2014–15 Rangers F.C. season

October 2017 October 2017 Rangers 2014–15 Ally McCoist(until 21 December)Kenny McDowall(from 21 December)(until 12 March)Stuart McCall(from 12 March) David Somers(until 2 March)Paul Murray(from 6 March)(until 22 May)Dave King(from 22 May) Ground Ibrox StadiumGlasgow, Scotland(Capacity: 50,947) Scottish Championship 3rd Scottish Cup Fifth round League Cup Semi-finals Challenge Cup Semi-finals 49,200 vs Motherwell (28 May) 11,190 vs Clyde (18 August) Nicky Law (10) Nicky Law (13) _rangers1415h _rangers1415h _rangers1415h _blue stripes _redtop 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 _rangers1415t _rangers1415t _rangers1415t _rangers1415t _rangers1415t 0000FF 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 season was the 135th season of competitive football by Rangers. This was the first of their two seasons in the second tier, after winning promotion the previous season. Overview August 2018 Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 2014–15 season. Rangers boardroom politics were a fractious force causing a constant flux with change after change of various directorial positions, rival factions attempting to take control of the company and the emergence of Mike Ashley as the major stakeholder and power broker in late 2014. That summer saw continued discontent with various fans groups, alongside Dave King, attempting to influence the board by withdrawing season ticket money.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27828992 Rangers say 17,000 season-ticket renewals reduces short-term needs BBC Sport 13 June 2014 BBC This resulted in a drop of around 15,000 season tickets from the previous season, leaving the club requiring a financial injection which the board hoped would come from a share issuehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30599845 BBC 25 December 2014 BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC Sport Scotland's Scottish football review 2014 and announced this in June.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27793911 BBC 11 June 2014 BBC Sport Ibrox club to launch share issue in bid to raise £8m However, the initial intention of raising up to £10m through an investment plan by the end of August failed when city investors did not purchase enough shares, therefore, the club relaunched a £4m issue open to all existing shareholders only.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28678687 BBC 6 August 2014 BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin Rangers share issue plan falls short of £10m target Rangers fan discontent was demonstrated during a Championship game against Queen of the South at Ibrox, with fans holding up red cards in the 18th and 72nd minutes,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28997473 Rangers fans in red card protest over finances BBC News Richard Wilson BBC 30 August 2014 and this was not improved when, on 3 September, it was revealed that Mike Ashley bought the naming rights to Ibrox Stadium for just £1 in a deal with Charles Green in 2012.http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13303370.Rangers_timeline__How_the_Ibrox_saga_unfolded/ Rangers timeline: How the Ibrox saga unfolded Christopher Jack Times & Herald Group Evening Times Glasgow 2 March 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29058834 Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley paid £1 for Ibrox naming rights BBC News BBC 4 September 2014 Concurrently, Rangers former commercial director Imran Ahmad finally succeeded in a bid to have £620,000 of club assets frozen prior to pursuing litigation over an alleged unpaid £500,000 bonus.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29087653 Former Rangers director Imran Ahmad wins court bid BBC News BBC 5 September 2014 A few days later the club were granted leave to appeal this decisionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29126451 Rangers win right to appeal over Imran Ahmad cash freeze BBC News BBC 9 September 2014 yet, on 12 September, the club agreed a settlement with Ahmad much to the dismay of fans.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29170975 Fan anger as Rangers settle Imran Ahmad court action BBC News BBC 12 September 2014 As some Rangers supporters groups considered boycotting home matches in protest at the board,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29164336 Sons of Struth members to be balloted on boycott BBC Sport Phil Goodlad BBC 11 September 2014 it was revealed that Ashley would not be participating in the share offer.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29170868 Newcastle owner Mike Ashley rules out Rangers share purchase BBC Sport BBC 12 September 2014 Ashley's motivates for not investing became clear in the following month, namely withholding much needed money from the club in order to undermine the board. At the end of the share issue, on 12 September, it was announced that it had raised just over £3m which still £1m short of its minimum target.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29180677 Rangers raise more than £3m from share issue BBC Sport BBC 12 September 2014 As the share issue was undertaken in order to allow Rangers to continue to operate into the new year but the failure to reach the targets meant that further funding was required. A few days later, it came to light that Sandy Easdale had met with several investors that had been introduced to him by Rafat Rizvi, a convicted fraudster wanted by Interpol,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29227423 Rizvi has introduced potential investors to Rangers BBC Sport Alasdair Lamont BBC 16 September 2014 which led to calls by the Union of Fans for Easdale to resign.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29150212 Rangers fans want Easdale removed after meeting with Rizvi BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC Sport 10 September 2014 However, in a move to demonstrate his strength, Easdale increased his personal shareholding at Rangers to 5.21% on 24 September.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29340319 Director Sandy Easdale increases stake at Ibrox BBC Sport BBC 24 September 2014 On the same day as the club repaid the £1.5m loan to Sandy Easdale and George Letham.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29432736 Rangers repay loans of £1.5m to shareholders Letham and Easdale BBC Sport BBC 30 September 2014 The next day, BNP Paribas bought a 5% stake in Rangers making it the fifth-highest shareholderhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29446152 French bank BNP Paribas buys 5% stake BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC 1 October 2014 but less than twenty-fours later it was revealed that the transaction was completed on Ashley's behalf thus increasing his stake to 8.92%.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29464478 Newcastle owner Mike Ashley takes Rangers stake to almost 9% BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC 2 October 2014 Less than a week later, Ashley's holding company, MASH Holdings, called for an EGM to remove chief executive Wallace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29464478 Mike Ashley bids to oust chief executive Graham Wallace BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC 8 October 2014 This signaled the start of a crucial stage in the boardroom power struggle at Rangers with King appearing to be outflankedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29542545 Dave King needs allies as power struggle continues BBC Sport Tom English BBC 8 October 2014 by Ashley, who had secured the support of Sandy Easdale, David Sommers as well as the largest shareholder in Rangers, Laxey Partners. When offers of funding from Dave King, a £16m package, and Brian Kennedy were rejected by Rangers’ hierarchy,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30123149 BBC Sport Richard Wilson BBC 19 November 2014 Brian Kennedy offer aimed to 'protect' Ibrox in trust who instead opted Mike Ashley's £2m loan offer,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29761396 Mike Ashley funding deal staves off administration BBC BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin 25 October 2014 it was clear who was victorious. Particularly as Ashley's initial offer was insufficient and he had to be provide another £1m of funding less than a month later.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30016946 Mike Ashley increases loan to Rangers by £1m BBC BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin 12 November 2014 In exchange for the initial funding, Ashley was granted critical power at the club with the privilege to put forward the names of two nominees for appointment to the board as well as security over Edmiston House and the Albion car park.http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13303442.display/ Timeline Part 2: How the Ibrox saga has unfolded Christopher Jack Times & Herald Group Evening Times Glasgow 3 March 2015 As a consequence of his power grab both Philip Nash and Graham Wallace were forced out of the club and Derek Llambias and Barry Leach were brought in, initially as consultants before being appointed Chief executive and Finance director respectively. Also David Somers was named executive chairman but on a temporary basis in order to aid the transition. Financial respite was short lived as Rangers announced its preliminary results at the end of November indicating the club required another £8m of investment to see out the season.Rangers seek £8m investment following preliminary results https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30234751 BBC BBC Sport 27 November 2014 This effectively left Rangers at the mercy of Ashley who could dictate the terms of and source of any future funding. Due to this power, the Scottish Football Association issued Ashley with a notice of complaint for breached a joint agreement that Ashley would not play a controlling role in Rangers and would maintain a stake of no more than 10%.Rangers & Mike Ashley accused of ownership breach by Scottish FA https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30486272 BBC 15 December 2014 BBC Sport As Ashley had previously loaned the club £2m and a further £1m as well as having two directors on the Rangers board and a significant interest in Rangers retail operations, although, he did return the naming rights to Ibrox Stadium to Rangers. On Christmas Eve, the SFA denied him permission to increase his stake-hold in Rangers further.SFA rejects Mike Ashley's Rangers stake increase request https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30598388 BBC BBC Sport 24 December 2014 Richard Wilson Also in December, the Scottish Professional Football League added to Rangers financial woes by withholding £250,000 of broadcast money the club was due in a bid to recoup a fine imposed by the Nimmo Smith Commission.SPFL to withhold Rangers' broadcast fee to cover EBT fine https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30510604 BBC 17 December 2014 BBC Sport The legal implications of the previous company that owned the club's liquidation featured prevalent in the news in July and November. In the summer, HM Revenue and Customs lost its appeal over the previous club's owners use of Employee Benefit Trustshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28231598 Rangers: HMRC loses appeal over ruling in Big Tax Case BBC News BBC 9 July 2014 but was granted leave to appeal a month later.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-28695835 HMRC bids to appeal against Rangers tax case BBC News BBC 7 August 2014 Meanwhile, Rangers former chairman Craig Whyte was banned from being a company director for 15 years in Septemberhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29429752 Craig Whyte given maximum 15-year director ban BBC News BBC 30 September 2014 and a warrant was issued for his arrest a month later,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30053692 Craig Whyte arrest warrant issued BBC News Chris McLaughlin BBC 14 November 2014 he appeared in court facing charges under the Companies Act but was released on bail.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30242028 Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte released on bail BBC News Chris McLaughlin BBC 28 November 2014 Four men have appeared in court charged with fraudulent activity following a probe into the sale of Rangers in 2011. David Grier, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse (both administrators working for Duff & Phelps), and Gary Withey (a solicitor for Collyer Bristow) made no plea or declaration at Glasgow Sheriff Court and were granted bail.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30084830 Four men in court over alleged fraud after Rangers sale in 2011 BBC News BBC 17 November 2014 Meanwhile, the liquidators of Rangers former owners secured a £24m payment from Collyer Bristow, the lawyers who acted for Whyte when he bought the club.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30084838 Rangers' liquidators win £24m Collyer Bristow cash claim BBC News BBC 17 November 2014 On the football front, Rangers league campaign began with a defeat to newly demoted Hearts with the Edinburgh club scoring an extra minute winner.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28647379 Rangers 1-2 Heart of Midlothian BBC BBC Sport Andrew Southwick 10 August 2014 Despite embarking on a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions, a loss at home to Hibernian left the side trailing Hearts by six-points at the top of the league by the end of September.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29305945 Rangers 1-3 Hibernian BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 29 September 2014 Better news for Rangers was the reaching of the League Cup semi-final after a 1–0 win over St Johnstone,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29699735 Rangers 1-0 St Johnstone BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 28 October 2014 being drawn against Celtic which set up the first Old Firm derby in two years.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29865602 Celtic draw Rangers, Aberdeen face Dundee Utd in League Cup BBC BBC Sport 1 November 2014 Nevertheless, the club's title charge was effectively ended in November as the side lost a six-pointer match away to league leaders Hearts leaving them nine points behind.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30066072 Hearts 2-0 Rangers BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 22 November 2014 They did bounce back the following week in the Scottish Cup registering a 3–0 win over Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30166218 Rangers 3-0 Kilmarnock BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 30 November 2014 however, in the club's third cup competition the team surrendered a 2–0 lead to lose 3–2 to fellow Championship team Alloa Athletic in the Challenge Cup.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30021373 Alloa Athletic 3-2 Rangers BBC BBC Sport Colin Moffat 3 December 2014 Even with the poor league form and exit in the Challenge Cup, there was no indication of significant pressure on manager Ally McCoist. The effect of the club's financial issues as underlined by the interim results that November, proved the catalyst for McCoist's departure as he became unhappy with the number of staff losing their jobs at Rangers.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30455818 Ally McCoist became frustrated at staff cuts BBC BBC Sport 12 December 2014 The situation became too much for McCoist and he tendered his resignation on 12 Decemberhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30451727 Ally McCoist 'still committed' after handing in notice BBC BBC Sport 12 December 2014 which was later confirmed to the London Stock Exchange by the club three days later, with McCoist beginning a 12-month notice period.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30475395 Rangers confirm manager Ally McCoist's resignation BBC BBC Sport 15 December 2014 However, he was to serve less than a week of his notice period before being placed on gardening leave by the board, with his assistant manager Kenny McDowall being appointed interim manager until the end of the season. The turn of the year saw Ashley's control over Rangers weakened as deals were made with a consortium led by Dave King, to purchase the shareholding of Laxey Partners which had stood at 16%.Consortium buys 16% of club from Laxey Partners https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30644025 BBC BBC Sport 31 December 2014 Chris McLaughlin King took control of a 14.57% stakeDave King company buys 15% of Glasgow club https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30661103 BBC BBC Sport 2 January 2015 Richard Wilson and two weeks later called for EGM on 16 January.Dave King calls for general meeting at Ibrox https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30859221 BBC BBC Sport 16 January 2015 Richard Wilson The original date was set by the board was 4 March in a hotel in London,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31327070 Dave King critical of board over EGM venue decision BBC BBC Sport 9 February 2015 however, this was then moved to Ibrox Stadium after two successive hotels refused to host the eventhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31495586 Rangers will host EGM at Ibrox after two London hotels pull out BBC BBC Sport 17 February 2015 and the date was confirmed for 6 March.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31547690 EGM set for 6 March as board ask questions of Dave King BBC BBC Sport 20 February 2015 During the run up to the EGM, the incumbent Rangers board agreed £10m funding deal with Sports Direct.Rangers accept £10m loan from Mike Ashley's Sports Direct https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30996809 BBC BBC Sport 27 January 2015 Alasdair Lamont The agreement saw Sports Direct hold a floating charge over Rangers Training Centre, Edmiston House, the Albion Car Park and the club's registered trademarks. Sports Direct was also transferred 26% of Rangers' share in Rangers Retail Limited (Rangers previously held 51% with Sports Direct holding 49%). The club were bound to forego all shirt sponsorship revenue for the 2016-17 season and subsequent seasons until the loan is repaid.What does latest Sports Direct loan mean for Rangers? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31010900 BBC 28 January 2015 BBC Sport Richard Wilson On transfer deadline day, Rangers also loaned five players from Newcastle United, a Premier League club that Ashley owned. The month of February a large volume of share purchase and Rangers supporters groups are heavily involved.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31524925 Key factors surrounding the extraordinary general meeting BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 25 February 2015 With the writing apparently on the wall, Rangers director James Easdale resigned just over a week before the EGM and chairman Somers departed with fours days to go. The SFA's investigation into Ashley concluded at the beginning of March with Ashley being deemed to have broken rules on dual ownership due to his influence on the affairs of Rangers, he was fined £7,500,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31714103 Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley fined for Rangers influence BBC BBC Sport 3 March 2015 and Rangers were subsequently fined £5,500 over a month later for their lack of governance.Rangers fined £5,500 for breaching SFA 'ownership' rules https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32341118 BBC 16 April 2015 BBC Sport Just two days before the EGM, the club's Nominated adviser, WH Ireland, resigned resulting shares in the Plc being suspended.Dave King reveals delay as shares are suspended https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31735778 BBC 4 March 2015 BBC Sport The outcome of the EGM was a decisive victory for King's consortium with Derek Llambias and finance director Barry Leach being voted off the board and King, Paul Murray and John Giligan moving in. Both King and Murray subsequently applied to be passed as a fit and proper person by the SFA with the later being cleared at the beginning of May.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32548096 BBC SFA gives go-ahead for Rangers board appointment 1 May 2015 BBC Sport Further board appointments were made with John Bennett and Chris Graham added to the Plc board as non-executive directors and James Blair was appointed company secretary, however, Graham resigned his directorship only three days later. On the same day as the appointments Rangers suspended Llambias, Leach and Sandy Easdale from its football club board pending an internal investigation. After poor results in both league and Scottish Cup, Stuart McCall replaced Kenny McDowall as interim manager. At the end of March it was revealed that Rangers five loan signings from Newcastle United were signed without medicals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32095637 Rangers should not have signed Gael Bigirimana BBC 27 March 2015 BBC Sport On same day as interim accounts were published, 31 March, it emerged that Rangers would have owed Newcastle United £500,000 if they were promoted due to the agreement struck when loaning the players.Rangers post 'disappointing' interim accounts https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32127566 BBC 31 March 2015 BBC Sport It was announced on 2 April that Rangers would be de-listed from the AIM stock exchange after failing to find a Nominated adviser within the required period.Rangers shares delisted from AIM Stock Exchanges https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32164350 BBC 2 April 2015 BBC Sport The SPFL courted controversy with the final day fixtures by moving the Rangers v Hearts match from Saturday to Sunday, with the rest of the matches proceeding on the Saturday. This could have given Rangers a possible advantage in the chase for second place; however, the SPFL performed a U-turn with all matches being scheduled for early Saturday afternoonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32332187 All five final SPFL Championship fixtures to kick-off at same time BBC 16 April 2015 BBC Sport As it was, the team failed to be automatically promoted to the Premiership, drawing the final two league matches and finishing a disappointing third in the league.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32448178 Heart of Midlothian 2-2 Rangers Chris McLaughlin BBC BBC Sport 2 May 2015 This meant the club faced at least six play-off matches in order to gain promotion. The ticket pricing of these matches attracted controversy. Following a precedent set by Hibernian the previous season, Rangers stated they would allow season ticket holders entry to home matches for free, however, this was rejected by the SPFL.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32562914 SPFL reject Rangers' free season ticket play-off entry plan BBC Sport Alasdair Lamont BBC 2 May 2015 Not to be deterred, Rangers then announced a blanket £5 ticket price offer for all seats.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32627035 Rangers to charge £5 entry for Queen of the South play-off BBC Sport BBC 7 May 2015 The side successfully negotiated two play-off rounds before crashing to a 6-1 aggregate defeat to Premiership team. The second leg of the play-off final ended in controversy as Rangers Bilel Mohsni and Motherwell's Lee Erwin brawled on the pitch after the matchhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32977541 Bans for Mohsni, Ainsworth and Moore following fracas BBC Sport BBC 2 June 2015 as Motherwell fans invade the pitch to goad the Rangers fans.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32863247 Motherwell 3-0 Rangers BBC BBC Sport Richard Wilson 31 May 2015 Meanwhile, the police probed the role of Mike Ashley and Sports Direct in the Rangers takeover and searched the companies headquarters.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32604225 BBC Mike Ashley's premises searched in police investigation 6 May 2015 BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin This was rumored to be the reason that Ashley demanded the repayment of his £5m loan to the club.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32717309 BBC Mike Ashley wants EGM and £5m loan paid back 13 May 2015 BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin Rangers set the date of the general meeting for June 2015 and added its own resolutions and proposals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32891319 26 May 2015 BBC Rangers set date for Mike Ashley requested general meeting BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin On 19 May King was passed fit and proper by the SFAhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32691123 Rangers: Dave King passes SFA 'fit and proper' test BBC 19 May 2015 BBC Sport and became Chairman of the club on 22 May.http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9346-king-appointed-chairman King Appointed Chairman Rangers.co.uk 22 May 2015 Rangers Football Club 22 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526003828/http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9346-king-appointed-chairman 26 May 2015 dead dmy-all On the same day King also loaned the club an additional £1.5mhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32855727 Dave King loans £1.5m to Ibrox club BBC 22 May 2015 BBC Sport and a day later, Rangers legend John Greig was named honorary president of the club on 23 May.http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9324-greig-named-honorary-president Greig Named Honorary President Rangers.co.uk 23 May 2015 Rangers Football Club 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526215457/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9324-greig-named-honorary-president 26 May 2015 dead dmy-all Players Squad information y n Cammy Bell SCO 1 GK 1986 9 18 2015 5 31 2013 57 0 2017 Free Y Steven Smith SCO 2 DF 1985 8 30 2015 5 31 2013 111 5 2015 Free Bilel Mohsni TUN DF 1987 7 21 2015 5 31 3 2013 61 13 2015 Free y Fraser Aird CAN MF 1995 2 2 2015 5 31 4 2011 81 12 2018 YS Lee Wallace SCO 5 DF 1987 8 1 2015 5 31 2011 162 13 2017 £1.5m vc y Lee McCulloch SCO 6 DF 1978 5 14 2015 5 31 2007 303 70 2015 Y £2.25m Nicky Law ENG MF 1988 3 29 2015 5 31 7 2013 96 25 2016 Free y Ian Black SCO MF 1985 3 14 2015 5 31 8 2012 115 8 2015 Free Jon Daly IRL FW 1983 1 8 2015 5 31 9 2013 72 29 2015 Free y Lewis Macleod SCO MF 1994 6 16 2015 1 3 10 2010 76 16 2017 YS left on 3 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2014 28 2 2016 Free y Remie Streete ENG DF 28 1994 11 2 2015 5 31 w 2015 1 0 2015 Loan Shane Ferguson NIR MF 29 1991 7 12 2015 5 31 w 2015 2 0 2015 Loan y Calum Gallagher SCO FW 1994 9 13 2015 5 31 30 2010 7 1 2016 YS Steve Simonsen ENG GK 31 1979 4 3 2015 5 31 2013 31 0 2015 Free y Liam Kelly SCO GK 32 1995 1 23 2015 5 31 2012 0 0 2017 YS Andy Murdoch SCO MF 34 1995 1 30 2015 5 31 2012 23 1 2017 YS y Luca Gasparotto CAN DF 1995 9 3 2015 5 31 37 2011 4 0 2016 YS out on season loan Craig Halkett SCO DF 1995 5 29 2015 5 31 38 2011 0 0 2015 YS y Tom Walsh SCO MF 1996 7 11 2015 5 31 48 2012 11 0 2017 YS Ryan Sinnamon SCO DF 1996 7 22 2015 5 31 49 2013 0 0 2015 YS y Ryan Hardie SCO FW 52 1997 3 17 2015 5 31 2013 6 2 2016 YS Robby McCrorie SCO GK 61 1998 8 18 2015 5 31 2014 0 0 2016 YS 31 May 2015 2014 position on pitch Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles December 2016 Transfers In n SCO Transfer Kenny Miller SCO FW 1979 12 23 2014 6 4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC CAN 18 2015 S Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27690095 BBC BBC Sport 4 June 2014 Kenny Miller joins club for third time SCO y Transfer Darren McGregor SCO DF 1985 8 7 2014 6 11 St Mirren SCO 2015 S 24 Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27797252 BBC BBC Sport 11 June 2014 Rangers sign defender from St Mirren SCO Transfer Kris Boyd SCO FW 1983 8 18 2014 6 27 Kilmarnock SCO 2015 S 15 Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28052969 BBC BBC Sport 27 June 2014 Kris Boyd signs one-year contract at Ibrox SCO y Transfer Marius Žaliūkas LTU DF 1983 11 10 2014 7 11 Leeds United ENG 2016 S 26 Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28271776 BBC BBC Sport 11 July 2014 Rangers sign central defender Marius Zaliukas SCO Transfer Lee Robinson ENG GK 1986 7 2 2014 8 25 Raith Rovers SCO 2015 S 25 Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28924482 BBC BBC Sport 25 August 2014 Goalkeeper Lee Robinson agrees Ibrox deal SCO y Loan Remie Streete ENG DF 1994 11 2 2015 2 2 Newcastle United ENG 2015 W 28 n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31099950 Rangers sign five Newcastle players on loan on deadline day 2 February 2015 BBC Sport BBC SCO Loan Gaël Bigirimana ENG MF 1993 10 22 2015 2 2 Newcastle United ENG 2015 W 17 n/a SCO y Loan Haris Vučkić SLO MF 1992 8 21 2015 2 2 Newcastle United ENG 2015 W 10 n/a SCO Loan Kevin Mbabu SUI DF 1995 4 19 2015 2 2 Newcastle United ENG 2015 W 27 n/a SCO y Loan Shane Ferguson NIR FW 1991 7 12 2015 2 2 Newcastle United ENG 2015 W 29 n/a 31 August 2014 December 2016 Total expenditure: £0m Out n SCO Contract terminated Chris Hegarty n/a NIR DF 1992 8 13 2014 5 22 Linfield NIR S Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27527274 Defender Chris Hegarty joins Linfield on two-year deal 22 May 2014 BBC Sport BBC SCO y End of contract Andrew Little NIR FW 1989 5 12 2014 5 31 n/a Preston North End ENG S n/a https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27297092 Andy Little no longer part of McCoist's plans BBC BBC Sport 6 May 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27955885 BBC Sport Ex-Rangers Striker Andy Little signs deal BBC 21 June 2014 SCO End of contract Charlie Telfer SCO MF 1995 7 4 2014 5 31 n/a Dundee United SCO S £0.204m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27672711 Dundee United sign Rangers midfielder Charlie Telfer BBC 2 June 2014 BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30395680 Dundee United chairman angered by £204,000 Charlie Telfer fee BBC Sport BBC 9 December 2014 SCO y End of contract Emílson Cribari BRA DF 1980 3 6 2014 5 31 Retired S n/a n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7049-darren-has-always-impressed-me Darren Has Always Impressed Me Neil Smith Rangers Football Club Rangers.co.uk 11 June 2014 22 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616132317/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7049-darren-has-always-impressed-me 16 June 2014 dead dmy-all http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/rumour-mill-referee-strike-legia-warsaw-bilel-mohsni-1-3507676 Rumour Mill: referee strike, Legia Warsaw, Bilel Mohsni Johnston Press Edinburgh The Scotsman 13 August 2014 SCO End of contract Alan Smith IRL GK 1993 5 25 2014 5 31 Cork City IRL S n/a n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/item/7168-gers-learn-development-dates https://archive.today/20140709170748/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/item/7168-gers-learn-development-dates dead 9 July 2014 Gers Learn Development Dates Rangers Football Club Rangers.co.uk 8 July 2014 SCO y Contract terminated Ross Perry SCO DF 1990 2 7 2014 6 27 Raith Rovers SCO S Free n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7097-perry-to-leave-club https://web.archive.org/web/20140627203358/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7097-perry-to-leave-club dead 27 June 2014 Perry to leave Club Rangers.co.uk Rangers Football Club 27 June 2014 Andrew Dickinson https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28387664 BBC Raith Rovers recruit former Rangers defender Ross Perry BBC Sport 19 July 2014 SCO Contract terminated Scott Gallacher SCO GK 1989 7 15 2014 7 16 Heart of Midlothian SCO S n/a Free http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7224-injury-problems-for-mccoist https://web.archive.org/web/20140719020939/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7224-injury-problems-for-mccoist dead 19 July 2014 Injury Problems For McCoist Rangers.co.uk Rangers Football Club 16 July 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28376957 BBC Sport Hearts sign Scott Gallacher after goalkeeper leaves Rangers BBC 18 July 2014 SCO y Loan Calum Gallagher SCO FW 1994 9 13 2014 9 1 Cowdenbeath SCO S n/a 30 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29026791 Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players 2 September 2014 BBC BBC Sport SCO Loan Robbie Crawford SCO MF 1993 3 19 2014 9 1 Greenock Morton SCO S n/a 21 SCO y Loan Danny Stoney 47 SCO FW 1996 5 5 2014 9 1 Stranraer SCO S n/a SCO Loan Luca Gasparotto 37 CAN DF 1995 9 3 2014 9 1 Airdrieonians SCO S n/a SCO y Loan Tom Walsh 48 SCO MF 1996 7 11 2014 9 1 Stenhousemuir SCO S n/a SCO Loan Craig Halkett SCO DF 38 1995 5 29 2014 9 1 Clyde SCO S n/a SCO y Loan Barrie McKay SCO FW 19 1994 12 30 2014 9 1 Raith Rovers SCO S n/a SCO Loan Kyle McAusland SCO DF 1993 1 19 2014 9 26 Brechin City SCO n/a n/a http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7747-mcausland-goes-out-on-loan McAusland Goes Out On Loan Rangers Football Club Rangers.co.uk 26 September 2014 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125339/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7747-mcausland-goes-out-on-loan 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all SCO y Contract terminated Ryan Finnie SCO DF 1995 2 19 2014 12 29 Partick Thistle SCO W Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31417016 Scottish Championship ins and outs - January 2015 11 February 2015 BBC Sport Clive Lindsay BBC http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/never-going-chance-rangers-says-5066223 I was never going to get a chance at Rangers says Ryan Finnie as he signs on for Partick Thistle Euan McLean 29 January 2015 Trinity Mirror Daily Record Glasgow SCO Transfer Lewis Macleod SCO MF 1994 6 16 2015 1 3 Brentford ENG W £0.85m 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30644855 Brentford sign Rangers midfielder BBC Sport 31 December 2014 BBC SCO y Contract terminated Kyle McAusland SCO DF 1993 1 19 2015 1 14 Dunfermline Athletic SCO W Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30803425 Kyle McAusland leaves Rangers to join Dunfermline BBC Sport 14 January 2015 BBC SCO Contract terminated Arnold Peralta HON 17 MF 1989 3 29 2015 1 21 CD Olimpia HND W Free Arnold Peralta Leaves Rangers http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8385-arnold-peralta-leaves-rangers Rangers.co.uk 21 January 2015 Rangers Football Club 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150121193522/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8385-arnold-peralta-leaves-rangers 21 January 2015 dead dmy-all SCO y Loan Junior Ogen CMR FW 57 1997 6 5 2015 1 30 Annan Athletic SCO W n/a http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/annan-athletic-gaffer-jim-chapman-5106133 Annan Athletic gaffer Jim Chapman furious at his team's soft defending against Montrose 4 February 2015 Trinity Mirror Daily Record Glasgow 31 May 2015 December 2016 Total income: £1.054m New contracts Y y Kyle Hutton SCO MF 20 1992 4 6 2014 6 13 Signed 1 year June 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27844129 BBC BBC Sport 13 June 2014 Kyle Hutton signs new contract to stay at Ibrox SCO y Steve Simonsen ENG GK 31 1979 4 3 2014 7 11 Signed 1 year June 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28270191 BBC Sport BBC 11 July 2014 Steve Simonsen signs new one-year contract SCO Tom Walsh SCO MF 48 1996 7 11 2014 9 1 Signed 2 years May 2017 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-kid-tom-walsh-would-5541843 Gordon Waddell Trinity Mirror Glasgow Daily Record 19 April 2015 Rangers kid Tom Walsh: I would have been a first team regular before now if it wasn't for injury SCO Y Darren McGregor SCO DF 24 1985 8 7 2014 12 27 Automatic 1 year June 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34049849 Hibernian sign up defender McGregor BBC Sport SCO Liam Kelly SCO GK 32 1995 1 23 2015 2 21 Signed 2 years & 6 months May 2017 http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/item/8567-kelly-delight-at-new-deal Rangers.co.uk Rangers Football Club 25 February 2015 Kelly Delight At New Deal 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712115838/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/item/8567-kelly-delight-at-new-deal 12 July 2015 dead dmy-all SCO Y Andy Murdoch SCO MF 34 1995 1 30 2015 2 26 Signed 2 years & 6 months May 2017 http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8574-murdoch-pens-new-deal Rangers.co.uk Rangers Football Club 26 February 2015 Murdoch Pens New Deal 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226153924/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8574-murdoch-pens-new-deal 26 February 2015 dead dmy-all SCO Luca Gasparotto CAN DF 37 1995 1 23 2015 2 21 Signed 1 year May 2016 http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/03/27/canmnt-luca-gasparotto-looks-translate-successful-airdrieonians-loan-first-n MLSsoccer.com Major League Soccer Daniel Squizzato 27 March 2015 CanMNT: Luca Gasparotto looks to translate successful Airdrieonians loan to first national team cap SCO y Kenny Miller SCO FW 18 1979 12 23 2015 5 9 Signed 1 year May 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34844512 Rangers forward extends Ibrox stay until 2017 17 November 2015 BBC Sport BBC 12 May 2015 2014 December 2016 Squad statistics Scottish Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs Cammy Bell SCO GK 1 18 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 y Steven Smith SCO DF 2 15 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 Bilel Mohsni TUN DF 3 19 15 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 y Fraser Aird CAN MF 4 17 13 1 1 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 Lee Wallace SCO DF 5 45 31 3 2 0 5 0 3 0 6 1 y Lee McCulloch SCO DF 6 45 32 4 3 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 Nicky Law ENG MF 7 54 36 10 3 2 5 0 4 1 6 0 y Ian Black SCO MF 8 24 22 1 3 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 Jon Daly IRL FW 9 8 19 2 3 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 y Lewis Macleod SCO MF 10 21 13 3 2 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 Haris Vučkić SLO MF 10 20 15 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 Y David Templeton SCO MF 11 11 22 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 Nicky Clark SCO FW 14 28 33 8 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 1 Y Kris Boyd SCO FW 15 27 29 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 0 Sébastien Faure FRA DF 16 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Y Arnold Peralta HON MF 17 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Miller SCO FW 18 38 27 7 3 0 2 0 3 1 6 1 Y Kyle Hutton SCO MF 20 10 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Crawford SCO MF 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 y Dean Shiels NIR FW 22 16 20 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 5 1 Richard Foster SCO DF 23 28 15 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 y Darren McGregor SCO DF 24 49 36 4 3 0 5 0 4 0 5 1 Lee Robinson ENG GK 25 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 y Marius Žaliūkas LTU DF 26 27 19 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 Remie Streete ENG DF 28 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Shane Ferguson NIR MF 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Calum Gallagher SCO FW 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Steve Simonsen ENG GK 31 28 18 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 Andy Murdoch SCO MF 34 20 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Y Tom Walsh SCO MF 48 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ryan Hardie SCO FW 52 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 May 2015 position Wikipedia article December 2016 Top scorers N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey LeagueLeagueplay-offsScottishCupLeagueCupChallengeCupTotal7MFENGNicky Law10211315FWSCOKris Boyd32231010MFSLOHaris Vučkić81910MFSCOLewis Macleod323814FWSCONicky Clark81918FWSCOKenny Miller71196DFSCOLee McCulloch4269FWIRLJon Daly31422MFNIRDean Shiels2111524DFSCODarren McGregor4155DFSCOLee Wallace3148MFSCOIan Black111311MFSCODavid Templeton334MFCANFraser Aird2226DFLTUMarius Žaliūkas2252FWSCORyan Hardie223DFTUNBilel Mohsni1134MFSCOAndy Murdoch112DFSCOSteven Smith11Own goal213 Last updated: 28 May 2015 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Disciplinary record N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey YC 10px10px10pxRC 10px1GKSCOCammy Bell22DFSCO Steven Smith13DFTUN Bilel Mohsni65DFSCO Lee Wallace36DFSCO Lee McCulloch617MFENG Nicky Law28MFSCO Ian Black109FWIRL Jon Daly210MFSCO Lewis Macleod310MFSLO Haris Vučkić511MFSCO David Templeton315FWSCO Kris Boyd118FWSCO Kenny Miller620MFSCO Kyle Hutton122MFNIR Dean Shiels123DFSCO Richard Foster924DFSCO Darren McGregor1026DFLTU Marius Žaliūkas534MFSCO Andy Murdoch3 Last updated: 31 May 2015 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Awards N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey AwardDateFrom10MFSCOLewis MacleodRangers' Lewis Macleod picks up young player prize for October https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29967274 BBC BBC Sport 9 November 2014 9 November 2014Championship Young Player of the MonthOctoberScottish Professional Football League Club Board of directors Chairman ENG David Somershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29830336 David Somers named chairman on a temporary basis 30 October 2014 BBC BBC Sport (until 2 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31687147 BBC 2 March 2015 BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin Rangers chairman David Somers steps down before EGMSCO Paul Murray(from 6 March)(until 22 May)SCO Dave King(from 22 May) y Chief executive SCO Graham Wallace(until 27 October)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29783348 Derek Llambias expected to take up Rangers role 27 October 2014 BBC Sport BBC ENG Derek Llambias(from 19 December)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30545231 Derek Llambias named new chief executive at Ibrox 19 December 2014 BBC BBC Sport (until 6 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31759573 BBC 6 March 2015 Dave King's consortium wins control of Rangers board room BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin Finance director ENG Philip Nash(from 25 July)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/28493383 BBC Sport Richard Wilson Philip Nash becomes the latest appointment to board 25 July 2014 BBC (until 24 October)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29761396 Finance chief resigns after Mike Ashley makes loan offer BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin BBC 24 October 2014ENG Barry Leach(from 5 January)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30691722 Mike Ashley ally Barry Leach named Rangers finance director BBC Sport 6 January 2015 BBC (until 6 March) y Non-executive director SCO James Easdale(until 25 February)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31618423 BBC 25 February 2015 James Easdale resigns from Ibrox board BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin Non-executive director SCO Norman Crighton(until 10 December)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30408534 BBC Sport BBC 10 December 2014 Norman Crighton leaves post as non-executive director y Non-executive director ENG Derek Llambias(from 3 November)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29877765 Rangers confirm board position for Derek Llambias 3 November 2014 BBC Sport BBC (until 19 December) Non-executive director SCO John Bennett(from 10 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31817509 King group suspends trio from football board BBC Sport BBC 10 March 2015 y Non-executive director SCO Chris Graham(from 10 March)(until 13 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-31875872 Rangers director Chris Graham resigns over Mohammed tweet BBC News BBC 13 March 2015 Non-executive director SCO John Gilligan (from 6 March) Y Non-executive director SCO Douglas Park(from 6 March) Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 March 2015 Coaching staff Manager SCO Ally McCoist(until 21 December)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30571507 Rangers manager leaves club & on gardening leave BBC BBC Sport 21 December 2014 Chris McLaughlin 23 December 2014SCO Kenny McDowall(from 21 December)(until 12 March)http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8784-mcdowall-leaves-rangers McDowall Leaves Rangers Rangers Football Club Rangers.co.uk 12 March 2015 12 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315050917/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8784-mcdowall-leaves-rangers 15 March 2015 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31860043 Caretaker manager departs Rangers BBC 12 March 2015 BBC Sport 12 March 2015SCO Stuart McCall(from 12 March)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31839589 Stuart McCall appointed manager until summer BBC 12 March 2015 BBC Sport 12 March 2015 y Assistant manager SCO Kenny McDowall(until 21 December)SCO Gordon Durie(from 23 December)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30585753 Gordon Durie to replace Ian Durrant in backroom team BBC 23 December 2014 BBC Sport Chris McLaughlin 23 December 2014SCO Kenny Black(from 12 March)http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8782-mccall-appointed-manager https://web.archive.org/web/20150315092635/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8782-mccall-appointed-manager dead 15 March 2015 McCall Appointed Manager Rangers.co.uk 12 March 2015 Rangers Football Club First-team coach SCO Ian Durrant(until 23 December)SCO Lee McCulloch(from 23 December)http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8274-coaching-staff-confirmed Coaching Staff Confirmed Rangers.co.uk 23 December 2014 Rangers Football Club 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226055352/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/8274-coaching-staff-confirmed 26 December 2014 dead dmy-all y Head of Sports Science SCO Jim Henry Goalkeepers coach SCO Jim Stewart Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 June 2013 Other staff Head of Academy SCO Jimmy Sinclair(until December)SCO Craig Mulholland(from December) y Head of FootballAdministration SCO Andrew Dickson CompanySecretary ENG Philip Nash(until 25 July)ENG Martin Wood(from 13 November)(until 10 March)SCO James Blair(from 10 March) y Physiotherapists ENG Steve WalkerSCO Kevin Maclellan(from 11 July) Doctor SCO Dr Paul Jackson y Masseur SCO Davie Lavey(until 5 December) Kit controller SCO Jimmy Bell y Analyst SCO Steve Harvey Consultant(Operations) ENG Derek Llambias(from 28 October)(until 3 November) y Consultant(Finance) ENG Barry Leach(from 28 October)(until 5 January) Consultant(Communications) ENG Paul Tyrrell(until 28 October)http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-boss-ally-mccoist-admits-4527028 Rangers boss Ally McCoist admits he'd rather face anyone but Celtic in League Cup semi-final Trinity Mirror Daily Record Glasgow 29 October 2014 Colin Duncan y Honorary President SCO John Greig(from 23 May) Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 January 2015 Matches Pre-season W 1 3 July 2014 19:40 Friendly 0–3 Rangers Report Buckie Thistle Rangers Gallagher 32 34Miller 82 Victoria Park Buckie, Scotland David Watt D 1 6 July 2014 15:00 Friendly 1–1 Rangers Report Brora Rangers Rangers MacKay 14 Boyd 76 Dudgeon Park Brora, Scotland 1,988 W 1 10 July 2014 12:00 Friendly 4–2 Rangers Report Rangers Fulham Miller 11Macleod 20Law 67Clark 73 Dembele Rodallega Rangers Training Centre Auchenhowie, Scotland – The match was played behind closed doors. L 1 15 July 2014 19:15 Friendly 3–1 Rangers Report Ventura County Fusion Rangers Vale 41Argueta 73LaGrassa 84 Mohsni 80 Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, United States Reed Christy W 1 19 July 2014 19:30 Friendly 1–2 Rangers Report Sacramento Republic Rangers Martinez 45+3 McGregor 47Black 90 Bonney Field Sacramento, United States 8,000 Alex Del Angel W 1 21 July 2014 18:00 Friendly 1–2 Rangers Report Victoria Highlanders Rangers Hundell 11 Gallagher 9Clark 28 Centennial Stadium Victoria, Canada 5,735 W 1 23 July 2014 19:00 Friendly 0–1 Rangers Report Ottawa Fury Rangers Law 38 TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Canada 8,643 Mathieu Bourdeau W 1 29 July 2014 15:00 Friendly 0–1 Rangers Report Partick Thistle Rangers Macleod Firhill Stadium Glasgow, Scotland – L 1 2 August 2014 13:00 Friendly 2–0 Rangers Report Derby County Rangers Martin 59 74 Mohsni 0 76 Pride Park Stadium Derby, England 17,860 Mark Heywood Scottish Championship 2014–15 Scottish Championship L 1 10 August 2014 13:30 Championship 1–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Heart of Midlothian Law 90+1 Wilson 53Sow 90+2 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 43,683 Craig Thomson W 2 15 August 2014 19:45 Championship 0–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Falkirk Rangers Macleod 78Clark 84 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 6,927 Calum Murray W 3 23 August 2014 15:00 Championship 4–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Dumbarton McCulloch 15McGregor 30Clark 54Tuner 76 o.g. Mohsni 81 o.g. Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 31,175 Brian Colvin W 4 30 August 2014 15:00 Championship 4–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Queen of the South Žaliūkas 27Templeton 46Mohsni 64Miller 86 Reilly 22Russell 36 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 31,851 Steven McLean W 5 12 September 2014 19:45 Championship 0–4 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Raith Rovers Rangers Clark 16Black 38Law 39McCulloch 73 pen. Stark's Park Kirkcaldy 6,250 Brian Colvin D 6 20 September 2014 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Alloa Athletic Rangers Tiffoney 35 Templeton 84 Recreation Park Alloa 2,793 John McKendrick L 7 29 September 2014 19:45 Championship 1–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Hibernian Law 55 Cummings 25 39Gray 31 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 31,619 Calum Murray W 8 4 October 2014 15:00 Championship 0–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Livingston Rangers Macleod 8 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 5,924 Stephen Finnie W 9 18 October 2014 15:00 Championship 6–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Raith Rovers McCulloch 8Law 36Miller 55Boyd 63Daly 84 90 Scott 54 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 33,956 Don Robertson W 10 25 October 2014 15:00 Championship 0–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Dumbarton Rangers Miller 26Wallace 61Boyd 72 Bet Butler Stadium Dumbarton 1,850 Andrew Dallas W 11 4 November 2014 19:45 Championship 0–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Cowdenbeath Rangers Law 3Miller 55 o.g.Templeton 85 Central Park Cowdenbeath 3,919 Crawford Allan W 12 8 November 2014 15:00 Championship 4–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Falkirk Law 25Macleod 69Miller 75Clark 82 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 33,359 John McKendrick D 13 15 November 2014 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Alloa Athletic McCulloch 72 Buchanan 78 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 29,548 Greg Aitken L 14 22 November 2014 12:45 Championship 2–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Heart of Midlothian Rangers Holt 56Walker 88 pen. Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 17,004 Craig Thomson W 15 6 December 2014 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Cowdenbeath Shiels 58 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 28,137 Graham Beaton L 16 12 December 2014 19:45 Championship 2–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Queen of the South Rangers Holt 22Reilly 67 Palmerston Park Dumfries 6,185 Andrew Dallas W 17 20 December 2014 15:00 Championship 2–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Livingston Aird 10Mensing 74 o.g. Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 28,053 William Collum L 18 27 December 2014 12:15 Championship 4–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Hibernian Rangers Gray 8Cummings 12Robertson 63Craig 70 Easter Road Edinburgh 15,261 Bobby Madden W 19 3 January 2015 15:00 Championship 3–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Dumbarton Daly 22Wallace 41Shiels 90+3 Graham 15 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 30,031 Brian Colvin W 20 10 January 2015 15:00 Championship 0–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Alloa Athletic Rangers Law 15 Recreation Park Alloa 3,012 Greg Aitken L 21 13 February 2015 19:45 Championship 0–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Hibernian Robertson 19Stevenson 81 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 29,769 Steven McLean W 22 20 February 2015 19:45 Championship 1–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Raith Rovers Rangers Conroy 70 Murdoch 35Boyd 54 Stark's Park Kirkcaldy 4,604 Craig Charleston D 23 27 February 2015 19:45 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Falkirk Rangers Loy 22 McGregor 20 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 7,492 William Collum D 24 7 March 2015 15:00 Championship 0–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Cowdenbeath Rangers Central Park Cowdenbeath 3,244 Stephen Finnie D 25 10 March 2015 19:45 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Queen of the South Vučkić 77 A. Smith 86 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 35,018 John McKendrick D 26 14 March 2015 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Livingston Vučkić 9 Sekajja 45 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 35,066 Andrew Dallas D 27 17 March 2015 19:45 Championship 2–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Alloa Athletic Clark 72 77 Gordon 53Buchanan 82 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 28,902 Craig Charleston W 28 22 March 2015 12:45 Championship 0–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Hibernian Rangers Wallace 44Miller 80 Easter Road Edinburgh 14,075 William Collum W 29 28 March 2015 15:00 Championship 4–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Cowdenbeath Clark 49McGregor 83Vučkić 88 90 Oyenuga 76 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 32,682 Brian Colvin W 30 5 April 2015 12:15 Championship 2–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Heart of Midlothian Miller 28Vučkić 38 Zeefuik 83 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 40,521 Bobby Madden L 31 9 April 2015 19:45 Championship 3–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Queen of the South Rangers Lyle 33Kidd 46Reilly 69 Palmerston Park Dumfries 5,093 Don Robertson W 32 12 April 2015 15:00 Championship 4–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Raith Rovers Clark 6Vučkić 27Law 72 88 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 31,427 Stephen Finnie D 33 15 April 2015 19:45 Championship 1–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Livingston Rangers Hippolyte 47 Žaliūkas 49 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 4,345 Greg Aitken W 34 18 April 2015 15:00 Championship 1–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Dumbarton Rangers Wilson 2 Hardie 10 48Vučkić 52 Bet Butler Stadium Dumbarton 1,766 Craig Thomson D 35 25 April 2015 15:00 Championship 2–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Falkirk Vučkić 83Law 90+3 Baird 57Taiwo 61 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 35,566 Euan Anderson D 36 2 May 2015 15:00 Championship 2–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Heart of Midlothian Rangers Zeefuik 82 90 McGregor 32Miller 40 Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 16,874 Calum Murray Scottish Premiership play-offs W 37 9 May 2015 17:30 Quarter-Final 1–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Queen of the South Rangers Lyle 64 Smith 44Shiels 75 Palmerston Park Dumfries 5,224 Alan Muir D 38 17 May 2015 15:30 Quarter-Final 1–1 3–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Queen of the South Wallace 60 Lyle 35 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 48,035 Kevin Clancy W 39 20 May 2015 19:45 Semi-Final 2–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Hibernian Clark 44Miller 63 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 41,236 Calum Murray L 40 23 May 2015 12:00 Semi-Final 1–0 1–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Hibernian Rangers Cummings 90+4 Easter Road Edinburgh 14,742 Graham Beaton L 41 28 May 2015 19:45 Final 1–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Motherwell McGregor 82 Erwin 27McManus 40Ainsworth 47 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 49,200 Bobby Madden L 42 31 May 2015 15:00 Final 3–0 6–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Motherwell Rangers Johnson 52Ainsworth 70Sutton 90+3 pen. Fir Park Motherwell 9,220 Craig Thomson Challenge Cup 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup W 1 5 August 2014 19:35 BST First round(South) 2–1 yes BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Hibernian Macleod 14Law 101 Handling 60Handling 0 79 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 18,138 John Beaton W 1 18 August 2014 19:35 BST Second round(South) 8–1 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Clyde Boyd 16 33 79Aird 24McCulloch 38 77Macleod 45 65 Watt 90 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 11,190 Andrew Dallas W 1 21 October 2014 19:45 Quarter-final 0–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report East Fife Rangers Daly 29Black 57 Bayview Stadium Methil 1,827 George Salmond L 1 3 December 2014 19:30 Semi-final 3–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Alloa Athletic Rangers Spence 72 89McCord 74 Miller 49Shiels 64 Recreation Park Alloa 2,443 John McKendrick League Cup 2014–15 Scottish League Cup W 1 26 August 2014 19:45 BST First round 1–2 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Queen's Park Rangers Quinn 31 Boyd 7 53 Excelsior Stadium Airdrie 3,674 Alan Muir 1 16 September 2014 19:45 BST Second round 1–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle Macleod 78 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 15,208 Crawford Allan W 1 23 September 2014 19:45 BST Third round 1–3 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Falkirk Rangers Loy 5 Tudur Jones 7 o.g.Shiels 65Black 90+2 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 5,259 Alan Muir W 1 28 October 2014 19:15 GMT Quarter-final 1–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Rangers St Johnstone Macleod 86 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 13,023 Steven McLean W 1 1 February 2015 13:30 GMT Semi-final 2–0 BBC ReportRangers ReportSPFL Report Celtic Rangers Griffiths 10Commons 31 Hampden Park Glasgow 50,925 Craig Thomson L Scottish Cup 2014–15 Scottish Cup 1 1 November 2014 15:00 Third Round 0–1 BBC ReportRangers Report Dumbarton Rangers Boyd 45 Bet Butler Stadium Dumbarton 1,878 Bobby Madden W 1 30 November 2014 12:45 Fourth Round 3–0 BBC ReportRangers Report Rangers Kilmarnock Law 19 84Boyd 72 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 14,412 Brian Colvin W 1 8 February 2015 15:00 Fifth Round 1–2 BBC ReportRangers Report Rangers Raith Rovers Vučkić 62 Conroy 54Nadé 75 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 11,422 Bobby Madden L Competitions Overall y y Scottish Championship 8th 3rd 10 August 2 May y y Scottish Premiership play-offs Quarter-finals Runners-up 9 May 31 May y Challenge Cup 1st Round Semi-finals 5 August 3 December Y Y League Cup 1st Round Semi-finals 26 August 1 February y Scottish Cup 3rd Round Fifth Round 2 November 8 February Scottish Championship 2014–15 Scottish Championship Standings RAN Results summary 10 5 3 43 21 9 5 4 26 18 2 May 2015 Wikipedia article December 2016 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/D/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/D Position 8/4/3/2/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 2 May 2015 2014–15 Scottish Championship December 2016 References 32em 2014-15 Category:Scottish football clubs 2014–15 season