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GIOVANNI
04 VAN BRONCKHORST 35 C H A R I T Y F O U N D AT I O N

06 S C OT T A R F I E L D 36 D AV I D M A S O N

15 JA M E S TAV E R N I E R 42 MALKY THOMSON

16 H A L F -T I M E Q U I Z 48 D AV I D M C C A L L U M

19 M ATC H F A S T F A C T S 52 R Y D C : C O L I N S T E WA R T

20 O N T H I S D AY – D E C 2 6 60 JUNIOR GERS

26 ERIK BO ANDERSEN 63 TO D AY ’S M A S C OT S

ST MIRREN

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 MANAGER’S
NOTES
G I O V A N N I V A N
B R O N C K H O R S T

G
OOD afternoon and welcome be able to build on our recent results.
back to Ibrox as we get Against Dundee United last weekend
ready for our Boxing Day we had to dig deep and I thought it
fixture against St Mirren. was a difficult game with the visitors
I hope everyone enjoyed a great providing a really good challenge.
Christmas with family and friends and They played well but our performance
I am sure, like me, you are excited to wasn't what I wanted, although the
have a big match to look forward to second half was a bit better.
today, with three important Scottish It was an excellent penalty from James
Premiership points to play for. that secured the victory so, at the end, I
The month of December has been was happy with the points but I hope we
busy for us but also pleasing as we can produce a better overall display today.
have won all five of our league games, Finally, as this is our last home match of
three at home and two away in 2021, I would like to take this opportunity
Edinburgh against Hibs and Hearts. to thank you all for the incredible support
We now have to keep our I - along with the staff I brought to the
concentration and ensure we are club in mid-November - have received.
fired up for two more big tests Indeed, the backing from everyone
still to come before New Year. at the club has been great and it
St Mirren are first up and while they has really allowed us to settle in
have struggled for victories over the and very quickly feel at home.
past couple of months we will be The players too have been fantastic
expecting a tough battle this afternoon. during this important period of the season
As ever, our preparation has been very and I know they are determined to maintain
good and I am confident that if we are their high standards and put everything
positive in our approach, we work hard into today’s game and also the 90 minutes
defensively as a team and we create and at Pittodrie on Wednesday night.
score goals as I know we can, we should GIOVANNI VAN B RONCKHORST

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 words Nick Thomson

SCOTT ARFIELD has enjoyed the Christmas period

with his family but like his teammates he has stayed
focused on today’s hugely important league fixture
against Jim Goodwin’s Saints

BOXING
CLEVER
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W
HEN it came to picking
a feature player
for our Boxing Day
programme, this
current Rangers team certainly
didn’t lack in possible candidates.
There are few, however, who exude
more of that Christmas spirit than
Scott Arfield. Always a larger than
life character, the midfield man
has been in outstanding form in
recent times and will be looking to
continue that run when St Mirren
visit Ibrox this afternoon.
A man of a very eclectic
musical taste, he picked
Chris Rea’s ‘Driving Home
for Christmas’ as his
favourite festive song,
just ahead of the bold
Shakin’ Stevens’ ‘Merry
Christmas, Everyone’.
And, on the movie
front, he revealed
just how big a fan
he is of a famous
movie franchise:
"I'm showing my
age here,” he said.
“Everyone says Elf,
and Elf is brilliant,
but Home Alone

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and probably Home Alone 2 out of the and getting around the pitch, so
four of them - I have watched the four the minute I overeat and put the
of them and Home Alone 2 is the best. wrong things in my body, particularly
"I've tried to get my own girls to before a game, is no good for me.
watch it but they are at an age "So I have never done that again. I will
where they are not interested." have something like salmon instead but
While most of us yesterday would for the last eight years my missus has
have been tucking into the turkey, pigs been fuming as at Christmas we just have
in blankets, stuffing and whatever other salmon and some of the trimmings."
trimmings we all enjoy, for Arfield But how then is Christmas other than
and his teammates a slightly that? "Everything else is the same,” he
healthier option was the choice revealed. “When you get to Christmas,
– with the 33-year-old learning things come into your household
the hard way previously why that are very tempting but so long
that has to be the case. as you don't put that into your
He grimaced: "I did that body then you will be fine."
one year when I was at This time of year is always
Huddersfield - I had a full laden with matches
Christmas dinner and it was aplenty and Arfield
the only time I have done simply adores being
it. Then at the Boxing a professional at
Day fixture I felt as if I this festive period
couldn't move, so I have of the season.
learned from that! "I love it, and
"I think my game, I think I speak on
personally, is all behalf of most players,”
about fitness he continued. “Yes, you

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want that time with your family and aren’t so fortunate, particularly with
that downtime but as a football player Covid again extending its miserable grip
I think it is the best time of the year as over so many aspects of normal life.
the games come so quick and so fast. The Canadian internationalist
"Normally around this sort of explained: "I was lucky that I had family
period too it dictates where you are travelling down and spending Christmas
going to finish in May, so it is very, with me but there will be boys here
very important for everyone. that can't have that due to the current
"Every family wants to go to the climate we are in with the Covid stuff.
football on Boxing Day and you "There will be players here who will miss
feel it is a family atmosphere their families so hopefully today we will
as everyone is off work give them a good result to take home."
and looking forward On the park then and Arfield
to that fixture and has been a key part thus far of the
supporting your team. fine start manager Giovanni van
"The most important Bronckhorst has enjoyed as manager.
thing is to win games The Gers star has thoroughly enjoyed
and send those people working under the Dutch legend and
back happier than what praised his stellar work off the field
they came to the game." for getting the players fully tuned
On the flip side, for those in to what he wants them to do.
players who are far from home Arfield said: "He has been brilliant
it can be a more difficult period. and I think it has been quite seamless
Arfield was able to have loved in terms of the transition coming in.
ones around him at this time of "He has got his messages across
year when he was over the border at and, as I have said before, we have
Huddersfield and then Burnley but others had to do so much of the actual

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outside coaching on the inside and Rangers cannot wait for – albeit they
on the screen and seeing it with the will be putting it to the back of their
volume of games we have had. minds with so many crucial domestic
"So we have had to be dialled matches to come beforehand.
in - that has been a bit different "It is superb,” Arfield added, “and
for us as normally you have a pre- that is who you want to play against.
season or a January break where When I was down south you played
you can get on the grass and against the best players at the
really learn those methods. best stadiums and this is the
"But we have seen it in sort of fixture we wanted.
videos how he wants us "It doesn't matter who
to play and, while it has we play against. At Ibrox
not been drastically in particular, we feel we
different, there have can go and get a result
been differences within and it will be no different
that with different when that night comes.
personnel and it has "They will be looking
been so enjoyable so far. at us and with the
"We have had that calibre of player we have
bounce and we have at this football club, they
kicked on, plus we have a big won't be taking us lightly.
game in February in the Europa "With Barcelona and the likes of Lyon,
League to look forward to as well." Dortmund will be among the favourites
And on that massive clash Arfield to win the competition but they know
alludes to with Borussia Dortmund, it is they will need to be at the top of their
one every single person involved with game to put us out, that is for sure."

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 feel it all

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 JA M E S TAV E R N I E R

G
OOD afternoon and are always special and I’d like to pay
welcome along to our a special welcome to those of you
final home match of 2021 who may be back at Ibrox from further
as we welcome St Mirren afield today as you visit family in
for our Boxing Day fixture. Scotland over the Christmas period.
I hope you all had a very happy We are so proud to have supporters
and safe Christmas Day and that based all around the world and I hope
you will continue to stay safe as we you in particular enjoy the game today
go through the festive period. given it may have been some time
We are focusing on our own strengths since you were last in the stadium.
to do everything we can to defeat St As we approach the turn of the year,
Mirren and we have really enjoyed a everyone I’m sure will take time to reflect
whole week of preparation leading on what has been another challenging
into this one – the first full week we year for all of us in our own lives, but
have had so far under the new boss. on the football pitch it has been one
I think it is pretty clear how much that none of us will ever forget.
we are learning under the manager To be the captain of this club when
and how much that is translating we won 55 is something I will cherish
into performances on the park. for the rest of my life and I am just
For all the good play we have had, so proud that it brought so much
however, it was really pleasing in our happiness to so many people at a
recent matches with St Johnstone and time of such darkness all around.
Dundee United to see patience is an I’d like to take this opportunity to wish
attribute that we have in spades. That is each and every one of you a Happy
something we may have to show again New Year when it comes and here’s
this afternoon too, albeit we will be doing to an even more successful 2022.
our utmost to earn an early breakthrough. Enjoy the game this afternoon,
These fixtures at this time of year J A M E S TAV E R N I E R

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 1 8 15
Alfredo Morelos headed In which year was David Steven Davis skippered
home Rangers’ winner when White appointed as the Northern Ireland to the Round
today’s teams met in Paisley Rangers manager? of 16 of Euro 2016. Which
in October. What was other British national team
notable about the goal? won the knockout tie 1-0?

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2 From which club did Gers 16
In which year did Nathan sign goalkeeper Jak Who won the more
Patterson make his Rangers Alnwick in January 2017? trophies during their time
debut, in a Scottish Cup as manager at Ibrox: Willie
tie against Stranraer? Waddell or John Greig?

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3 Who netted his first 17
Which of these grounds European goal for Rangers In which month of 2021
did Gers NOT play in in the 1-1 draw in Lyon did Rangers clinch their
during their spell in the earlier this month? 55th Scottish title?
lower leagues from 2012
to 2016: Balmoor Stadium,
Cliftonhill or Galabank? 18
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Which Gers star played an
What was the name of the
away European tie in his
Rangers club newspaper
4 home city earlier this season?
launched in 1971?
Who was Light Blues
manager on Christmas
Day 1920? 19
12 Which other ‘Rangers’ ended
Which current Ranger has Rangers B team’s interest in
5 scored in each of the top four this season’s SPFL Trust Trophy
Steven Davis will celebrate divisions of English football? at the quarter-final stage?
his birthday on New Year’s
Day. What age will he turn?
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13 Who won the Ballon d'Or for
6 In which competition a record seventh time at a
Prior to kick-off today, St did St Mirren last record ceremony in Paris last month?
Mirren have played how many a win over Gers?
matches at Ibrox without
scoring: five, six or seven? 20. Lionel Messi
18. Filip Helander 19. Cove Rangers
15. Wales 16. John Greig 17. March

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(December 2020) 14. Brian Clough
12. John Lundstram 13. The League Cup
7 Which famous football Vale 10. Scott Wright 11. Rangers News
Who holds the club record for manager does Michael
6. Seven 7. Ally McCoist 8. 1967 9. Port
2. 2020 3. Cliftonhill 4. Bill Struth 5. 37
winning the most international Sheen play in the film 1. It was his 100th goal for Rangers
caps as a Rangers player? The Damned United? ANSWERS

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8.
9.

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 RANGERS V ST M I R R E N
by ROBERT CARMICHAEL

Rangers and St Mirren have met on

240 previous occasions on league
duty with both sides taking part in
W164 D46 L30
the first league season in 1890/91. The Light Blues have the upper hand in the
head to head record, winning 164 times to the Buddies’ 30 with 46 matches
drawn. In the process Rangers have scored 570 goals and conceded 209.

Giovanni van
Bronckhorst only
faced St Mirren on
one occasion during
his playing career
with Rangers,
featuring in a 3-1
victory at St Mirren
Park in August 2000 with Jorg Albertz netting a double
on the day and Billy Dodds getting the other goal.
Alfredo Morelos is the top scorer
in league matches against St
Mirren from the current squad,
To date, Rangers have played having scored seven goals,
32 league matches on Boxing including one in each of the last
Day, winning 24, losing three and four league encounters with the
drawing the other five. Twenty Buddies. Before ‘El Bufalo’, the last
of these games have player to score in four consecutive
been played at Ibrox league games in the fixture was
with only one defeat Derek Johnstone, whose goals
at the hands of St came in the four matches in the
Johnstone in 1925 1977/78 season, although Jimmy
and two draws, both 1-1 against Stranraer Smith holds the record against
on 2013 and Hibernian in 2018, amongst 17 Saints, having scored in seven
victories, most recently 1-0 wins against consecutive games between
Kilmarnock in 2019 and Hibernian in 2020. February 1934 and January 1938.

Allan McGregor and Steven Davis both sit in the list of the top 20 players
to have played against St Mirren in terms of number of appearances.
McGregor is currently in 12th place with 22 appearances but will move
up to joint eighth place alongside Andy Cunningham, Derek Johnstone,
Peter McCloy and Sandy Jardine if he plays today. Davis, on 20 games
played, is currently in joint 16th position alongside Chris Woods, George
Young, Jimmy Gordon and John McPherson. Davie Cooper, with 39
games, has played the most matches against St Mirren.

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 THE LAST MATCH ON THIS
ON DECEMBER 26
2020 – Ibrox Stadium 26 T H
(SPFL Premiership)
DECEMBER
Rangers 1 (Hagi 33)
Hibernian 0

Rangers – McGregor,
Tavernier, Barisic, Kamara,
Balogun, Goldson, Hagi
(Arfield (Zungu)), Aribo, Roofe
(Morelos), Davis, Kent

Hibernian – Barnes, Gogic, Doig,

Hanlon, Porteous, McGinn, Hallberg,
Wright (Gullan), Nisbet, Boyle, Newell

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1938 1959
Goals from Willie Thornton, James Rangers beat Stirling Albion 3-0 in the
Fiddes and Alec Venters give league at Ibrox. Alex Scott opens the
Rangers a 3-0 victory over St Mirren scoring after 15 minutes with Davie
at Ibrox to increase their lead over Wilson increasing the lead just before
Celtic at the top of the table to five the hour mark and Bobby Hume
points. sealing the victory shortly afterwards.

Rangers – Dawson, Gray, Shaw, Rangers – Niven, Shearer, Little, Davis,

McKillop, Simpson, Symon, Waddell, Paterson, Stevenson, Scott, McMillan,
Fiddes, Thornton, Venters, Kinnear Millar, Wilson, Hume

1970
Rangers’ first Boxing Day
fixture for 10 years ends with
a 1-0 victory over St Mirren
at Ibrox. John Greig gets the
goal that bags both points
after 76 minutes.

Rangers – McCloy, Jardine,

Miller, Greig, McKinnon,
Jackson, Henderson, Stein,
Johnstone, Smith, MacDonald

1976
Rangers return to action, having
not played a competitive game
since November 27 due to bad
weather, with a 1-0 home victory over
Motherwell. Alex O’Hara gets the goal
with 15 minutes left.

Rangers – Kennedy, Jardine, Greig,

Forsyth, Jackson, Watson, McLean,
O’Hara, Parlane (Miller), Henderson,
Johnstone

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1995
Rangers take advantage of being in the only
fixture to survive the weather to increase their
lead over Celtic at the top of the table to five
points after beating Kilmarnock 3-0 at Ibrox.
Oleg Salenko, Gordon Durie and Paul Gascoigne
get the goals.

Rangers – Goram, Ferguson (McInnes),

Robertson, Gough, McLaren, Petric, Miller,
Gascoigne, Salenko, Durie (Durrant), Laudrup

2010 1998
Kenny Miller nets a double Rangers remain three points
as Rangers stay two points ahead of Kilmarnock at the top of
ahead of Celtic at the top of the SPL with a 1-0 win against St
the league after a 4-1 victory Johnstone at Ibrox despite playing
over Motherwell at Fir Park. the majority of the second half
Vladimir Weiss also gets on the with 10 men. Sergio Porrini gets
scoresheet with the other goal the winning goal with 19 minutes
courtesy of a Saunders OG. remaining.

Rangers – McGregor, Foster, Rangers – Klos, Porrini, Amoruso,

Weir, Bougherra, Papac, Hendry, Vidmar, B. Ferguson,
McCulloch, Whittaker, Davis, Kanchelskis (McCann), van
Miller, Naismith (Fleck), Weiss Bronckhorst, Guivarc’h (Wilson),
(Ness) Wallace (Miller), Albertz

2019 – Rangers stretch their unbeaten record in the

league to 14 matches with a 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock
at Ibrox. Alfredo Morelos gets the all important goal with
20 minutes of the second half played after coming off
the bench.

Rangers – McGregor, Tavernier, Barisic, Kamara, Katic,

Goldson, Arfield (Stewart), Jack, Defoe (Morelos), Aribo,
Kent (Davis)

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 < 1959/60

RANGERS’ LEAGUE MATCHES ON BOXING DAY

1896/97 St Bernard’s 3-2 Rangers
1903/04 Hibernian 1-2 Rangers
1908/09 St Mirren 1-3 Rangers
1914/15 Third Lanark 1-1 Rangers
1921/22 Rangers 2-1 Dundee
1925/26 Rangers 0-1 St Johnstone
1931/32 Rangers 1-0 Motherwell
1936/37 Hibernian 1-4 Rangers
1938/39 Rangers 3-0 St Mirren
1942/43 Hibernian 1-1 Rangers
1953/54 Rangers 3-0 Hibernian
1970/71 > 1959/60 Rangers 3-0 Stirling Alb
1960/61 Motherwell 1-2 Rangers
1970/71 Rangers 1-0 St Mirren
1976/77 Rangers 1-0 Motherwell
1987/88 Rangers 2-0 Dundee
1992/93 Dundee 1-3 Rangers
< 1994/95
1994/95 Rangers 2-0 Hibernian
1995/96 Rangers 3-0 Kilmarnock
1996/97 Rangers 4-0 Raith Rovers
1998/99 Rangers 1-0 St Johnstone
2000/01 Rangers 3-0 St Johnstone
2001/02 Hibernian 0-3 Rangers
2002/03 Motherwell 1-0 Rangers
2005/06 Dunfermline 3-3 Rangers
2007/08 Rangers 3-1 Motherwell
2010/11 Motherwell 1-4 Rangers
1996/97 > 2012/13 Rangers 3-0 Clyde
2013/14 Rangers 1-1 Stranraer
2018/19 Rangers 1-1 Hibernian
2019/20 Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock
2020/21 Rangers 1-0 Hibernian

DEBUTS

< 2013/14 1921 Carl Hansen (Rangers 2 Dundee 1)

1998 Stefan Klos (Rangers 1 St Johnstone 0)

2010 Jamie Ness (Motherwell 1 Rangers 4)

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 As Rangers celebrate their 150th birthday
in the 2021/22 season, the campaign is
also the anniversary of another important
landmark in the club’s history – Nine in
a Row. A quarter of a century on from
Gers’ greatest string of consecutive
league successes, we are marking it in
the matchday programme by looking
back at some of the key moments in
the run. In part five, we reflect on how
Erik Bo Andersen made himself a cult
hero in an iconic New Year Old Firm win.

words Andrew Dickson

ABOVE
THE BOY DANE GOOD: ANDERSEN SLOTS IN RANGERS’ THIRD
GOAL OF OLD FIRM CLASSIC TO SEND IBROX WILD

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 ERIK BO
AT THE
DOUBLE!
Danish striker ANDERSEN defied flu to see off
Celtic and take Rangers a step towards their
historic Nine in a New Year derby classic

A
S Rangers prepare to cross
Glasgow next week and
play their Old Firm rivals
Celtic, the importance of
victory in the city’s east end is clear.
Aside from providing a chance to boost
the club’s title hopes, the fixture also
gives the opportunity to lay a marker
for the second half of the campaign.
That’s certainly been the case historically
where the New Year derby is concerned –
and never more so than in Gers’ revered run
of Nine in a Row between 1988 and 1997.
They never lost any of those
games – winning seven and drawing
the other two – with perhaps their
sweetest success of all being their last.
Going into the Old Firm clash
of January 1997, Rangers were
in a strong position once again
at the top of the table.
Some 11 points clear of Celtic, albeit
having played twice more than their
rivals, they knew success at Ibrox would
move their lead into territory where
it would be difficult to overcome.
Yet there was a problem. Ahead
of kick-off, the squad had been
ravaged by flu and Brian Laudrup – a
matchwinner at Celtic seven weeks
earlier – was out with Richard Gough.

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 Andy Goram and Paul Gascoigne he asked how I was before kick-off that
were also struggling and while there was no way I could last 90 minutes.
they did make the starting XI, they “We agreed I would be on the
clearly weren’t in perfect health. bench instead and would come on
Erik Bo Andersen had been a doubt for the last 20 minutes. I felt with that
too, but the fixture would see the striker I still had a chance to contribute.”
become an iconic fans’ favourite as he With Andersen looking on from
came off the bench to score twice the sidelines, Rangers got off to a
and secure a vital 3-1 triumph. euphoric start as Jorg Albertz lived
“I think every Rangers fan up to his nicknamed and hammered
remembers that particular them into an early lead.
match,” the former Denmark The German, of course, scored many
international said. “For me, it monumental goals during his time in
ended up being the best Glasgow, but his thunderous low
game of my whole career. free-kick from 30 yards just
“There was so much joy nine minutes in was as
around Ibrox at the end venomous as they come.
and to be able to feel that Gers couldn’t build
and know I had played a part on their lead though and, after
in it was a fantastic feeling. taking a narrow advantage into
“Before the game, I had been the break, Celtic equalised
sick all week. I had been told I midway through the second
would start and was going to half through Paolo Di Canio.
get a run in the team but a lot of The match hung in the
the squad had flu, me included. balance and with Celtic
“Brian and Richard were also unwell desperately needing the
and couldn’t play. On the day, I felt a points to keep their
little bit better but still wasn’t great. hopes of killing Nine
“I had to tell Walter Smith when alive, it was starting

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 BIG MOVE: ERIK JOINED THE LIGHT BLUES IN FEBRUARY 1996

to look like message on that we were to stretch

they could them – and thankfully it worked.”
get them. Introduced with 15 minutes remaining,
Andersen what followed in Andersen’s short
added: “At cameo was a maelstrom of chaos.
half-time, First, with seven minutes to go, a
Archie sequence of fragile headers in Celtic’s
had come up to me in the backline went wrong as Albertz
dressing room and said: ‘Erik, you have muscled in to lay off for his teammate
to be prepared to come on because we to put Rangers back in front.
need you to score two goals for us.’ From there, it seemed as though
“I said to him: ‘Yeah, that would Celtic were level again just moments
be fantastic but I don’t think that later as Cadete’s shot on the turn went
will be easy.’ After all, Celtic had in – only for him to be flagged offside.
a good team at the time. Television replays showed Gordan
“They had spent a lot of money Petric had played him on and there’s
on players and had been on a no doubt Gers had got lucky.
good run with Di Canio, Pierre van Yet the Old Firm environment has
Hooijdonk and Jorge Cadete up front. never been one where sympathy is the
They were all very dangerous. overriding emotion and, in response,
“After they equalised, we were Smith’s men went up the other end
perhaps fortunate not to go behind. Our and won the match with a third.
early goal from Jorg was very special Andersen was once again on target,
but Celtic had fought back well. this time playing a pacey one-two with
“I was told exactly what to do. I Albertz on the counter before slotting
was to go on and get in behind their in and celebrating with a knee slide
defence because, at that point, Celtic long before they were fashionable.
were pressing very high up the pitch. In turn, Rangers were 14 points clear with
“I came on and passed the one hand on the trophy. Fittingly, the Dane

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would ultimately score nine league goals
on the way to a landmark title victory.
“My first goal against Celtic came
from a mistake in their defence,”
he said. “Jorg played inside to
me and it was an easy finish.
“It was an incredible feeling to put
Rangers ahead in such an important match
and it was Jorg who set up my second too.
“Ibrox just went crazy and the
whole experience will live with me
forever. I had not grown up with the
Old Firm but that made me begin
to understand what it meant.
“The noise and the atmosphere
in the stadium were incredible and
unlike anything else I ever experienced
in football. It’s one of the best
feelings I had in the game. HAMMER BLOW: JORG ALBERTZ
OPENED THE SCORING WITH
“In the years since, I have A THUNDERBOLT FREE-KICK
had fans come up to me
quite often when I have
been on holiday and tell
me they remember my
goals against Celtic.
“I think everyone will
be able to recall Walter’s
celebration down the
touchline and seeing that still
gives me goosebumps to this day.
“Seeing him join with the fans is
a good memory of him and it’s how I
will always remember him. It is a very
IT WAS AN
happy way of looking back at him.
“For a month after that game,
INCREDIBLE
the Scottish players in our squad FEELING TO
talked all the time about that result.
It was so important for us. PUT RANGERS
“Of course, we were chasing Nine in a
Row and the win ended up playing an AHEAD IN SUCH
important part in us achieving that.
“For me, to be part of such a
AN IMPORTANT
famous football match and to score
two goals to give Rangers such
MATCH AND
a crucial win was incredible.” IT WAS JORG
WHO SET UP MY
SECOND TOO.”

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and it’s all thanks to you! New Year regarding the appeal, so watch
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huge thank you to everyone who has website at www.rangerscharity.org.uk.
supported its work throughout 2021 If you are not already involved with the
by donating, fundraising, attending Foundation and would like to find out more
events, volunteering and more. about its work, the website is a great place
Highlights have included the huge to start and you can sign up there for the
success of the Foundation’s employability charity’s monthly e-newsletter. Plus, you
programmes, the Swinging 60s Ball can follow the Foundation on social media
(which raised an incredible £95,000), for all the latest news (see handles below).
Bears Up Ben Lomond with Alex Rae, a Thanks for all your support!
£20,000 donation to Children 1st and
the great work the charity’s new Hub
Officers have been carrying out in the
local community – to name but a few!
Earlier this year the Foundation launched a
special 150 Anniversary Appeal to celebrate
the club’s milestone and help build the
future of the Foundation. There are loads of

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 By club historian
David Mason

T
HE famous royal blue jersey of
Rangers Football Club is
renowned around the world.
Even when a new version of the
first-team jersey is produced, the
design concepts begin with the NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST, 1880
fundamental that the colour must
be the traditional Rangers blue. chronicling the history of the club over the
Over the years when different period. A respected journalist of the time,
designers have been entertained he reported the club’s first colours to be
at Ibrox, the colour code remains royal blue jerseys, white knickers and blue
sacrosanct. So, for all that, why is and white stockings. He also noted that
the club often known as the ‘Light some of the players wore blue and white
Blues’? Indeed, there are some fans cowls, which were popular in the day.
who have distaste for the name. The first official registration of the
The nickname dates back to the jersey was in 1876 when it was listed
early years of the club’s existence, first as ‘blue’ and, in 1879, the SFA records
appearing in the popular press in 1879. stated the colour to be royal.
John Allan, who was the club’s first In contrast, a contemporary account
unofficial historian, wrote ‘The Story of the from one who saw the team in its early
Rangers: Fifty Years' Football 1873-1923’, years noted that the jersey was light
blue and one of the earliest players,
William Dunlop (pictured above), wrote
of the light blue jersey, highlighting
it was first worn in the club’s second
match against Clyde. A journalist
writing for the SFA annual in 1894 under
the nom de plume ‘Obo’ claimed the
club’s ‘Light Blues’ nickname came
from the colour of their shirts.
Despite these early suggestions of the
jersey being light blue for at least some
of the period, there have been some
who have ventured that the nickname
was actually a reference to the slight
stature of the players in the 1877 Scottish
Cup final. In that match, they faced the
more formidable Vale of Leven. Indeed, in
March of that year, one newspaper, The

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PAISLEY AND RENFREWSHIRE GAZETTE, 1882

SPORTING LIFE, 1887

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 SCOTTISH REFEREE, 1891

Glasgow News, referred to the young that the colours of the corner flags
Rangers team as the ‘light and speedy’. combined those of the two clubs, noting
The idea that the name ‘Light ‘the Rangers colours being light blue’.
Blues’ followed has gathered some And the evidence goes on. When
momentum in recent times. However, all Rangers went north to play in Inverness
the evidence would suggest that the in April 1888, The Elgin Courant and
more obvious background to the name Morayshire Advertiser wrote of ‘the
was the colour of the early jersey. In light blue jerseys (the Rangers colours)’.
fact, besides the accounts of the likes In May 1891, the Scottish Referee
of ‘Obo’ and Dunlop, there are several newspaper, reporting on a match the
newspaper reports which provide solid team played against Dumbarton,
accounts on the colour of the strip. wrote of Rangers entering ‘the arena,
One of the earliest records is found dressed in the old dress – the famous
in the 1st November 1880 edition of light blue which has stood the battle
The Nottingham Evening Post which and the breeze time and time again’.
reported on a match between Rangers If these various accounts are not
and Nottingham Forest. It noted that enough to appease the most stubborn
Rangers’ ‘light blue colours…looked of sceptics, perhaps the clincher came
exceedingly pretty’. Two years later when in the same newspaper in 1913 when
the club changed its jersey to a hooped a journalist responded to a query
version, the October 1882 edition of on why the club was known as the
the Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette ‘Light Blues’. His response was quite
noted the change by referencing simply, ‘because of the club colours’.
the team as ‘once Light Blues’. So, it is without any real question
When Rangers faced Aston Villa in the that the club played in light blue in the
FA Cup semi-final in 1887, the 7th March early years, although the accounts are
edition of the Sporting Life reported solid that it also played in royal blue,

