2010–11 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

2010–11 season
Chairman	Alastair Johnston (until 23 May) Craig Whyte (from 24 May)
Manager	Walter Smith
Ground	Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League	1st
Scottish Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Group stage
Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Kenny Miller (21) All: Kenny Miller (22)
Highest home attendance	50,248 vs Celtic (24 April 2011)
Lowest home attendance	13,215 vs Kilmarnock (10 January 2011)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 2010–11 season. With financial problems at the club ongoing, the summer began for Rangers with several players leaving the club. With a limited transfer budget and a small squad. Walter Smith had to decide whether to increase the number of playing staff or improve the starting eleven, he opted for quality.[1]

Both sides of the Old Firm began the season with eight league wins in a row, however, with the sides meeting on matchday nine something had to give. Rangers claimed a 3–1 victory over Celtic and took early control of the league. A 1–1 draw at home to Inverness CT the following weekend ended Rangers 100% start to the season and a home defeat to Hibernian inflicted the team's first league defeat of the season, the first of five. The cold spell in the winter of 2010–11 saw many postponements and for long spells Rangers were behind Celtic but with games in hand. In the third league meeting between the Old Firm, Celtic came out on top and mathematical lead the table, for the first time that season. However Celtic's advantage was short lived after a loss to Motherwell the following week.[2] This allowed Rangers to regain top spot, but 3–2 loss to Dundee United at Ibrox followed by a 0–0 draw in the final Old Firm fixture left the title in Celtic's hands, with just four matches remaining. There was to be a final twist in the league season, on 3 May Celtic lost a rearranged match away to Inverness and so with three matches remaining Rangers had a one-point lead. Smith's side went on to win all three fixtures, scoring 11 goals, and claimed the club's 54th league championship.[3]

In the domestic cup competitions Rangers won the League Cup after beating Celtic 2-1 AET.[4] However, Rangers lost 1–0 to Celtic in the fifth round replay in Scottish Cup. The match was marked by several incidents, three Rangers players were sent-off and Celtic manager Neil Lennon and McCoist were involved in a pitch side bust up.[5]

In Europe, Rangers automatically qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages for the second season in a row. They drew Manchester United, Valencia and Bursaspor. Rangers were unbeaten in their first three group stage games, with a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford, a 1–0 victory over Bursaspor at Ibrox and a 1–1 draw at home to Valencia. A 3–0 defeat in Spain to Valencia followed by a 1–0 loss at home to Manchester United ended Rangers chances of qualifying for the last 16, but third place and a spot in the UEFA Europa League was already secured with Bursaspor having failed to pick up a point in five games. In the last group match Rangers drew 1–1 in Turkey, giving Bursaspor their first Champions League point. However, Rangers did make it to the last 16 of the Europa League, beating Sporting Lisbon on away goals in the last 32 but lost to PSV Eindhoven on aggregate.

On 6 May 2011, it was confirmed that David Murray had sold his controlling interest in the club (85.3%) to Wavetower limited for £1, a company owned by businessman Craig Whyte.[6]

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	29	1998	235	0	2013	Youth system
3	DF		David Weir (captain)	41	2007 (Winter)	230	5	2011	Free
4	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	26	2007	98	1	2013	Free
5	DF		Saša Papac	31	2006	201	7	2011	£0.45m
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	33	2007	143	15	2013	£2.25m
7	MF		Maurice Edu	25	2008	83	9	2013	£2.6m
8	MF		Steven Davis	26	2008	172	17	2012	£3m
9	FW		Kenny Miller	31	2008	144	67	2011	£2m	left on 21 January
10	MF		John Fleck	19	2007	53	3	2013	Youth system
11	FW		Kyle Lafferty	23	2008	115	31	2013	£3.25m
12	DF		Richard Foster	25	2010	24	0	2011	Loan
14	FW		Steven Naismith	24	2008	125	24	2015	£1.9m
15	FW		David Healy	31	2011 (Winter)	10	1	2011	Free
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	26	2007	181	26	2012	£2m
17	FW		Andrius Velička	31	2008	11	5	2011	£1m	left on 31 January
17	FW		El Hadji Diouf	30	2011 (Winter)	22	2	2011	Loan
18	FW		Nikica Jelavić	25	2010	27	19	2014	£4m
19	FW		James Beattie	33	2010	10	0	2012	£1.25m
20	MF		Vladimír Weiss	21	2010	35	5	2011	Loan
21	DF		Kyle Bartley	19	2011 (Winter)	9	1	2011	Loan
22	DF		Andy Webster	29	2008	3	1	2011	£0.4m	left on 31 January
23	DF		Jordan McMillan	22	2005	2	0	2012	Youth system
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	28	2008	109	5	2012	£2.5m
25	GK		Neil Alexander	33	2008 (Winter)	45	0	2013	Free
28	LW		Salim Kerkar	23	2010	1	0	2011	Free
29	FW		Andrew Little	22	2006	13	2	2011	Youth system
34	FW		Rory Loy	22	2006	2	0	2011	£0.025m	left on 28 January
39	MF		Gregg Wylde	20	2007	23	0	2012	Youth system
40	MF		Jamie Ness	20	2007	13	1	2015	Youth system
41	MF		Kyle Hutton	20	2008	14	0	2014	Youth system
45	DF		Darren Cole	19	2008	1	0	2013	Youth system

• Last updated: 15 May 2011
• Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,

Football Squads (for player's number)

• Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
50	MF		Andrew Mitchell	18	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	2012	Free	[7]
19	FW		James Beattie	32	Stoke City	Transfer	Summer	2012	£1.25m	[8]
20	MF		Vladimír Weiss	20	Manchester City	Loan	Summer	2011	£0.7m	[9][10]
18	FW		Nikica Jelavić	24	Rapid Wien	Transfer	Summer	2014	£4m	[11]
12	DF		Richard Foster	25	Aberdeen	Loan	Summer	2011	n/a	[12]
28	MF		Salim Kerkar	23	Gueugnon	Transfer	n/a	2011	Free	[13]
15	FW		David Healy	31	Sunderland	Transfer	Winter	2011	Free	[14]
21	DF		Kyle Bartley	19	Arsenal	Loan	Winter	2011	n/a	[15]
17	FW		El Hadji Diouf	30	Blackburn Rovers	Loan	Winter	2011	n/a	[16]

Last updated: 31 January 2011
Total spending: £5.95m

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
68	DF		Scott Durie	18	East Fife	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17][18]
61	GK		Mark Weir	18	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17]
65	DF		Stephen Forbes	19	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17]
43	FW		Steven Lennon	22	Dundalk	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17]
44	MF		Paul Emslie	22	Peterhead	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17][19]
46	DF		Steven Kinniburgh	20	Oxford United	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17][20]
77	MF		Andrew Milne	17	Auckland City	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[17]
10	FW		Nacho Novo	31	Sporting Gijón	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[21][22]
20	MF		Damarcus Beasley	28	Hannover 96	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[21]
26	DF		Steven Smith	24	Norwich City	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[21][23]
9	FW		Kris Boyd	26	Middlesbrough	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[24][25]
41	GK		Scott Gallacher	20	Forfar Athletic	Loan	Summer	n/a	[26]
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	25	Middlesbrough	Transfer	Summer	£2m	[27]
66	DF		Danny Wilson	18	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	£2m	[28]
17	FW		Andrius Velička	31	Aberdeen	Loan	Summer	n/a	[12]
38	MF		Stephen Stirling	21	Stirling Albion	Loan	Winter	n/a	[29]
9	FW		Kenny Miller	31	Bursaspor	Transfer	Winter	£0.4m	[30]
42	FW		Archie Campbell	20	Cowdenbeath	Loan	Winter	n/a	[31]
34	FW		Rory Loy	22	Carlisle United	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[32]
19	FW		James Beattie	32	Blackpool	Loan	Winter	n/a	[33]
22	DF		Andy Webster	28	Free agent	Contract terminated	Winter	n/a	[16]
17	FW		Andrius Velička	31	Free agent	Contract terminated	Winter	n/a	[16]
23	DF		Jordan McMillan	22	Wrexham	Loan	Winter	n/a	[34]
36	DF		Ross Perry	21	Falkirk	Loan	n/a	n/a	[35]

Last updated: 10 February 2011
Total income: £4.4m

New contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
9	FW		Kris Boyd	26	Rejected	3 years	June 2013	[36]
4	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	25	Signed	3 years	June 2013	[37]
3	DF		David Weir	40	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[38]
23	DF		Jordan McMillan	21	Signed	2 years	June 2012	[39]
30	GK		Scott Gallacher	20	Signed	2 years	June 2012	[40]
37	MF		Andrew Shinnie	20	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[41]
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	32	Signed	2 years	June 2013	[42]
25	GK		Neil Alexander	32	Signed	2 years	June 2013	[43]
45	DF		Darren Cole	18	Signed	2 years	June 2013	[44]
48	FW		Kane Hemmings	18	Signed	2 years	June 2013	[44]
9	FW		Kenny Miller	31	Rejected	2 years	June 2013	[45][46]
14	FW		Steven Naismith	24	Signed	3 years	May 2015	[47]
40	MF		Jamie Ness	19	Signed	2 years	June 2013	[48]
40	MF		Jamie Ness	20	Signed	4 years	June 2015	[49]
41	MF		Kyle Hutton	20	Signed	2 years	June 2014	[50]
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	28	Rejected	2 years	June 2014	[51]

Last updated: 11 April 2011

Squad statistics

				Total			Scottish Premier League		UEFA Champions League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Allan McGregor	48	48		37		6		3				2
3	DF		David Weir	53	53		37		6		3		3		4
4	DF		Kirk Broadfoot	12	14		8		4				2
5	DF		Saša Papac	46	46	3	34	3	4		3		2		3
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	26	30	1	21		5		1	1	3
7	MF		Maurice Edu	41	47	5	33	2	4	1	3		3	1	4	1
8	MF		Steven Davis	53	53	5	37	4	6		3		3	1	4
9	FW		Kenny Miller	23	25	22	18	21	6	1			1
10	MF		John Fleck	5	17		13		1		1		1		1
11	FW		Kyle Lafferty	31	44	15	31	11	4		2	1	3	3	4
12	DF		Richard Foster	19	24		15		3		2				4
14	FW		Steven Naismith	40	44	15	31	11	6	1	2		4	3	1
15	FW		David Healy	2	10	1	8	1							2
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	52	52	7	36	4	6		3	2	3		4	1
17	FW		El Hadji Diouf	11	22	2	15	1			2		1		4	1
18	FW		Nikica Jelavić	24	27	19	23	16			1		3	3
19	FW		James Beattie	6	10		7		2		1
20	MF		Vladimír Weiss	22	35	4	23	4	3		2		4		3
21	DF		Kyle Bartley	9	9	1	5	1			1				3
22	DF		Andy Webster	2	2		1						1
23	DF		Jordan McMillan		1				1
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	47	47	2	31	1	5		3		4	1	4
25	GK		Neil Alexander	7	7		1						4		2
28	MF		Salim Kerkar		1		1
29	FW		Andrew Little	2	2	1							2	1
34	FW		Rory Loy		1		1
39	MF		Gregg Wylde	12	21		15				1		3		2
40	MF		Jamie Ness	10	13	1	11				2	1
41	MF		Kyle Hutton	5	14		7		2		1		3		1
45	DF		Darren Cole	1	1				1

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2010/2011 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Top scorers

N	P	Nat.	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
9	FW		Kenny Miller	21			1		22
18	FW		Nikica Jelavić	16		3			19
14	FW		Steven Naismith	11		3	1		15
11	FW		Kyle Lafferty	11	1	3			15
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	4	2			1	7
20	MF		Vladimír Weiss	5					5
7	MF		Maurice Edu	2		1	1	1	5
8	MF		Steven Davis	4		1			5
5	DF		Saša Papac	3					3
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	1		1			2
17	FW		El Hadji Diouf	1				1	2
29	FW		Andrew Little			1			1
6	MF		Lee McCulloch		1				1
40	MF		Jamie Ness		1				1
15	FW		David Healy	1					1
21	DF		Kyle Bartley	1					1
			Own goal	7					7

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	YC		RC
1	GK		Allan McGregor	2
3	DF		David Weir	9
5	DF		Saša Papac	7
6	MF		Lee McCulloch	7
7	MF		Maurice Edu	6
8	MF		Steven Davis	2
9	FW		Kenny Miller	1
10	MF		John Fleck	1
11	FW		Kyle Lafferty	8		1
12	DF		Richard Foster	3
14	FW		Steven Naismith	12	1
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	4	1
17	FW		El Hadji Diouf	4
18	FW		Nikica Jelavić	6
19	FW		James Beattie	1
20	MF		Vladimír Weiss	5
21	DF		Kyle Bartley	1
24	DF		Madjid Bougherra	14	1
40	MF		Jamie Ness	1
41	MF		Kyle Hutton	2

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Board of directors Position Staff Chairman Alastair Johnston Chief executive Martin Bain Finance director Donald McIntyre Non-executive director John Greig Non-executive director John McClelland Non-executive director Dave King Non-executive director Paul Murray Non-executive director Mike McGill (until 6 May)[6] Non-executive director Donald Muir (until 6 May)[6] Non-executive director Paul Betts (from 6 May)[6] Source: Wikipedia article^[circular reference]

Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Walter Smith (until 16 May)[52] Assistant manager Ally McCoist First-team coach Kenny McDowall First-team coach Ian Durrant Head of Sports Science Adam Owen Goalkeepers coach Jim Stewart Alan Main (from 7 January) (until 3 March)[53] Source: Wikipedia article^[circular reference]

Other staff Position Staff Head of Football Administration Andrew Dickson Physiotherapist Philip Yeates Doctor Dr Paul Jackson Chief scout Ewan Chester (until 28 May)[54] Neil Murray (from 8 March)[55] First-team scout John Brown (from 8 March)[55] Massuer Davie Lavey Kit controller Jimmy Bell Video analyst Steve Harvey Source: Wikipedia article^[circular reference]

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
1	14 August 2010	Scottish Premier League	1	H	Kilmarnock	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 45,739 Referee William Collum Rangers Kilmarnock 16' Miller 57' Naismith 60' (pen.) Hamill
2	22 August 2010	Scottish Premier League	2	A	Hibernian	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 BST Attendance 17,145 Referee Iain Brines Hibernian Rangers  44' McBride  44' Lafferty 64' Miller 70' Miller 90+3' Miller
3	28 August 2010	Scottish Premier League	3	H	St Johnstone	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,109 Referee Calum Murray Rangers St Johnstone 33' Papac 79' Miller 25' Grainger
4	11 September 2010	Scottish Premier League	4	A	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 5,356 Referee Alan Muir Hamilton Academical Rangers 56' (o.g.) Bougherra 6' Jelavić 90' Miller
6	18 September 2010	Scottish Premier League	5	H	Dundee United	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 44,786 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Dundee United 9' (o.g.) Dillon 69' Miller 77' Naismith 82' Miller
8	26 September 2010	Scottish Premier League	6	A	Aberdeen	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 15,307 Referee William Collum Aberdeen Rangers 10' Vernon 30' Maguire  87'  Maguire 34' (pen.) Miller 52' Miller 67' Jelavić
10	2 October 2010	Scottish Premier League	7	A	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 15,637 Referee Craig Thomson Heart of Midlothian Rangers 12' Skácel 80' Lafferty 90+4' Naismith
11	16 October 2010	Scottish Premier League	8	H	Motherwell	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 44,609 Referee Stephen Finnie Rangers Motherwell 47' Naismith 62' Davis 65' Miller 67' Weiss 44' Blackman
13	24 October 2010	Scottish Premier League	9	A	Celtic	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 58,874 Referee William Collum Celtic Rangers 45+1' Hooper 49' (o.g.) Loovens 55' Miller 67' (pen.) Miller
15	30 October 2010	Scottish Premier League	10	H	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 43,697 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edu 11' Odhiambo 81'
17	7 November 2010	Scottish Premier League	11	A	St Mirren	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 5,674 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers 76' (pen.) Higdon 48' (o.g.) McAusland 58' Naismith 68' Miller
18	10 November 2010	Scottish Premier League	12	H	Hibernian	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 41,514 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hibernian 6' Miller 19' Rankin 76' Dickoh
19	13 November 2010	Scottish Premier League	13	H	Aberdeen	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,919 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Aberdeen 21' Miller 32' Weiss
20	20 November 2010	Scottish Premier League	14	A	Kilmarnock	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 10,177 Referee Euan Norris Kilmarnock Rangers 21' Sammon 59' Sammon 42' (pen.) Miller 55' (pen.) Miller 64' Miller
23	11 December 2010	Scottish Premier League	17	A	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 6,799 Referee Calum Murray Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 31' Hayes 57' Miller
24	26 December 2010	Scottish Premier League	19	A	Motherwell	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 9,371 Referee Iain Brines Motherwell Rangers 46' Sutton 26' Miller 34' (o.g.) Saunders 51' Weiss 61' Miller
25	2 January 2011	Scottish Premier League	21	H	Celtic	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 50,222 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Celtic 62' Samaras 70' (pen.) Samaras
27	15 January 2011	Scottish Premier League	22	H	Hamilton Academical	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,639 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Hamilton Academical 25' Weiss 28' (pen.) Whittaker 45+1' Weiss 82' Edu
28	18 January 2011[56][57]	Scottish Premier League	25	H	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 41,623 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 45' Davis
29	22 January 2011	Scottish Premier League	23	A	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 16,737 Referee Mike Tumilty Heart of Midlothian Rangers 77' Stevenson
30	26 January 2011	Scottish Premier League	24	A	Hibernian	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 11,696 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Hibernian Rangers 26' Bougherra 35' Jelavić
32	2 February 2011[58]	Scottish Premier League	16	H	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 44,823 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Heart of Midlothian 4' Lafferty
34	12 February 2011	Scottish Premier League	26	H	Motherwell	6–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 43,789 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Motherwell 5' Naismith 34' Jelavić 37' Jelavić 76' (o.g.) Hutchinson 79' Jelavić 83' Healy
36	20 February 2011	Scottish Premier League	27	A	Celtic	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 58,748 Referee Iain Brines Celtic Rangers 17' Hooper 28' Hooper 70' Commons
38	27 February 2011	Scottish Premier League	28	H	St Johnstone	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 43,125 Referee Steven McLean Rangers St Johnstone 5' Jelavić 41' Lafferty 81' Papac 90+2' Jelavić
40	6 March 2011	Scottish Premier League	29	A	St Mirren	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 5,405 Referee William Collum St Mirren Rangers 24' Bartley
42	13 March 2011[59]	Scottish Premier League	33	H	Kilmarnock	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 42,417 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Kilmarnock 38' Diouf 87' (o.g.) Clancy 61' (pen.) Hamill
45	2 April 2011	Scottish Premier League	31	H	Dundee United	2–3	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,697 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Dundee United 19' Jelavić 52' Naismith 45' Robertson 77' Russell 89' Goodwillie
46	5 April 2011[60]	Scottish Premier League	20	A	St Johnstone	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 BST Attendance 5,820 Referee Crawford Allan St Johnstone Rangers 20' Lafferty 83' Naismith
47	10 April 2011	Scottish Premier League	32	A	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 4,526 Referee Alan Muir Hamilton Academical Rangers 44' Jelavić
48	13 April 2011[61]	Scottish Premier League	30	A	Aberdeen	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 11,925 Referee Calum Murray Aberdeen Rangers 22' Jelavić
49	16 April 2011[62][63]	Scottish Premier League	18	H	St Mirren	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,392 Referee Euan Norris Rangers St Mirren 33' Papac 52' (pen.) Whittaker 38' McGregor
50	19 April 2011[64][65][66]	Scottish Premier League	15	A	Dundee United	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 11,626 Referee William Collum Dundee United Rangers  21' Kovačević  59' Dillon  78' Gomis 22' (pen.) Whittaker 60' (pen.) Whittaker 73' Jelavić 83' Lafferty
51	24 April 2011	Scottish Premier League	34	H	Celtic	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,248 Referee Craig Thomson
52	30 April 2011	Scottish Premier League	35	A	Motherwell	5–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 8,968 Referee Mike Tumilty Motherwell Rangers 18' Lafferty 51' Davis 64' Jelavić 76' Naismith 90+1' Naismith
53	7 May 2011	Scottish Premier League	36	H	Heart of Midlothian	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 BST Attendance 46,178 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Heart of Midlothian 23' Jelavić 40' Lafferty 44' Davis 84' (o.g.) Stevenson  62' Jónsson
54	10 May 2011	Scottish Premier League	37	H	Dundee United	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,267 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Dundee United 21' Jelavić 25' Lafferty
55	15 May 2011	Scottish Premier League	38	A	Kilmarnock	5–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 16,173 Referee Craig Thomson Kilmarnock Rangers 65' Dayton 1' Lafferty 5' Naismith 7' Lafferty 49' Jelavić 53' Lafferty

Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
^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	Score^1	Report
5	14 September 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Manchester United	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 74,408 Referee Olegário Benquerença
9	29 September 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Bursaspor	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 41,905 Referee Serge Gumienny Rangers Bursaspor 18' Naismith
12	20 October 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Valencia	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 45,153 Referee Nicola Rizzoli Rangers Valencia 34' Edu 46' (o.g.) Edu
16	2 November 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Valencia	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 25,000 Referee Felix Brych Valencia Rangers 34' Soldado 71' Soldado 90' Tino Costa
21	24 November 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Manchester United	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 49,764 Referee Massimo Busacca Rangers Manchester United 87' (pen.) Rooney
22	7 December 2010	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Bursaspor	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 22,000 Referee Tony Chapron Bursaspor Rangers 79' Yildirim 19' Miller

Last updated: 7 December 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
^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 Europa League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Report
35	17 February 2011	UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	H	Sporting CP	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 20:05 GMT Attendance 34,095 Referee Manuel Gräfe Rangers Sporting CP 66' Whittaker 89' Fernández
37	24 February 2011	UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	A	Sporting CP	2–2	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 GMT Attendance 15,375 Referee Paolo Tagliavento Sporting CP Rangers 42' Mendes 83' Djaló 20' Diouf 90+2' Edu
41	10 March 2011	UEFA Europa League	Round of 16	A	PSV	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 GMT Attendance 30,000 Referee Martin Hansson
43	17 March 2011	UEFA Europa League	Round of 16	H	PSV	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 20:05 GMT Attendance 35,373 Referee Robert Schörgenhofer Rangers PSV 13' Lens

Last updated: 18 March 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
^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	Score^1	Report
26	10 January 2011	Scottish Cup	4	H	Kilmarnock	3–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:30 GMT Attendance 13,215 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Kilmarnock 20' McCulloch 36' Lafferty 71' (pen.) Whittaker
33	6 February 2011	Scottish Cup	5	H	Celtic	2–2	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 GMT Attendance 50,230 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Celtic 3' Ness 41' (pen.) Whittaker  76'  Naismith 16' Commons  38' Forster 65' Brown
39	2 March 2011	Scottish Cup	5 R	A	Celtic	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 57,847 Referee Calum Murray Celtic Rangers 48' Wilson  36'  Whittaker  90+4'  Bougherra

Last updated: 2 March 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
^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	Score^1	Report
7	21 September 2010	League Cup	3	H	Dunfermline Athletic	7–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 23,120 Referee Euan Norris Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 21' Jelavić 23' Lafferty 38' Bougherra 47' Lafferty 59' Jelavić 71' Lafferty 77' Naismith 41' Woods 46' Cardle
14	27 October 2010	League Cup	QF	A	Kilmarnock	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 7,561 Referee Mike Tumilty Kilmarnock Rangers 25' Little 61' Naismith
31	30 January 2011	League Cup	SF	N	Motherwell	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 23,432 Referee William Collum Rangers Motherwell 20' Edu 75' Naismith 66' Lasley
44	20 March 2011	League Cup	F	N	Celtic	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 51,181 Referee Craig Thomson Celtic Rangers 31' Ledley  120+1' Izaguirre 24' Davis 98' Jelavić

Last updated: 20 March 2011
Source: Wikipedia article
^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	Score^1	Report
1	18 July 2010	Friendly		A	Queen of the South	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 2,708 Referee Bobby Madden Queen of the South Rangers 56' Miller
2	25 July 2010	Sydney Festival of Football	GS	N	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 06:00 BST Attendance 14,153 Referee Peter Green Rangers Blackburn Rovers 11' Edu 44' Miller 64' (pen.) Dunn
3	28 July 2010	Sydney Festival of Football	GS	A	Sydney FC	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 11:15 BST Attendance 9,483 Referee Matthew Breeze
4	31 July 2010	Sydney Festival of Football	GS	N	AEK Athens	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 08:00 BST Attendance 15,237 Referee Matthew Breeze AEK Athens Rangers 78' Burns
5	4 August 2010	Friendly		A	Clyde	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 2,687 Referee Eddie Smith Clyde Rangers 49' Stewart 8' Naismith 24' Miller
6	7 August 2010	Friendly		H	Newcastle United	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 13:00 BST Attendance 30,220 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Newcastle United 24' Miller 65' Naismith 70' Løvenkrands

Last updated: 7 August 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
^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	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	—	1st	14 August	15 May
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	—	Group stage	14 September	7 December
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	—	Round of 16	17 February	17 March
League Cup	3rd round	—	Winners	21 September	20 March
Scottish Cup	4th Round	—	5th Round	10 January	2 March

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	38	30	3	5	88	29	+59	93	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	29	5	4	85	22	+63	92	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	18	9	11	53	45	+8	63	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Dundee United	38	17	10	11	55	50	+5	61	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5	Kilmarnock	38	13	10	15	53	55	−2	49

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

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	30	3	5	88	29	+59	93	14	2	3	43	14	+29	16	1	2	45	15	+30

Last updated: 15 May 2011.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2011. Source: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester United	6	4	2	0	7	1	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase
2	Valencia	6	3	2	1	15	4	+11	11
3	Rangers	6	1	3	2	3	6	−3	6	Transfer to Europa League
4	Bursaspor	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	1

Source: Soccerway

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58. Original date was 4 December 2010 - postponed due to freezing weather and heavy snowfall
59. Original date was 16 April 2011 - rearranged due to Rangers outstanding postponed matches being unplayable, all opponents were playing in Scottish Cup
60. Original date was 29 December 2010 - postponed due to weather conditions
61. Original date was 20 March 2010 - postponed due to the League Cup Final
62. Original date was 18 December 2010 - postponed due to water damage at Ibrox Stadium
63. Rescheduled date was 18 January 2011 - postponed due to St Mirren's Scottish Cup fourth round replay
64. Original date was 28 November 2010 - postponed due to freezing weather and heavy snowfall
65. Rescheduled date was 21 December 2010 - postponed due to heavy snowfall
66. Second rescheduled date was 3 March 2011 - postponed due to Rangers Scottish Cup fifth round replay against Celtic