2009–10 Rangers F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2009–10 season
Chairman	David Murray (until 26 August) Alastair Johnston (from 26 August)
Manager	Walter Smith
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League	1st P38 W26 D9 L3 F82 A28
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Boyd (23) All: Kris Boyd (26)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Overview

Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 2009–10 season. A quiet summer in terms of transfer arrivals contrasted to the outgoings. The club removed eleven players who had made first team appearances from the wage bill on permanent and loan deals. The only addition to the playing staff was Jérôme Rothen on a season loan, Rothen was the first player to sign for the club in over a year. On 26 August, chairman David Murray stepped down and was replaced by non-executive director Alastair Johnston.[1] Johnston stated that one of his main priorities was to find a buyer for owner Murray's shares.[2] On 24 October, Rangers manager Walter Smith was reported to say that Lloyds Banking Group, who the club was in debt to, was "effectively running the club".[3][4] On 12 November, the extent of the club's financial problems was shown to be £31m in debt, a rise of £10m from the previous year.[5]

On the field, Rangers' Scottish Premier League title defence got off to a stuttering start, three wins in the league was followed by three draws, the first Old Firm victory of the season was followed by poor performances against St Johnstone and dropped points at home to Hibernian. The side lost their first league match of the season away to Aberdeen on 28 November but then embarked on a six-match winning run, scoring 26 goals in the process. At the start of 2010, Rangers sat at the top of the league. The second Old Firm fixture finished in a 1-1 draw. Rangers had a ten-point lead by mid February.[6] Rangers won the third Old Firm match 1-0 thanks to an injury time winner from Maurice Edu which all but secured the title.[7] The side had to wait nearly two months to be confirmed as champions due to dropping points to St Johnstone and Dundee United. On 25 April Rangers won their 53rd league title after defeating Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road, with Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal.[8]

In the domestic cup competitions, Rangers won the League Cup after a 1-0 victory over St Mirren in the final, despite being reduced to nine men with Danny Wilson and Kevin Thomson being sent-off. However, Rangers were unable to retain the Scottish Cup after losing 1-0 to eventual winners Dundee United in a quarter-final replay.

Rangers were seeded in pot two of the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. The club was drawn against Spanish team Sevilla, German outfit VfB Stuttgart and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. A 1–1 away draw in Germany was followed by two consecutive 4–1 defeats at home to Sevilla and Unirea, the latter being regarded as one of the club's worst ever European results.[9][10] Rangers were left with a small chance of qualifying from the group after a 1–1 draw in the return leg with Unirea, a match that saw trouble in the Rangers fans section of the stadium; the club was later charged by UEFA for inappropriate conduct[11] and following an investigation fined €20,000 plus ordered to pay the cost of repairing the damage to the stadium infrastructure caused by its supporters.[12] The side finished bottom of their group and was knocked out of European football altogether after two defeats from in the final two matches.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	28	1998	187	0	2013	Youth system
2	MF		Maurice Edu	24	2008	36	4	2013	£2.6m
3	DF		David Weir (captain)	39	2007 (Winter)	177	5	2010	Free
4	MF		Pedro Mendes	31	2008	50	4	2011	£3m	left on 30 January
5	DF		Saša Papac	30	2006	155	4	2011	£0.45m
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	31	2007	113	14	2011	£2.25m
7	MF		Steven Davis	25	2008	119	12	2012	£3m
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	25	2007 (Winter)	109	3	2011	£2m
9	FW		Kris Boyd	26	2005 (Winter)	192	128	2010	£0.4m
10	FW		Nacho Novo	31	2004	255	71	2010	£0.45m
11	MF		Jérôme Rothen	32	2009	8	0	2010	Loan	left on 29 January
14	FW		Steven Naismith	23	2008	81	9	2012	£1.9m
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	25	2007	129	19	2012	£2m
17	FW		Andrius Velička	41	2008	11	5	2011	£1m	out on season loan
18	FW		Kenny Miller	30	2008	121	45	2011	£2m
19	MF		Aarón	20	2008	5	2	2010	Loan	left on 30 August
20	MF		DaMarcus Beasley	27	2007	47	7	2010	£0.7m
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	25	2007	84	1	2010	Free
22	DF		Andy Webster	28	2008	1	1	2011	£0.4m	out on season loan
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra[13]	27	2008	62	3	2012	£2.5m
25	GK		Neil Alexander	32	2008 (Winter)	38	0	2011	Free
26	DF		Steven Smith	24	2002	75	1	2010	Youth system
27	FW		Kyle Lafferty	22	2008	71	16	2013	£3.25m
29	MF		John Fleck	18	2007	36	3	2013	Youth system
41	GK		Scott Gallacher	20	2006	0	0	2010	Youth system
45	FW		Rory Loy	22	2006	1	0	2011	£0.025m
47	DF		Jordan McMillan	21	2005	1	0	2010	Youth system
48	FW		Andrew Little	20	2006	11	1	2011	Youth system
66	DF		Danny Wilson	18	2007	24	1	2011	Youth system
69	MF		Gregg Wylde	19	2007	2	0	2012	Youth system

