The 1994–95 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Rangers.
| 1994–95 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Murray | |||
| Manager | Walter Smith | |||
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium | |||
| Scottish Premier Division | 1st (Champions) | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Champions League | Qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Hateley (13) All: Mark Hateley (15) | |||
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Overview edit
Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season. The club won the Premier Division with a commanding sixteen point lead over nearest challengers Motherwell.
The cup competitions were not so successful as the side crashed out the Scottish Cup in the fourth round to Hearts, losing 4–2. In the League Cup the side was defeated 2–1 by Falkirk.
The European campaign was over as soon as it began, the club was knocked out the UEFA Champions League in the first round by AEK Athens, losing 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers made three expensive signings at the start of the season in shape of defenders Basile Boli and Alan McLaren, as well as forward Brian Laudrup. On his way out of the club was striker Duncan Ferguson after 18 months, when in December 1994 he signed for Everton in a £4.3million deal after two months on loan in Merseyside, handing the Ibrox club a small profit on the then UK transfer record fee they originally paid for him.
The club's successful season was overshadowed by the death in March of club legend Davie Cooper at the age of 39.
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 1994 |  Brian Laudrup |
 Fiorentina |
£2,300,000[1] |
| 28 June 1994 |  Basile Boli |
Marseille |
£2,700,000[2] |
| 27 July 1994 |  Billy Thomson |
Motherwell |
£25,000 |
| 25 October 1994 | Alan McLaren |
Heart of Midlothian |
£1,250,000 plus Dave McPherson[3] |
| 26 January 1995 | Alec Cleland |
Dundee United |
£750,000 joint deal[4][5] |
| 26 January 1995 | Gary Bollan
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Out edit
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1994 |  Chris Vinnicombe |
Burnley |
£200,000 |
| 28 July 1994 | Stephen Watson |
St Mirren |
Free |
| 28 July 1994 |  Oleh Kuznetsov |
 Maccabi Haifa |
Free[6] |
| 4 October 1994 | Ian Durrant |
Everton |
Loan [7] |
| 12 October 1994 | Gary Stevens |
Tranmere Rovers |
£350,000 [8] |
| 19 October 1994 | Steven Pressley |
Coventry City |
£600,000 [9] |
| 25 October 1994 | Dave McPherson |
Heart of Midlothian |
Part-exchange swap[10] |
| 1 December 1994 | David Hagen |
£150,000 [11] | |
| 13 December 1994 | Duncan Ferguson |
Everton |
£4,300,000 [12] |
| 15 January 1995 |  Peter Huistra |
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
£500,000 [13] |
| 10 March 1995 | Fraser Wishart |
Heart of Midlothian |
£50,000 [14] |
| 24 March 1995 | Scott McCulloch |
Hamilton Academical |
Free |
- Expenditure:
£7,025,000 - Income:
£6,150,000 - Total loss/gain: £875,000
Results edit
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division edit
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 1994 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 43,750 | Hateley, D.Ferguson |
| 20 August 1994 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | 15,030 | Hateley, Byrne (o.g.) |
| 27 August 1994 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 45,466 | |
| 11 September 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | 41,041 | Hateley (2), Durie |
| 17 September 1994 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 12,419 | Boli, Laudrup |
| 24 September 1994 | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | 19,191 | Hateley, Moore |
| 1 October 1994 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 43,030 | Hateley, Laudrup |
| 8 October 1994 | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | 12,118 | Boli |
| 15 October 1994 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 44,099 | Miller, Robertson |
| 22 October 1994 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 11,160 | Philliben (o.g.) |
| 30 October 1994 | Celtic | A | 3–1 | 32,171 | Hateley (2), Laudrup |
| 5 November 1994 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | 43,696 | Miller, Hateley, Laudrup |
| 9 November 1994 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 12,347 | Hateley |
| 19 November 1994 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 44,018 | Hateley |
| 25 November 1994 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 45,072 | McCoist |
| 4 December 1994 | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | 10,692 | Laudrup, Huistra, Durrant |
| 10 December 1994 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | 17,283 | McLaren, Laudrup |
| 26 December 1994 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 44,892 | Hateley, Gough |
| 31 December 1994 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 11,269 | McCall, Laudrup, Durie |
| 4 January 1995 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 45,794 | I.Ferguson |
| 7 January 1995 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 19,351 | Robertson |
| 14 January 1995 | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | 13,495 | Huistra (2, 1 (pen.)), McCall |
| 21 January 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 44,231 | Miller |
| 4 February 1995 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 44,197 | Robertson |
| 12 February 1995 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 18,060 | |
| 25 February 1995 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 44,859 | Durie, Laudrup, Durrant |
| 4 March 1995 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 12,059 | McCall |
| 11 March 1995 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 43,359 | Brown, Laudrup |
| 18 March 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 9,806 | Laudrup |
| 1 April 1995 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 11,035 | Durie, McLaren |
| 8 April 1995 | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | 44,460 | Durrant, Murray, Hateley |
| 16 April 1995 | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | 44,193 | Durie, Durrant, Mikhailichenko |
| 20 April 1995 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | 16,086 | Mikhailichenko |
| 29 April 1995 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 43,576 | |
| 7 May 1995 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 31,025 | |
| 13 May 1995 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | 45,280 | Moore |
Scottish League Cup edit
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1994 | R2 | Arbroath | A | 6–1 | 4,665 | D.Ferguson (3), Hateley (2), McCall |
| 31 August 1994 | R3 | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | 40,697 | Laudrup |
Scottish Cup edit
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 1995 | R3 | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | 18,379 | Steven, Boli, Laudrup |
| 20 February 1995 | R4 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–4 | 12,375 | Laudrup, Durie |
UEFA Champions League edit
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1994 | QR |  AEK Athens |
A | 0–2 | 30,000 | |
| 24 August 1994 | QR | AEK Athens |
H | 0–1 | 44,789 |
Appearances edit
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Goram |
GK | 22 | 0 |
| Ally Maxwell |
GK | 14 | 0 |
| Colin Scott |
GK | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Thomson |
GK | 5 | 0 |
| Basile Boli |
DF | 31 | 3 |
| Gary Bollan |
DF | 6 | 0 |
| John Brown |
DF | 16 | 1 |
| Neil Caldwell |
DF | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Cleland |
DF | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Gough |
DF | 31 | 1 |
| Alan McLaren |
DF | 25 | 2 |
| Dave McPherson |
DF | 12 | 0 |
 Craig Moore |
DF | 25 | 2 |
| Steven Pressley |
DF | 3 | 0 |
| David Robertson |
DF | 28 | 3 |
| Gary Stevens |
DF | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser Wishart |
DF | 4 | 0 |
| Ian Durrant |
MF | 31 | 4 |
| Ian Ferguson |
MF | 20 | 1 |
| David Hagen |
MF | 2 | 0 |
| Pieter Huistra |
MF | 15 | 3 |
| Stuart McCall |
MF | 36 | 4 |
| Brian McGinty |
MF | 1 | 0 |
| Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko |
MF | 9 | 2 |
| Charlie Miller |
MF | 23 | 3 |
| Brian Laudrup |
MF | 38 | 13 |
| Neil Murray |
MF | 22 | 1 |
| Lee Robertson |
MF | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Steven |
MF | 13 | 1 |
| Gordon Durie |
FW | 25 | 6 |
| Duncan Ferguson |
FW | 7 | 4 |
| Mark Hateley |
FW | 28 | 15 |
| Ally McCoist |
FW | 9 | 1 |
 Paul McKnight |
FW | 1 | 0 |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 53 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 |
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Celtic qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1994–95 Scottish Cup.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rangers line up another Dane as Laudrup signs". The Herald. 16 June 1994.
- ^ "Boli turns down money for a chance of glory: Rangers signing opts for another tilt at Champions Cup". The Herald. 29 June 1994.
- ^ "Rangers get their man but Robinson blames Mercer for departure". The Herald. 26 October 1994.
- ^ Cleland and Bollan were sold in a joint £750,000 deal
- ^ "Rangers' double swoop". The Herald. 27 January 1995.
- ^ "No Headline Present". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Everton fail to play ball by signing Durrant and Ferguson only on loan". The Herald. 4 October 1994.
- ^ "No Headline Present". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "There's more to McLaren than meets the eye, says Levein". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Part exchange for Alan McLaren in a deal valued at £2m
- ^ "Jamieson, Hagen hope to be stars in the East". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Everton sign up their #4.3m loan star Ferguson now in good shape to face Greeks". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "#500,000 Huistra off to the unknown No-go Mo is first problem for new 'queen' of Hearts". The Herald. 30 December 1994.
- ^ "Mackay still all Hearts". The Herald. 11 March 1995.