2011–12 Rangers F.C. season

January 2020 Rangers 2011–12 Ally McCoist Craig Whyte Ground Ibrox Stadium Scottish Premier League 2nd(Expelled from league) Scottish Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Europa League Play-off round Nikica Jelavić (17) Nikica Jelavić (14) 50,268 v Kilmarnock (18 February 2012) 17,822 v Dundee United (5 February 2012) _rangers1112h _redhorizontal 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 _rangers1112a _rangers1112a _rangers1112a _rangers1112a FF0000 FF0000 0000BB FF0000 _rangers1112t _rangers1112t _rangers1112t _rangers1112t 000000 FFFFFF 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season in the history of Rangers Football Club. They played in the Scottish Premier League in their 115th consecutive top tier season of Scottish Football. This would be their last season in the top tier until 2016 due to the liquidation of the company, with the club re-entering the league through the Scottish Third Division in the next season. Overview Administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club plc Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2011–12 season. Smith's deputy and Rangers record goalscorer Ally McCoist was appointed manager of the club.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9404913.stm BBC BBC News McCoist to become Rangers manager 22 February 2011 However, McCoist was hampered by a bizarre transfer policy the club utilised under Whyte's control. This resulted in protracted transfer negotiations with several targets but without significant recruitment and this probably contributed to Rangers being knocked out of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League by the end of August, depriving the club of income that may have been anticipated. With the new ownership there initially appeared to be some financial stability of the club. A number of first-team regulars were secured on long-term contract extensions including Steven Davis,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14208625 Steven Davis signs new five-year deal at Rangers 19 July 2011 BBC Sport 19 July 2011 Allan McGregor,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14013550 Allan McGregor and Steven Whittaker pen long-term deals 4 July 2011 BBC Sport 4 July 2011 Steven Whittaker and Gregg Wylde.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14533576 Gregg Wylde agrees new Rangers contract BBC Sport 25 August 2011 18 December 2012 When McCoist entered the transfer market, his first signing being Almería midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14022799 Rangers sign Almeria midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz 6 July 2011 BBC Sport he soon encountered difficulties. A number of highly publicised failed transfers, including deals for Wesley Verhoek and Roland Juhász, led to many doubting Whyte's financial prowess.http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/266141-gordon-smith-defends-ibrox-transfer-policy/ Gordon Smith defends Ibrox transfer policy 13 August 2011 STV Sport 24 December 2012 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142504/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/266141-gordon-smith-defends-ibrox-transfer-policy/ dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9101247/Rangers-in-administration-Gordon-Smith-and-Ali-Russell-to-leave-Ibrox-club.html Rangers in administration: Gordon Smith and Ali Russell to leave Ibrox club 23 February 2012 The Daily Telegraph Rangers' first Scottish Premier League match of the season was a home match against Jim Jefferies' Heart of Midlothian, where the league flag was unfurled by then chairman Craig Whyte, as Rangers were under considerable pressure for most of the first half but managed to salvage a draw. The following week, McCoist claimed his first competitive victory as manager with a win over St Johnstone.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15704897 Rangers 0–0 St Johnstone 19 November 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport The season proved to be a baptism of fire for McCoist, by early October the club held a ten-point lead over Celtic,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17467140 Celtic's Scottish Premier League title win in pictures 7 April 2012 21 December 2012 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20120415003920/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17467140 15 April 2012 dead dmy-all and on 5 November the lead stood at fifteen points over Celtic and twelve over second placed Motherwell.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/15504383.stm Rangers 3–1 Dundee Utd 5 November 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport However, a draw with St Johnstone and subsequent defeats to Kilmarnock,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15809413 Kilmarnock 1–0 Rangers 27 November 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport St Mirrenhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16229726 St Mirren 2–1 Rangers 24 December 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport and Old Firm rivals Celtic,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16281414 Celtic 1–0 Rangers 28 December 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport who then went on a run of twenty-one matches undefeated saw Rangers slip to second placehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/8976262/St-Mirren-2-Rangers-1-match-report.html St Mirren 2 Rangers 1: match report 24 December 2011 21 December 2012 The Daily Telegraph where the club remained for the rest of the season. Rangers' European adventure began in the middle of the final week of July, where Rangers were defeated by underdogs Malmö 1–0https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14283932 Rangers 0–1 Malmo 26 July 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport at home and Rangers crashed out of the Champions League with a bad tempered 1–1 draw in Sweden in which both Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both given their marching orders,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14321323 Malmo 1–1 Rangers 3 August 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport and ultimately relegating the Gers to the Europa League play-off round, where they faced Slovenian team NK Maribor.