The 2020–21 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2020−21 season.
On 7 March 2021, Rangers clinched the Premiership title, their 55th Scottish championship, after rivals Celtic drew 0–0 away to Dundee United. It was Rangers' first league title in a decade and the first time Celtic had not finished as league champions in that same span.
With a 4–0 win over Aberdeen on the final day of the season, Rangers sealed an undefeated league season and became the first club since Celtic in 2016–17 to reach the 100 point milestone. Rangers won all 19 home games at Ibrox and equalled the league record of 26 clean sheets in the campaign. They also set a new British record by conceding only 13 goals in their 32 wins and six draws.
Players Squad information
Transfers In First team
Academy
Out First team
Academy
New contracts First team PAgeDate signedContract lengthExpiry dateSource16DFNathan Patterson25 January3 yearsMay 202410MFSteven Davis20 March1 yearMay 20221GKAllan McGregor1 April1 yearMay 20222DFJames Tavernier6 April3 yearsMay 202426DFLeon Balogun9 April1 yearMay 202213GKAndy Firth29 April1 yearMay 2022
Academy PAgeDate signedContract lengthExpiry dateSource46MFJack Thomson3 June1 yearMay 202149GKBrian Kinnear3 June1 yearMay 202173MFRobbie Fraser3 June2 yearsMay 202276MFAlex Lowry3 June2 yearsMay 202227MFStephen Kelly24 June3 yearsMay 2023 GKRobby McCrorie3 July3 yearsMay 202365DFAdam Devine29 September2 yearsMay 202268FWArron Lyall29 September2 yearsMay 202270MFCole McKinnon29 September2 yearsMay 202258FWChris McKee26 November2 yearsMay 202230MFKai Kennedy8 January2 yearsMay 202354MFBen Williamson13 January1 yearMay 202255MFCiaran Dickson22 January2 yearsMay 202371GKJay Hogarth19 March2 yearsMay 2023GKKieran Wright3 April2 yearsMay 2023
Awards PAwardDateFromSource MANSteven GerrardPremiership Manager of the MonthAugustScottish Professional Football League14FWRyan KentPremiership Player of the MonthAugust2DFJames TavernierPremiership Player of the MonthSeptemberMANSteven GerrardPremiership Manager of the MonthOctober6DFConnor GoldsonPremiership Player of the MonthOctoberMANSteven GerrardPremiership Manager of the MonthNovember2DFJames TavernierPremiership Player of the MonthNovemberMANSteven GerrardPremiership Manager of the MonthFebruary20FWAlfredo MorelosPremiership Player of the MonthMarchMANSteven GerrardSFWA Manager of the Year2020–21Scottish Football Writers' AssociationMANSteven GerrardSPFL Manager of the Year2020–21Scottish Professional Football League1GKAllan McGregorSPFL Player of the Year2020–21Scottish Professional Football League10MFSteven DavisSFWA Footballer of the Year2020–21Scottish Football Writers' Association2DFJames TavernierPFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year2020–21PFA ScotlandMANSteven GerrardPFA Scotland Manager of the Year2020–21PFA Scotland
Results and fixtures
Pre-season and friendlies
Scottish Premiership
UEFA Europa League
Rangers qualified for the second qualifying round after finishing in second place in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership.
Qualification stage
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 32
Round of 16
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Club Technical Staff
NameRoleManager Steven GerrardAssistant Manager Gary McAllisterFirst Team Coach Michael BealeTechnical Coach Tom CulshawGoalkeeping Coach Colin StewartDoctor Dr Mark WallerHead of Performance Jordan MilsomHead of Preparation Craig FlanniganHead of Strength and Conditioning Paraskevas PolychronopoulosPhysiotherapist Steve WalkerMasseur David LaveryKit Executive Jimmy Bell
Kit Supplier: Castore / Sponsors: 32Red (front) and The Energy Check (back)
The kits were produced with manufacturer Castore and was the first year in a five-year deal worth £25 million. Rangers had signed a three-year kit supply agreement with Hummel, operated through Elite Sports Group. However, Sports Direct, owned by Mike Ashley, took legal action against the club, claiming it had not been given the contractual opportunity to match the Hummel offer. The High Court subsequently ruled that Rangers could not wear any Hummel-branded kits, preventing the deal from being fully implemented as intended.
Squad statistics The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2020–21 season. They may not have made an appearance.
Appearances, goals and discipline {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |No. !rowspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Pos. !rowspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Nat. !rowspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Name !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Totals !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Scottish Premiership !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Scottish Cup !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |League Cup !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Europa League !colspan="2" style="background:#00f; color:white;" |Discipline |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals ! ! |- ! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ||2||0 ||0||0 ||0||0 |- ! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ||3||0 ||3||0 ||3||0 ||2||0 ||5||0 ||0||0 ||0||0 ||4||1 ||8||0 ||0||0 |- ! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ||6||0 ||1||0 ||5||0 ||3||0 ||2||0 ||3||0 ||5||0 ||2||0 |- ! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ||0||0 ||2||0 ||10||0 ||1||0 ||0||0 ||3||1 |- ! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance ||0||0 ||1||0 ||0||0 ||0||0 |- ||0||0 |- Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
Clean sheets
No.PlayerScottish PremiershipScottish CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueTotalAppearances 1 Allan McGregor 17 1 0 4 22 42 13 Andy Firth 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jon McLaughlin 9 1 1 1 12 14Total 26 2 1 5 34 56
Competitions Overall
Scottish Premiership
Standings
Results by round
See also List of unbeaten football club seasons
References