List of Rangers F.C. records and statistics
Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in Govan, Glasgow. They have played at their home ground, Ibrox, since 1899. Rangers were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998.
Rangers have won 54 domestic top-flight league titles, a joint world record. The club also holds the world record for the most domestic trophies won, recognised by UEFA, winning 118 in all.
The club's record appearance maker is John Greig, who made 755 appearances between 1961 and 1978 in all matches. Ally McCoist is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 355 goals during his Rangers career.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Rangers as well as records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who had made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Rangers players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Ibrox are also included in the list.
Honours
Rangers have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the Scottish League Championship a record 54 times and the Scottish League Cup a record 27 times. In their first league season, 1890–91, they won the Scottish Football league jointly with Dumbarton and their most recent success came in the 2010–11 Scottish Premier League.Rangers were the first club in the world to win 50 first tier league titles, and have now won 54 domestic league titles, a world record joint with Linfield. Rangers also hold the record for domestic trebles, with seven so far. They won their 100th major trophy in 2000, the first club in the world to reach that milestone. They are now the most-honoured football club in the world, having won 119 trophies in total.
The club has played in both Scotland and England's national cup competitions. Rangers reached the semi-final of the 1886–87 FA Cup only to be knocked out by eventual winners Aston Villa.
Domestic
League
- Scottish League Championship :
- *Winners : 1891, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
- *Runners-up : 1893, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1914, 1916, 1919, 1922, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2020
- Scottish Championship
- *Winners : 2016
- Scottish League One
- *Winners : 2014
- Scottish Third Division
- *Winners : 2013
Cups
- Scottish Cup:
- *Winners : 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
- *Runners-up : 1877, 1879, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1921, 1922, 1929, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2016
- Scottish League Cup:
- *Winners : 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
- *Runners-up : 1952, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1983, 1990, 2009, 2019
International
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- UEFA Cup
- UEFA Super Cup
Others
League
- Emergency War League
- Southern League
- Glasgow League
Cups
- Emergency War Cup
- Southern League Cup
- Victory Cup
- Summer Cup
- Glasgow Cup
- Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- Scottish Challenge Cup
Minor honours
- Rangers Sports Trophy
- Glasgow International Exhibition Cup
- Scottish National Exhibition Tournament
- Lord Provost's Cup
- British Championship
- Sir Archibald Sinclair Cup
- Paisley Charity Cup
- Jet Cup
- Tennent Caledonian Cup
- Drybrough Cup
- Dubai Champions Cup
- Forum Cup
- Ibrox International Challenge Trophy
- Wernesgrüner Cup
- Walter Tull Memorial Cup
- Blackthorn Cup
- Veolia Trophy
Player records
Appearances
holds Ranger's appearance record, having played 755 times over the course of 18 seasons from 1961 to 1978. He also holds the records for League Cup appearances, with 121 appearances. Sandy Archibald is the holder of the most league appearances, having made 513, from 1917 to 1934. The Scottish Cup appearance record holder is Alec Smith who made 74 in the competition. Barry Ferguson holds the record for the most European appearances, with 82.- Most appearances in all competitions: John Greig, 755.
- Most league appearances: Sandy Archibald, 513.
- Most Scottish Cup appearances: Alec Smith, 74.
- Most League Cup appearances: John Greig, 121.
- Most European appearances: Barry Ferguson, 82.
- Most Challenge Cup appearances: Lee Wallace, 14.
- Youngest first-team player: Derek Ferguson, .
- Oldest first-team player: David Weir, .
- Oldest debutant: Gareth McAuley, .
- Most consecutive appearances: William Robb, 241.
- Most appearances in a season: Carlos Cuéllar, 65.
- Longest-serving player: Dougie Gray, 22 years.
Most appearances
Goalscorers
Rangers' all-time leading scorer is Ally McCoist, who scored 355 goals in a fifteen-year spell at the club from 1983 to 1998. He holds the record for the most goals in the Scottish League Cup and in European competitions, with 54 and 21 goals respectively. However, McCoist was unable to surpass the Scottish Cup goal-scoring record of Jimmy Fleming, which has stood at 44 since 1934. Jim Forrest holds the record for the most goals in one season with 57 in all competitions.- Most goals in all competitions: Ally McCoist, 355.
- Most league goals: Ally McCoist, 251.
- Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy Fleming, 44.
- Most League Cup goals: Ally McCoist, 54.
- Most Challenge Cup goals: Kenny Miller / Lee McCulloch, 5.
- Most European goals: Ally McCoist, 21.
- Most goals in one season: Jim Forrest, 57.
- Most league goals in one season: Sam English, 44.
- Most hat-tricks: Ally McCoist, 28.
- Most penalties scored: Johnny Hubbard, 54.
- Most consecutive goals: Alfredo Morelos 7 games, 2018/2019
- Most goals scored by player in a match:
- *League match:
- **Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 9–1,.
- **Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 7–1.
- **Davie Wilson, 6 goals, won 7–1.
- *Scottish Cup match: Jimmy Fleming, 9 goals.
- *Scottish League Cup match: Jim Forrest, 5 goals.
- *European match: Dave McPherson, 4 goals.
- Youngest goalscorer: Willie Thornton, .
- Oldest goalscorer: David Weir, .
- Fastest goal scored in a match: Gordon Durie, 11 seconds.
Top goalscorers
Internationalists
- First capped player: Moses McNeil.
- Most international caps while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 60 for Scotland.
- Most capped player to play for Rangers: Damarcus Beasley, 126 for the United States.
- Most capped Scottish player to play for Rangers: David Weir and Kenny Miller, 69.
- Player with most overall international goals to play for Rangers: Shota Arveladze, 26 for Georgia.
- Most international goals while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 19 for Scotland.
- First Rangers player to appear at a World Cup: Eric Caldow.
- First Rangers player to score at a World Cup: Sammy Baird.
- Most World Cup appearances while a Rangers player: Sandy Jardine, 4.
- Most World Cup goals while a Rangers player: Sammy Baird and Mo Johnston, 1.
- First World Cup winner to play for Rangers: Lionel Charbonnier.
- First Rangers player to appear at a European Championship: Chris Woods.
- First Rangers player to score at a European Championship: Brian Laudrup.
- Most European Championship appearances while a Rangers player: Andy Goram and Stuart McCall, 6.
- Most European Championship goals while a Rangers player: Brian Laudrup, 3.
- First European Championship winner to play for Rangers: Brian Laudrup.
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
Record transfer fees received
Managerial records
- First manager: William Wilton, from 27 May 1899 to 20 May 1920.
- Longest-serving manager by time: Bill Struth, from 20 May 1920 to 15 June 1954.
- Shortest-serving manager by time: Pedro Caixinha, from 13 March 2017 to 26 October 2017.
- First non-Scottish manager: Dick Advocaat, from 1 June 1998 to 12 December 2001.
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match: vs. Callander, Friendly, Drew 0–0, Flesher's Haugh, May 1872
- First Scottish Cup match: vs. Oxford University A.F.C., Won 2–0, Recreational Ground – Queen's Park, Glasgow, 12 October 1874
- First FA Cup match: vs. Everton, Won 1–0, Stanley Park, 30 October 1886
- First League match: vs. Heart of Midlothian, Won 5–2, Ibrox Park, 16 August 1890
- First match at 'first' Ibrox: vs. Preston North End, Friendly, Lost 8–1, 20 August 1887
- First match at 'second' Ibrox: vs. Heart of Midlothian, Won 3–1, Inter-City League, 30 December 1899
- First League Cup match: vs. St Mirren, Won 4–0, Ibrox Park, 21 September 1946
- First European match: vs. Nice, Won 2–1, European Cup, Ibrox Park, 24 October 1956
- First Challenge Cup match: vs. Brechin City, Won 2–1, Glebe Park, 29 July 2012
Wins
- Record win: 14-2.
- 14–2.
- Record league win: 10–0.
- 10-2.
- Record Scottish Cup win:
- *13–0
- *13–0
- *13–0
- Record League Cup win: 9–1.
- Record European win: 10–0.
- Most league wins in a season: 18 wins out of 18 games.
- Fewest league wins in a season: 8 wins out of 18 games.
Defeats
- Record defeat: 2–10.
- Record league defeat: 0–6.
- Record Scottish Cup defeat: 0–6.
- Record League Cup defeat: 1–7.
- Record European defeat: 0–6.
- Most league defeats in a season: 14 defeats from 36 games.
- Fewest defeats in a season: 0 defeats from 18 games and 0 defeats from 36 games
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 118 goals in 38 games.
- Fewest league goals scored in a season:
- Most league goals conceded in a season:
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season:
- 1,000th league goal: Alex Smith,.
- 2,000th league goal: Jimmy Gordon,.
- 3,000th league goal: Bob McGowan,.
- 4,000th league goal: Jimmy Duncanson,.
- 5,000th league goal: Alex Scott,.
- 6,000th league goal: Derek Parlane,.
- 7,000th league goal: Ally McCoist,.
- 8,000th league goal: Shota Arveladze,.
- 9,000th league goal: Lee McCulloch,.
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Fewest points in a season:
Attendances
- Record Scottish League attendance: 118,567.
- Record Scottish Cup attendance: 143,570.
- Record Scottish League Cup attendance: 125,154.
- Record European attendance: 100,000.
- Record home League attendance: 118,567.
- Record home Scottish Cup attendance: 102,342.
- Record home Scottish League Cup attendance: 105,000 .
- Record home European attendance: 85,000.
- Lowest home League attendance: 6,087.
- Lowest home Scottish Cup attendance:
- Lowest home Scottish League Cup attendance: 5,000.
- Lowest home European attendance: 14,268.
European statistics