2020–21 Rangers F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is the 141st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2020–21 season
ChairmanDouglas Park
ManagerSteven Gerrard
GroundIbrox Stadium
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ryan Kent
Alfredo Morelos (2)
All:
Ryan Kent
Alfredo Morelos (2)

Overview

Rangers are due to play a total of 41 competitive matches during the 2020−21 season.

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Allan McGregor38 2018 380 0 2021 Free
2 DF James Tavernier (captain)28 2015 246 46 2022 £0.2m
3 DF Calvin Bassey20 2020 1 0 2024 £0.23m
4 DF George Edmundson22 2019 15 2 2023 £0.75m
5 DF Filip Helander27 2019 19 2 2023 £3.5m
6 DF Connor Goldson (vc)27 2018 109 8 2022 £3m
7 MF Ianis Hagi22 2020 16 3 2023 £3m
8 MF Ryan Jack28 2017 109 9 2023 Free
9 FW Jermain Defoe37 2020 52 25 2021 Free
10 MF Steven Davis35 2019 274 23 2021 Free
11 FW Cedric Itten23 2020 2 0 2024 Undisclosed
13 GK Andy Firth23 2019 (Winter) 1 0 2021 Undisclosed
14 MF Ryan Kent23 2019 79 16 2023 £6.5m
15 FW Jamie Murphy30 2018 (Winter) 27 6 2021 £1.2m
16 DF Nathan Patterson18 2019 2 0 2022 Youth system
17 MF Joe Aribo24 2019 52 10 2023 £0.3m
18 MF Glen Kamara24 2019 (Winter) 58 2 2023 £0.05m
19 DF Nikola Katić23 2018 59 6 2023 £2m
20 FW Alfredo Morelos24 2017 142 79 2023 £1m
21 MF Brandon Barker23 2019 14 1 2022 £0.35m
22 MF Jordan Jones25 2019 15 0 2023 Free
24 FW Greg Stewart30 2019 25 3 2021 Free
25 FW Kemar Roofe27 2020 1 0 2024 Undisclosed
26 DF Leon Balogun32 2020 3 0 2021 Free
27 MF Greg Docherty23 2018 (Winter) 19 0 2022 £0.675m
28 DF Ross McCrorie21 2014 55 2 2022 Youth system
30 MF Kai Kennedy18 2019 1 0 2021 Youth system
31 DF Borna Barišić27 2018 65 3 2024 £1.5m
33 GK Jon McLaughlin32 2020 2 0 2022 Free
36 MF Jamie Barjonas21 2015 9 0 2021 Youth system
37 MF Scott Arfield32 2018 98 21 2022 Free
38 FW Josh McPake18 2017 1 0 2022 Youth system
39 FW Dapo Mebude19 2016 1 0 2021 Youth system
40 MF Glenn Middleton20 2018 28 5 2023 Youth system
  • Last updated: 12 August 2020
  • Source:Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
  • The squad could change until the summer transfer end on 31 August 2020.
  • Ordered by position on pitch.


Loaned out
Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
MF Stephen Kelly20 2018 1 0 2023 Youth system loaned out on 26 June until the end of the season
MF Jake Hastie21 2019 2 0 2023 £0.35m loaned out on 3 July until the end of the season
GK Robby McCrorie21 2014 0 0 2023 Youth system loaned out on 9 July until the end of the season
  • Last updated: 1 August 2020
  • Source:Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
  • The squad could change until the summer transfer end on 31 August 2020.
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In
First-team
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 MF Ianis Hagi 21 K.R.C. Genk Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed [1]
3 DF Calvin Bassey 20 Leicester City Transfer Summer 2024 £0.23m [2][3]
33 GK Jon McLaughlin 32 Sunderland Transfer Summer 2022 Free [4]
9 FW Jermain Defoe 37 Bournemouth Transfer Summer 2021 Free [5]
26 DF Leon Balogun 32 Wigan Athletic Transfer Summer 2021 Free [6]
25 FW Kemar Roofe 27 Anderlecht Transfer Summer 2024 Undisclosed [7]
11 FW Cedric Itten 23 St. Gallen Transfer Summer 2024 Undisclosed [8]

Academy
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
FW Charlie Lindsay 16 Glentoran Transfer Summer 2023 Free [9][10]
FW James Graham 16 Ross County Transfer Summer 2023 £0.045m [11][12]
FW Tony Weston 16 Blackpool Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed [13]

Total expenditure: £0.045m

Out
First-team
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
MF Jason Holt 28 Livingston End of contract Summer Free [14]
GK Jak Alnwick 26 St Mirren End of contract Summer Free [14][15]
MF Jordan Rossiter 23 Fleetwood Town End of contract Summer Free [14]
16 MF Andy Halliday 28 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [14]
13 GK Wes Foderingham 29 Sheffield United End of contract Summer Free [14][16]
15 DF Jon Flanagan 27 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [14]
11 MF Sheyi Ojo 22 Liverpool Loan Return Summer n/a
23 FW Florian Kamberi 25 Hibernian Loan Return Summer n/a [17]
32 MF Jake Hastie 21 Motherwell Loan Summer n/a [18]
25 DF Matt Polster 27 New England Revolution Transfer Summer £0.35m [19][20]

Last updated: 1 June 2020
 Total income: £0.35m

Academy
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
44 DF Aidan Wilson 21 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [21]
42 GK Aidan McAdams 21 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [21]
55 DF Joao Balde 19 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [21]
61 MF Kieran McKechnie 19 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [21]
MF Julian Anderson 19 Free agent End of contract Summer Free [21]
27 MF Stephen Kelly 20 Ross County Loan Summer n/a [22]
GK Robby McCrorie 22 Livingston Loan Summer n/a [23]

Last updated: 15 January 2020

New contracts
First-team
Academy
N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
MF Jack Thomson 20 3 June 1 year May 2021 [24]
GK Brian Kinnear 19 3 June 1 year May 2021 [24]
MF Robbie Fraser 17 3 June 2 years May 2022 [24]
MF Alex Lowry 16 3 June 2 years May 2022 [24]
MF Stephen Kelly 20 24 June 3 years May 2023 [25]
GK Robby McCrorie 22 3 July 3 years May 2023 [26]

Squad statistics

Awards

Club

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies
10 July 2020 FriendlyRangers 2−1 Hamilton AcademicalAuchenhowie
12:00 Bassey  43'
Morelos  88' (pen.)		 Report Hughes  8' Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
16 July 2020 2020 Veolia CupLyon 0–2 RangersLyon, France
19:45 GMT Marcelo  39'
Depay  75'		 Report Marcelo  20' (o.g.)
Hagi  25'
Kent  39'
Docherty  87'		 Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karim Abed
18 July 2020 2020 Veolia CupNice 0–2 RangersLyon, France
17:15 GMT Trouillet  8'
Kamara  82'		 Report Edmundson  38'
Defoe  40'
Barjonas  90+3'		 Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
22 July 2020 FriendlyRangers 4–0 MotherwellGlasgow
20:00 Kent  7'
Hagi  10'
Aribo  45'
Lamie  68' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Don Robertson
25 July 2020 FriendlyRangers 2–0 Coventry CityGlasgow
17:15 Aribo  50'
Goldson  67'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Premiership
1 August 2020 1Aberdeen0–1RangersAberdeen
12:30 Ojo  45'
Considine  87'		 Report Kent  21' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 August 2020 2Rangers3–0St MirrenGlasgow
15:00 McCarthy  23' (o.g.)
Morelos  69', 74'		 Report Sheron  25'
MacPherson  68'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 August 2020 3Rangers3–0St JohnstoneGlasgow
19:45 Barišić  21'
Kent  45+2'
Aribo  49'		 Report McCart  37'
Gordon  78'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Euan Anderson

UEFA Europa League


Scottish Cup


League Cup

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premiership 9th — 1 August
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying round —
Scottish Cup Fourth Round —
League Cup Second round —

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Hibernian 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Ross County 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Dundee United 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
5 St Mirren 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[27]
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).

Results summary

Results by round

UEFA Europa League
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