1994–95 Rangers F.C. season

January 2021 Rangers 1994–95 Walter Smith David Murray Ground Ibrox Stadium Scottish Premier Division 1st Scottish Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Champions League Qualifying round Mark Hateley (13) Mark Hateley (15) 1993–94 1995–96 _fcb9596h _fcb9596h _rangers9495h _redtop 032ED6 032ED6 032ED6 FFFFFF 000000 _thinblackstripes _thinblackstripes _thinblackstripes _redbottom _color_3_stripes_black FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 FF0000 _3navystripes _3_stripes_on_white_top _whitebottom 8F00FF 8F00FF 8F00FF 000000 8F00FF The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season. The club won the Premier Division with a commanding sixteen point lead over nearest challengers Motherwell. The cup competitions were not so successful as the side crashed out the Scottish Cup in the fourth round to Hearts, losing 4–2. In the League Cup the side was defeated 2–1 by Falkirk. The European campaign was over as soon as it began, the club was knocked out the UEFA Champions League in the first round by AEK Athens, losing 3–0 on aggregate. Rangers made three expensive signings at the start of the season in shape of defenders Basile Boli and Alan McLaren, as well as forward Brian Laudrup. On his way out of the club was striker Duncan Ferguson after 18 months, when in December 1994 he signed for Everton in a £4.3 million deal after two months on loan in Merseyside, handing the Ibrox club a small profit on the then UK transfer record fee they originally paid for him. The club's successful season was overshadowed by the death in March of club legend Davie Cooper at the age of 39. Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee15 June 1994DEN Brian Laudrup ITA Fiorentina £2,300,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12689601.rangers-line-up-another-dane-as-laudrup-signs-on/ Rangers line up another Dane as Laudrup signs The Herald 16 June 199428 June 1994FRA Basile Boli FRA Marseille £2,700,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12737707.boli-turns-down-money-for-a-chance-of-glory-rangers-signing-opts-for-another-tilt-at-champions-cup/ Boli turns down money for a chance of glory: Rangers signing opts for another tilt at Champions Cup The Herald 29 June 199427 July 1994SCO Billy Thomson SCO Motherwell £25,00025 October 1994SCO Alan McLaren SCO Heart of Midlothian £1,250,000 plus Dave McPhersonhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12542085.rangers-get-their-man-but-robinson-blames-mercer-for-departure/ Rangers get their man but Robinson blames Mercer for departure The Herald 26 October 199426 January 1995SCO Alec Cleland SCO Dundee United £750,000 joint dealCleland and Bollan were sold in a joint £750,000 dealhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12668185.rangers-double-swoop/ Rangers' double swoop The Herald 27 January 1995SCO Gary Bollan Out DatePlayerToFee30 June 1994ENG Chris Vinnicombe ENG Burnley £200,00028 July 1994ENG Stephen Watson SCO St Mirren Free28 July 1994UKR Oleh Kuznetsov ISR Maccabi Haifa Freehttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12735785.no-headline-present/ No Headline Present HeraldScotland 9 April 20234 October 1994SCO Ian Durrant ENG Everton Loan https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12669254.everton-fail-to-play-ball-by-signing-durrant-and-ferguson-only-on-loan/ Everton fail to play ball by signing Durrant and Ferguson only on loan The Herald 4 October 1994 12 October 1994ENG Gary Stevens ENG Tranmere Rovers £350,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12667432.no-headline-present/ No Headline Present HeraldScotland 9 April 202319 October 1994SCO Steven Pressley ENG Coventry City £600,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12667482.theres-more-to-mclaren-than-meets-the-eye-says-levein/ There's more to McLaren than meets the eye, says Levein HeraldScotland 9 April 202325 October 1994SCO Dave McPherson SCO Heart of Midlothian Part-exchange swapPart exchange for Alan McLaren in a deal valued at £2m1 December 1994SCO David Hagen £150,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12664169.jamieson-hagen-hope-to-be-stars-in-the-east/ Jamieson, Hagen hope to be stars in the East HeraldScotland 9 April 202313 December 1994SCO Duncan Ferguson ENG Everton £4,300,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12658252.everton-sign-up-their-43m-loan-star-ferguson-now-in-good-shape-to-face-greeks/ Everton sign up their #4.3m loan star Ferguson now in good shape to face Greeks HeraldScotland 9 April 202315 January 1995NED Peter Huistra JPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima £500,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12539581.500000-huistra-off-to-the-unknown-no-go-mo-is-first-problem-for-new-queen-of-hearts/ #500,000 Huistra off to the unknown No-go Mo is first problem for new 'queen' of Hearts The Herald 30 December 1994 10 March 1995SCO Fraser Wishart SCO Heart of Midlothian £50,000 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12540371.mackay-still-all-hearts/ Mackay still all Hearts The Herald 11 March 1995 24 March 1995SCO Scott McCulloch SCO Hamilton Academical Free Expenditure: £7,025,000 Income: £6,150,000 Total loss/gain: £875,000 Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Ibrox International Challenge Trophy Ibrox International Challenge Trophy DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 August 1994 ITA SampdoriaH2–4Hateley, Steven 6 August 1995 ENG Manchester UnitedH1–0May (o.g.) Scottish Premier Division 1994–95 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1994 MotherwellH2–143,750Hateley, D.Ferguson 20 August 1994 Partick ThistleA2–015,030Hateley, Byrne (o.g.) 27 August 1994 CelticH0–245,466 11 September 1994 Heart of MidlothianH3–041,041Hateley (2), Durie 17 September 1994 FalkirkA2–012,419Boli, Laudrup 24 September 1994 AberdeenA2–219,191Hateley, Moore 1 October 1994 Dundee UnitedH2–043,030Hateley, Laudrup 8 October 1994 HibernianA1–212,118Boli 15 October 1994 KilmarnockH2–044,099Miller, Robertson 22 October 1994 MotherwellA1–211,160Philliben (o.g.) 30 October 1994 CelticA3–132,171Hateley (2), Laudrup 5 November 1994 Partick ThistleH3–043,696Miller, Hateley, Laudrup 9 November 1994 Heart of MidlothianA1–112,347Hateley 19 November 1994 FalkirkH1–144,018Hateley 25 November 1994 AberdeenH1–045,072McCoist 4 December 1994 Dundee UnitedA3–010,692Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant 10 December 1994 KilmarnockA2–117,283McLaren, Laudrup 26 December 1994 HibernianH2–044,892Hateley, Gough 31 December 1994 MotherwellA3–111,269McCall, Laudrup, Durie 4 January 1995 CelticH1–145,794I.Ferguson 7 January 1995 Partick ThistleA1–119,351Robertson 14 January 1995 FalkirkA3–213,495Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall 21 January 1995 Heart of MidlothianH1–044,231Miller 4 February 1995 Dundee UnitedH1–144,197Robertson 12 February 1995 AberdeenA0–218,060 25 February 1995 KilmarnockH3–044,859Durie, Laudrup, Durrant 4 March 1995 HibernianA1–112,059McCall 11 March 1995 FalkirkH2–243,359Brown, Laudrup 18 March 1995 Heart of MidlothianA1–29,806Laudrup 1 April 1995 Dundee UnitedA2–011,035Durie, McLaren 8 April 1995 AberdeenH3–244,460Durrant, Murray, Hateley 16 April 1995 HibernianH3–144,193Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko 20 April 1995 KilmarnockA1–016,086Mikhailichenko 29 April 1995 MotherwellH0–243,576 7 May 1995 CelticA0–331,025 13 May 1995 Partick ThistleH1–145,280Moore Scottish League Cup 1994–95 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1994R2ArbroathA6–14,665D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall 31 August 1994 R3FalkirkH1–240,697Laudrup Scottish Cup 1994–95 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 February 1995 R3Hamilton AcademicalA3–118,379Steven, Boli, Laudrup 20 February 1995 R4Heart of MidlothianA2–412,375Laudrup, Durie UEFA Champions League 1994–95 UEFA Champions League DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 1994 QRGRE AEK AthensA0–230,000 24 August 1994 QRGRE AEK AthensH0–144,789 Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Andy Goram GK 22 0SCO Ally Maxwell GK 14 0SCO Colin Scott Colin Scott (footballer) GK 4 0SCO Billy Thomson Billy Thomson (footballer, born 1958) GK 5 0FRA Basile Boli DF 31 3SCO Gary Bollan DF 6 0SCO John Brown John Brown (footballer, born 1962) DF 16 1SCO Neil Caldwell Neil Caldwell (footballer) DF 1 0SCO Alec Cleland DF 11 0SCO Richard Gough DF 31 1SCO Alan McLaren DF 25 2SCO Dave McPherson Dave McPherson (footballer) DF 12 0AUS Craig Moore DF 25 2SCO Steven Pressley DF 3 0SCO David Robertson David Robertson (footballer, born 1968) DF 28 3ENG Gary Stevens Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1963) DF 1 0SCO Fraser Wishart DF 4 0SCO Ian Durrant MF 31 4SCO Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson (footballer, born 1967) MF 20 1SCO David Hagen MF 2 0NED Pieter Huistra MF 15 3SCO Stuart McCall MF 36 4SCO Brian McGinty MF 1 0UKR Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko MF 9 2SCO Charlie Miller MF 23 3DEN Brian Laudrup MF 38 13SCO Neil Murray Neil Murray (footballer) MF 22 1SCO Lee Robertson MF 1 0ENG Trevor Steven MF 13 1SCO Gordon Durie FW 25 6SCO Duncan Ferguson FW 7 4ENG Mark Hateley FW 28 15SCO Ally McCoist FW 9 1NIR Paul McKnight FW 1 0 League table RAN See also 1994–95 in Scottish football Nine in a row References 30em Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons