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2022–23 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
2022–23 season
ChairmanDouglas Park
(until 4 April)
John Bennett
(from 4 April)
ManagerGiovanni van Bronckhorst
(until 21 November)
Michael Beale
(from 28 November)
StadiumIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Tavernier (16)
All:
Antonio Čolak
James Tavernier (18)
Highest home attendance50,121 (v Napoli, 14 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance30,569 (v Queen of the South, 30 August 2022)
Average home league attendance49,116
Biggest win4–0 vs St Johnstone
(13 August 2022)
vs Ross County
(27 August 2022)
vs Hearts
(1 October 2022)
vs St Mirren
(8 October 2022)
Biggest defeat1–7 vs Liverpool
(12 October 2022)

The 2022–23 season was the 143rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Players

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Squad information

[edit]
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 42 2018[nb 1] 505 0 2023 Free
2 DF England James Tavernier (captain) 33 2015 402 101 2026 £0.2m
3 DF Turkey Rıdvan Yılmaz 23 2022 15 0 2027 £4m
4 MF England John Lundstram 30 2021 100 9 2024 Free
5 DF Sweden Filip Helander 31 2019 60 7 2023 £3.5m
6 DF England Connor Goldson (vc) 31 2018 261 23 2026 £3m
7 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 26 2020 97 16 2025 £3m
8 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 32 2017 188 14 2024 Free
9 FW Croatia Antonio Čolak 31 2022 39 18 2025 £1.8m
10 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 39 2019[nb 2] 371 28 2023 Free
11 FW Wales Tom Lawrence 30 2022 9 3 2025 Free
13 MF England Todd Cantwell 26 2023 20 6 2026 £1.5m
14 MF England Ryan Kent 27 2019 218 33 2023 £6.5m
16 DF Scotland John Souttar 28 2022 13 1 2026 Free
17 FW Wales Rabbi Matondo 24 2022 28 0 2026 £2.5m
18 MF Finland Glen Kamara 29 2019 (Winter) 193 9 2025 £0.05m
20 FW Colombia Alfredo Morelos 28 2017 269 124 2023 £1m


23 FW Scotland Scott Wright 27 2021 (Winter) 84 8 2025 £0.15m
24 MF Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh 24 2021 0 0 2025 Free
25 FW Jamaica Kemar Roofe 31 2020 78 36 2024 £4.5m
26 DF England Ben Davies 29 2022 38 0 2026 £4m
28 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 26 2015 6 0 2025 Youth system
30 FW Zambia Fashion Sakala 27 2021 91 24 2025 Free
31 DF Croatia Borna Barišić 31 2018 201 9 2024 £1.5m
32 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 25 2016 0 0 2023 Youth system
33 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 37 2020 46 0 2024 Free


37 MF Canada Scott Arfield 36 2018 233 43 2023 Free
38 DF Scotland Leon King 20 2020 31 0 2026 Youth system


43 MF Belgium Nicolas Raskin 23 2023 16 0 2027 £1.75m
44 DF Scotland Adam Devine 21 2020 10 0 2025 Youth system
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 21 2021 14 2 2025 Youth system
54 FW Northern Ireland Ross McCausland 21 2021 2 0 2024 Youth system


58 MF Scotland Arron Lyall 21 2020 1 0 2024 Youth system
69 FW Scotland Robbie Ure 20 2021 3 1 2023 Youth system
71 FW United States Malik Tillman 22 2022 43 12 2023 Loan
72 FW England Zak Lovelace 18 2022 2 0 2024 Cross-border compensation
79 MF England Paul Nsio 18 2022 1 0 2024 Cross-border compensation
91 FW England Archie Stevens 18 2022 1 0 2024 Cross-border compensation
92 MF Scotland Bailey Rice 18 2022 1 0 2025 Undisclosed


  • Last updated: 27 May 2023
  • Source: [1]

Transfers

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In

[edit]
First team
[edit]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
16 DF Scotland John Souttar 25 Heart of Midlothian Transfer Summer 2026 Free [2]
9 FW Croatia Antonio Čolak 28 PAOK Greece Transfer Summer 2025 £1.8m [3]
11 FW Wales Tom Lawrence 28 Derby County England Transfer Summer 2025 Free [4]
17 FW Wales Rabbi Matondo 21 Schalke 04 Germany Transfer Summer 2026 £2.5m [5]
71 FW United States Malik Tillman 20 Bayern Munich Germany Loan Summer 2023 N/A [6]
26 DF England Ben Davies 26 Liverpool England Transfer Summer 2026 £3m [7]
3 DF Turkey Rıdvan Yılmaz 21 Beşiktaş Turkey Transfer Summer 2027 £4m [8]
13 MF England Todd Cantwell 24 Norwich City England Transfer Winter 2026 £1.5m [9]
43 MF Belgium Nicolas Raskin 21 Standard Liège Belgium Transfer Winter 2027 £1.75m [10]

Academy
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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
89 FW Scotland Cameron Cooper 16 Partick Thistle Transfer Summer 2025 [11]
80 MF Austria Souleyman Mandey 17 Pulse Academy England Transfer Summer 2024 [11]
82 GK Northern Ireland Mason Munn 16 Glentoran Northern Ireland Transfer Summer 2024 [11]
79 MF England Paul Nsio 16 Lambeth Tigers England Transfer Summer 2024 [11]
90 MF Scotland Kieron Willox 16 Inverness CT Transfer Summer 2024 [11]
92 MF Scotland Bailey Rice 15 Motherwell Transfer Summer [12]
91 FW England Archie Stevens 16 AFC Wimbledon England Transfer Summer 2024 [13]
MF Scotland Cameron Bell 16 Everton England Transfer Summer 2024 [14]
72 FW England Zak Lovelace 16 Millwall England Transfer Summer 2024 Cross-border compensation [15]
FW Scotland Lancelot Pollard 15 Aberdeen Transfer Summer [16]
55 FW Scotland Connor Young 17 Hibernian Transfer Summer 2025 Undisclosed [17]
51 MF Nigeria Thompson Ishaka 18 Brooke House College Football Academy England Transfer Winter 2025 [18]

Out

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First team
[edit]
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
11 FW Switzerland Cedric Itten 25 BSC Young Boys Switzerland Transfer Summer £1.5m [19]
26 DF Nigeria Leon Balogun 33 Queens Park Rangers England End of contract Summer Free [20]
13 GK England Andy Firth 25 Connah's Quay Nomads Wales End of contract Summer Free [20]
34 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 22 Kilmarnock Loan Summer N/A [21]
32 FW Scotland Jake Hastie 23 Hartlepool United England Transfer Summer Undisclosed [22]
17 MF Nigeria Joe Aribo 25 Southampton England Transfer Summer Undisclosed [23]
MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 20 Falkirk Loan Summer N/A [24]
3 DF Nigeria Calvin Bassey 22 Ajax Netherlands Transfer Summer £19.6m [25]
41 FW Scotland Josh McPake 20 Queen's Park Loan Summer N/A [26]
40 MF Scotland Glenn Middleton 22 Dundee United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [27]
15 DF England Jack Simpson 25 Cardiff City Wales Transfer Summer Undisclosed [28]
22 DF Poland Mateusz Żukowski 20 Lech Poznań Poland Loan Summer N/A [29]
21 DF Croatia Nikola Katić 25 FC Zürich Switzerland Transfer Summer Undisclosed [30]
27 MF Scotland Stephen Kelly 22 Livingston Transfer Summer Nominal [31]
29 MF Northern Ireland Charlie McCann 20 Forest Green Rovers England Transfer Winter Undisclosed [32]
19 MF United States James Sands 22 New York City FC United States End of Loan Winter N/A [33]

Academy
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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
55 FW Northern Ireland Chris McKee 20 Linfield Northern Ireland Transfer Summer Undisclosed [34]
63 DF Northern Ireland Kyle McClelland 20 Hibernian End of contract Summer Training
compensation 		[35]
GK Scotland Scott Cowie 17 Hearts End of contract Summer Free [36][37]
83 FW Scotland Rory Wilson 16 Aston Villa England Transfer Summer Training
compensation 		[38]
51 DF Scotland James Maxwell 20 Doncaster Rovers England End of contract Summer Training
compensation 		[39]
47 MF Australia Murray Miller 20 Alloa Athletic Loan Summer N/A [40]
52 GK Scotland Jay Hogarth 18 Alloa Athletic Loan Summer N/A [41]
56 FW England Tony Weston 18 Partick Thistle Loan Summer N/A [42]
42 MF Scotland Cole McKinnon 19 Partick Thistle Loan Summer N/A [43]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 20 Dundee Loan Summer N/A [44]
45 FW Colombia Juan Alegría 20 Falkirk Loan Summer N/A [45]
MF Scotland Ryan Duncan 16 Hearts Transfer Summer Free [46]
GK Scotland Jack McConnell 18 Ayr United Emergency Loan Summer N/A [47]
46 MF England Kane Ritchie-Hosler 20 Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer N/A [48]
63 DF Scotland Harley Ewen 18 Cumbernauld Colts Loan Summer N/A [49]
56 FW England Tony Weston 19 Cove Rangers Loan Winter N/A [50]
55 FW Scotland Connor Young 18 East Fife Loan Winter N/A [51]
GK United States Aaron Cervantes 21 LA Galaxy II United States Transfer Winter [52]
45 FW Colombia Juan Alegría 20 FC Honka Finland Transfer Winter Undisclosed [53]

New contracts

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First team
[edit]
N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
10 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 37 31 May 1 year May 2023 [54]
6 DF England Connor Goldson 29 1 June 4 years May 2026 [55]
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 40 20 June 1 year May 2023 [56]
34 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 22 23 June 2 years May 2024 [21]
2 DF England James Tavernier 30 17 August 4 years May 2026 [57]
28 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 24 6 October 3 years May 2025 [58]
38 DF Scotland Leon King 18 15 December 4 years May 2026 [59]
7 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 24 15 December 3 years May 2025 [60]
8 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 31 19 May 1 year May 2024 [61]
Academy
[edit]
N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
42 MF Scotland Cole McKinnon 19 29 June 3 years May 2025 [62]
52 GK Scotland Jay Hogarth 18 8 July 3 years May 2025 [63]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 20 15 July 2 years May 2024 [64]
68 MF Scotland Mackenzie Strachan 18 9 August 2 years May 2024 [65]
44 DF Scotland Adam Devine 19 9 October 3 years May 2025 [66]
60 DF Scotland Connor Allan 18 9 October 3 years May 2025 [67]
65 DF Scotland Jack Harkness 18 7 December 3 years May 2025 [68]
59 GK Scotland Jacob Pazikas 17 10 January 2 years May 2025 [69]
87 DF Scotland Leyton Grant 16 10 January 1 year May 2024 [69]
86 FW Scotland Findlay Curtis 16 10 January 1 year May 2024 [69]
74 DF Scotland Jamie Newton 17 10 January 6 months May 2023 [69]
67 MF Scotland Darren McInally 19 31 March 1 year May 2024 [70]
49 DF Scotland Robbie Fraser 20 9 May 1 year May 2024 [71]
64 FW Scotland James Graham 18 16 May 1 year May 2024 [72]
74 DF Scotland Jamie Newton 18 22 May 1 year May 2024 [73]
61 DF Scotland Greig Allen 17 23 May 2 years May 2025 [74]
58 MF Scotland Arron Lyall 19 24 May 1 year May 2024 [75]

Awards

[edit]
N
P
 Nat.
Name
Award Date From Source
9 FW Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Premiership Player of the Month September/October Scottish Professional Football League [76]
MAN England Michael Beale Premiership Manager of the Month December Scottish Professional Football League [77]
71 FW United States Malik Tillman PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 2022–23 PFA Scotland [78]

Pre-season and friendlies

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2 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–2 Scotland Partick Thistle Glasgow
12:00[note 1]
Report
Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
9 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland Abandoned England Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
Note: Match was abandoned at h/t due to floodlight failure at the stadium.
16 July 2022 Friendly Blackpool England 1–2 Scotland Rangers Blackpool, England
15:00
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Referee: Leigh Doughty
19 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–1 England West Ham United Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 33,846
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland 1–2 England Tottenham Hotspur Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 43,036
Referee: John Beaton
24 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–2 Scotland Queen's Park Glasgow
12:00
Report
  • Williamson 27', 46'
 Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
10 December 2022 Friendly Rangers Scotland 3–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Glasgow
13:00
Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 26,192
Referee: Don Robertson

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 30 July 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 2nd 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 076.32
Scottish Cup 21 January 2023 30 April 2023 Fourth round Semi-finalist 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 075.00
Scottish League Cup 30 August 2022 26 February 2023 Second round Runners-up 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 075.00
UEFA Champions League 2 August 2022 1 November 2022 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 2 1 7 8 26 −18 020.00
Total 56 37 6 13 115 70 +45 066.07

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 32 3 3 114 34 +80 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 92 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 18 3 17 56 60 −4 57 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 9 14 63 57 +6 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Hibernian 38 15 7 16 57 59 −2 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [79][80]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[81]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