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14569511 Rangers 1–1 NK Maribor 25 August 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport In cup competitions the club fair no better, a third round defeat to First Division side Falkirk in the League Cuphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14910198 Falkirk 3–2 Rangers 21 September 2011 21 December 2012 BBC Sport and a fifth round exit at home at the hands of Dundee United in the Scottish Cup.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16778861 Rangers 0–2 Dundee United 5 February 2012 21 December 2012 BBC Sport On 13 February 2012, Rangers filed legal papers at the Court of Session giving notice of their intention to appoint administrators.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17026172 BBC News Rangers Football Club enters administration 14 February 2012 Rangers officially entered administration on the following day, appointing London-based financial advisers Duff & Phelps as administrators. Rangers entered administration over an alleged non-payment of £9m in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2012/02/14/rangers-in-crisis-administration-was-sparked-by-9m-unpaid-vat-and-paye-bill-taxman-reveals-86908-23748868/ Rangers in crisis: Administration was sparked by £9m bill for unpaid VAT and PAYE 14 February 2012 Daily Record 22 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120820131911/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-administration-was-sparked-by-9million-1116762 20 August 2012 On entering administration, the team was docked ten points by the SPL, a move regarded as 'effectively ending' its 2012 championship challenge. A failure then to submit accounts for 2011 meant the club was not granted a licence to play in European football in season 2012–13.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/03/rangers-face-european-exclusion?newsfeed=true Rangers face European exclusion for not meeting Uefa criteria Murray Ewan 3 March 2012 The Guardian 4 March 2012http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/football/baffling-uefa-appeal-doomed-to-failure-as-deadline-for-rangers-bids-arrives.17216552 Baffling UEFA appeal doomed to failure as deadline for Rangers bids arrives Herald Scotland 12 April 2012 In April it was revealed that the club's total debts could be as high as £134m.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17628749 Rangers' estimated debts could top £134m 5 April 2012 BBC News 30 June 2012 On 13 May it was revealed that Whyte sold his controlling interest in The Rangers Football Club Plc for £2 to a consortium led by Charles Green.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18049325 Charles Green agrees takeover deal for club BBC Sport 13 May 2012 13 May 2012 Green offered the creditors a settlement, in the form of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), in an attempt to exit administration. On 12 June 2012, it emerged that HMRC would reject the CVA put forward by Green. Green's takeover of the club depended on the CVA being accepted by HMRC, which would have seen only £8.5m of the total debt repaid. The formal rejection of the CVA, two days later, meant that the Rangers Football Club Plc entered the liquidation process and the club would have to reform with new corporate ownership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18407309 Rangers to re-form after creditors' deal is rejected BBC Sport 12 June 2012 The oldco's assets, including Rangers F.C., Ibrox Stadium and Rangers Training Centre, were sold to Sevco 5088 Ltd, a consortium led by Green, in a deal worth £5.5m.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18447530 Charles Green completes Rangers purchase despite Walter Smith bid BBC News 14 June 2012 19 June 2012http://news.stv.tv/scotland/106688-rangers-crisis-dave-king-flies-into-glasgow-to-hold-talks-over-newco-club/ Rangers crisis: Dave King flies into Glasgow to hold talks over newco club STV sport 18 June 2012 19 June 2012 21 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120621013534/http://news.stv.tv/scotland/106688-rangers-crisis-dave-king-flies-into-glasgow-to-hold-talks-over-newco-club/ dead Players Squad information y n Allan McGregor SCO 1 GK 1982 1 31 2012 5 13 1998 278 0 2017 YS y Dorin Goian ROM 2 DF 1980 12 12 2012 5 13 2011 38 1 2014 £0.8m David Weir SCO 3 DF 1970 5 10 2012 1 17 2007 231 5 2012 Free y w left on 17 January y Kirk Broadfoot SCO 4 DF 1984 8 8 2012 5 13 2007 116 1 2013 Free Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 1980 2 7 2012 5 13 2006 227 7 2012 £0.45m y Lee McCulloch SCO 6 MF 1978 5 14 2012 5 13 2007 173 20 2013 £2.25m Maurice Edu USA 7 MF 1986 4 18 2012 5 13 2008 125 12 2013 £2.6m y Steven Davis NIR 8 MF 1985 1 1 2012 5 13 2008 211 22 2016 £3m y Nikica Jelavić CRO 9 FW 1985 9 27 2012 1 31 2010 55 36 2014 £4m left on 31 January y John Fleck SCO 10 MF 1991 8 24 2012 5 13 2007 58 3 2013 YS Kyle Lafferty NIR 11 FW 1987 9 16 2012 5 13 2008 138 38 2013 £3.25m y Lee Wallace SCO 12 DF 1987 8 1 2012 5 13 2011 34 2 2016 £1.5m Steven Naismith SCO 14 FW 1986 9 14 2012 5 13 2008 140 33 2015 £1.9m y David Healy NIR 15 FW 1979 08 5 2012 5 13 2011 25 5 2012 Free w Steven Whittaker SCO 16 DF 1984 6 16 2012 5 13 2007 209 28 2016 £2m y Juan Manuel Ortiz ESP 17 MF 1982 3 1 2012 5 13 2011 14 1 2014 £0.5m Carlos Bocanegra USA 18 DF 1979 5 25 2012 5 13 2011 34 3 2014 £0.4m vc y James Beattie ENG 19 FW 1978 2 27 2011 8 31 2010 10 0 2012 £1.25m left on 31 August SCO Sone Aluko NGA 19 MF 1989 2 19 2012 5 13 23 12 £0.15m 2012 2011 y Matt McKay AUS 20 MF 1983 1 11 2012 2 27 2011 3 0 2014 £0.32m left on 27 February Alejandro Bedoya USA 21 MF 1987 4 29 2012 5 13 2011 13 1 2014 £0.4m y Kyle Bartley ENG 22 DF 1991 5 22 2012 5 13 2011 30 1 2012 Loan Jordan McMillan SCO 23 DF 1988 10 16 2012 1 31 2005 5 0 2012 YS left on 31 January y Madjid Bougherra ALG 24 DF 1982 10 7 2011 8 10 2008 113 5 2012 £2.5m left on 10 August Mervan Çelik SWE 24 MF 1990 5 26 2012 3 6 2012 6 0 w 2015 £0.25m left on 6 March Y Neil Alexander SCO 25 GK 1978 3 10 2012 5 13 2008 47 0 2013 Free w Jamie Ness SCO 26 MF 1991 3 2 2012 5 13 2007 18 2 2015 YS Y Gregg Wylde SCO 27 MF 1991 3 23 2012 3 6 2007 48 2 2016 YS left on 6 March Salim Kerkar ALG 28 MF 1987 8 4 2012 5 13 2010 18 2 2012 Free Y Ross Perry SCO 32 DF 1990 2 7 2012 5 13 2006 13 0 2015 YS Thomas Kind Bendiksen NOR 33 MF 1989 8 8 2012 1 1 2007 3 0 2012 £0.09m left on 1 January Y Andrew Little NIR 34 FW 1989 5 12 2012 5 13 2007 24 7 2012 YS Kyle Hutton SCO 35 MF 1991 2 15 2012 5 13 2008 14 0 2014 YS out on season loan Y Kane Hemmings ENG 38 FW 1991 4 8 2012 5 13 2008 5 0 2013 YS Andrew Mitchell NIR 40 MF 1992 4 6 2012 5 13 2010 2 0 2012 Free Y Rhys McCabe SCO 41 MF 1992 7 24 2012 5 13 2009 9 0 2015 YS Barrie McKay SCO 69 FW 1994 12 30 2012 5 13 2011 1 0 2013 Free 13 May 2012 2011 squad numbers Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles September 2012 Transfers In n SCO Transfer Juan Manuel Ortiz ESP 17 MF 1982 3 1 2011 7 6 Almería ESP S £0.5m 2014 SCO y Transfer Lee Wallace SCO 12 DF 1987 8 1 2011 7 21 Heart of Midlothian SCO S £1.5m 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13875645 Rangers seal deals for Lee Wallace & Alejandro Bedoya 21 July 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO Transfer Dorin Goian ROM 2 DF 1980 12 12 2011 7 24 Palermo ITA S £0.8m 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14251685 Palermo's Dorin Goian in Glasgow for Rangers talks 24 July 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO y Kyle Bartley Loan extension ENG 22 DF 1991 5 22 2011 8 4 Arsenal ENG S n/a 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14394275 Kyle Bartley returns to Rangers on loan from Arsenal 4 August 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO Transfer Alejandro Bedoya USA 21 MF 1987 4 29 2011 8 17 Örebro SK SWE S £0.4m 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14280171 Rangers sign Orebro's Alejandro Bedoya for undisclosed fee 17 August 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO Y Transfer Carlos Bocanegra USA 18 DF 1979 5 25 2011 8 17 Saint-Étienne FRA S £0.4m 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14536750 Switch from St Etienne to Ibrox surprises Carlos Bocanegra 18 August 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO Matt McKay Transfer AUS 20 MF 1983 1 11 2011 8 15 Brisbane Roar AUS S £0.32m 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14436925 Australia's Matt McKay agrees terms with Rangers 11 August 2011 BBC BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14599712 Matt McKay relief at Rangers work permit 19 August 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO y Sone Aluko Transfer NGA 19 MF 1989 2 19 2011 11 24 Aberdeen SCO n/a £0.15m 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15721331 Rangers sign Aluko after agreeing compensation with Aberdeen 24 November 2011 BBC BBC Sport SCO Mervan Çelik Transfer SWE 24 MF 1990 5 26 2012 1 20 GAIS SWE W £0.24m 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16641614 Sweden Under-21 cap Mervan Celik joins Rangers 20 January 2012 BBC BBC Sport 11 February 2012 2011 July 2011 Total spending: £4.31m Out n SCO Loan return Vladimír Weiss SVK 20 MF 1989 10 30 2011 05 15 Manchester City ENG S n/a https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9510636.stm SPL ins and outs 28 August 2011 BBC Sport 22 July 2011http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/08/02/ex-rangers-loan-star-vladimir-weiss-still-keen-on-ibrox-return-just-not-now-86908-23314409/ Daily Record 2 August 2011 Ex-Rangers loan star Vladimir Weiss still keen on Ibrox return.. just not now SCO y Loan return Richard Foster SCO 12 DF 1985 07 31 2011 05 15 Aberdeen SCO S n/a http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/05/19/richard-foster-season-at-rangers-has-been-best-year-of-my-career-86908-23141546/ Daily Record 19 May 2011 Richard Foster: Season at Rangers has been best year of my career SCO Loan return El Hadji Diouf SEN 17 FW 1981 1 15 2011 05 15 Blackburn Rovers ENG S n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14638086 El-Hadji Diouf keen on a return to Rangers 23 August 2011 BBC Sport SCO y End of contract Andrew Shinnie SCO 37 MF 1989 5 12 2011 05 15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle SCO S n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110526/gers-sign-norwegian-twins_2255459_2367352 Gers Sign Norwegian Twins 27 May 2011 Rangers F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110531022340/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110526/gers-sign-norwegian-twins_2255459_2367352 31 May 2011 SCO End of contract Stephen Stirling SCO 38 MF 1989 5 12 2011 05 15 Stranraer SCO S n/a SCO y End of contract Archie Campbell SCO 41 FW 1990 5 12 2011 05 15 Greenock Morton SCO S n/a SCO End of contract Wayne Drummond NIR 42 GK 1992 1 20 2011 05 15 Ballymena United NIR S n/a SCO y End of contract Cristiano Kisuka COD 49 FW 1992 3 23 2011 05 15 Beith Juniors SCO S n/a SCO End of contract Dylan McGeouch SCO 57 MF 1993 1 15 2011 05 15 Celtic SCO S £0.1m https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-dylan-mcgeouch-closer-look-14738106 Who is Dylan McGeouch? A closer look at Sunderland's new midfielder 7 August 2018 SCO y End of contract Steven Hetherington ENG 65 MF 1993 10 4 2011 05 15 Motherwell SCO S n/a SCO Loan Grant Adam SCO 31 GK 1991 4 16 2011 7 29 Forfar Athletic SCO S n/a Goalkeeper Signs on Loan http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6%3Anews&id=352%3Agoalkeeper-signs-on-loan&Itemid=27 Forfar Athletic F.C. 29 July 2011 29 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318050348/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6:news&id=352:goalkeeper-signs-on-loan&Itemid=27 18 March 2012 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14497929 Rangers recall goalkeeper Grant Adam from Forfar 11 August 2011 BBC Sport SCO y Transfer Madjid Bougherra ALG 24 DF 1982 10 7 2011 8 10 Lekhwiya QAT S £1.7m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14421092 BBC Sport 10 August 2011 Defender Madjid Bougherra leaves Rangers for Lekhwiya SCO Loan Andrew Little NIR 34 FW 1989 5 12 2011 8 31 Port Vale ENG S n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14734380 BBC Sport 31 August 2011 Port Vale take Rangers' Andy Little on loan SCO y Contract terminated James Beattie ENG 19 FW 1978 2 27 2011 8 31 Sheffield United none S n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14742693 Rangers release striker James Beattie BBC Sport 1 September 2011 Striker James Beattie returns to Sheffield United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15872372 BBC Sport 24 November 2011 SCO Loan Kal Naismith SCO 42 FW 1992 2 18 2011 9 1 Cowdenbeath SCO S n/a http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Transfer-deadline-day-Currie-joins.6828830.jp Transfer deadline day: Currie joins Hamilton as East Fife sign up McQuade 1 September 2011 The Scotsman May 2015 SCO y Loan Kyle Hutton SCO 35 MF 1991 2 15 2011 9 9 Partick Thistle SCO S n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14854056 Rangers' Kyle Hutton joins Partick Thistle on loan 9 September 2011 BBC Sport SCO Loan Blair Currie SCO 51 GK 1993 5 25 2012 1 1 Hamilton Academical SCO W n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111230/blair-joins-accies_2255459_2561349 Blair Joins Accies 30 December 2011 Rangers F.C. May 2015 SCO y End of contract Thomas Kind Bendiksen NOR 33 MF 1989 8 8 2012 1 1 Tromsø NOR W £0.25mhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2012/03/29/rangers-set-to-pocket-250k-from-thomas-kind-bendiksen-s-switch-to-tromso-86908-23805576/ Rangers set to pocket £250k from Thomas Kind Bendiksen's switch to Tromso 29 March 2012 Daily Record https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16395643 Thomas Bendiksen rejects Rangers deal to sign for Tromso 3 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO Loan Darren Cole SCO 36 DF 1992 1 3 2012 1 2 Partick Thistle SCO W n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20120102/cole-joins-jags_2254024_2563513 Cole Joins Jags 2 January 2012 Rangers F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120110105636/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20120102/cole-joins-jags_2254024_2563513 10 January 2012 SCO y Transfer Sam McMahon ENG 59 FW 1994 2 9 2012 1 4 Doncaster Rovers ENG W Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16412940 Doncaster Rovers sign Sam McMahon from Rangers 4 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO Loan Kal Naismith SCO 42 FW 1992 2 18 2012 1 5 Partick Thistle SCO W n/a http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/january_2012/further_loan_signing_to_join_thistle Further Loan Signing to Join Thistle 5 January 2012 Partick Thistle F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130406132212/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/january_2012/further_loan_signing_to_join_thistle 6 April 2013 SCO y Contract terminated David Weir SCO 3 DF 1970 5 10 2012 1 17 Free agent none W n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16601933 Rangers defender David Weir set for return to England BBC Sport 17 January 2012 SCO Loan John Fleck SCO 10 MF 1991 8 24 2012 1 19 Blackpool ENG W n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16585130 Blackpool seal John Fleck loan switch from Rangers 19 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO y Loan Grant Adam SCO 31 GK 1991 4 16 2012 1 27 Airdrie United SCO W n/a Airdrie seal Grant Adam loan signing from Rangers http://local.stv.tv/airdrie/news/sport/26610-airdrie-seal-grant-adam-loan-signing-from-rangers/ https://archive.today/20130419150839/http://local.stv.tv/airdrie/news/sport/26610-airdrie-seal-grant-adam-loan-signing-from-rangers/ dead 19 April 2013 STV Sport 27 January 2012 SCO Transfer Freddie Espling SWE 63 FW 1994 1 3 2012 1 25 Djurgårdens IF SWE W Free SCO Y Transfer Nicolaj Køhlert DEN 45 MF 1993 1 21 2012 1 27 Silkeborg IF DNK W Free Hutton Loaned To Pars http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2595588 Rangers F.C. 31 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120202231515/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/football-news/article/2595588 2 February 2012 SCO Loan Juan Manuel Ortiz ESP 17 MF 1982 3 1 2012 1 31 Almería ESP W n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16796708 Rangers winger Juan Manuel Ortiz heads back to Almeria on loan 31 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO y Jordan McMillan Transfer SCO 23 DF 1988 10 16 2012 1 31 Dunfermline Athletic SCO W Undisclosed https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16810947 Rangers pair Jordan McMillan and Kyle Hutton join Dunfermline 31 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO Nikica Jelavić Transfer CRO 9 FW 1985 08 27 2012 1 31 Everton ENG W £5.5m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16783119 Everton sign striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers 31 January 2012 BBC Sport SCO y Kyle Hutton Loan SCO 35 MF 1991 2 15 2012 1 31 Dunfermline Athletic SCO W n/a SCO Transfer Marc Dyer SCO 64 MF 1994 10 7 2012 1 31 Ayr United SCO W Free SCO y Jack Werndly Loan ENG 61 FW 1993 2 25 2012 1 31 Albion Rovers SCO W n/a SCO Matt McKay Transfer AUS 20 MF 1983 1 11 2012 2 23 Busan I'Park KOR n/a £0.063m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17127008 Rangers agree fee for Matt McKay with South Korean club Busan I'Park 22 February 2012 BBC Sport SCO y Mervan Çelik Contract terminated SWE 24 MF 1990 5 26 2012 3 6 Free agent none n/a n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17221172 Gregg Wylde and Mervan Celik leave Rangers as administrators reject pact 6 March 2012 BBC Sport SCO Gregg Wylde Contract terminated SCO 27 MF 1991 3 23 2012 3 6 Free agent none n/a n/a SCO y Loan Ewan McNeil SCO 52 DF 1994 2 19 2012 3 25 Airdrie United SCO n/a n/a Airdrie secure McNeil on loan http://local.stv.tv/airdrie/news/31829-airdrie-secure-mcneil-on-loan/ STV Sport 25 March 2012 7 April 2012 https://archive.today/20120715212811/http://local.stv.tv/airdrie/news/31829-airdrie-secure-mcneil-on-loan/ 15 July 2012 dead 25 March 2012 September 2012 Total income: £7.513m New contracts y Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 1980 2 7 2011 5 17 Signed 1 year June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13424798 Sasa Papac signs new one-year contract at