| 1993–94 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Murray | ||
| Manager | Walter Smith | ||
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premier Division | 1st | ||
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up | ||
| League Cup | Winners | ||
| Champions League | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Hateley (22) All: Mark Hateley (30) | ||
The1993–94 season was the 114th season of competitivefootball byRangers.
Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1993–94 season. The team finished first in theScottish Premier Division and collected the sixth of their nine league titles, despite only winning 22 of their 44 league games.[1]
During Rangers' league encounter againstRaith Rovers atIbrox on 16 April 1994,Duncan Ferguson headbutted the visitors'John McStay in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. RefereeKenny Clark booked Ferguson, but he was subsequently charged with assault and, as it was his fourth such conviction, he served three months in prison.[2]
In the cup competitions, they were defeated in theScottish Cup final byDundee United thanks to aCraig Brewster goal. The team did win theLeague Cup, beatingHibernian 2–1 with goals fromIan Durrant andAlly McCoist.
In their European campaign, Rangers crashed out of theUEFA Champions League in the first round after losing to Bulgarian outfitLevski Sofia on the away goals rule.
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 1993 | £4,000,000[3] | ||
| 27 July 1993 | Free[4] | ||
| 16 September 1993 | Free | ||
| 23 November 1993 | £1,200,000[5] |
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 1993 | £400,000[6] | ||
| 9 July 1993 | £750,000[7] | ||
| 4 January 1994 | £400,000[8] |
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | 43,261 | Hagen, Hateley |
| 14 August 1993 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | 10,152 | Gough, I. Ferguson |
| 21 August 1993 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 47,942 | |
| 28 August 1993 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 44,243 | Pressley |
| 4 September 1993 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | 14,211 | Hateley |
| 11 September 1993 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 40,988 | Hateley |
| 18 September 1993 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 19,138 | |
| 25 September 1993 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 43,200 | Steven, Hateley |
| 2 October 1993 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | 8,161 | Hetherston (o.g.) |
| 6 October 1993 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 39,816 | I. Ferguson |
| 9 October 1993 | Dundee United | A | 3–1 | 11,262 | Huistra (2), Hateley |
| 16 October 1993 | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | 41,960 | Huistra, Hateley |
| 30 October 1993 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 47,522 | McCoist |
| 3 November 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | 18,370 | Hateley (2) |
| 6 November 1993 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | 19,162 | I. Ferguson, Huistra |
| 10 November 1993 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 38,477 | McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson |
| 13 November 1993 | Raith Rovers | H | 2–2 | 42,611 | Hateley (2) |
| 20 November 1993 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 16,506 | Gough |
| 27 November 1993 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 17,292 | Huistra |
| 1 December 1993 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 45,182 | Hateley (2) |
| 4 December 1993 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 14,069 | Durie (2) |
| 11 December 1993 | Dundee United | H | 0–3 | 43,058 | |
| 18 December 1993 | St Johnstone | A | 4–0 | 10,056 | Hateley (2), Steven, Durie |
| 27 December 1993 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | 45,116 | Hateley (2) |
| 1 January 1994 | Celtic | A | 4–2 | 48,506 | Mikhailichenko (2), Hateley, Kuznetsov |
| 8 January 1994 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 44,919 | Hateley (2), Huistra |
| 15 January 1994 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | 11,014 | Durie |
| 22 January 1994 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 20,267 | |
| 5 February 1994 | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | 42,606 | Durie (2), Mikhailichenko, McCall, Steven |
| 12 February 1994 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 43,265 | Durie, Steven |
| 26 February 1994 | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | 8,988 | I. Ferguson, Durie |
| 5 March 1994 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 43,669 | Durie, Hateley (pen.) |
| 19 March 1994 | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | 43,228 | McCall, Hateley, McPherson, Durie |
| 26 March 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 18,108 | McCoist, Hateley |
| 29 March 1994 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | 14,706 | Gough, McCoist |
| 2 April 1994 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 45,888 | McCall |
| 5 April 1994 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 11,352 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Raith Rovers | H | 4–0 | 42,545 | Robertson, McCoist, D. Ferguson, Mikhailichenko |
| 23 April 1994 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 44,776 | Durie (2) |
| 26 April 1994 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 14,050 | McCoist |
| 30 April 1994 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 47,018 | Mikhailichenko |
| 3 May 1994 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 14,517 | |
| 7 May 1994 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 18,012 | |
| 14 May 1994 | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 41,620 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 1993 | R2 | Dumbarton | H | 1–0 | 36,309 | I. Ferguson |
| 25 August 1993 | R3 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–0 | 12,993 | Steven, I. Ferguson |
| 1 September 1993 | QF | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | 45,604 | Hateley, I. Ferguson |
| 22 September 1993 | SF | Celtic | H | 1–0 | 47,420 | Hateley |
| 24 October 1993 | F | Hibernian | N | 2–1 | 47,632 | Durrant, McCoist |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 1994 | R3 | Dumbarton | H | 4–1 | 36,809 | Durie, Hateley (pen.), Steven, Robertson |
| 19 February 1994 | R4 | Alloa Athletic | H | 6–0 | 37,804 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson, McPherson, Newbigging (o.g.) |
| 12 March 1994 | QF | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 41,666 | Brown, Hateley |
| 10 April 1994 | SF | Kilmarnock | N | 0–0 | 35,144 | |
| 13 April 1994 | SF R | Kilmarnock | N | 2–1 | 29,860 | Hateley (2) |
| 21 May 1994 | F | Dundee United | N | 0–1 | 37,450 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1993 | R1 | H | 3–2 | 37,013 | Hateley (2), McPherson | |
| 29 September 1993 | R1 | A | 1–2 | 50,000 | Durrant |
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 10 | 0 | |
| GK | 43 | 0 | |
| GK | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | 28 | 1 | |
| DF | 48 | 3 | |
| DF | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | 37 | 3 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 29 | 1 | |
| DF | 41 | 2 | |
| DF | 37 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | 31 | 2 | |
| MF | 47 | 9 | |
| MF | 8 | 1 | |
| MF | 26 | 6 | |
| MF | 44 | 3 | |
| MF | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 27 | 0 | |
| MF | 40 | 5 | |
| MF | 42 | 6 | |
| FW | 29 | 13 | |
| FW | 16 | 1 | |
| FW | 55 | 30 | |
| FW | 28 | 11 | |
| FW | 3 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C) | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 58 | Qualification for theChampions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Motherwell | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 54 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 44 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hibernian | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 47 |