1996–97 Rangers F.C. season

May 2021 Rangers 1996–97 Walter Smith David Murray Ground Ibrox Stadium Scottish Premier Division 1st (champions) Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Winners Champions League Group stage Brian Laudrup (17) Brian Laudrup (21) _france96h _adidas_red _redtop 0000CC 0000CC 000000 _redleftsideshoulder _whitesides _redtop FF0000 FF0000 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 117th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1996–97 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won its ninth consecutive league title, equalling the long-standing record of their rivals Celtic In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish League Cup beating Heart of Midlothian 4–3 in the final. Rangers were knocked out the Scottish Cup by Celtic at the quarter-final stage, losing 2–0. The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a group with Grasshopper, Auxerre and Ajax. Between July and March, manager Walter Smith spent almost £10 million on new signings Jörg Albertz, Joachim Björklund and Sebastián Rozental. Due to the mounting injuries in the second half of the season, striker Mark Hateley briefly returned to the club from Queens Park Rangers.https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12334065.batistuta-can-go-to-rangers-for-10m-look-whos-back-and-look-whos-the-next-ibrox-target/ Batistuta can go to Rangers - for £10m: Look who's back . . . and look who's the next Ibrox target The Herald 15 March 1997 Manchester City goalkeeper Andy Dibble joined on a free transfer as cover for the injured Andy Goram. Transfers In Date Name From Fee Source28 June 1996 GER Jörg Albertz GER Hamburger SV £4,000,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12037249.albertz-excited-at-move-to-ibrox/ Albertz "excited" at move to Ibrox The Herald 29 June 1996 5 July 1996SWE Joachim Björklund ITA Vicenza £2,000,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12036325.bjorklund-arrives-as-van-vossen-may-leave Bjorklund arrives as van Vossen may leave The Herald 6 July 1996 13 December 1996Chile Sebastián Rozental Chile Universidad Catolica £3,500,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12026343.opportunity-knox-as-rozental-pulls-on-a-rangers-jersey/ Opportunity Knox as Rozental pulls on a Rangers jersey The Herald 14 December 1996 10 March 1997 WAL Andy Dibble ENG Manchester City Free https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12073541.rangers-fail-to-land-andersen-but-dibble-answers-the-call/ Rangers fail to land Andersen but Dibble answers the call The Herald 11 March 1997 14 March 1997ENG Mark Hateley ENG Queens Park Rangers £300,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12334065.batistuta-can-go-to-rangers-for-10m-look-whos-back-and-look-whos-the-next-ibrox-target/ Batistuta can go to Rangers - for £10m: Look who's back . . . and look who's the next Ibrox target The Herald 15 March 1997 Out Date Name From Fee15 May 1996UKR Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Retired SCO Billy Thomson SCO Dundee Free 31 May 1996SCO Colin Scott SCO Hamilton Academical Free NIR John Morrow ENG Oldham Athletic Free 5 February 1997SCO Neil Murray SWI FC Sion £200,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12080499.van-hooydonk-out-of-raith-match-as-celtic-look-to-make-changes-dutchman-faces-axe-from-action-due-to-idle-talk/ Van Hooydonk out of Raith match as Celtic look to make changes Dutchman faces axe from action due to idle talk The Herald 6 February 1997 Expenditure: £9,800,000 Income: £200,000 Total loss/gain: £9,600,000 Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 1996Raith RoversH1–046,221Steven 17 August 1996Dunfermline AthleticA5–216,782McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2) 24 August 1996Dundee UnitedH1–048,285Gascoigne 7 September 1996MotherwellA1–012,288Gough 14 September 1996Heart of MidlothianH3–047,240Durie, Gascoigne, McCoist 21 September 1996KilmarnockA4–114,812Gascoigne (2, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2) 28 September 1996CelticH2–050,124Gough, Gascoigne 12 October 1996HibernianA1–212,436Albertz 19 October 1996AberdeenH2–250,076Gascoigne, Laudrup (pen.) 26 October 1996MotherwellH5–048,160Gascoigne (3), Laudrup (2) 2 