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2021–22 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
2021–22 season
ChairmanDouglas Park
ManagerSteven Gerrard
(until 11 November)
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
(from 22 November)
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alfredo Morelos (11)
All:
James Tavernier
Alfredo Morelos (18)
Highest home attendance50,102 (v Celtic, 29 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance500 (v St Mirren, 26 December 2021)
Average home league attendance45,351

The 2021–22 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers played a total of 65 competitive matches during the 2021–22 season, reaching the Europa League Final and winning the Scottish Cup.

Players

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Squad information

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 42 2018[nb 1] 469 0 2022 Free
2 DF England James Tavernier (captain) 33 2015 347 83 2024 £0.2m
3 DF Nigeria Calvin Bassey 24 2020 65 1 2024 £0.23m
4 MF England John Lundstram 30 2021 48 4 2024 Free
5 DF Sweden Filip Helander 31 2019 60 7 2023 £3.5m
6 DF England Connor Goldson (vc) 32 2018 223 20 2022 £3m
7 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 26 2020 86 15 2024 £3m
8 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 32 2017 152 12 2023 Free
9 FW Ivory Coast Amad 22 2022 (Winter) 13 3 2022 Loan
10 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 39 2019[nb 2] 354 26 2022 Free
11 FW Switzerland Cedric Itten 27 2020 48 8 2024 Undisclosed
14 MF England Ryan Kent 28 2019 174 30 2023 £6.5m
15 DF England Jack Simpson 28 2021 (Winter) 14 0 2025 Undisclosed
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 33 2022 (Winter) 13 2 2022 Loan
17 MF Nigeria Joe Aribo 28 2019 149 26 2023 £0.3m
18 MF Finland Glen Kamara 29 2019 (Winter) 158 8 2025 £0.05m
19 MF United States James Sands 24 2022 (Winter) 14 0 2023 Loan
20 FW Colombia Alfredo Morelos 28 2017 224 112 2023 £1m
22 DF Poland Mateusz Żukowski 23 2022 1 0 2025 Undisclosed
23 FW Scotland Scott Wright 27 2021 (Winter) 50 8 2025 £0.15m
24 MF Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh 25 2021 0 0 2025 Free
25 FW Jamaica Kemar Roofe 31 2020 72 34 2024 Undisclosed
26 DF Nigeria Leon Balogun 36 2020 65 2 2022 Free
28 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 26 2015 2 0 2023 Youth system
30 FW Zambia Fashion Sakala 27 2021 50 12 2025 Free
31 DF Croatia Borna Barišić 32 2018 155 7 2024 £1.5m
33 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 37 2020 30 0 2024 Free
37 MF Canada Scott Arfield 36 2018 190 34 2023 Free
42 MF Northern Ireland Charlie McCann 22 2021 4 0 2024 Youth system
43 DF Scotland Leon King 20 2020 8 0 2024 Youth system
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 21 2021 7 2 2025 Youth system
52 FW England Tony Weston 21 2020 1 0 2023 Youth system
58 MF Scotland Cole McKinnon 21 2021 1 1 2022 Youth system
62 FW Northern Ireland Ross McCausland 21 2021 1 0 2023 Youth system
64 DF Scotland Adam Devine 21 2020 2 0 2023 Youth system

Transfers

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In

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First team
[edit]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
24 MF Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh 21 Bournemouth England Transfer Summer 2025 Free [1]
30 FW Zambia Fashion Sakala 24 Oostende Belgium Transfer Summer 2025 Free [2]
4 MF England John Lundstram 27 Sheffield United England Transfer Summer 2024 Free [3]
22 MF Curaçao Juninho Bacuna 24 Huddersfield Town England Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed [4]
19 MF United States James Sands 21 New York City FC United States Loan Winter 2023 N/A [5]
9 FW Ivory Coast Amad 19 Manchester United England Loan Winter 2022 N/A [6]
22 DF Poland Mateusz Żukowski 20 Lechia Gdańsk Poland Transfer Winter 2025 Undisclosed [7]
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 31 Juventus Italy Loan Winter 2022 N/A [8]

Academy
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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
42 MF Northern Ireland Charlie McCann 19 Manchester United England Transfer Summer 2024 £750,000 [9]
49 FW Colombia Juan Alegría 19 FC Honka Finland Transfer Summer 2024 Undisclosed [10]
DF Romania Kevin Ciubotaru 18 Kinetic Foundation England Transfer Winter 2024 Free [11]

Out

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First team
[edit]
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
36 MF Scotland Jamie Barjonas 21 Kelty Hearts End of contract Summer Free [12]
24 FW Scotland Greg Stewart 31 Jamshedpur India End of contract Summer Free [13]
15 MF South Africa Bongani Zungu 28 Amiens France Loan Return Summer n/a [13]
29 DF England George Edmundson 23 Ipswich Town England Transfer Summer Undisclosed [14]
22 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Jones 26 Wigan Athletic England Transfer Summer Undisclosed [15]
40 MF Scotland Glenn Middleton 21 St Johnstone Loan Summer n/a [16]
32 FW Scotland Jake Hastie 22 Partick Thistle Loan Summer n/a [17]
11 FW Switzerland Cedric Itten 24 Greuther Fürth Germany Loan Summer n/a [18]
19 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Katić 24 Hajduk Split Croatia Loan Summer n/a [19]
54 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 22 Alloa Athletic Emergency Loan Summer n/a [20]
16 DF Scotland Nathan Patterson 20 Everton England Transfer Winter Undisclosed [21]
9 FW England Jermain Defoe 39 Sunderland England Released Winter Free [22]
27 MF Scotland Stephen Kelly 21 Salford City England Loan Winter n/a [23]
54 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 22 Dumbarton Loan Winter n/a [24]
22 MF Curaçao Juninho Bacuna 24 Birmingham City England Transfer Winter Undisclosed [25]
32 FW Scotland Jake Hastie 22 Linfield Northern Ireland Loan Winter n/a [26]
21 MF England Brandon Barker 25 Reading England Released Winter Free [27]
13 GK England Andy Firth 25 Partick Thistle Loan Winter n/a [28]

Academy
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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
DF Northern Ireland Daniel Finlayson 20 St Mirren End of contract Summer Undisclosed [29]
FW England Nathan Young-Coombes 18 Brentford England End of contract Summer Undisclosed [29]
MF Scotland Zac Butterworth 18 Caledonian Braves End of contract Summer Free [29]
MF Scotland Ciaran Dickson 19 Celtic Released Summer Free [29]
FW Scotland Dapo Mebude 19 Watford England End of contract Summer Free [29]
DF Scotland Matthew Shiels 20 Hamilton Academical End of contract Summer Free [29]
DF Scotland Harris O’Connor 19 Charlton Athletic England End of contract Summer Free [29]
GK Scotland Brian Kinnear 20 West Ham United England End of contract Summer Free [29]
GK Scotland Nicky Hogarth 19 Nottingham Forest England End of contract Summer Free [29]
38 FW Scotland Josh McPake 19 Morecambe England Loan Summer n/a [30]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 19 Livingston Loan Summer n/a [31]
41 MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 19 Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer n/a [32]
DF Scotland Rhys Breen 21 Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Undisclosed [33]
46 DF Scotland James Maxwell 19 Ayr United Loan Summer n/a [34]
34 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 21 Partick Thistle Loan Summer n/a [35]
MF Scotland Jack Thomson 21 Queen's Park Loan Summer n/a [36]
MF England Malcolm Ebiowei 18 Derby County England Released Summer Free [37]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 20 Raith Rovers Loan Winter n/a [38]
38 FW Scotland Josh McPake 20 Tranmere Rovers England Loan Winter n/a [39]
GK Scotland Scott Cowie 15–16 Falkirk Emergency Loan Winter n/a [40]
55 FW Northern Ireland Chris McKee 19 Linfield Northern Ireland Loan Winter n/a [41]
MF Scotland Jack Thomson 21 Queen's Park Transfer Winter Free [42]
41 MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 19 Hamilton Academical Loan Winter n/a [43]
45 GK United States Aaron Cervantes 19 Partick Thistle Emergency Loan Winter n/a [44]
49 FW Colombia Juan Alegría 19 Partick Thistle Loan Winter n/a [45]
71 DF Scotland Harley Ewen 17 Cumbernauld Colts Loan Winter n/a [46]
65 GK Scotland Lewis Budinauckas 19 Raith Rovers Emergency Loan Winter n/a [47]

New contracts

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First team
[edit]
N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
9 FW England Jermain Defoe 38 8 June 1 year May 2022 [48]
18 MF Finland Glen Kamara 25 22 September 4 years May 2025 [49]
33 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 34 30 January 2 years May 2024 [50]
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 18 7 May 3 years May 2025 [51]
37 MF Canada Scott Arfield 33 7 May 1 year May 2023 [52]
Academy
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N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
MF Scotland Connor Allan 17 8 June 2 years May 2023 [53]
64 DF Scotland Adam Devine 18 8 June 2 years May 2023 [53]
60 DF Scotland Robbie Fraser 18 8 June 1 year May 2022 [53]
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 17 8 June 2 years May 2023 [53]
76 FW Scotland Robbie Ure 17 8 June 2 years May 2023 [53]
38 FW Scotland Josh McPake 19 1 July 3 years May 2024 [54]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 19 12 July 2 years May 2023 [55]
62 FW Northern Ireland Ross McCausland 18 27 September 3 years May 2024 [56]
69 DF Scotland Jack Harkness 17 8 November 2 years May 2023 [57]
43 DF Scotland Leon King 17 5 January 2 years May 2024 [58]
41 DF England Johnly Yfeko 18 9 April 2 years May 2024 [59]
59 MF Australia Murray Miller 20 7 May 1 year May 2023 [60]
61 DF Northern Ireland Lewis MacKinnon 19 9 May 1 year May 2023 [61]
78 FW Scotland Tyler Pasnik 17 23 May 2 years May 2024 [62]
65 GK Scotland Lewis Budinauckas 19 23 May 1 year May 2023 [63]
50 MF England Kane Ritchie-Hosler 19 23 May 1 years May 2023 [64]

Pre-season and friendlies

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5 July 2021 Friendly Partick Thistle Scotland 0–1 Scotland Rangers Glasgow
19:00 Report
  • Itten 83'
 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Referee: Greg Aitken
10 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers England 1–0 Scotland Rangers Birkenhead
12:00
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Rob Jones
17 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–2 England Arsenal Glasgow
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 July 2021 Friendly Blackpool England Cancelled Scotland Rangers Blackpool
19:00 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
24 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 0–0 England Brighton & Hove Albion Glasgow
17:30 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Don Robertson
25 July 2021 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Glasgow
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Willie Collum

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Scottish Premiership Matchday 1 2nd 31 July 2021 14 May 2022
Scottish Cup Fourth round Winners 21 January 2022 21 May 2022
Scottish League Cup Second round Semi-finals 13 August 2021 21 November 2021
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 3 August 2021 10 August 2021
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Runners-up 19 August 2021 18 May 2022

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [65][66]
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).[67]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAAHHA
ResultWLWWWDWWDWDWWWWWWWWWDWDLWWDDWWWLWWDWWW
Position15531111111111111111111222222222222222
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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31 July 2021 1 Rangers 3–0 Livingston Glasgow
13:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 23,000[note 1]
Referee: John Beaton
7 August 2021 2 Dundee United 1–0 Rangers Dundee
12:30
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,600[note 1]
Referee: Don Robertson
22 August 2021 3 Ross County 2–4 Rangers Dingwall
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: David Munro
29 August 2021 4 Rangers 1–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,102
Referee: Kevin Clancy
11 September 2021 5 St Johnstone 1–2 Rangers Perth
12:30
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Willie Collum
19 September 2021 6 Rangers 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,961
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2021 7 Dundee 0–1 Rangers Dundee
15:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,574
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 October 2021 8 Rangers 2–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,125
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 October 2021 9 Rangers 1–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Don Robertson
24 October 2021 10 St Mirren 1–2 Rangers Paisley
12:00
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Steven McLean
27 October 2021 11 Rangers 2–2 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,760
Referee: John Beaton
31 October 2021 12 Motherwell 1–6 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 November 2021 13 Rangers 4–2 Ross County Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,222
Referee: David Munro
28 November 2021 14 Livingston 1–3 Rangers Livingston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,825
Referee: David Munro
1 December 2021 15 Hibernian 0–1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: John Beaton
4 December 2021 16 Rangers 3–0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,628
Referee: Alan Muir
12 December 2021 17 Hearts 0–2 Rangers Edinburgh
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 December 2021 18 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,561
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 December 2021 19 Rangers 1–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,252
Referee: Alan Muir
26 December 2021 20 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 500[note 1]
Referee: Steven McLean
18 January 2022 21 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
19:45
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,731
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 January 2022 22 Rangers 1–0 Livingston Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,343
Referee: Don Robertson
29 January 2022 23 Ross County 3–3 Rangers Dingwall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 February 2022 24 Celtic 3–0 Rangers Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,077
Referee: Bobby Madden
6 February 2022 25 Rangers 5–0 Hearts Glasgow
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,708
Referee: Willie Collum
9 February 2022 26 Rangers 2–0 Hibernian Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 February 2022 27 Dundee United 1–1 Rangers Dundee
12:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,993
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 February 2022 28 Rangers 2–2 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,318
Referee: Don Robertson
2 March 2022 29 St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
19:45
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Willie Collum
5 March 2022 30 Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,010
Referee: John Beaton
20 March 2022 31 Dundee 1–2 Rangers Dundee
12:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,669
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2022 32 Rangers 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,023
Referee: Willie Collum
10 April 2022 33 St Mirren 0–4 Rangers Paisley
12:00
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: John Beaton
23 April 2022 34 Motherwell 1–3 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,036
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 May 2022 35 Celtic 1–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2022 36 Rangers 2–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,340
Referee: Steven McLean
11 May 2022 37 Rangers 4–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,474
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 May 2022 38 Hearts 1–3 Rangers Edinburgh
12:15
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
21 January 2022 Fourth round Rangers 4–0 Stirling Albion Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 37,916
Referee: John Beaton
12 February 2022 Fifth round Annan Athletic 0–3 Rangers Annan
17:30
Report
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alan Muir
13 March 2022 Quarter-final Dundee 0–3 Rangers Dundee
16:00
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,536
Referee: Steven McLean
17 April 2022 Semi-final Celtic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Rangers Glasgow
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,072
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 May 2022 Final Rangers 2–0 (a.e.t.) Hearts Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
13 August 2021 Second round Rangers 5–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
19:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,467
Referee: Willie Collum
22 September 2021 Quarter-final Rangers 2–0 Livingston Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 35,579
Referee: Don Robertson
21 November 2021 Semi-final Rangers 1–3 Hibernian Glasgow
16:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 45,014
Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

[edit]
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
3 August 2021 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 2–1 Scotland Rangers Malmö
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 5,820[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
10 August 2021 Second leg Rangers Scotland 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,021
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

[edit]
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
19 August 2021 First leg Rangers Scotland 1–0 Armenia Alashkert Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 42,649
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
26 August 2021 Second leg Alashkert Armenia 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Yerevan
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RAN SPP BRO
1 France Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Scotland Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 — 2–0
4 Denmark Brøndby 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 1–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Rangers Scotland 0–2 France Lyon Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 44,906
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
30 September 2021 2 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Scotland Rangers Prague
17:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
21 October 2021 3 Rangers Scotland 2–0 Denmark Brøndby Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
4 November 2021 4 Brøndby Denmark 1–1 Scotland Rangers Brøndbyvester
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 20,462
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
25 November 2021 5 Rangers Scotland 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,370
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
9 December 2021 6 Lyon France 1–1 Scotland Rangers Décines-Charpieu
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 26,842
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Knockout round-play-offs

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
17 February 2022 First leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–4 Scotland Rangers Dortmund
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 10,000[note 1]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
24 February 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 2–2
(6–4 agg.)		 Germany Borussia Dortmund Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,709
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Round of 16

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10 March 2022 First leg Rangers Scotland 3–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Glasgow
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,589
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
17 March 2022 Second leg Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Belgrade
17:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 47,024
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Quarter-finals

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7 April 2022 First leg Braga Portugal 1–0 Scotland Rangers Braga
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
14 April 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		 Portugal Braga Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,894
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Semi-finals

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28 April 2022 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 1–0 Scotland Rangers Leipzig
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,303
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
5 May 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,397
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Final

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18 May 2022 Final Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Scotland Rangers Seville
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 38,842
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Penalties

Squad statistics

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The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2021–22 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Totals Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland SCO Allan McGregor 48 0 29 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 15 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Robby McCrorie 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 GK Scotland SCO Jon McLaughlin 16 0 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG James Tavernier (captain) 58 18 35 9 4 2 1+1 0 2 0 15 7
3 DF Nigeria NGA Calvin Bassey 50 0 28+1 0 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 13+2 0
5 DF Sweden SWE Filip Helander 11 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Connor Goldson (vc) 61 4 36 3 4 1 3 0 2 0 16 0
15 DF England ENG Jack Simpson 7 0 1+3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Poland POL Mateusz Żukowski 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Nigeria NGA Leon Balogun 37 2 17+4 0 2+1 0 2 0 1 0 7+3 2
31 DF Croatia CRO Borna Barišić 43 0 22+1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13+2 0
43 DF Scotland SCO Leon King 6 0 2+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 DF Scotland SCO Adam Devine 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG John Lundstram 48 4 18+9 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 13+2 2
7 MF Romania ROU Ianis Hagi 27 4 15 2 1 0 1 1 0+3 0 5+2 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Jack 22 1 4+5 0 2+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 9 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis 33 1 13+5 0 2+1 0 1 0 2 1 7+2 0
14 MF England ENG Ryan Kent 46 3 26 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 13+1 1
16 MF Wales WAL Aaron Ramsey 13 2 5+2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
17 MF Nigeria NGA Joe Aribo 57 9 32+2 8 2 0 3 0 1 0 15+2 1
18 MF Finland FIN Glen Kamara 52 4 29+2 3 1+2 0 3 0 0 0 12+3 1
19 MF United States USA James Sands 14 0 5+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+5 0
24 MF Nigeria NGA Nnamdi Ofoborh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Canada CAN Scott Arfield 50 6 18+11 4 1+1 1 1+2 1 2 0 5+9 0
42 MF Northern Ireland NIR Charlie McCann 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF Scotland SCO Alex Lowry 7 2 3+1 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 MF Scotland SCO Cole McKinnon 1 1 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Amad 13 3 4+6 3 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Switzerland SUI Cedric Itten 11 2 3+3 1 1+1 1 0 0 1 0 0+2 0
20 FW Colombia COL Alfredo Morelos 42 18 25+1 11 1 0 1+2 1 1 1 10+1 5
23 FW Scotland SCO Scott Wright 37 7 9+10 4 1+2 1 2+1 1 2 0 4+6 1
25 FW Jamaica JAM Kemar Roofe 36 16 9+12 10 2+2 1 2 3 0 0 4+5 2
30 FW Zambia ZAM Fashion Sakala 50 12 13+17 9 2+3 3 0+2 0 0+2 0 3+8 0
52 FW England ENG Tony Weston 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 FW Northern Ireland NIR Ross McCausland 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
9 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Nathan Patterson 11 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 MF England ENG Brandon Barker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Curaçao CUW Juninho Bacuna 12 1 1+5 1 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+3 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
  • Last updated: 21 May 2022
  • Source: [68]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Discipline

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Yellow cards

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As of match played on 21 May 2022
Colour Player Cards
Connor Goldson 12
James Tavernier 11
Alfredo Morelos 10
Borna Barišić 9
Joe Aribo
Calvin Bassey 8
Scott Arfield 5
Ryan Kent
John Lundstram
Leon Balogun 4
Allan McGregor
Ryan Jack 3
Ianis Hagi
Glen Kamara
Kemar Roofe
Fashion Sakala
Juninho Bacuna 2
Amad
Jon McLaughlin
Steven Davis 1
Cedric Itten
Leon King
Alex Lowry
Charlie McCann
Nathan Patterson
James Sands

Red cards

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As of match played on 21 May 2022
Colour Player Cards
Leon Balogun 1
Glen Kamara
Ryan Kent
John Lundstram

Clean sheets

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As of match played on 21 May 2022
No. Player Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Total Appearances
1 Allan McGregor 12 1 0 0 4 17 48
28 Robby McCrorie 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
33 Jon McLaughlin 3 4 2 0 0 9 16
Total 16 4 2 0 5 27 66

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 1998–2012
  2. ^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2008–2012

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Attendance limited due to Covid-19 regulations

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