2022–23 Rangers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 143rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2022–23 season
Chairman	Douglas Park (until 4 April) John Bennett (from 4 April)
Manager	Giovanni van Bronckhorst (until 21 November) Michael Beale (from 28 November)
Stadium	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Runners-up
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: James Tavernier (16) All: Antonio Čolak James Tavernier (18)
Highest home attendance	50,121 (v Napoli, 14 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance	30,569 (v Queen of the South, 30 August 2022)
Average home league attendance	49,116
Biggest win	4–0 vs St Johnstone (13 August 2022) vs Ross County (27 August 2022) vs Hearts (1 October 2022) vs St Mirren (8 October 2022)
Biggest defeat	1–7 vs Liverpool (12 October 2022)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Allan McGregor	43	2018[nb 1]	505	0	2023	Free
2	DF		James Tavernier (captain)	33	2015	402	101	2026	£0.2m
3	DF		Rıdvan Yılmaz	24	2022	15	0	2027	£4m
4	MF		John Lundstram	31	2021	100	9	2024	Free
5	DF		Filip Helander	32	2019	60	7	2023	£3.5m
6	DF		Connor Goldson (vc)	32	2018	261	23	2026	£3m
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	26	2020	97	16	2025	£3m
8	MF		Ryan Jack	33	2017	188	14	2024	Free
9	FW		Antonio Čolak	31	2022	39	18	2025	£1.8m
10	MF		Steven Davis	40	2019[nb 2]	371	28	2023	Free
11	FW		Tom Lawrence	31	2022	9	3	2025	Free
13	MF		Todd Cantwell	27	2023	20	6	2026	£1.5m
14	MF		Ryan Kent	28	2019	218	33	2023	£6.5m
16	DF		John Souttar	28	2022	13	1	2026	Free
17	FW		Rabbi Matondo	24	2022	28	0	2026	£2.5m
18	MF		Glen Kamara	29	2019 (Winter)	193	9	2025	£0.05m
20	FW		Alfredo Morelos	29	2017	269	124	2023	£1m
23	FW		Scott Wright	28	2021 (Winter)	84	8	2025	£0.15m
24	MF		Nnamdi Ofoborh	25	2021	0	0	2025	Free
25	FW		Kemar Roofe	32	2020	78	36	2024	£4.5m
26	DF		Ben Davies	30	2022	38	0	2026	£4m
28	GK		Robby McCrorie	27	2015	6	0	2025	Youth system
30	FW		Fashion Sakala	28	2021	91	24	2025	Free
31	DF		Borna Barišić	32	2018	201	9	2024	£1.5m
32	GK		Kieran Wright	26	2016	0	0	2023	Youth system
33	GK		Jon McLaughlin	37	2020	46	0	2024	Free
37	MF		Scott Arfield	36	2018	233	43	2023	Free
38	DF		Leon King	21	2020	31	0	2026	Youth system
43	MF		Nicolas Raskin	24	2023	16	0	2027	£1.75m
44	DF		Adam Devine	22	2020	10	0	2025	Youth system
51	MF		Alex Lowry	22	2021	14	2	2025	Youth system
54	FW		Ross McCausland	22	2021	2	0	2024	Youth system
58	MF		Arron Lyall	21	2020	1	0	2024	Youth system
69	FW		Robbie Ure	21	2021	3	1	2023	Youth system
71	FW		Malik Tillman	23	2022	43	12	2023	Loan
72	FW		Zak Lovelace	19	2022	2	0	2024	Cross-border compensation
79	MF		Paul Nsio	19	2022	1	0	2024	Cross-border compensation
91	FW		Archie Stevens	19	2022	1	0	2024	Cross-border compensation
92	MF		Bailey Rice	18	2022	1	0	2025	Undisclosed

• Last updated: 27 May 2023
• Source: ^[1]

Transfers

In

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
16	DF		John Souttar	25	Heart of Midlothian	Transfer	Summer	2026	Free	[2]
9	FW		Antonio Čolak	28	PAOK	Transfer	Summer	2025	£1.8m	[3]
11	FW		Tom Lawrence	28	Derby County	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	[4]
17	FW		Rabbi Matondo	21	Schalke 04	Transfer	Summer	2026	£2.5m	[5]
71	FW		Malik Tillman	20	Bayern Munich	Loan	Summer	2023	N/A	[6]
26	DF		Ben Davies	26	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	2026	£3m	[7]
3	DF		Rıdvan Yılmaz	21	Beşiktaş	Transfer	Summer	2027	£4m	[8]
13	MF		Todd Cantwell	24	Norwich City	Transfer	Winter	2026	£1.5m	[9]
43	MF		Nicolas Raskin	21	Standard Liège	Transfer	Winter	2027	£1.75m	[10]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
89	FW		Cameron Cooper	16	Partick Thistle	Transfer	Summer	2025		[11]
80	MF		Souleyman Mandey	17	Pulse Academy	Transfer	Summer	2024		[11]
82	GK		Mason Munn	16	Glentoran	Transfer	Summer	2024		[11]
79	MF		Paul Nsio	16	Lambeth Tigers	Transfer	Summer	2024		[11]
90	MF		Kieron Willox	16	Inverness CT	Transfer	Summer	2024		[11]
92	MF		Bailey Rice	15	Motherwell	Transfer	Summer			[12]
91	FW		Archie Stevens	16	AFC Wimbledon	Transfer	Summer	2024		[13]
	MF		Cameron Bell	16	Everton	Transfer	Summer	2024		[14]
72	FW		Zak Lovelace	16	Millwall	Transfer	Summer	2024	Cross-border compensation	[15]
	FW		Lancelot Pollard	15	Aberdeen	Transfer	Summer			[16]
55	FW		Connor Young	17	Hibernian	Transfer	Summer	2025	Undisclosed	[17]
51	MF		Thompson Ishaka	18	Brooke House College Football Academy	Transfer	Winter	2025		[18]

Out

First team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
11	FW		Cedric Itten	25	BSC Young Boys	Transfer	Summer	£1.5m	[19]
26	DF		Leon Balogun	33	Queens Park Rangers	End of contract	Summer	Free	[20]
13	GK		Andy Firth	25	Connah's Quay Nomads	End of contract	Summer	Free	[20]
34	DF		Lewis Mayo	22	Kilmarnock	Loan	Summer	N/A	[21]
32	FW		Jake Hastie	23	Hartlepool United	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[22]
17	MF		Joe Aribo	25	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	£7m	[23]
51	MF		Kai Kennedy	20	Falkirk	Loan	Summer	N/A	[24]
3	DF		Calvin Bassey	22	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	£20m	[25]
41	FW		Josh McPake	20	Queen's Park	Loan	Summer	N/A	[26]
40	MF		Glenn Middleton	22	Dundee United	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[27]
15	DF		Jack Simpson	25	Cardiff City	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[28]
22	DF		Mateusz Żukowski	20	Lech Poznań	Loan	Summer	N/A	[29]
21	DF		Nikola Katić	25	FC Zürich	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[30]
27	MF		Stephen Kelly	22	Livingston	Transfer	Summer	Nominal	[31]
29	MF		Charlie McCann	20	Forest Green Rovers	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[32]
19	MF		James Sands	22	New York City FC	End of Loan	Winter	N/A	[33]

Academy

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
55	FW		Chris McKee	20	Linfield	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[34]
63	DF		Kyle McClelland	20	Hibernian	End of contract	Summer	Training compensation	[35]
	GK		Scott Cowie	17	Hearts	End of contract	Summer	Free	[36][37]
83	FW		Rory Wilson	16	Aston Villa	Transfer	Summer	Training compensation	[38]
51	DF		James Maxwell	20	Doncaster Rovers	End of contract	Summer	Training compensation	[39]
47	MF		Murray Miller	20	Alloa Athletic	Loan	Summer	N/A	[40]
52	GK		Jay Hogarth	18	Alloa Athletic	Loan	Summer	N/A	[41]
56	FW		Tony Weston	18	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	N/A	[42]
42	MF		Cole McKinnon	19	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	N/A	[43]
	MF		Ben Williamson	20	Dundee	Loan	Summer	N/A	[44]
45	FW		Juan Alegría	20	Falkirk	Loan	Summer	N/A	[45]
	MF		Ryan Duncan	16	Hearts	Transfer	Summer	Free	[46]
	GK		Jack McConnell	18	Ayr United	Emergency Loan	Summer	N/A	[47]
46	MF		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	20	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Summer	N/A	[48]
63	DF		Harley Ewen	18	Cumbernauld Colts	Loan	Summer	N/A	[49]
56	FW		Tony Weston	19	Cove Rangers	Loan	Winter	N/A	[50]
55	FW		Connor Young	18	East Fife	Loan	Winter	N/A	[51]
	GK		Aaron Cervantes	21	LA Galaxy II	Transfer	Winter		[52]
45	FW		Juan Alegría	20	FC Honka	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	[53]

