1993–94 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1993–94 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerWalter Smith
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
Champions LeagueFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Hateley (22)
All:
Mark Hateley (30)

The 1993–94 season was the 114th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1993–94 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the sixth of their nine league titles, despite only winning 22 of their 44 league games.[1]

During Rangers' league encounter against Raith Rovers at Ibrox on 16 April 1994, Duncan Ferguson headbutted the visitors' John McStay in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. Referee Kenny Clark booked Ferguson, but he was subsequently charged with assault and, as it was his fourth such conviction, he served three months in prison.[2]

In the cup competitions, they were defeated in the Scottish Cup final by Dundee United thanks to a Craig Brewster goal. The team did win the League Cup, beating Hibernian 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Ally McCoist.

In their European campaign, Rangers crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the first round after losing to Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia on the away goals rule.

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
14 July 1993 Scotland Duncan Ferguson Scotland Dundee United £4,000,000[3]
27 July 1993 Scotland Fraser Wishart Scotland Falkirk Free[4]
16 September 1993 Australia Craig Moore Australia Australian Institute of Sport Free
23 November 1993 Scotland Gordon Durie England Tottenham Hotspur £1,200,000[5]

Out

Date Player To Fee
26 June 1993 Scotland Gary McSwegan England Notts County £400,000[6]
9 July 1993 England Dale Gordon England West Ham United £750,000[7]
4 January 1994 Scotland Sandy Robertson England Coventry City £400,000[8]
  • Expendure: Decrease £4,950,000
  • Income: Increase £1,550,000
  • Total loss/gain: Decrease £3,400,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1993 Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 43,261 Hagen, Hateley
14 August 1993 St Johnstone A 2–1 10,152 Gough, I. Ferguson
21 August 1993 Celtic A 0–0 47,942
28 August 1993 Kilmarnock H 1–2 44,243 Pressley
4 September 1993 Dundee A 1–1 14,211 Hateley
11 September 1993 Partick Thistle H 1–1 40,988 Hateley
18 September 1993 Aberdeen A 0–2 19,138
25 September 1993 Hibernian H 2–1 43,200 Steven, Hateley
2 October 1993 Raith Rovers A 1–1 8,161 Hetherston (o.g.)
6 October 1993 Motherwell H 1–2 39,816 I. Ferguson
9 October 1993 Dundee United A 3–1 11,262 Huistra (2), Hateley
16 October 1993 St Johnstone H 2–0 41,960 Huistra, Hateley
30 October 1993 Celtic H 1–2 47,522 McCoist
3 November 1993 Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 18,370 Hateley (2)
6 November 1993 Kilmarnock A 2–0 19,162 I. Ferguson, Huistra
10 November 1993 Dundee H 3–1 38,477 McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson
13 November 1993 Raith Rovers H 2–2 42,611 Hateley (2)
20 November 1993 Hibernian A 1–0 16,506 Gough
27 November 1993 Partick Thistle A 1–1 17,292 Huistra
1 December 1993 Aberdeen H 2–0 45,182 Hateley (2)
4 December 1993 Motherwell A 2–0 14,069 Durie (2)
11 December 1993 Dundee United H 0–3 43,058
18 December 1993 St Johnstone A 4–0 10,056 Hateley (2), Steven, Durie
27 December 1993 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 45,116 Hateley (2)
1 January 1994 Celtic A 4–2 48,506 Mikhailichenko (2), Hateley, Kuznetsov
8 January 1994 Kilmarnock H 3–0 44,919 Hateley (2), Huistra
15 January 1994 Dundee A 1–1 11,014 Durie
22 January 1994 Aberdeen A 0–0 20,267
5 February 1994 Partick Thistle H 5–1 42,606 Durie (2), Mikhailichenko, McCall, Steven
12 February 1994 Hibernian H 2–0 43,265 Durie, Steven
26 February 1994 Raith Rovers A 2–1 8,988 I. Ferguson, Durie
5 March 1994 Motherwell H 2–1 43,669 Durie, Hateley (pen.)
19 March 1994 St Johnstone H 4–0 43,228 McCall, Hateley, McPherson, Durie
26 March 1994 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 18,108 McCoist, Hateley
29 March 1994 Partick Thistle A 2–1 14,706 Gough, McCoist
2 April 1994 Aberdeen H 1–1 45,888 McCall
5 April 1994 Dundee United A 0–0 11,352
16 April 1994 Raith Rovers H 4–0 42,545 Robertson, McCoist, D. Ferguson, Mikhailichenko
23 April 1994 Dundee United H 2–1 44,776 Durie (2)
26 April 1994 Motherwell A 1–2 14,050 McCoist
30 April 1994 Celtic H 1–1 47,018 Mikhailichenko
3 May 1994 Hibernian A 0–1 14,517
7 May 1994 Kilmarnock A 0–1 18,012
14 May 1994 Dundee H 0–0 41,620

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1993 R2 Dumbarton H 1–0 36,309 I. Ferguson
25 August 1993 R3 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–0 12,993 Steven, I. Ferguson
1 September 1993 QF Aberdeen H 2–1 45,604 Hateley, I. Ferguson
22 September 1993 SF Celtic H 1–0 47,420 Hateley
24 October 1993 F Hibernian N 2–1 47,632 Durrant, McCoist

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 January 1994 R3 Dumbarton H 4–1 36,809 Durie, Hateley (pen.), Steven, Robertson
19 February 1994 R4 Alloa Athletic H 6–0 37,804 McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson,
McPherson, Newbigging (o.g.)
12 March 1994 QF Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 41,666 Brown, Hateley
10 April 1994 SF Kilmarnock N 0–0 35,144
13 April 1994 SF R Kilmarnock N 2–1 29,860 Hateley (2)
21 May 1994 F Dundee United N 0–1 37,450

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 September 1993 R1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia H 3–2 37,013 Hateley (2), McPherson
29 September 1993 R1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia A 1–2 50,000 Durrant

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Andy Goram GK 10 0
Scotland Ally Maxwell GK 43 0
Scotland Colin Scott GK 6 0
Scotland John Brown DF 28 1
Scotland Richard Gough DF 48 3
Ukraine Oleh Kuznetsov DF 6 1
Scotland Dave McPherson DF 37 3
Australia Craig Moore DF 1 0
Scotland Steven Pressley DF 29 1
Scotland David Robertson DF 41 2
England Gary Stevens DF 37 0
England Chris Vinnicombe DF 5 0
Scotland Fraser Wishart DF 10 0
Scotland Ian Durrant MF 31 2
Scotland Ian Ferguson MF 47 9
Scotland David Hagen MF 8 1
Netherlands Pieter Huistra MF 26 6
Scotland Stuart McCall MF 44 3
Scotland Charlie Miller MF 3 0
Scotland Neil Murray MF 27 0
Ukraine Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko MF 40 5
England Trevor Steven MF 42 6
Scotland Gordon Durie FW 29 13
Scotland Duncan Ferguson FW 16 1
England Mark Hateley FW 55 30
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 28 11
Northern Ireland John Morrow FW 3 0

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 22 14 8 74 41 +33 58 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 44 17 21 6 58 36 +22 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Motherwell 44 20 14 10 58 43 +15 54
4 Celtic 44 15 20 9 51 38 +13 50
5 Hibernian 44 16 15 13 53 48 +5 47
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

References

  1. ^ The shadows of 1994 as Rangers fans remember the 50 per cent rule that saw off Celtic, Daily Record, 20 September 2021
  2. ^ ScottishLeague.net SFAQs
  3. ^ "A dream come true as Ferguson signs in £4m deal". The Herald. 15 July 1993.
  4. ^ "Hagen in firing line as Ferguson again misses out". The Herald. 28 July 1993.
  5. ^ "A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict". The Herald. 22 November 1993.
  6. ^ "Tribunal inflict a £100,000 sting on Rangers". The Herald. 10 August 1993.
  7. ^ "Gordon joins West Ham in £750,000 deal". The Herald. 10 July 1993.
  8. ^ Rangers News, 5 January 1994