2007–08 Rangers F.c. Season
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Rangers.
| 2007–08 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Murray | |||
| Manager | Walter Smith | |||
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082) | |||
| Scottish Premier League | 2nd P38 W27 D5 L6 F84 A33 | |||
| Scottish Cup | Winners | |||
| League Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (14) All: Kris Boyd (25) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 50,440 vs Hibernian (6 October) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 33,837 vs Hibernian (9 March) | |||
| | ||||
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."
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.
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.
Players
Squad information
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Allan McGregor | 26 | 1998 | 106 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | | Alan Hutton | 23 | 2000 | 122 | 4 | 2012 | Youth system | left on 30 January |
| 3 | DF | | David Weir | 38 | 2007 (Winter) | 79 | 3 | 2008 | Free | |
| 4 | MF |  | Thomas Buffel | 27 | 2005 (Winter) | 86 | 16 | 2009 | £2.3m | |
| 5 | DF |  | Saša Papac | 28 | 2006 | 69 | 0 | 2009 | £0.45m | |
| 6 | MF | | Barry Ferguson (captain) | 30 | 2005 (Winter) | 404 | 59 | 2010 | £4.5m | |
| 7 | MF |  | Brahim Hemdani | 30 | 2005 | 108 | 2 | 2009 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | | Kevin Thomson | 23 | 2007 (Winter) | 56 | 1 | 2011 | £2m | |
| 9 | FW | | Kris Boyd | 24 | 2005 (Winter) | 106 | 71 | 2010 | £0.4m | |
| 10 | FW |  | Nacho Novo | 29 | 2004 | 168 | 54 | 2010 | £0.45m | |
| 11 | MF | | Charlie Adam | 22 | 2003 | 78 | 18 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 12 | DF |  | Ugo Ehiogu | 35 | 2007 (Winter) | 12 | 1 | 2008 | Free | left on 18 January |
| 12 | MF |  | Steven Davis | 23 | 2008 (Winter) | 26 | 1 | 2008 | Loan | |
| 14 | MF |  | Amdy Faye | 31 | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2008 | Loan | |
| 15 | MF | | Alan Gow | 25 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
| 16 | GK | | Graeme Smith | 25 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
| 17 | MF | | Chris Burke | 24 | 2000 | 129 | 14 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 18 | DF | | Ian Murray | 26 | 2005 | 60 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 24 August |
| 18 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 21 | 2008 | 31 | 5 | 2012 | £1.9m | |
| 19 | FW |  | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 32 | 2007 | 48 | 15 | 2009 | Free | |
| 20 | MF |  | DaMarcus Beasley | 26 | 2007 | 21 | 5 | 2010 | £0.7m | |
| 21 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 23 | 2007 | 34 | 1 | 2010 | Free | |
| 22 | DF | | Andy Webster | 26 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | £0.4m | |
| 23 | FW |  | Filip Šebo | 24 | 2006 | 34 | 2 | 2010 | £1.8m | out on season long loan |
| 23 | DF | | Christian Dailly | 34 | 2008 (Winter) | 22 | 2 | 2008 | Free | |
| 24 | CB | | Carlos Cuéllar | 26 | 2007 | 65 | 5 | 2011 | £2.37m | |
| 25 | GK | | Roy Carroll | 30 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 January |
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 30 | 2008 (Winter) | 15 | 0 | 2011 | Free | |
| 26 | DF | | Steven Smith | 22 | 2002 | 51 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 30 | 2007 | 46 | 7 | 2011 | £2.25m | |
| 28 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 23 | 2007 | 48 | 5 | 2012 | £2m | |
| 29 | FW |  | Daniel Cousin | 31 | 2007 | 42 | 12 | 2010 | £1.1m | |
| 34 | MF | | Paul Emslie | 20 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 36 | MF |  | Dean Furman | 19 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | |
| 43 | MF | | John Fleck | 16 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 24 May 2008
- Source: Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
- Ordered by squad numbers.
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | MF |  | Georgios Efrem | 17 | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | |
| 16 | GK | | Graeme Smith | 24 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | | DaMarcus Beasley | 25 | PSV  | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £0.7m | |
| 22 | DF | | Andy Webster | 25 | Wigan Athletic | Loan extension | Summer | 2008 | n/a | |
| 21 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 22 | St Mirren | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | |
| 19 | FW | | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 31 | Bordeaux | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | |
| 15 | MF | | Alan Gow | 24 | Falkirk | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free | |
| 24 | DF | | Carlos Cuéllar | 25 | Osasuna | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | £2.37m | |
| 25 | GK | | Roy Carroll | 29 | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | |
| 71 | MF |  | Marco Michetschlager | 17 | Admira Wacker Mödling | Loan | Summer | 2008 | n/a | |
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 29 | Wigan Athletic | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | £2.25m | |
| 28 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 23 | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | £2m | |
| 29 | FW | | Daniel Cousin | 30 | Lens | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £1.1m | |
| 18 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 20 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | £1.9m | |
| 14 | MF | | Amdy Faye | 30 | Charlton Athletic | Loan | Summer | 2008 | n/a | |
| GK |  | Artūrs Vaičulis | 19 | St Mirren | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | ||
| 78 | MF |  | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 18 | Harstad IL | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £0.09m | |
| FW |  | Isa Bagci | 17 | BK Häcken  | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Undisclosed | ||
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 29 | Ipswich Town | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free | |
| 23 | DF | | Christian Dailly | 34 | West Ham United | Transfer | Winter | 2008 | Free | |
| 12 | MF | | Steven Davis | 23 | Fulham | Loan | Winter | 2008 | n/a |
Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £10.32m
Out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | DF | | Martin Ure | 18 | Queen's Park | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [1] |
| 54 | FW | | Scott Hadden | 18 | Ross County | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 36 | DF | | Steven Campbell | 20 | Airdrie United | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 51 | GK | | Joe Sagar | 18 | Porthmadog  | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 30 | MF | | Makhtar N'Diaye | 25 | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 28 | DF | | Antoine Ponroy | 21 | Cannes | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 1 | GK |  | Stefan Klos | 35 | Retired | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 9 | FW |  | Dado Pršo | 32 | Retired | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 11 | MF | | Gavin Rae | 29 | Cardiff City | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 37 | MF | | Brian Gilmour | 20 | Queen of the South | End of contract | Summer | n/a | |
| 19 | DF | | Karl Svensson | 23 | Caen | Transfer | Summer | £0.7m | |
| 30 | GK | | Lee Robinson | 21 | Greenock Morton | Loan | Summer | n/a | |
| 14 | MF |  | Libor Sionko | 30 | Copenhagen  | Transfer | Summer | £0.09m | |
| 23 | FW | | Filip Šebo | 23 | Valenciennes | Loan | Summer | n/a | |
| 18 | DF | | Ian Murray | 26 | Norwich City | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 12 | DF | | Ugo Ehiogu | 35 | Sheffield United | Transfer | Winter | Free | |
| 2 | DF | | Alan Hutton | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Winter | £9m | |
| 25 | GK | | Roy Carroll | 30 | Derby County | Transfer | Winter | Free |
Last updated: 22 August 2008
Total spending: £9.79m
Squad statistics
| Total | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | |
| 1 | GK | | Allan McGregor | 53 | 53 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | RB | | Alan Hutton | 31 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | CB | | David Weir | 61 | 61 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | AM | | Thomas Buffel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | LB | | Saša Papac | 46 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | CM | | Barry Ferguson | 61 | 62 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 7 | CM | | Brahim Hemdani | 35 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | CM | | Kevin Thomson | 43 | 44 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | CF | | Kris Boyd | 25 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 10 | CF | | Nacho Novo | 18 | 49 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 11 | LM | | Charlie Adam | 25 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | CM | | Steven Davis | 23 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | CB | | Ugo Ehiogu | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | CM | | Amdy Faye | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | AM | | Alan Gow | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Graeme Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | RW | | Chris Burke | 17 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 18 | CF | | Steven Naismith | 17 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 19 | CF | | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 28 | 48 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 20 | LW | | DaMarcus Beasley | 15 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | RB | | Kirk Broadfoot | 31 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 22 | CB | | Andy Webster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 | CB | | Christian Dailly | 21 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | CF | | Filip Šebo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | CB | | Carlos Cuéllar | 65 | 65 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | GK | | Roy Carroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 26 | LB | | Steven Smith | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 38 | 46 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 28 | RB | | Steven Whittaker | 43 | 48 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 29 | CF | | Daniel Cousin | 26 | 42 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 34 | CM | | Paul Emslie | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | CM | | Dean Furman | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | AM | | John Fleck | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2007/2008 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank
Top Scorer
| N | P | Nat. | Name | SPL | SC | SLC | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | | Kris Boyd | 14 | 6 | 5 | 25 | |
| 10 | FW | | Nacho Novo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | FW | | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 29 | FW | | Daniel Cousin | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | MF | | Barry Ferguson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 18 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 5 | 5 | |||
| 20 | MF | | Damarcus Beasley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 24 | DF | | Carlos Cuéllar | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 28 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | MF | | Charlie Adam | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | MF | | Chris Burke | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | DF | | David Weir | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 23 | DF | | Christian Dailly | 2 | 2 | |||
| 22 | DF | | Andy Webster | 1 | 1 | |||
| 21 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | MF | | Kevin Thomson | 1 | 1 | |||
| 12 | MF | | Steven Davis | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | DF | | Alan Hutton | 1 | 1 | |||
| Own goal | 2 | 2 |
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | YC  |  | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | Allan McGregor | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | Alan Hutton | 13 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | | David Weir | 3 | ||
| 5 | DF | | Saša Papac | 2 | ||
| 6 | MF | | Barry Ferguson | 2 | ||
| 7 | MF | | Brahim Hemdani | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF | | Kevin Thomson | 10 | ||
| 9 | FW | | Kris Boyd | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | | Nacho Novo | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | | Charlie Adam | 4 | ||
| 14 | MF | | Amdy Faye | 1 | ||
| 17 | MF | | Chris Burke | 3 | ||
| 18 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 2 | ||
| 19 | FW | | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | | Damarcus Beasley | 2 | ||
| 21 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 5 | ||
| 23 | DF | | Christian Dailly | 3 | ||
| 24 | DF | | Carlos Cuéllar | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 7 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | | Daniel Cousin | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Club
Board of directors
Source: Wikipedia | Coaching staff
Source: Wikipedia | Other staff
Source: Wikipedia
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Matches
Scottish Premier League
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
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 July 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | H | Zeta | 2–0 | |
| 3 | 7 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | AR | Zeta | 1–0 | |
| 5 | 14 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | H | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | |
| 8 | 28 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | A | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | |
| 11 | 19 September 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | |
| 15 | 2 October 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | Lyon | 3–0 | |
| 18 | 23 October 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Barcelona | 0–0 | |
| 22 | 7 November 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | Barcelona | 0–2 | |
| 24 | 27 November 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | |
| 26 | 12 December 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Lyon | 0–3 |
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
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 13 February 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | H | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | |
| 41 | 21 February 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | A | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | |
| 45 | 6 March 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | H | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | |
| 47 | 13 March 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | A | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | |
| 52 | 3 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | QF | H | Sporting CP | 0–0 | |
| 54 | 10 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | QF | A | Sporting CP | 2–0 | |
| 58 | 24 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | SF | H | Fiorentina | 0–0 | |
| 60 | 1 May 2008 | UEFA Cup | SF | A | Fiorentina | 0–0 (4-2 pen.) | |
| 64 | 14 May 2008 | UEFA Cup | F | N | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–2 |
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
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 23 January 2008 | Scottish Cup | 4 | H | East Stirlingshire | 6–0 | |
| 37 | 3 February 2008 | Scottish Cup | 5 | A | Hibernian | 0–0 | |
| 46 | 9 March 2008 | Scottish Cup | 5 R | H | Hibernian | 1–0 | |
| 49 | 19 March 2008 | Scottish Cup | QF | H | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | |
| 55 | 13 April 2008 | Scottish Cup | QF R | A | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | |
| 57 | 20 April 2008 | Scottish Cup | SF | N | St Johnstone | 1–1 (4-3 pen.) | |
| 68 | 24 May 2008 | Scottish Cup | F | N | Queen of the South | 3–2 |
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
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 26 September 2007 | Scottish League Cup | 3 | AR | East Fife | 4–0 | |
| 20 | 31 October 2007 | Scottish League Cup | QF | A | Motherwell | 2–1 | |
| 36 | 30 January 2008 | Scottish League Cup | SF | N | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | |
| 48 | 16 March 2008 | Scottish League Cup | F | N | Dundee United | 2–2 (3-2 pen.) |
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
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 July 2007 | Friendly | A | FC Gütersloh | 3–0 | [permanent dead link] | |
| 2 | 15 July 2007 | Friendly | A | SV Lippstadt 08 | 4–2 | [permanent dead link] | |
| 3 | 17 July 2007 | Friendly | A | Hannover 96 | 0–1 | [permanent dead link] | |
| 4 | 21 July 2007 | Friendly | A | Falkirk | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | 24 July 2007 | Friendly | H | Ajax | 1–1 | [permanent dead link] | |
| 6 | 28 July 2007 | Friendly | H | Chelsea | 2–0 | [permanent dead link] |
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
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Premier League | — | 2nd | 4 August | 22 May |
| UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | Group Stage | 31 July | 12 December |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 13 February | 14 May |
| Scottish League Cup | Third round | Winners | 24 September | 16 March |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | Winners | 13 January | 24 May |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 26 | +58 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 52 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
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 |
Last updated: 24 May 2008.
Source: Scottish Premier League 2007–08
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
UEFA Champions League
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Lyon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |
References
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