New contracts

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
10	MF		Steven Davis	37	31 May	1 year	May 2023	[54]
6	DF		Connor Goldson	29	1 June	4 years	May 2026	[55]
1	GK		Allan McGregor	40	20 June	1 year	May 2023	[56]
34	DF		Lewis Mayo	22	23 June	2 years	May 2024	[21]
2	DF		James Tavernier	30	17 August	4 years	May 2026	[57]
28	GK		Robby McCrorie	24	6 October	3 years	May 2025	[58]
38	DF		Leon King	18	15 December	4 years	May 2026	[59]
7	MF		Ianis Hagi	24	15 December	3 years	May 2025	[60]
8	MF		Ryan Jack	31	19 May	1 year	May 2024	[61]

Academy

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Date signed	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
42	MF		Cole McKinnon	19	29 June	3 years	May 2025	[62]
52	GK		Jay Hogarth	18	8 July	3 years	May 2025	[63]
	MF		Ben Williamson	20	15 July	2 years	May 2024	[64]
68	MF		Mackenzie Strachan	18	9 August	2 years	May 2024	[65]
44	DF		Adam Devine	19	9 October	3 years	May 2025	[66]
60	DF		Connor Allan	18	9 October	3 years	May 2025	[67]
65	DF		Jack Harkness	18	7 December	3 years	May 2025	[68]
59	GK		Jacob Pazikas	17	10 January	2 years	May 2025	[69]
87	DF		Leyton Grant	16	10 January	1 year	May 2024	[69]
86	FW		Findlay Curtis	16	10 January	1 year	May 2024	[69]
74	DF		Jamie Newton	17	10 January	6 months	May 2023	[69]
67	MF		Darren McInally	19	31 March	1 year	May 2024	[70]
49	DF		Robbie Fraser	20	9 May	1 year	May 2024	[71]
64	FW		James Graham	18	16 May	1 year	May 2024	[72]
74	DF		Jamie Newton	18	22 May	1 year	May 2024	[73]
61	DF		Greig Allen	17	23 May	2 years	May 2025	[74]
58	MF		Arron Lyall	19	24 May	1 year	May 2024	[75]

Awards

N	P	Nat.	Name	Award	Date	From	Source
9	FW		Cyriel Dessers	Premiership Player of the Month	September/October	Scottish Professional Football League	[76]
	MAN		Michael Beale	Premiership Manager of the Month	December	Scottish Professional Football League	[77]
71	FW		Malik Tillman	PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year	2022–23	PFA Scotland	[78]

Pre-season and friendlies

Rangers v Partick Thistle

2 July 2022 Friendly	Rangers	3–2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
12:00[note 1]	Lundstram 2' Sakala 40' McPake 85'	Report	Graham 15' Smith 47'	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Rangers v Sunderland

9 July 2022 Friendly	Rangers	Abandoned	Sunderland	Albufeira, Portugal
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira Referee: Hélder Malheiro
Note: Match was abandoned at h/t due to floodlight failure at the stadium.

