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1996–97 Rangers F.C. season

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clubRangers
season1996–97
managerWalter Smith
chairmanDavid Murray
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stadiumIbrox Stadium
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result1st (champions)
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultQuarter-finals
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultWinners
cup3Champions League
cup3 resultGroup stage
league topscorer
Brian Laudrup (17)
season topscorer
Brian Laudrup (21)
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The 1996–97 season was the 117th season of competitive football by Rangers.

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 its ninth consecutive league title, equalling the long-standing record of their rivals Celtic

In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish League Cup beating Heart of Midlothian 4–3 in the final. Rangers were knocked out the Scottish Cup by Celtic at the quarter-final stage, losing 2–0.

The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a group with Grasshopper, Auxerre and Ajax.

Between July and March, manager Walter Smith spent almost £10 million on new signings Jörg Albertz, Joachim Björklund and Sebastián Rozental.

Due to the mounting injuries in the second half of the season, striker Mark Hateley briefly returned to the club from Queens Park Rangers. Manchester City goalkeeper Andy Dibble joined on a free transfer as cover for the injured Andy Goram.

Transfers

In

DateNameFromFeeSource
28 June 1996GER Jörg AlbertzGER Hamburger SV£4,000,000{{ Cite newsurl=
5 July 1996SWE Joachim BjörklundITA Vicenza£2,000,000{{ Cite newsurl=
13 December 1996Chile Sebastián RozentalChile Universidad Catolica£3,500,000{{ Cite newsurl=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12026343.opportunity-knox-as-rozental-pulls-on-a-rangers-jersey/title=Opportunity Knox as Rozental pulls on a Rangers jersey
10 March 1997WAL Andy DibbleENG Manchester CityFree{{ Cite newsurl=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12073541.rangers-fail-to-land-andersen-but-dibble-answers-the-call/title=
14 March 1997ENG Mark HateleyENG Queens Park Rangers£300,000{{ Cite newsurl=

Out

DateNameFromFee
15 May 1996UKR Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoRetired
SCO Billy ThomsonSCO DundeeFree
31 May 1996SCO Colin ScottSCO Hamilton AcademicalFree
NIR John MorrowENG Oldham AthleticFree
5 February 1997SCO Neil MurraySWI FC Sion£200,000
  • Expenditure: £9,800,000
  • Income: £200,000
  • Total loss/gain: £9,600,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1996Raith RoversH1–046,221Steven
17 August 1996Dunfermline AthleticA5–216,782McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2)
24 August 1996Dundee UnitedH1–048,285Gascoigne
7 September 1996MotherwellA1–012,288Gough
14 September 1996Heart of MidlothianH3–047,240Durie, Gascoigne, McCoist
21 September 1996KilmarnockA4–114,812Gascoigne (2, 1 (pen.)), Van Vossen (2)
28 September 1996CelticH2–050,124Gough, Gascoigne
12 October 1996HibernianA1–212,436Albertz
19 October 1996AberdeenH2–250,076Gascoigne, Laudrup (pen.)
26 October 1996MotherwellH5–048,160Gascoigne (3), Laudrup (2)
2 November 1996Raith RoversA2–29,722Van Vossen, McCoist
14 November 1996CelticA1–050,009Laudrup
1 December 1996AberdeenA3–019,168Robertson, Laudrup, Miller
7 December 1996HibernianH4–348,053McCoist (2), Ian Ferguson, Laudrup
10 December 1996Dundee UnitedA0–112,417
14 December 1996Dunfermline AthleticH3–145,878McCoist, Gough, Andersen
17 December 1996KilmarnockH4–239,469Andersen (3), Robertson
21 December 1996Heart of MidlothianA4–115,139Robertson, Laudrup, Albertz (pen.), Gascoigne
28 December 1996Raith RoversH4–048,322Gough, Gascoigne, Albertz, McCoist
2 January 1997CelticH3–150,019Andersen (2), Albertz
4 January 1997HibernianA2–112,650Andersen, Albertz (pen.)
12 January 1997AberdeenH4–047,509Andersen (2), Albertz (pen.), Laudrup
15 January 1997KilmarnockA1–115,662Gascoigne
18 January 1997MotherwellA3–113,166Albertz, Laudrup, Gascoigne
1 February 1997Heart of MidlothianH0–050,024
8 February 1997Dunfermline AthleticA3–016,153Durie, Albertz, Laudrup
23 February 1997HibernianH3–147,618Gough, Albertz, Laudrup
1 March 1997AberdeenA2–216,331Laudrup, Moore
12 March 1997Dundee UnitedH0–250,002
16 March 1997CelticA1–049,733Laudrup
22 March 1997KilmarnockH1–250,036Durie
5 April 1997Dunfermline AthleticH4–050,098Albertz, Petric, Laudrup, Hateley
15 April 1997Raith RoversA6–09,745Durie (2), Petric, Robertson, Laudrup, McCoist
5 May 1997MotherwellH0–250,059
7 May 1997Dundee UnitedA1–012,180Laudrup
10 May 1997Heart of MidlothianA1–313,097McInnes

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1996R2ClydebankA3–07,450Van Vossen (2), McCoist
4 September 1996R3Ayr UnitedH3–144,732Albertz, Gascoigne, McInnes
17 September 1996QFHibernianH4–045,104Van Vossen (2), Durie, Albertz
22 October 1996SFDunfermline AthleticN6–116,791Laudrup (2), Andersen (2), McInnes, Albertz
24 November 1996FHeart of MidlothianN4–348,559McCoist (2), Gascoigne (2)

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1997R3St JohnstoneH2–045,037Andersen, Rozental
15 February 1997R4East FifeH3–041,064Robertson, Steven, McCoist
6 March 1997QFCelticA0–249,284

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1996QRRUS Alania VladikavkazH3–144,799McInnes, McCoist, Petric
21 August 1996QRRUS Alania VladikavkazA7–232,000McCoist (3), Laudrup (2), Van Vossen, Miller
11 September 1996GSSWI GrasshopperA0–320,030
25 September 1996GSFRA AuxerreH1–237,344Gascoigne
16 October 1996GSNED AjaxA1–447,000Durrant
30 October 1996GSNED AjaxH0–142,265
20 November 1996GSSWI GrasshopperH2–134,192McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
4 December 1996GSFRA AuxerreA1–221,300Gough

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
WALGK70
SCOGK380
NEDGK70
SWEDF400
SCODF450
SCODF416
SCODF200
AUSDF311
FR YugoslaviaDF403
SCODF305
SCODF100
SCODF40
SCODF20
GERMF4713
SCOMF10
SCOMF161
SCOMF10
SCOMF311
ENGMF3417
DENMF4320
SCOMF130
SCOMF10
SCOMF334
SCOMF212
ENGMF102
DENFW2512
SCOFW246
NIRFW10
ENGFW41
SCOFW3720
NIRFW10
CHIFW21
NEDFW269

Competitions

Overall

Scottish Premier Division

UEFA Champions League

References

References

  1. (15 March 1997). "Batistuta can go to Rangers - for £10m: Look who's back . . . and look who's the next Ibrox target". The Herald.
  2. (6 February 1997). "Van Hooydonk out of Raith match as Celtic look to make changes Dutchman faces axe from action due to idle talk". The Herald.
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