1992β93 season | |||
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Chairman | David Murray | ||
Manager | Walter Smith | ||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier Division | 1st (Champions) | ||
Scottish Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ally McCoist (34) All: Ally McCoist (49) | ||
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The 1992β93 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992β93 season. They completed the club's fifth domestic treble. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fifth of their nine league titles in a row, after winning 33 of their 44 league games. [1]
Influential England international midfielder Trevor Steven returned to Ibrox from Marseille for a fee of Β£2.4m.
In domestic competition, Aberdeen were Rangers closest challengers. Finishing runners-up in the league and finalists in both cup competitions. The league title was secured with a 1β0 win away to Airdrieonians in North Lanarkshire.
In the cup competitions, they defeated Aberdeen 2β1 in the Scottish Cup final, with goals from Neil Murray and Mark Hateley. [2] The League Cup was also won after extra time, with a 2β1 win over the Dons. [3]
Rangers became the first British club to appear in the UEFA Champions League after defeating Danish side Lyngby BK and English league Champions Leeds United in a match dubbed the Battle of Britain. Although unbeaten the club finished second in Group A one-point behind French champions Marseille, who defeated AC Milan in the final. [4] Marseille were later stripped of their Ligue 1 title due to a match fixing scandal.
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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13 May 1992 |
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Β£300,000 |
4 June 1992 |
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Β£1,100,000 [5] |
28 July 1992 |
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Β£2,400,000 [6] |
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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13 May 1992 |
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Retired | |
11 August 1992 |
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Β£500,000 [7] |
14 August 1992 |
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Β£500,000 [8] |
8 September 1992 |
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Β£485,000 [9] |
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 August 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 1β0 | 38,036 | McCoist |
4 August 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | 34,613 | Gordon, Hateley |
8 August 1992 | Hibernian | A | 0β0 | 17,044 | |
15 August 1992 | Dundee | A | 3β4 | 12,807 | McCoist (2), Ferguson |
22 August 1992 | Celtic | H | 1β1 | 43,239 | Durrant |
29 August 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 3β1 | 41,636 | Durrant, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
2 September 1992 | Motherwell | A | 4β1 | 10,074 | Brown, McCoist (3) |
12 September 1992 | Partick Thistle | A | 4β1 | 18,460 | McPherson, McCall, Gough, Hateley |
19 September 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2β0 | 41,888 | McCall, McCoist |
26 September 1992 | Dundee United | A | 4β0 | 13,515 | Huistra (2), Steven, McCoist |
3 October 1992 | Falkirk | H | 4β0 | 40,691 | McCoist (4) |
7 October 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 5β1 | 9,532 | McCoist (2), Hateley (2), Ferguson |
17 October 1992 | Hibernian | H | 1β0 | 40,978 | McCoist |
31 October 1992 | Motherwell | H | 4β2 | 38,719 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Brown |
7 November 1992 | Celtic | A | 1β0 | 51,958 | Durrant |
11 November 1992 | Dundee | H | 3β1 | 33,497 | McCoist (2), Hateley |
21 November 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1β1 | 20,831 | McCoist |
28 November 1992 | Partick Thistle | H | 3β0 | 40,939 | Steven, McSwegan, McPherson |
1 December 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 1β1 | 9,251 | Brown |
12 December 1992 | Falkirk | A | 2β1 | 11,585 | Hateley, McCoist |
19 December 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 2β0 | 35,369 | Gough, Robertson |
26 December 1992 | Dundee | A | 3β1 | 13,983 | Hateley (2), McCoist |
2 January 1993 | Celtic | H | 1β0 | 46,039 | Steven |
5 January 1993 | Dundee United | H | 3β2 | 40,239 | Hateley, McCall, McCoist |
30 January 1993 | Hibernian | A | 4β3 | 17,444 | Hateley (2), Steven, McCoist |
2 February 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 1β0 | 15,055 | Hateley |
9 February 1993 | Falkirk | H | 5β0 | 34,780 | Hateley (2), Robertson, Steven, Huistra |
13 February 1993 | Airdrieonians | H | 2β2 | 39,816 | McCoist (2) |
20 February 1993 | Dundee United | A | 0β0 | 13,234 | |
23 February 1993 | Motherwell | A | 4β0 | 14,006 | Hateley (2), McCall, Mikhailichenko |
27 February 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2β1 | 42,128 | McCoist, Robertson |
10 March 1993 | St Johnstone | A | 1β1 | 9,210 | McCoist |
13 March 1993 | Hibernian | H | 3β0 | 41,076 | Hagen, Hateley, McCoist |
20 March 1993 | Celtic | A | 1β2 | 53,241 | Hateley |
27 March 1993 | Dundee | H | 3β0 | 40,294 | McCall, McCoist, Ferguson |
30 March 1993 | Aberdeen | H | 2β0 | 44,570 | Ferguson, McCoist |
10 April 1993 | Motherwell | H | 1β0 | 41,353 | Brown |
14 April 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3β2 | 14,622 | Hateley (2), McCall |
17 April 1993 | Partick Thistle | H | 3β1 | 42,636 | McSwegan (2), Hagen |
1 May 1993 | Airdrieonians | A | 1β0 | 11,830 | McSwegan |
4 May 1993 | Partick Thistle | A | 0β3 | 9,834 | |
8 May 1993 | Dundee United | H | 1β0 | 42,917 | Huistra |
12 May 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 0β1 | 13,079 | |
15 May 1993 | Falkirk | A | 2β1 | 8,517 | Mikhailichenko, Hateley |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 August 1992 | R2 | Dumbarton | A | 5β0 | 11,091 | Durrant, Gordon, Hateley, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
19 August 1992 | R3 | Stranraer | A | 5β0 | 4,430 | Hateley (2), McCoist (3) |
26 August 1992 | QF | Dundee United | A | 3β2 | 15,716 | McCoist, Gough, Huistra |
22 September 1992 | SF | St Johnstone | N | 3β1 | 30,062 | McCoist (3) |
25 October 1992 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2β1* | 45,298 | McCall, Smith (o.g.) |
*Rangers won the match 2β1 in extra-time
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 January 1993 | R3 | Motherwell | A | 2β0 | 14,314 | McCoist (2) |
6 February 1993 | R4 | Ayr United | A | 2β0 | 13,176 | McCoist, Gordon |
6 March 1993 | QF | Arbroath | A | 3β0 | 6,488 | Hateley, Murray, McCoist (pen.) |
3 April 1993 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 2β1 | 41,738 | McPherson, McCoist |
29 May 1993 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2β1 | 50,715 | Murray, Hateley |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1992 | R1 |
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H | 2β0 | 40,036 | Hateley, Huistra |
30 September 1992 | R1 |
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A | 1β0 | 4,273 | Durrant |
21 October 1992 | R2 |
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H | 2β1 | 43,251 | McCoist, Lukic (o.g.) |
4 November 1992 | R2 |
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A | 2β1 | 25,118 | Hateley, McCoist |
25 November 1992 | GS |
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H | 2β2 | 41,624 | McSwegan, Hateley |
9 December 1992 | GS |
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A | 1β0 | 9,000 | Ferguson |
3 March 1993 | GS |
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A | 1β1 | 19,000 | Huistra |
17 March 1993 | GS |
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H | 2β1 | 42,731 | Durrant, Nisbet |
7 April 1993 | GS |
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A | 1β1 | 46,000 | Durrant |
21 April 1993 | GS |
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H | 0β0 | 43,142 |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 52 | 0 |
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GK | 12 | 0 |
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DF | 59 | 4 |
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DF | 39 | 3 |
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DF | 9 | 0 |
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DF | 53 | 3 |
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DF | 17 | 1 |
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DF | 11 | 0 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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DF | 58 | 3 |
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DF | 10 | 0 |
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MF | 47 | 7 |
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MF | 43 | 5 |
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MF | 27 | 3 |
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MF | 10 | 2 |
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MF | 42 | 7 |
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MF | 54 | 6 |
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MF | 23 | 2 |
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MF | 36 | 5 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 0 |
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FW | 52 | 49 |
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FW | 14 | 5 |
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FW | 39 | 4 |
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FW | 54 | 29 |
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FW | 2 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 35 | +62 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 64 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 47 | |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OM | RAN | CB | CM | |
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1 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 1β1 | 3β0 | 6β0 | |
2 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 2β2 | — | 2β1 | 0β0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0β1 | 1β1 | — | 1β0 | ||
4 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | — |
1992β93 season | |||
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Chairman | David Murray | ||
Manager | Walter Smith | ||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier Division | 1st (Champions) | ||
Scottish Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ally McCoist (34) All: Ally McCoist (49) | ||
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The 1992β93 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992β93 season. They completed the club's fifth domestic treble. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fifth of their nine league titles in a row, after winning 33 of their 44 league games. [1]
Influential England international midfielder Trevor Steven returned to Ibrox from Marseille for a fee of Β£2.4m.
