| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Malcolm Murray (until 30 May) Walter Smith (from 30 May) (until 5 August) David Somers (from 7 November) | ||
| Manager | Ally McCoist | ||
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 50,987) | ||
| Scottish League One | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jon Daly (20) All: Jon Daly (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 46,093 vsStranraer (26 April) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,097 vsBerwick Rangers (27 August) | ||
The2013–14 season was the 134th season of competitivefootball byRangers
Rangers played a total of 48 competitive matches during the 2013–14 season.
Rangers preceded their 2013-14 campaign with a tour of the north of Scotland, followed by a training camp in Germany.[1] The club played two friendlies against continental opposition before returning to the United Kingdom to play English sideSheffield Wednesday atHillsborough Stadium. Rangers concluded their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw againstNewcastle United atIbrox Stadium. The club began the season still under the year-long transfer embargo, meaning that several players signed during the summer could not be registered under the end of the window,[2] although the club sought clarification on this afterHeart of Midlothian received what appeared to be a lesser punishment forgoing into administration.[3] Despite this the club confirmed several players on pre-contract agreements, many of which on lucrative contracts.[4] Due to rules permitting trialists to play as amateurs in the league andChallenge Cup,[5] several footballers made their Rangers debut during the month of August. TheScottish League One campaign began atIbrox Stadium with a 4–1 win overBrechin City[6] and the side embarked upon a run of fifteen straight wins in the league, claiming their twentieth successive win in all competitions by beatingAyr United on 7 December.[7] It was not untilBoxing Day that season that the club dropped a point in the league by drawing 1–1 at home toStranraer, who scored a ninety-fourth-minute equaliser.[8] The side claimed the League One title on 12 March atIbrox Stadium by defeatingAirdrieonians 3–0, thanks to aLee McCullochhat-trick,[9] having won 26 of their 28 league matches without suffering defeat.[10] Indeed, the side was to go through the rest of the campaign unbeaten, finishing the season with a draw away toDunfermline Athletic, only their third in the league that season[11][12] and matching a 115-year-old record from the Rangers side of1898–99 season.[13] Away from the league, the side did not fare well suffering defeat in the League Cup toForfar Athletic at the beginning of the season,[14] a drabChallenge Cup final loss againstRaith Rovers[15] and, despite a lively, committed performance, aScottish Cup semi-final defeat byDundee United.[16]
Off the field issues continued to overshadow the team, although initially things seemed to have pacified when former managerWalter Smith was appointed as chairman of the Plc board in May,[17] however, he lasted less than two months before resigning.[18] Smith's departure coincided with the return of formerChief executive Charles Green in aconsultant capacity.[19] Green became embroiled in a row with Rangers managerAlly McCoist after her suggested that McCoist had to win a cup as well asLeague One that season to save his job.[20] Ultimately, Green's influence was seen to be more damaging than positive and he agreed to resign his position[21] and sell his remaining shares in the club to Sandy Easdale.[22] A second former board member, Imran Ahmad, also sold his remaining shares in the club as it was reported he was preparing to sue the club for £3.4m in unpaid bonus money.[23] Meanwhile, a group of Rangers shareholders, led by former directorPaul Murray, requisitioned an EGM to vote on the removal of Plc board directors including chief executive Craig Mather.[24] This was partly the result of shareholders being concerned over Mather's £500,000 annual salary.[25] The Rangers board opening negotiations with the requisitioners in late August to delay the EGM and combine it with AGM business[26] and after prolonged and fictitious meetings[27][28] the requisitioners withdrew the request for an EGM.[29] Nevertheless, the requisitioners were not to be deterred and wrote to Rangers with a proposal to have four new directors appointed at the AGM,[30] however the board failed to put this motion on the agenda forcing the requisitioners to seek an interim interdict in order for a new agenda to be sent out thus delaying the AGM.[31]
The club's financial results were announced at the start of October with an operating loss of £14m in the thirteen months to June 2013,[32] with the revelation that the club spends more on non-playing staff than on the squad.[33] This led to discussions between Mather and former Rangers directorDave King over the latter's potential investment in the club[34] and Rangers manager, Ally McCoist agreeing to take a substantial pay-cut.[35] Mather's meeting with King caused unease in the Rangers boardroom and was thought to be the reason behind his removal as chief executive on 16 October leaving only two directors on the Plc board.[36] The lack of corporate governance was criticised by Rangersnominated adviser[37] and led to the appointment of David Somers as non-executive director and acting chairman a few weeks later.[38] On the same day as Somers' appointment, the date for the AGM was set for 19 December. This instigated anarms race between warring factions for control of Rangers. In the five weeks prior to the AGM, the board proceeded to appoint Norman Crighton as non-executive director,[39] Graham Wallace as the new chief executive[40] and confirmed Somers as permanent chairman,[41] much to the bemusement of the requisitioners who questioned the appointments so close to the AGM.[42][43] Around this time, going perhaps unnoticed, was the news thatPolice Scotland was investigating whether former ownerCraig Whyte was still involved at Rangers as well as the acquisition and management of the club.[44] Perhaps the most important machinations involved moves by the board to secure support from other shareholders and their voting rights, with the largest single shareholder Laxey Partners indicating its support for the current board at the AGM.[45] A week before the AGM it was clear that the board had amassed a sizeable proportion of voting rights,[46] which ultimately, saw them re-elected and the requisitioners defeated.[47]
Upon his re-election, Wallace indicated his intention to undertake a three-month review of the club's business operations[48] and it was revealed this included cuts to the first-team wage budget.[49] The Rangers manager signed off on a wage reduction on 11 January,[50] the same day as the club hired Philip Nash as a financial consultant to assist with the business review.[50] Following this the club unsuccessfully asked the first-team squad to take pay cuts of around 15% until summer 2015[51] and as greater scrutiny was focused on the club's finances, Rangers financial director Brian Stockbridge resigned on 24 January.[52] Indeed, in early February Wallace was forced to deny claims that the club was on the brink of a second insolvency event,[53][54] however, two-weeks later Rangers borrowed £1.5m from shareholders Sandy Easdale and Laxey Partners for working capital.[55] The loan agreement was widely criticised, as Laxey Partners stood to make £150,000 in either interest or shares by the time it was repaid and also the Albion Car Park and Edmiston House were being used ascollateral.[55] Despite this, prior to his court case, former director Imran Ahmad had failed to ring-fence cash at the club ahead of his now £500,000lawsuit.[56]
Nevertheless, concerns over the club's money issues lingered and ledDave King to suggest fans withhold season ticket money until they receive assurances from the board.[57] This caused a war of words between King and the board with Wallace criticising the boycott call suggesting it could be damaging to the club[58] however, a coalition of Rangers fans groups known as the Union of Fans, supported King's stance on withholding season ticket money.[59] King and the supporters groups were planning to meet in order to formalise legal structures for trusts into which fans could put future season ticket money.[60] This caused the Rangers board to demand that King attend a board meeting where he would explain his recent comments[61] and the following day the club revealed it was considering an alternative loan offer on better terms than Laxey Partners from businessman George Letham.[62] King agreed to this meeting[63] and during a spell in Scotland in mid March, he met with several institutional investors including Laxey Partners, as well as the Union of Fans and the Plc board.[64] The outcome from the Union of Fans meeting was an agreement for the pooling of season ticket renewal money in a trust fund which would only be released to the club when the group was granted security overIbrox Stadium andRangers Training Centre,[65] however, upon meeting with the board King was informed the club had no intention of using Ibrox or Murray Park for securities on any borrowing.[65] Upon the conclusion of the board meeting, there was an act ofgood faith on King's part, in which he agreed to a four-week grace period to allow the club to complete and publish a business review of the company, after which King would decide upon continuing with any further action.[66] Whilst agreeing to the grace period, the Union of Fans did decide to press ahead with plans to create a season ticket trust fund.[67] Towards the end of March, the club accepted the loan offer from Letham[68] on the same day as King pledged to invest up to £50m of his own money in the club.[69] However, the reality of Rangers financial predicament was laid bare just two days later by the publishing of the interim accounts, which reported losses of £3.5m in the six months to 31 December and showedcash reserves had fallen from £21.2m to £3.5m.[70]
Despite the good faith shown by King, the Rangers board proceeded with the season ticket renewal campaign at the beginning of April, before the business review was concluded.[71] This soured the relationship between the Rangers board and King and ended negotiations, with the latter accusing the club of deliberately delaying the publishing of the review until after the renewal period[72][73] and the Union of Fans remained aligned with King.[74] Indeed, the fans group demanded the board reveal details of the executive bonus entitlements, which it refused to do.[75] Around the same time, Rangers announced a three-year agreement with online casino company32Red to be the club's new shirt sponsor.[76] On the eve of the business review's publication it was reported that Rangers second highest appearance makerSandy Jardine had died aged just 65 after a long battle withthroat cancer.[77] There was a high degree of anticipation surrounding the review with journalists noting an eight-day delay and the fans hopes for detail and clarity regarding the boards future plans[78] while Rangers director Sandy Easdale acknowledged that the club financial situation was fragile.[79] Upon its publication the review stated the club needed to raise £30m by 2017, including a new share issue, for it to compete in the top league and the board aimed to make the business sustainable by season 2015/16 but required savings to be made including staff redundancies.[80] Issues regarding financial mismanagement by the board came to light from the review including £2m which was spent on stadiumWi-Fi, LED displays and jumbo screens that were deemed "non-essential" and that players were signed during the summer which executives should have known the club could not afford.[81]
Following on from the publication of the business review, Police Scotland investigated a complaint from a Rangers shareholder against Wallace regarding alleged misleading statements that he made about the club's finances at December's AGM.[82] This led to calls from the Union of Fans for Wallace to be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation[83] while Dave King demanded the police probe be extended to include all of the Rangers board.[84] Despite the admissions arising from the business review, Imran Ahmad was again unsuccessful in an attempt to have moneyfrozen in the club's accounts pending the outcome of his litigation against the club,[85] however, there was indications a third attempt might be successful as King and former club captainRichard Gough set up theIbrox 1972 Fund for fans to pay season ticket money into.[86] This move appeared to make the board more receptive to granting the Union of Fans a legally-binding undertaking protecting Ibrox Stadium and the training centre,[87] however, this proposal was again rejected by the board a few days later.[88] The club admitted that season ticket renewals had been slow,[87] but were reluctant to provide details despite fan protests against the board,[89] and demands from fans group to reveal how many season tickets have been sold.[90] Further to this, former Rangers defender and youth coachJohn Brown delivered a 7,000 signature petition calling for the board to protect the club's property assets.[91] The beginning of May, saw Sandy Easdale increase his shareholding to 4.61%, while retaining proxy over a further 22.10%, leaving him as the second most prominent shareholder at the club after Laxey Partners by the summer of 2014.[92] Despite the deputes with fans, withholding of season ticket money and precarious financial position, Wallace still went on to state he believed the club to be in a "good place".[93]
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  | Cammy Bell | 26 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | [94] |
| MF |  | Nicky Law | 25 | Motherwell | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [95] |
| FW |  | Jon Daly | 30 | Dundee United | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [95] |
| FW | | Nicky Clark | 22 | Queen of the South | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [96] |
| MF |  | Arnold Peralta | 24 | Vida | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [97] |
| DF | | Steven Smith | 28 | Portland Timbers | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [98] |
| DF | | Richard Foster | 28 | Bristol City | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [99] |
| DF |  | Bilel Mohsni | 26 | Southend United | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [100] |
| GK | | Steve Simonsen | 34 | Dundee | Transfer | n/a | 2014 | Free | [101] |
| DF | | Ryan Finnie | 19 | Hamilton Academical | Transfer | n/a | 2014 | Free | [102] |
Total expenditure: £0m
Last updated: 17 January 2014
Total income: £0m
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  | Andrew Mitchell | 21 | Signed | 1 year | June 2014 | [121] |
| DF | | Darren Cole | 21 | Signed | 1 year | June 2014 | [122] |
| FW | | Andrew Little | 24 | Talks abandoned | 2 years | June 2015 | [123] |
| FW | | Calum Gallagher | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 | [124] |
Last updated: 21 April 2014
| Total | Scottish League One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | |
| GK | | Cammy Bell | 39 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 3 | Featured as trialist | ||||||
| GK | | Scott Gallacher | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| GK | | Steve Simonsen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | | Richard Foster | 26 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| DF | | Kyle McAusland | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| DF | | Chris Hegarty | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| DF |  | Sébastien Faure | 27 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| DF | | Bilel Mohsni | 37 | 37 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| DF |  | Emílson Cribari | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | | Lee McCulloch | 46 | 46 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| DF | | Lee Wallace | 39 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| DF | | Steven Smith | 14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| MF | | Ian Black | 42 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| MF | | Robbie Crawford | 10 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| MF |  | Fraser Aird | 27 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| MF | | Andy Murdoch | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | | Arnold Peralta | 22 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| MF | | Nicky Law | 42 | 42 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Featured as trialist | ||
| MF | | Lewis Macleod | 22 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| MF | | Andrew Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | David Templeton | 13 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| MF | | Kyle Hutton | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| MF | | Charlie Telfer | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | | Andrew Little | 17 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| FW | | Dean Shiels | 17 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| FW | | Jon Daly | 44 | 44 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Featured as trialist | ||
| FW | | Barrie McKay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| FW | | Nicky Clark | 16 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Featured as trialist | ||||
| FW | | Calum Gallagher | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| P | Nat. | Name | Award | Date | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN | | Ally McCoist[125] | League One Manager of the Month | September | Scottish Professional Football League |
| MAN | | Ally McCoist[126] | League One Manager of the Month | January | Scottish Professional Football League |
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| 10 August 20131 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Glasgow |
| 12:45BST | Hegarty 2'Law 40'Black 81'Shiels 85' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Jackson 65' McLean  81' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,380 Referee:George Salmond |
| 17 August 20132 | Stranraer | 0 – 3 | Rangers | Stranraer |
| 15:00BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Little 7' Macleod 23'McCulloch 30' | Stadium:Stair Park Attendance: 3,473 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 23 August 20133 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 6 | Rangers | Airdrie |
| 19:45BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Macleod 19' Little 37'Crawford 49'Daly 66',71'Law 69' | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 9,044 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 31 August 20134 | Rangers | 5 – 0 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | Clark 1' McCulloch 17',36',63'Macleod 54' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,870 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 14 September 20135 | Rangers | 5 – 1 | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | Mohsni 57' McCulloch 65',75',90+1'Little 88' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Cook 48' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,562 Referee:Crawford Allan |
| 22 September 20136 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 1 | Rangers | Forfar |
| 12:45BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Little 43' | Stadium:Station Park Attendance: 3,766 Referee:John McKendrick |
| 28 September 20137 | Rangers | 8 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | Daly 3',17',50',83' Little 38'Wallace 60'Templeton 87'Mohsni 90+3' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,877 Referee:Brian Colvin |
| 6 October 20138 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Ayr |
| 12:45BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Mohsni 56' Macleod 59' | Stadium:Somerset Park Attendance: 8,968 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 19 October 20139 | Brechin City | 3 – 4 | Rangers | Brechin |
| 15:00BST | Hay 5' Brown 10'Trouten 35'Trouten  90' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Daly 25' Mohsni 53'Law 66'Clark 85' | Stadium:Glebe Park Attendance: 3,237 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 26 October 201310 | East Fife | 0 – 4 | Rangers | Methil |
| 15:00BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Thom 49' (o.g.) Daly 52',57',66' | Stadium:Bayview Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 6 November 201311 | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45GMT | McCulloch 71' (pen.) Daly 78'Mohsni 90+3' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Falkingham 81' Moore 71' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,082 Referee:Stevie O'Reilly |
| 9 November 201312 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Daly 45' McCulloch 64' (pen.) | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,158 Referee:Don Robertson |
| 25 November 201313 | Arbroath | 0 – 3 | Rangers | Arbroath |
| 19:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Daly 3' Donaldson 27' (o.g.)Clark 41' | Stadium:Gayfield Park Attendance: 3,912 Referee:Iain Brines |
| 3 December 201314 | Rangers | 6 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45GMT | Clark 6',27',44',66' Wallace 37'McCulloch 71' (pen.) | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Swankie 25' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 38,745 Referee:Crawford Allan |
| 7 December 201315 | Rangers | 3 − 0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Daly 12' Aird 23'Mohsni 86' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,227 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 26 December 201316 | Rangers | 1 − 1 | Stranraer | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | McCulloch 37' (pen.) | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Longworth 90+4' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,462 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 30 December 201317 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 − 4 | Rangers | Dunfermline |
| 19:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Aird 22' Clark 52'Law 70'Crawford 90+2' | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 10,089 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 2 January 201418 | Airdrieonians | 0 − 1 | Rangers | Airdrie |
| 17:30GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Macleod 18' | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 6,522 Referee:Greg Aitken |
| 5 January 201419 | Stenhousemuir | 0 − 2 | Rangers | Stenhousemuir |
| 17:30GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Law 36',90+1' Peralta 41' | Stadium:Ochilview Park Attendance: 2,546 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 11 January 201420 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Shiels 5',64' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,182 Referee:Don Robertson |
| 20 January 201421 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Forfar |
| 19:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Mohsni 75' Templeton 90' | Stadium:Station Park Attendance: 2,067 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 25 January 201422 | Rangers | 3 – 2 | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Daly 21' Templeton 72'McCulloch 78' (pen.) | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Banjo 2' Linn 50' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,207 Referee:Barry Cook |
| 1 February 201423 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Shiels 14' Daly 25'Mohsni 61' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Robb 52' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,377 Referee:Stevie O'Reilly |
| 15 February 201424 | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Ayr |
| 15:00GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Law 46' Daly 59' | Stadium:Somerset Park Attendance: 8,449 Referee:John McKendrick |
| 22 February 201425 | Rangers | 3 – 3 | Stenhousemuir | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Law 36' McMillan 69' (o.g.)Daly 72' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Dickson 16' Higgins 58',75' (pen.) | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,794 Referee:Greg Aitken |
| 25 February 201426 | Stranraer | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Stranraer |
| 19:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Wallace 5' Daly 89' | Stadium:Stair Park Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 1 March 201427 | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Rangers | Methil |
| 12:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | McCulloch 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium:Bayview Stadium Attendance: 4,020 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 12 March 201428 | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 19:45GMT | McCulloch 3' (pen.),21' (pen.),41' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,343 Referee:Brian Colvin |
| 15 March 201429 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Smith 45+4' Gallagher 90' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,110 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 23 March 201430 | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Brechin |
| 12:45GMT | Thomson 49' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Aird 23' Clark 67' | Stadium:Glebe Park Attendance: 3,070 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 29 March 201431 | Arbroath | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Arbroath |
| 15:00GMT | McManus 61' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Daly 19' Aird 87' | Stadium:Gayfield Park Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 15 April 201432 | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45GMT | Black 67' Mohsni 75'Shiels 85' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 39,704 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 19 April 201433 | Stenhousemuir | 0 − 4 | Rangers | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Smith 32' Shiels 36'McCulloch 65' (pen.)Law 78' | Stadium:Ochilview Park Attendance: 2,767 Referee:John McKendrick |
| 22 April 201434 | Rangers | 2 − 1 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:45BST | Mohsni 54',82' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Forrest 69' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 40,651 Referee:Iain Brines |
| 26 April 201435 | Rangers | 3 − 0 | Stranraer | Glasgow |
| 12:45BST | Aird 37' Peralta 60'Shiels 66' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,093 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 3 May 201436 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 − 1 | Rangers | Dunfermline |
| 15:00BST | Martin 71' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Shiels 46' | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 7,605 Referee:Don Robertson |
| 28 July 2013First round | Albion Rovers | 0 − 4 | Rangers | Livingston |
| 16:05BST | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Law 26',44' Black 71'Templeton 74' | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 5,345 Referee:John Beaton |
| 27 August 2013Second round | Rangers | 2 − 0 | Berwick Rangers | Glasgow |
| 19:45BST | McKay 60' Little 62' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 16,097 Referee:Euan Norris |
| 17 September 2013Quarter-finals | Queen of the South | 0 − 3 | Rangers | Dumfries |
| 19:45BST | Higgins 75' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Mohsni 7' Daly 75'McCulloch 83' | Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 29 October 2013Semi-finals | Stenhousemuir | 0 − 1 | Rangers | Stenhousemuir |
| 19:35GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Daly 74' | Stadium:Ochilview Park Attendance: 2,338 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 6 April 2014Final | Raith Rovers | 1 − 0 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Edinburgh |
| 16:05GMT | Baird 117' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 19,983 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 3 August 2013First round | Forfar Athletic | 2 − 1 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Forfar |
| 15:00BST | Swankie 8',115' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Aird 84' | Stadium:Station Park Attendance: 4,079 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 1 November 2013Third round | Rangers | 3 − 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 19:45GMT | Daly 49',53' Templeton 80' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 22,533 Referee:John Beaton |
| 30 November 2013Fourth round | Falkirk | 0 − 2 | Rangers | Falkirk |
| 12:15GMT | McCracken 57' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Law 89' Templeton 90+3' | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,228 Referee:Brian Colvin |
| 7 February 2014Fifth round | Rangers | 4 − 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:30GMT | Shiels 8',24',47' Templeton 37' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 19,396 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 9 March 2014Quarter-finals | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Glasgow |
| 15:30GMT | Mohsni 78' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Donnelly 14' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 23,976 Referee:John Beaton |
| 17 March 2014Quarter-finals Replay | Albion Rovers | 0 − 2 | Rangers | Hamilton |
| 19:45GMT | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Aird 18' Daly 57' | Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,354 Referee:John Beaton |
| 12 April 2014Semi-finals | Rangers | 1 − 3 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 12:45GMT | Smith 42' | BBC Rangers Sky Sports | Armstrong 23' Mackay-Steven 36'Çiftçi 83' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,059 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| Date | Opponent | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2013 | Brora Rangers | A | 2-0 | Macleod 54', 59' | 2,163 |
| 10 July 2013 | Elgin City | A | 1-0 | Aird 63' | 2,382 |
| 13 July 2013 | Bristol City | A | 1-0 | Macleod 62' | 7,874 |
| 17 July 2013 | Gütersloh 2000 | A | 1-0 | McCulloch 18' | 2,017 |
| 20 July 2013 | Emmen | A | 1-0 | Daly 49' | 2,007 |
| 24 July 2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-1 | 16,248 | |
| 31 July 2013 | Dundee | A | 1-1 | Peralta 60' | 5,244 |
| 6 August 2013 | Newcastle United | H | 1-1 | McCulloch 5' (pen) | 24,385 |
As aScottish League One club, Rangers entered theScottish Cup in the Third Round and entered both theScottish Challenge Cup andScottish League Cup in the First Round. They also competed in 36 league matches in the new Scottish League One.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C, P) | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 18 | +88 | 102 | Promotion to theChampionship |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 3 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ayr United | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 48 |
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