Blackpool v Rangers

16 July 2022 Friendly	Blackpool	1–2	Rangers	Blackpool, England
15:00	Lubala 89'	Report	Barišić 51' McCann 76'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Referee: Leigh Doughty

Rangers v West Ham United

19 July 2022 Friendly	Rangers	3–1	West Ham United	Glasgow
19:45	Lawrence 48' Kent 49' Matondo 58'	Report	Souček 70'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 33,846 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

23 July 2022 Friendly	Rangers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Glasgow
15:00	Čolak 24'	Report	Kane 50', 56'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,036 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Queen's Park

24 July 2022 Friendly	Rangers	3–2	Queen's Park	Glasgow
12:00	Reid 47' (o.g.) Davis 74' Lovelace 78', 84'	Report	Williamson 27', 46'	Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Rangers v Bayer Leverkusen

10 December 2022 Friendly	Rangers	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Glasgow
13:00	Tillman 14', 21' Tavernier 81' Arfield 84'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 26,192 Referee: Don Robertson

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Scottish Premiership	30 July 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	29	5	4	93	37	+56	076.32
Scottish Cup	21 January 2023	30 April 2023	Fourth round	Semi-finalist	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	075.00
Scottish League Cup	30 August 2022	26 February 2023	Second round	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	075.00
UEFA Champions League	2 August 2022	1 November 2022	Third qualifying round	Group stage	10	2	1	7	8	26	−18	020.00
Total					56	37	6	13	115	70	+45	066.07

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 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	32	3	3	114	34	+80	99	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	29	5	4	93	37	+56	92	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Aberdeen	38	18	3	17	56	60	−4	57	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	9	14	63	57	+6	54	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Hibernian	38	15	7	16	57	59	−2	52	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round

Source: ^[79][80]
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).^[81]
(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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W
Position	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Livingston v Rangers

30 July 2022 1	Livingston	1–2	Rangers	Livingston
12:00[note 1]	Nouble 5' Cancar  24' Se. Kelly  45' George  64'	Report	Kamara  18' Goldson  27' Souttar  44' Arfield 72' Tavernier 74' Čolak  80'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 9,672 Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Kilmarnock

6 August 2022 2	Rangers	2–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00	Čolak 51' Morelos 88'	Report	Taylor  14' Donnelly  38' McKenzie  49' Armstrong  82' Murray  85' Cameron  86'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v St Johnstone

13 August 2022 3	Rangers	4–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00	Tillman 32' Goldson  53' Čolak 62' Arfield 80' Lawrence 83'	Report	Montgomery  38' Phillips  52'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,665 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Rangers

20 August 2022 4	Hibernian	2–2	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:30	Henderson  18' Doyle-Hayes  25' Bushiri  44' Boyle 51' Porteous  55' Campbell 90+3'	Report	Goldson  20' Tavernier 45' (pen.) Čolak  52' Lawrence 58' Lundstram  66' Morelos  75'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,150 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Ross County

27 August 2022 5	Rangers	4–0	Ross County	Glasgow
15:00	Sands  10' Lundstram 24',  68' Čolak 39', 58' Davis 80'	Report	Loturi  15' Johnson  57'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,899 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Rangers

3 September 2022 6	Celtic	4–0	Rangers	Glasgow
12:30	Abada 8', 40' Jota 32' Carter-Vickers  44' Starfelt  55' Turnbull 78' Giakoumakis  90'	Report	Barišić  19' Tillman  30' Goldson  90'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,636 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Dundee United

17 September 2022 7	Rangers	2–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Čolak 8', 49' Tavernier  37' King  83' Barišić  84'	Report	Middleton  42' Smith 59' Mulgrew  84'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,334 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

1 October 2022 8	Heart of Midlothian	0–4	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:30	Devlin  39' Humphrys  66'	Report	Čolak 6', 30' Davies  14' Tavernier  36' Morelos 76' Kent 90+1'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,433 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v St Mirren

8 October 2022 9	Rangers	4–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Čolak 4', 73' Tavernier 30' (pen.) Sakala 90+1'	Report	Main  38' Dunne  69'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,274 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v Rangers

16 October 2022 10	Motherwell	1–2	Rangers	Motherwell
12:00	Goss  45' van Veen  55' McKinstry 77' Cornelius  90'	Report	Arfield  33' Tillman 53' Lundstram 69' Wright  74' Tavernier  75' King  87'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,498 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Livingston

22 October 2022 11	Rangers	1–1	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00	Tillman  44' Sands  75' Morelos  89' Lundstram 90+1'	Report	Nouble 4' Se. Kelly  40' George  70' Boyes  78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,855 Referee: David Munro

