1996–97 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1996–97 season
Chairman	David Murray
Manager	Walter Smith
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish Premier Division	Champions P36 W25 D5 L6 F85 A33 Pts80
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Brian Laudrup (17) All: Brian Laudrup (21)

The 1996–97 season was the 117th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Transfers

In

Date	Name	From	Fee
15 July 1996	Jörg Albertz	Hamburg	£4m
15 July 1996	Joachim Björklund	Vicenza	£2.2m
13 December 1996	Sebastian Rozental	Universidad Catolica	£3.5m
11 March 1997	Andy Dibble	Manchester City	Free
14 March 1997	Mark Hateley	Queens Park Rangers	£0.3m

Out

Date	Name	From	Fee
31 May 1996	Alexei Mikhailichenko		Retired
31 May 1996	Colin Scott	Hamilton Academical	Released
8 August 1996	Billy Thomson	Dundee	Free
13 August 1996	John Morrow	Oldham Athletic	Free

• Expendure: £10,000,000
• Income: £0
• Total loss/gain: £10,000,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 August 1996	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	46,221	Steven
17 August 1996	Dunfermline Athletic	A	5–2	16,782	McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2)
24 August 1996	Dundee United	H	1–0	48,285	Gascoigne
7 September 1996	Motherwell	A	1–0	12,288	Gough
14 September 1996	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	47,240	Durie, Gascoigne, McCoist
21 September 1996	Kilmarnock	A	4–1	14,812	Gascoigne (2, 1 (pen.)), Laudrup, Van Vossen
28 September 1996	Celtic	H	2–0	50,124	Gough, Gascoigne
12 October 1996	Hibernian	A	1–2	12,436	Albertz
19 October 1996	Aberdeen	H	2–2	50,076	Gascoigne, Laudrup (pen.)
26 October 1996	Motherwell	H	5–0	48,160	Gascoigne (3), Laudrup (2)
2 November 1996	Raith Rovers	A	2–2	9,722	Van Vossen, McCoist
14 November 1996	Celtic	A	1–0	50,009	Laudrup
1 December 1996	Aberdeen	A	3–0	19,168	Robertson, Laudrup, Miller
7 December 1996	Hibernian	H	4–3	48,053	McCoist (2), Ian Ferguson, Laudrup
10 December 1996	Dundee United	A	0–1	12,417
14 December 1996	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–1	45,878	McCoist, Gough, Andersen
17 December 1996	Kilmarnock	H	4–2	39,469	Andersen (3), Robertson
21 December 1996	Heart of Midlothian	A	4–1	15,139	Robertson, Laudrup, Albertz (pen.), Gascoigne
28 December 1996	Raith Rovers	H	4–0	48,322	Gough, Gascoigne, Albertz, McCoist
2 January 1997	Celtic	H	3–1	50,019	Andersen (2), Albertz
4 January 1997	Hibernian	A	2–1	12,650	Andersen, Albertz (pen.)
12 January 1997	Aberdeen	H	4–0	47,509	Andersen (2), Albertz (pen.), Laudrup
15 January 1997	Kilmarnock	A	1–1	15,662	Gascoigne
18 January 1997	Motherwell	A	3–1	13,166	Albertz, Laudrup, Gascoigne
1 February 1997	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0	50,024
8 February 1997	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–0	16,153	Durie, Albertz, Laudrup
23 February 1997	Hibernian	H	3–1	47,618	Gough, Albertz, Laudrup
1 March 1997	Aberdeen	A	2–2	16,331	Laudrup, Moore
12 March 1997	Dundee United	H	0–2	50,002
16 March 1997	Celtic	A	1–0	49,733	Laudrup
22 March 1997	Kilmarnock	H	1–2	50,036	Durie
5 April 1997	Dunfermline Athletic	H	4–0	50,098	Albertz, Petric, Laudrup, Hateley
15 April 1997	Raith Rovers	A	6–0	9,745	Durie (2), Petric, Robertson, Laudrup, McCoist
5 May 1997	Motherwell	H	0–2	50,059
7 May 1997	Dundee United	A	1–0	12,180	Laudrup
10 May 1997	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–3	13,097	McInnes

UEFA Champions League

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 1996	QR	Alania Vladikavkaz	H	3–1	44,799	McInnes, McCoist, Petric
21 August 1996	QR	Alania Vladikavkaz	A	7–2	32,000	McCoist (3), Laudrup (2), Van Vossen, Miller
11 September 1996	GS	Grasshopper Zurich	A	0–3	20,030
25 September 1996	GS	Auxerre	H	1–2	37,344	Gascoigne
16 October 1996	GS	Ajax	A	1–4	47,000	Durrant
30 October 1996	GS	Ajax	H	0–1	42,265
20 November 1996	GS	Grasshopper Zurich	H	2–1	34,192	McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
4 December 1996	GS	Auxerre	A	1–2	21,300	Gough

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 January 1997	R3	St Johnstone	H	2–0	45,037	Andersen, Rozental
15 February 1997	R4	East Fife	H	3–0	41,064	Robertson, Steven, McCoist
6 March 1997	QF	Celtic	A	0–2	49,284

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1996	R2	Clydebank	A	3–0	7,450	Van Vossen (2), McCoist
4 September 1996	R3	Ayr United	H	3–1	44,732	Albertz, Gascoigne, McInnes
17 September 1996	QF	Hibernian	H	4–0	45,104	Van Vossen (2), Durie, Albertz
22 October 1996	SF	Dunfermline Athletic	N	6–1	16,791	Laudrup (2), Andersen (2), McInnes, Albertz
24 November 1996	F	Heart of Midlothian	N	4–3	48,559	McCoist (2), Gascoigne (2)

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Andy Goram	GK	38	0
Trevor Steven	MF	10	2
Jorg Albertz	MF	47	13
Richard Gough	DF	41	6
Gordan Petric	DF	40	3
Joachim Björklund	DF	40	0
Gordon Durie	FW	24	6
Derek McInnes	MF	33	4
Ally McCoist	FW	37	20
Stuart McCall	MF	13	0
Brian Laudrup	MF	43	21
Ian Durrant	MF	16	1
Charlie Miller	MF	21	2
Peter van Vossen	FW	26	9
Alec Cleland	DF	45	0
Paul Gascoigne	MF	34	17
Ian Ferguson	MF	31	1
Craig Moore	DF	31	1
Erik Bo Andersen	FW	25	12
Steven Boyack	MF	1	0
Theo Snelders	GK	7	0
Greg Shields	DF	10	0
David Robertson	DF	30	5
Scott Wilson	DF	4	0
Alan McLaren	DF	20	0
Sebastián Rozental	FW	2	1
Andy Dibble	GK	7	0
Mark Hateley	FW	4	1
Darren Fitzgerald	FW	1	0
Stephen Wright	DF	2	0
Barry Ferguson	MF	1	0
Brian McGinty	MF	1	0
Paul McKnight	FW	1	0
John Brown	DF	1	0

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	25	5	6	85	33	+52	80	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	23	6	7	78	32	+46	75	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Dundee United	36	17	9	10	46	33	+13	60
4	Heart of Midlothian	36	14	10	12	46	43	+3	52
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	12	9	15	52	65	−13	45

Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes: