Rangers F.C. season 1995-96

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Rangers
Season 1995-96
Manager Walter Smith
Chairman David Murray
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 1st
P36 W27 D6 L3 F85 A25
Scottish Cup Winners
League Cup Semi-final
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Gordon Durie (17)
All: Gordon Durie (23)
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1996-97

The 1995-96 season is the 99th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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[edit] Overview

Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1995-96 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won it's eighth consecutive league title.

In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish Cup, beating Hearts 5-1. But they were knocked out the Scottish League Cup by Aberdeen at the semi final stage, losing 2-1.

The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a tough group with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Romanian side Steaua Bucharest. After six matches, three draws and three defeats, Rangers were bottom of the table and exited the competition.

[edit] Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 Aug 1995 Kilmarnock H 1-0 44,686 McCall
09 Sep 1995 Raith Rovers H 4-0 43,535 McCoist (2), Miller, Robertson
16 Sep 1995 Falkirk A 2-0 11,445 Salenko, Robertson
23 Sep 1995 Hibs H 0-1 44,364
30 Sep 1995 Celtic A 2-0 34,500 Cleland, Gascoigne
03 Oct 1995 Motherwell H 2-1 37,348 Gascoigne, McCoist
07 Oct 1995 Aberdeen A 1-0 22,500 Moore
14 Oct 1995 Partick Thistle A 4-0 16,346 Durie (3), Gough
21 Oct 1995 Hearts H 4-1 45,155 Salenko (2), Gascoigne, Durie
28 Oct 1995 Raith Rovers A 2-2 9,200 Gough, Petric
04 Nov 1995 Falkirk H 2-0 42,059 McCoist (2)
08 Nov 1995 Kilmarnock A 2-0 14,823 McLaren, Salenko
11 Nov 1995 Aberdeen H 1-1 45,427 Salenko
19 Nov 1995 Celtic H 3-3 46,640 Laudrup, McCoist, McKinlay (og)
25 Nov 1995 Hibs A 4-1 13,558 McCoist, Miller, Durie, Dods (og)
02 Dec 1995 Hearts A 2-0 15,105 McCoist (pen), Gascoigne
09 Dec 1995 Partick Thistle H 1-0 43,173 Durie
19 Dec 1995 Motherwell A 0-0 10,179
26 Dec 1995 Kilmarnock H 3-0 45,173 Salenko, Durie (pen), Gascoigne
30 Dec 1995 Hibs H 7-0 44,692 Durie (4), Miller, Gascoigne, Salenko
03 Jan 1996 Celtic A 0-0 37,000
06 Jan 1996 Falkirk A 4-0 10,581 McCoist (2, 1 pen), Durie, Robertson
13 Jan 1996 Raith Rovers H 4-0 42,498 Durie (2), McCoist, Ferguson
20 Jan 1996 Hearts H 0-3 45,096
03 Feb 1996 Partick Thistle A 2-1 16,253 Gascoigne (2)
10 Feb 1996 Motherwell H 3-2 45,566 Ferguson, McLaren, McCoist (pen)
25 Feb 1996 Aberdeen A 1-0 21,000 Gascoigne (pen)
03 Mar 1996 Hibs A 2-0 11,954 Laudrup (pen), Mitchell (og)
17 Mar 1996 Celtic H 1-1 47,312 McLaren
23 Mar 1996 Falkirk H 3-2 46,014 Andersen (2), Gascoigne
30 Mar 1996 Raith Rovers A 4-2 9,300 McCoist (3, 1 pen), Durie (pen)
10 Apr 1996 Hearts A 0-2 15,350
13 Apr 1996 Partick Thistle H 5-0 46,438 Andersen (3), McCall, Gough
20 Apr 1996 Motherwell A 3-1 13,128 McCall, Andersen, Gascoigne
28 Apr 1996 Aberdeen H 3-1 47,247 Gascoigne (3, 1 pen)
04 May 1996 Kilmarnock A 3-0 17,056 Durie (2), McCoist

[edit] UEFA Champions League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
09 Aug 1995 Anorthosis Famagusta H 1-0 43,519 Durie
23 Aug 1995 Anorthosis Famagusta A 0-0 12,000
13 Sep 1995 Steaua Bucharest A 0-1 26,000
27 Sep 1995 Borussia Dortmund H 2-2 33,209 Gough, Ferguson
18 Oct 1995 Juventus A 1-4 49,825 Gough
01 Nov 1995 Juventus H 0-4 42,523
22 Nov 1995 Steaua Bucharest H 1-1 30,800 Gascoigne
06 Dec 1995 Borussia Dortmund A 2-2 35,800 Laudrup, Durie

[edit] Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 Jan 1996 Keith A 10-1 15,461 Ferguson (3), Cleland (3), Durie (pen), Robertson, Miller, Mikhailichenko
15 Feb 1996 Clyde A 4-1 5,722 Miller (2), Van Vossen, Gascoigne
09 Mar 1996 Inverness A 3-0 11,296 Gascoigne, Thomson (og)
07 Apr 1996 Celtic N 2-1 36,333 McCoist, Laudrup
18 May 1996 Hearts N 5-0 37,760 Durie (3), Laudrup (2)

[edit] League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 Aug 1995 Morton H 3-0 42,941 McCoist, Hateley, Gascoigne
30 Aug 1995 Stirling Albion H 3-2 46,686 Hateley, McCall, McCoist
19 Sep 1995 Hibernian A 1-0 32,789 McCoist
24 Oct 1995 Aberdeen N 1-2 26,131 Salenko

[edit] Appearances

Player Apps Goals
Flag of Scotland Goram, AndyAndy Goram 47 0
Flag of Scotland Wright, StephenStephen Wright 16 0
Flag of Scotland Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson 38 3
Flag of Scotland Gough, RichardRichard Gough 42 5
Flag of Scotland McLaren, AlanAlan McLaren 49 3
Flag of Serbia Petric, GordanGordan Petric 46 1
Flag of England Steven, TrevorTrevor Steven 7 0
Flag of Scotland Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 36 3
Flag of Scotland McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist 37 20
Flag of Scotland McCall, StuartStuart McCall 33 4
Flag of Scotland Durie, GordonGordon Durie 38 23
Flag of Scotland Durrant, IanIan Durrant 26 0
Flag of Russia Salenko, OlegOleg Salenko 20 8
Flag of England Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne 42 19
Flag of Denmark Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup 33 6
Flag of Australia Moore, CraigCraig Moore 16 1
Flag of Scotland Murray, NeilNeil Murray 9 0
Flag of Ukraine Mikhailichenko, AlexeiAlexei Mikhailichenko 15 1
Flag of Scotland Cleland, AlecAlec Cleland 36 4
Flag of Scotland Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson 25 6
Flag of Scotland Brown, JohnJohn Brown 22 0
Flag of Scotland Scott, ColinColin Scott 3 0
Flag of Scotland Bollan, GaryGary Bollan 7 0
Flag of Scotland Thomson, BillyBilly Thomson 2 0
Flag of Scotland McGinty, BrianBrian McGinty 2 0
Flag of Scotland McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes 6 0
Flag of the Netherlands van Vossen, PeterPeter van Vossen 9 1
Flag of Denmark Bo Andersen, ErikErik Bo Andersen 6 6
Flag of the Netherlands Snelders, TheoTheo Snelders 2 0
Flag of Scotland Shields, GregGreg Shields 1 0
Flag of England Hateley, MarkMark Hateley 4 2
Flag of Scotland Reid, BrianBrian Reid 1 0

[edit] See also