1994–95 season | ||||
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Chairman | David Murray | |||
Manager | Walter Smith | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
Scottish Premier Division | 1st (Champions) | |||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
Champions League | Qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mark Hateley (13) All: Mark Hateley (15) | |||
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The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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 £4.3million 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.
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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15 June 1994 |
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£2,300,000 [1] |
28 June 1994 |
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£2,700,000 [2] |
27 July 1994 |
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£25,000 |
25 October 1994 |
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£1,250,000 plus Dave McPherson [3] |
26 January 1995 |
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£750,000 joint deal [4] [5] |
26 January 1995 |
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Date | Player | To | Fee |
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30 June 1994 |
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£200,000 |
28 July 1994 |
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Free |
28 July 1994 |
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Free [6] |
4 October 1994 |
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Loan [7] |
12 October 1994 |
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£350,000 [8] |
19 October 1994 |
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£600,000 [9] |
25 October 1994 |
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Part-exchange swap [10] |
1 December 1994 |
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£150,000 [11] | |
13 December 1994 |
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£4,300,000 [12] |
15 January 1995 |
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£500,000 [13] |
10 March 1995 |
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£50,000 [14] |
24 March 1995 |
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Free |
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 August 1994 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 43,750 | Hateley, D.Ferguson |
20 August 1994 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 15,030 | Hateley, Byrne (o.g.) |
27 August 1994 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 45,466 | |
11 September 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | 41,041 | Hateley (2), Durie |
17 September 1994 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 12,419 | Boli, Laudrup |
24 September 1994 | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | 19,191 | Hateley, Moore |
1 October 1994 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 43,030 | Hateley, Laudrup |
8 October 1994 | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | 12,118 | Boli |
15 October 1994 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 44,099 | Miller, Robertson |
22 October 1994 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 11,160 | Philliben (o.g.) |
30 October 1994 | Celtic | A | 3–1 | 32,171 | Hateley (2), Laudrup |
5 November 1994 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | 43,696 | Miller, Hateley, Laudrup |
9 November 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 12,347 | Hateley |
19 November 1994 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 44,018 | Hateley |
25 November 1994 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 45,072 | McCoist |
4 December 1994 | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | 10,692 | Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant |
10 December 1994 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | 17,283 | McLaren, Laudrup |
26 December 1994 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 44,892 | Hateley, Gough |
31 December 1994 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 11,269 | McCall, Laudrup, Durie |
4 January 1995 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 45,794 | I.Ferguson |
7 January 1995 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 19,351 | Robertson |
14 January 1995 | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | 13,495 | Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall |
21 January 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 44,231 | Miller |
4 February 1995 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 44,197 | Robertson |
12 February 1995 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 18,060 | |
25 February 1995 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 44,859 | Durie, Laudrup, Durrant |
4 March 1995 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 12,059 | McCall |
11 March 1995 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 43,359 | Brown, Laudrup |
18 March 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 9,806 | Laudrup |
1 April 1995 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 11,035 | Durie, McLaren |
8 April 1995 | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | 44,460 | Durrant, Murray, Hateley |
16 April 1995 | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | 44,193 | Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko |
20 April 1995 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | 16,086 | Mikhailichenko |
29 April 1995 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 43,576 | |
7 May 1995 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 31,025 | |
13 May 1995 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 45,280 | Moore |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 August 1994 | R2 | Arbroath | A | 6–1 | 4,665 | D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall |
31 August 1994 | R3 | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | 40,697 | Laudrup |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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6 February 1995 | R3 | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | 18,379 | Steven, Boli, Laudrup |
20 February 1995 | R4 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–4 | 12,375 | Laudrup, Durie |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 1994 | QR |
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A | 0–2 | 30,000 | |
24 August 1994 | QR |
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H | 0–1 | 44,789 |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 22 | 0 |
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GK | 14 | 0 |
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GK | 4 | 0 |
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GK | 5 | 0 |
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DF | 31 | 3 |
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DF | 6 | 0 |
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DF | 16 | 1 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 11 | 0 |
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DF | 31 | 1 |
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DF | 25 | 2 |
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DF | 12 | 0 |
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DF | 25 | 2 |
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DF | 3 | 0 |
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DF | 28 | 3 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 4 | 0 |
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MF | 31 | 4 |
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MF | 20 | 1 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 15 | 3 |
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MF | 36 | 4 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 9 | 2 |
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MF | 23 | 3 |
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MF | 38 | 13 |
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MF | 22 | 1 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 13 | 1 |
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FW | 25 | 6 |
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FW | 7 | 4 |
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FW | 28 | 15 |
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FW | 9 | 1 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
3 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 53 | |
4 | Celtic | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
5 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 |
1994–95 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | David Murray | |||
Manager | Walter Smith | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
Scottish Premier Division | 1st (Champions) | |||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
Champions League | Qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mark Hateley (13) All: Mark Hateley (15) | |||
| ||||
The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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 £4.3million 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.
