1995–96 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1995–96 season
Chairman	David Murray
Manager	Walter Smith
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish Premier Division	1st P36 W27 D6 L3 F85 A25
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Gordon Durie (17) All: Gordon Durie (23)
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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

Contents 1 Overview 2 Transfers 2.1 In 2.2 Out 3 Results 3.1 Scottish Premier Division 3.2 UEFA Champions League 3.3 Scottish Cup 3.4 League Cup 4 Appearances 5 References

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 its eighth consecutive league title.

In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 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.

Between July and February, manager Walter Smith spent nearly £12million on bolstering his squad by signing the likes of Peter van Vossen, Paul Gascoigne (a national record signing at £4.3million), Stephen Wright and Gordan Petric. Leaving the club during this time were misfits Basile Boli and Oleg Salenko.

Gascoigne was voted player of the year having scored a total of 19 goals in all competitions - excellent for a midfielder - and playing undoubtedly his best football since his knee injury in the 1991 English FA Cup Final with Tottenham Hotspur.

November saw the departure of club legend Mark Hateley after more than five years and well over 100 goals as he returned to his homeland in a £1.5million move to Queen's Park Rangers - the largest fee paid for a 34-year-old at this time. Hateley had lost his place in the first team to Gordon Durie who partnered Ally McCoist - back to his best after two seasons mostly spent of the sidelines due to injuries.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
05 Jul 1995	Stephen Wright	Aberdeen	£1.5m
10 Jul 1995	Paul Gascoigne	Lazio	£4.3m
26 Jul 1995	Oleg Salenko	Valencia	£2.5m
29 Jul 1995	Gordan Petrić	Dundee United	£1.5m
30 Nov 1995	Derek McInnes	Greenock Morton	£0.3m
13 Jan 1996	Peter van Vossen	Istanbulspor	Swap
28 Feb 1996	Erik Bo Andersen	Aalborg Bk	£1.5m

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
27 June 1995	Ally Maxwell	Dundee United	£0.25m[1]
15 Aug 1995	Basile Boli	AS Monaco	£2m [2]
18 Jul 1995	Neil Caldwell	Dundee United	Free
13 Jan 1996	Oleg Salenko	Istanbulspor	Swap
15 Mar 1996	Brian Reid	Greenock Morton	Free

• Expendure: £11,600,000
• Income: £2,225,000

• Total loss/gain: £9,350,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

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	Hibernian	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	Heart of Midlothian	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 (o.g.)
25 Nov 1995	Hibernian	A	4–1	13,558	McCoist, Miller, Durie, Dods (o.g.)
02 Dec 1995	Heart of Midlothian	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	Hibernian	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	Heart of Midlothian	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	Hibernian	A	2–0	11,954	Laudrup (pen.), Mitchell (o.g.)
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	Heart of Midlothian	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

UEFA Champions League

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

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 Jan 1996	R3	Keith	A	10-1	15,461	Ferguson (3), Cleland (3), Durie (pen.), Robertson, Miller, Mikhailichenko
15 Feb 1996	R4	Clyde	A	4–1	5,722	Miller (2), Van Vossen, Gascoigne
09 Mar 1996	QF	Inverness Thistle	A	3–0	11,296	Gascoigne, Thomson (o.g.)
07 Apr 1996	SF	Celtic	N	2–1	36,333	McCoist, Laudrup
18 May 1996	F	Heart of Midlothian	N	5–1	37,760	Durie (3), Laudrup(2)

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 Aug 1995	R2	Greenock Morton	H	3–0	42,941	McCoist, Hateley, Gascoigne
30 Aug 1995	R3	Stirling Albion	H	3–2	46,686	Hateley, McCall, McCoist
19 Sep 1995	QF	Celtic	A	1–0	32,789	McCoist
24 Oct 1995	SF	Aberdeen	N	1–2	26,131	Salenko

Appearances

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

References

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