Rangers F.C. season 1990-91
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| Rangers | |
| Season 1990-91 | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graeme Souness Walter Smith |
| Chairman | David Murray |
| League | Scottish Premier Division |
| Final league position | 1st P36 W24 D7 L5 F62 A23 |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
| League Cup | Winners |
| European Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Walters (12) All: Mo Johnston (19) |
| ← Previous season 1989-90 |
Next season → 1991-92 |
The 1990-91 season is the 94th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Rangers played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 1990-91 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won the second of there nine league title.
In the cup competitions, they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing 2-0 to Celtic. But the team won the Scottish League Cup, defeating Celtic 2-1.
In Europe they were knocked out the European Cup in the second round by Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. They lost the tie 4-1 on aggregate after having had beaten Valletta of Malta in the first round.
[edit] Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
[edit] Scottish Premier Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1990 | Dunfermline | H | 3-1 | 39,951 | Hateley , Johnston, Walters |
| 01 Sep 1990 | Hibs | A | 0-0 | 17,500 | |
| 08 Sep 1990 | Hearts | A | 3-1 | 22,101 | McCoist (2), Huistra |
| 15 Sep 1990 | Celtic | H | 1-1 | 38,543 | Hurlock |
| 22 Sep 1990 | Dundee Utd | A | 1-2 | 16,270 | Johnston |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Motherwell | H | 1-0 | 34,863 | Brown |
| 06 Oct 1990 | Aberdeen | A | 0-0 | 19,500 | |
| 13 Oct 1990 | St Mirren | H | 5-0 | 38,031 | McCoist (2, 1 pen), Walters (2), Johnston |
| 20 Oct 1990 | St Johnstone | A | 0-0 | 10,054 | |
| 03 Nov 1990 | Hibs | H | 4-0 | 35,925 | Hateley (2), Walters, Steven |
| 10 Nov 1990 | Dundee Utd | H | 1-2 | 36,995 | McCoist |
| 17 Nov 1990 | Motherwell | A | 4-2 | 16,457 | Stevens (2), Walters, Johnston |
| 20 Nov 1990 | Dunfermline | A | 1-0 | 14,480 | Hateley |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Celtic | A | 2-1 | 52,565 | Johnston, McCoist |
| 01 Dec 1990 | Hearts | H | 4-0 | 37,623 | Johnston, Hurlock, McCoist, Walters (pen) |
| 08 Dec 1990 | St Johnstone | H | 4-1 | 34,610 | Walters (2), Johnston (pen), Stevens |
| 15 Dec 1990 | St Mirren | A | 3-0 | 15,197 | Walters, Johnston (pen), Hateley |
| 22 Dec 1990 | Aberdeen | H | 2-2 | 37,998 | McCoist (2) |
| 29 Dec 1990 | Dundee Utd | A | 2-1 | 17,564 | Johnston, Walters |
| 02 Jan 1991 | Celtic | H | 2-0 | 38,399 | Walters, Hateley |
| 05 Jan 1991 | Hearts | A | 1-0 | 20,956 | Hateley |
| 12 Jan 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 2-0 | 35,120 | Huistra, Johnston |
| 19 Jan 1991 | Hibs | A | 2-0 | 15,500 | Johnston, Houchen (og) |
| 09 Feb 1991 | St Mirren | H | 1-0 | 31,769 | McCoist |
| 16 Feb 1991 | Motherwell | H | 2-0 | 32,192 | McCoist, Hateley |
| 26 Feb 1991 | St Johnstone | A | 1-1 | 10,721 | Huistra |
| 02 Mar 1991 | Aberdeen | A | 0-1 | 22,500 | |
| 09 Mar 1991 | Hearts | H | 2-1 | 36,128 | Steven, Walters |
| 24 Mar 1991 | Celtic | A | 0-3 | 52,000 | |
| 30 Mar 1991 | Dunfermline | A | 1-0 | 14,256 | Stevens |
| 06 Apr 1991 | Hibs | H | 0-0 | 35,507 | |
| 13 Apr 1991 | St Johnstone | H | 3-0 | 35,930 | Durrant, Spencer, Huistra |
| 20 Apr 1991 | St Mirren | A | 1-0 | 18,473 | S Robertson |
| 24 Apr 1991 | Dundee Utd | H | 1-0 | 32,397 | I Ferguson |
| 04 May 1991 | Motherwell | A | 0-3 | 17,672 | |
| 11 May 1991 | Aberdeen | H | 2-0 | 37,652 | Hateley (2) |
[edit] European Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1990 | Valletta | A | 4-0 | 8,000 | Johnston (2), McCoist (pen), Hateley |
| 02 Oct 1990 | Valletta | H | 6-0 | 20,627 | Johnston (3, 1 pen), Dodds, Spencer, McCoist |
| 24 Oct 1990 | Red Star Belgrade | A | 0-3 | 82,500 | |
| 07 Nov 1990 | Red Star Belgrade | H | 1-1 | 23,831 | McCoist |
[edit] Scottish Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 2-0 | 29,003 | Huistra, Spackman |
| 23 Feb 1991 | Cowdenbeath | H | 5-0 | 29,527 | Hateley (2), Nisbet, McCoist, Walters (pen) |
| 17 Mar 1991 | Celtic | A | 0-2 | 52,286 |
[edit] League Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1990 | East Stirling | H | 5-0 | 25,595 | Hateley (2), Steven, Walters, Johnston |
| 28 Aug 1990 | Kilmarnock | H | 1-0 | 32,671 | Johnston |
| 04 Sep 1990 | Raith Rovers | H | 6-2 | 31,320 | McCoist (3), Johnston, Butcher, Steven |
| 26 Sep 1990 | Aberdeen | N | 1-0 | 40,855 | Steven |
| 28 Oct 1990 | Celtic | N | 2-1 | 62,817 | Walters, Gough |
[edit] Appearances
| Player | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Chris Woods |
48 | 0 |
| Gary Stevens |
48 | 4 |
 John Brown |
36 | 1 |
| Richard Gough |
37 | 1 |
| Nigel Spackman |
45 | 1 |
| Terry Butcher |
9 | 1 |
| Trevor Steven |
31 | 5 |
| Ian Ferguson |
15 | 1 |
| Mark Hateley |
42 | 15 |
| Mo Johnston |
39 | 19 |
| Mark Walters |
39 | 15 |
| Ally McCoist |
36 | 18 |
 Pieter Huistra |
36 | 5 |
| Terry Hurlock |
35 | 2 |
| Stuart Munro |
21 | 0 |
 Oleg Kuznetsov |
2 | 0 |
| Scott Nisbet |
19 | 1 |
| Sandy Robertson |
18 | 1 |
| Gary McSwegan |
3 | 0 |
| Chris Vinnicombe |
11 | 0 |
| Davie Dodds |
6 | 1 |
| Tom Cowan |
7 | 0 |
| John Spencer |
6 | 2 |
| Brian Reid |
3 | 0 |
| Ian Durrant |
4 | 1 |
[edit] See also
- 1990-91 in Scottish football
- Scottish Cup 1990-91
- Scottish League Cup 1990-91
- European Cup 1990-91
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