2023–24 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
2023–24 season
Rangers vs Livingston at Ibrox Stadium, 27 September 2023
ChairmanJohn Bennett
ManagerMichael Beale
(until 1 October)
Philippe Clement
(from 15 October)
StadiumIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Tavernier (17)

All:
James Tavernier (24)
Highest home attendance50,936 vs Celtic
7 April 2024
Lowest home attendance35,420 vs Livingston
27 September 2023
Average home league attendance49,140
Biggest win5–0 vs Dundee
1 November 2023
5–0 vs Hearts
24 February 2024
Biggest defeat1–5 vs PSV Eindhoven
30 August 2023
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season was the 144th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK England Jack Butland 31 2023 58 0 2027 Free
2 DF England James Tavernier (captain) 32 2015 460 125 2026 £0.2m
3 DF Turkey Rıdvan Yılmaz 23 2022 48 2 2027 £3.4m
4 MF England John Lundstram 30 2021 153 11 2024 Free
5 DF Scotland John Souttar 27 2022 54 3 2026 Free
6 DF England Connor Goldson (vc) 31 2018 309 23 2026 £3m
7 FW Portugal Fábio Silva 21 2024 25 6 2024 Loan
8 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 32 2017 210 16 2024 Free
9 FW Nigeria Cyriel Dessers 29 2023 54 22 2027 Undisclosed
11 FW Wales Tom Lawrence 30 2022 41 6 2025 Free
13 MF England Todd Cantwell 26 2023 64 14 2026 £1.5m


16 FW Colombia Óscar Cortés 20 2024 7 1 2024 Loan
17 FW Wales Rabbi Matondo 23 2022 59 6 2026 £2.5m
19 FW Senegal Abdallah Sima 22 2023 40 16 2024 Loan
20 MF England Kieran Dowell 26 2023 16 2 2026 Free
21 DF England Dujon Sterling 24 2023 36 1 2027 Free
23 FW Scotland Scott Wright 26 2021 (Winter) 117 12 2025 £0.15m
25 FW Jamaica Kemar Roofe 31 2020 102 38 2024 £4.5m
26 DF England Ben Davies 28 2022 55 1 2026 £3m
27 DF Nigeria Leon Balogun 35 2023[a] 84 2 2024 Free
28 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 26 2015 7 0 2025 Youth system
31 DF Croatia Borna Barišić 31 2018 236 10 2024 £1.5m
32 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 25 2016 0 0 2025 Youth system
33 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 36 2020 46 0 2024 Free
38 DF Scotland Leon King 20 2020 37 0 2026 Youth system
42 MF Ivory Coast Mohamed Diomande 22 2024 19 2 2028 £4.3m
43 MF Belgium Nicolas Raskin 23 2023 47 1 2027 £1.75m


45 FW Northern Ireland Ross McCausland 21 2021 41 4 2027 Youth system
46 DF England Johnly Yfeko 21 2022 1 0 2026 Free
47 DF Scotland Robbie Fraser 21 2021 2 0 2024 Youth system


51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 20 2021 14 2 2025 Youth system
57 FW England Archie Stevens 18 2022 1 0 2024 Cross-border compensation
61 MF England Paul Nsio 18 2022 1 0 2026 Cross-border compensation
64 MF Scotland Bailey Rice 17 2022 3 0 2026 Undisclosed
65 FW England Zak Lovelace 18 2022 4 0 2025 Cross-border compensation
93 MF Scotland Cole McKinnon 21 2021 4 1 2025 Youth system
99 FW Brazil Danilo 25 2023 21 6 2028 £5.6M


  • Last updated: 25 May 2024
  • Source: [1]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

First team[edit]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
20 MF England Kieran Dowell 25 Norwich City England Transfer Summer 2026 Free [2]
21 DF England Dujon Sterling 23 Chelsea England Transfer Summer 2027 Free [3]
1 GK England Jack Butland 30 Crystal Palace England Transfer Summer 2027 Free [4]
14 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers 26 Atalanta Italy Transfer Summer 2027 £3.5m [5]
19 FW Senegal Abdallah Sima 22 Brighton & Hove Albion England Loan Summer 2024 N/A [6]
9 FW Nigeria Cyriel Dessers 28 Cremonese Italy Transfer Summer 2027 Undisclosed [7]
27 DF Nigeria Leon Balogun 35 Queens Park Rangers England Transfer Summer 2024 Free [8]
99 FW Brazil Danilo 24 Feyenoord Netherlands Transfer Summer 2028 £5.6m [9]
15 MF Ecuador José Cifuentes 24 Los Angeles FC United States Transfer Summer 2027 £1.2m [10]
7 FW Portugal Fábio Silva 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers England Loan Winter 2024 N/A [11]
42 MF Ivory Coast Mohamed Diomande 22 FC Nordsjælland Denmark Transfer Winter 2028 £4.3m [12]
16 FW Colombia Óscar Cortés 20 RC Lens France Loan Winter 2024 N/A [13]

Academy[edit]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
FW Montserrat Arian Allen 16 Everton England Transfer Winter [14]

Out[edit]

First team[edit]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 41 Retired End of contract Summer Free [15]
5 DF Sweden Filip Helander 30 Odense Denmark End of contract Summer Free [15]
14 MF England Ryan Kent 26 Fenerbahçe Turkey End of contract Summer Free [15]
20 FW Colombia Alfredo Morelos 26 Santos Brazil End of contract Summer Free [15]
37 MF Canada Scott Arfield 34 Charlotte FC United States End of contract Summer Free [15]
22 DF Poland Mateusz Żukowski 21 Śląsk Wrocław Poland Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
9 FW Croatia Antonio Čolak 29 Parma Italy Transfer Summer £2.5M [17]
41 MF Scotland Ben Williamson 21 Partick Thistle Loan Summer N/A [18]
34 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 23 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer Undisclosed [19]
51 MF Scotland Alex Lowry 20 Hearts Loan Summer N/A [20]
30 FW Zambia Fashion Sakala 26 Al-Fayha Saudi Arabia Transfer Summer £4m [21]
24 MF Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh 23 Swindon Town England Released Summer Free [22]
7 MF Romania Ianis Hagi 24 Alavés Spain Loan Summer N/A [23]
18 MF Finland Glen Kamara 27 Leeds United England Transfer Summer £5m [24]
MF Scotland Ben Williamson 22 Hamilton Academical Transfer Winter Undisclosed [25]
14 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers 26 Utrecht Netherlands Loan Winter N/A [26]
10 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 39 Retired End of contract Winter Free [27]
44 DF Scotland Adam Devine 20 Motherwell Loan Winter N/A [28]
15 MF Ecuador José Cifuentes 24 Cruzeiro Brazil Loan Winter N/A [29]
32 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 25 Livingston Emergency Loan Winter N/A [30]

Academy[edit]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
46 MF England Kane Ritchie-Hosler 20 Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Undisclosed [31]
MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 21 York City England End of contract Summer Free [32]
56 FW England Tony Weston 19 Derby County England End of contract Summer Free [32]
47 MF Australia Murray Miller 21 Stirling Albion End of contract Summer Free [32]
70 DF Romania Kevin Ciubotaru 19 FC Hermannstadt Romania End of contract Summer Free [32]
66 MF Northern Ireland Charlie Lindsay 19 Derby County England End of contract Summer Free [32]
57 DF Northern Ireland Lewis MacKinnon 20 Carrick Rangers Northern Ireland End of contract Summer Free [32]
62 DF Scotland Kelsey Ewen 18 Edinburgh City End of contract Summer Free [32]
63 DF Scotland Harley Ewen 18 Cumbernauld Colts End of contract Summer Free [32]
71 DF England Alex Kpakpé 19 Hitchin Town England End of contract Summer Free [32]
69 FW Scotland Robbie Ure 19 Anderlecht Belgium End of contract Summer Free [33]
81 GK Scotland Sam Kane 17 Queen's Park Transfer Summer Free [34]
73 DF Scotland Zak McKay 18 Stenhousemuir End of contract Summer Free [35]
78 MF Uganda Christian Mulindwa 17 Stockport County England End of contract Summer Free [35]
89 FW Scotland Cameron Cooper 17 Oxford United England End of contract Summer Free [35]
FW England Jack Roberts 18 Braintree Town England End of contract Summer Free [35]
69 GK Scotland Jacob Pazikas 18 Civil Service Strollers Loan Summer N/A [36]
59 DF Scotland Kristian Webster 18 Cumbernauld Colts Loan Summer N/A [37]
92 FW Scotland James Graham 19 Annan Athletic Loan Summer N/A [38]
42 FW Scotland Josh McPake 22 Stirling Albion Released Summer N/A [39]
71 FW Scotland Connor Young 19 Clyde Released Summer N/A [40]
41 GK Scotland Lewis Budinauckas 21 Stranraer Loan Summer N/A [41]
54 MF Scotland Mackenzie Strachan 19 Stranraer Loan Summer N/A [42]
53 DF Scotland Jack Harkness 19 Greenock Morton Loan Summer N/A [43]
49 GK Scotland Jay Hogarth 20 Dumbarton Loan Winter N/A [44]
67 DF Scotland Jamie Newton 18 Nottingham Forest England Transfer Winter Undisclosed [45]
48 MF Scotland Arron Lyall 20 Airdrieonians Loan Winter N/A [46]
92 FW Scotland James Graham 19 Dumbarton Loan Winter N/A [47]
56 FW United States Tyler Pasnik 19 Huntsville City FC United States Transfer Winter Free [48]

New contracts[edit]

First team[edit]
N
P
Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
32 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 24 29 May 2 years May 2025 [49]
Academy[edit]
N
P
Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
59 DF Scotland Kristian Webster 18 12 July 1 year May 2024 [50]
64 MF Scotland Bailey Rice 16 12 September 3 years May 2026 [51]
46 DF England Johnly Yfeko 20 10 November 3 years May 2026 [52]
45 FW Northern Ireland Ross McCausland 20 28 November 4 years May 2027 [53]
61 MF England Paul Nsio 17 29 November 3 years May 2026 [54]

Awards[edit]

N
P
Nat.
Name
Award Date From Source
19 FW Senegal Abdallah Sima Premiership Player of the Month October Scottish Professional Football League [55]
MAN Belgium Philippe Clement Premiership Manager of the Month January Scottish Professional Football League [56]
MAN Belgium Philippe Clement Premiership Manager of the Month February Scottish Professional Football League [57]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

7 July 2023 Friendly Rangers Scotland 0–0 Scotland Livingston Milngavie
Report Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
14 July 2023 Friendly Hallescher FC Germany 0–2 Scotland Rangers Blankenhain, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land
18 July 2023 Friendly Rangers Scotland 1–2 England Newcastle United Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: David Dickinson
Note: Testimonial match for Allan McGregor
22 July 2023 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–1 Germany Hamburger SV Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,542
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 July 2023 Friendly Rangers Scotland 1–3 Greece Olympiacos Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 29,007
Referee: Steven McLean
29 July 2023 Friendly Hoffenheim Germany 2–2 Scotland Rangers Sinsheim, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 11,500
13 January 2024 Friendly Hertha BSC Germany 1–0 Scotland Rangers Cartagena, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium
16 January 2024 Friendly Rangers Scotland 2–2 Denmark Copenhagen Glasgow
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 23,779
Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 5 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 38 27 4 7 87 32 +55 071.05
Scottish Cup 20 January 2024 25 May 2024 Fourth round Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 2 +8 080.00
Scottish League Cup 19 August 2023 17 December 2023 Second round Winner 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00
UEFA Champions League 9 August 2023 30 August 2023 Third qualifying round Play-off round 4 1 2 1 6 9 −3 025.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 14 March 2024 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 3 2 10 9 +1 037.50
Total 59 39 9 11 123 54 +69 066.10

Last updated: 25 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[b]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 95 30 +65 93 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Rangers 38 27 4 7 87 32 +55 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 8 10 54 42 +12 68 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[c]
4 Kilmarnock 38 14 14 10 46 44 +2 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 38 13 8 17 46 52 −6 47 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [58][59]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[60]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2020–2022
  2. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  3. ^ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAAAHAHHAAHAAHHHAHAHHHAAAHAHA
ResultLWWLWWLWWWWWDWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWLWDLDWWLWD
Position106444332222222222222222221111222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

5 August 2023 1 Kilmarnock 1–0 Rangers Kilmarnock
17:15
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 9,256
Referee: Willie Collum
12 August 2023 2 Rangers 4–0 Livingston Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,320
Referee: Don Robertson
26 August 2023 3 Ross County 0–2 Rangers Dingwall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,540
Referee: David Munro
3 September 2023 4 Rangers 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,652
Referee: Don Robertson
16 September 2023 5 St Johnstone 0–2 Rangers Perth
12:30
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,967
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 September 2023 6 Rangers 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,539
Referee: Alan Muir
30 September 2023 7 Rangers 1–3 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,959
Referee: Steven McLean
8 October 2023 8 St Mirren 0–3 Rangers Paisley
12:00
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 October 2023 9 Rangers 4–0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,535
Referee: Don Robertson
29 October 2023 10 Rangers 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,530
Referee: John Beaton
1 November 2023 11 Dundee 0–5 Rangers Dundee
19:45
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,970
Referee: Kevin Clancy
12 November 2023 12 Livingston 0–2 Rangers Livingston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,089
Referee: Steven McLean
26 November 2023 13 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
12:00
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,911
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 December 2023 14 Rangers 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,835
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
6 December 2023 15 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Rangers Edinburgh
20:00
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,759
Referee: Willie Collum
9 December 2023 16 Rangers 3–1 Dundee Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,229
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 December 2023 17 Rangers 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,931
Referee: Alan Muir
24 December 2023 18 Motherwell 0–2 Rangers Motherwell
12:00
Report
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,805
Referee: David Dickinson
30 December 2023 19 Celtic 2–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,664
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 January 2024 20 Rangers 3–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,250
Referee: John Beaton
24 January 2024 21 Hibernian 0–3 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,607
Referee: Steven McLean
27 January 2024 22 St Mirren 0–1 Rangers Paisley
12:30 Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,665
Referee: David Dickinson
3 February 2024 23 Rangers 3–0 Livingston Glasgow
15:00
Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,688
Referee: John Beaton
6 February 2024 24 Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,329
Referee: Don Robertson
14 February 2024 25 Rangers 3–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,685
Referee: Alan Muir
18 February 2024 26 St Johnstone 0–3 Rangers Perth
12:00
Report
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
24 February 2024 27 Rangers 5–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,354
Referee: Nick Walsh
28 February 2024 28 Kilmarnock 1–2 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45
Report
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: David Dickinson
2 March 2024 29 Rangers 1–2 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,281
Referee: Alan Muir
30 March 2024 30 Rangers 3–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,304
Referee: David Dickinson
7 April 2024 31 Rangers 3–3 Celtic Glasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,936
Referee: John Beaton
14 April 2024 32 Ross County 3–2 Rangers Dingwall
12:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
17 April 2024 33 Dundee 0–0 Rangers Dundee
20:00
Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Don Robertson
28 April 2024 34 St Mirren 1–2 Rangers Paisley
12:30
Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 May 2024 35 Rangers 4–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
13:00
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,553
Referee: David Dickinson
11 May 2024 36 Celtic 2–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:30
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,622
Referee: Willie Collum
14 May 2024 37 Rangers 5–2 Dundee Glasgow
19:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 45,760
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
18 May 2024 38 Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Rangers Edinburgh
12:30
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,131
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup[edit]

20 January 2024 Fourth round Dumbarton 1–4 Rangers Dumbarton
17:30
Report
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,020
Referee: Alan Muir
10 February 2024 Fifth round Rangers 2–0 Ayr United Glasgow
17:30
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 43,454
Referee: Willie Collum
10 March 2024 Quarter-final Hibernian 0–2 Rangers Edinburgh
17:30
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Steven McLean
21 April 2024 Semi-final Rangers 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 45,256
Referee: Steven McLean
25 May 2024 Final Celtic 1–0 Rangers Glasgow
15:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,556
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup[edit]

19 August 2023 Second round Rangers 2–1 Greenock Morton Glasgow
12:30