1994–95 Rangers F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1994–95 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish Premier Division1st
P36 W20 D9 L7 F60 A35 Pts69
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Hateley (13)
All:
Mark Hateley (15)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season. The club won the Premier Division with a commanding sixteen point lead over nearest challengers Motherwell.

The cup competitions were not so successful as the side crashed out the Scottish Cup in the fourth round to Hearts, losing 4–2. In the League Cup the side was defeated 2–1 by Falkirk.

The European campaign was over as soon as it began, the club was knocked out the UEFA Champions League in the first round by AEK Athens, losing 3–0 on aggregate.

Rangers made three expensive signings at the start of the season in shape of defenders Basile Boli and Alan McLaren, as well as forward Brian Laudrup. On his way out of the club was striker Duncan Ferguson after 18 months, when in December 1994 he signed for Everton in a £4.3million deal after two months on loan in Merseyside, handing the Ibrox club a small profit on the then UK transfer record fee they originally paid for him.

The club's successful season was overshadowed by the death in March of club legend Davie Cooper at the age of 39.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
15 June 1994 Denmark Brian LaudrupItaly Fiorentina£2,300,000[1]
28 June 1994 France Basile BoliFrance Marseille£2,700,000[2]
27 July 1994 Scotland Billy ThomsonScotland Motherwell£25,000
25 October 1994 Scotland Alan McLarenScotland Hearts£1,250,000 plus Dave McPherson[3]
26 January 1995 Scotland Alec ClelandScotland Dundee United£750,000 joint deal[4][5]
26 January 1995 Scotland Gary BollanScotland Dundee United£750,000 joint deal[4][6]

Out
Date Player To Fee
30 June 1994 England Chris VinnicombeEngland Burnley£200,000
28 July 1994 England Stephen WatsonScotland St MirrenFree
28 July 1994 Ukraine Oleh KuznetsovIsrael Maccabi HaifaFree[7]
4 October 1994 Scotland Ian DurrantEngland EvertonLoan [8]
12 October 1994 England Gary StevensEngland Tranmere Rovers£350,000 [9]
19 October 1994 Scotland Steven PressleyEngland Coventry City£600,000 [10]
25 October 1994 Scotland Dave McPhersonScotland Heart of MidlothianPart-exchange swap[11]
1 December 1994 Scotland David HagenScotland Heart of Midlothian£150,000 [12]
13 December 1994 Scotland Duncan FergusonEngland Everton£4,300,000 [13]
15 January 1995 Netherlands Peter HuistraJapan Sanfrecce Hiroshima£500,000 [14]
10 March 1995 Scotland Fraser WishartScotland Heart of Midlothian£50,000 [15]
24 March 1995 Scotland Scott McCullochScotland Hamilton AcademicalFree
  • Expenditure: Decrease £7,025,000
  • Income: Increase £6,150,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £875,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1994MotherwellH2–143,750Hateley, D.Ferguson
20 August 1994Partick ThistleA2–015,030Hateley, Byrne (o.g.)
27 August 1994CelticH0–245,466
11 September 1994Heart of MidlothianH3–041,041Hateley (2), Durie
17 September 1994FalkirkA2–012,419Boli, Laudrup
24 September 1994AberdeenA2–219,191Hateley, Moore
1 October 1994Dundee UnitedH2–043,030Hateley, Laudrup
8 October 1994HibernianA1–212,118Boli
15 October 1994KilmarnockH2–044,099Miller, Robertson
22 October 1994MotherwellA1–211,160Philliben (o.g.)
30 October 1994CelticA3–132,171Hateley (2), Laudrup
5 November 1994Partick ThistleH3–043,696Miller, Hateley, Laudrup
9 November 1994Heart of MidlothianA1–112,347Hateley
19 November 1994FalkirkH1–144,018Hateley
25 November 1994AberdeenH1–045,072McCoist
4 December 1994Dundee UnitedA3–010,692Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant
10 December 1994KilmarnockA2–117,283McLaren, Laudrup
26 December 1994HibernianH2–044,892Hateley, Gough
31 December 1994MotherwellA3–111,269McCall, Laudrup, Durie
4 January 1995CelticH1–145,794I.Ferguson
7 January 1995Partick ThistleA1–119,351Robertson
14 January 1995FalkirkA3–213,495Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall
21 January 1995Heart of MidlothianH1–044,231Miller
4 February 1995Dundee UnitedH1–144,197Robertson
12 February 1995AberdeenA0–218,060
25 February 1995KilmarnockH3–044,859Durie, Laudrup, Durrant
4 March 1995HibernianA1–112,059McCall
11 March 1995FalkirkH2–243,359Brown, Laudrup
18 March 1995Heart of MidlothianA1–29,806Laudrup
1 April 1995Dundee UnitedA2–011,035Durie, McLaren
8 April 1995AberdeenH3–244,460Durrant, Murray, Hateley
16 April 1995HibernianH3–144,193Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko
20 April 1995KilmarnockA1–016,086Mikhailichenko
29 April 1995MotherwellH0–243,576
7 May 1995CelticA0–331,025
13 May 1995Partick ThistleH1–145,280Moore

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Champions League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1994QRAEK AthensA0–230,000
24 August 1994QRAEK AthensH0–144,789

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1994R2ArbroathA6–14,665D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall
31 August 1994R3FalkirkH1–240,697Laudrup

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 February 1995R3Hamilton AcademicalA3–118,379Steven, Boli, Laudrup
20 February 1995R4Heart of MidlothianA2–412,375Laudrup, Durie

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Andy GoramGK220
Scotland Neil MurrayMF221
Scotland David RobertsonDF283
Scotland Richard GoughDF311
France Basile BoliDF313
Scotland Dave McPhersonDF120
Scotland Ian DurrantMF314
Scotland Stuart McCallMF364
Scotland Ally McCoistFW91
England Mark HateleyFW2815
Denmark Brian LaudrupMF3813
Scotland Duncan FergusonFW74
Scotland John BrownDF161
Australia Craig MooreDF252
Scotland Ian FergusonMF201
Scotland Steven PressleyDF30
Scotland Gordon DurieFW256
Ukraine Alexei MikhailichenkoMF92
Scotland Charlie MillerMF233
Netherlands Pieter HuistraMF153
Scotland David HagenMF20
Scotland Fraser WishartDF40
Scotland Alan McLarenDF252
Scotland Colin ScottGK40
Scotland Brian McGintyMF10
Scotland Ally MaxwellGK140
England Trevor StevenMF131
Scotland Gary BollanDF60
Scotland Alec ClelandDF110
Scotland Billy ThomsonGK50
Scotland Lee RobertsonMF10
Scotland Neil CaldwellDF10
Northern Ireland Paul McKnightFW10
England Gary StevensDF10

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 20 9 7 60 35 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Motherwell 36 14 12 10 50 50 0 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Hibernian 36 12 17 7 49 37 +12 53
4 Celtic 36 11 18 7 39 33 +6 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Falkirk 36 12 12 12 48 47 +1 48
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.

See also

References
  1. "Rangers line up another Dane as Laudrup signs". The Herald. 16 June 1994.
  2. "Boli turns down money for a chance of glory: Rangers signing opts for another tilt at Champions Cup". The Herald. 29 June 1994.
  3. "Rangers get their man but Robinson blames Mercer for departure". The Herald. 26 October 1994.
  4. Cleland and Bollan were sold in a joint £750,000 deal
  5. "Rangers' double swoop". The Herald. 27 January 1995.
  6. "Rangers' double swoop". The Herald. 27 January 1995.
  7. "No Headline Present". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. "Everton fail to play ball by signing Durrant and Ferguson only on loan". The Herald. 4 October 1994.
  9. "No Headline Present". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. "There's more to McLaren than meets the eye, says Levein". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  11. Part exchange for Alan McLaren in a deal valued at £2m
  12. "Jamieson, Hagen hope to be stars in the East". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  13. "Everton sign up their #4.3m loan star Ferguson now in good shape to face Greeks". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  14. "#500,000 Huistra off to the unknown No-go Mo is first problem for new 'queen' of Hearts". The Herald. 30 December 1994.
  15. "Mackay still all Hearts". The Herald. 11 March 1995.
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