The 1992–93 season was the 113th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992–93 season. They completed the club's fifth domestic treble. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and collected the fifth of their nine league titles in a row, after winning 33 of their 44 league games.

Influential England international midfielder Trevor Steven returned to Ibrox from Marseille for a fee of £2.4m.

In domestic competition, Aberdeen were Rangers closest challengers. Finishing runners-up in the league and finalists in both cup competitions. The league title was secured with a 1–0 win away to Airdrieonians in North Lanarkshire.

In the cup competitions, they defeated Aberdeen 2–1 in the Scottish Cup final, with goals from Neil Murray and Mark Hateley. The League Cup was also won after extra time, with a 2–1 win over the Dons.

Rangers became the first British club to appear in the newly formed UEFA Champions League after defeating Danish side Lyngby BK and English league Champions Leeds United in a match dubbed the Battle of Britain. Although unbeaten, the club finished second in Group A, one-point behind French champions Marseille, who defeated AC Milan in the final. Marseille were later stripped of their Ligue 1 title due to a match fixing scandal.

Transfers

In DatePlayerFromFee13 May 1992 Ally Maxwell Motherwell £300,0004 June 1992 Dave McPherson Heart of Midlothian £1,100,000Rangers buy back McPherson: The Herald, 5 June 199228 July 1992 Trevor Steven Marseille £2,400,000

Out DatePlayerToFee13 May 1992 David McKellar Retired 11 August 1992 John Spencer Chelsea £500,00014 August 1992 Paul Rideout Everton £500,0008 September 1992 Nigel Spackman Chelsea £485,000

Expenditure: £3,800,000 Income: £1,485,000 Total loss/gain: £2,315,000

Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 1 August 1992St JohnstoneH1–038,036McCoist 4 August 1992AirdrieoniansH2–034,613Gordon, Hateley 8 August 1992HibernianA0–017,044 15 August 1992DundeeA3–412,807McCoist (2), Ferguson 22 August 1992CelticH1–143,239Durrant 29 August 1992AberdeenH3–141,636Durrant, McCoist, Mikhailichenko 2 September 1992MotherwellA4–110,074Brown, McCoist (3) 12 September 1992Partick ThistleA4–118,460McPherson, McCall, Gough, Hateley 19 September 1992Heart of MidlothianH2–041,888McCall, McCoist 26 September 1992Dundee UnitedA4–013,515Huistra (2), Steven, McCoist 3 October 1992FalkirkH4–040,691McCoist (4) 7 October 1992St JohnstoneA5–19,532McCoist (2), Hateley (2), Ferguson 17 October 1992HibernianH1–040,978McCoist 31 October 1992MotherwellH4–238,719McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Brown 7 November 1992CelticA1–051,958Durrant 11 November 1992DundeeH3–133,497McCoist (2), Hateley 21 November 1992Heart of MidlothianA1–120,831McCoist 28 November 1992Partick ThistleH3–040,939Steven, McSwegan, McPherson 1 December 1992AirdrieoniansA1–19,251Brown 12 December 1992FalkirkA2–111,585Hateley, McCoist 19 December 1992St JohnstoneH2–035,369Gough, Robertson 26 December 1992DundeeA3–113,983Hateley (2), McCoist 2 January 1993CelticH1–046,039Steven 5 January 1993Dundee UnitedH3–240,239Hateley, McCall, McCoist 30 January 1993HibernianA4–317,444Hateley (2), Steven, McCoist 2 February 1993AberdeenA1–015,055Hateley 9 February 1993 FalkirkH5–034,780Hateley (2), Robertson, Steven, Huistra 13 February 1993 AirdrieoniansH2–239,816McCoist (2) 20 February 1993 Dundee UnitedA0–013,234 23 February 1993 MotherwellA4–014,006Hateley (2), McCall, Mikhailichenko 27 February 1993 Heart of MidlothianH2–142,128McCoist, Robertson 10 March 1993 St JohnstoneA1–19,210McCoist 13 March 1993 HibernianH3–041,076Hagen, Hateley, McCoist 20 March 1993CelticA1–253,241Hateley 27 March 1993DundeeH3–040,294McCall, McCoist, Ferguson 30 March 1993AberdeenH2–044,570Ferguson, McCoist 10 April 1993MotherwellH1–041,353Brown 14 April 1993Heart of MidlothianA3–214,622Hateley (2), McCall 17 April 1993Partick ThistleH3–142,636McSwegan (2), Hagen 1 May 1993 AirdrieoniansA1–011,830McSwegan 4 May 1993 Partick ThistleA0–39,834 8 May 1993 Dundee UnitedH1–042,917Huistra 12 May 1993 AberdeenA0–113,079 15 May 1993 FalkirkA2–18,517Mikhailichenko, Hateley

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 1992R2 DumbartonA5–011,091Durrant, Gordon, Hateley, McCoist, Mikhailichenko 19 August 1992R3StranraerA5–04,430 Hateley (2), McCoist (3) 26 August 1992QFDundee UnitedA3–215,716McCoist, Gough, Huistra 22 September 1992SFSt JohnstoneN3–130,062 McCoist (3) 25 October 1992 FAberdeenN2–1*45,298 McCall, Smith (o.g.) *Rangers won the match 2–1 in extra-time

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 January 1993R3MotherwellA2–014,314McCoist (2) 6 February 1993R4Ayr UnitedA2–013,176McCoist, Gordon 6 March 1993QFArbroathA3–06,488Hateley, Murray, McCoist (pen.) 3 April 1993SFHeart of MidlothianN2–141,738McPherson, McCoist 29 May 1993FAberdeenN2–150,715Murray, Hateley

UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 September 1992R1 LyngbyH2–040,036Hateley, Huistra 30 September 1992R1 LyngbyA1–04,273Durrant 21 October 1992R2 Leeds UnitedH2–143,251McCoist, Lukic (o.g.) 4 November 1992R2 Leeds UnitedA2–125,118Hateley, McCoist 25 November 1992GS MarseilleH2–241,624McSwegan, Hateley 9 December 1992GS CSKA MoscowA1–09,000Ferguson 3 March 1993GS Club BruggeA1–119,000Huistra 17 March 1993GS Club BruggeH2–142,731Durrant, Nisbet 7 April 1993GS MarseilleA1–146,000Durrant 21 April 1993GS CSKA MoscowH0–043,142

Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals GK 52 0 GK 12 0 DF 59 4 DF 39 3 DF 9 0 DF 53 3 DF 17 1 DF 11 0 DF 2 0 DF 58 3 DF 10 0 MF 47 7 MF 43 5 MF 27 3 MF 10 2 MF 42 7 MF 54 6 MF 23 2 MF 36 5 MF 1 0 MF 2 0 MF 3 0 MF 3 0 FW 52 49 FW 14 5 FW 39 4 FW 54 29 FW 2 0

League table

Champions league table

See also 1992–93 in Scottish football Nine in a row

References

External links "When Rangers nearly conquered Europe..." – Sky Sports