In domestic competition, Aberdeen were Rangers closest challengers. Finishing runners-up in the league and finalists in both cup competitions. The league title was secured with a 1β0 win away to Airdrieonians in North Lanarkshire.
In the cup competitions, they defeated Aberdeen 2β1 in the Scottish Cup final, with goals from Neil Murray and Mark Hateley. [2] The League Cup was also won after extra time, with a 2β1 win over the Dons. [3]
Rangers became the first British club to appear in the UEFA Champions League after defeating Danish side Lyngby BK and English league Champions Leeds United in a match dubbed the Battle of Britain. Although unbeaten the club finished second in Group A one-point behind French champions Marseille, who defeated AC Milan in the final. [4] Marseille were later stripped of their Ligue 1 title due to a match fixing scandal.
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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13 May 1992 |
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Β£300,000 |
4 June 1992 |
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Β£1,100,000 [5] |
28 July 1992 |
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Β£2,400,000 [6] |
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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13 May 1992 |
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Retired | |
11 August 1992 |
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Β£500,000 [7] |
14 August 1992 |
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Β£500,000 [8] |
8 September 1992 |
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Β£485,000 [9] |
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 August 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 1β0 | 38,036 | McCoist |
4 August 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | 34,613 | Gordon, Hateley |
8 August 1992 | Hibernian | A | 0β0 | 17,044 | |
15 August 1992 | Dundee | A | 3β4 | 12,807 | McCoist (2), Ferguson |
22 August 1992 | Celtic | H | 1β1 | 43,239 | Durrant |
29 August 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 3β1 | 41,636 | Durrant, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
2 September 1992 | Motherwell | A | 4β1 | 10,074 | Brown, McCoist (3) |
12 September 1992 | Partick Thistle | A | 4β1 | 18,460 | McPherson, McCall, Gough, Hateley |
19 September 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2β0 | 41,888 | McCall, McCoist |
26 September 1992 | Dundee United | A | 4β0 | 13,515 | Huistra (2), Steven, McCoist |
3 October 1992 | Falkirk | H | 4β0 | 40,691 | McCoist (4) |
7 October 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 5β1 | 9,532 | McCoist (2), Hateley (2), Ferguson |
17 October 1992 | Hibernian | H | 1β0 | 40,978 | McCoist |
31 October 1992 | Motherwell | H | 4β2 | 38,719 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Brown |
7 November 1992 | Celtic | A | 1β0 | 51,958 | Durrant |
11 November 1992 | Dundee | H | 3β1 | 33,497 | McCoist (2), Hateley |
21 November 1992 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1β1 | 20,831 | McCoist |
28 November 1992 | Partick Thistle | H | 3β0 | 40,939 | Steven, McSwegan, McPherson |
1 December 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 1β1 | 9,251 | Brown |
12 December 1992 | Falkirk | A | 2β1 | 11,585 | Hateley, McCoist |
19 December 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 2β0 | 35,369 | Gough, Robertson |
26 December 1992 | Dundee | A | 3β1 | 13,983 | Hateley (2), McCoist |
2 January 1993 | Celtic | H | 1β0 | 46,039 | Steven |
5 January 1993 | Dundee United | H | 3β2 | 40,239 | Hateley, McCall, McCoist |
30 January 1993 | Hibernian | A | 4β3 | 17,444 | Hateley (2), Steven, McCoist |
2 February 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 1β0 | 15,055 | Hateley |
9 February 1993 | Falkirk | H | 5β0 | 34,780 | Hateley (2), Robertson, Steven, Huistra |
13 February 1993 | Airdrieonians | H | 2β2 | 39,816 | McCoist (2) |
20 February 1993 | Dundee United | A | 0β0 | 13,234 | |
23 February 1993 | Motherwell | A | 4β0 | 14,006 | Hateley (2), McCall, Mikhailichenko |
27 February 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2β1 | 42,128 | McCoist, Robertson |
10 March 1993 | St Johnstone | A | 1β1 | 9,210 | McCoist |
13 March 1993 | Hibernian | H | 3β0 | 41,076 | Hagen, Hateley, McCoist |
20 March 1993 | Celtic | A | 1β2 | 53,241 | Hateley |
27 March 1993 | Dundee | H | 3β0 | 40,294 | McCall, McCoist, Ferguson |
30 March 1993 | Aberdeen | H | 2β0 | 44,570 | Ferguson, McCoist |
10 April 1993 | Motherwell | H | 1β0 | 41,353 | Brown |
14 April 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3β2 | 14,622 | Hateley (2), McCall |
