2021–22 Rangers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2021–22 season
Chairman	Douglas Park
Manager	Steven Gerrard (until 11 November) Giovanni van Bronckhorst (from 22 November)
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Alfredo Morelos (11) All: James Tavernier Alfredo Morelos (18)
Highest home attendance	50,102 (v Celtic, 29 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance	500 (v St Mirren, 26 December 2021)
Average home league attendance	45,351
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Rangers played a total of 65 competitive matches during the 2021–22 season, reaching the Europa League Final and winning the Scottish Cup.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	43	2018[nb 1]	469	0	2022	Free
2	DF		James Tavernier (captain)	33	2015	347	83	2024	£0.2m
3	DF		Calvin Bassey	25	2020	65	1	2024	£0.23m
4	MF		John Lundstram	31	2021	48	4	2024	Free
5	DF		Filip Helander	32	2019	60	7	2023	£3.5m
6	DF		Connor Goldson (vc)	32	2018	223	20	2022	£3m
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	26	2020	86	15	2024	£3m
8	MF		Ryan Jack	33	2017	152	12	2023	Free
9	FW		Amad Diallo	23	2022 (Winter)	13	3	2022	Loan
10	MF		Steven Davis	40	2019[nb 2]	354	26	2022	Free
11	FW		Cedric Itten	28	2020	48	8	2024	Undisclosed
14	MF		Ryan Kent	28	2019	174	30	2023	£6.5m
15	DF		Jack Simpson	28	2021 (Winter)	14	0	2025	Undisclosed
16	MF		Aaron Ramsey	34	2022 (Winter)	13	2	2022	Loan
17	MF		Joe Aribo	29	2019	149	26	2023	£0.3m
18	MF		Glen Kamara	29	2019 (Winter)	158	8	2025	£0.05m
19	MF		James Sands	25	2022 (Winter)	14	0	2023	Loan
20	FW		Alfredo Morelos	29	2017	224	112	2023	£1m
22	DF		Mateusz Żukowski	23	2022	1	0	2025	Undisclosed
23	FW		Scott Wright	28	2021 (Winter)	50	8	2025	£0.15m
24	MF		Nnamdi Ofoborh	25	2021	0	0	2025	Free
25	FW		Kemar Roofe	32	2020	72	34	2024	Undisclosed
26	DF		Leon Balogun	37	2020	65	2	2022	Free
28	GK		Robby McCrorie	27	2015	2	0	2023	Youth system
30	FW		Fashion Sakala	28	2021	50	12	2025	Free
31	DF		Borna Barišić	32	2018	155	7	2024	£1.5m
33	GK		Jon McLaughlin	37	2020	30	0	2024	Free
37	MF		Scott Arfield	36	2018	190	34	2023	Free
42	MF		Charlie McCann	23	2021	4	0	2024	Youth system
43	DF		Leon King	21	2020	8	0	2024	Youth system
51	MF		Alex Lowry	22	2021	7	2	2025	Youth system
52	FW		Tony Weston	21	2020	1	0	2023	Youth system
58	MF		Cole McKinnon	22	2021	1	1	2022	Youth system
62	FW		Ross McCausland	22	2021	1	0	2023	Youth system
64	DF		Adam Devine	22	2020	2	0	2023	Youth system

• Last updated: 21 May 2022
• Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles^{[circular reference]}

Transfers

In

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
24	MF		Nnamdi Ofoborh	21	Bournemouth	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	[1]
30	FW		Fashion Sakala	24	Oostende	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	[2]
4	MF		John Lundstram	27	Sheffield United	Transfer	Summer	2024	Free	[3]
22	MF		Juninho Bacuna	24	Huddersfield Town	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed	[4]
19	MF		James Sands	21	New York City FC	Loan	Winter	2023	N/A	[5]
9	FW		Amad Diallo	19	Manchester United	Loan	Winter	2022	N/A	[6]
22	DF		Mateusz Żukowski	20	Lechia Gdańsk	Transfer	Winter	2025	Undisclosed	[7]
16	MF		Aaron Ramsey	31	Juventus	Loan	Winter	2022	N/A	[8]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
42	MF		Charlie McCann	19	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2024	£750,000	[9]
49	FW		Juan Alegría	19	FC Honka	Transfer	Summer	2024	Undisclosed	[10]
	DF		Kevin Ciubotaru	18	Kinetic Foundation	Transfer	Winter	2024	Free	[11]

Out

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
36	MF		Jamie Barjonas	21	Kelty Hearts	End of contract	Summer	Free	[12]
24	FW		Greg Stewart	31	Jamshedpur	End of contract	Summer	Free	[13]
15	MF		Bongani Zungu	28	Amiens	Loan Return	Summer	n/a	[13]
29	DF		George Edmundson	23	Ipswich Town	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[14]
22	MF		Jordan Jones	26	Wigan Athletic	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[15]
40	MF		Glenn Middleton	21	St Johnstone	Loan	Summer	n/a	[16]
32	FW		Jake Hastie	22	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[17]
11	FW		Cedric Itten	24	Greuther Fürth	Loan	Summer	n/a	[18]
19	DF		Nikola Katić	24	Hajduk Split	Loan	Summer	n/a	[19]
54	GK		Kieran Wright	22	Alloa Athletic	Emergency Loan	Summer	n/a	[20]
16	DF		Nathan Patterson	20	Everton	Transfer	Winter	£12m	[21]
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	39	Sunderland	Released	Winter	Free	[22]
27	MF		Stephen Kelly	21	Salford City	Loan	Winter	n/a	[23]
54	GK		Kieran Wright	22	Dumbarton	Loan	Winter	n/a	[24]
22	MF		Juninho Bacuna	24	Birmingham City	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[25]
32	FW		Jake Hastie	22	Linfield	Loan	Winter	n/a	[26]
21	MF		Brandon Barker	25	Reading	Released	Winter	Free	[27]
13	GK		Andy Firth	25	Partick Thistle	Loan	Winter	n/a	[28]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	DF		Daniel Finlayson	20	St Mirren	End of contract	Summer	Undisclosed	[29]
	FW		Nathan Young-Coombes	18	Brentford	End of contract	Summer	Undisclosed	[29]
	MF		Zac Butterworth	18	Caledonian Braves	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
	MF		Ciaran Dickson	19	Celtic	Released	Summer	Free	[29]
	FW		Dapo Mebude	19	Watford	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
	DF		Matthew Shiels	20	Hamilton Academical	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
	DF		Harris O’Connor	19	Charlton Athletic	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
	GK		Brian Kinnear	20	West Ham United	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
	GK		Nicky Hogarth	19	Nottingham Forest	End of contract	Summer	Free	[29]
38	FW		Josh McPake	19	Morecambe	Loan	Summer	n/a	[30]
	MF		Ben Williamson	19	Livingston	Loan	Summer	n/a	[31]
41	MF		Kai Kennedy	19	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Summer	n/a	[32]
	DF		Rhys Breen	21	Dunfermline Athletic	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[33]
46	DF		James Maxwell	19	Ayr United	Loan	Summer	n/a	[34]
34	DF		Lewis Mayo	21	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[35]
	MF		Jack Thomson	21	Queen's Park	Loan	Summer	n/a	[36]
	MF		Malcolm Ebiowei	18	Derby County	Released	Summer	Free	[37]
	MF		Ben Williamson	20	Raith Rovers	Loan	Winter	n/a	[38]
38	FW		Josh McPake	20	Tranmere Rovers	Loan	Winter	n/a	[39]
	GK		Scott Cowie	15–16	Falkirk	Emergency Loan	Winter	n/a	[40]
55	FW		Chris McKee	19	Linfield	Loan	Winter	n/a	[41]
	MF		Jack Thomson	21	Queen's Park	Transfer	Winter	Free	[42]
41	MF		Kai Kennedy	19	Hamilton Academical	Loan	Winter	n/a	[43]
45	GK		Aaron Cervantes	19	Partick Thistle	Emergency Loan	Winter	n/a	[44]
49	FW		Juan Alegría	19	Partick Thistle	Loan	Winter	n/a	[45]
71	DF		Harley Ewen	17	Cumbernauld Colts	Loan	Winter	n/a	[46]
65	GK		Lewis Budinauckas	19	Raith Rovers	Emergency Loan	Winter	n/a	[47]

New contracts

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	38	8 June	1 year	May 2022	[48]
18	MF		Glen Kamara	25	22 September	4 years	May 2025	[49]
33	GK		Jon McLaughlin	34	30 January	2 years	May 2024	[50]
51	MF		Alex Lowry	18	7 May	3 years	May 2025	[51]
37	MF		Scott Arfield	33	7 May	1 year	May 2023	[52]

Academy

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
	MF		Connor Allan	17	8 June	2 years	May 2023	[53]
64	DF		Adam Devine	18	8 June	2 years	May 2023	[53]
60	DF		Robbie Fraser	18	8 June	1 year	May 2022	[53]
51	MF		Alex Lowry	17	8 June	2 years	May 2023	[53]
76	FW		Robbie Ure	17	8 June	2 years	May 2023	[53]
38	FW		Josh McPake	19	1 July	3 years	May 2024	[54]
	MF		Ben Williamson	19	12 July	2 years	May 2023	[55]
62	FW		Ross McCausland	18	27 September	3 years	May 2024	[56]
69	DF		Jack Harkness	17	8 November	2 years	May 2023	[57]
43	DF		Leon King	17	5 January	2 years	May 2024	[58]
41	DF		Johnly Yfeko	18	9 April	2 years	May 2024	[59]
59	MF		Murray Miller	20	7 May	1 year	May 2023	[60]
61	DF		Lewis MacKinnon	19	9 May	1 year	May 2023	[61]
78	FW		Tyler Pasnik	17	23 May	2 years	May 2024	[62]
65	GK		Lewis Budinauckas	19	23 May	1 year	May 2023	[63]
50	MF		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	19	23 May	1 years	May 2023	[64]

Pre-season and friendlies

Partick Thistle v Rangers

5 July 2021 Friendly	Partick Thistle	0–1	Rangers	Glasgow
19:00		Report	Itten 83'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Referee: Greg Aitken

Tranmere Rovers v Rangers

10 July 2021 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Rangers	Birkenhead
12:00	Morris 36'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Rob Jones

Rangers v Arsenal

17 July 2021 Friendly	Rangers	2–2	Arsenal	Glasgow
14:00	Balogun 14' Itten 75'	Report	Tavares 23' Nketiah 83'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Bobby Madden

Blackpool v Rangers

21 July 2021 Friendly	Blackpool	Cancelled	Rangers	Blackpool
19:00				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Rangers v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 July 2021 Friendly	Rangers	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Glasgow
17:30		Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Real Madrid

25 July 2021 Friendly	Rangers	2–1	Real Madrid	Glasgow
18:00	Sakala 55' Itten 77'	Report	Rodrygo 8' Nacho  75'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Willie Collum

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premiership	Matchday 1	2nd	31 July 2021	14 May 2022
Scottish Cup	Fourth round	Winners	21 January 2022	21 May 2022
Scottish League Cup	Second round	Semi-finals	13 August 2021	21 November 2021
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	3 August 2021	10 August 2021
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Runners-up	19 August 2021	18 May 2022

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	29	6	3	92	22	+70	93	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	27	8	3	80	31	+49	89	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	17	10	11	54	44	+10	61	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Dundee United	38	12	12	14	37	44	−7	48	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Motherwell	38	12	10	16	42	61	−19	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round

Source: ^[65][66]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[67]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	1	5	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rangers v Livingston

31 July 2021 1	Rangers	3–0	Livingston	Glasgow
13:30	Hagi 8' Wright 78' Roofe 90'	Report	Lewis  13' Forrest  25' Sibbald  60' Penrice  87' Devlin  90+4'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 23,000[note 1] Referee: John Beaton

Dundee United v Rangers

7 August 2021 2	Dundee United	1–0	Rangers	Dundee
12:30	Butcher  24' Mulgrew  41' Robson 64' Pawlett  66' Fuchs  90+3'	Report	Goldson  38'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,600[note 1] Referee: Don Robertson

