# 2011–12 Rangers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

## Overview

Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2011–12 season. Smith's deputy and Rangers record goalscorer Ally McCoist was appointed manager of the club. However, McCoist was hampered by a bizarre transfer policy the club utilised under Whyte's control. This resulted in protracted transfer negotiations with several targets but without significant recruitment and this probably contributed to Rangers being knocked out of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League by the end of August, depriving the club of income that may have been anticipated. With the new ownership there initially appeared to be some financial stability of the club. A number of first-team regulars were secured on long-term contract extensions including Steven Davis, Allan McGregor, Steven Whittaker and Gregg Wylde. When McCoist entered the transfer market, his first signing being Almería midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz, he soon encountered difficulties. A number of highly publicised failed transfers, including deals for Wesley Verhoek and Roland Juhász, led to many doubting Whyte's financial prowess.
Rangers' first Scottish Premier League match of the season was a home match against Jim Jefferies' Heart of Midlothian, where the league flag was unfurled by then chairman Craig Whyte, as Rangers were under considerable pressure for most of the first half but managed to salvage a draw. The following week, McCoist claimed his first competitive victory as manager with a win over St Johnstone. The season proved to be a baptism of fire for McCoist, by early October the club held a ten-point lead over Celtic, and on 5 November the lead stood at fifteen points over Celtic and twelve over second placed Motherwell. However, a draw with St Johnstone and subsequent defeats to Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Old Firm rivals Celtic, who then went on a run of twenty-one matches undefeated saw Rangers slip to second place where the club remained for the rest of the season.
Rangers' European adventure began in the middle of the final week of July, where Rangers were defeated by underdogs Malmö 1–0 at home and Rangers crashed out of the Champions League with a bad tempered 1–1 draw in Sweden in which both Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both given their marching orders, and ultimately relegating the Gers to the Europa League play-off round, where they faced Slovenian team NK Maribor. In cup competitions the club fair no better, a third round defeat to First Division side Falkirk in the League Cup and a fifth round exit at home at the hands of Dundee United.
On 13 February 2012, Rangers filed legal papers at the Court of Session giving notice of their intention to appoint administrators. Rangers officially entered administration on the following day, appointing London-based financial advisers Duff & Phelps as administrators. Rangers entered administration over an alleged non-payment of £9m in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs. On entering administration, the team was docked ten points by the SPL, a move regarded as 'effectively ending' its 2012 championship challenge. A failure then to submit accounts for 2011 meant the club was not granted a licence to play in European football in season 2012–13. In April it was revealed that the club's total debts could be as high as £134m.
On 13 May it was revealed that Whyte sold his controlling interest in The Rangers Football Club Plc for £2 to a consortium led by Charles Green. Green offered the creditors a settlement, in the form of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), in an attempt to exit administration. On 12 June 2012, it emerged that HMRC would reject the CVA put forward by Green. Green's takeover of the club depended on the CVA being accepted by HMRC, which would have seen only £8.5m of the total debt repaid. The formal rejection of the CVA, two days later, meant that the Rangers Football Club Plc entered the liquidation process and the club would have to reform with new corporate ownership. The oldco's assets, including Rangers F.C., Ibrox Stadium and Rangers Training Centre, were sold to Sevco 5088 Ltd, a consortium led by Green, in a deal worth £5.5m.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 30 | 1998 | 278 | 0 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | Dorin Goian | 31 | 2011 | 38 | 1 | 2014 | £0.8m | |
| 3 | DF | David Weir (captain) | 41 | 2007 (Winter) | 231 | 5 | 2012 | Free | left on 17 January |
| 4 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 27 | 2007 | 116 | 1 | 2013 | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 32 | 2006 | 227 | 7 | 2012 | £0.45m | |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 33 | 2007 | 173 | 20 | 2013 | £2.25m | |
| 7 | MF | Maurice Edu | 26 | 2008 | 125 | 12 | 2013 | £2.6m | |
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis (captain) | 27 | 2008 | 211 | 22 | 2016 | £3m | |
| 9 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 26 | 2010 | 55 | 36 | 2014 | £4m | left on 31 January |
| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 20 | 2007 | 58 | 3 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 11 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 24 | 2008 | 138 | 38 | 2013 | £3.25m | |
| 12 | DF | Lee Wallace | 24 | 2011 | 34 | 2 | 2016 | £1.5m | |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 25 | 2008 | 140 | 33 | 2015 | £1.9m | |
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 32 | 2011 (Winter) | 25 | 5 | 2012 | Free | |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 27 | 2007 | 209 | 28 | 2016 | £2m | |
| 17 | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 30 | 2011 | 14 | 1 | 2014 | £0.5m | |
| 18 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra (vc) | 32 | 2011 | 34 | 3 | 2014 | £0.4m | |
| 19 | FW | James Beattie | 33 | 2010 | 10 | 0 | 2012 | £1.25m | left on 31 August |
| 19 | MF | Sone Aluko | 23 | 2011 | 23 | 12 | 2012 | £0.15m | |
| 20 | MF | Matt McKay | 29 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2014 | £0.32m | left on 27 February |
| 21 | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 25 | 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2014 | £0.4m | |
| 22 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 20 | 2011 | 30 | 1 | 2012 | Loan | |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 23 | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | left on 31 January |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 28 | 2008 | 113 | 5 | 2012 | £2.5m | left on 10 August |
| 24 | MF | Mervan Çelik | 21 | 2012 (Winter) | 6 | 0 | 2015 | £0.25m | left on 6 March |
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 34 | 2008 (Winter) | 47 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 26 | MF | Jamie Ness | 21 | 2007 | 18 | 2 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 27 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 20 | 2007 | 48 | 2 | 2016 | Youth system | left on 6 March |
| 28 | MF | Salim Kerkar | 24 | 2010 | 18 | 2 | 2012 | Free | |
| 32 | DF | Ross Perry | 22 | 2006 | 13 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 33 | MF | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2012 | £0.09m | left on 1 January |
| 34 | FW | Andrew Little | 23 | 2007 | 24 | 7 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 35 | MF | Kyle Hutton | 21 | 2008 | 14 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | out on season loan |
| 38 | FW | Kane Hemmings | 21 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 40 | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 20 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
| 41 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 19 | 2009 | 9 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 69 | FW | Barrie McKay | 17 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
* Last updated: 13 May 2012
* Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
* Ordered by squad numbers.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 17 | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 29 | Almería | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.5m |
| 12 | DF | Lee Wallace | 23 | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1.5m |
| 2 | DF | Dorin Goian | 30 | Palermo | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.8m |
| 22 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 20 | Arsenal | Loan extension | Summer | 2012 | n/a |
| 21 | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 24 | Örebro SK | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.4m |
| 18 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 32 | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.4m |
| 20 | MF | Matt McKay | 28 | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £0.32m |
| 19 | MF | Sone Aluko | 22 | Aberdeen | Transfer | n/a | 2012 | £0.15m |
| 24 | MF | Mervan Çelik | 21 | GAIS | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | £0.24m |
Last updated: 11 February 2012 Total spending: £4.31m

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 20 | MF | Vladimír Weiss | 21 | Manchester City | Loan return | Summer | n/a |
| 12 | DF | Richard Foster | 25 | Aberdeen | Loan return | Summer | n/a |
| 17 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 30 | Blackburn Rovers | Loan return | Summer | n/a |
| 37 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 22 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 38 | MF | Stephen Stirling | 22 | Stranraer | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 41 | FW | Archie Campbell | 21 | Greenock Morton | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 42 | GK | Wayne Drummond | 19 | Ballymena United | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 49 | FW | Cristiano Kisuka | 19 | Beith Juniors | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 57 | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 18 | Celtic | End of contract | Summer | £0.1m |
| 65 | MF | Steven Hetherington | 17 | Motherwell | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 31 | GK | Grant Adam | 20 | Forfar Athletic | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 28 | Lekhwiya | Transfer | Summer | £1.7m |
| 34 | FW | Andrew Little | 22 | Port Vale | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 19 | FW | James Beattie | 33 | Sheffield United | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a |
| 42 | FW | Kal Naismith | 19 | Cowdenbeath | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 35 | MF | Kyle Hutton | 20 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 51 | GK | Blair Currie | 18 | Hamilton Academical | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 33 | MF | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | Tromsø | End of contract | Winter | £0.25m |
| 36 | DF | Darren Cole | 19 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 59 | FW | Sam McMahon | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 42 | FW | Kal Naismith | 19 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 41 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Winter | n/a |
| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 20 | Blackpool | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 31 | GK | Grant Adam | 20 | Airdrie United | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 63 | FW | Freddie Espling | 18 | Djurgårdens IF | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 45 | MF | Nicolaj Køhlert | 19 | Silkeborg IF | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 17 | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 29 | Almería | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 23 | Dunfermline Athletic | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 9 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 26 | Everton | Transfer | Winter | £5.5m |
| 35 | MF | Kyle Hutton | 20 | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 64 | MF | Marc Dyer | 17 | Ayr United | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 61 | FW | Jack Werndly | 18 | Albion Rovers | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 20 | MF | Matt McKay | 29 | Busan I'Park | Transfer | n/a | £0.063m |
| 24 | MF | Mervan Çelik | 21 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a |
| 27 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 20 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a |
| 52 | DF | Ewan McNeil | 18 | Airdrie United | Loan | n/a | n/a |
Last updated: 25 March 2012 Total income: £7.513m

#### New contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 32 | MF | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 21 | Signed | 6 months | January 2012 |
| 28 | MF | Salim Kerkar | 23 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 29 | FW | Andrew Little | 22 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 29 | Signed | 6 years | June 2017 |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 27 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 41 | Signed | 1 year | June 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis | 26 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 |
| 27 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 20 | Signed | 5 years | June 2016 |
| 32 | DF | Ross Perry | 21 | Signed | 4 years | June 2015 |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 23 | Rejected | 3 years | June 2015 |
| 33 | MF | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 22 | Rejected | 2 years & 6 months | June 2014 |
| 41 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 19 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 |
Last updated: 2 January 2012

### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | Allan McGregor | 43 | 43 | | 37 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | | Dorin Goian | 38 | 38 | 1 | 33 | | | | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | | David Weir | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 13 | 18 | | 16 | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | | Saša Papac | 26 | 26 | | 21 | | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| 6 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 24 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | | Maurice Edu | 40 | 42 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | | Steven Davis | 39 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | | Nikica Jelavić | 26 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | | John Fleck | 1 | 5 | | 4 | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | | Kyle Lafferty | 16 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 7 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | | Lee Wallace | 32 | 34 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 14 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 15 | FW | | David Healy | 9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 16 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 27 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 17 | MF | | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 8 | 14 | 1 | 10 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Carlos Bocanegra | 34 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Sone Aluko | 21 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | | Matt McKay | 2 | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | | Alejandro Bedoya | 6 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 22 | DF | | Kyle Bartley | 20 | 21 | | 19 | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| 23 | DF | | Jordan McMillan | 1 | 3 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 24 | DF | | Madjid Bougherra | 4 | 4 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | MF | | Mervan Çelik | 1 | 6 | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 26 | MF | | Jamie Ness | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | MF | | Gregg Wylde | 15 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | | Salim Kerkar | 5 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 32 | DF | | Ross Perry | 8 | 13 | | 12 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 33 | MF | | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 1 | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | FW | | Andrew Little | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 38 | FW | | Kane Hemmings | | 5 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | MF | | Andrew Mitchell | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | MF | | Rhys McCabe | 8 | 9 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | FW | | Barrie McKay | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top scorers

| N | P | Name | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 9 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 17 |
| 19 | MF | Sone Aluko | 12 | | | | | 12 |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 9 | | | | | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 7 | | | | | 7 |
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 34 | FW | Andrew Little | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| 18 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Maurice Edu | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 27 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Salim Kerkar | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Lee Wallace | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Dorin Goian | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Jamie Ness | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| | | Own goal | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | YC | | RC |
| 2 | DF | Dorin Goian | 10 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 3 | | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 4 | | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 6 | | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Maurice Edu | 9 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis | 5 | | |
| 9 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 2 | | |
| 11 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 7 | | |
| 12 | DF | Lee Wallace | 2 | | |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 3 | | |
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 2 | | |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 4 | | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 2 | | |
| 18 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 8 | | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Sone Aluko | 2 | | |
| 21 | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 1 | | |
| 22 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 6 | | |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 2 | | |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | | | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Jamie Ness | 1 | | |
| 27 | MF | Gregg Wylde | | | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Salim Kerkar | 2 | | |
| 32 | DF | Ross Perry | 1 | | |
| 40 | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 2 | | |
| 41 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 2 | | |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

## Matches
### Scottish Premier League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 23 July 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 49,083 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Heart of Midlothian 58' Naismith 16' Obua |
| 3 | 30 July 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | A | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 6,459 Referee Alan Muir St Johnstone Rangers 31' Naismith 50' Jelavić |
| 5 | 13 August 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 6,623 Referee Euan Norris Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers  59' Tokely 60' (pen.) Jelavić 68' Edu 75' Edu |
| 7 | 21 August 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | A | Motherwell | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:15 BST Attendance 10,092 Referee Craig Thomson Motherwell Rangers 20' Naismith 45+1' Lafferty 85' Wylde |
| 9 | 28 August 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | H | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 44,070 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Aberdeen 15' Davis 90+2' Naismith |
| 10 | 10 September 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | A | Dundee United | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,156 Referee Calum Murray Dundee United Rangers  30' Russell 61' Lafferty |
| 11 | 17 September 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | H | Celtic | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,221 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Celtic 23' Naismith 55' Jelavić 67' Lafferty 90+3' Naismith 34' Hooper 41' El Kaddouri 75' Mulgrew |
| 13 | 24 September 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 7,577 Referee Iain Brines Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 9' Bocanegra 17' Edu 51' Naismith 81' Naismith |
| 14 | 27 September 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | H | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 43,761 Referee William Collum Rangers Kilmarnock 64' Jelavić 66' Wylde |
| 15 | 1 October 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | H | Hibernian | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 44,430 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hibernian 68' Lafferty |
| 16 | 15 October 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | H | St Mirren | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,034 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers St Mirren 48' Jelavić 90+5' Thompson |
| 17 | 23 October 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 15,495 Referee Calum Murray Heart of Midlothian Rangers 21' Naismith 74' Jelavić |
| 18 | 29 October 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 15,468 Referee William Collum Aberdeen Rangers 82' Foster 58' Lafferty 70' (pen.) Jelavić |
| 19 | 5 November 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | H | Dundee United | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,600 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Dundee United 19' Jelavić 63' (pen.) Jelavić 82' (o.g.) Kenneth 90+1' Wylde 73' Daly |
| 20 | 19 November 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | H | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,279 Referee Euan Norris |
| 21 | 27 November 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | A | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 9,506 Referee Alan Muir Kilmarnock Rangers 80' Pascali |
| 22 | 3 December 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | H | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,305 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 22' (o.g.) Keddie 29' (pen.) Jelavić 31' Cardle |
| 23 | 10 December 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | A | Hibernian | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 11,380 Referee Iain Brines Hibernian Rangers 61' (pen.) Jelavić 69' Jelavić |
| 24 | 17 December 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 43,701 Referee Bobby Madden Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 55' Bocanegra 83' Lafferty 67' Shinnie |
| 25 | 24 December 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | A | St Mirren | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 6,711 Referee Steven McLean St Mirren Rangers 44' Mooy 45+2' McGowan 11' Wallace 24' McCulloch 87' Goian |
| 26 | 28 December 2011 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | A | Celtic | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 58,658 Referee William Collum Celtic Rangers 52' Ledley |
| 27 | 2 January 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | H | Motherwell | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,893 Referee Euan Norris Rangers Motherwell 35' Healy 55' Aluko 73' (o.g.) Craigan |
| 29 | 14 January 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | A | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 6,577 Referee Craig Thomson St Johnstone Rangers 68' (o.g.) Bocanegra 24' Jelavić 81' Jelavić |
| 30 | 21 January 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | H | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 46,648 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Aberdeen 67' Edu 63' Árnason |
| 31 | 28 January 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | H | Hibernian | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,057 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Hibernian 27' Davis 55' Healy 72' Aluko 90+3' Davis |
| 33 | 11 February 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 7,464 Referee Brian Winter Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 16' Kirk 24' Healy 39' McCulloch 71' Aluko 85' Kerkar |
| 34 | 18 February 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | H | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,268 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Kilmarnock  43' Papac 12' Shiels |
| 35 | 26 February 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 6,416 Referee William Collum Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 40' Williams 6' Davis 16' Aluko 36' Little 72' McCulloch |
| 36 | 3 March 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,276 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers Heart of Midlothian 45' Davis 58' Black 79' Hamill |
| 37 | 17 March 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | A | Dundee United | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 9,464 Referee Brian Winter Dundee United Rangers 37' Watson 47' Daly 60' Aluko |
| 38 | 24 March 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | H | Celtic | 3–2 | Report Report link Kick off 13:00 BST Attendance 50,191 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Celtic 11' Aluko 72' Little 77' Wallace 88' Bocanegra  29' Cha 57' Wanyama 89' (pen.) Brown 90+2' Rogne |
| 39 | 31 March 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | A | Motherwell | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 9,063 Referee Iain Brines Motherwell Rangers 6' Ojamaa 9' Whittaker 89' McCulloch |
| 40 | 7 April 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | H | St Mirren | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,998 Referee William Collum Rangers St Mirren 1' McCulloch 40' Little 60' (pen.) Lafferty 49' (pen.) McGowan 51' Tesselaar |
| 41 | 21 April 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 14,842 Referee Calum Murray Heart of Midlothian Rangers 29' Aluko 35' Little 88' Little |
| 42 | 29 April 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | A | Celtic | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 58,546 Referee Calum Murray Celtic Rangers 17' Mulgrew 31' Commons 54' Hooper |
| 43 | 2 May 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | H | Dundee United | 5–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 43,383 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Dundee United 6' Whittaker 17' Aluko 20' Aluko 57' Ness 84' Bedoya |
| 44 | 5 May 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | H | Motherwell | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 45,962 Referee William Collum |
| 45 | 13 May 2012 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | A | St Johnstone | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 6,459 Referee Bobby Madden St Johnstone Rangers 23' McCulloch 56' Aluko 62' Aluko 73' Aluko |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 |
| 2 | 26 July 2011 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | H | Malmö FF | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 28,828 Referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz Rangers Malmö FF 18' Larsson |
| 4 | 3 August 2011 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | A | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 18:00 BST Attendance 19,084 Referee Vladislav Bezborodov Malmö FF Rangers  73' Ricardinho 80' Hamad  18' Whittaker 23' Jelavić 66' Bougherra |
Last updated: 3 August 2011 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 |
| 6 | 18 August 2011 | UEFA Europa League | POR | A | Maribor | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 11,000 Referee Manuel Gräfe Maribor Rangers 52' Ibraimi 90+1' Velikonja 31' Ortiz |
| 8 | 25 August 2011 | UEFA Europa League | POR | H | Maribor | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:30 BST Attendance 32,223 Referee Aleksandar Stavrev Rangers Maribor 75' Bocanegra 55' Volaš |
Last updated: 25 August 2011 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 |
| 28 | 8 January 2012 | Scottish Cup | R4 | A | Arbroath | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 5,895 Referee Calum Murray Arbroath Rangers Healy 17' Wedderburn 22' (o.g.) Jelavić 59' Kerkar 77' |
| 32 | 5 February 2012 | Scottish Cup | R5 | H | Dundee United | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:15 GMT Attendance 17,822 Referee William Collum Rangers Dundee United Gunning 16' Russell 35' |
Last updated: 5 February 2012 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 |
| 12 | 21 September 2011 | League Cup | R3 | A | Falkirk | 2–3 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 6,493 Referee Brian Winters Falkirk Rangers 58' El Alagui 73' El Alagui 90+3' Millar 83' Goian 87' Jelavić |
Last updated: 21 September 2011 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 7 July 2011 | Friendly | A | Sportfreunde Lotte | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 18:00 BST Attendance 1,100 Sportfreunde Lotte Rangers 52' Engelmann |
| 2 | 9 July 2011 | Friendly | A | VfL Bochum | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 14:30 BST Attendance 5,400 Referee Christian Fischer VfL Bochum Rangers 63' Ginczek 73' Aydın 80' Yahia |
| 3 | 13 July 2011 | Friendly | N | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 17:30 BST Attendance 4,050 Bayer Leverkusen Rangers 13' Barnetta 80' (pen.) Ballack |
| 4 | 16 July 2011 | Friendly | A | Linfield | 4–1 | Report Report link Report link] Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 8,500 Referee Trevor Moutray Linfield Rangers 29' Carvill 20' Ortiz 67' Naismith 78' Jelavić 84' Hemmings |
| 5 | 19 July 2011 | Friendly | A | Blackpool | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:30 BST Attendance 7,000 Referee Neil Swarbrick Blackpool Rangers 35' Davis 43' Davis |
| 6 | 6 August 2011 | Friendly | H | Chelsea | 1–3 | Report Report link Report link] Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,379 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Chelsea 7' Jelavić 22' Sturridge 30' Sturridge 72' Malouda |
| 7 | 18 October 2011 | Friendly | H | Liverpool | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:30 BST Attendance 27,453 Referee William Collum Rangers Liverpool 20' McCulloch |
| 8 | 29 November 2011 | Friendly | A | Hamburger SV | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 18:15 GMT Attendance 12,117 Hamburger SV Rangers 38' Iličević 81' Son 71' Bendiksen |
| 9 | 7 May 2012 | Friendly | A | Linfield | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 7,000 Referee Colin Burns Linfield Rangers 54' Bedoya 78' McKay |
Last updated: 29 November 2011 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$Rangers 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 | — | — | 2nd | 23 July | 13 May |
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 26 July | 3 August |
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | — | Play-off round | 18 August | 25 August |
| League Cup | 3rd Round | — | 3rd Round | 21 September | 21 September |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | — | 5th Round | 8 January | 5 February |
Source: Competitions

### Scottish Premier League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 21 | +63 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers (D, R) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 73 | |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
* ↑ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration. As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated. After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.
* ↑ Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2012. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W |