1993–94 Rangers F.C. season

The 1993–94 season was the 114th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1993–94 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish Premier Division1st
P44 W22 D14 L8 F74 A41 Pts58
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
Champions LeagueFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Hateley (22)
All:
Mark Hateley (30)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1993–94 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the sixth of their nine league titles, despite only winning 22 of their 44 league games.

During Rangers' league encounter against Raith Rovers at Ibrox on 16 April 1994, Duncan Ferguson headbutted the visitors' John McStay in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. Referee Kenny Clark booked Ferguson, but he was subsequently charged with assault and, as it was his fourth such conviction, he served three months in prison.[1]

In the cup competitions, they were defeated in the Scottish Cup final by Dundee United thanks to a Craig Brewster goal. The team did win the League Cup, beating Hibernian 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Ally McCoist.

In their European campaign, Rangers crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the first round after losing to Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia on the away goals rule.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
15 July 1993 Duncan Ferguson Dundee United£4m[2]
27 July 1993 Fraser Wishart FalkirkFree [3]
16 September 1993 Craig Moore Australian Institute of SportFree
22 November 1993 Gordon Durie Tottenham Hotspur£1.2m [4]

Out
Date Player To Fee
13 July 1993 Gary McSwegan Notts County£0.4m
20 July 1993 Dale Gordon West Ham United£0.75m
4 January 1994 Sandy Robertson Coventry City£0.25m
  • Expendure: £5,200,000
  • Income: £1,400,000
  • Total loss/gain: £3,800,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1993Heart of MidlothianH2–143,261Hagen, Hateley
14 August 1993St JohnstoneA2–110,152Gough, I.Ferguson
21 August 1993CelticA0–047,942
28 August 1993KilmarnockH1–244,243Pressley
4 September 1993DundeeA1–114,211Hateley
11 September 1993Partick ThistleH1–140,988Hateley
18 September 1993AberdeenA0–219,138
25 September 1993HibernianH2–143,200Steven, Hateley
2 October 1993Raith RoversA1–18,161Hetherston (o.g.)
6 October 1993MotherwellH1–239,816I.Ferguson
9 October 1993Dundee UnitedA3–111,262Huistra (2), Hateley
16 October 1993St JohnstoneH2–041,960Huistra, Hateley
30 October 1993CelticH1–247,522McCoist
3 November 1993Heart of MidlothianA2–218,370Hateley (2)
6 November 1993KilmarnockA2–019,162I.Ferguson, Huistra
10 November 1993DundeeH3–138,477McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), I.Ferguson
13 November 1993Raith RoversH2–242,611Hateley (2)
20 November 1993HibernianA1–016,506Gough
27 November 1993Partick ThistleA1–117,292Huistra
1 December 1993AberdeenH2–045,182Hateley (2)
4 December 1993MotherwellA2–014,069Durie (2)
11 December 1993Dundee UnitedH0–343,058
18 December 1993St JohnstoneA4–010,056Hateley (2), Steven, Durie
27 December 1993Heart of MidlothianH2–245,116Hateley (2)
1 January 1994CelticA4–248,506Mikhailichenko (2), Hateley, Kuznetsov
8 January 1994KilmarnockH3–044,919Hateley (2), Huistra
15 January 1994DundeeA1–111,014Durie
22 January 1994AberdeenA0–020,267
5 February 1994Partick ThistleH5–142,606Durie (2), Mikhailichenko, McCall, Steven
12 February 1994HibernianH2–043,265Durie, Steven
26 February 1994Raith RoversA2–18,988I.Ferguson, Durie
5 March 1994MotherwellH2–143,669Durie, Hateley (pen.)
19 March 1994St JohnstoneH4–043,228McCall, Hateley, McPherson, Durie
26 March 1994Heart of MidlothianA2–118,108McCoist, Hateley
29 March 1994Partick ThistleA2–114,706Gough, McCoist
2 April 1994AberdeenH1–145,888McCall
5 April 1994Dundee UnitedA0–011,352
16 April 1994Raith RoversH4–042,545Robertson, McCoist, D.Ferguson, Mikhailichenko
23 April 1994Dundee UnitedH2–144,776Durie (2)
26 April 1994MotherwellA1–214,050McCoist
30 April 1994CelticH1–147,018Mikhailichenko
3 May 1994HibernianA0–114,517
7 May 1994KilmarnockA0–118,012
14 May 1994DundeeH0–041,620

UEFA Champions League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 September 1993R1Levski SofiaH3–237,013Hateley (2), McPherson
29 September 1993R1Levski SofiaA1–250,000Durrant

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 January 1994R3DumbartonH4–136,809Durie, Hateley (pen.), Steven, Robertson
19 February 1994R4Alloa AthleticH6–037,804McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), I.Ferguson,
McPherson, Newbigging (o.g.)
12 March 1994QFHeart of MidlothianH2–041,666Brown, Hateley
10 April 1994SFKilmarnockN0–035,144
13 April 1994SF RKilmarnockN2–129,860Hateley (2)
21 May 1994FDundee UnitedN0–137,450

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1993R2DumbartonH1–036,309I.Ferguson
25 August 1993R3Dunfermline AthleticA2–012,993Steven, I.Ferguson
1 September 1993QFAberdeenH2–145,604Hateley, I.Ferguson
22 September 1993SFCelticH1–047,420Hateley
24 October 1993FHibernianN2–147,632Durrant, McCoist

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Ally MaxwellGK430
Fraser WishartDF100
Richard GoughDF483
Steven PressleyDF291
John BrownDF281
Neil MurrayMF270
Stuart McCallMF443
Ian FergusonMF479
David HagenMF81
Mark HateleyFW5530
Alexei MikhailichenkoMF405
Ian DurrantMF312
Pieter HuistraMF266
Trevor StevenMF426
Chris VinnicombeDF50
Dave McPhersonDF373
Duncan FergusonFW161
Gary StevensDF370
David RobertsonDF412
Oleg KuznetsovDF61
John MorrowFW30
Charlie MillerMF30
Ally McCoistFW2811
Colin ScottGK60
Gordon DurieFW2913
Andy GoramGK100
Craig MooreDF10

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 22 14 8 74 41 +33 58 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 44 17 21 6 58 36 +22 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Motherwell 44 20 14 10 58 43 +15 54
4 Celtic 44 15 20 9 51 38 +13 50
5 Hibernian 44 16 15 13 53 48 +5 47
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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See also

References
  1. This would have seemed to set a precedent whereby any case of striking an opponent would result in the relevant stage of criminal sanctions being put in place (first assault on the pitch = a police caution and so forth) however special consideration appears to have been given to Ferguson.ScottishLeague.net SFAQs
  2. "A dream come true as Ferguson signs in £4m deal". The Herald.
  3. "Hagen in firing line as Ferguson again misses out". The Herald.
  4. "A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict"
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