Rangers v Aberdeen

29 October 2022 12	Rangers	4–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Čolak 27' Lundstram 45+3' Tavernier 51', 60' Morelos 85'	Report	Barron 21' Ramadani  36' Duncan  90+1' Coulson  90+2'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,365 Referee: Nick Walsh

St Johnstone v Rangers

6 November 2022 13	St Johnstone	2–1	Rangers	Perth
12:00	Brown 41' Montgomery  59' Clark 62' McLennan  90+4'	Report	Tavernier 74'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

9 November 2022 14	Rangers	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
19:45	Kent  58' Tillman 66' Barišić  84' King  88'	Report	Halliday  45'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,376 Referee: John Beaton

St Mirren v Rangers

12 November 2022 15	St Mirren	1–1	Rangers	Paisley
12:30	Ayunga 47' Strain  66' Main  90+5'	Report	Morelos  46' Tavernier 84' (pen.)	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,358 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Rangers v Hibernian

15 December 2022 16	Rangers	3–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
20:00	Sakala 15' Jack 58' Morelos 62' Davis  88'	Report	Porteous 8',  60' Nisbet 16' Magennis  38' Stevenson  90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,671 Referee: Nick Walsh

Aberdeen v Rangers

20 December 2022 17	Aberdeen	2–3	Rangers	Aberdeen
20:00	Ramadani  21' Scales  24' Barron  35' Duk 45' Clarkson 53' Richardson  71' Watkins  90+1'	Report	Sakala 12' Jack  21' Sands  42' Lundstram  71' Arfield  90', 90+5', 90+7' Morelos  90+8'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,025 Referee: Willie Collum
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022 but was postponed as a mark of respect due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[82]

Ross County v Rangers

23 December 2022 18	Ross County	0–1	Rangers	Dingwall
19:30	Watson  28' Loturi  86'	Report	Lundstram 35',  37'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,051 Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Motherwell

28 December 2022 19	Rangers	3–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45	Morelos 13' Goldson 39' Lundstram  51' Tillman  11', 63'	Report	Lamie  25' Slattery  65' Penney  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,605 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Celtic

2 January 2023 20	Rangers	2–2	Celtic	Glasgow
12:30	Kent 47' Tavernier 53' (pen.) Jack  90+4'	Report	Maeda 5' Furuhashi 88' Starfelt  90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,066 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee United v Rangers

8 January 2023 21	Dundee United	0–2	Rangers	Dundee
16:00	Freeman  90'	Report	Sakala 54' Tillman 57'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,599 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Rangers

18 January 2023 22	Kilmarnock	2–3	Rangers	Kilmarnock
20:00	Stokes 6' Power  19' Armstrong  35'  59' Wright 85'	Report	Morelos 23', 72',  36' Kent 51',  55'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,461 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v St Johnstone

28 January 2023 23	Rangers	2–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier 15' (pen.) Jack  37' Kamara 57' Tillman  59' Hagi  79'	Report	Clark  37' Matthews  38' Brown  44' Phillips  79'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,672 Referee: Willie Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Rangers

1 February 2023 24	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Hill  32' Snodgrass  80' Cochrane  90+6'	Report	Morelos 9', 68' Tillman 34' Kent  51' Barišić  74' Lundstram  75'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,330 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Ross County

4 February 2023 25	Rangers	2–1	Ross County	Glasgow
15:00	Davies  22' Tillman 45+2' Sakala  58' Barišić 75' Morelos  81' Tavernier  87'	Report	Iacovitti  7' White 65' Watson  90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,115 Referee: Euan Anderson

Livingston v Rangers

18 February 2023 26	Livingston	0–3	Rangers	Livingston
15:00	St. Kelly  38' Oméonga  45+1'  77' Holt  84'	Report	Tavernier 24' (pen.), 78',  72' Roofe 85'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 8,752 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Kilmarnock

4 March 2023 27	Rangers	3–1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00	Goldson 6' Sakala 25' Tavernier 45' (pen.) Jack  54'	Report	Dorsett 60' McKenzie  62' Wright  74'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,545 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Rangers

