2007–08 Rangers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2007–08 season
Chairman	David Murray
Manager	Walter Smith
Ground	Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League	2nd P38 W27 D5 L6 F84 A33
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Group Stage
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Boyd (14) All: Kris Boyd (25)
Highest home attendance	50,440 vs Hibernian (6 October)
Lowest home attendance	33,837 vs Hibernian (9 March)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Overview

Rangers played a total of 68 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season. It was Walter Smith's first full season at the club since 1997–98. The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.

Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart. The group stage started well, with the first two matches resulting in victories, over Stuttgart and Lyon. A home draw with Barcelona left Rangers with seven points after three games, but the last three matches all resulted in defeat, meaning Rangers finished third in the group and entered the UEFA Cup. However, the European adventure continued for Rangers as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition by beating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Sporting Lisbon. They then reached the final with a penalty shootout victory against Fiorentina. They played Zenit Saint Petersburg, managed by formed Gers boss Dick Advocaat, in Manchester on 14 May. Rangers lost the match 2-0, with over 200,000 fans in the city to see the game. When asked if the SFA should have extended the season to benefit Rangers, Ally McCoist said: "They were a disgrace. It was embarrassing. I think the Russian federation cancelled Zenit's three or four games previously. I think we played something like eight games in eighteen days. It might just sound like sour grapes, but no: any other country in the planet, the association would have helped the team. If you're asking me if it was wrong, it was completely and utterly wrong."[1]

On the domestic front, the race for the Scottish Premier League continued until the final matchday of the season. Both Celtic and Rangers were tied on 86 points going into their games (against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively) on 22 May 2008, but Celtic were top of the table due to having a better goal difference of 57, six ahead of Rangers. This did not prove to be decisive, as Rangers surrendered their hopes of landing the championship with a 2-0 defeat away to the Dons, while Celtic beat Dundee United 1-0. The club had had a ten-point lead in late March, although their nearest rivals, Celtic, had games in hand at the time. However having to play four competitive matches (including a UEFA Cup Final) in the last eight days of the season proved just too much of a problem for Rangers to overcome.

The club appeared in its first final since 2005. They played Dundee United on 16 March 2008 and won the League Cup on penalties. The match was tied 2-2 after extra time, with both goals coming from Kris Boyd who also scored the winning spot kick.[2]

They also reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the 49th time. They beat St Johnstone 4-3 on penalties in the semi-final after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time. The club played Queen of the South in the final on 24 May 2008 and won the match 3-2 thanks to goals from DaMarcus Beasley and a double from Kris Boyd.[3]

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	26	1998	106	0	2010	Youth system
2	DF		Alan Hutton	23	2000	122	4	2012	Youth system	left on 30 January
3	DF		David Weir	38	2007 (Winter)	79	3	2008	Free
4	MF		Thomas Buffel	27	2005 (Winter)	86	16	2009	£2.3m
5	DF		Saša Papac	28	2006	69	0	2009	£0.45m
6	MF		Barry Ferguson (captain)	30	2005 (Winter)	404	59	2010	£4.5m
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	30	2005	108	2	2009	Free
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	23	2007 (Winter)	56	1	2011	£2m
9	FW		Kris Boyd	24	2005 (Winter)	106	71	2010	£0.4m
10	FW		Nacho Novo	29	2004	168	54	2010	£0.45m
11	MF		Charlie Adam	22	2003	78	18	2012	Youth system
12	DF		Ugo Ehiogu	35	2007 (Winter)	12	1	2008	Free	left on 18 January
12	MF		Steven Davis	23	2008 (Winter)	26	1	2008	Loan
14	MF		Amdy Faye	31	2007	6	0	2008	Loan
15	MF		Alan Gow	25	2007	2	0	2010	Free
16	GK		Graeme Smith	25	2007	1	0	2010	Free
17	MF		Chris Burke	24	2000	129	14	2009	Youth system
18	DF		Ian Murray	26	2005	60	0	2008	Free	left on 24 August
18	FW		Steven Naismith	21	2008	31	5	2012	£1.9m
19	FW		Jean-Claude Darcheville	32	2007	48	15	2009	Free
20	MF		DaMarcus Beasley	26	2007	21	5	2010	£0.7m
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	23	2007	34	1	2010	Free
22	DF		Andy Webster	26	2008	1	1	2011	£0.4m
23	FW		Filip Šebo	24	2006	34	2	2010	£1.8m	out on loan
23	DF		Christian Dailly	34	2008 (Winter)	22	2	2008	Free
24	CB		Carlos Cuéllar	26	2007	65	5	2011	£2.37m
25	GK		Roy Carroll	30	2007	1	0	2008	Free	left on 31 January
25	GK		Neil Alexander	30	2008 (Winter)	15	0	2011	Free
26	DF		Steven Smith	22	2002	51	1	2010	Youth system
27	MF		Lee McCulloch	30	2007	46	7	2011	£2.25m
28	DF		Steven Whittaker	23	2007	48	5	2012	£2m
29	FW		Daniel Cousin	31	2007	42	12	2010	£1.1m
34	MF		Paul Emslie	20	2005	1	0	2010	Youth system
36	MF		Dean Furman	19	2006	1	0	2008	Free
43	MF		John Fleck	16	2007	3	0	2011	Youth system

• Last updated: 24 May 2008
• Source:Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
• Ordered by squad numbers.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
44	MF		Georgios Efrem	17	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free	[4]
16	GK		Graeme Smith	24	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Summer	2010	Free	[5]
20	MF		DaMarcus Beasley	25	PSV	Transfer	Summer	2010	£0.7m	[6]
22	DF		Andy Webster	25	Wigan Athletic	Loan extension	Summer	2008	n/a	[7]
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	22	St Mirren	Transfer	Summer	2010	Free	[8]
19	FW		Jean-Claude Darcheville	31	Bordeaux	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free	[9]
15	MF		Alan Gow	24	Falkirk	Transfer	Summer	2010	Free	[10]
24	DF		Carlos Cuéllar	25	Osasuna	Transfer	Summer	2011	£2.37m	[11]
25	GK		Roy Carroll	29	West Ham United	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free	[12]
71	MF		Marco Michetschlager	17	Admira Wacker Mödling	Loan	Summer	2008	n/a	[13]
27	MF		Lee McCulloch	29	Wigan Athletic	Transfer	Summer	2011	£2.25m	[14]
28	DF		Steven Whittaker	23	Hibernian	Transfer	Summer	2012	£2m	[15]
29	FW		Daniel Cousin	30	Lens	Transfer	Summer	2010	£1.1m	[16]
18	FW		Steven Naismith	20	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Summer	2012	£1.9m	[17]
14	MF		Amdy Faye	30	Charlton Athletic	Loan	Summer	2008	n/a	[18]
	GK		Artūrs Vaičulis	19	St Mirren	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free	[19]
78	MF		Thomas Kind Bendiksen	18	Harstad IL	Transfer	Summer	2010	£0.09m	[19]
	FW		Isa Bagci	17	BK Häcken	Transfer	Summer	2010	Undisclosed	[19]
25	GK		Neil Alexander	29	Ipswich Town	Transfer	Winter	2011	Free	[20]
23	DF		Christian Dailly	34	West Ham United	Transfer	Winter	2008	Free	[21]
12	MF		Steven Davis	23	Fulham	Loan	Winter	2008	n/a	[22]

Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £10.32m

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
46	DF		Martin Ure	18	Queen's Park	End of contract	Summer	n/a
54	FW		Scott Hadden	18	Ross County	End of contract	Summer	n/a
36	DF		Steven Campbell	20	Airdrie United	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[23]
51	GK		Joe Sagar	18	Porthmadog	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[24]
30	MF		Makhtar N'Diaye	25	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a
28	DF		Antoine Ponroy	21	Cannes	End of contract	Summer	n/a
1	GK		Stefan Klos	35	Retired	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[25]
9	FW		Dado Pršo	32	Retired	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[26]
11	MF		Gavin Rae	29	Cardiff City	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[27]
37	MF		Brian Gilmour	20	Queen of the South	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[28]
19	DF		Karl Svensson	23	Caen	Transfer	Summer	£0.7m	[29]
30	GK		Lee Robinson	21	Greenock Morton	Loan	Summer	n/a	[13]
14	MF		Libor Sionko	30	Copenhagen	Transfer	Summer	£0.09m	[30]
23	FW		Filip Šebo	23	Valenciennes	Loan	Summer	n/a	[31]
18	DF		Ian Murray	26	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer	Free	[32]
12	DF		Ugo Ehiogu	35	Sheffield United	Transfer	Winter	Free	[33]
2	DF		Alan Hutton	23	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Winter	£9m	[34]
25	GK		Roy Carroll	30	Derby County	Transfer	Winter	Free	[35]

Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £9.79m

Squad statistics

				Total			Scottish Premier League		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Cup		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Allan McGregor	53	53		31		10		6		3		3
2	RB		Alan Hutton	31	31	1	20		9				1	1	1
3	CB		David Weir	61	61	3	37	2	10	1	8		3		3
4	AM		Thomas Buffel		5		1				1		2		1
5	LB		Saša Papac	46	46		22		9		9		3		3
6	CM		Barry Ferguson	61	62	9	38	7	10	1	8		3		3	1
7	CM		Brahim Hemdani	35	35		12		9		9		3		2
8	CM		Kevin Thomson	43	44	1	26	1	8		4		5		1
9	CF		Kris Boyd	25	41	25	28	14	2		2		6	6	3	5
10	CF		Nacho Novo	18	49	16	28	10	7	1	7	1	4	2	3	2
11	LM		Charlie Adam	25	32	4	16	2	7	2	4		3		2
12	CM		Steven Davis	23	26	1	12				9	1	4		1
12	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	1	1										1
14	CM		Amdy Faye	3	6		4		1						1
15	AM		Alan Gow	2	2								1		1
16	GK		Graeme Smith	1	1								1
17	RW		Chris Burke	17	21	4	11	2			2		5	2	3
18	CF		Steven Naismith	17	31	5	21	5	3		1		6
19	CF		Jean-Claude Darcheville	28	48	15	30	12	8	1	5	1	3		2	1
20	LW		DaMarcus Beasley	15	21	5	11	2	8	2			1	1	1
21	RB		Kirk Broadfoot	31	34	1	15	1	9		3		5		2
22	CB		Andy Webster	1	1	1	1	1
23	CB		Christian Dailly	21	22	2	12	2			5		4		1
23	CF		Filip Šebo		1				1
24	CB		Carlos Cuéllar	65	65	5	36	4	10		9		6		4	1
25	GK		Roy Carroll	1	1										1
25	GK		Neil Alexander	13	15		8				3		4
26	LB		Steven Smith	2	2								2
27	MF		Lee McCulloch	38	46	7	22	3	9	2	6		6	2	3
28	RB		Steven Whittaker	43	48	5	30	4	4		5	1	6		3
29	CF		Daniel Cousin	26	42	12	26	10	7	1	5	1	2		2
34	CM		Paul Emslie		1										1
36	CM		Dean Furman		1		1
43	AM		John Fleck		3		1						2

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2007/2008 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Top Scorer

N	P	Nat.	Name	SPL	SC	SLC	E	Total
9	FW		Kris Boyd	14	6	5		25
10	FW		Nacho Novo	10	2	2	2	16
19	FW		Jean-Claude Darcheville	12		1	2	15
29	FW		Daniel Cousin	10			2	12
6	MF		Barry Ferguson	7		1	1	9
27	MF		Lee McCulloch	3	2		2	7
18	FW		Steven Naismith	5				5
20	MF		Damarcus Beasley	2	1		2	5
24	DF		Carlos Cuéllar	4		1		5
28	DF		Steven Whittaker	4			1	5
11	MF		Charlie Adam	2			2	4
17	MF		Chris Burke	2	2			4
3	DF		David Weir	2			1	3
23	DF		Christian Dailly	2				2
22	DF		Andy Webster	1				1
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	1				1
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	1				1
12	MF		Steven Davis				1	1
2	DF		Alan Hutton		1			1
			Own goal	2				2

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	YC		RC
1	GK		Allan McGregor	2		1
2	DF		Alan Hutton	13	1
3	DF		David Weir	3
5	DF		Saša Papac	2
6	MF		Barry Ferguson	2
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	2
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	10
9	FW		Kris Boyd	2
10	FW		Nacho Novo	2		2
11	MF		Charlie Adam	4
14	MF		Amdy Faye	1
17	MF		Chris Burke	3
18	FW		Steven Naismith	2
19	FW		Jean-Claude Darcheville	1		1
20	MF		Damarcus Beasley	2
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	5
23	DF		Christian Dailly	3
24	DF		Carlos Cuéllar	6		1
27	MF		Lee McCulloch	7		1
28	DF		Steven Whittaker	4	1
29	FW		Daniel Cousin	1	1

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Board of directors Position Staff Chairman David Murray Chief Executive Martin Bain Finance Director Donald McIntyre Non-Executive Director John Greig Non-Executive Director Alastair Johnston Non-Executive Director John McClelland Non-Executive Director Dave King Non-Executive Director Donald Wilson Non-Executive Director Paul Murray (from 20 September)[36] Source: Wikipedia

Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Walter Smith Assistant Manager Ally McCoist First-team coach Kenny McDowall Fitness coach Adam Owen Goalkeepers coach Billy Thomson (until 1 August) Jim Stewart (from 1 August)[37] Source: Wikipedia

Other staff Position Staff Physiotherapist Davie Henderson (until 1 August)[37] Philip Yeates (from September) Doctor Dr Paul Jackson Chief Scout Ewan Chester Massuer David Lavery Kit controller Jimmy Bell Video Analyst Steve Harvey Head of Football Administration Andrew Dickson Source: Wikipedia

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
2	4 August 2007	Scottish Premier League	1	A	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 7,711 Referee Kenny Clark Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers  16' Ferguson  64' Novo  90' Ferguson
4	11 August 2007	Scottish Premier League	2	H	St Mirren	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,772 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers St Mirren  52' Ferguson  80' Cousin
6	18 August 2007	Scottish Premier League	3	H	Falkirk	7–2	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,419 Referee Eddie Smith Rangers Falkirk  2' Cousin  34' Whittaker  54' Cousin  75' Boyd  88' Darcheville  90' Darcheville  90' Broadfoot  44' Riera  72' Barrett
7	25 August 2007	Scottish Premier League	4	A	Kilmarnock	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 11,544 Referee Dougie McDonald Kilmarnock Rangers  61' Invincibile  52' Beasley  76' Darcheville
9	1 September 2007	Scottish Premier League	5	H	Gretna	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,689 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers Gretna  38' Boyd  63' Webster  81' Cuéllar  83' (o.g.) Collin
10	15 September 2007	Scottish Premier League	6	A	Heart of Midlothian	2–4	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 15,948 Referee Mike McCurry Heart of Midlothian Rangers  13' Driver  27' Tall  66' (pen.) Stewart  70' Ivaškevičius  49' (pen.) Cousin  74' Beasley
12	23 September 2007	Scottish Premier League	7	H	Aberdeen	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,046 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Aberdeen  46' McCulloch  65' Naismith  88' Boyd
14	29 September 2007	Scottish Premier League	8	A	Motherwell	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,009 Referee Craig Thomson Motherwell Rangers  23' Porter  65' (pen.) Boyd
16	6 October 2007	Scottish Premier League	9	H	Hibernian	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,440 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Hibernian  61' Murphy
17	20 October 2007	Scottish Premier League	10	H	Celtic	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,428 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Celtic  27' Novo  55' Ferguson  77' (pen.) Novo
19	28 October 2007	Scottish Premier League	11	A	Dundee United	1–2	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 12,129 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee United Rangers  28' Wilkie  54' (pen.) Robson  51' (pen.) Cousin
21	3 November 2007	Scottish Premier League	12	H	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,898 Referee William Collum Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle  1' Boyd  63' Cuéllar
23	24 November 2007	Scottish Premier League	13	A	Falkirk	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 6,627 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Falkirk  62' Moutinho  20' Cuéllar  55' Darcheville  90' Boyd
25	1 December 2007	Scottish Premier League	14	H	Kilmarnock	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,055 Referee Alan Freeland Rangers Kilmarnock  4' Darcheville  55' Whittaker
27	15 December 2007	Scottish Premier League	15	H	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 155:00 GMT Attendance 48,392 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Heart of Midlothian  18' McCulloch  87' McCulloch  18' Velička
28	23 December 2007	Scottish Premier League	16	A	Aberdeen	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 17,798 Referee Kenny Clark Aberdeen Rangers  45' Miller  30' Adam  37' McCulloch
29	26 December 2007	Scottish Premier League	17	H	Motherwell	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 49,823 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Motherwell  42' Cousin  70' (o.g.) Porter  90' Boyd  65' Quinn
30	29 December 2007	Scottish Premier League	18	A	Hibernian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 16,217 Referee Charlie Richmond Hibernian Rangers  88' Zemmama  12' Naismith  59' Cousin
31	5 January 2008	Scottish Premier League	19	H	Dundee United	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,559 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Dundee United  9' Naismith  40' Ferguson
32	16 January 2008	Scottish Premier League	20	AR	Gretna	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 6,137 Referee Iain Brines Gretna Rangers  46' Deuchar  45' Ferguson  74' Cousin
33	19 January 2008	Scottish Premier League	21	A	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 7,753 Referee Charlie Richmond Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers  89' Darcheville
35	26 January 2008	Scottish Premier League	22	H	St Mirren	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 49,198 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers St Mirren  27' Burke  33' Boyd  37' Whittaker  81' Whittaker  30'  Haining
38	9 February 2008	Scottish Premier League	23	H	Falkirk	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,590 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Falkirk  23' Boyd  89' Naismith
40	17 February 2008	Scottish Premier League	24	A	Kilmarnock	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 10,546 Referee Mike McCurry Kilmarnock Rangers  24' Cuéllar  63' (pen.) Boyd
42	24 February 2008	Scottish Premier League	25	H	Gretna	4–2	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,375 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Gretna  13' Cousin  22' Naismith  60' Burke  88' Boyd  71' Deuchar  89' Deuchar
43	27 February 2008	Scottish Premier League	26	A	Heart of Midlothian	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 16,173 Referee Stuart Dougal Heart of Midlothian Rangers  25' Darcheville  44' Darcheville  53' Novo  70' Novo
44	1 March 2008	Scottish Premier League	27	H	Aberdeen	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,066 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Aberdeen  38' Dailly  50' Adam  83' Boyd  28' Lovell
50	22 March 2008	Scottish Premier League	28	H	Hibernian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,117 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Hibernian  40' Darcheville  79' Novo  90' Shiels
51	29 March 2008	Scottish Premier League	29	H	Celtic	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 50,325 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Celtic  45' Thomson
53	6 April 2008	Scottish Premier League	30	A	Dundee United	3–3	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 11,214 Referee Charlie Richmond Dundee United Rangers  37' Kalvenes  57' Hunt  65' (o.g.) Cuéllar  44' Weir  58' Novo  67' Boyd
56	16 April 2008	Scottish Premier League	31	A	Celtic	1–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 58,964 Referee Kenny Clark Celtic Rangers  20' Nakamura  90+3' Hesselink  55' Novo  70' Cuéllar
59	27 April 2008	Scottish Premier League	32	A	Celtic	2–3	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 58,622 Referee Craig Thomson Celtic Rangers  4' McDonald  43' McDonald  70' (pen.) Robson  17' Weir  29' Cousin  90'  Whittaker
61	4 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	33	A	Hibernian	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 16,872 Referee Calum Murray
62	7 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	34	H	Motherwell	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,238 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Motherwell  74' Ferguson
63	10 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	35	H	Dundee United	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,293 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Dundee United  7' Novo  18' Novo  90' Darcheville  76' de Vries
65	17 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	36	A	Motherwell	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,445 Referee John Underhill Motherwell Rangers  50' Porter  29' Dailly
66	19 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	37	A	St Mirren	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 7,439 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers  4' Boyd  24' Darcheville  69' Darcheville
67	22 May 2008	Scottish Premier League	38	A	Aberdeen	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 17,509 Referee Kenny Clark Aberdeen Rangers  63' Miller  77' Mackie  77' Novo

Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
1	31 July 2007	UEFA Champions League	QR2	H	Zeta	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 36,145 Referee Georgios Kasnaferis Rangers Zeta  55' Weir  60'  Hutton  73' McCulloch
3	7 August 2007	UEFA Champions League	QR2	AR	Zeta	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:05 BST Attendance 11,000 Referee Paolo Dondarini Zeta Rangers  81' Beasley
5	14 August 2007	UEFA Champions League	QR3	H	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 35,364 Referee Martin Hansson Rangers Red Star Belgrade  89' Novo
8	28 August 2007	UEFA Champions League	QR3	A	Red Star Belgrade	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 BST Attendance 47,012 Referee Lucílio Batista
11	19 September 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,795 Referee Stefano Farina Rangers VfB Stuttgart  62' Adam  75' (pen.) Darcheville  56' Gómez
15	2 October 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Lyon	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 38,067 Referee Tom Ovrebo Lyon Rangers  23' McCulloch  48' Cousin  53' Beasley
18	23 October 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Barcelona	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,957 Referee Konrad Plautz
22	7 November 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Barcelona	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 86,476 Referee Eric Braamhaar Barcelona Rangers  7' Henry  43' Messi
24	27 November 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	VfB Stuttgart	2–3	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 51,000 Referee Darko Ceferin VfB Stuttgart Rangers  45' Cacau  62' Pardo  85' Marica  27' Adam  70' Ferguson
26	12 December 2007	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Lyon	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 50,062 Referee Lubos Michel Rangers Lyon  90' Darcheville  16' Govou  85' Benzema  88' Benzema

Last updated: 12 December 2007
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
39	13 February 2008	UEFA Cup	Round of 32	H	Panathinaikos	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 GMT Attendance 45,203 Referee Nicola Rizzoli
41	21 February 2008	UEFA Cup	Round of 32	A	Panathinaikos	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 17:00 GMT Attendance 14,452 Referee Felix Brych Panathinaikos Rangers  12' Goumas  81' Novo
45	6 March 2008	UEFA Cup	Round of 16	H	Werder Bremen	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 20:00 GMT Attendance 45,959 Referee Alain Hamer Rangers Werder Bremen  45' Cousin  48' Davis
47	13 March 2008	UEFA Cup	Round of 16	A	Werder Bremen	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:30 GMT Attendance 33,660 Referee Martin Hansson Werder Bremen Rangers  57' Diego
52	3 April 2008	UEFA Cup	QF	H	Sporting CP	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,923 Referee Yuri Baskakov
54	10 April 2008	UEFA Cup	QF	A	Sporting CP	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 31,155 Referee Konrad Plautz Sporting CP Rangers  60' Darcheville  90' Whittaker
58	24 April 2008	UEFA Cup	SF	H	Fiorentina	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,199 Referee Kyros Vassaras
60	1 May 2008	UEFA Cup	SF	A	Fiorentina	0–0 (4-2 pen.)	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 39,130 Referee Frank De Bleeckere Fiorentina Rangers  110'  Cousin
64	14 May 2008	UEFA Cup	F	N	Zenit St. Petersburg	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 43,878 Referee Peter Fröjdfeldt Zenit St. Petersburg Rangers  72' Denisov  90+4' Zyryanov

Last updated: 14 May 2008
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
34	23 January 2008	Scottish Cup	4	H	East Stirlingshire	6–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 34,024 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers East Stirlingshire  25' McCulloch  28' Hutton  30' Boyd  45' Boyd  50' McCulloch  62' (pen.) Boyd
37	3 February 2008	Scottish Cup	5	A	Hibernian	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 11,513 Referee Craig Thomson Hibernian Rangers  88' McGregor
46	9 March 2008	Scottish Cup	5 R	H	Hibernian	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 33,837 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Hibernian  39' Burke  79' Novo
49	19 March 2008	Scottish Cup	QF	H	Partick Thistle	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 36,724 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Partick Thistle  69' Boyd  67' Gray
55	13 April 2008	Scottish Cup	QF R	A	Partick Thistle	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 9,909 Referee Iain Brines Partick Thistle Rangers  27' Novo  40' Burke
57	20 April 2008	Scottish Cup	SF	N	St Johnstone	1–1 (4-3 pen.)	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 26,180 Referee Dougie McDonald St Johnstone Rangers  94' McBreen  103' (pen.) Novo
68	24 May 2008	Scottish Cup	F	N	Queen of the South	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 48,821 Referee Stuart Dougal Queen of the South Rangers  50' Tosh  53' Thomson  33' Boyd  43' Beasley  72' Boyd

Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
13	26 September 2007	Scottish League Cup	3	AR	East Fife	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 7,413 Referee William Collum East Fife Rangers  14' Novo  35' Boyd  54' Cuéllar  66' (pen.) Boyd
20	31 October 2007	Scottish League Cup	QF	A	Motherwell	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,283 Referee Dougie McDonald Motherwell Rangers  90' Quinn  22' Novo  53' Boyd
36	30 January 2008	Scottish League Cup	SF	N	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 31,989 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Heart of Midlothian  50' Ferguson  69' Darcheville
48	16 March 2008	Scottish League Cup	F	N	Dundee United	2–2 (3-2 pen.)	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,019 Referee Kenny Clark Dundee United Rangers  34' Hunt  96' de Vries  85' Boyd  113' Boyd

Last updated: 16 March 2008
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
1	13 July 2007	Friendly		A	FC Gütersloh	3–0	Report permanent dead link] Report link Kick off BST Attendance 1,850 FC Gütersloh Rangers  13' Webster  43' (pen.) Boyd  75' Burke
2	15 July 2007	Friendly		A	SV Lippstadt 08	4–2	Report permanent dead link] Report link Kick off BST Attendance 2,000 SV Lippstadt 08 Rangers  16' Gutic  16' Gutic  11' Šebo  53' (pen.) Novo  58' McCulloch  53' McCulloch
3	17 July 2007	Friendly		A	Hannover 96	0–1	Report permanent dead link] Report link Kick off BST Attendance 23,105 Referee Florian Meyer Hannover 96 Rangers  53' (o.g.) Weir
4	21 July 2007	Friendly		A	Falkirk	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Referee Craig Charleston Falkirk Rangers  49' Moutinho  1' McCulloch
5	24 July 2007	Friendly		H	Ajax	1–1	Report permanent dead link] Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 32,770 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Ajax  19' Cuéllar  61' Heitinga
6	28 July 2007	Friendly		H	Chelsea	2–0	Report permanent dead link] Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,380 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Chelsea  86' Novo  87' Šebo

Last updated: 28 July 2007
Source:
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	2nd	4 August	22 May
UEFA Champions League	Second Qualifying Round	Group Stage	31 July	12 December
UEFA Cup	Round of 32	Runners-up	13 February	14 May
Scottish League Cup	Third Round	Winners	24 September	16 March
Scottish Cup	Fourth round	Winners	13 January	24 May

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	Celtic	38	28	5	5	84	26	+58	89	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	27	5	6	84	33	+51	86	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Motherwell	38	18	6	14	50	46	+4	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Aberdeen	38	15	8	15	50	58	−8	53
5	Dundee United	38	14	10	14	53	47	+6	52

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	27	5	6	84	33	+51	86	18	0	1	50	10	+40	9	5	5	34	23	+11

Last updated: 24 May 2008.
Source: Scottish Premier League 2007–08

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2008. Source: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14	Advance to knockout stage
2	Lyon	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	10
3	Rangers	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Stuttgart	6	1	0	5	7	15	−8	3

Source:

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