1991–92 Rangers F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1991–92 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
European CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ally McCoist (34)
All:
Ally McCoist (39)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fourth of their nine league titles after winning 33 of their 44 league games.

Rangers won the league by 9 points, the title being won at Ibrox against St.Mirren with a 4–0 victory in April.

Transfer activity was heavily influenced by restrictions imposed by UEFA in European competitions. Match squads could only include a maximum of three foreign nationals, and as a result English players at Ibrox were considered "foreigners". The most significant move was the sale of England international goalkeeper Chris Woods to Sheffield Wednesday. He was replaced by Scotland international goalkeeper Andy Goram from Hibernian.

In the cup competitions, they were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the semi-final stage, losing 1–0 to Hibernian. Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1981, defeating Airdrieonians 2–1 after a 1–0 win over Celtic in the semi-finals.

In Europe they were knocked out the European Cup in the first round by Czechoslovakian side Sparta Prague. They lost on away goals rule after tying the match 2–2 on aggregate.

Ally McCoist was awarded his first European Golden Boot for finishing as the top goal scorer across all European leagues with 34 goals. The McCoist / Hateley strike partnership yielded an impressive 62 goals during the season.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
19 June 1991 Andy Goram Hibernian£1,000,000[1]
1 July 1991 David Robertson Aberdeen£970,000[2]
5 July 1991 Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Sampdoria£2,000,000[3]
15 August 1991 Stuart McCall Everton£1,200,000
15 August 1991 David McKellar Kilmarnock£20,000
2 November 1991 Dale Gordon Norwich City£1,200,000[4]
10 January 1992 Paul Rideout Notts County£500,000[5]

Out
Date Player To Fee
21 June 1991 Stuart Munro Blackburn Rovers£200,000
24 June 1991 Boni GinzburgFree
11 July 1991 Tom Cowan Sheffield United£350,000
22 July 1991 Neale Cooper ReadingFree
8 August 1991 Mark Walters Liverpool£1,250,000[6]
14 August 1991 Chris Woods Sheffield Wednesday£1,000,000[7]
15 August 1991 Trevor Steven Marseille£5,500,000
5 September 1991 Terry Hurlock Southampton£400,000[8]
18 November 1991 Mo Johnston Everton£1,550,000[9]
  • Expenditure: £6,890,000
  • Income: £10,250,000
  • Total loss/gain: £3,360,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1991St JohnstoneH6–035,109Hateley (3), Johnston (2, 1 (pen.)), Ferguson
13 August 1991MotherwellH2–035,323Steven, Maaskant (o.g.)
17 August 1991Heart of MidlothianA0–122,534
24 August 1991Dunfermline AthleticH4–035,559Huistra, Johnston, Spencer, McCoist
31 August 1991CelticA2–051,382Hateley (2)
7 September 1991FalkirkA2–013,088Nisbet, Huistra
14 September 1991Dundee UnitedH1–136,347McCoist
21 September 1991St MirrenA2–114,503Huistra, Nisbet
28 September 1991AberdeenH0–236,330
5 October 1991AirdrieoniansA4–011,101McCoist (2), Nisbet, Johnston
8 October 1991HibernianH4–235,368McCoist (2), Huistra, Tortolano (o.g.)
12 October 1991St JohnstoneA3–210,323McCoist (2), Nisbet
19 October 1991Heart of MidlothianH2–036,481McCoist,Mikhailichenko
26 October 1991FalkirkH1–136,441Johnston
29 October 1991Dundee UnitedA2–315,041McCoist (2)
2 November 1991CelticH1–137,387McCoist
9 November 1991Dunfermline AthleticA5–013,351Gordon (2), Gough, Hateley, McCoist
16 November 1991AirdrieoniansH4–036,934Hateley (2), Robertson, McCoist
19 November 1991HibernianA3–016,833McCoist (2), Hateley
23 November 1991St MirrenH0–136,272
30 November 1991MotherwellA2–015,350Gordon, Gough
4 December 1991AberdeenA3–220,081Hateley (2), McCoist
7 December 1991St JohnstoneH3–135,784Mikhailichenko, Brown, Hateley
14 December 1991FalkirkA3–111,801McCoist, Hateley, McCall
21 December 1991Dundee UnitedH2–041,448McCoist (2)
28 December 1991Dunfermline AthleticH2–141,328Stevens, Gordon
1 January 1992CelticA3–151,789McCoist, Hateley (pen.), Brown
4 January 1992AirdrieoniansA0–012,276
11 January 1992HibernianH2–040,616Gordon, McCoist
18 January 1992MotherwellH2–038,217McCoist, Mikhailichenko
1 February 1992Heart of MidlothianA2–024,356McCoist, Mikhailichenko
8 February 1992St MirrenA2–116,638McCoist,Mikhailichenko
25 February 1992AberdeenH0–038,513
29 February 1992AirdrieoniansH5–040,568Hateley (3, 2 (pen.)), Brown, Rideout
10 March 1992HibernianA3–113,387Hateley (2, 1 (pen.)), McCoist
14 March 1992Dunfermline AthleticA3–112,274Mikhailichenho (2), Nisbet
21 March 1992CelticH0–242,160
28 March 1992St JohnstoneA2–19,697Hateley (2)
7 April 1992FalkirkH4–136,832McCoist (3),Mikhailichenko
11 April 1992Dundee UnitedA2–111,713Mikhailichenko, Brown
18 April 1992St MirrenH4–040,362McCoist (2), Stevens, Huistra
23 April 1992MotherwellA2–112,515Mikhailichenko (2)
28 April 1992Heart of MidlothianH1–136,129McCoist
2 May 1992AberdeenA2–016,580McCoist (2)

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1991R2Queen's ParkH6–032,230Johnston (4), Durrant, Spackman
28 August 1991R3Partick ThistleA2–012,587Johnston, D.Robertson
4 September 1991QFHeart of MidlothianA1–022,878McCoist
25 September 1991SFHibernianN0–140,901

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
22 January 1992R3AberdeenA1–023,000McCoist
15 February 1992R4MotherwellH2–138,444Mikhailichenko (2)
3 March 1992QFSt JohnstoneA3–010,107McCoist, Gough, Hateley
31 March 1992SFCelticN1–045,191McCoist
9 May 1992FAirdrieoniansN2–144,045McCoist, Hateley

European Cup
Main article: 1991–92 European Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1991R1 Sparta PragueA0–111,053
2 October 1991R1 Sparta PragueH2–134,260McCall (2)

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Andy GoramGK550
John BrownDF334
Richard GoughDF423
Oleh KuznetsovDF190
John McGregorDF10
Scott NisbetDF265
Steven PressleyDF10
David RobertsonDF532
Gary StevensDF542
Chris VinnicombeDF20
Ian DurrantMF201
Ian FergusonMF221
Dale GordonMF285
Pieter HuistraMF405
Stuart McCallMF453
Sandy RobertsonMF70
Lee RobertsonMF10
Nigel SpackmanMF531
Trevor StevenMF21
Mark HateleyFW3523
Mo JohnstonFW1610
Ally McCoistFW4939
Gary McSweganFW50
John MorrowFW30
Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoFW3112
Paul RideoutFW131
John SpencerFW111

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 33 6 5 101 31 +70 72 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Hearts 44 27 9 8 60 37 +23 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 44 26 10 8 88 42 +46 62
4 Dundee United 44 19 13 12 66 50 +16 51
5 Hibernian 44 16 17 11 53 45 +8 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

References
  1. £1m Rangers Goram hopes his move will be a winner: Glasgow Herald, 20 June 1991
  2. Rangers' spree may continue: Glasgow Herald, 2 July 1991
  3. "On this day in 1991". Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "Gordon joins Rangers in a £1.2m deal". Glasgow Herald. 4 November 1991.
  5. "Rideout is ready for a quick debut against Hibernian". Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1992.
  6. £1.25m Walters is called to account again by Souness: Glasgow Herald, 9 August 1991
  7. Aberdeen have designs on McCoist: Woods heads for Sheffield while Gillespie agrees to sign for Celtic: Glasgow Herald, 15 August 1991
  8. Daily Record, 6 September 1991
  9. "Business as usual for Rangers as Johnston signs on at Goodison". Glasgow Herald. 19 November 1991.
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