• Last updated: 9 May 2010
• Source:Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,

Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)

• Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
11	MF		Jérôme Rothen	31	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	Summer	2010	n/a	[14]

Last updated: 24 May 2010
Total spending: £0

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	31	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15]
23	DF		Christian Dailly	35	Charlton Athletic	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15][16]
46	MF		Dean Furman	20	Oldham Athletic	End of contract	Summer	£0.05m	[17][18]
48	DF		William McLachlan	20	Clyde	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[19][20]
50	FW		Chris Craig	20	Dumbarton	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[19][21]
40	GK		Lee Robinson	22	Kilmarnock	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[22]
49	DF		Ross Harvey	20	Dumbarton	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[19][23]
60	GK		Artūrs Vaičulis	21	AEP Paphos	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[19]
54	MF		Georgios Efrem	19	Omonia Nicosia	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[24]
16	GK		Graeme Smith	26	St Johnstone	Transfer	Summer	Free	[25]
22	DF		Andy Webster	27	Dundee United	Loan	Summer	n/a	[26]
6	MF		Barry Ferguson	31	Birmingham City	Transfer	Summer	£1.25m	[27]
11	MF		Charlie Adam	23	Blackpool	Transfer	Summer	£1,350,000[28]	[29][30]
15	MF		Alan Gow	26	Plymouth Argyle	Transfer	Summer	£200,000	[31]
17	FW		Andrius Velička	30	Bristol City	Loan	Summer	n/a	[32]
46	DF		Steven Kinniburgh	20	Oxford United	Loan	Summer	n/a	[33]
54	DF		Ross Perry	19	Oxford United	Loan	Summer	n/a	[33]
19	MF		Aarón	20	Valencia	Loan Return	Summer	n/a	[34]
50	FW		Isa Bagci	19	Bursaspor	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[35]
62	GK		Gary Inglis	17	Hamilton Academical	Loan	Summer	n/a	[36]
47	DF		Jordan McMillan	21	Queen of the South	Loan	n/a	n/a	[37]
42	DF		Alan Lowing	21	East Fife	End of contract	Winter	n/a	[38]
52	MF		Andrew Shinnie	20	Dundee	Loan	Winter	n/a	[39]
11	MF		Jérôme Rothen	31	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan return	Winter	n/a	[40][41]
45	FW		Rory Loy	21	St Mirren	Loan	Winter	n/a	[42]
4	MF		Pedro Mendes	30	Sporting CP	Transfer	Winter	£1,500,000	[40]
43	FW		Steven Lennon	22	Lincoln City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[43]
44	MF		Paul Emslie	21	Peterhead	Loan	Winter	n/a	[44]
53	MF		Tom Miller	19	Dundalk	Transfer	n/a	Free	[45]

