2008–09 Rangers F.C. season

August 2020 Rangers 2008–09 Walter Smith David Murray Ground Ibrox Stadium Scottish Premier League 1st Scottish Cup Winners League Cup Runners-up Champions League Second qualifying round Kris Boyd (27) Kris Boyd (31) 50,403 vs Celtic (27 December) 27,588 vs Hamilton Academical (8 March) 2007–08 2009–10 _Rangers 0809h _redhorizontal 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 _blueborder _Rangers 0809a _blueborder _bluetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF _whiteborder _Rangers 0809t _whiteborder _whitehorizontal FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 2008–09 season. The season began disastrously as the club exited the UEFA Champions League and European football altogether, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas in the second qualifying round. The first leg at Ibrox finished goalless, but the return leg ended in defeat for Rangers after an 87th-minute header from Linas Pilibaitis. The financial consequences of the failures to qualify for the Champions League were revealed when the club posted a loss of £3.9m for the six months to December 2008, and in March decided to offer staff the option of voluntary redundancy as a way of cutting costs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7929976.stm Rangers offer redundancy packages BBC News 7 March 2009 There was also mounting pressure on the manager to reduce the first team squad from 28 players to a more manageable figure. The player excess was eased slightly with the departures of Chris Burke, Jean-Claude Darcheville and a couple out on loan deals but the increased debt meant that the club needed to find a cash injection. This resulted in the attempted sale of Kris Boyd to Birmingham City which fell through due to the players wage demands.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7813579.stm Blues end bid to sign Gers' Boyd BBC Sport 8 January 2009 In the first Old Firm game of the season, Rangers won 4–2, with Pedro Mendes scoring his first goal for the club, and Kenny Miller scoring a double against his former employers. But the team's league form stuttered thereafter. Despite a run of five wins from six matches following the Old Firm victory, the side trailed Celtic by seven points in the league at the turn of the year. For the first few months of 2009 both sides dropped and gained points on the other and Rangers briefly took over top spot of the Scottish Premier League on 21 February after a win against Kilmarnock. The spell as league leaders lasted less than a fortnight. A defeat and a draw, both at home, to Inverness and Hearts respectively, saw Smith's side sit second in the table, one point behind Celtic, at the split. The fourth Old Firm league meeting of the season finished with a 1–0 win to Rangers, thanks to a Steven Davis strike. This meant that, with three league games remaining, Rangers were two points ahead of Celtic. Further twists and turns followed, both Old Firm sides drew their matches against Hibernian at Easter Road, and so Rangers were ahead by two points with one round of matches remaining. Smith's side just needed a win against Dundee United to guarantee the club's 52nd league title. That is exactly what they got, goals from Kyle Lafferty, Pedro Mendes and Kris Boyd sealed a 3–0 win and the club's first league championship in four seasons.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8062744.stm Dundee United 0–3 Rangers BBC Sport 24 May 2009 The club played in the finals of both of the domestic cup competitions for the second season running. The 2009 Scottish League Cup Final was reached by defeating Partick Thistle, Hamilton and Falkirk en route but the final ended in a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Old Firm rivals Celtic. The match was Walter Smith's first ever Old Firm final and was marred by a Kirk Broadfoot sending off deep into extra time for a foul on Aidan McGeady inside the penalty box. Celtic were subsequently awarded a penalty which McGeady himself converted.