Rangers have won 55 domestic top-flight league trophies. The club's record appearance maker is John Greig, who made 755 appearances between 1961 and 1978 in all matches.[1]Ally McCoist is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 355 goals during his Rangers career.[2]
This list encompasses the major honours won by Rangers as well as records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who had made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Rangers players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Ibrox are also included in the list.
Rangers were the first club in the world to win 50 first tier league titles, and have now won 55 domestic league titles. [3] Rangers have also won seven domestic trebles.[4] They won their 100th major trophy in 2000, the first club in the world to reach that milestone.[5] They are equal with Celtic, with both having won 118 trophies in total.[6] The club has played in both Scotland and England's national cup competitions. Rangers reached the semi-final of the 1886–87 FA Cup only to be knocked out by eventual winners Aston Villa.
John Greig holds Rangers' appearance record, having played 755 times over the course of 18 seasons from 1961 to 1978. He also holds the records for League Cup appearances, with 121 appearances.[1]Sandy Archibald is the holder of the most league appearances, having made 513, from 1917 to 1934.[1] The Scottish Cup appearance record holder is midfielder Alec Smith while goalkeeper Allan McGregor holds the record for the most European appearances.
Most appearances in all competitions: John Greig, 755[36]
Rangers' all-time leading scorer is Ally McCoist, who scored 355 goals in a fifteen-year spell at the club from 1983 to 1998.[41] He holds the record for the most goals in the Scottish League Cup competition with 54. However, McCoist was unable to surpass the Scottish Cup goal-scoring record of Jimmy Fleming, which has stood at 44 since 1934. Jim Forrest holds the record for the most goals in one season with 57 in all competitions.
First winner to play for Rangers: Brian Laudrup (Denmark)
Transfers
For consistency, fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary reports of each transfer. Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
Most league defeats in a season: 14 defeats from 36 games (during the 1979–80 and the 1985–86 seasons)
Fewest defeats in a season: 0 defeats from 18 games (during the 1898–99 season) and 0 defeats from 36 games (during the 2013-14 season) 0 defeats from 38 games 2020–21 season
Goals
Most league goals scored in a season: 118 goals in 38 games (during the 1933–34 season)
Fewest league goals scored in a season:
From 18 league matches: 41 goals
From 20 league matches: 60 goals
From 22 league matches: 56 goals
From 26 league matches: 80 goals
From 30 league matches: 56 goals
From 34 league matches: 58 goals
From 36 league matches: 48 goals
From 38 league matches: 56 goals (during the 2016–17 season)
From 42 league matches: 83 goals
From 44 league matches: 74 goals
Most league goals conceded in a season: 55 goals (twice, during the 1925–26 and 1938–39 seasons)
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 13 goals (during the 2020–21 season)
1,000th league goal: Alex Smith, (against Clyde, won 5–1, 8 December 1906).
Shared with Dumbarton F.C. after both clubs ended the season on 29 points. A play-off game at Cathkin Park on 21 May 1891 and finished 2–2, so the clubs were declared joint champions
"UEFA Super Cup - History". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2012. None was forthcoming, largely because Rangers were at the time under a one-year suspension from UEFA due to the misbehaviour of their supporters. However, the match went ahead, albeit in an unofficial capacity, as the Scottish club, who were having centennial celebrations that year, willingly obliged.
Dougie Gray made 940 appearances for Rangers between 1925 and 1947. However, since many of these were during World War II, they are often regarded as unofficial appearances.
"Rangers v Possilpark head-to-head record". football.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012. 1877/1878 - Sat 06 Oct - Rangers - 13 - 0 - Possilpark - Scottish F.A. Cup