8 March 2023 28	Hibernian	1–4	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Goldson 8' (o.g.) Stevenson  60' Hanlon  75'	Report	Tavernier 12' (pen.) Čolak 34', 58' Sakala 52'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,341 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Rangers

18 March 2023 29	Motherwell	2–4	Rangers	Motherwell
12:30	van Veen 3' Casey  20' Slattery  25'  76' Mugabi 59'	Report	Tavernier 23' Jack  45' Sakala 46' Cantwell 63' Tillman 69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,610 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Dundee United

1 April 2023 30	Rangers	2–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00	Tillman 38', 55' Tavernier  51'	Report	Niskanen  89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,969 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Rangers

8 April 2023 31	Celtic	3–2	Rangers	Glasgow
12:30	Carter-Vickers  8' Furuhashi 26', 62' McGregor  39' O'Riley  44' Mooy  47' Jota 73'	Report	Raskin  39' Tavernier 45', 78' Cantwell  45+2'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,621 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v St Mirren

15 April 2023 32	Rangers	5–2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Tavernier 5' Cantwell 26',  58' Lundstram  53' Sakala 48' Morelos 80', 81' Arfield 86'	Report	O'Hara 45+2', 65' Tanser  61'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,703 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Rangers

23 April 2023 33	Aberdeen	2–0	Rangers	Aberdeen
16:30	Scales 48',  83' Miovski 56' Duk  86'	Report	Cantwell  38'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,666 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Aberdeen

7 May 2023 34	Rangers	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Cantwell  32', 64'	Report	Scales  32' MacDonald  90+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,961 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Celtic

13 May 2023 35	Rangers	3–0	Celtic	Glasgow
12:30	Cantwell 5' Souttar 34' Sakala 70' Lundstram  75'	Report	McGregor  60'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Rangers

21 May 2023 36	Hibernian	1–3	Rangers	Edinburgh
12:00	Doyle-Hayes  74' Nisbet  83' Hanlon 90+3'	Report	Tavernier 32' Hagi 55' Cantwell  74', 86'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,172 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

24 May 2023 37	Rangers	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
19:45	McGregor  37' Cantwell 45+3' Sakala 47' Yılmaz  55' Morelos  58'	Report	Shankland 1' Ginnelly  45+5' Rowles  63' Smith  78' Kuol 90+4',  90+4'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,428 Referee: John Beaton

St Mirren v Rangers

27 May 2023 38	St Mirren	0–3	Rangers	Paisley
12:30	Main  33' Fraser  41'	Report	Sakala 26', 48' Čolak 77',  78'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,490 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup

St Johnstone v Rangers

21 January 2023 Fourth round	St Johnstone	0–1	Rangers	Perth
17:30	Phillips  83'	Report	Tillman  33' Barišić 45' Goldson  90+2'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,855 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Partick Thistle

12 February 2023 Fifth round	Rangers	3–2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
16:00	Čolak 50' Tavernier 65' Tillman 71' Barišić  72' Kamara  79' Sands 86'	Report	Holt 35' (pen.) Graham  44' Milne  52' Turner  52' Tiffoney  72', 74' Docherty  80' Sneddon  82'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 44,636 Referee: David Munro

Rangers v Raith Rovers

12 March 2023 Quarter-final	Rangers	3–0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
13:00	Goldson 42' Nolan 58' (o.g.) Lundstram  75' Arfield 87' Cantwell  90+1'	Report	Connolly  41' Spencer  69' Vaughan  90+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,168 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Celtic

30 April 2023 Semi-final	Rangers	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
13:30	Barišić  27' Cantwell  82'	Report	Jota 42' Maeda  81' McGregor  88'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,839 Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

Rangers v Queen of the South

30 August 2022 Second round	Rangers	3–1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:45	Ure 10' Arfield 24', 86' Kamara  48'	Report	Connelly 17' Paton  20' McKay  81'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 30,569 Referee: David Dickinson

Rangers v Dundee

19 October 2022 Quarter-final	Rangers	1–0	Dundee	Glasgow
20:15	Davis 10' Sakala  64' Sands  82'	Report	Mulligan  49' Kerr  64'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 37,107 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Aberdeen

15 January 2023 Semi-final	Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Jack 61' Barišić  87' Goldson  90+9' Roofe 94' McCann  119'	Report	Miovski 40' McCrorie  70' Kennedy  88' Stewart  90+3' Ramadani  120+2'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 47,562 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Celtic

26 February 2023 Final	Rangers	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00	Lundstram  50' Kamara  58' Morelos 64' Kent  90' Barišić  90' Čolak  90+1' Cantwell  90+4'	Report	Furuhashi 44', 56' Taylor  70' Oh  79' Abada  83' Johnston  90+1'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,529 Referee: Nick Walsh

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Union Saint-Gilloise v Rangers

2 August 2022 First leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–0	Rangers	Leuven, Belgium
19:45	Teuma 27' Vanzeir 76' (pen.) Lynen  80'	Report	Sands  39' Goldson  74' Davies  79' Lawrence  90+1'	Stadium: Den Dreef [note 2] Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Rangers v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 August 2022 Second leg	Rangers	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Union Saint-Gilloise	Glasgow
19:45	Sands  38' Tavernier 45' (pen.) Čolak  45', 58' Lawrence  75' Tillman  41', 79' Barišić  90'	Report	Sykes  40' Moris  45' Adingra  55' Lapoussin  90+4' Lazare  75'  90+4'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,454 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Play-off round

Rangers v PSV Eindhoven

16 August 2022 First leg	Rangers	2–2	PSV Eindhoven	Glasgow
20:00	Čolak 40' Goldson  57' Lawrence 70'	Report	Sangaré 37' De Jong  53' Saibari  68' Obispo  50', 78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,097 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

PSV Eindhoven v Rangers

24 August 2022 Second leg	PSV Eindhoven	0–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rangers	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:00	Ramalho  27' Mwene  68' Obispo  84' Van Ginkel  88' Simons  90+5'	Report	Čolak 60' Lundstram  64' Kent  66' Barišić  72'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,893 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAP	LIV	AJX	RAN
1	Napoli	6	5	0	1	20	6	+14	15[a]	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–1	4–2	3–0
2	Liverpool	6	5	0	1	17	6	+11	15[a]			2–0	—	2–1	2–0
3	Ajax	6	2	0	4	11	16	−5	6	Transfer to Europa League		1–6	0–3	—	4–0
4	Rangers	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20	0			0–3	1–7	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Napoli +1, Liverpool −1.

Ajax v Rangers

7 September 2022 1	Ajax	4–0	Rangers	Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:45	Álvarez 17' Berghuis 32' Kudus 33' Bergwijn 80'	Report	Jack  63'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,862 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Rangers v Napoli

14 September 2022 2	Rangers	0–3	Napoli	Glasgow
20:00	Morelos  21' Lundstram  35' Sands  53'  55' Barišić  67' Tavernier  74'	Report	Politano  42', 68' (pen.) Zieliński 60' Raspadori 85' Ndombele 90+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,121 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Liverpool v Rangers

4 October 2022 3	Liverpool	2–0	Rangers	Liverpool, England
20:00	Alexander-Arnold 7',  90+3' Salah 53' (pen.)	Report	Lundstram  37'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,512 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Rangers v Liverpool

12 October 2022 4	Rangers	1–7	Liverpool	Glasgow
20:00	Arfield 17'	Report	Firmino 24', 55' Núñez 66' Salah 76', 80', 81' Elliott 87' Gomez  90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,820 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Napoli v Rangers

26 October 2022 5	Napoli	3–0	Rangers	Naples, Italy
20:00	Simeone 11', 16' Østigård 80' Kim  88' Mário Rui  90'	Report	Davies  9' Lundstram  42'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 39,835 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Rangers v Ajax

1 November 2022 6	Rangers	1–3	Ajax	Glasgow
20:00	Tavernier 87' (pen.)	Report	Berghuis 4' Taylor  19' Kudus 29' Rensch  55' Conceição 89',  90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,817 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for the 2022–23 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Totals		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor	36	0	24	0	4	0	3	0	5	0
28	GK	SCO	Robby McCrorie	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	SCO	Kieran Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	16	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	James Tavernier (captain)	55	18	38	16	4	0	3	0	10	2
3	DF	TUR	Rıdvan Yılmaz	15	0	8+1	0	0+2	0	2	0	1+1	0
5	DF	SWE	Filip Helander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson (vc)	38	3	25	2	3	1	2	0	8	0
16	DF	SCO	John Souttar	13	1	8+4	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ben Davies	38	0	25+2	0	4	0	2	0	3+2	0
31	DF	CRO	Borna Barišić	46	2	27+3	1	4	1	2	0	9+1	0
38	DF	SCO	Leon King	23	0	9+6	0	0	0	2	0	3+3	0
44	DF	SCO	Adam Devine	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	52	5	33+4	5	3	0	3	0	9	0
7	MF	ROU	Ianis Hagi	11	1	3+5	1	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Ryan Jack	36	2	19+7	1	1+1	0	2+1	1	3+2	0
10	MF	NIR	Steven Davis	16	2	3+5	1	0	0	2	1	4+2	0
13	MF	ENG	Todd Cantwell	20	6	15+1	6	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Kent	44	3	28+1	3	3+1	0	2	0	9	0
18	MF	FIN	Glen Kamara	35	1	12+10	1	1+1	0	2+1	0	3+5	0
24	MF	NGA	Nnamdi Ofoborh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	CAN	Scott Arfield	43	9	7+24	5	0+3	1	1+2	2	4+2	1
43	MF	BEL	Nicolas Raskin	16	0	11+1	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
51	MF	SCO	Alex Lowry	7	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
58	MF	SCO	Arron Lyall	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
79	MF	ENG	Paul Nsio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
92	MF	SCO	Bailey Rice	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	CRO	Antonio Čolak	39	18	18+7	14	2+1	1	0+1	0	7+3	3
11	FW	WAL	Tom Lawrence	9	3	4+1	2	0	0	0	0	3+1	1
17	FW	WAL	Rabbi Matondo	28	0	9+10	0	0+1	0	1	0	1+6	0
20	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos	45	12	15+17	11	2+2	0	3	1	3+3	0
23	FW	SCO	Scott Wright	34	0	5+18	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	2+5	0
25	FW	JAM	Kemar Roofe	6	2	0+3	1	0+1	0	0+2	1	0	0
30	FW	ZAM	Fashion Sakala	41	12	22+7	12	2+1	0	4	0	2+3	0
54	FW	NIR	Ross McCausland	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	FW	SCO	Robbie Ure	3	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
71	FW	USA	Malik Tillman	43	12	22+6	10	3	1	3	0	8+1	1
72	FW	ENG	Zak Lovelace	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
91	FW	ENG	Archie Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
19	MF	USA	James Sands	27	1	10+7	0	1	1	1	0	8	0
29	MF	NIR	Charlie McCann	4	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0

• Last updated: 27 May 2023
• Source: ^[83]

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

Discipline

Yellow cards

As of match played on 27 May 2023

Colour	Player	Cards
	John Lundstram	13
	Borna Barišić	11
	Todd Cantwell	8
	Connor Goldson
	James Sands
	Alfredo Morelos	7
	James Tavernier
	Antonio Čolak	6
	Ryan Jack
	Ryan Kent
	Malik Tillman
	Ben Davies	4
	Glen Kamara
	Leon King	3
	Scott Arfield	2
	Tom Lawrence
	Fashion Sakala
	Steven Davis	1
	Ianis Hagi
	Charlie McCann
	Allan McGregor
	Nicolas Raskin
	John Souttar
	Scott Wright
	Rıdvan Yılmaz

Red cards

As of match played on 27 May 2023

Colour	Player	Cards
	John Lundstram	1
	Alfredo Morelos
	James Sands

Clean sheets

As of match played on 27 May 2023

No.	Player	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total	Appearances
1	Allan McGregor	8	2	0	0	10	36
28	Robby McCrorie	3	0	0	0	3	4
32	Kieran Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jon McLaughlin	5	0	1	2	8	16
Total		16	2	1	2	21	56

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. All kick-offs UK time
2. Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at Den Dreef, Leuven, instead of their regular stadium Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels which did not meet UEFA requirements.