances, goals and discipline

No. Pos. Nat. Name Totals Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland SCO Allan McGregor 52 0 34 0 3 0 1 0 14 0 4 1
13 GK England ENG Wes Foderingham 8 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK England ENG Andy Firth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG James Tavernier (captain) 57 17 36+1 14 4 0 2 0 14 3 1 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Worrall 32 1 20+2 0 4 1 2 0 4 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Lee Wallace 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Connor Goldson 54 4 34 3 4 0 2 0 14 1 10 0
15 DF England ENG Jon Flanagan 30 0 14+2 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 9 1
19 DF Croatia CRO Nikola Katić 30 3 16+2 1 1 0 2 1 9 1 1 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Aidan Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF United States USA Matt Polster 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Croatia CRO Borna Barišić 22 0 14+2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
36 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Jack 46 4 26+4 4 5 0 1 0 9+1 0 6 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis 18 0 10+4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+0 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Ryan Kent 43 6 25+2 6 4 0 3 0 7+2 0 2 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 35 3 18+5 1 2+1 2 2 0 2+5 0 6 1
17 MF Scotland SCO Ross McCrorie 31 0 11+9 0 1 0 1+1 0 3+5 0 2 1
18 MF Finland FIN Glen Kamara 16 1 12+1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Portugal POR Daniel Candeias 52 6 26+7 5 5 0 1+1 0 12 1 10 2
23 MF Mali MLI Lassana Coulibaly 30 3 14+5 1 1 1 1 0 9 1 1 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Albania ALB Eros Grezda 17 2 7+6 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 2 0
37 MF Canada CAN Scott Arfield 46 12 28+1 11 4 0 1+1 0 10+1 1 9 1
39 MF Scotland SCO Liam Burt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Scotland SCO Glenn Middleton 28 5 4+11 2 0+1 0 1+1 2 3+7 1 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4+1 1 1 0
9 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe 20 8 10+7 8 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Kyle Lafferty 30 6 6+15 4 1+3 1 0 0 1+4 1 4 0
20 FW Colombia COL Alfredo Morelos 48 30 27+3 18 3 4 2 4 12+1 4 19 5
62 FW Scotland SCO Dapo Mebude 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
9 FW Nigeria NGA Umar Sadiq 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Ovie Ejaria 28 2 11+3 1 0 0 3 0 9+2 1 3 0
11 MF England ENG Josh Windass 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 2 0
18 MF England ENG Jordan Rossiter 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Greg Docherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK England ENG Jak Alnwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Northern Ireland NIR Lee Hodson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Robby McCrorie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Zak Rudden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Barjonas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW Finland FIN Serge Atakayi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Scotland SCO Jordan Houston 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− DF Malta MLT Myles Beerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− MF Scotland SCO Jason Holt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− MF Mexico MEX Carlos Peña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− FW Ghana GHA Joe Dodoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− FW Scotland SCO Ryan Hardie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− FW Mexico MEX Eduardo Herrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 19 May 2019
  • Source: [3]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League

Club

First Team Staff

As of 19 July 2018

Name Role
Manager England Steven Gerrard[4]
Assistant Manager Scotland Gary McAllister[5]
First Team Coach England Michael Beale[5]
Technical Coach England Tom Culshaw[5]
Goalkeeping Coach Scotland Colin Stewart[5]
Head of Scouting England Andy Scoulding
Club Scouts Scotland John Brown
Scotland Billy McLaren
England David Swanick
Scouting Coordinator England Rob Clarkson
Doctor England Dr Mark Waller
Head of Performance England Jordan Milsom[5]
Head of Preparation Scotland Craig Flannigan
Head of Strength and Conditioning Greece Paraskevas Polychronopoulos
Physiotherapist England Steve Walker
Masseur Scotland David Lavery
Kit Executive Scotland Jimmy Bell

Club Staff

As of 19 July 2018

Board of Directors – Rangers International Football Club Plc

As of 21 August 2018

Board of Directors – The Rangers Football Club Ltd

As of 19 July 2018

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Europa League 12 July 2018 13 December 2018 1st Round Group Stage 14 5 7 2 17 11 +6 035.71
Premiership 5 August 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 2nd 38 23 9 6 82 27 +55 060.53
League Cup 19 August 2018 28 October 2018 2nd Round Semi-Final 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 066.67
Scottish Cup 31 January 2019 12 March 2019 4th Round Quarter-Final 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 040.00
Total 60 32 18 10 115 44 +71 053.33

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 27 6 5 77 20 +57 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 23 9 6 82 27 +55 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
3 Kilmarnock 38 19 10 9 50 31 +19 67
4 Aberdeen 38 20 7 11 57 44 +13 67
5 Hibernian 38 14 12 12 51 39 +12 54
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Management statistics

Last updated 19 May 2019
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 1]
Steven Gerrard[7] 1 June 2018 Present 60 32 18 10 053.33

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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