Rangers 2007–08 football season
Rangers2007–08 season |
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Chairman | David Murray |
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Manager | Walter Smith |
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Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082) |
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Scottish Premier League | 2nd P38 W27 D5 L6 F84 A33 |
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Scottish Cup | Winners |
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League Cup | Winners |
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Champions League | Group stage |
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UEFA Cup | Runners-up |
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Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (14) All: Kris Boyd (25) |
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Highest home attendance | 50,440 vs Hibernian (6 October) |
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Lowest home attendance | 33,837 vs Hibernian (9 March) |
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The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 68 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season. It was Walter Smith's first full season at the club since 1997–98. The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.
Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart. The group stage started well, with the first two matches resulting in victories, over Stuttgart and Lyon. A home draw with Barcelona left Rangers with seven points after three games, but the last three matches all resulted in defeat, meaning Rangers finished third in the group and entered the UEFA Cup. However, the European adventure continued for Rangers as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition by beating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Sporting Lisbon. They then reached the final with a penalty shootout victory against Fiorentina. They played Zenit Saint Petersburg, managed by formed Gers boss Dick Advocaat, in Manchester on 14 May. Rangers lost the match 2–0, with over 200,000 fans in the city to see the game. When asked if the SFA should have extended the season to benefit Rangers, Ally McCoist said: "They were a disgrace. It was embarrassing. I think the Russian federation cancelled Zenit's three or four games previously. I think we played something like eight games in eighteen days. It might just sound like sour grapes, but no: any other country in the planet, the association would have helped the team. If you're asking me if it was wrong, it was completely and utterly wrong."[1]
On the domestic front, the race for the Scottish Premier League continued until the final matchday of the season. Both Celtic and Rangers were tied on 86 points going into their games (against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively) on 22 May 2008, but Celtic were top of the table due to having a +57 goal differential, six ahead of Rangers. This did not prove to be decisive, as Celtic beat Dundee United 1–0 while Rangers surrendered their hopes of landing the championship with a 2–0 defeat away to the Dons. The club had had a ten-point lead in late March, although their nearest rivals, Celtic, had games in hand at the time. However having to play four competitive matches (including a UEFA Cup Final) in the last eight days of the season proved just too much of a problem for Rangers to overcome.
The club appeared in its first final since 2005. They played Dundee United on 16 March 2008 and won the League Cup on penalties. The match was tied 2-2 after extra time, with both goals coming from Kris Boyd who also scored the winning spot kick.[2]
They also reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the 49th time. They beat St Johnstone 4–3 on penalties in the semi-final after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time. The club played Queen of the South in the final on 24 May 2008 and won the match 3-2 thanks to goals from DaMarcus Beasley and a double from Kris Boyd.[3]
Players
- Last updated: 24 May 2008
- Source: Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
- Ordered by squad numbers.
Transfers
In
Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £10.32m
Out
Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £9.79m
Squad statistics
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2007/2008 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank
Top Scorer
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Club
Matches
Scottish Premier League
Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
2 | 4 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | |
4 | 11 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | H | St Mirren | 2–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 47,772 | Referee | Mike McCurry | Rangers | St Mirren | | | |
6 | 18 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | H | Falkirk | 7–2 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 47,419 | Referee | Eddie Smith | Rangers | Falkirk | | | |
7 | 25 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | |
9 | 1 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | H | Gretna | 4–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 49,689 | Referee | | Rangers | Gretna | | | |
10 | 15 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 2–4 | |
12 | 23 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | H | Aberdeen | 3–0 | |
14 | 29 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | A | Motherwell | 1–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 10,009 | Referee | Craig Thomson | Motherwell | Rangers | 23' Porter | | |
16 | 6 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | H | Hibernian | 0–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 50,440 | Referee | Kenny Clark | Rangers | Hibernian | | 61' Murphy | |
17 | 20 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | H | Celtic | 3–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 50,428 | Referee | Mike McCurry | Rangers | Celtic | | | |
19 | 28 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | A | Dundee United | 1–2 | |
21 | 3 November 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | |
23 | 24 November 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Falkirk | 3–1 | |
25 | 1 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | H | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 48,055 | Referee | Alan Freeland | Rangers | Kilmarnock | | | |
27 | 15 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | |
28 | 23 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | A | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 17,798 | Referee | Kenny Clark | Aberdeen | Rangers | 45' Miller | | |
29 | 26 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | H | Motherwell | 3–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 49,823 | Referee | Steve Conroy | Rangers | Motherwell | | 65' Quinn | |
30 | 29 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | A | Hibernian | 2–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 16,217 | Referee | Charlie Richmond | Hibernian | Rangers | | | |
31 | 5 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | H | Dundee United | 2–0 | |
32 | 16 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | AR | Gretna | 2–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 6,137 | Referee | | Gretna | Rangers | | | |
33 | 19 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | |
35 | 26 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | H | St Mirren | 4–0 | |
38 | 9 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | H | Falkirk | 2–0 | |
40 | 17 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 10,546 | Referee | Mike McCurry | Kilmarnock | Rangers | | | |
42 | 24 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | H | Gretna | 4–2 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 48,375 | Referee | | Rangers | Gretna | | | |
43 | 27 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | |
44 | 1 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | H | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 50,066 | Referee | Kenny Clark | Rangers | Aberdeen | | | |
50 | 22 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | H | Hibernian | 2–1 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 50,117 | Referee | Steve Conroy | Rangers | Hibernian | | | |
51 | 29 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | H | Celtic | 1–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 50,325 | Referee | | Rangers | Celtic | | | |
53 | 6 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | A | Dundee United | 3–3 | |
56 | 16 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | A | Celtic | 1–2 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 58,964 | Referee | Kenny Clark | Celtic | Rangers | | | |
59 | 27 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | A | Celtic | 2–3 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 58,622 | Referee | Craig Thomson | Celtic | Rangers | | | |
61 | 4 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | A | Hibernian | 0–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 16,872 | Referee | | |
62 | 7 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | H | Motherwell | 1–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 48,238 | Referee | Charlie Richmond | Rangers | Motherwell | | | |
63 | 10 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | H | Dundee United | 3–1 | |
65 | 17 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | A | Motherwell | 1–1 | |
66 | 19 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | A | St Mirren | 3–0 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 7,439 | Referee | Craig Thomson | St Mirren | Rangers | | | |
67 | 22 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | A | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Report | Report link | Kick off | | Attendance | 17,509 | Referee | Kenny Clark | Aberdeen | Rangers | | | |
Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
UEFA Champions League
Last updated: 12 December 2007
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
UEFA Cup
Last updated: 14 May 2008
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Scottish Cup
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
League Cup
Last updated: 16 March 2008
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Friendlies
Last updated: 28 July 2007
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Competitions
Overall
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Standings
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 86 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 10 | +40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 |
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A |
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Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L |
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UEFA Champions League
Source: RSSSF
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- ^ "Rangers seal Gow summer transfer". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007.
- ^ "Rangers clinch signing of Cuellar". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007.
- ^ "Carroll signs one year Gers deal". BBC Sport. 7 July 2007.
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