November 1996Raith RoversA2–29,722Van Vossen, McCoist 14 November 1996CelticA1–050,009Laudrup 1 December 1996AberdeenA3–019,168Robertson, Laudrup, Miller 7 December 1996HibernianH4–348,053McCoist (2), Ian Ferguson, Laudrup 10 December 1996Dundee UnitedA0–112,417 14 December 1996Dunfermline AthleticH3–145,878McCoist, Gough, Andersen 17 December 1996KilmarnockH4–239,469Andersen (3), Robertson 21 December 1996Heart of MidlothianA4–115,139Robertson, Laudrup, Albertz (pen.), Gascoigne 28 December 1996Raith RoversH4–048,322Gough, Gascoigne, Albertz, McCoist 2 January 1997CelticH3–150,019Andersen (2), Albertz 4 January 1997HibernianA2–112,650Andersen, Albertz (pen.) 12 January 1997AberdeenH4–047,509Andersen (2), Albertz (pen.), Laudrup 15 January 1997KilmarnockA1–115,662Gascoigne 18 January 1997MotherwellA3–113,166Albertz, Laudrup, Gascoigne 1 February 1997Heart of MidlothianH0–050,024 8 February 1997Dunfermline AthleticA3–016,153Durie, Albertz, Laudrup 23 February 1997HibernianH3–147,618Gough, Albertz, Laudrup 1 March 1997AberdeenA2–216,331Laudrup, Moore 12 March 1997Dundee UnitedH0–250,002 16 March 1997CelticA1–049,733Laudrup 22 March 1997KilmarnockH1–250,036Durie 5 April 1997Dunfermline AthleticH4–050,098Albertz, Petric, Laudrup, Hateley 15 April 1997Raith RoversA6–09,745Durie (2), Petric, Robertson, Laudrup, McCoist 5 May 1997 MotherwellH0–250,059 7 May 1997 Dundee UnitedA1–012,180Laudrup 10 May 1997 Heart of MidlothianA1–313,097McInnes Scottish League Cup 1996–97 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1996 R2ClydebankA3–07,450Van Vossen (2), McCoist 4 September 1996 R3Ayr UnitedH3–144,732Albertz, Gascoigne, McInnes 17 September 1996 QFHibernianH4–045,104Van Vossen (2), Durie, Albertz 22 October 1996 SFDunfermline AthleticN6–116,791Laudrup (2), Andersen (2), McInnes, Albertz 24 November 1996 FHeart of MidlothianN4–348,559McCoist (2), Gascoigne (2) Scottish Cup 1996–97 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 January 1997 R3St JohnstoneH2–045,037Andersen, Rozental 15 February 1997 R4East FifeH3–041,064Robertson, Steven, McCoist 6 March 1997 QFCelticA0–249,284 UEFA Champions League 1996–97 UEFA Champions League DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1996QRRUS Alania VladikavkazH3–144,799McInnes, McCoist, Petric 21 August 1996QRRUS Alania VladikavkazA7–232,000McCoist (3), Laudrup (2), Van Vossen, Miller 11 September 1996GSSWI GrasshopperA0–320,030 25 September 1996GSFRA AuxerreH1–237,344Gascoigne 16 October 1996GSNED AjaxA1–447,000Durrant 30 October 1996GSNED AjaxH0–142,265 20 November 1996GSSWI GrasshopperH2–134,192McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)) 4 December 1996GSFRA AuxerreA1–221,300Gough Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals WAL Andy Dibble GK 7 0 SCO Andy Goram GK 38 0 NED Theo Snelders GK 7 0 SWE Joachim Björklund DF 40 0 SCO Alec Cleland DF 45 0 SCO Richard Gough DF 41 6 SCO Alan McLaren DF 20 0 AUS Craig Moore DF 31 1 FR Yugoslavia Gordan Petric DF 40 3 SCO David Robertson David Robertson (footballer, born 1968) DF 30 5 SCO Greg Shields DF 10 0 SCO Scott Wilson Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1977) DF 4 0 SCO Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer) DF 2 0 GER Jorg Albertz Jörg Albertz MF 47 13 SCO Steven Boyack MF 1 0 SCO Ian Durrant MF 16 1 SCO Barry Ferguson MF 1 0 SCO Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson (footballer, born 1967) MF 31 1 ENG Paul Gascoigne MF 34 17 DEN Brian Laudrup MF 43 20 SCO Stuart McCall MF 13 0 SCO Brian McGinty MF 1 0 SCO Derek McInnes MF 33 4 SCO Charlie Miller MF 21 2 ENG Trevor Steven MF 10 2 DEN Erik Bo Andersen FW 25 12 SCO Gordon Durie FW 24 6 NIR Darren Fitzgerald FW 1 0 ENG Mark Hateley FW 4 1 SCO Ally McCoist FW 37 20 NIR Paul McKnight FW 1 0 CHI Sebastián Rozental FW 2 1 NED Peter van Vossen FW 26 9 Competitions Overall 4 Scottish Premier Division 10 August 10 May Winners 25 5 6 85 33 UEFA Champions League 7 August 4 December Qualifying round Group stage 3 0 5 15 16 Scottish Cup 25 January 6 March Third round Quarter-finals 2 0 1 5 2 Scottish League Cup 14 August 24 November Second round Winners 5 0 0 20 5 Scottish Premier Division RAN UEFA Champions League Group A y References 30em Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons