Rangers F.C. season 1996-97

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Rangers
Season 1996-97
Manager Walter Smith
Chairman David Murray
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 1st
P36 W25 D5 L6 F85 A33
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Winners
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Brian Laudrup (17)
All: Brian Laudrup (21)
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1997-98

The 1996-97 season is the 100th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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[edit] Overview

Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1996-97 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won it's ninth consectutive 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 Hearts 4-3.

The European campaign proved to be a disaster. Although the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League after a fine aggregate win over Russian champions Alania Vladikavkaz, they only recorded three points from there six group matches.

[edit] Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 Aug 1996 Raith Rovers H 1-0 46,221 Steven
17 Aug 1996 Dunfermline A 5-2 16,782 McCoist (3, 1 pen), Van Vossen
24 Aug 1996 Dundee United H 1-0 48,285 Gascoigne
07 Sep 1996 Motherwell A 1-0 12,288 Gough
14 Sep 1996 Hearts H 3-0 47,240 Durie, Gascoigne, McCoist
21 Sep 1996 Kilmarnock A 4-1 14,812 Gascoigne (2, 1 pen), Laudrup, Van Vossen
28 Sep 1996 Celtic H 2-0 50,124 Gough, Gascoigne
12 Oct 1996 Hibernian A 1-2 12,436 Albertz
19 Oct 1996 Aberdeen H 2-2 50,076 Gascoigne, Laudrup (pen)
26 Oct 1996 Motherwell H 5-0 48,160 Gascoigne (3), Laudrup (2)
02 Nov 1996 Raith Rovers A 2-2 9,722 Van Vossen, McCoist
14 Nov 1996 Celtic A 1-0 50,009 Laudrup
01 Dec 1996 Aberdeen A 3-0 19,168 Robertson, Laudrup, Miller
07 Dec 1996 Hibernian H 4-3 48,053 McCoist (2), Ferguson, Laudrup
10 Dec 1996 Dundee United A 0-1 12,417
14 Dec 1996 Dunfermline H 3-1 45,878 McCoist, Gough, Andersen
17 Dec 1996 Kilmarnock H 4-2 39,469 Andersen (3), Robertson
21 Dec 1996 Hearts A 4-1 15,139 Robertson, Laudrup, Albertz (pen), Gascoigne
28 Dec 1996 Raith Rovers H 4-0 48,322 Gough, Gascoigne, Albertz, McCoist
02 Jan 1997 Celtic H 3-1 50,019 Andersen (2), Albertz
04 Jan 1997 Hibernian A 2-1 12,650 Andersen, Albertz (pen)
12 Jan 1997 Aberdeen H 4-0 47,509 Andersen (2), Albertz (pen), Laudrup
15 Jan 1997 Kilmarnock A 1-1 15,662 Gascoigne
18 Jan 1997 Motherwell A 3-1 13,166 Albertz, Laudrup, Gascoigne
01 Feb 1997 Hearts H 0-0 50,024
08 Feb 1997 Dunfermline A 3-0 16,153 Durie, Albertz, Laudrup
23 Feb 1997 Hibernian H 3-1 47,618

Gough, Albertz, Laudrup
01 Mar 1997 Aberdeen A 2-2 16,331 Laudrup, Moore
12 Mar 1997 Dundee United H 0-2 49,192
16 Mar 1997 Celtic A 1-0 49,733 Laudrup
22 Mar 1997 Kilmarnock H 1-2 50,036 Durie
05 Apr 1997 Dunfermline H 4-0 49,832 Albertz, Petric, Laudrup, Hately
15 Apr 1997 Raith Rovers A 6-0 9,745 Durie (2), Petric, Robertson, Laudrup, McCoist
05 May 1997 Motherwell H 0-2 50,059
07 May 1997 Dundee United A 1-0 12,180 Laudrup
10 May 1997 Hearts A 1-3 13,097 McInnes

[edit] UEFA Champions League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
07 Aug 1996 Alania Vladikavkaz H 3-1 44,799 McInnes, McCoist, Petric
21 Aug 1996 Alania Vladikavkaz A 7-2 32,000 McCoist (3), Laudrup (2), Van Vossen, Miller
11 Sep 1996 Grasshopper Zurich A 0-3 20,030
25 Sep 1996 Auxerre H 1-2 37,344 Gascoigne
16 Oct 1996 Ajax A 1-4 47,000 Durrant
30 Oct 1996 Ajax H 0-1 42,265
20 Nov 1996 Grasshopper Zurich H 2-1 34,192 McCoist (2, 1 pen)
04 Dec 1996 Auxerre A 1-2 21,300 Richard Gough

[edit] Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 Jan 1997 St Johnstone H 2-0 45,037 Andersen, Rozental
15 Feb 1997 East Fife H 3-0 41,064 Robertson, Steven, McCoist
06 Mar 1997 Celtic A 0-2 49,284

[edit] League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 Aug 1996 Clydebank A 3-0 7,450 Van Vossen (2), McCoist
04 Sep 1996 Ayr United H 3-1 44,732 Albertz, Gascoigne, McInnes
17 Sep 1996 Hibernian H 4-0 45,104 Van Vossen (2), Durie, Albertz
22 Oct 1996 Dunfermline N 6-1 16,791 Laudrup (2), Andersen (2), McInnes, Albertz
24 Nov 1996 Hearts N 4-3 48,559 McCoist (2), Gascoigne (2)

[edit] Appearances

Player Apps Goals
Flag of Scotland Goram, AndyAndy Goram 38 0
Flag of England Steven, TrevorTrevor Steven 10 2
Flag of Germany Albertz, JorgJorg Albertz 47 13
Flag of Scotland Gough, RichardRichard Gough 41 6
Flag of Serbia Petric, GordanGordan Petric 40 3
Flag of Sweden Björklund, JoachimJoachim Björklund 40 0
Flag of Scotland Durie, GordonGordon Durie 24 6
Flag of Scotland McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes 33 4
Flag of Scotland McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist 37 20
Flag of Scotland McCall, StuartStuart McCall 13 0
Flag of Denmark Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup 43 21
Flag of Scotland Durrant, IanIan Durrant 16 1
Flag of Scotland Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 21 2
Flag of the Netherlands van Vossen, PeterPeter van Vossen 26 9
Flag of Scotland Cleland, AlecAlec Cleland 45 0
Flag of England Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne 34 17
Flag of Scotland Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson 31 1
Flag of Australia Moore, CraigCraig Moore 31 1
Flag of Denmark Bo Andersen, ErikErik Bo Andersen 25 12
Flag of Scotland Boyack, StevenSteven Boyack 1 0
Flag of the Netherlands Snelders, TheoTheo Snelders 7 0
Flag of Scotland Shields, GregGreg Shields 10 0
Flag of Scotland Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson 30 5
Flag of Scotland Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 4 0
Flag of Scotland McLaren, AlanAlan McLaren 20 0
Flag of Chile Rozental, SebastiánSebastián Rozental 2 1
Flag of Wales Dibble, AndyAndy Dibble 7 0
Flag of England Hateley, MarkMark Hateley 4 1
Flag of Northern Ireland Fitzgerald, DarrenDarren Fitzgerald 1 0
Flag of Scotland Wright, StephenStephen Wright 2 0
Flag of Scotland Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson 1 0
Flag of Scotland McGinty, BrianBrian McGinty 1 0
Flag of Scotland McKnight, PaulPaul McKnight 1 0

[edit] See also


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