Ross County v Rangers

22 August 2021 3	Ross County	2–4	Rangers	Dingwall
15:00	Clarke 40' Randall  50' Hungbo  72' White 77' (pen.)	Report	Aribo 17',  37' Goldson 19' Morelos 56' Bassey  77' Arfield 84'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,450 Referee: David Munro

Rangers v Celtic

29 August 2021 4	Rangers	1–0	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00	Helander 66'	Report	Turnbull  38' Édouard  65'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,102 Referee: Kevin Clancy

St Johnstone v Rangers

11 September 2021 5	St Johnstone	1–2	Rangers	Perth
12:30	Muller  41' O'Halloran 51' Craig  59' Rooney  59'	Report	McLaughlin  10' Roofe 58' (pen.),  59' Morelos  59' Tavernier 79'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Motherwell

19 September 2021 6	Rangers	1–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00	Sakala 12' Tavernier  77'	Report	McGinley  19' Van Veen  37' Woolery 66' O'Hara  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,961 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee v Rangers

25 September 2021 7	Dundee	0–1	Rangers	Dundee
15:00	Marshall  53' Cummings 59'	Report	Aribo 16',  90+1' McLaughlin  59' Bacuna  90+2'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Hibernian

3 October 2021 8	Rangers	2–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00	Aribo  26' Roofe 60' Hagi  73' Morelos 78' Barišić  90'	Report	Nisbet 8',  45+1' Porteous  30' Allan  33' McGinn  37'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,125 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Hearts

16 October 2021 9	Rangers	1–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00	Goldson  23' Aribo  35' Lundstram 40' Balogun  47' Bacuna  86'	Report	Cochrane  16' Baningime  37' Devlin  75' Kingsley  86' Halkett 90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,650 Referee: Don Robertson

St Mirren v Rangers

24 October 2021 10	St Mirren	1–2	Rangers	Paisley
12:00	Ronan 4' Fraser  90+5'	Report	Tavernier  19' Roofe 42' (pen.) Morelos 43',  44'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Aberdeen

27 October 2021 11	Rangers	2–2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:45	Morelos 20',  90+3' Tavernier 81' (pen.)	Report	Ramirez 8' Brown 16' Ferguson  21' Ojo  22' Bates  81' Lewis  86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,760 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Rangers

31 October 2021 12	Motherwell	1–6	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Mugabi 13',  76' O'Donnell  9'  67'	Report	Tavernier 43' Sakala 45+1', 63', 86' Kamara 75' Roofe 90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Ross County

7 November 2021 13	Rangers	4–2	Ross County	Glasgow
15:00	Aribo 19' Kent 30' Balogun  41' Bacuna 49' Iacovitti 60' (o.g.)	Report	Hungbo 6' Iacovitti  12' Baldwin  37' White 87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,222 Referee: David Munro

Livingston v Rangers

28 November 2021 14	Livingston	1–3	Rangers	Livingston
12:00	Anderson 30' Forrest  31' Devlin  45+1' Oméonga  69'	Report	Arfield 8',  9' Aribo 16' Sakala 78'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 8,825 Referee: David Munro

Hibernian v Rangers

1 December 2021 15	Hibernian	0–1	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Doyle-Hayes  29' McGinn  90+4'	Report	Goldson  24' Roofe 85' (pen.) Tavernier  90+4'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,209 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Dundee

4 December 2021 16	Rangers	3–0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00	Aribo 36' Sweeney 55' (o.g.) Morelos  58', 70'	Report	Mullen  28' Griffiths  57' Marshall  90+2'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,628 Referee: Alan Muir

Hearts v Rangers

12 December 2021 17	Hearts	0–2	Rangers	Edinburgh
15:00	Ginnelly  35'  80' Halkett  37' Gordon  54' Devlin  84' Haring  85'	Report	Morelos 9' Aribo 13',  70' Tavernier  69' McGregor  76' Barišić  81' Kent  86'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,593 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v St Johnstone

15 December 2021 18	Rangers	2–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00	Morelos 43' Kent 49' Arfield  58'	Report	Gordon  46' Craig  72' McCart  80'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,561 Referee: Euan Anderson

Rangers v Dundee United

18 December 2021 19	Rangers	1–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier 71' (pen.) McGregor  90+5'	Report	Meekison  34' Mochrie  61' Appéré  82'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,252 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v St Mirren

26 December 2021 20	Rangers	2–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Wright 14' Goldson  23' Morelos 26'	Report	Shaughnessy  52' Erhahon  69'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 500[note 1] Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Rangers

18 January 2022 21	Aberdeen	1–1	Rangers	Aberdeen
19:45	Brown  39' McCrorie  58' Ferguson 73' (pen.) Hayes  76' McLennan  81'	Report	Hagi  6', 20' Tavernier  40' Morelos  72' Kent  76'  83'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,731 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v Livingston

26 January 2022 22	Rangers	1–0	Livingston	Glasgow
19:45	Goldson  31' Arfield 75'	Report	Oméonga  21' Longridge  62'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,343 Referee: Don Robertson

Ross County v Rangers

29 January 2022 23	Ross County	3–3	Rangers	Dingwall
12:30	Vokins  7' Baldwin  14' White 25' Charles-Cook 29' Samuel  70' Wright 90+6'	Report	Diallo 5' Tavernier 49' Goldson 72'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Nick Walsh

Celtic v Rangers

2 February 2022 24	Celtic	3–0	Rangers	Glasgow
19:45	Hatate 5', 42' McGregor  22' Abada 44' Doak  90+4'	Report	Bassey  52' Tavernier  75' Balogun  76'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,077 Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Hearts

6 February 2022 25	Rangers	5–0	Hearts	Glasgow
16:00	Morelos 11', 64' Bassey  27' Balogun  53' Kamara 72' Arfield 75' Sakala 84'	Report	Atkinson  59' Kingsley  87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,708 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Hibernian

9 February 2022 26	Rangers	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:45	Tavernier 5' (pen.),  78' Barišić  21' Goldson  28' Morelos 57'	Report	Bushiri  50' Stevenson  60'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,700 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee United v Rangers

20 February 2022 27	Dundee United	1–1	Rangers	Dundee
12:00	Graham 29',  34' Edwards  31' Watt  39'	Report	Morelos  41' Aribo 76'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,993 Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Motherwell

27 February 2022 28	Rangers	2–2	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00	Mugabi 22' (o.g.) Sakala 24' Morelos  56' Tavernier  75'	Report	Efford  28' Roberts 52' O'Donnell  71' Woolery 76' Donnelly  80'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,318 Referee: Don Robertson

St Johnstone v Rangers

2 March 2022 29	St Johnstone	0–1	Rangers	Perth
19:45	Hallberg  63'	Report	Kamara 3' Bassey  31'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Aberdeen

5 March 2022 30	Rangers	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier  79' Roofe 81'	Report	Gallagher  25' Ferguson  63' Besuijen  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,010 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Rangers

20 March 2022 31	Dundee	1–2	Rangers	Dundee
12:00	Elliott 6',  45+3' McGhee  40' McMullan  41' McDaid  83'	Report	Tavernier 42' Sands  56' Ramsey 64' Goldson 86'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Celtic

3 April 2022 32	Rangers	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00	Ramsey 3' Lundstram  41'	Report	Rogic 7' Carter-Vickers 43',  65' Giakoumakis  64' Bitton  82' Ralston  88'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,023 Referee: Willie Collum

St Mirren v Rangers

10 April 2022 33	St Mirren	0–4	Rangers	Paisley
12:00	Power  29'	Report	Roofe 2', 45+4', 50' Aribo 76'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,583 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Rangers

23 April 2022 34	Motherwell	1–3	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Ojalo  31' Tierney 35' Slattery  60' Mugabi  61'	Report	Kelly 14' (o.g.) Balogun  28' Arfield  45' Wright 47' Tavernier 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,036 Referee: Nick Walsh

Celtic v Rangers

1 May 2022 35	Celtic	1–1	Rangers	Glasgow
12:00	Jota 21' Ralston  50' Bitton  72' Giakoumakis  77'	Report	Barišić  64' Sakala 67' Kent  77' Diallo  87' Goldson  90+2'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,247 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Dundee United

8 May 2022 36	Rangers	2–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Sakala  25' Tavernier 55' (pen.) Diallo 78'	Report	Siegrist  55' Graham  59'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,340 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Ross County

11 May 2022 37	Rangers	4–1	Ross County	Glasgow
19:45	Wright 13' Tavernier 29' (pen.) Sakala 82' Diallo 90'	Report	Baldwin  50' Vokins  58' Watson  65' White 72'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,474 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Hearts v Rangers

14 May 2022 38	Hearts	1–3	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:15	Simms  16' Haring 24'	Report	Itten 33' Lowry 45+1',  53' King  69' McKinnon 81'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,969 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup

Rangers v Stirling Albion

21 January 2022 Fourth round	Rangers	4–0	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
19:45	Lowry 31' Tavernier 37' (pen.), 40' Itten 59' Sakala 86'	Report	Leitch  69'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 37,916 Referee: John Beaton

Annan Athletic v Rangers

12 February 2022 Fifth round	Annan Athletic	0–3	Rangers	Annan
17:30	Clark  28'	Report	Helander 7' Roofe 22' Sakala 32' McCann  89'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee v Rangers

13 March 2022 Quarter-final	Dundee	0–3	Rangers	Dundee
16:00	Mullen  24' Kerr  54' Sweeney  89'	Report	Goldson 9' Tavernier 25' (pen.) Bassey  73' Sakala 87'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,536 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Rangers

17 April 2022 Semi-final	Celtic	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Rangers	Glasgow
14:00	McGregor  40' Taylor 64' Ralston  120'	Report	Aribo  36' Jack  45' Roofe  49' Goldson  72' Arfield 78' Starfelt 114' (o.g.) Bassey  117'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,072 Referee: Bobby Madden

Rangers v Hearts

21 May 2022 Final	Rangers	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00	Diallo  59' Jack 94' Wright 97'	Report	Haring  4' Halkett  106'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,319 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Rangers v Dunfermline Athletic

13 August 2021 Second round	Rangers	5–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
19:30	Lundstram 3' Wright 17' Hagi 19' Roofe 33', 65' (pen.)	Report	Dow  66' Watson  84' Pybus  88'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,467 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Livingston

22 September 2021 Quarter-final	Rangers	2–0	Livingston	Glasgow
19:45	Roofe 48' Bassey  58' Morelos 63'	Report	Penrice  62' Fitzwater  85'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 35,579 Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Hibernian

21 November 2021 Semi-final	Rangers	1–3	Hibernian	Glasgow
16:00	Arfield 40' Barišić  83'	Report	Hanlon  1' Newell  3' Boyle 9', 21', 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 45,014 Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Malmö FF v Rangers

3 August 2021 First leg	Malmö FF	2–1	Rangers	Malmö
18:00 BST	Rieks  18', 47' Birmančević 49' Moisander  52' Nielsen  67'	Report	Barišić  38' Itten  43' Arfield  70' Davis 90+5'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,820[note 1] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Rangers v Malmö FF

10 August 2021 Second leg	Rangers	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Malmö FF	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Morelos 18',  51' McGregor  34'	Report	Innocent  41'  45+1' Čolak 53', 57' Ahmedhodžić  78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,021 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Rangers v Alashkert

19 August 2021 First leg	Rangers	1–0	Alashkert	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Lundstram  33'  43' Morelos 67' Davis  84' Arfield  90+3'	Report	Boljević  16' Gome  59' James  73'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,649 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Alashkert v Rangers

26 August 2021 Second leg	Alashkert	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Rangers	Yerevan
16:00 BST	James  35'  40' Kryuchkov  90+3'	Report	Goldson  27' Barišić  81'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LYO	RAN	SPP	BRO
1	Lyon	6	5	1	0	16	5	+11	16	Advance to round of 16		—	1–1	3–0	3–0
2	Rangers	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	8	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Sparta Prague	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League		3–4	1–0	—	2–0
4	Brøndby	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2			1–3	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Rangers v Lyon

16 September 2021 1	Rangers	0–2	Lyon	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Goldson  14' Aribo  74' Morelos  75'	Report	Toko Ekambi 23' Slimani  30' Boateng  53' Tavernier 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,906 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Sparta Prague v Rangers

30 September 2021 2	Sparta Prague	1–0	Rangers	Prague
17:45 BST	Hancko 29' Wiesner  43' Haraslín  71'	Report	Kamara  42'  74' Sakala  67'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Rangers v Brøndby

21 October 2021 3	Rangers	2–0	Brøndby	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Balogun 18' Lundstram  29' Roofe 30'	Report	Frendrup  41'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,842 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Brøndby v Rangers

4 November 2021 4	Brøndby	1–1	Rangers	Brøndbyvester
17:45 GMT	Balogun 45' (o.g.) Tshiembe  88'	Report	Morelos  4' Sakala  33' Hagi 77'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 20,462 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Rangers v Sparta Prague

25 November 2021 5	Rangers	2–0	Sparta Prague	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Morelos 15', 48' Hagi  45' Barišić  57'	Report	Krejčí  45+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,370 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Lyon v Rangers

9 December 2021 6	Lyon	1–1	Rangers	Décines-Charpieu
17:45 GMT	Bassey 48' (o.g.)	Report	Wright 41' Patterson  74'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 26,842 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Knockout round-play-offs

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Borussia Dortmund v Rangers

17 February 2022 First leg	Borussia Dortmund	2–4	Rangers	Dortmund
17:45 GMT	Bellingham 51' Zagadou  73' Guerreiro 82'	Report	Tavernier 38' (pen.) Morelos 41' Lundstram 49' Zagadou 54' (o.g.) McGregor  79'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 10,000[note 1] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Rangers v Borussia Dortmund

24 February 2022 Second leg	Rangers	2–2 (6–4 agg.)	Borussia Dortmund	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Tavernier 22' (pen.), 57' Lundstram  39'	Report	Bellingham 31',  51' Malen 42' Schulz  55' Can  67'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,709 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Round of 16

Rangers v Red Star Belgrade

10 March 2022 First leg	Rangers	3–0	Red Star Belgrade	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Tavernier 11' (pen.) Morelos 15' Jack  23' Aribo  30' Balogun 51'	Report	Katai 24' Sanogo  25' Rodić  61' Eraković  82' Nabouhane  90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,589 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Red Star Belgrade v Rangers

17 March 2022 Second leg	Red Star Belgrade	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	Rangers	Belgrade
17:45 GMT	Ivanić 10' Dragović  70' Katai  83' Nabouhane 90+3' (pen.) Pavkov  90+5' Borjan  90+7'	Report	Kent 56' Kamara  90+2'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 47,024 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Quarter-finals

Braga v Rangers

7 April 2022 First leg	Braga	1–0	Rangers	Braga
20:00 BST	Carmo  22' Ruiz 40'	Report	Jack  36'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Rangers v Braga

14 April 2022 Second leg	Rangers	3–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Braga	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Tavernier 2', 44' (pen.) Roofe  85', 101'	Report	Tormena  42' Carmo 83' A. Horta  98' Medeiros  105'  105'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,894 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Semi-finals

RB Leipzig v Rangers

28 April 2022 First leg	RB Leipzig	1–0	Rangers	Leipzig
20:00 BST	Angeliño 85'	Report	Goldson  90+2' Tavernier  90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,303 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Rangers v RB Leipzig

5 May 2022 Second leg	Rangers	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	RB Leipzig	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Tavernier 19' Kamara 24' Bassey  26' Goldson  31' Barišić  44' Lundstram 81'	Report	Kampl  52' Nkunku 71'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,397 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Final

Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers

18 May 2022 Final	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Rangers	Seville
20:00 BST	Borré 69'	Report	Aribo 57',  62' Wright  73'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 38,842 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
	Penalties
	Lenz Hrustic Kamada Kostić Borré		Tavernier Davis Arfield Ramsey Roofe

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2021–22 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Totals		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor	48	0	29	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0	15	0
28	GK	SCO	Robby McCrorie	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	GK	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	16	0	8	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	James Tavernier (captain)	58	18	35	9	4	2	1+1	0	2	0	15	7
3	DF	NGA	Calvin Bassey	50	0	28+1	0	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	13+2	0
5	DF	SWE	Filip Helander	11	2	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson (vc)	61	4	36	3	4	1	3	0	2	0	16	0
15	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	7	0	1+3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	POL	Mateusz Żukowski	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	NGA	Leon Balogun	37	2	17+4	0	2+1	0	2	0	1	0	7+3	2
31	DF	CRO	Borna Barišić	43	0	22+1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	13+2	0
43	DF	SCO	Leon King	6	0	2+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	DF	SCO	Adam Devine	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	48	4	18+9	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	13+2	2
7	MF	ROU	Ianis Hagi	27	4	15	2	1	0	1	1	0+3	0	5+2	1
8	MF	SCO	Ryan Jack	22	1	4+5	0	2+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	9	0
10	MF	NIR	Steven Davis	33	1	13+5	0	2+1	0	1	0	2	1	7+2	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Kent	46	3	26	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	13+1	1
16	MF	WAL	Aaron Ramsey	13	2	5+2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
17	MF	NGA	Joe Aribo	57	9	32+2	8	2	0	3	0	1	0	15+2	1
18	MF	FIN	Glen Kamara	52	4	29+2	3	1+2	0	3	0	0	0	12+3	1
19	MF	USA	James Sands	14	0	5+2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+5	0
24	MF	NGA	Nnamdi Ofoborh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	CAN	Scott Arfield	50	6	18+11	4	1+1	1	1+2	1	2	0	5+9	0
42	MF	NIR	Charlie McCann	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	SCO	Alex Lowry	7	2	3+1	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	MF	SCO	Cole McKinnon	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	CIV	Amad Diallo	13	3	4+6	3	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	SUI	Cedric Itten	11	2	3+3	1	1+1	1	0	0	1	0	0+2	0
20	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos	42	18	25+1	11	1	0	1+2	1	1	1	10+1	5
23	FW	SCO	Scott Wright	37	7	9+10	4	1+2	1	2+1	1	2	0	4+6	1
25	FW	JAM	Kemar Roofe	36	16	9+12	10	2+2	1	2	3	0	0	4+5	2
30	FW	ZAM	Fashion Sakala	50	12	13+17	9	2+3	3	0+2	0	0+2	0	3+8	0
52	FW	ENG	Tony Weston	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	FW	NIR	Ross McCausland	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
9	FW	ENG	Jermain Defoe	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	SCO	Nathan Patterson	11	0	2+4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Brandon Barker	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	CUW	Juninho Bacuna	12	1	1+5	1	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+3	0
27	MF	SCO	Stephen Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0

• Last updated: 21 May 2022
• Source: ^[68]

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Discipline

Yellow cards

As of match played on 21 May 2022

Colour	Player	Cards
	Connor Goldson	12
	James Tavernier	11
	Alfredo Morelos	10
	Borna Barišić	9
	Joe Aribo
	Calvin Bassey	8
	Scott Arfield	5
	Ryan Kent
	John Lundstram
	Leon Balogun	4
	Allan McGregor
	Ryan Jack	3
	Ianis Hagi
	Glen Kamara
	Kemar Roofe
	Fashion Sakala
	Juninho Bacuna	2
	Amad Diallo
	Jon McLaughlin
	Steven Davis	1
	Cedric Itten
	Leon King
	Alex Lowry
	Charlie McCann
	Nathan Patterson
	James Sands

Red cards

As of match played on 21 May 2022

Colour	Player	Cards
	Leon Balogun	1
	Glen Kamara
	Ryan Kent
	John Lundstram

Clean sheets

As of match played on 21 May 2022

No.	Player	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total	Appearances
1	Allan McGregor	12	1	0	0	4	17	48
28	Robby McCrorie	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
33	Jon McLaughlin	3	4	2	0	0	9	16
Total		16	4	2	0	5	27	66

Footnotes

1. Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 1998–2012
2. Players second spell at the club; 1st spell 2008–2012

Notes

1. Attendance limited due to Covid-19 regulations