[edit]
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDWLWWWWDWLWDWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWLWLWWWDW
Position32222222222222222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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30 July 2022 1 Livingston 1–2 Rangers Livingston
12:00[note 1]
Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Don Robertson
6 August 2022 2 Rangers 2–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 August 2022 3 Rangers 4–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,665
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 August 2022 4 Hibernian 2–2 Rangers Edinburgh
12:30
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,150
Referee: Willie Collum
27 August 2022 5 Rangers 4–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,899
Referee: Don Robertson
3 September 2022 6 Celtic 4–0 Rangers Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,636
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 September 2022 7 Rangers 2–1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,334
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 October 2022 8 Heart of Midlothian 0–4 Rangers Edinburgh
12:30
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,433
Referee: Steven McLean
8 October 2022 9 Rangers 4–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,274
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 October 2022 10 Motherwell 1–2 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,498
Referee: David Dickinson
22 October 2022 11 Rangers 1–1 Livingston Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,855
Referee: David Munro
29 October 2022 12 Rangers 4–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,365
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 November 2022 13 St Johnstone 2–1 Rangers Perth
12:00
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Steven McLean
9 November 2022 14 Rangers 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,376
Referee: John Beaton
12 November 2022 15 St Mirren 1–1 Rangers Paisley
12:30
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,358
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
15 December 2022 16 Rangers 3–2 Hibernian Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,671
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 December 2022 17 Aberdeen 2–3 Rangers Aberdeen
20:00
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,025
Referee: Willie Collum
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022 but was postponed as a mark of respect due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[82]
23 December 2022 18 Ross County 0–1 Rangers Dingwall
19:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,051
Referee: Don Robertson
28 December 2022 19 Rangers 3–0 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,605
Referee: David Dickinson
2 January 2023 20 Rangers 2–2 Celtic Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,066
Referee: John Beaton
8 January 2023 21 Dundee United 0–2 Rangers Dundee
16:00
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,599
Referee: Steven McLean
18 January 2023 22 Kilmarnock 2–3 Rangers Kilmarnock
20:00
Report
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 8,461
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 January 2023 23 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,672
Referee: Willie Collum
1 February 2023 24 Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,330
Referee: John Beaton
4 February 2023 25 Rangers 2–1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,115
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 February 2023 26 Livingston 0–3 Rangers Livingston
15:00
Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,752
Referee: David Dickinson
4 March 2023 27 Rangers 3–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,545
Referee: Willie Collum
8 March 2023 28 Hibernian 1–4 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,341
Referee: Don Robertson
18 March 2023 29 Motherwell 2–4 Rangers Motherwell
12:30
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,610
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 April 2023 30 Rangers 2–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,969
Referee: Don Robertson
8 April 2023 31 Celtic 3–2 Rangers Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Kevin Clancy
15 April 2023 32 Rangers 5–2 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,703
Referee: Steven McLean
23 April 2023 33 Aberdeen 2–0 Rangers Aberdeen
16:30
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,666
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 May 2023 34 Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,961
Referee: John Beaton
13 May 2023 35 Rangers 3–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,104
Referee: Steven McLean
21 May 2023 36 Hibernian 1–3 Rangers Edinburgh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,172
Referee: Alan Muir
24 May 2023 37 Rangers 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,428
Referee: John Beaton
27 May 2023 38 St Mirren 0–3 Rangers Paisley
12:30
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,490
Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Scottish Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup
21 January 2023 Fourth round St Johnstone 0–1 Rangers Perth
17:30
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,855
Referee: Alan Muir
12 February 2023 Fifth round Rangers 3–2 Partick Thistle Glasgow
16:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 44,636
Referee: David Munro
12 March 2023 Quarter-final Rangers 3–0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
13:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,168
Referee: John Beaton
30 April 2023 Semi-final Rangers 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
13:30
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,839
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish League Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup
30 August 2022 Second round Rangers 3–1 Queen of the South Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 30,569
Referee: David Dickinson
19 October 2022 Quarter-final Rangers 1–0 Dundee Glasgow
20:15
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 37,107
Referee: Willie Collum
15 January 2023 Semi-final Rangers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,562
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 February 2023 Final Rangers 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,529
Referee: Nick Walsh

UEFA Champions League

[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
2 August 2022 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–0 Scotland Rangers Leuven, Belgium
19:45
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef [note 2]
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9 August 2022 Second leg Rangers Scotland 3–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,454
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Play-off round

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16 August 2022 First leg Rangers Scotland 2–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,097
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
24 August 2022 Second leg PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:00
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,893
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP LIV AJX RAN
1 Italy Napoli 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 15[a] Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 4–2 3–0
2 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 15[a] 2–0 — 2–1 2–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–6 0–3 — 4–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–3 1–7 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Napoli +1, Liverpool −1.
7 September 2022 1 Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Scotland Rangers Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,862
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
14 September 2022 2 Rangers Scotland 0–3 Italy Napoli Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,121
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
4 October 2022 3 Liverpool England 2–0 Scotland Rangers Liverpool, England
20:00
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,512
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 October 2022 4 Rangers Scotland 1–7 England Liverpool Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,820
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
26 October 2022 5 Napoli Italy 3–0 Scotland Rangers Naples, Italy
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
1 November 2022 6 Rangers Scotland 1–3 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,817
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Squad statistics

[edit]

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for the 2022–23 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Totals Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland SCO Allan McGregor 36 0 24 0 4 0 3 0 5 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Robby McCrorie 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Scotland SCO Kieran Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Scotland SCO Jon McLaughlin 16 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG James Tavernier (captain) 55 18 38 16 4 0 3 0 10 2
3 DF Turkey TUR Rıdvan Yılmaz 15 0 8+1 0 0+2 0 2 0 1+1 0
5 DF Sweden SWE Filip Helander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Connor Goldson (vc) 38 3 25 2 3 1 2 0 8 0
16 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 13 1 8+4 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Ben Davies 38 0 25+2 0 4 0 2 0 3+2 0
31 DF Croatia CRO Borna Barišić 46 2 27+3 1 4 1 2 0 9+1 0
38 DF Scotland SCO Leon King 23 0 9+6 0 0 0 2 0 3+3 0
44 DF Scotland SCO Adam Devine 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG John Lundstram 52 5 33+4 5 3 0 3 0 9 0
7 MF Romania ROU Ianis Hagi 11 1 3+5 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Jack 36 2 19+7 1 1+1 0 2+1 1 3+2 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis 16 2 3+5 1 0 0 2 1 4+2 0
13 MF England ENG Todd Cantwell 20 6 15+1 6 3 0 0+1 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Ryan Kent 44 3 28+1 3 3+1 0 2 0 9 0
18 MF Finland FIN Glen Kamara 35 1 12+10 1 1+1 0 2+1 0 3+5 0
24 MF Nigeria NGA Nnamdi Ofoborh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Canada CAN Scott Arfield 43 9 7+24 5 0+3 1 1+2 2 4+2 1
43 MF Belgium BEL Nicolas Raskin 16 0 11+1 0 3 0 0+1 0 0 0
51 MF Scotland SCO Alex Lowry 7 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
58 MF Scotland SCO Arron Lyall 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 MF England ENG Paul Nsio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
92 MF Scotland SCO Bailey Rice 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Croatia CRO Antonio Čolak 39 18 18+7 14 2+1 1 0+1 0 7+3 3
11 FW Wales WAL Tom Lawrence 9 3 4+1 2 0 0 0 0 3+1 1
17 FW Wales WAL Rabbi Matondo 28 0 9+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+6 0
20 FW Colombia COL Alfredo Morelos 45 12 15+17 11 2+2 0 3 1 3+3 0
23 FW Scotland SCO Scott Wright 34 0 5+18 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2+5 0
25 FW Jamaica JAM Kemar Roofe 6 2 0+3 1 0+1 0 0+2 1 0 0
30 FW Zambia ZAM Fashion Sakala 41 12 22+7 12 2+1 0 4 0 2+3 0
54 FW Northern Ireland NIR Ross McCausland 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Ure 3 1 0+2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
71 FW United States USA Malik Tillman 43 12 22+6 10 3 1 3 0 8+1 1
72 FW England ENG Zak Lovelace 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
91 FW England ENG Archie Stevens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
19 MF United States USA James Sands 27 1 10+7 0 1 1 1 0 8 0
29 MF Northern Ireland NIR Charlie McCann 4 0 1 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 27 May 2023
  • Source: [83]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Discipline

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Yellow cards

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As of match played on 27 May 2023
Colour Player Cards
John Lundstram 13
Borna Barišić 11
Todd Cantwell 8
Connor Goldson
James Sands
Alfredo Morelos 7
James Tavernier
Antonio Čolak 6
Ryan Jack
Ryan Kent
Malik Tillman
Ben Davies 4
Glen Kamara
Leon King 3
Scott Arfield 2
Tom Lawrence
Fashion Sakala
Steven Davis 1
Ianis Hagi
Charlie McCann
Allan McGregor
Nicolas Raskin
John Souttar
Scott Wright
Rıdvan Yılmaz

Red cards

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As of match played on 27 May 2023
Colour Player Cards
John Lundstram 1
Alfredo Morelos
James Sands

Clean sheets

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As of match played on 27 May 2023
No. Player Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Total Appearances
1 Allan McGregor 8 2 0 0 10 36
28 Robby McCrorie 3 0 0 0 3 4
32 Kieran Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Jon McLaughlin 5 0 1 2 8 16
Total 16 2 1 2 21 56

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 1998–2012
  2. ^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2008–2012

Notes

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  1. ^ a b All kick-offs UK time
  2. ^ Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at Den Dreef, Leuven, instead of their regular stadium Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels which did not meet UEFA requirements.

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