2020–21 Rangers F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Rangers.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Douglas Park | |||
Manager | Steven Gerrard | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
Scottish Premiership | 1st | |||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kemar Roofe (14) All: James Tavernier (19) | |||
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Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2020−21 season.
On 7 March 2021, Rangers clinched the Premiership title, their 55th Scottish championship, after rivals Celtic drew 0–0 away to Dundee United.[1][2] It was Rangers' first league title in a decade and the first time Celtic had not finished as league champions in that same span.[3]
With a 4–0 win over Aberdeen on the final day of the season, Rangers sealed an undefeated league season and became the first club since Celtic in 2016–17 to reach the 100 point milestone.[4] Rangers won all 19 home games at Ibrox and equalled the league record of 26 clean sheets in the campaign.[5] They also set a new British record by conceding only 13 goals in their 32 wins and six draws.[5]
Players
Squad information
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 41 | 2018 | 421 | 0 | 2022 | Free | ||
2 | DF | James Tavernier (captain) | 31 | 2015 | 289 | 65 | 2024 | £0.2m | ||
3 | DF | Calvin Bassey | 23 | 2020 | 15 | 1 | 2024 | £0.23m | ||
4 | DF | Jack Simpson | 26 | 2021 (Winter) | 7 | 0 | 2025 | Undisclosed | ||
5 | DF | Filip Helander | 30 | 2019 | 49 | 5 | 2023 | £3.5m | ||
6 | DF | Connor Goldson (vc) | 30 | 2018 | 162 | 16 | 2022 | £3m | ||
7 | MF | Ianis Hagi | 25 | 2020 | 59 | 11 | 2023 | £3m | ||
8 | MF | Ryan Jack | 31 | 2017 | 130 | 11 | 2023 | Free | ||
9 | FW | Jermain Defoe | 41 | 2020 | 72 | 32 | 2021 | Free | ||
10 | MF | Steven Davis | 38 | 2019 | 321 | 25 | 2022 | Free | ||
11 | FW | Cedric Itten | 26 | 2020 | 37 | 6 | 2024 | Undisclosed | ||
13 | GK | Andy Firth | 27 | 2019 (Winter) | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Undisclosed | ||
14 | MF | Ryan Kent | 26 | 2019 | 128 | 27 | 2023 | £6.5m | ||
15 | MF | Bongani Zungu | 31 | 2020 | 21 | 0 | 2021 | Loan | ||
16 | DF | Nathan Patterson | 22 | 2019 | 16 | 2 | 2024 | Youth system | ||
17 | MF | Joe Aribo | 27 | 2019 | 92 | 17 | 2023 | £0.3m | ||
18 | MF | Glen Kamara | 27 | 2019 (Winter) | 106 | 4 | 2023 | £0.05m | ||
19 | DF | Nikola Katić | 27 | 2018 | 59 | 6 | 2023 | £2m | ||
20 | FW | Alfredo Morelos | 27 | 2017 | 182 | 94 | 2023 | £1m | ||
23 | FW | Scott Wright | 26 | 2021 (Winter) | 13 | 1 | 2025 | £0.15m | ||
24 | FW | Greg Stewart | 33 | 2019 | 33 | 3 | 2021 | Free | ||
25 | FW | Kemar Roofe | 30 | 2020 | 36 | 18 | 2024 | Undisclosed | ||
26 | DF | Leon Balogun | 35 | 2020 | 28 | 0 | 2022 | Free | ||
31 | DF | Borna Barišić | 30 | 2018 | 112 | 7 | 2024 | £1.5m | ||
33 | GK | Jon McLaughlin | 36 | 2020 | 14 | 0 | 2022 | Free | ||
37 | MF | Scott Arfield | 34 | 2018 | 140 | 28 | 2022 | Free | ||
61 | DF | Leon King | 19 | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2022 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 15 May 2021
- Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
- Ordered by position on pitch.
First team
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | MF | Ianis Hagi | 21 | Genk | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed | [6] | |
3 | DF | Calvin Bassey | 20 | Leicester City | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | Undisclosed | [7][8] | |
33 | GK | Jon McLaughlin | 32 | Sunderland | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | [9] | |
9 | FW | Jermain Defoe | 37 | Bournemouth | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | [10] | |
26 | DF | Leon Balogun | 32 | Wigan Athletic | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | [11] | |
25 | FW | Kemar Roofe | 27 | Anderlecht | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | Undisclosed | [12] | |
11 | FW | Cedric Itten | 23 | St. Gallen | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | Undisclosed | [13] | |
15 | MF | Bongani Zungu | 27 | Amiens | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Loan | [14] | |
4 | DF | Jack Simpson | 24 | Bournemouth | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | [15] | |
23 | FW | Scott Wright | 23 | Aberdeen | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | [16] |
Academy
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Charlie Lindsay | 16 | Glentoran | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | [17][18] | ||
FW | James Graham | 16 | Ross County | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed | [19][20] | ||
FW | Tony Weston | 16 | Blackpool | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed | [21] | ||
GK | Aaron Cervantes | 18 | Orange County SC | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed | [22] |
First team
- Loan with obligation to sign on permanent contract at end of season.
Academy
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | DF | Aidan Wilson | 21 | Crusaders | End of contract | Summer | Free | [39] | |
42 | GK | Aidan McAdams | 21 | Greenock Morton | End of contract | Summer | Free | [39] | |
55 | MF | Joao Balde | 19 | Livingston | End of contract | Summer | Free | [39] | |
61 | MF | Kieran McKechnie | 19 | Queen of the South | End of contract | Summer | Free | [39] | |
MF | Julian Anderson | 19 | Virginia Cavaliers | End of contract | Summer | Free | [39] | ||
27 | MF | Stephen Kelly | 20 | Ross County | Loan | Summer | n/a | [40] | |
28 | GK | Robby McCrorie | 22 | Livingston | Loan | Summer | n/a | [41] | |
54 | GK | Kieran Wright | 20 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a | [42] | |
DF | Rhys Breen | 20 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a | [42] | ||
DF | Matthew Shiels | 19 | Clyde | Loan | Summer | n/a | [43] | ||
47 | MF | Zac Butterworth | 19 | Edinburgh City | Loan | Summer | n/a | [44] | |
51 | DF | James Maxwell | 18 | Queen of the South | Loan | Summer | n/a | [45] | |
34 | DF | Lewis Mayo | 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Summer | n/a | [45] | |
38 | FW | Josh McPake | 19 | Greenock Morton | Loan | Summer | n/a | [45] | |
FW | Dire Mebude | 16 | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [46] | ||
30 | MF | Kai Kennedy | 18 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a | [47] | |
44 | MF | Cammy Palmer | 20 | Clyde | Loan | Summer | n/a | [48] | |
48 | GK | Nicky Hogarth | 19 | Cowdenbeath | Loan | Winter | n/a | [49] | |
DF | Rhys Breen | 21 | Queen of the South | Loan | Winter | n/a | [50] | ||
30 | MF | Kai Kennedy | 18 | Raith Rovers | Loan | Winter | n/a | [51] | |
46 | MF | Jack Thomson | 20 | Clyde | Loan | Winter | n/a | [52] | |
38 | FW | Josh McPake | 19 | Harrogate Town | Loan | Winter | n/a | [53] | |
54 | MF | Ben Williamson | 19 | Arbroath | Loan | Winter | n/a | [54] | |
39 | FW | Dapo Mebude | 19 | Queen of the South | Loan | Winter | n/a | [55] | |
44 | MF | Cammy Palmer | 20 | Linfield | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | [56] | |
MF | Umaro Balde | 18 | Free agent | Transfer | Winter | Free | [57] | ||
55 | MF | Ciaran Dickson | 18 | Queen of the South | Loan | Winter | n/a | [58] | |
65 | DF | Adam Devine | 17 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | n/a | [59] | |
58 | FW | Chris McKee | 18 | Brechin City | Loan | Winter | n/a | [59] | |
56 | DF | Kyle McClelland | 19 | Falkirk | Loan | Winter | n/a | [59] | |
60 | DF | Harris O'Connor | 18 | Brechin City | Loan | Winter | n/a | [60] | |
49 | GK | Brian Kinnear | 19 | Annan Athletic | Loan | Winter | n/a | [61] | |
47 | MF | Zac Butterworth | 19 | Clyde | Loan | Winter | n/a | [61] | |
70 | MF | Cole McKinnon | 18 | East Fife | Loan | Winter | n/a | [61] | |
FW | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | 18 | Clyde | Loan | Winter | n/a | [61] | ||
68 | FW | Arron Lyall | 17 | Inverness CT | Loan | Winter | n/a | [62] | |
65 | DF | Adam Devine | 17 | Brechin City | Loan | Winter | n/a | [63] | |
57 | MF | Murray Miller | 19 | Elgin City | Loan | Winter | n/a | [64] | |
DF | Rhys Breen | 21 | Orange County SC | Loan | Summer | n/a | [65] | ||
46 | MF | Jack Thomson | 21 | Orange County SC | Loan | Summer | n/a | [65] |
First team
N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | Date signed | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | DF | Nathan Patterson | 19 | 25 January | 3 years | May 2024 | [66] | |
10 | MF | Steven Davis | 36 | 20 March | 1 year | May 2022 | [67] | |
1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 39 | 1 April | 1 year | May 2022 | [68] | |
2 | DF | James Tavernier | 29 | 6 April | 3 years | May 2024 | [69] | |
26 | DF | Leon Balogun | 32 | 9 April | 1 year | May 2022 | [70] | |
13 | GK | Andy Firth | 24 | 29 April | 1 year | May 2022 | [71] |
Academy
N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | Date signed | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | MF | Jack Thomson | 20 | 3 June | 1 year | May 2021 | [72] | |
49 | GK | Brian Kinnear | 19 | 3 June | 1 year | May 2021 | [72] | |
73 | MF | Robbie Fraser | 17 | 3 June | 2 years | May 2022 | [72] | |
76 | MF | Alex Lowry | 16 | 3 June | 2 years | May 2022 | [72] | |
27 | MF | Stephen Kelly | 20 | 24 June | 3 years | May 2023 | [73] | |
GK | Robby McCrorie | 22 | 3 July | 3 years | May 2023 | [74] | ||
65 | DF | Adam Devine | 17 | 29 September | 2 years | May 2022 | [75] | |
68 | FW | Arron Lyall | 17 | 29 September | 2 years | May 2022 | [75] | |
70 | MF | Cole McKinnon | 17 | 29 September | 2 years | May 2022 | [75] | |
58 | FW | Chris McKee | 18 | 26 November | 2 years | May 2022 | [76] | |
30 | MF | Kai Kennedy | 18 | 8 January | 2 years | May 2023 | [77] | |
54 | MF | Ben Williamson | 19 | 13 January | 1 year | May 2022 | [78] | |
55 | MF | Ciaran Dickson | 18 | 22 January | 2 years | May 2023 | [79] | |
71 | GK | Jay Hogarth | 17 | 19 March | 2 years | May 2023 | [80] | |
GK | Kieran Wright | 22 | 3 April | 2 years | May 2023 | [81] |
Awards
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
10 July 2020 Friendly | Rangers | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Auchenhowie |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Rangers Training Centre |
16 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup | Lyon | 0–2 | Rangers | Lyon, France |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Karim Abed |
18 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup | Nice | 0–2 | Rangers | Lyon, France |
17:15 GMT | Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
22 July 2020 Friendly | Rangers | 4–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
25 July 2020 Friendly | Rangers | 2–0 | Coventry City | Glasgow |
17:15 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum |
Scottish Premiership
1 August 2020 1 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Rangers | Aberdeen |
12:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
9 August 2020 2 | Rangers | 3–0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Andrew Dallas |
12 August 2020 3 | Rangers | 3–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson |
16 August 2020 4 | Livingston | 0–0 | Rangers | Livingston |
16:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
22 August 2020 5 | Rangers | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy |
29 August 2020 6 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Rangers | Hamilton |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum |
12 September 2020 7 | Rangers | 4–0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy |
20 September 2020 8 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
27 September 2020 9 | Motherwell | 1–5 | Rangers | Motherwell |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
4 October 2020 10 | Rangers | 2–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Greg Aitken |
17 October 2020 11 | Celtic | 0–2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton |
25 October 2020 12 | Rangers | 2–0 | Livingston | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
1 November 2020 13 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Rangers | Kilmarnock |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Andrew Dallas |
8 November 2020 14 | Rangers | 8–0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean |
22 November 2020 15 | Rangers | 4–0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
12:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
6 December 2020 16 | Ross County | 0–4 | Rangers | Dingwall |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 300 Referee: John Beaton |
13 December 2020 17 | Dundee United | 1–2 | Rangers | Dundee |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean |
19 December 2020 18 | Rangers | 3–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
23 December 2020 19 | St Johnstone | 0–3 | Rangers | Perth |
18:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
26 December 2020 20 | Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
12:30 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum |
30 December 2020 21 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Rangers | Paisley |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Alan Muir |
2 January 2021 22 | Rangers | 1–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
10 January 2021 23 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Rangers | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton |
17 January 2021 24 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Rangers | Motherwell |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
23 January 2021 25 | Rangers | 5–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson |
27 January 2021 26 | Hibernian | 0–1 | Rangers | Edinburgh |
19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy |
3 February 2021 27 | Rangers | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: David Munro |
7 February 2021 28 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Rangers | Hamilton |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
13 February 2021 29 | Rangers | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
21 February 2021 30 | Rangers | 4–1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
3 March 2021 31 | Livingston | 0–1 | Rangers | Livingston |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton |
6 March 2021 32 | Rangers | 3–0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean |
21 March 2021 33 | Celtic | 1–1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
12:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum |
11 April 2021 34 | Rangers | 2–1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
21 April 2021 35 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Rangers | Perth |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson |
2 May 2021 36 | Rangers | 4–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
12 May 2021 37 | Livingston | 0–3 | Rangers | Livingston |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson |
15 May 2021 38 | Rangers | 4–0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh |
UEFA Europa League
Rangers qualified for the second qualifying round after finishing in second place in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership.
Qualification stage
17 September 2020 2QR | Lincoln Red Imps | 0–5 | Rangers | Gibraltar |
16:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales) |
24 September 2020 3QR | Willem II | 0–4 | Rangers | Tilburg, Netherlands |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: N/A Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
1 October 2020 PO | Rangers | 2–1 | Galatasaray | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAN | BEN | STL | LCH | |
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1 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — |
22 October 2020 1 | Standard Liège | 0–2 | Rangers | Liège, Belgium |
17:55 BST | Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
29 October 2020 2 | Rangers | 1–0 | Lech Poznań | Glasgow, Scotland |
20:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
5 November 2020 3 | Benfica | 3–3 | Rangers | Lisbon, Portugal |
17:55 GMT | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: N/A Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
26 November 2020 4 | Rangers | 2–2 | Benfica | Glasgow, Scotland |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
3 December 2020 5 | Rangers | 3–2 | Standard Liège | Glasgow, Scotland |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden) |
10 December 2020 6 | Lech Poznań | 0–2 | Rangers | Poznań, Poland |
17:55 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: N/A Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain) |
Knockout stage
Round of 32
18 February 2021 First leg | Antwerp | 3–4 | Rangers | Antwerp, Belgium |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: N/A Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
25 February 2021 Second leg | Rangers | 5–2 (9–5 agg.) | Antwerp | Glasgow, Scotland |
17:55 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Round of 16
11 March 2021 First leg | Slavia Prague | 1–1 | Rangers | Prague, Czech Republic |
17:55 GMT | Report | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) |
Scottish League Cup
29 November 2020 Second round | Falkirk | 0–4 | Rangers | Falkirk |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Cup
4 April 2021 Third round | Rangers | 4–0 | Cove Rangers | Glasgow |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy |
18 April 2021 Fourth round | Rangers | 2–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden |
25 April 2021 Quarter-final | Rangers | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (2−4 p) | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Alan Muir | |
Penalties | ||||
Squad statistics
The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2020–21 season. They may not have made an appearance.
Appearances, goals and discipline
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Totals | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | SCO | Allan McGregor | 42 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0||2 | 0 | |
13 | GK | ENG | Andy Firth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0||0 | 0 | |
33 | GK | SCO | Jon McLaughlin | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0||0 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | ENG | James Tavernier (captain) | 46 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9+1 | 5||3 | 0 | |
3 | DF | ENG | Calvin Bassey | 15 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+4 | 0||3 | 0 | |
4 | DF | ENG | Jack Simpson | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0||3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | SWE | Filip Helander | 31 | 3 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2||2 | 0 | |
6 | DF | ENG | Connor Goldson (vice-captain) | 56 | 8 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3||5 | 0 | |
16 | DF | SCO | Nathan Patterson | 14 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1||0 | 0 | |
19 | DF | CRO | Nikola Katić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0||0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | NGA | Leon Balogun | 28 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0||4 | 1 | |
31 | DF | CRO | Borna Barišić | 50 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 13 | 3||8 | 0 | |
61 | DF | SCO | Leon King | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0||0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
7 | MF | ROU | Ianis Hagi | 46 | 8 | 23+10 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+1 | 1||6 | 0 | |
8 | MF | SCO | Ryan Jack | 24 | 2 | 16+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0||1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | NIR | Steven Davis | 49 | 2 | 29+6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0||5 | 0 | |
14 | MF | ENG | Ryan Kent | 52 | 13 | 36+1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 3||3 | 0 | |
15 | MF | RSA | Bongani Zungu | 21 | 0 | 1+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0||2 | 0 | |
17 | MF | NGA | Joe Aribo | 43 | 8 | 27+4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+3 | 1||3 | 0 | |
18 | MF | FIN | Glen Kamara | 51 | 2 | 28+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 13 | 1||5 | 0 | |
37 | MF | CAN | Scott Arfield | 45 | 7 | 11+17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10+3 | 3||2 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe | 20 | 7 | 3+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1||0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | SUI | Cedric Itten | 37 | 6 | 5+22 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+5 | 2||2 | 0 | |
20 | FW | COL | Alfredo Morelos | 44 | 17 | 26+3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 5||10 | 0 | |
23 | FW | SCO | Scott Wright | 13 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0||1 | 0 | |
24 | FW | SCO | Greg Stewart | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0||0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | JAM | Kemar Roofe | 36 | 18 | 18+6 | 14 | 1+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5+3 | 2||3 | 1 | |
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance | |||||||||||||||
4 | DF | ENG | George Edmundson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ENG | Brandon Barker | 13 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | NIR | Jordan Jones | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | SCO | Glenn Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
55 | MF | SCO | Ciaran Dickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0||0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 15 May 2021
- Source: [93]
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
Clean sheets
- As of match played 15 May 2021
No. | Player | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total | Appearances |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allan McGregor | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 42 |
13 | Andy Firth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Jon McLaughlin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 56 |
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Premiership | 9th | 1st | 1 August 2020 | 15 May 2021 |
UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Round of 16 | 17 September 2020 | 18 March 2021 |
Scottish Cup | Third round | Quarter-finals | 3 April 2021 | 25 April 2021 |
League Cup | Second round | Quarter-finals | 29 November 2020 | 16 December 2020 |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premiership
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 13 | +79 | 102 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 56 | |
5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
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).[95]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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