Date | Player | From | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
15 June 1994 |
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£2,300,000 [1] |
28 June 1994 |
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£2,700,000 [2] |
27 July 1994 |
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£25,000 |
25 October 1994 |
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£1,250,000 plus Dave McPherson [3] |
26 January 1995 |
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£750,000 joint deal [4] [5] |
26 January 1995 |
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Date | Player | To | Fee |
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30 June 1994 |
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£200,000 |
28 July 1994 |
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Free |
28 July 1994 |
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Free [6] |
4 October 1994 |
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Loan [7] |
12 October 1994 |
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£350,000 [8] |
19 October 1994 |
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£600,000 [9] |
25 October 1994 |
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Part-exchange swap [10] |
1 December 1994 |
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£150,000 [11] | |
13 December 1994 |
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£4,300,000 [12] |
15 January 1995 |
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£500,000 [13] |
10 March 1995 |
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£50,000 [14] |
24 March 1995 |
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Free |
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 August 1994 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 43,750 | Hateley, D.Ferguson |
20 August 1994 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 15,030 | Hateley, Byrne (o.g.) |
27 August 1994 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 45,466 | |
11 September 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | 41,041 | Hateley (2), Durie |
17 September 1994 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 12,419 | Boli, Laudrup |
24 September 1994 | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | 19,191 | Hateley, Moore |
1 October 1994 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 43,030 | Hateley, Laudrup |
8 October 1994 | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | 12,118 | Boli |
15 October 1994 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 44,099 | Miller, Robertson |
22 October 1994 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 11,160 | Philliben (o.g.) |
30 October 1994 | Celtic | A | 3–1 | 32,171 | Hateley (2), Laudrup |
5 November 1994 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | 43,696 | Miller, Hateley, Laudrup |
9 November 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 12,347 | Hateley |
19 November 1994 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 44,018 | Hateley |
25 November 1994 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 45,072 | McCoist |
4 December 1994 | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | 10,692 | Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant |
10 December 1994 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | 17,283 | McLaren, Laudrup |
26 December 1994 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 44,892 | Hateley, Gough |
31 December 1994 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 11,269 | McCall, Laudrup, Durie |
4 January 1995 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 45,794 | I.Ferguson |
7 January 1995 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 19,351 | Robertson |
14 January 1995 | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | 13,495 | Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall |
21 January 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 44,231 | Miller |
4 February 1995 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 44,197 | Robertson |
12 February 1995 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 18,060 | |
25 February 1995 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 44,859 | Durie, Laudrup, Durrant |
4 March 1995 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 12,059 | McCall |
11 March 1995 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 43,359 | Brown, Laudrup |
18 March 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 9,806 | Laudrup |
1 April 1995 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 11,035 | Durie, McLaren |
8 April 1995 | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | 44,460 | Durrant, Murray, Hateley |
16 April 1995 | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | 44,193 | Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko |
20 April 1995 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | 16,086 | Mikhailichenko |
29 April 1995 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 43,576 | |
7 May 1995 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 31,025 | |
13 May 1995 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 45,280 | Moore |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 August 1994 | R2 | Arbroath | A | 6–1 | 4,665 | D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall |
31 August 1994 | R3 | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | 40,697 | Laudrup |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 February 1995 | R3 | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | 18,379 | Steven, Boli, Laudrup |
20 February 1995 | R4 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–4 | 12,375 | Laudrup, Durie |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 1994 | QR |
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A | 0–2 | 30,000 | |
24 August 1994 | QR |
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H | 0–1 | 44,789 |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 22 | 0 |
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GK | 14 | 0 |
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GK | 4 | 0 |
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GK | 5 | 0 |
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DF | 31 | 3 |
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DF | 6 | 0 |
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DF | 16 | 1 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 11 | 0 |
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DF | 31 | 1 |
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DF | 25 | 2 |
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DF | 12 | 0 |
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DF | 25 | 2 |
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DF | 3 | 0 |
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DF | 28 | 3 |
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DF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 4 | 0 |
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MF | 31 | 4 |
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MF | 20 | 1 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 15 | 3 |
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MF | 36 | 4 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 9 | 2 |
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MF | 23 | 3 |
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MF | 38 | 13 |
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MF | 22 | 1 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 13 | 1 |
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FW | 25 | 6 |
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FW | 7 | 4 |
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FW | 28 | 15 |
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FW | 9 | 1 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
3 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 53 | |
4 | Celtic | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
5 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 |