2018–19 Rangers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was the 139th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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

Rangers 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.[1]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

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3 July 2018 Friendly Rangers   3–1   The New Saints Auchenhowie
Atakayi  
Murphy  
McCrorie  
Report Ebbe   Stadium: The Hummel Training Centre
6 July 2018 Friendly Rangers   6–0   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   3–0   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   3–2   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

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5 August 2018 1 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
14:00 Ferguson   65'
Devlin   74'
Forrester   88'
Anderson   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Morelos   12'
Tavernier   30' (pen.)
Arfield   74'
Goldson   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   31'
Barišić   33'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Mullen   28'
Smith   45'
Baird   69'
S. McGinn   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   37'
Hartley   49',   90+4'
Aldred   66'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Lafferty   15', 38'
Ejaria   43'
Barišić   55'
Halliday   67'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,545
Referee: Craig Thomson
2 September 2018 4 Celtic 1–0 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Brown   10'
Édouard   37'
Ntcham   62'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Barišić   29'
McGregor   50'
Morelos   70'
Goldson   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   69'
Goldson   72'
Middleton   83'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Kerr   35'
Ngwatala   42'
K. Miller   47'   79'
Curran   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   30'
Kerr   70'
Swanson   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   34'
Menga   34'
Burns   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   24'
Arfield   32',   40'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Smith   15'   55'
Dunne   27',   67'
Mitchell   43'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,865
Referee: John Beaton
21 October 2018 9 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Rangers Hamilton
13:30 Miller   12'
Martin   18'
MacKinnon   75'
Boyd   80',   89'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Kent   41',   41'
Candeias   43'
Rossiter   72'
Morelos   75',   90+4'
Tavernier   84' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Halliday   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',   88'
Kent   67'
Jack   89'
Halliday   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Stewart   15'
Power   28'
Dicker   31'
Broadfoot   37'
O'Donnell   87'
Ndjoli   90'
Enobakhare   90+2'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,279
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 November 2018 12 St Mirren 0–2 Rangers Paisley
12:30 Erhahon   39'
McShane   75'
Ferdinand   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Jack   30'
Arfield   39'
Candeias   80',   81'   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   30'   34'
Hartley   50'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,802
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 November 2018 14 Rangers 3–0 Livingston Glasgow
15:00 Candeias   20'
Arfield   28',   88'
Morelos   83',   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   63'
Arfield   72'
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 19,429
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 December 2018 16 Rangers 0–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 Morelos   45+2'   64'
Lafferty   49'
McGregor   89'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
McKenna   7'
Cosgrove   10'   34'
Shinnie   53'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,101
Referee: Steven McLean
9 December 2018 17 Dundee 1–1 Rangers Dundee
13:30 Miller   9'
Ralph   20'
Kusunga   42'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Jack   14'
Halliday   21'
Lafferty   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   90+2'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Gordon   39'
Taiwo   67'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,055
Referee: Euan Anderson
19 December 2018 10 Hibernian 0–0 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Porteous   80'
Slivka   90+2'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Goldson   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   54'
Alston   87'
Watt   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Goldson   62'
Morelos   65', 88',   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   54'
McGregor   86'
Mackie   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   88'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Lustig   45+2'
Ajer   76'
Brown   78'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,128
Referee: John Beaton
23 January 2019 22 Kilmarnock 2–1 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 Bachmann   12'
Brophy   22',   73'
Jones   66'
Tshibola   70'
Dicker   88'
Power   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Defoe   13'
McAuley   33'
Morelos   50'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 12,374
Referee: Don Robertson
27 January 2019 23 Livingston 0–3 Rangers Livingston
16:00 Lamie   27'
Jacobs   86'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Jack   30'
McCrorie   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.),   26'
Morelos   39'
McCrorie   49'
Defoe   80' (pen.)
Kent   81'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Baird   26'
P. McGinn   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   36'
McKenna   55'
Ferguson   78'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Morelos   20', 38',   57'
Tavernier   43' (pen.)
Candeias   70'
Arfield   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   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   71'
Woods   80'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,859
Referee: Don Robertson
8 March 2019 29 Hibernian 1–1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 McGregor   8'   90+2'
Gray   55'
Kamberi   76',   90'
Hanlon   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Candeias   43'
Goldson   49'
Worrall   88'
Jack   90+3'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 20,065
Referee: Steven McLean
16 March 2019 30 Rangers 1–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 McGregor   24'
Morelos   64'
Goldson   90+3'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
McAleny   29'
Mulumbu   57'
Power   60'
O'Donnell   73'
Findlay   81'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,117
Referee: Greg Aitken
31 March 2019 31 Celtic 2–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Hayes   26'
Édouard   27',   28'
Brown   80'
Forrest   86'
Lustig   90+7'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Morelos   31'
Arfield   43'
Kent   63'
Halliday   90+2'   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   40'
Arfield   48'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Godinho   57'
Djoum   67'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,088
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 April 2019 33 Motherwell 0–3 Rangers Motherwell
12:30 Main   44'
Grimshaw   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   63'
MacLean   74'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Defoe   15',   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   33'
Tavernier   48' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Considine   44'   79'
Lewis   81'
McKenna   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   89'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Mallan   40'
Milligan   71'
McNulty   89'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,102
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 May 2019 37 Rangers 2–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 Tavernier   2'
Flanagan   51'
Arfield   63',   64'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Hayes   74'
Ajer   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   76'
Brophy   89' (pen.)
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Flanagan   21'
Morelos   66',   68'
Barišić   88'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 12,248
Referee: Willie Collum

League Cup

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19 August 2018 Second round Kilmarnock 1–3 Rangers Kilmarnock
13:30 Dicker   21'
K. Boyd   45+1'
Barišić   51' (o.g.)
Power   73'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Candeias   24'
Morelos   28', 43', 74',   60'
Arfield   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   37',   49'
Grezda   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   3'
Ferguson   45+7',   79'
McKenna   54'
Lewis   90'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Ejaria   2'
Sadiq   83'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,186
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

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30 January 2019 Fourth round Cowdenbeath 1–3 Rangers Cowdenbeath
19:45 Renton   35'
Swann   47'
Cox   47'
Mullen   72'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
Halliday   12'
Coulibaly   23'
Lafferty   45+1',   63'
Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Craig Thomson
9 February 2019 Fifth round Kilmarnock 0–0 Rangers Kilmarnock
17:15 Broadfoot   15'
Power   25'
S. Boyd   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   25'
Tshibola   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.),   71'
McLennan   53'
Shinnie   72'
Lowe   78'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
Morelos   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   30'
Morelos   33'
Davis   90+1'
Rangers Report
BBC Report
McGinn   3',   53'
McKenna   34'
May   38'
Ferguson   42'
McLennan   62'
Shinnie   67'
Ball   70'
Campbell   79'
Considine   82'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,397
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Europa League

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Qualification stage

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

Group stage

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

Squad statistics

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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

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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   SCO Allan McGregor 52 0 34 0 3 0 1 0 14 0 4 1
13 GK   ENG Wes Foderingham 8 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   ENG Andy Firth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG James Tavernier (captain) 57 17 36+1 14 4 0 2 0 14 3 1 0
3 DF   ENG Joe Worrall 32 1 20+2 0 4 1 2 0 4 0 2 0
5 DF   SCO Lee Wallace 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Connor Goldson 54 4 34 3 4 0 2 0 14 1 10 0
15 DF   ENG Jon Flanagan 30 0 14+2 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 9 1
19 DF   BIH Nikola Katić 30 3 16+2 1 1 0 2 1 9 1 1 0
24 DF   SCO Aidan Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   USA Matt Polster 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   CRO Borna Barišić 22 0 14+2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
36 DF   NIR Gareth McAuley 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   SCO Graham Dorrans 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF   SCO Ryan Jack 46 4 26+4 4 5 0 1 0 9+1 0 6 0
10 MF   NIR Steven Davis 18 0 10+4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+0 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG Ryan Kent 43 6 25+2 6 4 0 3 0 7+2 0 2 0
16 MF   SCO Andy Halliday 35 3 18+5 1 2+1 2 2 0 2+5 0 6 1
17 MF   SCO Ross McCrorie 31 0 11+9 0 1 0 1+1 0 3+5 0 2 1
18 MF   FIN Glen Kamara 16 1 12+1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   POR Daniel Candeias 52 6 26+7 5 5 0 1+1 0 12 1 10 2
23 MF   MLI Lassana Coulibaly 30 3 14+5 1 1 1 1 0 9 1 1 0
27 MF   SCO Stephen Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ALB Eros Grezda 17 2 7+6 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 2 0
37 MF   CAN Scott Arfield 46 12 28+1 11 4 0 1+1 0 10+1 1 9 1
39 MF   SCO Liam Burt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   SCO Glenn Middleton 28 5 4+11 2 0+1 0 1+1 2 3+7 1 1 0
Forwards
7 FW   SCO Jamie Murphy 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4+1 1 1 0
9 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 20 8 10+7 8 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW   NIR Kyle Lafferty 30 6 6+15 4 1+3 1 0 0 1+4 1 4 0
20 FW   COL Alfredo Morelos 48 30 27+3 18 3 4 2 4 12+1 4 19 5
62 FW   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   NGA Umar Sadiq 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
10 MF   ENG Ovie Ejaria 28 2 11+3 1 0 0 3 0 9+2 1 3 0
11 MF   ENG Josh Windass 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 2 0
18 MF   ENG Jordan Rossiter 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   SCO Greg Docherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   ENG Jak Alnwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   NIR Lee Hodson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   SCO Robby McCrorie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   SCO Zak Rudden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   SCO Kyle Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   SCO Jamie Barjonas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW   FIN Serge Atakayi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF   SCO Jordan Houston 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   MLT Myles Beerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jason Holt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   MEX Carlos Peña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   GHA Joe Dodoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ryan Hardie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   MEX Eduardo Herrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 19 May 2019
  • Source: [2]

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

Club

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First Team Staff

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As of 19 July 2018

Name Role
Manager   Steven Gerrard[3]
Assistant Manager   Gary McAllister[4]
First Team Coach   Michael Beale[4]
Technical Coach   Tom Culshaw[4]
Goalkeeping Coach   Colin Stewart[4]
Head of Scouting   Andy Scoulding
Club Scouts   John Brown
  Billy McLaren
  David Swanick
Scouting Coordinator   Rob Clarkson
Doctor   Dr Mark Waller
Head of Performance   Jordan Milsom[4]
Head of Preparation   Craig Flannigan
Head of Strength and Conditioning   Paraskevas Polychronopoulos
Physiotherapist   Steve Walker
Masseur   David Lavery
Kit Executive   Jimmy Bell

Club Staff

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As of 19 July 2018

Board of Directors – Rangers International Football Club Plc

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As of 21 August 2018

Board of Directors – The Rangers Football Club Ltd

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As of 19 July 2018

Club statistics

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Competition Overview

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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

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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).[5]
(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

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Last updated 19 May 2019
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 1]
Steven Gerrard[6] 1 June 2018 Present 60 32 18 10 053.33

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

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