Last updated: 19 February 2010
Total income: £4,350,000

Squad statistics

				Total			Scottish Premier League		UEFA Champions League		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Allan McGregor	46	46		34		6		6
2	MF		Maurice Edu	10	20	2	15	2			4		1
3	DF		David Weir	51	51		38		5		5		3
4	MF		Pedro Mendes	8	8		4		3				1
5	DF		Saša Papac	47	47	2	34	2	6		4		3
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	44	47	7	34	5	6	1	4		3	1
7	MF		Steven Davis	50	50	4	36	3	6		5		3	1
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	35	39		25		6		4		4
9	CF		Kris Boyd	33	40	26	31	23	2		5	3	2
10	CF		Nacho Novo	20	49	9	35	6	6	1	4	1	4	1
11	LW		Jérôme Rothen	7	8		4		3				1
14	FW		Steven Naismith	28	39	4	28	3	4		3		4	1
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	47	50	11	35	7	6		5	3	4	1
18	FW		Kenny Miller	39	45	21	33	18	5		6	2	1	1
20	LW		DaMarcus Beasley	9	14	2	9	2	2		2		1
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	15	16		12				4
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	22	23	2	17	1	3	1	2		1
25	GK		Neil Alexander	8	9		5						4
26	DF		Steven Smith	12	18		12		1		2		3
27	FW		Kyle Lafferty	25	39	7	28	7	4		5		2
29	MF		John Fleck	12	23	2	15	1	3		3		2	1
47	DF		Jordan McMillan	1	1								1
48	FW		Andrew Little	3	10	1	6	1			3		1
66	DF		Danny Wilson	24	24	1	14	1	2		5		3
69	MF		Gregg Wylde		2		2

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2009/2010 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

N	P	Nat.	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
9	FW		Kris Boyd	23	3			26
18	FW		Kenny Miller	18	2	1		21
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	7	1	3		11
10	FW		Nacho Novo	6	1	1	1	9
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	5		1	1	7
27	FW		Kyle Lafferty	7				7
14	FW		Steven Naismith	3		1		4
7	MF		Steven Davis	3		1		4
20	MF		DaMarcus Beasley	2				2
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	1			1	2
29	MF		John Fleck	1		1		2
5	DF		Saša Papac	2				2
2	MF		Maurice Edu	2				2
48	FW		Andrew Little	1				1
66	DF		Danny Wilson	1				1

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	YC		RC
3	DF		David Weir	5
4	MF		Pedro Mendes	2	1
5	DF		Saša Papac	10
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	15	1
7	MF		Steven Davis	1
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	5		2
9	FW		Kris Boyd	8
10	FW		Nacho Novo	1
14	FW		Steven Naismith	8
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	7
18	FW		Kenny Miller	5		1
21	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	2
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	4	1
26	DF		Steven Smith	1
27	FW		Kyle Lafferty	5
29	MF		John Fleck	2
48	FW		Andrew Little	1
66	DF		Danny Wilson	1		1

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Board of directors Position Staff Chairman David Murray (until 26 August)[1] Alastair Johnston (from 26 August)[1] Chief executive Martin Bain Finance director Donald McIntyre Non-executive director John Greig Non-executive director John McClelland Non-executive director Dave King Non-executive director Mike McGill (from 16 October)[46] Non-executive director Donald Muir (from 16 October)[46] Non-executive director Paul Murray Non-executive director Donald Wilson (until 16 October)[46] Source: Wikipedia article

Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Walter Smith Assistant manager Ally McCoist First-team coach Kenny McDowall First-team coach Ian Durrant Head of Sports Science Adam Owen Goalkeepers coach Jim Stewart Source: Wikipedia article

Other staff Position Staff Head of Football Administration Andrew Dickson Physiotherapist Philip Yeates Doctor Dr Paul Jackson Chief scout Ewan Chester Massuer David Lavery Kit controller Jimmy Bell Video analyst Steve Harvey Source: Wikipedia article

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
1	15 August 2009	Scottish Premier League	1	H	Falkirk	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,239 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers Falkirk  14' McCulloch  34' Miller  72' Miller  83' Naismith  24' Finnigan
2	23 August 2009	Scottish Premier League	2	A	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 16,284 Referee Craig Thomson Heart of Midlothian Rangers  13' Thomson  63' McCulloch  90' (pen.) Boyd  31' Witteveen
3	29 August 2009	Scottish Premier League	3	H	Hamilton Academical	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,633 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hamilton Academical  19' Whittaker  27' Boyd  65' Boyd  67' Whittaker  87' McLaughlin
4	12 September 2009	Scottish Premier League	4	A	Motherwell	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 BST Attendance 9,355 Referee Dougie McDonald Motherwell Rangers  86'  Bougherra
6	19 September 2009	Scottish Premier League	5	A	Kilmarnock	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,310 Referee Steve Conroy Kilmarnock Rangers  43' Mendes
8	26 September 2009	Scottish Premier League	6	H	Aberdeen	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,968 Referee Iain Brines
10	4 October 2009	Scottish Premier League	7	H	Celtic	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,276 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Celtic  8' Miller  16' Miller  25' (pen.) McGeady
11	17 October 2009	Scottish Premier League	8	A	St Johnstone	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 7,807 Referee William Collum St Johnstone Rangers  17' Samuel  40' Boyd  83' Papac
13	24 October 2009	Scottish Premier League	9	H	Hibernian	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,892 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Hibernian  8' Boyd  63' Stokes
16	7 November 2009	Scottish Premier League	11	H	St Mirren	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,750 Referee Iain Brines Rangers St Mirren  1' Boyd  57' Boyd  88' O'Donnell
17	21 November 2009	Scottish Premier League	12	H	Kilmarnock	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,358 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Kilmarnock  7' Boyd  25' Miller  35' Whittaker
19	28 November 2009	Scottish Premier League	13	A	Aberdeen	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 16,153 Referee Craig Thomson Aberdeen Rangers  17' Miller
20	5 December 2009	Scottish Premier League	14	A	Falkirk	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 6,903 Referee William Collum Falkirk Rangers  41' Moutinho  17' Boyd  36' Boyd  74' (pen.) Miller
22	12 December 2009	Scottish Premier League	15	H	St Johnstone	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,662 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers St Johnstone  1' Boyd  27' (pen.) Boyd  51' Novo
23	15 December 2009[47]	Scottish Premier League	10	A	Dundee United	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 10,037 Referee Mike Tumilty Dundee United Rangers  26' Beasley  58' Miller  75' Miller
24	19 December 2009	Scottish Premier League	16	H	Motherwell	6–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,291 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Motherwell  5' Miller  53' Boyd  58' Miller  75' Lafferty  84' Beasley  88' Lafferty  67' Hutchinson
25	27 December 2009	Scottish Premier League	17	A	Hibernian	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 16,894 Referee Iain Brines Hibernian Rangers  1' Stokes  21' Miller  37' Boyd  53' Novo  66' Miller
26	30 December 2009	Scottish Premier League	18	H	Dundee United	7–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 48,721 Referee William Collum Rangers Dundee United  20' (pen.) Boyd  25' Boyd  29' Boyd  51' Miller  68' Whittaker  75' Boyd  80' Boyd  85' Bougherra  46' Casalinuovo
27	3 January 2010	Scottish Premier League	19	A	Celtic	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 58,300 Referee Steve Conroy Celtic Rangers  79' McDonald  81' McCulloch
29	16 January 2010	Scottish Premier League	20	A	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 5,343 Referee Mike Tumilty Hamilton Academical Rangers  78' Novo
31	23 January 2010	Scottish Premier League	21	H	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,031 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Heart of Midlothian  90+1' Little  75' Robinson
32	27 January 2010	Scottish Premier League	22	A	St Mirren	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 5,260 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers  2' Davis  86' Novo
33	30 January 2010	Scottish Premier League	23	H	Falkirk	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,907 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers Falkirk  18' Davis  57' Fleck  62' Whittaker
36	10 February 2010	Scottish Premier League	24	A	Motherwell	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,352 Referee Calum Murray Motherwell Rangers  28' Hateley  80' Boyd
37	14 February 2010	Scottish Premier League	25	H	Hibernian	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 13:30 GMT Attendance 48,161 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Hibernian  50' Whittaker  72' (pen.) Boyd  90+1' Miller
39	28 February 2010	Scottish Premier League	27	H	Celtic	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 50,320 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Celtic  90+3' Edu
40	6 March 2010	Scottish Premier League	28	H	St Mirren	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,474 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers St Mirren  32' McCulloch  46' McCulloch  78' Novo  30' Carey
41	9 March 2010	Scottish Premier League	29	A	Kilmarnock	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 8,906 Referee Alan Muir Kilmarnock Rangers  55' Whittaker  61' Miller
45	27 March 2010	Scottish Premier League	31	A	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 16,832 Referee Calum Murray Heart of Midlothian Rangers  16' Suso  5' Wilson  31' Miller  49' Naismith  77' Naismith
46	30 March 2010[48]	Scottish Premier League	26	A	St Johnstone	1–4	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 6,189 Referee Mike Tumilty St Johnstone Rangers  7' Sheridan  12' Millar  36' Craig  79' Davidson  16' Papac
47	3 April 2010	Scottish Premier League	32	H	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 48,068 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hamilton Academical  11' Edu
48	7 April 2010[49]	Scottish Premier League	30	H	Aberdeen	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 47,061 Referee William Collum Rangers Aberdeen  24' Davis  65' Lafferty  76' Miller  68' Mackie
49	14 April 2010	Scottish Premier League	33	A	Dundee United	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 11,100 Referee Brian Winter
50	18 April 2010	Scottish Premier League	34	H	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 47,590 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Heart of Midlothian  54' Lafferty  84' (pen.) Miller
51	25 April 2010	Scottish Premier League	35	A	Hibernian	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 14:30 BST Attendance 10,573 Referee William Collum Hibernian Rangers  17' Lafferty
52	1 May 2010	Scottish Premier League	36	A	Dundee United	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 10,003 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Dundee United Rangers  80' Casalinuovo  2' Boyd  41' Novo
53	4 May 2010	Scottish Premier League	37	A	Celtic	1–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 58,000 Referee Calum Murray Celtic Rangers  8' Naylor  45' Fortuné  43' Miller  90+1'  McCulloch
54	9 May 2010	Scottish Premier League	38	H	Motherwell	3–3	Report Report link Kick off 13:30 BST Attendance 50,321 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Motherwell  17' Boyd  40' Lafferty  70' Lafferty  51' Murphy  90' Jennings  90+3' (pen.) Jutkiewicz

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
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
5	16 September 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 51,000 Referee Massimo Busacca VfB Stuttgart Rangers  18' Pogrebnyak  77' Bougherra
9	29 September 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Sevilla	1–4	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 40,572 Referee Jonas Eriksson Rangers Sevilla  88' Novo  50' Konko  64' Adriano  72' Luís Fabiano  74' Kanouté
12	20 October 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Unirea Urziceni	1–4	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 37,500 Referee Eric Braamhaar Rangers Unirea Urziceni  2' (o.g.) Vilana  33' Bilaşco  50' (o.g.) Lafferty  59' (o.g.) McCulloch  65' Brandán
15	4 November 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	AR	Unirea Urziceni	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,923 Referee Claus Bo Larsen Unirea Urziceni Rangers  88' Onofraș  79' McCulloch
18	24 November 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 41,468 Referee Roberto Rosetti Rangers VfB Stuttgart  16' Rudy  59' Kuzmanović
21	9 December 2009	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Sevilla	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 38,000 Referee Bertrand Layec Sevilla Rangers  8' (pen.) Kanouté

Last updated: 9 December 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
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
28	10 January 2010	Scottish Cup	4	A	Hamilton Academical	3–3	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 GMT Attendance 3,940 Referee Charlie Richmond Hamilton Academical Rangers  39' (pen.) Mensing  45+1' Paixão  45+3' Antoine-Curier  4' Whittaker  30' Miller  63' (pen.) Miller
30	19 January 2010	Scottish Cup	4 R	H	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 21,856 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Hamilton Academical  98' Whittaker  99' Whittaker
35	6 February 2010	Scottish Cup	5	A	St Mirren	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 4,909 Referee Iain Brines
38	17 February 2010	Scottish Cup	5 R	H	St Mirren	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 31,086 Referee Iain Brines Rangers St Mirren  86' Boyd
42	14 March 2010	Scottish Cup	QF	H	Dundee United	3–3	Report Report link Kick off 12:05 GMT Attendance 24,096 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Dundee United  34' (pen.) Boyd  43' (pen.) Boyd  48' Novo  24' Shala  63' (o.g.) Whittaker  80' Kovačević
44	24 March 2010	Scottish Cup	QF R	A	Dundee United	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 11,898 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee United Rangers  90' D.Robertson

Last updated: 24 March 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
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
7	23 September 2009	League Cup	3	A	Queen of the South	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:35 BST Attendance 6,120 Referee William Collum Queen of the South Rangers  90+1' Harris  16' Naismith  79' Novo
14	27 October 2009	League Cup	QF	A	Dundee	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 10,654 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee Rangers  29' Griffiths  15' Whittaker  57' MacKenzie (o.g.)  85' Fleck
34	3 February 2010	League Cup	SF	N	St Johnstone	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:35 GMT Attendance 17,371 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers St Johnstone  26' Davis  37' McCulloch
43	21 March 2010	League Cup	F	N	St Mirren	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,538 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers  53' Thomson  71' Wilson  84' Miller

Last updated: 21 March 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
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	26 July 2009	Friendly		A	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 16:00 GMT Attendance 27,211 Referee Robert Hartmann 1. FC Nürnberg Rangers  48' Naismith  71' Novo
2	28 July 2009	Friendly		A	SC Wiedenbrück	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 2,500 SC Wiedenbrück Rangers  70' Velička  75' Aarón  89' (pen.) Aarón
3	1 August 2009	Emirates Cup	Day 1	N	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 54,121 Referee Alan Kelly Rangers Paris Saint-Germain  76' Bougherra
4	2 August 2009	Emirates Cup	Day 2	A	Arsenal	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 16:15 BST Attendance 56,758 Referee Mike Dean Arsenal Rangers  2' Wilshere  11' Eduardo  72' Wilshere
5	5 August 2009	Friendly		H	Manchester City	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 35,120 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Manchester City  20' Novo  55' Miller  90' Weir  27' Ireland  53' Petrov
6	8 August 2009	Friendly		A	Portsmouth	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 9,018 Referee Lee Probert Portsmouth Rangers  31' Piquionne  51' Piquionne

Last updated: 8 August 2009
Source: Wikipedia article
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	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	—	1st	15 August	9 May
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	—	Group stage	16 September	9 December
League Cup	3rd round	—	Winners	23 September	21 March
Scottish Cup	4th Round	—	Quarter-finals	10 January	24 March

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	38	26	9	3	82	28	+54	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Celtic	38	25	6	7	75	39	+36	81	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Dundee United	38	17	12	9	55	47	+8	63	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Hibernian	38	15	9	14	58	55	+3	54	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Motherwell	38	13	14	11	52	54	−2	53	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. by winning the Scottish Cup.

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	26	9	3	82	28	+54	87	15	4	0	52	13	+39	11	5	3	30	15	+15

Last updated: 9 May 2010.
Source: Wikipedia article

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D
Position	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2010. Source: Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sevilla	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Stuttgart	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	9
3	Unirea Urziceni	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8	Transfer to Europa League
4	Rangers	6	0	2	4	4	13	−9	2

Source:

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