Rangers 17 May 2011 BBC Sport y Thomas Kind Bendiksen NOR 32 MF 1989 8 8 2011 6 1 Signed 6 months January 2012 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/07/17/thomas-kind-bendiksen-wants-to-earn-new-rangers-contract-after-three-years-of-injury-hell-86908-23277412/ Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after three years of injury hell Daily Record 17 July 2011 Salim Kerkar ALG 28 MF 1987 8 4 2011 6 28 Signed 1 year June 2012 http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/260278-salim-kerkar-signs-new-rangers-deal/ Salim Kerkar signs new Rangers deal STV Sport 28 June 2011 1 July 2011 28 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110701100530/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/260278-salim-kerkar-signs-new-rangers-deal/ dead Y David Healy NIR 15 FW 1979 8 5 2011 6 30 Signed 1 year June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13962870 NI striker David Healy signs new Rangers contract BBC Sport 30 June 2011 Andrew Little NIR 29 FW 1989 5 12 2011 07 01 Signed 1 year June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14001851 Northern Ireland's Andrew Little in new Rangers deal BBC Sport 2 July 2011 Y Allan McGregor SCO 1 GK 1982 1 31 2011 07 4 Signed 6 years June 2017 Steven Whittaker SCO 16 DF 1984 6 16 2011 07 01 Signed 5 years June 2016 Y David Weir SCO 3 DF 1970 5 10 2011 7 16 Signed 1 year June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14177444 Weir Signs New Deal BBC Sport 17 July 2011 Steven Davis NIR 8 MF 1985 1 1 2011 07 19 Signed 5 years June 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14208625 Steven Davis signs new five-year deal at Rangers BBC Sport 19 July 2011 Y Gregg Wylde SCO 27 MF 1991 3 23 2011 8 25 Signed 5 years June 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14533576 Gregg Wylde agrees new Rangers contract BBC Sport 25 August 2011 Ross Perry SCO 32 DF 1990 2 7 2011 9 9 Signed 4 years June 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14853127 Rangers sign up Ross Perry on new deal BBC Sport 9 September 2011 y Jordan McMillan SCO 23 DF 1988 10 16 2012 1 5 Rejected 3 years June 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15417931 Rangers boss McCoist confirms Lafferty contract talks BBC Sport 28 October 2011 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2012/01/06/rangers-rocked-by-striker-crisis-as-kyle-lafferty-is-ruled-out-for-two-months-with-torn-hamstring-86908-23683045/ Rangers rocked by striker crisis as Kyle Lafferty is ruled out for two months with torn hamstring Daily Record 6 January 2012 Thomas Kind Bendiksen NOR 33 MF 1989 8 8 2011 12 31 Rejected 2 years & 6 months June 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16171271 Rangers begin contract talks with Thomas Bendiksen BBC Sport 13 December 2011 Y Rhys McCabe SCO 41 MF 1992 7 24 2011 12 16 Signed 3 years June 2015 http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111216/mccabe-extends-ibrox-stay_2254024_2549720 McCabe Extends Ibrox Stay Rangers F.C. 16 December 2011 May 2016 medicmedic 2 January 2012 2011 September 2011 Squad statistics Scottish Premier League UEFA Champions League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Allan McGregor SCO 1 GK 43 37 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Y Dorin Goian ROM 2 DF 38 33 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 David Weir SCO 3 DF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Kirk Broadfoot SCO 4 DF 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 26 21 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Y Lee McCulloch SCO 6 MF 24 26 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Maurice Edu USA 7 MF 40 36 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Y Steven Davis NIR 8 MF 39 33 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Nikica Jelavić CRO 9 FW 26 22 14 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Y John Fleck SCO 10 MF 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Lafferty NIR 11 FW 16 20 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Y Lee Wallace SCO 12 DF 32 28 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Steven Naismith SCO 14 FW 14 11 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Y David Healy NIR 15 FW 9 11 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Steven Whittaker SCO 16 DF 27 25 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Y Juan Manuel Ortiz ESP 17 MF 8 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Carlos Bocanegra USA 18 DF 34 29 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 Y Sone Aluko NGR 19 MF 21 21 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Matt McKay AUS 20 MF 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Alejandro Bedoya USA 21 MF 6 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kyle Bartley ENG 22 DF 20 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Y Jordan McMillan SCO 23 DF 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madjid Bougherra ALG 24 DF 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Mervan Çelik SWE 24 MF 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Neil Alexander SCO 25 GK 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Y Jamie Ness SCO 26 MF 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregg Wylde SCO 27 MF 15 21 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Y Salim Kerkar ALG 28 MF 5 15 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Ross Perry SCO 32 DF 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Y Thomas Kind Bendiksen NOR 33 MF 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Little NIR 34 FW 6 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 y Kane Hemmings ENG 38 FW 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Mitchell NIR 40 MF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y Rhys McCabe SCO 41 MF 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barrie McKay SCO 69 FW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 May 2012 squad numbers Soccerbase – Rangers 2011/2012 player appearances August 2011 Top scorers N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey LeagueScottishCupLeagueCupChampionsLeagueEuropaLeagueTotal9FWCRONikica Jelavić141111719MFNigeriaSone Aluko121214FWSCOSteven Naismith9911FWNIRKyle Lafferty778MFNIRSteven Davis556MFSCOLee McCulloch5534FWNIRAndrew Little5515FWNIRDavid Healy31418DFUSACarlos Bocanegra2137MFUSAMaurice Edu3327MFSCOGregg Wylde2228MFFRASalim Kerkar11212DFSCOLee Wallace2216DFSCOSteven Whittaker2217MFESPJuan Manuel Ortiz112DFROMDorin Goian1126MFSCOJamie Ness1121MFUSAAlejandro Bedoya11Own goal314 Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Disciplinary record N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey YC 10px10px 10pxRC 10px2DFROMDorin Goian1014DFSCOKirk Broadfoot35DFBIHSaša Papac416MFSCOLee McCulloch617MFUSAMaurice Edu918MFNIRSteven Davis59FWCRONikica Jelavić211FWNIRKyle Lafferty712DFSCOLee Wallace214FWSCOSteven Naismith315FWNIRDavid Healy216DFSCOSteven Whittaker4117MFESPJuan Manuel Ortiz218DFUSACarlos Bocanegra8119MFNigeriaSone Aluko221MFUSAAlejandro Bedoya122DFENGKyle Bartley623DFSCOJordan McMillan224DFALGMadjid Bougherra126MFSCOJamie Ness127MFSCOGregg Wylde 128MFALGSalim Kerkar232DFSCORoss Perry140MFNIRAndrew Mitchell241MFSCORhys McCabe2 Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Club Board of directors Chairman SCO Alastair Johnston (until 23 May)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13518277 Rangers remove chairman Alastair Johnston BBC BBC Sport Alasdair Lamont 24 May 2011 SCO Craig Whyte(from 24 May)http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/craig-whyte-set-for-role-as-rangers-chairman-1.1102414 Evening Times 19 May 2011 Craig Whyte set for role as Rangers chairman y Chief executive SCO Martin Bain(until 20 June)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13838694 BBC BBC Sport Martin Bain resigns from Rangers and is suing the club 24 June 2011 Chief operations officer SCO Ali Russell(from 18 June) (until 29 February)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17147745 BBC BBC Sport Gordon Smith leaves Rangers' director of football post 23 February 2012 y Director of Football SCO Gordon Smith(from 18 June)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13818028 BBC BBC Sport 18 June 2011 Gordon Smith to become Rangers' director of football (until 29 February) Director of Finance SCO Donald McIntyre(until 10 October)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15239380 Donald McIntyre resigns as Rangers finance director BBC BBC Sport 10 October 2011 y Non-executive director SCO John Greig (until 17 October)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15333066 Rangers directors John Greig and John McClelland step down BBC BBC Sport 17 October 2011 Non-executive director SCO John McClelland (until 17 October) y Non-executive director SCO Dave King Non-executive director SCO Paul Murray (until 23 May) y Non-executive director ENG Phil Betts (until 20 January)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16665476 Andrew Ellis delighted to join Rangers board BBC Sport 21 January 2012 Non-executive director ENG Andrew Ellis (from 20 January) Rangers.co.uk February 2012 Coaching staff Manager SCO Ally McCoist y Assistant manager SCO Kenny McDowall First-team coach SCO Ian Durrant y Head of SportsScience WAL Adam Owen Goalkeepers coach SCO Jim Stewart Rangers.co.uk June 2011 Other staff Head of Football Administration SCO Andrew Dickson y Director of Global Partnerships UKR Misha Sher(from 17 January)http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2012/01/18/new-rangers-director-misha-sher-plans-to-take-old-firm-derby-on-a-money-spinning-world-tour-86908-23705130/ New Rangers director Misha Sher plans to take Old Firm derby on a money-spinning world tour Daily Record 18 January 2012 (until 9 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17308715 Gers administrators agree wage-cut plan to move club forward BBC Sport 9 March 2012 Company secretary ENG Gary Withey(from 26 May)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13554873 Rangers boardroom changes continue BBC Sport 26 May 2011 y Physiotherapist SCO Philip Yeates Doctor SCO Dr Paul Jackson y Chief scout SCO Neil Murray First-team scout SCO John Brown y Masseur SCO Davie Lavery Kit controller SCO Jimmy Bell y Video analyst SCO Steve Harvey Administrator ENG David WhitehouseENG Paul Clark(from 14 February)from Duff & Phelpshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17026172 Rangers Football Club enters administration BBC News 14 February 2012 Rangers.co.uk June 2011 Matches Scottish Premier League SCO 1 23 July 2011 Scottish Premier League 1 H Heart of Midlothian 1 1 12:30 BST 49,083 Calum Murray Heart of Midlothian Rangers 58 Naismith 16 Obua http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14242065.stm SCO 3 30 July 2011 Scottish Premier League 2 A St Johnstone 2 0 12:00 BST 6,459 Alan Muir Rangers St Johnstone 31 Naismith50 Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14321296.stm SCO 5 13 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 4 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 0 12:45 BST 6,623 Euan Norris Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 59 Tokely 60 pen. Jelavić68 Edu1 75 Edu http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429784.stm SCO 7 21 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 5 A Motherwell 3 0 14:15 BST 10,092 Craig Thomson Rangers Motherwell 20 Naismith45+1 Lafferty85 Wylde http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14520305.stm SCO 9 28 August 2011 Scottish Premier League 6 H Aberdeen 2 0 15:00 BST 44,070 Iain Brines Aberdeen Rangers 15 Davis90+2 Naismith http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14606044.stm SCO 10 10 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 7 A Dundee United 1 0 12:30 BST 10,156 Calum Murray Rangers Dundee United 0 30 Russell 61 Lafferty http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14773001.stm SCO 11 17 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 8 H Celtic 4 2 12:30 BST 50,221 Craig Thomson Celtic Rangers 23 Naismith55 Jelavić67 Lafferty90+3 Naismith 34 Hooper41 El Kaddouri1 75 Mulgrew http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14869908.stm SCO 13 24 September 2011 Scottish Premier League 9 A Dunfermline Athletic 4 0 12:45 BST 7,577 Iain Brines Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 9 Bocanegra17 Edu51 Naismith81 Naismith http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14957933.stm SCO 14 27 September 2011Original date was 6 August 2011 – rearranged as both sides opted to play friendly matches May 2016 medicmedic Scottish Premier League 3 H Kilmarnock 2 0 19:45 BST 43,761 William Collum Rangers Kilmarnock 64 Jelavić66 Wylde http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14982386.stm SCO 15 1 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 10 H Hibernian 1 0 15:00 BST 44,430 Stevie O'Reilly Hibernian Rangers 68 Lafferty http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15045437.stm SCO 16 15 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 11 H St Mirren 1 1 15:00 BST 47,034 Crawford Allan St Mirren Rangers 48 Jelavić 90+5 Thompson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15225804.stm SCO 17 23 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 12 A Heart of Midlothian 2 0 12:30 BST 15,495 Calum Murray Rangers Heart of Midlothian 21 Naismith74 Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15325529.stm SCO 18 29 October 2011 Scottish Premier League 13 A Aberdeen 2 1 12:00 BST 15,468 William Collum Rangers Aberdeen 82 Foster 58 Lafferty70 pen. Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/15413362.stm SCO 19 5 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 14 H Dundee United 3 1 15:00 GMT 45,600 Brian Winter Dundee United Rangers 19 Jelavić63 pen. Jelavić82 o.g. Kenneth0 90+1 Wylde 73 Daly http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/15504383.stm SCO 20 19 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 15 H St Johnstone 0 0 15:00 GMT 45,279 Euan Norris St Johnstone Rangers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15704897.stm SCO 21 27 November 2011 Scottish Premier League 16 A Kilmarnock 0 1 12:45 GMT 9,506 Alan Muir Rangers Kilmarnock 80 Pascali http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15809413.stm SCO 22 3 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 17 H Dunfermline Athletic 2 1 15:00 GMT 47,305 Steve Conroy Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 22 o.g. Keddie29 pen. Jelavić 31 Cardle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/15901608.stm SCO 23 10 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 18 A Hibernian 2 0 12:30 GMT 11,380 Iain Brines Rangers Hibernian 61 pen. Jelavić69 Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/16015713.stm SCO 24 17 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 19 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 1 15:00 GMT 43,701 Bobby Madden Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 55 Bocanegra83 Lafferty 67 Shinnie http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16124037.stm SCO 25 24 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 20 A St Mirren 1 2 12:45 GMT 6,711 Steven McLean Rangers St Mirren 44 Mooy45+2 McGowan 11 Wallace0 24 McCulloch1 87 Goian http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16229726.stm SCO 26 28 December 2011 Scottish Premier League 21 A Celtic 0 1 19:45 GMT 58,658 William Collum Celtic Rangers 52 Ledley http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16281414.stm SCO 27 2 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 22 H Motherwell 3 0 15:00 GMT 44,893 Euan Norris Motherwell Rangers 35 Healy55 Aluko73 o.g. Craigan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16331208.stm SCO 29 14 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 23 A St Johnstone 2 1 12:30 GMT 6,577 Craig Thomson Rangers St Johnstone 68 o.g. Bocanegra 24 Jelavić81 Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16453504.stm SCO 30 21 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 24 H Aberdeen 1 1 15:00 GMT 46,648 Iain Brines Aberdeen Rangers 67 Edu 63 Árnason http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16559618.stm SCO 31 28 January 2012 Scottish Premier League 25 H Hibernian 4 0 15:00 GMT 44,057 Charlie Richmond Hibernian Rangers 27 Davis55 Healy72 Aluko90+3 Davis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/16664037.stm SCO 33 11 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 26 A Dunfermline Athletic 4 1 12:00 GMT 7,464 Brian Winter Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 16 Kirk 24 Healy39 McCulloch71 Aluko85 Kerkar https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16885000 SCO 34 18 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 27 H Kilmarnock 0 1 15:00 GMT 50,268 Iain Brines Kilmarnock Rangers 0 43 Papac 12 Shiels https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16994712 SCO 35 26 February 2012 Scottish Premier League 28 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 1 12:45 GMT 6,416 William Collum Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 40 Williams 6 Davis16 Aluko36 Little72 McCulloch https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17093432 SCO 36 3 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 29 H Heart of Midlothian 1 2 15:00 GMT 47,276 Crawford Allan Heart of Midlothian Rangers 45 Davis 58 Black79 Hamill https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17162927 SCO 37 17 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 30 A Dundee United 1 2 12:45 GMT 9,464 Brian Winter Rangers Dundee United 37 Watson47 Daly 60 Aluko https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17323889 SCO 38 24 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 31 H Celtic 3 2 13:00 BST 50,191 Calum Murray Celtic Rangers 11 Aluko72 Little77 Wallace 0 88 Bocanegra 0 29 Cha0 57 Wanyama89 pen. Brown90+2 Rogne https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419735 SCO 39 31 March 2012 Scottish Premier League 32 A Motherwell 2 1 12:00 BST 9,063 Iain Brines Rangers Motherwell 6 Ojamaa 9 Whittaker89 McCulloch https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17497438 SCO 40 7 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 33 H St Mirren 3 1 15:00 BST 46,998 William Collum St Mirren Rangers 1 McCulloch40 Little60 pen. Lafferty 49 pen. McGowan0 51 Tesselaar https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17570870 SCO 41 21 