# 2009–10 Rangers F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football by Rangers.

## Overview

Rangers played a total of 54 competitive matches during the 2009–10 season. A quiet summer in terms of transfer arrivals contrasted to the outgoings. The club removed eleven players who had made first team appearances from the wage bill on permanent and loan deals. The only addition to the playing staff was Jérôme Rothen on a season loan, Rothen was the first player to sign for the club in over a year. On 26 August, chairman David Murray stepped down and was replaced by non-executive director Alastair Johnston. Johnston stated that one of his main priorities was to find a buyer for owner Murray's shares. On 24 October, Rangers manager Walter Smith was reported to say that Lloyds Banking Group, who the club was in debt to, was "effectively running the club". On 12 November, the extent of the club's financial problems was shown to be £31m in debt, a rise of £10m from the previous year.
On the field, Rangers' Scottish Premier League title defence got off to a stuttering start, three wins in the league was followed by three draws, the first Old Firm victory of the season was followed by poor performances against St Johnstone and dropped points at home to Hibernian. The side lost their first league match of the season away to Aberdeen on 28 November but then embarked on a six-match winning run, scoring 26 goals in the process. At the start of 2010, Rangers sat at the top of the league. The second Old Firm fixture finished in a 1–1 draw. Rangers had a ten-point lead by mid February. Rangers won the third Old Firm match 1-0 thanks to an injury time winner from Maurice Edu which all but secured the title. The side had to wait nearly two months to be confirmed as champions due to dropping points to St Johnstone and Dundee United. On 25 April Rangers won their 53rd league title after defeating Hibernian 1–0 at Easter Road, with Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal.
In the domestic cup competitions, Rangers won the League Cup after a 1–0 victory over St Mirren in the final, despite being reduced to nine men with Danny Wilson and Kevin Thomson being sent-off. However, Rangers were unable to retain the Scottish Cup after losing 1–0 to eventual winners Dundee United in a quarter-final replay.
Rangers were seeded in pot two of the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. The club was drawn against Spanish team Sevilla, German outfit VfB Stuttgart and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. A 1–1 away draw in Germany was followed by two consecutive 4–1 defeats at home to Sevilla and Unirea, the latter being regarded as one of the club's worst ever European results. Rangers were left with a small chance of qualifying from the group after a 1–1 draw in the return leg with Unirea, a match that saw trouble in the Rangers fans section of the stadium; the club was later charged by UEFA for inappropriate conduct and following an investigation fined €20,000 plus ordered to pay the cost of repairing the damage to the stadium infrastructure caused by its supporters. The side finished bottom of their group and was knocked out of European football altogether after two defeats from in the final two matches.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 28 | 1998 | 187 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 2 | MF | Maurice Edu | 24 | 2008 | 36 | 4 | 2013 | £2.6m | |
| 3 | DF | David Weir (captain) | 39 | 2007 (Winter) | 177 | 5 | 2010 | Free | |
| 4 | MF | Pedro Mendes | 31 | 2008 | 50 | 4 | 2011 | £3m | left on 30 January |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 30 | 2006 | 155 | 4 | 2011 | £0.45m | |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 31 | 2007 | 113 | 14 | 2011 | £2.25m | |
| 7 | MF | Steven Davis | 25 | 2008 | 119 | 12 | 2012 | £3m | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 25 | 2007 (Winter) | 109 | 3 | 2011 | £2m | |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 26 | 2005 (Winter) | 192 | 128 | 2010 | £0.4m | |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 31 | 2004 | 255 | 71 | 2010 | £0.45m | |
| 11 | MF | Jérôme Rothen | 32 | 2009 | 8 | 0 | 2010 | Loan | left on 29 January |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 23 | 2008 | 81 | 9 | 2012 | £1.9m | |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 25 | 2007 | 129 | 19 | 2012 | £2m | |
| 17 | FW | Andrius Velička | 31 | 2008 | 11 | 5 | 2011 | £1m | out on season loan |
| 18 | FW | Kenny Miller | 30 | 2008 | 121 | 45 | 2011 | £2m | |
| 19 | MF | Aarón | 20 | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 2010 | Loan | left on 30 August |
| 20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 27 | 2007 | 47 | 7 | 2010 | £0.7m | |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 25 | 2007 | 84 | 1 | 2010 | Free | |
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 28 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | £0.4m | out on season loan |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 27 | 2008 | 62 | 3 | 2012 | £2.5m | |
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 32 | 2008 (Winter) | 38 | 0 | 2011 | Free | |
| 26 | DF | Steven Smith | 24 | 2002 | 75 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 27 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 22 | 2008 | 71 | 16 | 2013 | £3.25m | |
| 29 | MF | John Fleck | 18 | 2007 | 36 | 3 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 41 | GK | Scott Gallacher | 20 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 45 | FW | Rory Loy | 22 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | £0.025m | |
| 47 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 21 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 48 | FW | Andrew Little | 20 | 2006 | 11 | 1 | 2011 | Youth system | |
| 66 | DF | Danny Wilson | 18 | 2007 | 24 | 1 | 2011 | Youth system | |
| 69 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 19 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 9 May 2010
* Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,
Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
* Ordered by position on pitch.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 11 | MF | | Jérôme Rothen | 31 | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | Summer | 2010 | n/a | |
Last updated: 24 May 2010 Total spending: £0

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 31 | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 35 | Charlton Athletic | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 46 | MF | Dean Furman | 20 | Oldham Athletic | End of contract | Summer | £0.05m |
| 48 | DF | William McLachlan | 20 | Clyde | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 50 | FW | Chris Craig | 20 | Dumbarton | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 40 | GK | Lee Robinson | 22 | Kilmarnock | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 49 | DF | Ross Harvey | 20 | Dumbarton | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 60 | GK | Artūrs Vaičulis | 21 | AEP Paphos | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 54 | MF | Georgios Efrem | 19 | Omonia Nicosia | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 16 | GK | Graeme Smith | 26 | St Johnstone | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 27 | Dundee United | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 6 | MF | Barry Ferguson | 31 | Birmingham City | Transfer | Summer | £1.25m |
| 11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 23 | Blackpool | Transfer | Summer | £1.35m |
| 15 | MF | Alan Gow | 26 | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer | Summer | £0.2m |
| 17 | FW | Andrius Velička | 30 | Bristol City | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 46 | DF | Steven Kinniburgh | 20 | Oxford United | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 54 | DF | Ross Perry | 19 | Oxford United | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 19 | MF | Aarón | 20 | Valencia | Loan Return | Summer | n/a |
| 50 | FW | Isa Bagci | 19 | Bursaspor | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 62 | GK | Gary Inglis | 17 | Hamilton Academical | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 47 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 21 | Queen of the South | Loan | n/a | n/a |
| 42 | DF | Alan Lowing | 21 | East Fife | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| 52 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 20 | Dundee | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 11 | MF | Jérôme Rothen | 31 | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan return | Winter | n/a |
| 45 | FW | Rory Loy | 21 | St Mirren | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 4 | MF | Pedro Mendes | 30 | Sporting CP | Transfer | Winter | £1.5m |
| 43 | FW | Steven Lennon | 22 | Lincoln City | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 44 | MF | Paul Emslie | 21 | Peterhead | Loan | Winter | n/a |
| 53 | MF | Tom Miller | 19 | Dundalk | Transfer | n/a | Free |
Last updated: 19 February 2010 Total income: £4,350,000

### 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 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | Allan McGregor | 46 | 46 | | 34 | | 6 | | 6 | | | |
| 2 | MF | | Maurice Edu | 10 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | | | 4 | | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | | David Weir | 51 | 51 | | 38 | | 5 | | 5 | | 3 | |
| 4 | MF | | Pedro Mendes | 8 | 8 | | 4 | | 3 | | | | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | | Saša Papac | 47 | 47 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 6 | | 4 | | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 44 | 47 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Steven Davis | 50 | 50 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 6 | | 5 | | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Kevin Thomson | 35 | 39 | | 25 | | 6 | | 4 | | 4 | |
| 9 | CF | | Kris Boyd | 33 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 2 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10 | CF | | Nacho Novo | 20 | 49 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | LW | | Jérôme Rothen | 7 | 8 | | 4 | | 3 | | | | 1 | |
| 14 | FW | | Steven Naismith | 28 | 39 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Steven Whittaker | 47 | 50 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 6 | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | | Kenny Miller | 39 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 18 | 5 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | LW | | DaMarcus Beasley | 9 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 21 | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 15 | 16 | | 12 | | | | 4 | | | |
| 24 | DF | | Madjid Bougherra | 22 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 8 | 9 | | 5 | | | | | | 4 | |
| 26 | DF | | Steven Smith | 12 | 18 | | 12 | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | |
| 27 | FW | | Kyle Lafferty | 25 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 4 | | 5 | | 2 | |
| 29 | MF | | John Fleck | 12 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | DF | | Jordan McMillan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 48 | FW | | Andrew Little | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | 3 | | 1 | |
| 66 | DF | | Danny Wilson | 24 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | | 3 | |
| 69 | MF | | Gregg Wylde | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Goal scorers

| N | P | Name | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 23 | 3 | | | 26 |
| 18 | FW | Kenny Miller | 18 | 2 | 1 | | 21 |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 11 |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 5 | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 3 | | 1 | | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Steven Davis | 3 | | 1 | | 4 |
| 20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 1 | | | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | John Fleck | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 2 | MF | Maurice Edu | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 48 | FW | Andrew Little | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 66 | DF | Danny Wilson | 1 | | | | 1 |
Last updated: 9 May 2010 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | YC | | RC |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 5 | | |
| 4 | MF | Pedro Mendes | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 10 | | |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 15 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Steven Davis | 1 | | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 5 | | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 8 | | |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 1 | | |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 8 | | |
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 7 | | |
| 18 | FW | Kenny Miller | 5 | | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 2 | | |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 4 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Steven Smith | 1 | | |
| 27 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 5 | | |
| 29 | MF | John Fleck | 2 | | |
| 48 | FW | Andrew Little | 1 | | |
| 66 | DF | Danny Wilson | 1 | | 1 |
Last updated: 9 May 2010 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

## Matches
### Scottish Premier League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 15 August 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | H | Falkirk | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,239 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers Falkirk 14' McCulloch 34' Miller 72' Miller 83' Naismith 24' Finnigan |
| 2 | 23 August 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 16,284 Referee Craig Thomson Heart of Midlothian Rangers 31' Witteveen  13' Thomson 63' McCulloch 90' (pen.) Boyd |
| 3 | 29 August 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | H | Hamilton Academical | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,633 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hamilton Academical 19' Whittaker 27' Boyd 65' Boyd 67' Whittaker 87' McLaughlin |
| 4 | 12 September 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | A | Motherwell | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:15 BST Attendance 9,355 Referee Dougie McDonald Motherwell Rangers  86' Bougherra |
| 6 | 19 September 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | A | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,310 Referee Steve Conroy Kilmarnock Rangers  43' Mendes |
| 8 | 26 September 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | H | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,968 Referee Iain Brines |
| 10 | 4 October 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | H | Celtic | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,276 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Celtic 8' Miller 16' Miller 25' (pen.) McGeady |
| 11 | 17 October 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | A | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 7,807 Referee William Collum St Johnstone Rangers 17' Samuel 40' Boyd 83' Papac |
| 13 | 24 October 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | H | Hibernian | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 46,892 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Hibernian 8' Boyd 63' Stokes |
| 16 | 7 November 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | H | St Mirren | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,750 Referee Iain Brines Rangers St Mirren 1' Boyd 57' Boyd 88' O'Donnell |
| 17 | 21 November 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | H | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,358 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Kilmarnock 7' Boyd 25' Miller 35' Whittaker |
| 19 | 28 November 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 16,153 Referee Craig Thomson Aberdeen Rangers 17' Miller |
| 20 | 5 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | A | Falkirk | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 6,903 Referee William Collum Falkirk Rangers 41' Moutinho 17' Boyd 36' Boyd 74' (pen.) Miller |
| 22 | 12 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | H | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,662 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers St Johnstone 1' Boyd 27' (pen.) Boyd 51' Novo |
| 23 | 15 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | A | Dundee United | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 10,037 Referee Mike Tumilty Dundee United Rangers 26' Beasley 58' Miller 75' Miller |
| 24 | 19 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | H | Motherwell | 6–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,291 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Motherwell 5' Miller 53' Boyd 58' Miller 75' Lafferty 84' Beasley 88' Lafferty 67' Hutchinson |
| 25 | 27 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | A | Hibernian | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 16,894 Referee Iain Brines Hibernian Rangers 1' Stokes 21' Miller 37' Boyd 53' Novo 66' Miller |
| 26 | 30 December 2009 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | H | Dundee United | 7–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 48,721 Referee William Collum Rangers Dundee United 20' (pen.) Boyd 25' Boyd 29' Boyd 51' Miller 68' Whittaker 75' Boyd 80' Boyd 85' Bougherra 46' Casalinuovo |
| 27 | 3 January 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | A | Celtic | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 58,300 Referee Steve Conroy Celtic Rangers 79' McDonald 81' McCulloch |
| 29 | 16 January 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | A | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 5,343 Referee Mike Tumilty Hamilton Academical Rangers 78' Novo |
| 31 | 23 January 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,031 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Heart of Midlothian 90+1' Little 75' Robinson |
| 32 | 27 January 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | A | St Mirren | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 5,260 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers 2' Davis 86' Novo |
| 33 | 30 January 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | H | Falkirk | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 45,907 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers Falkirk 18' Davis 57' Fleck 62' Whittaker |
| 36 | 10 February 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | A | Motherwell | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,352 Referee Calum Murray Motherwell Rangers 28' Hateley 80' Boyd |
| 37 | 14 February 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | H | Hibernian | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 13:30 GMT Attendance 48,161 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Hibernian 50' Whittaker 72' (pen.) Boyd 90+1' Miller |
| 39 | 28 February 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | H | Celtic | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 50,320 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Celtic 90+3' Edu |
| 40 | 6 March 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | H | St Mirren | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,474 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers St Mirren 32' McCulloch 46' McCulloch 78' Novo 30' Carey |
| 41 | 9 March 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 8,906 Referee Alan Muir Kilmarnock Rangers 55' Whittaker 61' Miller |
| 45 | 27 March 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 16,832 Referee Calum Murray Heart of Midlothian Rangers 16' Suso 5' Wilson 31' Miller 49' Naismith 77' Naismith |
| 46 | 30 March 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | A | St Johnstone | 1–4 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 6,189 Referee Mike Tumilty St Johnstone Rangers 7' Sheridan 12' Millar 36' Craig 79' Davidson 16' Papac |
| 47 | 3 April 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | H | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 48,068 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Hamilton Academical 11' Edu |
| 48 | 7 April 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | H | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 47,061 Referee William Collum Rangers Aberdeen 24' Davis 65' Lafferty 76' Miller 68' Mackie |
| 49 | 14 April 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | A | Dundee United | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 11,100 Referee Brian Winter |
| 50 | 18 April 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 47,590 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Heart of Midlothian 54' Lafferty 84' (pen.) Miller |
| 51 | 25 April 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | A | Hibernian | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:30 BST Attendance 10,573 Referee William Collum Hibernian Rangers 17' Lafferty |
| 52 | 1 May 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | A | Dundee United | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 10,003 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Dundee United Rangers 80' Casalinuovo 2' Boyd 41' Novo |
| 53 | 4 May 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | A | Celtic | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 58,000 Referee Calum Murray Celtic Rangers 8' Naylor 45' Fortuné 43' Miller 90+1' McCulloch |
| 54 | 9 May 2010 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | H | Motherwell | 3–3 | Report Report link Kick off 13:30 BST Attendance 50,321 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Motherwell 17' Boyd 40' Lafferty 70' Lafferty 51' Murphy 90' Jennings 90+3' (pen.) Jutkiewicz |
Last updated: 9 May 2010 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 |
| 5 | 16 September 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 51,000 Referee Massimo Busacca VfB Stuttgart Rangers 18' Pogrebnyak 77' Bougherra |
| 9 | 29 September 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Sevilla | 1–4 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 40,572 Referee Jonas Eriksson Rangers Sevilla 88' Novo 50' Konko 64' Adriano 72' Luís Fabiano 74' Kanouté |
| 12 | 20 October 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Unirea Urziceni | 1–4 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 37,500 Referee Eric Braamhaar Rangers Unirea Urziceni 2' (o.g.) Vilana 33' Bilaşco 50' (o.g.) Lafferty 59' (o.g.) McCulloch 65' Brandán |
| 15 | 4 November 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | AR | Unirea Urziceni | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,923 Referee Claus Bo Larsen Unirea Urziceni Rangers 88' Onofraș 79' McCulloch |
| 18 | 24 November 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 41,468 Referee Roberto Rosetti Rangers VfB Stuttgart 16' Rudy 59' Kuzmanović |
| 21 | 9 December 2009 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | Sevilla | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 38,000 Referee Bertrand Layec Sevilla Rangers 8' (pen.) Kanouté |
Last updated: 9 December 2009 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 | 10 January 2010 | Scottish Cup | 4 | A | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Report Report link Kick off 12:15 GMT Attendance 3,940 Referee Charlie Richmond Hamilton Academical Rangers 39' (pen.) Mensing 45+1' Paixão 45+3' Antoine-Curier 4' Whittaker 30' Miller 63' (pen.) Miller |
| 30 | 19 January 2010 | Scottish Cup | 4 R | H | Hamilton Academical | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 21,856 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Hamilton Academical 98' Whittaker 99' Whittaker |
| 35 | 6 February 2010 | Scottish Cup | 5 | A | St Mirren | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 4,909 Referee Iain Brines |
| 38 | 17 February 2010 | Scottish Cup | 5 R | H | St Mirren | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 31,086 Referee Iain Brines Rangers St Mirren 86' Boyd |
| 42 | 14 March 2010 | Scottish Cup | QF | H | Dundee United | 3–3 | Report Report link Kick off 12:05 GMT Attendance 24,096 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Dundee United 34' (pen.) Boyd 43' (pen.) Boyd 48' Novo 24' Shala 63' (o.g.) Whittaker 80' Kovačević |
| 44 | 24 March 2010 | Scottish Cup | QF R | A | Dundee United | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 11,898 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee United Rangers 90' D.Robertson |
Last updated: 24 March 2010 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 |
| 7 | 23 September 2009 | League Cup | 3 | A | Queen of the South | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:35 BST Attendance 6,120 Referee William Collum Queen of the South Rangers 90+1' Harris 16' Naismith 79' Novo |
| 14 | 27 October 2009 | League Cup | QF | A | Dundee | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 10,654 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee Rangers 29' Griffiths 15' Whittaker 57' MacKenzie (o.g.) 85' Fleck |
| 34 | 3 February 2010 | League Cup | SF | N | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:35 GMT Attendance 17,371 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers St Johnstone 26' Davis 37' McCulloch |
| 43 | 21 March 2010 | League Cup | F | N | St Mirren | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,538 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers  53' Thomson 71' Wilson 84' Miller |
Last updated: 21 March 2010 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 | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 26 July 2009 | Friendly | | A | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 16:00 GMT Attendance 27,211 Referee Robert Hartmann 1. FC Nürnberg Rangers 48' Naismith 71' Novo |
| 2 | 28 July 2009 | Friendly | | A | SC Wiedenbrück | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 2,500 SC Wiedenbrück Rangers 70' Velička 75' Aarón 89' (pen.) Aarón |
| 3 | 1 August 2009 | Emirates Cup | Day 1 | N | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 54,121 Referee Alan Kelly Rangers Paris Saint-Germain 76' Bougherra |
| 4 | 2 August 2009 | Emirates Cup | Day 2 | A | Arsenal | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 16:15 BST Attendance 56,758 Referee Mike Dean Arsenal Rangers 2' Wilshere 11' Eduardo 72' Wilshere |
| 5 | 5 August 2009 | Friendly | | H | Manchester City | 3–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 35,120 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Manchester City 20' Novo 55' Miller 90' Weir 27' Ireland 53' Petrov |
| 6 | 8 August 2009 | Friendly | | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 9,018 Referee Lee Probert Portsmouth Rangers 31' Piquionne 51' Piquionne |
Last updated: 8 August 2009 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 | — | — | 1st | 15 August | 9 May |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | Group stage | 16 September | 9 December |
| League Cup | 3rd round | — | Winners | 23 September | 21 March |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | — | Quarter-finals | 10 January | 24 March |
Source: Competitions

### Scottish Premier League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 28 | +54 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ by winning the Scottish Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 May 2010. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Unirea Urziceni | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Rangers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |