1995–96 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier Division1st (champions)
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gordon Durie (17)
All:
Gordon Durie (23)

The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1995–96 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won its eighth consecutive league title.

In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 5–1. Rangers were knocked out the Scottish League Cup by Aberdeen at the semi-final stage, losing 2–1.

The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a group with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Romanian side Steaua Bucharest. After six matches, three draws and three defeats, Rangers were bottom of the table and exited the competition.

Aided by the sale of Duncan Ferguson the previous season, between July and February manager Walter Smith spent nearly £12million on rebuilding his squad by signing the likes of Peter van Vossen, Paul Gascoigne (a then Scottish record signing at £4.3million), Stephen Wright and Gordan Petric. Basile Boli and Oleg Salenko left the club.

Gascoigne was voted player of the year having scored a total of 19 goals in all competitions.

November saw the departure of Mark Hateley as he returned to England in a £1.5million move to Queen's Park Rangers – the largest fee paid for a 34-year-old at this time. Hateley had lost his place in the first team to Gordon Durie who partnered Ally McCoist after two seasons mostly spent on the sidelines due to injuries.

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
5 July 1995 Scotland Stephen Wright Scotland Aberdeen £1,500,000[1]
10 July 1995 England Paul Gascoigne Italy Lazio £4,300,000[2]
26 July 1995 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gordan Petrić Scotland Dundee United £1,500,000[3]
28 July 1995 Russia Oleg Salenko Spain Valencia £2,500,000[4]
13 November 1995 Scotland Derek McInnes Scotland Greenock Morton £300,000[5]
16 January 1996 Netherlands Peter van Vossen Turkey İstanbulspor Swap[6]
29 February 1996 Denmark Erik Bo Andersen Denmark Aalborg Bk £1,200,000[7]
29 March 1996 Netherlands Theo Snelders Scotland Aberdeen £200,000[8]

Out

Date Player To Fee
16 June 1995 Scotland Ally Maxwell Scotland Dundee United £250,000[9]
15 August 1995 France Basile Boli France Monaco £2,000,000[10]
25 September 1995 England Mark Hateley England Queens Park Rangers £1,500,000[11]
16 January 1996 Russia Oleg Salenko Turkey İstanbulspor Swap[12]
11 March 1996 Scotland Brian Reid Scotland Greenock Morton £150,000[13]
  • Expenditure: Decrease £11,500,000
  • Income: Increase £3,900,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £7,600,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 August 1995 Kilmarnock H 1–0 44,686 McCall
9 September 1995 Raith Rovers H 4–0 43,535 McCoist (2), Miller, Robertson
16 September 1995 Falkirk A 2–0 11,445 Salenko, Robertson
23 September 1995 Hibernian H 0–1 44,364
30 September 1995 Celtic A 2–0 34,500 Cleland, Gascoigne
3 October 1995 Motherwell H 2–1 37,348 Gascoigne, McCoist
7 October 1995 Aberdeen A 1–0 22,500 Moore
14 October 1995 Partick Thistle A 4–0 16,346 Durie (3), Gough
21 October 1995 Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 45,155 Salenko (2), Gascoigne, Durie
28 October 1995 Raith Rovers A 2–2 9,200 Gough, Petric
4 November 1995 Falkirk H 2–0 42,059 McCoist (2)
8 November 1995 Kilmarnock A 2–0 14,823 McLaren, Salenko
11 November 1995 Aberdeen H 1–1 45,427 Salenko
19 November 1995 Celtic H 3–3 46,640 Laudrup, McCoist, McKinlay (o.g.)
25 November 1995 Hibernian A 4–1 13,558 McCoist, Miller, Durie, Dods (o.g.)
2 December 1995 Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 15,105 McCoist (pen.), Gascoigne
9 December 1995 Partick Thistle H 1–0 43,173 Durie
19 December 1995 Motherwell A 0–0 10,179
26 December 1995 Kilmarnock H 3–0 45,173 Salenko, Durie (pen.), Gascoigne
30 December 1995 Hibernian H 7–0 44,692 Durie (4), Miller, Gascoigne, Salenko
3 January 1996 Celtic A 0–0 37,000
6 January 1996 Falkirk A 4–0 10,581 McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), Durie, Robertson
13 January 1996 Raith Rovers H 4–0 42,498 Durie (2), McCoist, Ferguson
20 January 1996 Heart of Midlothian H 0–3 45,096
3 February 1996 Partick Thistle A 2–1 16,253 Gascoigne (2)
10 February 1996 Motherwell H 3–2 45,566 Ferguson, McLaren, McCoist (pen.)
25 February 1996 Aberdeen A 1–0 21,000 Gascoigne (pen.)
3 March 1996 Hibernian A 2–0 11,954 Laudrup (pen.), Mitchell (o.g.)
17 March 1996 Celtic H 1–1 47,312 McLaren
23 March 1996 Falkirk H 3–2 46,014 Andersen (2), Gascoigne
30 March 1996 Raith Rovers A 4–2 9,300 McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Durie (pen.)
10 April 1996 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 15,350
13 April 1996 Partick Thistle H 5–0 46,438 Andersen (3), McCall, Gough
20 April 1996 Motherwell A 3–1 13,128 McCall, Andersen, Gascoigne
28 April 1996 Aberdeen H 3–1 47,247 Gascoigne (3, 1 (pen.))
4 May 1996 Kilmarnock A 3–0 17,056 Durie (2), McCoist

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 R2 Greenock Morton H 3–0 42,941 McCoist, Hateley, Gascoigne
30 August 1995 R3 Stirling Albion H 3–2 46,686 Hateley, McCall, McCoist
19 September 1995 QF Celtic A 1–0 32,789 McCoist
24 October 1995 SF Aberdeen N 1–2 26,131 Salenko

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 January 1996 R3 Keith N 10–1 15,461 Ferguson (3), Cleland (3), Durie (pen.),
Robertson, Miller, Mikhailichenko
15 February 1996 R4 Clyde A 4–1 5,722 Miller (2), Van Vossen, Gascoigne
9 March 1996 QF Caledonian Thistle N 3–0 11,296 Gascoigne (2), Thomson (o.g.)
7 April 1996 SF Celtic N 2–1 36,333 McCoist, Laudrup
18 May 1996 F Heart of Midlothian N 5–1 37,760 Durie (3), Laudrup (2)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1995 QR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta H 1–0 43,519 Durie
23 August 1995 QR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta A 0–0 12,000
13 September 1995 GS Romania Steaua Bucharest A 0–1 26,000
27 September 1995 GS Germany Borussia Dortmund H 2–2 33,209 Gough, Ferguson
18 October 1995 GS Italy Juventus A 1–4 49,825 Gough
1 November 1995 GS Italy Juventus H 0–4 42,523
22 November 1995 GS Romania Steaua Bucharest H 1–1 30,800 Gascoigne
6 December 1995 GS Germany Borussia Dortmund A 2–2 35,800 Laudrup, Durie

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Andy Goram GK 47 0
Scotland Colin Scott GK 3 0
Netherlands Theo Snelders GK 2 0
Scotland Billy Thomson GK 2 0
Scotland Alec Cleland DF 36 4
Scotland Gary Bollan DF 7 0
Scotland John Brown DF 22 0
Scotland Richard Gough DF 42 5
Scotland Alan McLaren DF 49 3
Australia Craig Moore DF 16 1
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gordan Petrić DF 46 1
Scotland David Robertson DF 38 3
Scotland Brian Reid DF 1 0
Scotland Greg Shields DF 1 0
Scotland Stephen Wright DF 16 0
Scotland Ian Durrant MF 26 0
Scotland Ian Ferguson MF 25 6
England Paul Gascoigne MF 42 19
Denmark Brian Laudrup MF 33 6
Scotland Stuart McCall MF 33 4
Scotland Brian McGinty MF 2 0
Scotland Derek McInnes MF 6 0
Scotland Charlie Miller MF 36 3
Ukraine Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko MF 15 1
Scotland Neil Murray MF 9 0
England Trevor Steven MF 7 0
Denmark Erik Bo Andersen FW 6 6
Scotland Gordon Durie FW 38 23
England Mark Hateley FW 4 2
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 37 20
Russia Oleg Salenko FW 20 8
Netherlands Peter van Vossen FW 9 1

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 27 6 3 85 25 +60 87 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 24 11 1 74 25 +49 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
3 Aberdeen 36 16 7 13 52 45 +7 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 16 7 13 55 53 +2 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. ^ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Champions league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV DOR STE RAN
1 Italy Juventus 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 3–0 4–1
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9 1–3 — 1–0 2–2
3 Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 2 5 −3 6 0–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 3 3 6 14 −8 3 0–4 2–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aberdeen blues as top defender moves on: Ambition is the key as Wright joins Rangers".
  2. ^ "The day Gascoigne took Ibrox, and Scotland, by storm: The Ibrox idol is unveiled".
  3. ^ "Another Celtic blow as Rangers sign their wanted man: Salenko to follow the capture of Petric".
  4. ^ "Russian joins foreign legion".
  5. ^ "McInnes finally signs for Rangers". The Herald. 14 November 1995.
  6. ^ "Work permit not an open and shut case for Jardel: Van Vossen to join foreign legion as Salenko departs". The Herald. 16 January 1996.
  7. ^ "Dane's arrival may not be end of Rangers' spending spree: Andersen ready, willing and able". The Herald. 1 March 1996.
  8. ^ "Dutch keeper leaves Aberdeen with a few regrets but Snelders finds security as Goram's understudy". The Herald. 30 March 1996.
  9. ^ "Maxwell transfer first for United". The Herald. 17 June 1995.
  10. ^ "Boli off to Monaco". The Herald. 15 August 1995.
  11. ^ "Injured Gough is Euro doubt". The Herald. 25 September 1995.
  12. ^ "Work permit not an open and shut case for Jardel: Van Vossen to join foreign legion as Salenko departs". The Herald. 16 January 1996.
  13. ^ "Serie A players set to strike". The Herald. 12 March 1996.

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