17 April 1993 | Partick Thistle | H | 3β1 | 42,636 | McSwegan (2), Hagen |
1 May 1993 | Airdrieonians | A | 1β0 | 11,830 | McSwegan |
4 May 1993 | Partick Thistle | A | 0β3 | 9,834 | |
8 May 1993 | Dundee United | H | 1β0 | 42,917 | Huistra |
12 May 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 0β1 | 13,079 | |
15 May 1993 | Falkirk | A | 2β1 | 8,517 | Mikhailichenko, Hateley |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 August 1992 | R2 | Dumbarton | A | 5β0 | 11,091 | Durrant, Gordon, Hateley, McCoist, Mikhailichenko |
19 August 1992 | R3 | Stranraer | A | 5β0 | 4,430 | Hateley (2), McCoist (3) |
26 August 1992 | QF | Dundee United | A | 3β2 | 15,716 | McCoist, Gough, Huistra |
22 September 1992 | SF | St Johnstone | N | 3β1 | 30,062 | McCoist (3) |
25 October 1992 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2β1* | 45,298 | McCall, Smith (o.g.) |
*Rangers won the match 2β1 in extra-time
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 January 1993 | R3 | Motherwell | A | 2β0 | 14,314 | McCoist (2) |
6 February 1993 | R4 | Ayr United | A | 2β0 | 13,176 | McCoist, Gordon |
6 March 1993 | QF | Arbroath | A | 3β0 | 6,488 | Hateley, Murray, McCoist (pen.) |
3 April 1993 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 2β1 | 41,738 | McPherson, McCoist |
29 May 1993 | F | Aberdeen | N | 2β1 | 50,715 | Murray, Hateley |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1992 | R1 |
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H | 2β0 | 40,036 | Hateley, Huistra |
30 September 1992 | R1 |
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A | 1β0 | 4,273 | Durrant |
21 October 1992 | R2 |
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H | 2β1 | 43,251 | McCoist, Lukic (o.g.) |
4 November 1992 | R2 |
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A | 2β1 | 25,118 | Hateley, McCoist |
25 November 1992 | GS |
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H | 2β2 | 41,624 | McSwegan, Hateley |
9 December 1992 | GS |
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A | 1β0 | 9,000 | Ferguson |
3 March 1993 | GS |
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A | 1β1 | 19,000 | Huistra |
17 March 1993 | GS |
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H | 2β1 | 42,731 | Durrant, Nisbet |
7 April 1993 | GS |
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A | 1β1 | 46,000 | Durrant |
21 April 1993 | GS |
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H | 0β0 | 43,142 |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 52 | 0 |
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GK | 12 | 0 |
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DF | 59 | 4 |
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DF | 39 | 3 |
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DF | 9 | 0 |
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DF | 53 | 3 |
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DF | 17 | 1 |
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DF | 11 | 0 |
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DF | 2 | 0 |
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DF | 58 | 3 |
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DF | 10 | 0 |
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MF | 47 | 7 |
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MF | 43 | 5 |
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MF | 27 | 3 |
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MF | 10 | 2 |
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MF | 42 | 7 |
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MF | 54 | 6 |
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MF | 23 | 2 |
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MF | 36 | 5 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 0 |
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FW | 52 | 49 |
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FW | 14 | 5 |
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FW | 39 | 4 |
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FW | 54 | 29 |
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FW | 2 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 35 | +62 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 64 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 47 | |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OM | RAN | CB | CM | |
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1 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 1β1 | 3β0 | 6β0 | |
2 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 2β2 | — | 2β1 | 0β0 | ||
3 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0β1 | 1β1 | — | 1β0 | ||
4 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | — |