2007–08 Rangers F.C. season
# 2007–08 Rangers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Rangers.

## Overview

Rangers played a total of 68 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season. It was Walter Smith's first full season at the club since 1997–98. The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.

Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart. The group stage started well, with the first two matches resulting in victories, over Stuttgart and Lyon. A home draw with Barcelona left Rangers with seven points after three games, but the last three matches all resulted in defeat, meaning Rangers finished third in the group and entered the UEFA Cup. However, the European adventure continued for Rangers as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition by beating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Sporting Lisbon. They then reached the final with a penalty shootout victory against Fiorentina. They played Zenit Saint Petersburg, managed by formed Gers boss Dick Advocaat, in Manchester on 14 May. Rangers lost the match 2–0, with over 200,000 fans in the city to see the game. When asked if the SFA should have extended the season to benefit Rangers, Ally McCoist said: "They were a disgrace. It was embarrassing. I think the Russian federation cancelled Zenit's three or four games previously. I think we played something like eight games in eighteen days. It might just sound like sour grapes, but no: any other country in the planet, the association would have helped the team. If you're asking me if it was wrong, it was completely and utterly wrong."

On the domestic front, the race for the Scottish Premier League continued until the final matchday of the season. Both Celtic and Rangers were tied on 86 points going into their games (against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively) on 22 May 2008, but Celtic were top of the table due to having a +57 goal differential, six ahead of Rangers. This did not prove to be decisive, as Celtic beat Dundee United 1–0 while Rangers surrendered their hopes of landing the championship with a 2–0 defeat away to the Dons. The club had had a ten-point lead in late March, although their nearest rivals, Celtic, had games in hand at the time. However having to play four competitive matches (including a UEFA Cup Final) in the last eight days of the season proved just too much of a problem for Rangers to overcome.

The club appeared in its first final since 2005. They played Dundee United on 16 March 2008 and won the League Cup on penalties. The match was tied 2-2 after extra time, with both goals coming from Kris Boyd who also scored the winning spot kick.

They also reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the 49th time. They beat St Johnstone 4–3 on penalties in the semi-final after the score was tied at 1-1 after extra time. The club played Queen of the South in the final on 24 May 2008 and won the match 3-2 thanks to goals from DaMarcus Beasley and a double from Kris Boyd.

## Players

### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 26 | 1998 | 106 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | Alan Hutton | 23 | 2000 | 122 | 4 | 2012 | Youth system | left on 30 January |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 38 | 2007 (Winter) | 79 | 3 | 2008 | Free | |
| 4 | MF | Thomas Buffel | 27 | 2005 (Winter) | 86 | 16 | 2009 | £2.3m | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 28 | 2006 | 69 | 0 | 2009 | £0.45m | |
| 6 | MF | Barry Ferguson (captain) | 30 | 2005 (Winter) | 404 | 59 | 2010 | £4.5m | |
| 7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 30 | 2005 | 108 | 2 | 2009 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 23 | 2007 (Winter) | 56 | 1 | 2011 | £2m | |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 24 | 2005 (Winter) | 106 | 71 | 2010 | £0.4m | |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 29 | 2004 | 168 | 54 | 2010 | £0.45m | |
| 11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 22 | 2003 | 78 | 18 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 12 | DF | Ugo Ehiogu | 35 | 2007 (Winter) | 12 | 1 | 2008 | Free | left on 18 January |
| 12 | MF | Steven Davis | 23 | 2008 (Winter) | 26 | 1 | 2008 | Loan | |
| 14 | MF | Amdy Faye | 31 | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2008 | Loan | |
| 15 | MF | Alan Gow | 25 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
| 16 | GK | Graeme Smith | 25 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Free | |
| 17 | MF | Chris Burke | 24 | 2000 | 129 | 14 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 18 | DF | Ian Murray | 26 | 2005 | 60 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 24 August |
| 18 | FW | Steven Naismith | 21 | 2008 | 31 | 5 | 2012 | £1.9m | |
| 19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 32 | 2007 | 48 | 15 | 2009 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 26 | 2007 | 21 | 5 | 2010 | £0.7m | |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 23 | 2007 | 34 | 1 | 2010 | Free | |
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 26 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | £0.4m | |
| 23 | FW | Filip Šebo | 24 | 2006 | 34 | 2 | 2010 | £1.8m | out on season long loan |
| 23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 34 | 2008 (Winter) | 22 | 2 | 2008 | Free | |
| 24 | CB | Carlos Cuéllar | 26 | 2007 | 65 | 5 | 2011 | £2.37m | |
| 25 | GK | Roy Carroll | 30 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 January |
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 30 | 2008 (Winter) | 15 | 0 | 2011 | Free | |
| 26 | DF | Steven Smith | 22 | 2002 | 51 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 27 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 30 | 2007 | 46 | 7 | 2011 | £2.25m | |
| 28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 23 | 2007 | 48 | 5 | 2012 | £2m | |
| 29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 31 | 2007 | 42 | 12 | 2010 | £1.1m | |
| 34 | MF | Paul Emslie | 20 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 36 | MF | Dean Furman | 19 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | |
| 43 | MF | John Fleck | 16 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2011 | Youth system | |

* Last updated: 24 May 2008
* Source: Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
* Ordered by squad numbers.

### Transfers

**In**

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | MF | Georgios Efrem | 17 | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free |
| 16 | GK | Graeme Smith | 24 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free |
| 20 | MF | DaMarcus Beasley | 25 | PSV | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £0.7m |
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 25 | Wigan Athletic | Loan extension | Summer | 2008 | n/a |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 22 | St Mirren | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 31 | Bordeaux | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free |
| 15 | MF | Alan Gow | 24 | Falkirk | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Free |
| 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 25 | Osasuna | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | £2.37m |
| 25 | GK | Roy Carroll | 29 | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free |
| 71 | MF | Marco Michetschlager | 17 | Admira Wacker Mödling | Loan | Summer | 2008 | n/a |
| 27 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 29 | Wigan Athletic | Transfer | Summer | 2011 | £2.25m |
| 28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 23 | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | £2m |
| 29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 30 | Lens | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £1.1m |
| 18 | FW | Steven Naismith | 20 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | £1.9m |
| 14 | MF | Amdy Faye | 30 | Charlton Athletic | Loan | Summer | 2008 | n/a |
| | GK | Artūrs Vaičulis | 19 | St Mirren | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free |
| 78 | MF | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 18 | Harstad IL | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £0.09m |
| | FW | Isa Bagci | 17 | BK Häcken | Transfer | Summer | 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 29 | Ipswich Town | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free |
| 23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 34 | West Ham United | Transfer | Winter | 2008 | Free |
| 12 | MF | Steven Davis | 23 | Fulham | Loan | Winter | 2008 | n/a |

Last updated: 22 August 2008 Total spending: £10.32m

**Out**

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | DF | Martin Ure | 18 | Queen's Park | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 54 | FW | Scott Hadden | 18 | Ross County | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 36 | DF | Steven Campbell | 20 | Airdrie United | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 51 | GK | Joe Sagar | 18 | Porthmadog | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 30 | MF | Makhtar N'Diaye | 25 | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 28 | DF | Antoine Ponroy | 21 | Cannes | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 1 | GK | Stefan Klos | 35 | Retired | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 9 | FW | Dado Pršo | 32 | Retired | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 11 | MF | Gavin Rae | 29 | Cardiff City | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 37 | MF | Brian Gilmour | 20 | Queen of the South | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
| 19 | DF | Karl Svensson | 23 | Caen | Transfer | Summer | £0.7m |
| 30 | GK | Lee Robinson | 21 | Greenock Morton | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 14 | MF | Libor Sionko | 30 | Copenhagen | Transfer | Summer | £0.09m |
| 23 | FW | Filip Šebo | 23 | Valenciennes | Loan | Summer | n/a |
| 18 | DF | Ian Murray | 26 | Norwich City | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 12 | DF | Ugo Ehiogu | 35 | Sheffield United | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 2 | DF | Alan Hutton | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Winter | £9m |
| 25 | GK | Roy Carroll | 30 | Derby County | Transfer | Winter | Free |

Last updated: 22 August 2008 Total spending: £9.79m

### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | Allan McGregor | 53 | 53 | | 31 | | 10 | | 6 | | 3 | | 3 | |
| 2 | RB | | Alan Hutton | 31 | 31 | 1 | 20 | | 9 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | CB | | David Weir | 61 | 61 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | | 3 | | 3 | |
| 4 | AM | | Thomas Buffel | | 5 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 5 | LB | | Saša Papac | 46 | 46 | | 22 | | 9 | | 9 | | 3 | | 3 | |
| 6 | CM | | Barry Ferguson | 61 | 62 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | | 3 | | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | CM | | Brahim Hemdani | 35 | 35 | | 12 | | 9 | | 9 | | 3 | | 2 | |
| 8 | CM | | Kevin Thomson | 43 | 44 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 8 | | 4 | | 5 | | 1 | |
| 9 | CF | | Kris Boyd | 25 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 2 | | 2 | | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | CF | | Nacho Novo | 18 | 49 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | LM | | Charlie Adam | 25 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | 3 | | 2 | |
| 12 | CM | | Steven Davis | 23 | 26 | 1 | 12 | | | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | |
| 12 | CB | | Ugo Ehiogu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 14 | CM | | Amdy Faye | 3 | 6 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| 15 | AM | | Alan Gow | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 16 | GK | | Graeme Smith | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 17 | RW | | Chris Burke | 17 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 2 | | | 2 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | CF | | Steven Naismith | 17 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | | 1 | | 6 | | | |
| 19 | CF | | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 28 | 48 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | LW | | DaMarcus Beasley | 15 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | RB | | Kirk Broadfoot | 31 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | | 3 | | 5 | | 2 | |
| 22 | CB | | Andy Webster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | CB | | Christian Dailly | 21 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 2 | | | 5 | | 4 | | 1 | |
| 23 | CF | | Filip Šebo | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | CB | | Carlos Cuéllar | 65 | 65 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 10 | | 9 | | 6 | | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | | Roy Carroll | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | | Neil Alexander | 13 | 15 | | 8 | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | |
| 26 | LB | | Steven Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 27 | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 38 | 46 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 28 | RB | | Steven Whittaker | 43 | 48 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 3 | |
| 29 | CF | | Daniel Cousin | 26 | 42 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | |
| 34 | CM | | Paul Emslie | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 36 | CM | | Dean Furman | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | AM | | John Fleck | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | |

### Top Scorer

| N | P | Name | SPL | SC | SLC | E | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 14 | 6 | 5 | | 25 |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 12 | | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 10 | | | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | MF | Barry Ferguson | 7 | | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | FW | Steven Naismith | 5 | | | | 5 |
| 20 | MF | Damarcus Beasley | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 4 | | 1 | | 5 |
| 28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 4 | | | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 2 | | | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | MF | Chris Burke | 2 | 2 | | | 4 |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 2 | | | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Steven Davis | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Alan Hutton | | 1 | | | 1 |
| | | Own goal | 2 | | | | 2 |

Last updated: 24 May 2008 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | YC | | RC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Alan Hutton | 13 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 3 | | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 2 | | |
| 6 | MF | Barry Ferguson | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 2 | | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 10 | | |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 2 | | |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 2 | | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Charlie Adam | 4 | | |
| 14 | MF | Amdy Faye | 1 | | |
| 17 | MF | Chris Burke | 3 | | |
| 18 | FW | Steven Naismith | 2 | | |
| 19 | FW | Jean-Claude Darcheville | 1 | | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Damarcus Beasley | 2 | | |
| 21 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 5 | | |
| 23 | DF | Christian Dailly | 3 | | |
| 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar | 6 | | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 7 | | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | Daniel Cousin | 1 | 1 | |

Last updated: 24 May 2008 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches

## Matches

### Scottish Premier League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 4 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 7,711 Referee Kenny Clark Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 16' Ferguson 64' Novo 90' Ferguson |
| 4 | 11 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | H | St Mirren | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,772 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers St Mirren 52' Ferguson 80' Cousin |
| 6 | 18 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | H | Falkirk | 7–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 47,419 Referee Eddie Smith Rangers Falkirk 2' Cousin 34' Whittaker 54' Cousin 75' Boyd 88' Darcheville 90' Darcheville 90' Broadfoot 44' Riera 72' Barrett |
| 7 | 25 August 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 11,544 Referee Dougie McDonald Kilmarnock Rangers 61' Invincibile 52' Beasley 76' Darcheville |
| 9 | 1 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | H | Gretna | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,689 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers Gretna 38' Boyd 63' Webster 81' Cuéllar 83' (o.g.) Collin |
| 10 | 15 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 2–4 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 15,948 Referee Mike McCurry Heart of Midlothian Rangers 13' Driver 27' Tall 66' (pen.) Stewart 70' Ivaškevičius 49' (pen.) Cousin 74' Beasley |
| 12 | 23 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | H | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,046 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Aberdeen 46' McCulloch 65' Naismith 88' Boyd |
| 14 | 29 September 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | A | Motherwell | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,009 Referee Craig Thomson Motherwell Rangers 23' Porter 65' (pen.) Boyd |
| 16 | 6 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | H | Hibernian | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,440 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Hibernian 61' Murphy |
| 17 | 20 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | H | Celtic | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,428 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Celtic 27' Novo 55' Ferguson 77' (pen.) Novo |
| 19 | 28 October 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | A | Dundee United | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 12,129 Referee Dougie McDonald Dundee United Rangers 28' Wilkie 54' (pen.) Robson 51' (pen.) Cousin |
| 21 | 3 November 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,898 Referee William Collum Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1' Boyd 63' Cuéllar |
| 23 | 24 November 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Falkirk | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 6,627 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Falkirk 62' Moutinho 20' Cuéllar 55' Darcheville 90' Boyd |
| 25 | 1 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | H | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,055 Referee Alan Freeland Rangers Kilmarnock 4' Darcheville 55' Whittaker |
| 27 | 15 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 155:00 GMT Attendance 48,392 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Heart of Midlothian 18' McCulloch 87' McCulloch 18' Velička |
| 28 | 23 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | A | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 17,798 Referee Kenny Clark Aberdeen Rangers 45' Miller 30' Adam 37' McCulloch |
| 29 | 26 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | H | Motherwell | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 49,823 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Motherwell 42' Cousin 70' (o.g.) Porter 90' Boyd 65' Quinn |
| 30 | 29 December 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | A | Hibernian | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 16,217 Referee Charlie Richmond Hibernian Rangers 88' Zemmama 12' Naismith 59' Cousin |
| 31 | 5 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | H | Dundee United | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,559 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Dundee United 9' Naismith 40' Ferguson |
| 32 | 16 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | AR | Gretna | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 6,137 Referee Iain Brines Gretna Rangers 46' Deuchar 45' Ferguson 74' Cousin |
| 33 | 19 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 7,753 Referee Charlie Richmond Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 89' Darcheville |
| 35 | 26 January 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | H | St Mirren | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 49,198 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers St Mirren 27' Burke 33' Boyd 37' Whittaker 81' Whittaker  30' Haining |
| 38 | 9 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | H | Falkirk | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,590 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Falkirk 23' Boyd 89' Naismith |
| 40 | 17 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 10,546 Referee Mike McCurry Kilmarnock Rangers 24' Cuéllar 63' (pen.) Boyd |
| 42 | 24 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | H | Gretna | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,375 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Gretna 13' Cousin 22' Naismith 60' Burke 88' Boyd 71' Deuchar 89' Deuchar |
| 43 | 27 February 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 16,173 Referee Stuart Dougal Heart of Midlothian Rangers 25' Darcheville 44' Darcheville 53' Novo 70' Novo |
| 44 | 1 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | H | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,066 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Aberdeen 38' Dailly 50' Adam 83' Boyd 28' Lovell |
| 50 | 22 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | H | Hibernian | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,117 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Hibernian 40' Darcheville 79' Novo 90' Shiels |
| 51 | 29 March 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | H | Celtic | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 50,325 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Celtic 45' Thomson |
| 53 | 6 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | A | Dundee United | 3–3 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 11,214 Referee Charlie Richmond Dundee United Rangers 37' Kalvenes 57' Hunt 65' (o.g.) Cuéllar 44' Weir 58' Novo 67' Boyd |
| 56 | 16 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | A | Celtic | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 58,964 Referee Kenny Clark Celtic Rangers 20' Nakamura 90+3' Hesselink 55' Novo 70' Cuéllar |
| 59 | 27 April 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | A | Celtic | 2–3 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 58,622 Referee Craig Thomson Celtic Rangers 4' McDonald 43' McDonald 70' (pen.) Robson 17' Weir 29' Cousin 90' Whittaker |
| 61 | 4 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | A | Hibernian | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 14:00 BST Attendance 16,872 Referee Calum Murray |
| 62 | 7 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | H | Motherwell | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,238 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Motherwell 74' Ferguson |
| 63 | 10 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | H | Dundee United | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 50,293 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Dundee United 7' Novo 18' Novo 90' Darcheville 76' de Vries |
| 65 | 17 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | A | Motherwell | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 BST Attendance 10,445 Referee John Underhill Motherwell Rangers 50' Porter 29' Dailly |
| 66 | 19 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | A | St Mirren | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 7,439 Referee Craig Thomson St Mirren Rangers 4' Boyd 24' Darcheville 69' Darcheville |
| 67 | 22 May 2008 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | A | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 17,509 Referee Kenny Clark Aberdeen Rangers 63' Miller 77' Mackie  77' Novo |

Last updated: 22 May 2008 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

### UEFA Champions League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 31 July 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | H | Zeta | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 36,145 Referee Georgios Kasnaferis Rangers Zeta 55' Weir 60' Hutton 73' McCulloch |
| 3 | 7 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 | AR | Zeta | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:05 BST Attendance 11,000 Referee Paolo Dondarini Zeta Rangers 81' Beasley |
| 5 | 14 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | H | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 35,364 Referee Martin Hansson Rangers Red Star Belgrade 89' Novo |
| 8 | 28 August 2007 | UEFA Champions League | QR3 | A | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:00 BST Attendance 47,012 Referee Lucílio Batista |
| 11 | 19 September 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,795 Referee Stefano Farina Rangers VfB Stuttgart 62' Adam 75' (pen.) Darcheville 56' Gómez |
| 15 | 2 October 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | Lyon | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 38,067 Referee Tom Ovrebo Lyon Rangers 23' McCulloch 48' Cousin 53' Beasley |
| 18 | 23 October 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Barcelona | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,957 Referee Konrad Plautz |
| 22 | 7 November 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | Barcelona | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 86,476 Referee Eric Braamhaar Barcelona Rangers 7' Henry 43' Messi |
| 24 | 27 November 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 51,000 Referee Darko Ceferin VfB Stuttgart Rangers 45' Cacau 62' Pardo 85' Marica 27' Adam 70' Ferguson |
| 26 | 12 December 2007 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | Lyon | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 50,062 Referee Lubos Michel Rangers Lyon  90' Darcheville 16' Govou 85' Benzema 88' Benzema |

Last updated: 12 December 2007 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

### UEFA Cup

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 13 February 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | H | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 20:00 GMT Attendance 45,203 Referee Nicola Rizzoli |
| 41 | 21 February 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | A | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 17:00 GMT Attendance 14,452 Referee Felix Brych Panathinaikos Rangers 12' Goumas 81' Novo |
| 45 | 6 March 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | H | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 20:00 GMT Attendance 45,959 Referee Alain Hamer Rangers Werder Bremen 45' Cousin 48' Davis |
| 47 | 13 March 2008 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | A | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:30 GMT Attendance 33,660 Referee Martin Hansson Werder Bremen Rangers 57' Diego |
| 52 | 3 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | QF | H | Sporting CP | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,923 Referee Yuri Baskakov |
| 54 | 10 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | QF | A | Sporting CP | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 31,155 Referee Konrad Plautz Sporting CP Rangers 60' Darcheville 90' Whittaker |
| 58 | 24 April 2008 | UEFA Cup | SF | H | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,199 Referee Kyros Vassaras |
| 60 | 1 May 2008 | UEFA Cup | SF | A | Fiorentina | 0–0 (4-2 pen.) | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 39,130 Referee Frank De Bleeckere Fiorentina Rangers  110' Cousin |
| 64 | 14 May 2008 | UEFA Cup | F | N | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–2 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 43,878 Referee Peter Fröjdfeldt Zenit St. Petersburg Rangers 72' Denisov 90+4' Zyryanov |

Last updated: 14 May 2008 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

### Scottish Cup

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | 23 January 2008 | Scottish Cup | 4 | H | East Stirlingshire | 6–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 34,024 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers East Stirlingshire 25' McCulloch 28' Hutton 30' Boyd 45' Boyd 50' McCulloch 62' (pen.) Boyd |
| 37 | 3 February 2008 | Scottish Cup | 5 | A | Hibernian | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 11,513 Referee Craig Thomson Hibernian Rangers  88' McGregor |
| 46 | 9 March 2008 | Scottish Cup | 5 R | H | Hibernian | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 33,837 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Hibernian 39' Burke 79' Novo |
| 49 | 19 March 2008 | Scottish Cup | QF | H | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 36,724 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Partick Thistle 69' Boyd 67' Gray |
| 55 | 13 April 2008 | Scottish Cup | QF R | A | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 9,909 Referee Iain Brines Partick Thistle Rangers 27' Novo 40' Burke |
| 57 | 20 April 2008 | Scottish Cup | SF | N | St Johnstone | 1–1 (4-3 pen.) | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 26,180 Referee Dougie McDonald St Johnstone Rangers 94' McBreen 103' (pen.) Novo |
| 68 | 24 May 2008 | Scottish Cup | F | N | Queen of the South | 3–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 48,821 Referee Stuart Dougal Queen of the South Rangers 50' Tosh 53' Thomson 33' Boyd 43' Beasley 72' Boyd |

Last updated: 24 May 2008 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

### League Cup

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | 26 September 2007 | Scottish League Cup | 3 | AR | East Fife | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 7,413 Referee William Collum East Fife Rangers 14' Novo 35' Boyd 54' Cuéllar 66' (pen.) Boyd |
| 20 | 31 October 2007 | Scottish League Cup | QF | A | Motherwell | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 9,283 Referee Dougie McDonald Motherwell Rangers 90' Quinn 22' Novo 53' Boyd |
| 36 | 30 January 2008 | Scottish League Cup | SF | N | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 31,989 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Heart of Midlothian 50' Ferguson 69' Darcheville |
| 48 | 16 March 2008 | Scottish League Cup | F | N | Dundee United | 2–2 (3-2 pen.) | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 50,019 Referee Kenny Clark Dundee United Rangers 34' Hunt 96' de Vries 85' Boyd 113' Boyd |

Last updated: 16 March 2008 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

### Friendlies

| Game | Date | Tournament | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 July 2007 | Friendly | A | FC Gütersloh | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 1,850 FC Gütersloh Rangers 13' Webster 43' (pen.) Boyd 75' Burke |
| 2 | 15 July 2007 | Friendly | A | SV Lippstadt 08 | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 2,000 SV Lippstadt 08 Rangers 16' Gutic 16' Gutic 11' Šebo 53' (pen.) Novo 58' McCulloch 53' McCulloch |
| 3 | 17 July 2007 | Friendly | A | Hannover 96 | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 23,105 Referee Florian Meyer Hannover 96 Rangers 53' (o.g.) Weir |
| 4 | 21 July 2007 | Friendly | A | Falkirk | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Referee Craig Charleston Falkirk Rangers 49' Moutinho 1' McCulloch |
| 5 | 24 July 2007 | Friendly | H | Ajax | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 32,770 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Ajax 19' Cuéllar 61' Heitinga |
| 6 | 28 July 2007 | Friendly | H | Chelsea | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 50,380 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Chelsea 86' Novo 87' Šebo |

Last updated: 28 July 2007 Source: $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

## Competitions

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Premier League | — | 2nd | 4 August | 22 May |
| UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | Group Stage | 31 July | 12 December |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 13 February | 14 May |
| Scottish League Cup | Third round | Winners | 24 September | 16 March |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | Winners | 13 January | 24 May |

Source: Competitions

### Scottish Premier League

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 26 | +58 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 52 | |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 24 May 2008. Source: Scottish Premier League 2007–08

**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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L |

### UEFA Champions League

**Group E**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
