The 1993–94 season was the 114th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1993–94 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the sixth of their nine league titles, despite only winning 22 of their 44 league games.The shadows of 1994 as Rangers fans remember the 50 per cent rule that saw off Celtic, Daily Record, 20 September 2021

During Rangers' league encounter against Raith Rovers at Ibrox on 16 April 1994, Duncan Ferguson headbutted the visitors' John McStay in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. Referee Kenny Clark booked Ferguson, but he was subsequently charged with assault and, as it was his fourth such conviction, he served three months in prison.ScottishLeague.net SFAQs

In the cup competitions, they were defeated in the Scottish Cup final by Dundee United thanks to a Craig Brewster goal. The team did win the League Cup, beating Hibernian 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Ally McCoist.

In their European campaign, Rangers crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the first round after losing to Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia on the away goals rule.

Transfers

In DatePlayerFromFee14 July 1993 Duncan Ferguson Dundee United £4,000,00027 July 1993 Fraser Wishart Falkirk Free16 September 1993 Craig Moore Australian Institute of Sport Free 23 November 1993 Gordon Durie Tottenham Hotspur £1,200,000

Out DatePlayerToFee26 June 1993 Gary McSwegan Notts County £400,0009 July 1993 Dale Gordon West Ham United £750,0004 January 1994 Sandy Robertson Coventry City £400,000Rangers News, 5 January 1994

Expendure: £4,950,000 Income: £1,550,000 Total loss/gain: £3,400,000

Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1993 Heart of MidlothianH2–143,261Hagen, Hateley 14 August 1993 St JohnstoneA2–110,152Gough, I. Ferguson 21 August 1993 CelticA0–047,942 28 August 1993 KilmarnockH1–244,243Pressley 4 September 1993 DundeeA1–114,211Hateley 11 September 1993 Partick ThistleH1–140,988Hateley 18 September 1993 AberdeenA0–219,138 25 September 1993 HibernianH2–143,200Steven, Hateley 2 October 1993 Raith RoversA1–18,161Hetherston (o.g.) 6 October 1993 MotherwellH1–239,816I. Ferguson 9 October 1993 Dundee UnitedA3–111,262Huistra (2), Hateley 16 October 1993 St JohnstoneH2–041,960Huistra, Hateley 30 October 1993 CelticH1–247,522McCoist 3 November 1993 Heart of MidlothianA2–218,370Hateley (2) 6 November 1993 KilmarnockA2–019,162I. Ferguson, Huistra 10 November 1993 DundeeH3–138,477McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson 13 November 1993Raith RoversH2–242,611Hateley (2) 20 November 1993 HibernianA1–016,506Gough 27 November 1993 Partick ThistleA1–117,292Huistra 1 December 1993 AberdeenH2–045,182Hateley (2) 4 December 1993 MotherwellA2–014,069Durie (2) 11 December 1993 Dundee UnitedH0–343,058 18 December 1993 St JohnstoneA4–010,056Hateley (2), Steven, Durie 27 December 1993 Heart of MidlothianH2–245,116Hateley (2) 1 January 1994 CelticA4–248,506Mikhailichenko (2), Hateley, Kuznetsov 8 January 1994 KilmarnockH3–044,919Hateley (2), Huistra 15 January 1994 DundeeA1–111,014Durie 22 January 1994 AberdeenA0–020,267 5 February 1994 Partick ThistleH5–142,606Durie (2), Mikhailichenko, McCall, Steven 12 February 1994 HibernianH2–043,265Durie, Steven 26 February 1994 Raith RoversA2–18,988I. Ferguson, Durie 5 March 1994 MotherwellH2–143,669Durie, Hateley (pen.) 19 March 1994 St JohnstoneH4–043,228McCall, Hateley, McPherson, Durie 26 March 1994 Heart of MidlothianA2–118,108McCoist, Hateley 29 March 1994 Partick ThistleA2–114,706Gough, McCoist 2 April 1994 AberdeenH1–145,888McCall 5 April 1994 Dundee UnitedA0–011,352 16 April 1994 Raith RoversH4–042,545Robertson, McCoist, D. Ferguson, Mikhailichenko 23 April 1994 Dundee UnitedH2–144,776Durie (2) 26 April 1994 MotherwellA1–214,050McCoist 30 April 1994 CelticH1–147,018Mikhailichenko 3 May 1994 HibernianA0–114,517 7 May 1994 KilmarnockA0–118,012 14 May 1994 DundeeH0–041,620

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 1993 R2DumbartonH1–036,309I. Ferguson 25 August 1993 R3Dunfermline AthleticA2–012,993Steven, I. Ferguson 1 September 1993 QFAberdeenH2–145,604Hateley, I. Ferguson 22 September 1993 SFCelticH1–047,420Hateley 24 October 1993 FHibernianN2–147,632Durrant, McCoist

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 29 January 1994 R3DumbartonH4–136,809Durie, Hateley (pen.), Steven, Robertson 19 February 1994 R4Alloa AthleticH6–037,804McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), I. Ferguson, McPherson, Newbigging (o.g.) 12 March 1994 QFHeart of MidlothianH2–041,666Brown, Hateley 10 April 1994 SFKilmarnockN0–035,144 13 April 1994 SF RKilmarnockN2–129,860Hateley (2) 21 May 1994 FDundee UnitedN0–137,450

UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 September 1993 R1 Levski SofiaH3–237,013Hateley (2), McPherson 29 September 1993 R1 Levski SofiaA1–250,000Durrant

Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals GK 10 0 GK 43 0 GK 6 0 DF 28 1 DF 48 3 DF 6 1 DF 37 3 DF 1 0 DF 29 1 DF 41 2 DF 37 0 DF 5 0 DF 10 0 MF 31 2 MF 47 9 MF 8 1 MF 26 6 MF 44 3 MF 3 0 MF 27 0 MF 40 5 MF 42 6 FW 29 13 FW 16 1 FW 55 30 FW 28 11 FW 3 0

League table

See also 1993–94 in Scottish football Nine in a row

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