2020–21 Rangers F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2020–21 season
Chairman	Douglas Park
Manager	Steven Gerrard
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership	1st
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Kemar Roofe (14) All: James Tavernier (19)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2020−21 season.

On 7 March 2021, Rangers clinched the Premiership title, their 55th Scottish championship, after rivals Celtic drew 0–0 away to Dundee United.^[1][2] It was Rangers' first league title in a decade and the first time Celtic had not finished as league champions in that same span.^[3]

With a 4–0 win over Aberdeen on the final day of the season, Rangers sealed an undefeated league season and became the first club since Celtic in 2016–17 to reach the 100 point milestone.^[4] Rangers won all 19 home games at Ibrox and equalled the league record of 26 clean sheets in the campaign.^[5] They also set a new British record by conceding only 13 goals in their 32 wins and six draws.^[5]

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	43	2018	421	0	2022	Free
2	DF		James Tavernier (captain)	33	2015	289	65	2024	£0.2m
3	DF		Calvin Bassey	25	2020	15	1	2024	£0.23m
4	DF		Jack Simpson	28	2021 (Winter)	7	0	2025	Undisclosed
5	DF		Filip Helander	32	2019	49	5	2023	£3.5m
6	DF		Connor Goldson (vc)	32	2018	162	16	2022	£3m
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	26	2020	59	11	2023	£3m
8	MF		Ryan Jack	33	2017	130	11	2023	Free
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	42	2020	72	32	2021	Free
10	MF		Steven Davis	40	2019	321	25	2022	Free
11	FW		Cedric Itten	28	2020	37	6	2024	Undisclosed
13	GK		Andy Firth	28	2019 (Winter)	1	0	2022	Undisclosed
14	MF		Ryan Kent	28	2019	128	27	2023	£6.5m
15	MF		Bongani Zungu	32	2020	21	0	2021	Loan
16	DF		Nathan Patterson	23	2019	16	2	2024	Youth system
17	MF		Joe Aribo	28	2019	92	17	2023	£0.3m
18	MF		Glen Kamara	29	2019 (Winter)	106	4	2023	£0.05m
19	DF		Nikola Katić	28	2018	59	6	2023	£2m
20	FW		Alfredo Morelos	28	2017	182	94	2023	£1m
23	FW		Scott Wright	27	2021 (Winter)	13	1	2025	£0.15m
24	FW		Greg Stewart	35	2019	33	3	2021	Free
25	FW		Kemar Roofe	32	2020	36	18	2024	Undisclosed
26	DF		Leon Balogun	36	2020	28	0	2022	Free
31	DF		Borna Barišić	32	2018	112	7	2024	£1.5m
33	GK		Jon McLaughlin	37	2020	14	0	2022	Free
37	MF		Scott Arfield	36	2018	140	28	2022	Free
61	DF		Leon King	21	2020	2	0	2022	Youth system

• Last updated: 15 May 2021
• Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles^{[circular reference]}
• Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	21	Genk	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed	[6]
3	DF		Calvin Bassey	20	Leicester City	Transfer	Summer	2024	Undisclosed	[7][8]
33	GK		Jon McLaughlin	32	Sunderland	Transfer	Summer	2022	Free	[9]
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	37	Bournemouth	Transfer	Summer	2021	Free	[10]
26	DF		Leon Balogun	32	Wigan Athletic	Transfer	Summer	2021	Free	[11]
25	FW		Kemar Roofe	27	Anderlecht	Transfer	Summer	2024	£4.5m	[12]
11	FW		Cedric Itten	23	St. Gallen	Transfer	Summer	2024	£2.7m	[13]
15	MF		Bongani Zungu	27	Amiens	Transfer	Summer	2021	Loan	[14]
4	DF		Jack Simpson	24	Bournemouth	Transfer	Winter	2025	Undisclosed	[15]
23	FW		Scott Wright	23	Aberdeen	Transfer	Winter	2025	£175k	[16]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
	FW		Charlie Lindsay	16	Glentoran	Transfer	Summer	2023	Free	[17][18]
	FW		James Graham	16	Ross County	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed	[19][20]
	FW		Tony Weston	16	Blackpool	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed	[21]
	GK		Aaron Cervantes	18	Orange County SC	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed	[22]

Out

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	MF		Jason Holt	28	Livingston	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23]
	GK		Jak Alnwick	26	St Mirren	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23][24]
	MF		Jordan Rossiter	23	Fleetwood Town	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23]
16	MF		Andy Halliday	28	Heart of Midlothian	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23]
13	GK		Wes Foderingham	29	Sheffield United	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23][25]
15	DF		Jon Flanagan	27	Charleroi	End of contract	Summer	Free	[23]
11	MF		Sheyi Ojo	22	Liverpool	Loan Return	Summer	n/a	[26]
23	FW		Florian Kamberi	25	Hibernian	Loan Return	Summer	n/a	[26]
32	FW		Jake Hastie	21	Motherwell	Loan	Summer	n/a	[27]
25	DF		Matt Polster	27	New England Revolution	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[28][29]
28	MF		Ross McCrorie	22	Aberdeen	Loan[a]	Summer	n/a	[30]
27	MF		Greg Docherty	23	Hull City	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[31]
15	FW		Jamie Murphy	31	Hibernian	Loan[a]	Summer	n/a	[32]
40	MF		Glenn Middleton	21	St Johnstone	Loan	Winter	n/a	[33]
22	MF		Jordan Jones	26	Sunderland	Loan	Winter	n/a	[34]
21	MF		Brandon Barker	24	Oxford United	Loan	Winter	n/a	[35]
4	DF		George Edmundson	23	Derby County	Loan	Winter	n/a	[36]
28	MF		Ross McCrorie	22	Aberdeen	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[37]
36	MF		Jamie Barjonas	22	Ayr United	Loan	Winter	n/a	[38]

1. Loan with obligation to sign on permanent contract at end of season.

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
44	DF		Aidan Wilson	21	Crusaders	End of contract	Summer	Free	[39]
42	GK		Aidan McAdams	21	Greenock Morton	End of contract	Summer	Free	[39]
55	MF		Joaõ Baldé	19	Livingston	End of contract	Summer	Free	[39]
61	MF		Kieran McKechnie	19	Queen of the South	End of contract	Summer	Free	[39]
	MF		Julian Anderson	19	Virginia Cavaliers	End of contract	Summer	Free	[39]
27	MF		Stephen Kelly	20	Ross County	Loan	Summer	n/a	[40]
28	GK		Robby McCrorie	22	Livingston	Loan	Summer	n/a	[41]
54	GK		Kieran Wright	20	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[42]
	DF		Rhys Breen	20	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[42]
	DF		Matthew Shiels	19	Clyde	Loan	Summer	n/a	[43]
47	MF		Zac Butterworth	19	Edinburgh City	Loan	Summer	n/a	[44]
51	DF		James Maxwell	18	Queen of the South	Loan	Summer	n/a	[45]
34	DF		Lewis Mayo	20	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Summer	n/a	[45]
38	FW		Josh McPake	19	Greenock Morton	Loan	Summer	n/a	[45]
	FW		Dire Mebude	16	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[46]
30	MF		Kai Kennedy	18	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[47]
44	MF		Cammy Palmer	20	Clyde	Loan	Summer	n/a	[48]
48	GK		Nicky Hogarth	19	Cowdenbeath	Loan	Winter	n/a	[49]
	DF		Rhys Breen	21	Queen of the South	Loan	Winter	n/a	[50]
30	MF		Kai Kennedy	18	Raith Rovers	Loan	Winter	n/a	[51]
46	MF		Jack Thomson	20	Clyde	Loan	Winter	n/a	[52]
38	FW		Josh McPake	19	Harrogate Town	Loan	Winter	n/a	[53]
54	MF		Ben Williamson	19	Arbroath	Loan	Winter	n/a	[54]
39	FW		Dapo Mebude	19	Queen of the South	Loan	Winter	n/a	[55]
44	MF		Cammy Palmer	20	Linfield	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[56]
	MF		Umaro Balde	18	Free agent	Transfer	Winter	Free	[57]
55	MF		Ciaran Dickson	18	Queen of the South	Loan	Winter	n/a	[58]
65	DF		Adam Devine	17	Partick Thistle	Loan	Winter	n/a	[59]
58	FW		Chris McKee	18	Brechin City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[59]
56	DF		Kyle McClelland	19	Falkirk	Loan	Winter	n/a	[59]
60	DF		Harris O'Connor	18	Brechin City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[60]
49	GK		Brian Kinnear	19	Annan Athletic	Loan	Winter	n/a	[61]
47	MF		Zac Butterworth	19	Clyde	Loan	Winter	n/a	[61]
70	MF		Cole McKinnon	18	East Fife	Loan	Winter	n/a	[61]
	FW		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	18	Clyde	Loan	Winter	n/a	[61]
68	FW		Arron Lyall	17	Inverness CT	Loan	Winter	n/a	[62]
65	DF		Adam Devine	17	Brechin City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[63]
57	MF		Murray Miller	19	Elgin City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[64]
	DF		Rhys Breen	21	Orange County SC	Loan	Summer	n/a	[65]
46	MF		Jack Thomson	21	Orange County SC	Loan	Summer	n/a	[65]

New contracts

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
16	DF		Nathan Patterson	19	25 January	3 years	May 2024	[66]
10	MF		Steven Davis	36	20 March	1 year	May 2022	[67]
1	GK		Allan McGregor	39	1 April	1 year	May 2022	[68]
2	DF		James Tavernier	29	6 April	3 years	May 2024	[69]
26	DF		Leon Balogun	32	9 April	1 year	May 2022	[70]
13	GK		Andy Firth	24	29 April	1 year	May 2022	[71]

Academy

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
46	MF		Jack Thomson	20	3 June	1 year	May 2021	[72]
49	GK		Brian Kinnear	19	3 June	1 year	May 2021	[72]
73	MF		Robbie Fraser	17	3 June	2 years	May 2022	[72]
76	MF		Alex Lowry	16	3 June	2 years	May 2022	[72]
27	MF		Stephen Kelly	20	24 June	3 years	May 2023	[73]
	GK		Robby McCrorie	22	3 July	3 years	May 2023	[74]
65	DF		Adam Devine	17	29 September	2 years	May 2022	[75]
68	FW		Arron Lyall	17	29 September	2 years	May 2022	[75]
70	MF		Cole McKinnon	17	29 September	2 years	May 2022	[75]
58	FW		Chris McKee	18	26 November	2 years	May 2022	[76]
30	MF		Kai Kennedy	18	8 January	2 years	May 2023	[77]
54	MF		Ben Williamson	19	13 January	1 year	May 2022	[78]
55	MF		Ciaran Dickson	18	22 January	2 years	May 2023	[79]
71	GK		Jay Hogarth	17	19 March	2 years	May 2023	[80]
	GK		Kieran Wright	22	3 April	2 years	May 2023	[81]

Awards

N	P	Nat.	Name	Award	Date	From	Source
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	Premiership Manager of the Month	August	Scottish Professional Football League	[82]
14	FW		Ryan Kent	Premiership Player of the Month	August		[82]
2	DF		James Tavernier	Premiership Player of the Month	September		[83]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	Premiership Manager of the Month	October		[84]
6	DF		Connor Goldson	Premiership Player of the Month	October		[84]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	Premiership Manager of the Month	November		[85]
2	DF		James Tavernier	Premiership Player of the Month	November		[85]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	Premiership Manager of the Month	February		[86]
20	FW		Alfredo Morelos	Premiership Player of the Month	March		[87]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	SFWA Manager of the Year	2020–21	Scottish Football Writers' Association	[88]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	SPFL Manager of the Year	2020–21	Scottish Professional Football League	[89]
1	GK		Allan McGregor	SPFL Player of the Year	2020–21	Scottish Professional Football League	[90]
10	MF		Steven Davis	SFWA Footballer of the Year	2020–21	Scottish Football Writers' Association	[91]
2	DF		James Tavernier	PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year	2020–21	PFA Scotland	[92]
	MAN		Steven Gerrard	PFA Scotland Manager of the Year	2020–21	PFA Scotland	[92]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Rangers v Hamilton Academical

10 July 2020 Friendly	Rangers	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Auchenhowie
12:00	Bassey 43' Morelos 88' (pen.)	Report	Hughes 8'	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

Lyon v Rangers

16 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup	Lyon	0–2	Rangers	Lyon, France
19:45 GMT	Marcelo  39' Depay  75'	Report	Marcelo 20' (o.g.) Hagi 25' Kent  39' Docherty  87'	Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Karim Abed

Nice v Rangers

18 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup	Nice	0–2	Rangers	Lyon, France
17:15 GMT	Trouillet  8' Kamara  82'	Report	Edmundson  38' Defoe 40' Barjonas 90+3'	Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Rangers v Motherwell

22 July 2020 Friendly	Rangers	4–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
20:00	Kent 7' Hagi 10' Aribo 45' Lamie 68' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Coventry City

25 July 2020 Friendly	Rangers	2–0	Coventry City	Glasgow
17:15	Aribo 50' Goldson 67'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen v Rangers

1 August 2020 1	Aberdeen	0–1	Rangers	Aberdeen
12:30	Ojo  45' Considine  87'	Report	Kent 21'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v St Mirren

9 August 2020 2	Rangers	3–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	McCarthy 23' (o.g.) Morelos 69', 74'	Report	Sheron  25' MacPherson  68'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Andrew Dallas

Rangers v St Johnstone

12 August 2020 3	Rangers	3–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:45	Barišić 21' Kent 45+2' Aribo 49'	Report	McCart  37' Gordon  78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson

Livingston v Rangers

16 August 2020 4	Livingston	0–0	Rangers	Livingston
16:30		Report	Morelos  65'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Kilmarnock

22 August 2020 5	Rangers	2–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00	Itten  32' Roofe 50' Kent 77'	Report	Tshibola  55'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Rangers

29 August 2020 6	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Rangers	Hamilton
17:30	Callachan  63' McMann  11'  76'	Report	Hagi 15' Tavernier 20' Goldson  26' Barker  85'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Dundee United

12 September 2020 7	Rangers	4–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Kent 13' Barišić  31' Tavernier 39' Roofe 68' Arfield 87'	Report	Bolton  7' Edwards  70' Pawlett  83'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hibernian v Rangers

20 September 2020 8	Hibernian	2–2	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:00	Wright 22' Porteous  35' Hanlon  37' McGinn  60' Doidge 71' Boyle  80'	Report	Morelos 45+1',  90+1' Arfield 57'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Rangers

27 September 2020 9	Motherwell	1–5	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Lamie  31' Edmundson 87' (o.g.)	Report	Tavernier 12' (pen.), 37' (pen.) Jones 28' Itten 75', 80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Ross County

4 October 2020 10	Rangers	2–0	Ross County	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier 17' (pen.) Barker 88'	Report	Morris  21'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Greg Aitken

Celtic v Rangers

17 October 2020 11	Celtic	0–2	Rangers	Glasgow
12:30	Brown  61' Duffy  85'	Report	Goldson 9', 54' Arfield  60' Morelos  85'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Livingston

25 October 2020 12	Rangers	2–0	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00	Aribo 9' Defoe 16' Jack  89'	Report	Guthrie  68'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Kilmarnock v Rangers

1 November 2020 13	Kilmarnock	0–1	Rangers	Kilmarnock
12:00	Waters  23' Tshibola  41' Power  90'	Report	Tavernier 19' (pen.) Barišić  44' Goldson  70' Davis  83'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Andrew Dallas

Rangers v Hamilton Academical

8 November 2020 14	Rangers	8–0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00	Arfield 16' Roofe 18', 54' Aribo 19', 36' Barker 62' Tavernier 65' (pen.), 69'	Report	Moyo  22' Callachan  26'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Aberdeen

22 November 2020 15	Rangers	4–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
12:00	Kent 15' Roofe 29' Arfield 49' Tavernier 53' (pen.)	Report	Considine  52'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Ross County v Rangers

6 December 2020 16	Ross County	0–4	Rangers	Dingwall
12:00	Vigurs  45' Gardyne  45+1' Paton  61' Iacovitti  79'	Report	Roofe 28' Tavernier 56' Morris 72' (o.g.) Defoe 90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 300 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee United v Rangers

13 December 2020 17	Dundee United	1–2	Rangers	Dundee
12:00	Smith 33' Fuchs  38'	Report	Morelos  12' Tavernier 26' Goldson 44'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Motherwell

19 December 2020 18	Rangers	3–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00	Roofe 73', 90+4' Itten 82'	Report	Lang 6' Lamie  77' Archer  82'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

St Johnstone v Rangers

23 December 2020 19	St Johnstone	0–3	Rangers	Perth
18:00	Wotherspoon  60' O'Halloran  81'  83'	Report	Roofe 24' Kamara 31' Hagi 47'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Hibernian

26 December 2020 20	Rangers	1–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
12:30	Hagi 33'	Report	Gogić  41'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum

St Mirren v Rangers

30 December 2020 21	St Mirren	0–2	Rangers	Paisley
15:00	Obika  53' Shaughnessy  71'	Report	Roofe 27' Tavernier  29' Morelos 33'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Celtic

2 January 2021 22	Rangers	1–0	Celtic	Glasgow
12:30	Davis  39' McGregor 70' (o.g.) Morelos  75' Barišić  79'	Report	Soro  41' Bitton  62' Duffy  75' McGregor  75'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

Aberdeen v Rangers

10 January 2021 23	Aberdeen	1–2	Rangers	Aberdeen
15:00	Hedges  26' Main  41' Kennedy 67' Ferguson  81'	Report	Tavernier 28',  40' Morelos 32', 50'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Rangers

17 January 2021 24	Motherwell	1–1	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Cole 20',  65' Carroll  50' Lawless  74'	Report	Hagi  47' Itten 72'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Ross County

23 January 2021 25	Rangers	5–0	Ross County	Glasgow
15:00	Kent 6' Tavernier 13' Helander 28' Aribo 37' Jack 66' Zungu  76' Goldson 81'	Report	Iacovitti  13' Hjelde  64'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson

Hibernian v Rangers

27 January 2021 26	Hibernian	0–1	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Doig  12' McGregor  62' Irvine  86'	Report	Morelos 51'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v St Johnstone

3 February 2021 27	Rangers	1–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
19:45	Roofe  21' Hagi 52'	Report	Kane  85'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: David Munro

Hamilton Academical v Rangers

7 February 2021 28	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Rangers	Hamilton
12:00	Callachan  1', 90+4'	Report	Helander  76' Easton 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Kilmarnock

13 February 2021 29	Rangers	1–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00	Jack 37'	Report	McKenzie  56' Tshibola  75'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Dundee United

21 February 2021 30	Rangers	4–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Hagi 35' Kent 38' Aribo 48' Morelos 64' Barišić 67'	Report	Butcher  7' Robson  51' Fuchs  66' McNulty 86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Livingston v Rangers

3 March 2021 31	Livingston	0–1	Rangers	Livingston
18:00	Guthrie  6' Sibbald  48' Devlin  51' Holt  66' Serrano  71' Stryjek  81'	Report	Morelos  37', 87' McGregor  90+1'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v St Mirren

6 March 2021 32	Rangers	3–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Kent 14' Morelos 16' Hagi 46',  71'	Report	McGrath  59' Shaughnessy  73'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Rangers

21 March 2021 33	Celtic	1–1	Rangers	Glasgow
12:00	Elyounoussi 23' Édouard  27' Brown  55' Laxalt  66'	Report	Morelos 38',  61'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Hibernian

11 April 2021 34	Rangers	2–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00	Aribo 20' Kent 62' Barišić  64' Kamara  70' Helander  85'	Report	Boyle  27' Nisbet 78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

St Johnstone v Rangers

21 April 2021 35	St Johnstone	1–1	Rangers	Perth
19:00	Rooney  18' McCart  68' Kane  87' Craig 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Wright 55',  65' Kamara  60' Hagi  62' Simpson  64'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Euan Anderson

Rangers v Celtic

2 May 2021 36	Rangers	4–1	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00	Simpson  17' Roofe 26', 57' Morelos 33' Defoe 90+2'	Report	McGregor  24'  26' Édouard 30' Elyounoussi  63'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

Livingston v Rangers

12 May 2021 37	Livingston	0–3	Rangers	Livingston
18:00	Pittman  31' Stryjek  41'	Report	Simpson  23' Morelos  30' Tavernier 42' (pen.) Kent 57' Hagi 83'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Aberdeen

15 May 2021 38	Rangers	4–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
12:30	Lewis 5' (o.g.) Roofe 34', 60' Davis  85' Defoe 88'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Nick Walsh

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Rangers qualified for the second qualifying round after finishing in second place in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership.

Qualification stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Lincoln Red Imps v Rangers

17 September 2020 2QR	Lincoln Red Imps	0–5	Rangers	Gibraltar
16:00 BST	Chipolina  66' Goldwin  71'	Report	Tavernier 21' Goldson 45+4' Morelos 67', 88' Hagi  74' Defoe 84'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)

Willem II v Rangers

24 September 2020 3QR	Willem II	0–4	Rangers	Tilburg, Netherlands
20:00 BST	Nelom  27' Pavlidis  81' Llonch  82'	Report	Barišić  6' Tavernier 22' (pen.) Kent 25' Helander 55' Morelos  66' Goldson 71'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: N/A Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Rangers v Galatasaray

1 October 2020 PO	Rangers	2–1	Galatasaray	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	Arfield 52' Tavernier 59'	Report	Elabdellaoui  29' Belhanda  65' Marcão 87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAN	BEN	STL	LCH
1	Rangers	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–2	3–2	1–0
2	Benfica	6	3	3	0	18	9	+9	12			3–3	—	3–0	4–0
3	Standard Liège	6	1	1	4	7	14	−7	4			0–2	2–2	—	2–1
4	Lech Poznań	6	1	0	5	6	14	−8	3			0–2	2–4	3–1	—

Source: UEFA

Standard Liège v Rangers

22 October 2020 1	Standard Liège	0–2	Rangers	Liège, Belgium
17:55 BST	Dussenne  18' Bastien  67' Bokadi  82'	Report	Tavernier 19' (pen.) Hagi  26' McGregor  45+4' Bassey  66' Roofe 90+2',  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Rangers v Lech Poznań

29 October 2020 2	Rangers	1–0	Lech Poznań	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Balogun  46' Goldson  51' Morelos 68'	Report	Ishak  16'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Benfica v Rangers

5 November 2020 3	Benfica	3–3	Rangers	Lisbon, Portugal
17:55 GMT	Goldson 1' (o.g.) Otamendi  19' Silva 77' Núñez 90+1'	Report	Gonçalves 24' (o.g.) Kamara 25' Morelos 51'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: N/A Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Rangers v Benfica

26 November 2020 4	Rangers	2–2	Benfica	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Arfield 7' Roofe 69' Kamara  80'	Report	Gabriel  16' Chiquinho  42' Tavernier 78' (o.g.) Pizzi 81' Vertonghen  83'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Rangers v Standard Liège

3 December 2020 5	Rangers	3–2	Standard Liège	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Goldson 39' Tavernier 45+1' (pen.),  72' Arfield 63' Roofe  85'	Report	Lestienne 6' Čop 41' Dussenne  71' Fai  90+2'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

Lech Poznań v Rangers

10 December 2020 6	Lech Poznań	0–2	Rangers	Poznań, Poland
17:55 GMT		Report	Zungu  7' Itten 31' Balogun  57' Hagi 72'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: N/A Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Antwerp v Rangers

18 February 2021 First leg	Antwerp	3–4	Rangers	Antwerp, Belgium
20:00 GMT	Avenatti 45' Refaelov 45+8' (pen.) De Laet  58' Seck  63'  88' Hongla 66',  88'	Report	Aribo 38' Barišić  44', 59' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Kent  53', 83' Arfield  64'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: N/A Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Rangers v Antwerp

25 February 2021 Second leg	Rangers	5–2 (9–5 agg.)	Antwerp	Glasgow, Scotland
17:55 GMT	Morelos 9' Balogun  36' Patterson 46' Kent 55' Kamara  70' Barišić 79' (pen.) Itten 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Refaelov 31' Lamkel Zé 57' Le Marchand  60' Hongla  71'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Round of 16

Slavia Prague v Rangers

11 March 2021 First leg	Slavia Prague	1–1	Rangers	Prague, Czech Republic
17:55 GMT	Stanciu 7' Zima  56'	Report	Barišić  29' Helander 36' Davis  54'	Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

Rangers v Slavia Prague

18 March 2021 Second leg	Rangers	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Slavia Prague	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT	Balogun  18'  73' Kamara  39' Roofe  62' Aribo  87' Goldson  89'	Report	Olayinka 14' Dorley  35' Deli  56' Stanciu 74' Kúdela  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Falkirk v Rangers

29 November 2020 Second round	Falkirk	0–4	Rangers	Falkirk
17:00	Hall  56' Alston  83'	Report	Defoe 6' Bassey 30',  59' Barišić 41' Tavernier 51'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

St Mirren v Rangers

16 December 2020 Quarter-final	St Mirren	3–2	Rangers	Paisley
20:00	Erhahon  23' McGrath 40' (pen.), 53',  88' Doyle-Hayes  55' Tait  89' McCarthy 90+2'	Report	Goldson 7' Itten  61' Kent  63' Goldson  88' Davis 88' Hagi  89'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: N/A Referee: David Dickinson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

Rangers v Cove Rangers

4 April 2021 Third round	Rangers	4–0	Cove Rangers	Glasgow
18:30	Defoe 24' Roofe 31', 32' Bassey  34' Davis  36' Patterson 43'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v Celtic

18 April 2021 Fourth round	Rangers	2–0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00	Davis 10' Kenny 34' (o.g.) Aribo  74' Barišić  85' Kent  90+1'	Report	Brown  47' Édouard 79'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v St Johnstone

25 April 2021 Quarter-final	Rangers	1−1 (a.e.t.) (2−4 p)	St Johnstone	Glasgow
18:30	Morelos  36' Aribo  71' Tavernier 117'	Report	Kerr  36' Wotherspoon  45+1' McCann  55' Kane  90+2', 120+2'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Alan Muir
	Penalties
	Tavernier Barišić Defoe Roofe		Craig Booth Kerr McCann

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2020–21 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances, goals and discipline

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Totals		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor	42	0	27	0	2	0	1	0	12	0	2	0
13	GK	ENG	Andy Firth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	14	0	11	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	James Tavernier (captain)	46	19	33	12	1	1	2	1	9+1	5	3	0
3	DF	NGA	Calvin Bassey	15	1	3+5	0	1	0	1	1	1+4	0	3	0
4	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	7	0	4+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
5	DF	SWE	Filip Helander	31	3	21+1	1	3	0	0	0	6	2	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson (vice-captain)	56	8	38	4	3	0	2	1	13	3	5	0
16	DF	SCO	Nathan Patterson	14	2	3+4	0	2	1	0	0	3+2	1	0	0
19	DF	CRO	Nikola Katić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	NGA	Leon Balogun	28	0	15+4	0	0	0	1	0	7+1	0	4	1
31	DF	CRO	Borna Barišić	50	5	33	1	2	0	1+1	1	13	3	8	0
61	DF	SCO	Leon King	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	ROU	Ianis Hagi	46	8	23+10	7	1+1	0	1+1	0	8+1	1	6	0
8	MF	SCO	Ryan Jack	24	2	16+3	2	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	1	0
10	MF	NIR	Steven Davis	49	2	29+6	0	3	1	1	1	10	0	5	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Kent	52	13	36+1	10	2	0	1	0	10+2	3	3	0
15	MF	RSA	Bongani Zungu	21	0	1+13	0	0	0	2	0	1+4	0	2	0
17	MF	NGA	Joe Aribo	43	8	27+4	7	2	0	1	0	6+3	1	3	0
18	MF	FIN	Glen Kamara	51	2	28+5	1	3	0	0+2	0	13	1	5	0
37	MF	CAN	Scott Arfield	45	7	11+17	4	2	0	2	0	10+3	3	2	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Jermain Defoe	20	7	3+12	4	1+1	1	1+1	1	0+1	1	0	0
11	FW	SUI	Cedric Itten	37	6	5+22	4	0+1	0	2	0	2+5	2	2	0
20	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos	44	17	26+3	12	2	0	0	0	10+3	5	10	0
23	FW	SCO	Scott Wright	13	1	1+8	1	1+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	1	0
24	FW	SCO	Greg Stewart	8	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
25	FW	JAM	Kemar Roofe	36	18	18+6	14	1+2	2	1	0	5+3	2	3	1
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
4	DF	ENG	George Edmundson	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Brandon Barker	13	2	4+6	2	0	0	1	0	0+2	0	1	0
22	MF	NIR	Jordan Jones	4	1	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	MF	SCO	Glenn Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	SCO	Ciaran Dickson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 15 May 2021
• Source: ^[93]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

Clean sheets

As of match played 15 May 2021

No.	Player	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total	Appearances
1	Allan McGregor	17	1	0	4	22	42
13	Andy Firth	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jon McLaughlin	9	1	1	1	12	14
Total		26	2	1	5	34	56

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premiership	Matchday 1	1st	1 August 2020	15 May 2021
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Round of 16	17 September 2020	18 March 2021
Scottish Cup	Third round	Quarter-finals	3 April 2021	25 April 2021
League Cup	Second round	Quarter-finals	29 November 2020	16 December 2020

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Rangers (C)	38	32	6	0	92	13	+79	102	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	22	11	5	78	29	+49	77	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Hibernian	38	18	9	11	48	35	+13	63	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Aberdeen	38	15	11	12	36	38	−2	56
5	St Johnstone	38	11	12	15	36	46	−10	45	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]

Source: ^[94]
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).^[95]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
2. St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W
Position	3	2	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

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

• List of unbeaten football club seasons