2018–19 Rangers F.C. season
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]
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Dave King | |||
Manager | Steven Gerrard | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
Scottish Premiership | 2nd | |||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alfredo Morelos (18) All: Alfredo Morelos (30) | |||
Highest home attendance | 50,171 v Villarreal (29 November 2018) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 35,042 v Ayr United (26 September 2018) | |||
Average home league attendance | 49,564 | |||
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
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
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: 49,711 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: 49,527 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: 49,702 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
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
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
Qualification stage
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) |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | RW | RAN | SPM | |
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1 | Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | — |
Notes:
- 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) |
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 | ||||||
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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 | CRO | 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: [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
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Name | Role |
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Manager | Steven Gerrard[4] |
Assistant Manager | Gary McAllister[5] |
First Team Coach | Michael Beale[5] |
Technical Coach | Tom Culshaw[5] |
Goalkeeping Coach | Colin Stewart[5] |
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[5] |
Head of Preparation | Craig Flannigan |
Head of Strength and Conditioning | Paraskevas Polychronopoulos |
Physiotherapist | Steve Walker |
Masseur | David Lavery |
Kit Executive | Jimmy Bell |
Club Staff
As of 19 July 2018
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Board of Directors – Rangers International Football Club Plc
As of 21 August 2018
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Board of Directors – The Rangers Football Club Ltd
As of 19 July 2018
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Club statistics
Competition Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 35.71 |
Premiership | 5 August 2018 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 60.53 |
League Cup | 19 August 2018 | 28 October 2018 | 2nd Round | Semi-Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 66.67 |
Scottish Cup | 31 January 2019 | 12 March 2019 | 4th Round | Quarter-Final | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 40.00 |
Total | 60 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 115 | 44 | +71 | 53.33 |
Source: Competitions
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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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[lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
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:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- 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] |
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Steven Gerrard[7] | 1 June 2018 | Present | 60 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 53.33 |
Transfers
Loans in
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Loans out
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See also
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