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7941624.stm Celtic 2-0 Rangers BBC Sport 15 March 2009 Rangers qualified for the 2009 Scottish Cup Final after beating St Mirren 3–0 in the semi-final. The second goal of the game was scored by Kris Boyd and was his 100th goal for Rangers. The team faced Falkirk at Hampden Park on 30 May 2009 in what was the club's 51st Scottish Cup Final appearance. A Nacho Novo strike in the first minute of the second half gave Rangers a 1–0 win and completed the domestic double.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm Rangers 1–0 Falkirk BBC Sport 30 May 2009 Players Squad information y n Allan McGregor SCO 1 GK 1982 1 31 2009 5 24 1998 141 0 2013 YS y Maurice Edu USA 2 MF 1986 4 18 2009 5 24 2008 16 2 2013 £2.6m David Weir SCO 3 DF 1970 5 10 2009 5 24 2007 126 5 2010 Free y w y Carlos Cuéllar ESP 4 DF 1981 8 23 2009 5 24 2007 65 5 2011 £2.37m left on 12 August Pedro Mendes POR 4 MF 1979 2 26 2009 5 24 2008 42 4 2011 £3m y Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 1980 2 7 2009 5 24 2006 108 2 2011 £0.45m Barry Ferguson SCO 6 MF 1978 2 2 2009 5 24 2005 431 61 2010 £4.5m w y Brahim Hemdani ALG 7 MF 1978 3 15 2009 5 24 2005 108 2 2009 Free Kevin Thomson SCO 8 MF 1984 10 14 2009 5 24 2007 70 3 2011 £2m w y Kris Boyd SCO 9 FW 1983 8 18 2009 5 24 2005 152 102 2010 £0.4m w Nacho Novo ESP 10 FW 1979 3 26 2009 5 24 2004 206 64 2010 £0.45m y Charlie Adam SCO 11 MF 1985 12 10 2009 5 24 2003 87 18 2012 YS Lee McCulloch SCO 12 MF 1978 5 14 2009 5 24 2007 66 7 2011 £2.25m y Steven Naismith SCO 14 FW 1986 9 14 2009 5 24 2008 42 5 2012 £1.9m Alan Gow SCO 15 MF 1982 10 9 2009 5 24 2007 2 0 2010 Free y Graeme Smith SCO 16 GK 1982 10 3 2009 5 24 2007 1 0 2010 Free Chris Burke SCO 17 MF 1983 12 3 2009 5 24 2000 131 14 2009 YS left on 12 January y Kenny Miller SCO 18 FW 1979 12 23 2009 5 24 2008 76 24 2011 £2m Jean-Claude Darcheville FRA 19 FW 1975 7 25 2009 5 24 2007 59 16 2009 Free left on 1 January y DaMarcus Beasley USA 20 MF 1982 5 24 2009 5 24 2007 33 5 2010 £0.7m Kirk Broadfoot SCO 21 DF 1984 8 8 2009 5 24 2007 68 1 2010 Free y Andy Webster SCO 22 DF 1982 4 23 2009 5 24 2008 1 1 2011 £0.4m Christian Dailly SCO 23 DF 1973 10 23 2009 5 24 2008 36 2 2009 Free w y Madjid Bougherra ALG 24 DF 1982 10 7 2009 5 24 2008 39 1 2012 £2.5m Neil Alexander SCO 25 GK 1978 3 10 2009 5 24 2008 29 0 2011 Free w y Steven Smith SCO 26 DF 1985 8 30 2009 5 24 2002 57 1 2010 YS Kyle Lafferty NIR 27 FW 1987 9 16 2009 5 24 2008 32 9 2013 £3.25m y Steven Whittaker SCO 28 DF 1984 6 16 2009 5 24 2007 79 8 2012 £2m Daniel Cousin GAB 29 FW 1977 2 2 2008 9 1 2007 44 13 2010 £1.1m left on 1 September y Aarón Ñíguez ESP 31 MF 1989 4 26 2009 5 24 2008 5 2 2010 Loan Steven Davis NIR 35 MF 1985 1 1 2009 5 24 2008 69 8 2012 £3m y Andrius Velička LIT 37 FW 1979 4 5 2009 5 24 2008 11 5 2011 £1m Rory Loy SCO 45 FW 1988 3 19 2009 5 24 2006 1 0 2011 £0.025m y John Fleck SCO 53 MF 1991 8 24 2009 5 24 2007 13 1 2011 YS Andrew Little NIR 56 FW 1989 5 12 2009 5 24 2006 1 0 2011 YS 24 May 2009 SCO 2008 position on pitch Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles, Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number) December 2010 Transfers In n SCO Andy Webster Transfer SCO 22 DF 1982 4 23 2008 6 9 Wigan Athletic ENG S £0.45m 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7443909.stm BBC Sport Webster completes Rangers switch 9 June 2008 SCO y Kenny Miller Transfer SCO 18 FW 1979 12 23 2008 6 13 Derby County ENG S £2m 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7422674.stm BBC Sport Miller makes his way back to Gers 13 June 2008 SCO Andrius Velička Transfer LTU 37 FW 1979 4 5 2008 6 16 Viking NOR S £1m 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7444234.stm BBC Sport Velicka completes Rangers switch 16 June 2008 SCO Y Kyle Lafferty Transfer NIR 27 FW 1987 9 16 2008 6 19 Burnley ENG S £3.25m 2013 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7451140.stm BBC Sport Lafferty completes Rangers move 19 June 2008 SCO Madjid Bougherra Transfer ALG 24 DF 1982 10 7 2008 7 31 Charlton Athletic ENG S £2.5m 2012 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7533136.stm BBC Sport Rangers sign defender Bougherra 31 July 2008 SCO Y Aarón Ñíguez Loan ESP 31 MF 1989 4 26 2008 8 13 Valencia ESP S n/a 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7559740.stm BBC Sport Rangers complete Niguez transfer 13 August 2008 SCO Pedro Mendes Transfer POR 4 MF 1979 2 26 2008 8 15 Portsmouth ENG S £3m 2011 15 August 2008 Rangers confirm capture of Mendes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7563028.stm BBC Sport SCO Y Steven Davis Transfer NIR 35 MF 1985 1 1 2008 8 21 Fulham ENG S £3m 2012 21 August 2008 Fulham's Davis moves to Rangers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7565732.stm BBC Sport SCO Maurice Edu Transfer USA 2 MF 1986 4 18 2008 8 22 Toronto FC CAN S £2.6m 2013 17 August 2008 Rangers sign US international Edu http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7567198.stm BBC Sporthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7567198.stm BBC Sport Rangers' Edu is given work permit 22 August 2008 22 August 2008 2008 September 2010 Total spending: £17.8m Out n SCO End of contract Nicholas Gallacher SCO 54 DF 1990 4 21 2008 5 28 Motherwell SCO S n/a "Don Deal For Thrilled Leven" Sunday Mail. 8 June 2008. SCO y End of contract Lacine Cherif Ivory Coast 57 FW 1991 1 10 2008 5 28 Kilmarnock SCO S n/a SCO End of contract Alistair Park SCO 55 MF 1991 1 11 2008 05 28 Hibernian SCO S n/a SCO y End of contract Michael Donald ENG 50 DF 1989 1 21 2008 05 28 Free agent none S n/a SCO End of contract Calum Reidford SCO 31 GK 1987 5 26 2008 5 28 Dunfermline Athletic SCO S n/a "Rangers keeper Reidford set to move on"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes TribalFootball.com. 6 May 2008. SCO y End of contract Chris Smith SCO 41 DF 1988 8 31 2008 5 28 Greenock Morton SCO S n/a http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7419347.stm SPL ins/outs BBC Sport 1 September 2008 SCO End of contract Jeroen Van Den Broeck BEL 52 MF 1989 2 16 2008 05 28 AGOVV NED S n/a SCO Y Transfer Filip Šebo Slovakia 23 FW 1984 2 24 2008 5 29 Valenciennes FRA S £1m http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7425828.stm Striker Sebo completes Ibrox exit BBC Sport 29 May 2008 SCO Transfer Thomas Buffel BEL 4 MF 1981 2 19 2008 7 1 Cercle Brugge BEL S Free "Buffel exits Rangers for Cercle" BBC Sport. 1 July 2008. SCO Y Transfer Carlos Cuéllar ESP 4 DF 1981 8 23 2008 8 12 Aston Villa ENG S £7.8m http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7555187.stm Cuellar seals £7.8m move to Villa BBC Sport 12 August 2008 SCO Loan Steven Lennon SCO 43 FW 1988 1 20 2008 8 16 Partick Thistle SCO S n/a "Gers send youngsters out on loan" BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. SCO Y Loan Mark Weir SCO 80 GK 1991 9 30 2008 8 16 Kilmarnock SCO S n/a SCO Loan Andy Webster SCO 22 DF 1982 4 23 2008 8 18 Bristol City ENG S n/a "Bristol City land Webster on loan" BBC Sport. 18 August 2008. SCO y Loan Dean Furman RSA 36 MF 1988 6 22 2008 8 27 Bradford City ENG S n/a "Bradford City take Furman on loan" BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. SCO Loan Alan Lowing SCO 42 DF 1988 1 7 2008 8 30 Clyde SCO S n/a "Clyde do loan deals for Gers duo" BBC Sport. 31 August 2008. SCO Y Loan Paul Emslie SCO 44 MF 1988 3 13 2008 8 30 Clyde SCO S n/a SCO Loan Scott Gallacher SCO 41 GK 1989 7 15 2008 9 1 Cowdenbeath SCO S n/a "Cowdenbeath take SPL duo on loan" BBC Sport. 1 September 2008 SCO Y Transfer Daniel Cousin Gabon 29 FW 1977 2 2 2008 9 1 Hull City ENG S £3.5m http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7591851.stm Striker Cousin makes Hull switch BBC Sport 1 September 2008 SCO Loan Alan Gow SCO 15 MF 1982 10 9 2008 9 1 Blackpool ENG S n/a "Blackpool take Gers' Gow on loan" BBC Sport. 1 September 2008. SCO y Loan Lee Robinson ENG 40 GK 1986 7 2 2008 10 2 St Johnstone SCO n/a n/a "Ibrox keeper goes on Saints loan" BBC Sport. 2 October 2008. SCO Loan Andrew Shinnie SCO 52 MF 1989 7 17 2008 11 19 Dundee SCO n/a n/a "Ibrox keeper goes on Saints loan" BBC Sport. 19 November 2008. SCO y Loan Steven Kinniburgh SCO 55 DF 1989 6 13 2008 12 7 Queen of the South SCO n/a n/a "Kinniburgh joins Queens on loan" BBC Sport. 7 December 2008. SCO Loan Rory Loy SCO 45 FW 1988 3 19 2008 12 12 Dunfermline Athletic SCO n/a n/a http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7780656.stm Rangers' Loy loaned out to Pars BBC Sport 12 December 2008 SCO y Loan William McLachlan SCO 48 DF 1989 3 19 2008 12 20 Airdrie United SCO n/a n/a SCO Loan Lee Robinson SCO 40 GK 1986 7 2 2008 12 30 Queen of the South SCO n/a n/a "Wilson and Robinson join Queens" BBC Sport. 30 December 2008. SCO y Transfer Jean-Claude Darcheville FRA 19 FW 1975 7 25 2009 1 1 Valenciennes FRA Winter Free "Darcheville Ibrox exit confirmed" BBC Sport. 19 December 2008. SCO Loan Jordan McMillan SCO 47 DF 1988 10 16 2009 1 7 Hamilton Academical SCO Winter n/a "Accies sign Old Firm pair on loan" BBC Sport. 7 January 2009. SCO y Transfer Chris Burke SCO 17 MF 1983 12 2 2009 1 9 Cardiff City WAL Winter Free "Cardiff sign Burke from Rangers" BBC Sport. 9 January 2009. SCO Loan Georgios Efrem CYP 54 MF 1989 5 7 2009 2 1 Dundee SCO Winter n/a "Rangers' Efrem on loan to Dundee" BBC Sport. 1 February 2009. SCO y Loan Alan Gow SCO 15 MF 1982 10 9 2009 2 2 Norwich City ENG Winter n/a "Norwich bring in Gow from Rangers" BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. SCO Loan Charlie Adam SCO 11 MF 1985 12 10 2009 2 2 Blackpool ENG Winter n/a "Adam moves to Blackpool on loan" BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. SCO Y Loan Ross Harvey SCO 49 DF 1989 4 13 2009 3 21 Brechin City SCO n/a n/a "Rangers defender joins Brechin" BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. SCO Loan Steven Kinniburgh SCO 55 DF 1989 6 13 2009 3 31 St Johnstone SCO n/a n/a http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=336 Saints secure Rangers left back on loan St Johnstone F.C. 31 March 2009 4 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216055249/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=336 16 February 2012 dead 31 March 2008 2008 September 2010 Total income: £12.3m Squad statistics List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition Premier League FA Cup League Cup Other 1 Allan McGregor Scotland GK 27 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 Maurice Edu United States MF 11+1 2 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 3 David Weir Scotland DF 36 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 4 Pedro Mendes Portugal MF 35 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 5 Saša Papac Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 29 1 4 1 4 0 2 0 6 Barry Ferguson Scotland MF 17+5 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 Brahim Hemdani Algeria MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Kevin Thomson Scotland MF 11 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 9 Kris Boyd Scotland FW 33+2 27 4+1 1 3+1 3 0+2 0 10 Nacho Novo Spain FW 7+22 5 0+3 2 2+2 2 1+1 0 11 Charlie Adam Scotland MF 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 Lee McCulloch Scotland MF 10+2 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 2 0 14 Steven Naismith Scotland FW 1+6 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 15 Alan Gow Scotland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Graeme Smith Scotland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Chris Burke Scotland MF 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Kenny Miller Scotland FW 25+5 10 4+1 3 1 0 2 0 19 Jean-Claude Darcheville France FW 4+4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 20 DaMarcus Beasley United States MF 6+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 21 Kirk Broadfoot Scotland DF 27 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 22 Andy Webster Scotland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Christian Dailly Scotland DF 7+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 24 Madjid Bougherra Algeria DF 31 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 25 Neil Alexander Scotland GK 11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 26 Steven Smith Scotland DF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Kyle Lafferty Northern Ireland FW 11+14 6 2+1 2 2+1 1 0+1 0 28 Steven Whittaker Scotland DF 19+5 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 29 Daniel Cousin Gabon FW 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Aarón Ñíguez Spain MF 0+3 0 1+1 2 0 0 0 0 35 Steven Davis Northern Ireland MF 34 6 4+1 1 4 0 0 0 37 Andrius Velička Lithuania FW 6+2 4 1 1 0 0 0+2 0 45 Rory Loy Scotland FW 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 John Fleck Scotland MF 7+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 56 Andrew Little Northern Ireland FW 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |} Top Scorer N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey SPLSCSLCETotal9FWSCOKris Boyd27133118FWSCOKenny Miller1031310FWESPNacho Novo522927FWNIRKyle Lafferty621935MFNIRSteven Davis511737FWLTUAndrius Velička4154MFPORPedro Mendes31428DFSCOSteven Whittaker2133DFSCODavid Weir222MFUSAMaurice Edu226MFSCOBarry Ferguson225DFBIHSaša Papac1128MFSCOKevin Thomson11231MFESPAarón Ñíguez2224DFALGMadjid Bougherra1153MFSCOJohn Fleck1119FWFRAJean-Claude Darcheville1129FWGabonDaniel Cousin11 Last updated: 24 May 2009 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Disciplinary record N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey YC 10px10px 10pxRC 10px1GKSCOAllan McGregor13DFSCODavid Weir514MFPORPedro Mendes75DFBIHSaša Papac6116MFSCOBarry Ferguson38MFSCOKevin Thomson49FWSCOKris Boyd610FWESPNacho Novo211MFSCOCharlie Adam212MFSCOLee McCulloch614FWSCOSteven Naismith118FWSCOKenny Miller321DFSCOKirk Broadfoot4123DFSCOChristian Dailly424DFALGMadjid Bougherra8126DFSCOSteven Smith227FWNIRKyle Lafferty628DFSCOSteven Whittaker529FWGabonDaniel Cousin1131MFESPAarón Ñíguez135MFNIRSteven Davis153MFSCOJohn Fleck1 Last updated: 24 May 2009 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Club Board of directors Chairman SCO David Murray y Chief executive SCO Martin Bain Finance director SCO Donald McIntyre y Non-executive director SCO John Greig Non-executive director SCO Alastair Johnston y Non-executive director SCO John McClelland Non-executive director SCO Dave King y Non-executive director SCO Paul Murray Non-executive director SCO Donald Wilson Wikipedia articleAugust 2020s December 2012 Coaching staff Manager SCO Walter Smith y Assistant manager SCO Ally McCoist First-team coach SCO Kenny McDowall y First-team coach SCO Ian Durrant(from 30 June) Fitness coach WAL Adam Owen y Goalkeepers coach SCO Jim Stewart Wikipedia articleAugust 2020s December 2012 Other staff Head of Footballadministration SCO Andrew Dickson y Physiotherapist SCO Phillip Yeates Doctor SCO Dr Paul Jackson y Chief scout SCO Ewan Chester Massuer SCO David Lavery y Kit controller SCO Jimmy Bell Video analyst SCO Steve Harvey Wikipedia articleAugust 2020s December 2012 Matches Pre-season and friendlies SCO 1 13 July 2008 Friendly A GER Preußen Münster 1 0 5,211 Cetin Sevinc GER Rangers Preußen Münster 35 pen. Adam http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080713/winning-start_2254024_1343351 SCO 2 16 July 2008 Friendly A GER Sportfreunde Lotte 3 1 18:00 BST 3,000 GER Rene Kunsleben Rangers Sportfreunde Lotte 70 Boyd71 Boyd86 Fleck 5 Dennis Rommel http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080716/john-the-mark_2254024_1345501 SCO 3 19 July 2008 Friendly A GER Schalke 04 0 1 28,350 GER Detlef Scheppe Rangers Schalke 04 30 Krstajić http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080719/mlad-day-at-the-office_2254024_1347215 SCO 4 22 July 2008 Friendly A Clyde 1 0 19:45 BST 7,653 SCO Steven Nicholls Rangers Clyde 79 Novo http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080722/novo-nicks-it_2254024_1349080 SCO 5 26 July 2008 Friendly A Raith Rovers 2 1 15:00 BST 4,865 SCO Steve Conroy Rangers Raith Rovers 70 Novo79 Cousin 31 Smith http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080726/walking-wounded_2254024_1351826 SCO 6 2 August 2008 Friendly H ENG Liverpool 0 4 15:00 BST 50,223 SCO Craig Thomson Rangers Liverpool 23 Torres56 Ngog60 Benayoun70 pen. Alonso http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20080802/red-and-buried_2254024_1356989 SCO 7 4 February 2009 Friendly H ITA AC Milan 2 2 19:45 GMT 45,197 SCO William Collum Rangers Milan 69 Pato77 Kaká 64 Beasley82 Papac http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20090204/papac-is-the-hero_2254024_1545680 24 May 2009 Rangers September 2010 Scottish Premier League SCO 3 9 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 1 A Falkirk 1 0 12:30 BST 6,669 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Falkirk 64 Velička http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7548329.stm SCO 4 16 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 2 H Heart of Midlothian 2 0 15:00 BST 48,191 Stuart Dougal SCO Rangers Heart of Midlothian 37 Lafferty90 pen. Boyd 1 74 Mikoliunas http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7561735.stm SCO 5 23 August 2009 Scottish Premier League 3 A Aberdeen 1 1 12:30 BST 16,489 Craig Thomson SCO Aberdeen Rangers 45 Young 24 Weir http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7575840.stm SCO 6 31 August 2008 Scottish Premier League 4 A Celtic 4 2 12:30 BST 58,595 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Celtic 39 Samaras0 76 Vennegoor of Hesselink90 Nakamura 37 Cousin52 Miller62 Mendes1 75 Cousin79 Miller http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7587204.stm SCO 7 13 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 5 H Kilmarnock 2 1 15:00 BST 50,019 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Kilmarnock 58 Boyd62 Boyd1 90 Papac 9 Wright http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7611554.stm SCO 8 21 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 6 H Motherwell 2 1 15:00 BST 49,448 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers Motherwell 57 Davis76 Novo 87 Clarkson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7624444.stm SCO 10 28 September 2008 Scottish Premier League 7 A Hibernian 3 0 14:00 BST 15,292 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Hibernian 31 Miller40 Miller73 Bougherra http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7636889.stm SCO 11 5 October 2008 Scottish Premier League 8 A St Mirren 0 1 14:00 GMT 7,520 William Collum SCO Rangers St Mirren 77 McGinn http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7647537.stm SCO 12 25 October 2008 Scottish Premier League 10 A Hamilton Academical 3 1 12:30 GMT 4,613 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Hamilton Academical 26 Easton 42 pen. Boyd50 Boyd80 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7687845.stm SCO 14 1 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 11 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5 0 15:00 GMT 49,255 Crawford Allan SCO Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7 Novo14 Boyd19 Boyd28 pen. Boyd45 Miller http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7701234.stm SCO 15 4 November 2008Original date was 18 October 2009 - postponed due to death of Dundee United Chairman Eddie ThompsonMay 2025 medicmedic Scottish Premier League 9 H Dundee United 3 3 19:45 GMT 48,686 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Dundee United 17 Sandaza58 Sandaza59 Robertson 11 Davis37 Papac90 Thomson http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7706594.stm SCO 16 9 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 12 A Kilmarnock 4 0 14:00 GMT 10,153 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers Kilmarnock 50 Weir54 Boyd87 Miller90 Whittaker http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7714517.stm SCO 17 12 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 13 A Motherwell 0 0 19:45 GMT 9,600 Steve Conroy SCO Rangers Motherwell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7721235.stm SCO 18 15 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 14 H St Mirren 2 1 15:00 GMT 49,321 David Somers SCO Rangers St Mirren 81 Miranda 5 Boyd10 Davis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7728904.stm SCO 19 22 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 15 H Aberdeen 2 0 15:00 GMT 50,166 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Aberdeen 52 Darcheville68 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7739932.stm SCO 20 29 November 2008 Scottish Premier League 16 A Heart of Midlothian 1 2 12:30 GMT 15,710 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Heart of Midlothian 26 o.g. KaripidisBoyd was officially credited with the goal but it was recorded as a Karipidis (Own goal) by media sources, see Boyd's pageBoyd gets gift of a goal for his tally, match referee awards Boyd the goal 20 Zaliukas23 Kingston1 76 Wallace http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7751609.stm SCO 21 6 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 17 H Hamilton Academical 7 1 15:00 GMT 48,282 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Hamilton Academical 11 Miller28 pen. Boyd52 Boyd62 Boyd80 Lafferty88 Novo90 Davis 2 McArthur0 51 Canning http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7766278.stm SCO 22 13 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 18 A Dundee United 2 2 12:30 GMT 11,362 Iain Brines SCO Rangers Dundee United 11 Boyd76 Lafferty 50 Wilkie54 Feeney http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7778779.stm SCO 23 20 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 19 H Hibernian 1 0 15:00 GMT 49,538 Steve Conroy SCO Rangers Hibernian 11 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7790928.stm SCO 24 27 December 2008 Scottish Premier League 20 H Celtic 0 1 12:30 GMT 50,403 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Celtic 58 McDonald http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7798563.stm SCO 25 4 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 0 12:30 GMT 7,056 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 46 Mendes81 Boyd87 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7806043.stm SCO 27 17 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 22 H Falkirk 3 1 15:00 GMT 48,811 William Collum SCO Rangers Falkirk 45 pen. Boyd0 77 Papac80 Boyd90 Davis 12 Lovell0 51 Cregg http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7832201.stm SCO 28 24 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 23 A Aberdeen 0 0 12:30 GMT 20,441 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Aberdeen http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7843774.stm SCO 30 31 January 2009 Scottish Premier League 24 H Dundee United 2 0 15:00 GMT 49,911 Iain Brines SCO Rangers Dundee United 78 pen. Fleck90 Lafferty http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7858967.stm SCO 31 15 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 25 A Celtic 0 0 12:30 GMT 58,766 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Celtic http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7887492.stm SCO 33 21 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 26 H Kilmarnock 3 1 15:00 GMT 50,301 Brian Winter SCO Rangers Kilmarnock 29 Miller33 Boyd35 Boyd 17 Hamill http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7898446.stm SCO 34 28 February 2009 Scottish Premier League 27 A Hamilton Academical 1 0 12:30 GMT 5,895 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Hamilton Academical 35 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7913907.stm SCO 35 4 March 2009 Scottish Premier League 28 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 1 19:45 GMT 48,129 Calum Murray SCO Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 90 Weir 90 Black http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7919306.stm SCO 38 21 March 2009 Scottish Premier League 29 H Heart of Midlothian 2 2 15:00 GMT 50,310 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Heart of Midlothian 9 Lafferty45 Ferguson 64 Karipidis67 Palazuelos http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7953615.stm SCO 39 5 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 30 A Falkirk 1 0 14:00 BST 6,853 Iain Brines SCO Rangers Falkirk 9 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7980381.stm SCO 40 8 April 2009Original date was 15 March 2009 - postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup FinalMay 2025 medicmedic Scottish Premier League 31 A St Mirren 2 1 19:45 BST 6,231 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers St Mirren 56 Dorman 12 Boyd19 Edu http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7986860.stm SCO 41 11 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 32 H Motherwell 3 1 15:00 BST 50,080 David Somers SCO Rangers Motherwell 37 Sutton 2 Velička10 Boyd65 pen. Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7992276.stm SCO 42 19 April 2009 Scottish Premier League 33 A Hibernian 3 2 14:00 BST 14,014 Steve Conroy SCO Rangers Hibernian 34 Sutton84 Rankin 2 Whittaker52 Velička73 Edu http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8003509.stm SCO 44 3 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2 0 15:30 BST 49,663 Iain Brines SCO Rangers Heart of Midlothian 45 Velička89 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8028083.stm SCO 45 9 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 35 H Celtic 1 0 12:30 BST 50,321 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Celtic 37 Davis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8032832.stm SCO 46 13 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 36 A Hibernian 1 1 19:45 BST 13,765 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers Hibernian 41 Riordan 80 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8043639.stm SCO 47 16 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 37 H Aberdeen 2 1 12:30 BST 50,295 Stuart Dougal SCO Rangers Aberdeen 0 40 Bougherra41 o.g. Foster68 Miller 0 18 Mulgrew77 Paton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8051174.stm SCO 48 24 May 2009 Scottish Premier League 38 A Dundee United 3 0 13:00 BST 14,077 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Dundee United 6 Lafferty45 Mendes52 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8062744.stm 24 May 2009 Rangers Wikipedia article December 2012 Scottish League Cup SCO 9 24 September 2008 League Cup 3 A Partick Thistle 2 1 19:45 BST 6,497 Steve Conroy SCO Rangers Partick Thistle 33 McKeown 25 Boyd116 Mendes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7629650.stm SCO 13 28 October 2008 League Cup QF H Hamilton Academical 2 0 19:45 GMT 32,083 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers Hamilton Academical 25 Boyd50 Lafferty http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7691772.stm SCO 29 27 January 2009 League Cup SF N Falkirk 3 0 19:45 GMT 24,507 Charlie Richmond SCO Rangers Falkirk 8 Novo40 Novo88 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7851386.stm SCO 37 15 March 2009 League Cup F N Celtic 0 2 15:00 GMT 51,193 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers Celtic 91 O'Dea120 pen. McGeady 1 120 Broadfoot http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7941624.stm 15 March 2009 Rangers Wikipedia article December 2012 Scottish Cup SCO 26 13 January 2009 Scottish Cup 4 A St Johnstone 2 0 20:05 BST 7,746 Dougie McDonald SCO Rangers St Johnstone 43 o.g. McCaffrey79 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7823788.stm SCO 32 18 February 2009Original date was 8 February 2009 - postponed due to a frozen and unplayable pitch Scottish Cup 5 A Forfar Athletic 4 0 19:45 GMT 4,718 Eddie Smith SCO Rangers Forfar Athletic 8 Papac54 Miller84 Aarón90 Miller 0 70 Elliot Smith http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7895077.stm SCO 36 8 March 2009 Scottish Cup QF H Hamilton Academical 5 1 15:00 GMT 27,588 Iain Brines SCO Rangers Hamilton Academical 15 Whittaker35 Lafferty45 pen. Aarón53 Davis81 Lafferty 26 Quinn http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7926834.stm SCO 43 25 April 2009 Scottish Cup SF N St Mirren 3 0 12:15 BST 32,431 Calum Murray SCO Rangers St Mirren 2 Velička66 Boyd70 Miller http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8015679.stm SCO 49 30 May 2009 Scottish Cup F N Falkirk 1 0 15:00 BST 51,193 Craig Thomson SCO Rangers Falkirk 46 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm 30 May 2009 Rangers Wikipedia article December 2010 UEFA Champions League SCO 1 30 July 2008 Champions League QR2 H LTU FBK Kaunas 0 0 19:45 BST 34,847 NED Kevin Blom Rangers FBK Kaunas http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7528547.stm SCO 2 5 August 2008 Champions League QR2 A LTU FBK Kaunas 1 2 18:05 BST 5,500 SWE Stefan Johannesson Rangers FBK Kaunas 43 Radžius87 Pilibaitis 33 Thomson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7541840.stm 5 August 2008 Rangers Wikipedia article September 2010 Competitions Overall Scottish Premier League — 1st 1st 9 August 24 May y Champions League Second Qualifying Round Second Qualifying Round 30 July 6 August League Cup 3rd round Runners-up 24 September 15 March y Scottish Cup 4th Round Winners 13 January 30 May Scottish Premier League 2008–09 Scottish Premier League Standings RAN Results summary 15 2 2 44 15 11 6 2 33 13 24 May 2009 Wikipedia article September 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A Result W /W /D /W /W /W /W /L /D /W /W /W /D /W /W /L /W /D /W /L /W /W /D /W /D /W /W /L /W /D /W /W /W /W /W /D /W /W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 24 May 2009 2008–09 Scottish Premier League September 2010 References 2008–09 Category:Scottish football clubs 2008–09 season Category:2008–09 UEFA Champions League participants seasons 2008–09