Rangers Football Club was founded in 1872 and is one of the 11 original members of the Scottish Football League in 1890. The club's home ground, Ibrox Stadium, is in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland.

Rangers were the first British club to reach a UEFA tournament final and won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 after being runner-up twice in 1961 and 1967. A third runners-up finish in Europe came in the UEFA Cup in 2008. A fourth runners-up finish in Europe came in the Europa League in 2022.

The table details the club's achievements in all national and European first team competitions and the top scorers for each season.

Overview Although Rangers had been playing in the Scottish Cup since season 1874–75, being runners-up twice, they did not compete in an official league until 1890–91. In their very first season the club played eighteen championship matches, also a play-off which they drew and so shared the first ever league title with Dumbarton.

The Scottish League Cup did not begin until season 1946–47, Rangers won the inaugural competition by defeating Aberdeen 4–0 in the final. The 1956–57 season saw the club enter the European arena.

Key

Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals n/a = not applicable

Colour coding

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedDemoted

Seasons

Prior to league formation (1872–1890) SeasonLeagueScottishCupFA CupTop goalscorerNotesDivisionPldWDLGFGAPts PosNameGoals1874–75n/aThe club did not start playing league football until 1890.R2n/aThe club did not play.Moses McNeilDavid Gibb11875–76R2John Campbell31876–77RUPeter Campbell5Scorers of 3 goals in this season are unknown.1877–78R4Peter Campbell71878–79RUWilliam Struthers6Scorers of 4 goals in this season are unknown.1879–80R1Archibald Steel William Struthers21880–81SFGeorge Angus5Scorers of 8 goals in this season are unknown.1881–82SFDavid Hill 51882–83R2W Corbett William Pringle James Watson21883–84SFJames Gossland5Scorers of 20 goals in this season are unknown.1884–85QFJames Gossland Alick McKenzie Peter Morton3Scorers of 19 goals in this season are unknown.1885–86R1R1No goals scored01886–87R3SFMatthew Lawrie5Rangers also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.1887–88R2n/aThe club did not play.John Gow5Scorers of 5 goals in this season are unknown.1888–89R2Thomas Wylie8Scorers of 2 goals in this season are unknown.1889–90R3Donald Gow Thomas Wylie5Scorers of 12 goals in this season are unknown.

League football era, Pre-war (1890–1939) SeasonLeagueScottishCupTop goalscorerNotesDivisionPldWDLGFGAPts PosNameGoals1890–91Scottish League1813325825291stR1John McPherson 15From goals in the League and in the Scottish CupShared with Dumbarton after a play off finished 2–21891–92Scottish League2211295946245thSFJohn McPherson 121892–93Scottish League1812424127282ndQFHugh McCreadie131893–94Division One188464430204thWJames Steel12Rangers win their first Scottish Cup, thanks to a 3–1 win over Celtic1894–95Division One1810264126223rdR1John McPherson John Barker91895–96Division One1811435739262ndQFAlex Smith161896–97Division One1811346430253rdWTommy HyslopJohn McPherson151897–98Division One1813327115292ndWRobert Hamilton261898–99Division One1818007918361stRURobert Hamilton251899–1900Division One1815216927321stSFRobert Hamilton 231900–01Division One2017126025351stR1Robert Hamilton 201901–02Division One1813234329281stSFRobert Hamilton 111902–03Division One2212555630293rdWRobert Hamilton 181903–04Division One2616648033383rdRURobert Hamilton 311904–05Division One2619348328412ndRURobert Hamilton 191905–06Division One3015785848374thQFRobert Hamilton 101906–07Division One3419786933453rdQFJimmy Speirs141907–08Division One3421857440503rdR2Robert Campbell251908–09Division One3419789138454thFRobert Campbell17Final between Rangers and Celtic was abandoned due to a riot. The trophy was withheld.1909–10Division One3420687035463rdR2Willie Hunter191910–11Division One3423659034521stQFWillie Reid411911–12Division One3424378634511stR2Willie Reid341912–13Division One3424557641531stR3Willie Reid231913–14Division One3827567931592ndR3Willie Reid251914–15Division One38234117447503rdn/aThe competition was withdrawn due to the outbreak of the First World War. Unofficial wartime tournaments included the Navy and Army War Fund Shield and the 1919 Victory Cup.Willie Reid28 1915–16Division One3825678739562ndWillie Reid211916–17Division One3824596832533rdCharlie Duncan151917–18Division One3425636624561stTommy CairnsJimmy Gordon111918–19Division One3426538616572ndDavid McLean291919–20Division One42319210625711stSFAndy Cunningham251920–21Division One4235619124761stRUAndy Cunningham271921–22Division One42281048326662ndRUGeordie Henderson271922–23Division One3823966729551stR2Geordie Henderson241923–24Division One3825947229591stR3Geordie Henderson231924–25Division One38251037626601stSFGeordie Henderson321925–26Division One38196137955446thSFAndy CunninghamJimmy Fleming201926–27Division One38231058541561stQFJimmy Fleming211927–28Division One38268410936601stWJimmy Fleming37Club wins its first ever double, the league and Scottish CupAlso won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup for three trophies in a season.1928–29Division One38307110732671stRUJimmy Fleming401929–30Division One3828469432601stWJimmy Fleming33Also won the Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, winning all four tournaments entered.1930–31Division One3827659629601stR2Bob McPhail221931–32Division One38285511842612ndWSam English53Season saw the joint greatest number of goals scored in the league1932–33Division One382610211343621stR3Jimmy Smith351933–34Division One38306211841661stWJimmy Smith461934–35Division One3825589646551stWJimmy Smith441935–36Division One38277411043612ndWJimmy Smith371936–37Division One3826938832611stR1Jimmy Smith311937–38Division One38181377549493rdSFJimmy Smith251938–39Division One38259411255591stR3Alex Venters371939–40Division One54101439Willie Thornton5The 1939–40 season was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War, see below for details of wartime season

Football during and after the Second World War (1940–1955) SeasonLeagueScottishCupLeagueCupTop goalscorerNotesDivisionPldWDLGFGAPts PosNameGoalsNo competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War. Rangers entered unofficial competitions including the 1939–40 Emergency League, the 1940 Emergency Cup, the Southern League, the Summer Cup, the Southern League Cup and the 1946 Victory Cup, winning most of them.Rangers dominated wartime football but should their titles be recognised in the record books?, The Scotsman, 21 March 20201946–47Division A3021457626461stR2WWillie ThorntonJimmy Duncanson251947–48Division A3021456428462ndWSFWillie Thornton221948–49Division A3020646332461stWWWillie Thornton341949–50Division A3022625826501stWSFWillie Findlay181950–51Division A3017496437382ndR2SectWillie Thornton191951–52Division A3016956131412ndQFRUWillie Thornton271952–53Division A3018758039431stWSFDerek Grierson311953–54Division A3013895635344thSFSFWillie Paton221954–55Division A3019386733413rdR6QFBilly Simpson231955–56Division One3422848527521stQFSFJohnny Hubbard27

European football era