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 34 A Heart of Midlothian 3 0 15:00 BST 14,842 Calum Murray Rangers Heart of Midlothian 29 Aluko35 Little88 Little https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17710952 SCO 42 29 April 2012 Scottish Premier League 35 A Celtic 0 3 12:00 BST 58,546 Calum Murray Rangers Celtic 17 Mulgrew31 Commons54 Hooper https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17803512 SCO 43 2 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 36 H Dundee United 5 0 19:45 BST 43,383 Alan Muir Rangers Dundee United 6 Whittaker17 Aluko20 Aluko57 Ness84 Bedoya https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17835993 SCO 44 5 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 37 H Motherwell 0 0 12:45 BST 45,962 William Collum Rangers Motherwell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878407 SCO 45 13 May 2012 Scottish Premier League 38 A St Johnstone 4 0 12:30 BST 6,459 Bobby Madden Rangers St Johnstone 23 McCulloch56 Aluko62 Aluko73 Aluko https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17973134 13 May 2012 Rangers Wikipedia article August 2011 UEFA Champions League SCO 2 26 July 2011 UEFA Champions League QR3 H Malmö FFSWE 0 1 19:45 BST 28,828 Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz Rangers Malmö FF 18 Larsson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14283932.stm SCO 4 3 August 2011 UEFA Champions League QR3 A SWE Malmö FFSWE 1 1 18:00 BST 19,084 Vladislav Bezborodov Malmö FF Rangers 1 73 Ricardinho80 Hamad 0 18 Whittaker23 Jelavić0 66 Bougherra http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14321323.stm 3 August 2011 Rangers Wikipedia article June 2011 UEFA Europa League SCO 6 18 August 2011 UEFA Europa League POR A SVN MariborSVN 1 2 19:45 BST 11,000 Manuel Gräfe Maribor Rangers 52 Ibraimi90+1 Velikonja 31 Ortiz http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14486506.stm SCO 8 25 August 2011 UEFA Europa League POR H MariborSVN 1 1 19:30 BST 32,223 Aleksandar Stavrev Rangers Maribor 75 Bocanegra 55 Volaš http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14569511.stm 25 August 2011 Rangers Wikipedia article June 2011 Scottish Cup SCO 28 8 January 2012 Scottish Cup R4 A Arbroath 4 0 12:45 GMT 5,895 Calum Murray Rangers Arbroath Healy 17Wedderburn 22 o.g. Jelavić 59 Kerkar 77 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16376778.stm SCO 32 5 February 2012 Scottish Cup R5 H Dundee United 0 2 12:15 GMT 17,822 William Collum Rangers Dundee United Gunning 16Russell 35 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16778861 5 February 2012 Rangers Wikipedia article June 2011 League Cup SCO 12 21 September 2011 League Cup R3 A Falkirk 2 3 19:45 BST 6,493 Brian Winters Rangers Falkirk 58 El Alagui73 El Alagui 90+3 Millar 83 Goian87 Jelavić http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14910198.stm 21 September 2011 Rangers Wikipedia article June 2011 Friendlies SCO 1 7 July 2011 Friendly A GER Sportfreunde LotteGER 0 1 18:00 BST 1,100 Rangers Sportfreunde Lotte 52 Engelmann https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165202/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110707/gers-lose-in-lotte_2254024_2388109 SCO 2 9 July 2011 Friendly A GER VfL BochumGER 0 3 14:30 BST 5,400 Christian Fischer Rangers VfL Bochum 63 Ginczek73 Aydın 80 Yahia https://web.archive.org/web/20110711125605/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110709/blues-crash-in-bochum_2254024_2389536 SCO 3 13 July 2011 Friendly N GER Bayer LeverkusenDEU 0 2 17:30 BST 4,050 Rangers Bayer Leverkusen 13 Barnetta80 pen. Ballack https://web.archive.org/web/20110716000654/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110713/gers-lose-to-bayer_2254024_2392122 SCO 4 16 July 2011 Friendly A NIR LinfieldNIR 4 1 14:00 BST 8,500 Trevor Moutray Rangers Linfield 29 Carvill 20 Ortiz67 Naismith78 Jelavić84 Hemmings http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110716/gers-secure-first-win_2254024_2394363 Report link]June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes </span><span style="display:none;"> SCO 5 19 July 2011 Friendly A ENG BlackpoolENG 2 0 19:30 BST 7,000 Neil Swarbrick Rangers Blackpool 35 Davis43 Davis https://web.archive.org/web/20110722174118/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110719/davos-a-contract-thriller_2254024_2396846 SCO 6 6 August 2011 Friendly H ChelseaENG 1 3 15:00 BST 47,379 Craig Thomson Chelsea Rangers 7 Jelavić 22 Sturridge 30 Sturridge 72 Malouda http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110806/chelsea-prove-too-strong_2254024_2412140 Report link]June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes </span><span style="display:none;"> SCO 7 18 October 2011 Friendly H LiverpoolENG 1 0 19:30 BST 27,453 William Collum Liverpool Rangers 20 McCulloch https://web.archive.org/web/20111221112156/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111018/its-lover-lee-for-gers_2254024_2486405 SCO 8 29 November 2011 Friendly A GER Hamburger SVGER 1 2 18:15 GMT 12,117 Hamburger SV Rangers 71 Bendiksen 38 Iličević 81 Son https://web.archive.org/web/20111202002514/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111129/hamburg-edge-friendly-clash_2254024_2532287 SCO 9 7 May 2012 Friendly A NIR LinfieldNIR 2 0 15:00 BST 7,000 Colin Burns Linfield Rangers 54 Bedoya 78 McKay https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17982205 29 November 2011 Rangers Wikipedia article June 2011 Competitions Overall y y Scottish Premier League 2nd 23 July 13 May y y UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 26 July 3 August y UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round 18 August 25 August y y League Cup 3rd Round 3rd Round 21 September y Scottish Cup 4th Round 5th Round 8 January 5 February Scottish Premier League 2011–12 Scottish Premier League Standings RAN Results summary 12 5 2 38 14 14 0 5 39 14 10 † 13 May 2012 Wikipedia article September 2012 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A Result D /W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 13 May 2012 2011–12 Scottish Premier League August 2011 References 32em 2011-12 Category:Scottish football clubs 2011–12 season Rangers