Rangers 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was the 141st season of competitive football 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 .[ 1] [ 2] had not finished as league champions in that same span.[ 3]
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.[ 4] [ 5] [ 5]
Players
Transfers
In
First team
Academy
Out
First team
^ a b Loan with obligation to sign on permanent contract at end of season.
Academy
New contracts
First team
Academy
P Age
Date signed
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
46
MF
Jack Thomson
20
3 June
1 year
May 2021
[ 72]
49
GK
Brian Kinnear
19
3 June
1 year
May 2021
[ 72]
73
MF
Robbie Fraser
17
3 June
2 years
May 2022
[ 72]
76
MF
Alex Lowry
16
3 June
2 years
May 2022
[ 72]
27
MF
Stephen Kelly
20
24 June
3 years
May 2023
[ 73]
GK
Robby McCrorie
22
3 July
3 years
May 2023
[ 74]
65
DF
Adam Devine
17
29 September
2 years
May 2022
[ 75]
68
FW
Arron Lyall
17
29 September
2 years
May 2022
[ 75]
70
MF
Cole McKinnon
17
29 September
2 years
May 2022
[ 75]
58
FW
Chris McKee
18
26 November
2 years
May 2022
[ 76]
30
MF
Kai Kennedy
18
8 January
2 years
May 2023
[ 77]
54
MF
Ben Williamson
19
13 January
1 year
May 2022
[ 78]
55
MF
Ciaran Dickson
18
22 January
2 years
May 2023
[ 79]
71
GK
Jay Hogarth
17
19 March
2 years
May 2023
[ 80]
GK
Kieran Wright
22
3 April
2 years
May 2023
[ 81]
Awards
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
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
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.
Last updated: 15 May 2021
Source: [ 93]
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership , League Cup , Scottish Cup , and the UEFA Europa League .
Clean sheets
As of match played 15 May 2021
No.
Player
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Europa League
Total
Appearances
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
14
Total 26 2 1 5 34 56
Competitions
Overall
Competition
Started round
Final
First match
Last match
Scottish Premiership
Matchday 1
1st
1 August 2020
15 May 2021
UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
Round of 16
17 September 2020
18 March 2021
Scottish Cup
Third round
Quarter-finals
3 April 2021
25 April 2021
League Cup
Second round
Quarter-finals
29 November 2020
16 December 2020
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premiership
Standings
Source:
[ 94] 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).
[ 95] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.
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 A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H Result W W W D W W W D W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W D W W W D W W W W D W D W W W Position 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source:
[citation needed A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
See also
References
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Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Transfers Club seasons
Premiership Championship League One
