1992–93 Rangers F.C. season
1st (Champions) | |||
Scottish Cup | Winners | ||
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League Cup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ally McCoist (34) All: Ally McCoist (49) | ||
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The 1992–93 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992–93 season. They completed the club's fifth
Influential England international midfielder Trevor Steven returned to Ibrox from Marseille for a fee of £2.4m.
In domestic competition, Aberdeen were Rangers closest challengers. Finishing runners-up in the league and finalists in both cup competitions. The league title was secured with a 1–0 win away to Airdrieonians in North Lanarkshire.
In the cup competitions, they defeated Aberdeen 2–1 in the Scottish Cup final, with goals from Neil Murray and Mark Hateley.[2] The League Cup was also won after extra time, with a 2–1 win over the Dons.[3]
Rangers became the first British club to appear in the
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
13 May 1992 | Ally Maxwell | Motherwell | £300,000 |
4 June 1992 | Dave McPherson | Heart of Midlothian | £1,100,000[5] |
28 July 1992 | Trevor Steven | Marseille | £2,400,000[6] |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
13 May 1992 | David McKellar | Retired | |
11 August 1992 | John Spencer | Chelsea | £500,000[7] |
14 August 1992 | Paul Rideout | Everton | £500,000[8] |
8 September 1992 | Nigel Spackman | Chelsea | £485,000[9] |
- Expenditure: £3,800,000
- Income: £1,485,000
- Total loss/gain: £2,315,000
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 August 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | 38,036 | McCoist |
4 August 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | 34,613 | Gordon, Hateley |
8 August 1992 | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 17,044 | |
15 August 1992 | Dundee | A | 3–4 | 12,807 | McCoist (2), Ferguson |
22 August 1992 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 43,239 | Durrant |
29 August 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | 41,636 | Durrant, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
2 September 1992 | Motherwell | A | 4–1 | 10,074 | Brown, McCoist (3) |
12 September 1992 | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | 18,460 | McPherson, McCall, Gough, Hateley |
19 September 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 41,888 | McCall, McCoist |
26 September 1992 | Dundee United | A | 4–0 | 13,515 | Huistra (2), Steven, McCoist |
3 October 1992 | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | 40,691 | McCoist (4) |
7 October 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 5–1 | 9,532 | McCoist (2), Hateley (2), Ferguson |
17 October 1992 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 40,978 | McCoist |
31 October 1992 | Motherwell | H | 4–2 | 38,719 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Brown |
7 November 1992 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 51,958 | Durrant |
11 November 1992 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 33,497 | McCoist (2), Hateley |
21 November 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 20,831 | McCoist |
28 November 1992 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | 40,939 | Steven, McSwegan, McPherson |
1 December 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | 9,251 | Brown |
12 December 1992 | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | 11,585 | Hateley, McCoist |
19 December 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | 35,369 | Gough, Robertson |
26 December 1992 | Dundee | A | 3–1 | 13,983 | Hateley (2), McCoist |
2 January 1993 | Celtic | H | 1–0 | 46,039 | Steven |
5 January 1993 | Dundee United | H | 3–2 | 40,239 | Hateley, McCall, McCoist |
30 January 1993 | Hibernian | A | 4–3 | 17,444 | Hateley (2), Steven, McCoist |
2 February 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 15,055 | Hateley |
9 February 1993 | Falkirk | H | 5–0 | 34,780 | Hateley (2), Robertson, Steven, Huistra |
13 February 1993 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–2 | 39,816 | McCoist (2) |
20 February 1993 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 13,234 | |
23 February 1993 | Motherwell | A | 4–0 | 14,006 | Hateley (2), McCall, Mikhailichenko |
27 February 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | 42,128 | McCoist, Robertson |
10 March 1993 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 9,210 | McCoist |
13 March 1993 | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | 41,076 | Hagen, Hateley, McCoist |
20 March 1993 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 53,241 | Hateley |
27 March 1993 | Dundee | H | 3–0 | 40,294 | McCall, McCoist, Ferguson |
30 March 1993 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 44,570 | Ferguson, McCoist |
10 April 1993 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 41,353 | Brown |
14 April 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–2 | 14,622 | Hateley (2), McCall |
17 April 1993 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | 42,636 | McSwegan (2), Hagen |
1 May 1993 | Airdrieonians | A | 1–0 | 11,830 | McSwegan |
4 May 1993 | Partick Thistle | A | 0–3 | 9,834 | |
8 May 1993 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 42,917 | Huistra |
12 May 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 13,079 | |
15 May 1993 | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | 8,517 | Mikhailichenko, Hateley |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 August 1992 | R2 | Dumbarton | A | 5–0 | 11,091 | Durrant, Gordon, Hateley, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
19 August 1992 | R3 | Stranraer | A | 5–0 | 4,430 | Hateley (2), McCoist (3) |
26 August 1992 | QF | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | 15,716 | McCoist, Gough, Huistra |
22 September 1992 | SF | St Johnstone | N | 3–1 | 30,062 | McCoist (3) |
25 October 1992 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2–1* | 45,298 | McCall, Smith (o.g.) |
*Rangers won the match 2–1 in extra-time
Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 January 1993 | R3 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 14,314 | McCoist (2) |
6 February 1993 | R4 | Ayr United | A | 2–0 | 13,176 | McCoist, Gordon |
6 March 1993 | QF | Arbroath | A | 3–0 | 6,488 | Hateley, Murray, McCoist (pen.) |
3 April 1993 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 2–1 | 41,738 | McPherson, McCoist |
29 May 1993 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2–1 | 50,715 | Murray, Hateley |
UEFA Champions League
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1992 | R1 | Lyngby | H | 2–0 | 40,036 | Hateley, Huistra |
30 September 1992 | R1 | Lyngby | A | 1–0 | 4,273 | Durrant |
21 October 1992 | R2 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 43,251 | McCoist, Lukic (o.g.) |
4 November 1992 | R2 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | 25,118 | Hateley, McCoist |
25 November 1992 | GS | Marseille | H | 2–2 | 41,624 | McSwegan, Hateley |
9 December 1992 | GS | CSKA Moscow | A | 1–0 | 9,000 | Ferguson |
3 March 1993 | GS | Club Brugge | A | 1–1 | 19,000 | Huistra |
17 March 1993 | GS | Club Brugge | H | 2–1 | 42,731 | Durrant, Nisbet |
7 April 1993 | GS | Marseille | A | 1–1 | 46,000 | Durrant |
21 April 1993 | GS | CSKA Moscow | H | 0–0 | 43,142 |
Appearances
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Andy Goram | GK | 52 | 0 |
Ally Maxwell | GK | 12 | 0 |
John Brown | DF |
59 | 4 |
Richard Gough | DF |
39 | 3 |
Oleh Kuznetsov | DF |
9 | 0 |
Dave McPherson | DF |
53 | 3 |
Scott Nisbet | DF |
17 | 1 |
Steven Pressley | DF |
11 | 0 |
Brian Reid | DF |
2 | 0 |
David Robertson | DF |
58 | 3 |
Gary Stevens | DF |
10 | 0 |
Ian Durrant | MF | 47 | 7 |
Ian Ferguson | MF | 43 | 5 |
Dale Gordon | MF | 27 | 3 |
David Hagen | MF | 10 | 2 |
Pieter Huistra | MF | 42 | 7 |
Stuart McCall | MF | 54 | 6 |
Neil Murray | MF | 23 | 2 |
Trevor Steven | MF | 36 | 5 |
Lee Robertson | MF | 1 | 0 |
Sandy Robertson | MF | 2 | 0 |
Nigel Spackman | MF | 3 | 0 |
Stephen Watson | MF | 3 | 0 |
Ally McCoist | FW |
52 | 49 |
Gary McSwegan | FW |
14 | 5 |
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko | FW |
39 | 4 |
Mark Hateley | FW |
54 | 29 |
Paul Rideout | FW |
2 | 0 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 35 | +62 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 64 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 47 | |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Champions league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OM | RAN | CB | CM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marseille | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final
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— | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
See also
References
- ^ "The goal that ended Rangers' run". The Sunday Post. 21 March 1993. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via The Celtic Wiki (match report scan).
- ^ McKinney, David (31 May 1993). "Scottish up Final: Rangers continue to reign supreme". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ McKinney, David (26 October 1992). "Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Robbed? Why Rangers could have been the first Champions League winners". Talksport. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Rangers buy back McPherson: The Herald, 5 June 1992
- ^ "Steven will provide the missing midfield link". The Herald. 27 July 1992.
- ^ "Patience pays off as Rangers go nap". The Herald. 12 August 1992.
- ^ "Brady is ready to land Slater after day of bargaining". The Herald. 14 August 1992.
- ^ "Gordon's class tells". The Herald. 9 September 1992.
External links
- "When Rangers nearly conquered Europe..." – Sky Sports