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 BLUE EVOLUTION: ERIC CALDOW, JOHN GREIG, ALLY MCCOIST,
BRIAN LAUDRUP AND GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST

the colour that it would ultimately royal blue we are now familiar with.
adopt. Obviously, no one is around Unfortunately, the team pictures
who ever saw that original jersey, so of the period do not assist much in
we can only speculate on its hue. My determining the shade, although the
own suspicion is that it was not a sky earliest pictures perhaps do show a
blue, as worn by Manchester City, but lighter hue. Today, the club’s traditional
perhaps a shade between this and the jersey lies firmly among the royal blue
shades of the colour. In that, the term
‘Light Blues’ is no more than a nickname
reflecting times (and jerseys) past.
For those interested in the changes
that have taken place in the style of the
jersey over the years, there is a super
book (The Rangers Shirt) just released
by fans David Graham and John Smith.
It is an official publication through Pitch
Publishing and provides some great
narrative and images of jerseys through
the club’s history. It is worth a look.

ELGIN COURANT AND MORAYSHIRE ADVERTISER, 1888

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 A
S 2021 draws to a close, “The girls have added more tools to their
Rangers Women's head box in terms of playing in a different shape
coach Malky Thomson has at times but our principles are still the same.
reflected on his squad, We still want to be that team that wants
the improvements made and the to get the ball as much as we can in areas
challenges as they now look ahead to where we can create chances and score but
an important start to the New Year. I think the maturity level has stepped in.
Thomson believes his players have “That has probably come from the
continued to get stronger as maturity and belief and the confidence of just playing
confidence has grown alongside being able and training and being a professional.”
to train and play at a professional level. Thomson feels the environment
With the Park’s Motor Group SWPL now in at Rangers Training Centre and the
a winter break, Gers are unbeaten after a
strong start to the campaign but Thomson
says they must keep pushing in 2022.
He said: “I think it has been really positive.
We set out with the plan to try and win every
game and we've almost managed to do
that in the league, albeit we took a draw
against Glasgow City. We are sitting in
the place where we want to be and we
just need to keep pushing on from there.
“As every month goes by we get stronger,
we get more understanding of each other
and I think, to be honest, the maturity
is starting to come into the squad and
we are starting to control games.
“Before, we would play well in
games and we would keep the ball
and create chances but now we are
actually dictating our style of play and
it is really becoming evident that there
is confidence among the group.
“It is not just on the park we have
faced some challenges, other teams
start to understand how you play
and how individuals play and it is
about being able to combat that.

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MALKY THOMSON
believes the current
winter shutdown will
help his players when
they return to action
in 2022

WE’LL BE
READY TO
GO AGAIN
interview Louise Shaw photos Luke Nickerson

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support of the backroom team has is the growth of the Girls Academy.
been vital in the players improving not Overseen by Thomson’s assistant and
only as a group but as individuals. Girls Academy Manager Kevin Murphy (left),
He continued: “Coaches are coaches the academy has undergone a restructure
and we can make sure the sessions and will now operate with three teams.
have content, but the players must Thomson says it is important youth players
buy into what we are trying to do. see a pathway at Rangers and that they
“The environment is massive and it is get a chance across the country to help
made easier here at Rangers grow the women’s game in the future.
where we have such a great He said: “Kevin has just completed a
facility and we also have some revamp of the youth set-up which I know
real good staff around us. has been very difficult for him. We are now
“The staff that are around me, down to three squads and the competition
I am ever so grateful that they level within those squads is high.
are there because “We've managed to have six to eight
not only do they do players coming regularly to train with the
their job, they do first team which again adds that value that
it with a passion you can actually achieve your dream here.
and a desire.” “We are not just going to go out and
Another buy players. We are going to try and
huge part home grow them and I think that has been
of the evident in the selection for every single
development league and cup game that we have had.
of the “We have always had one or two
women’s and youth players on the bench but it is really
girls’ programme important that the environment allows
at Rangers the young players to come in here and

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“We have some good, experienced [Traynor], our sport scientist, really takes
players from Scotland and from abroad control of when the players are off site.
and they really make it such an easy “We have the GPS and different
environment to come into and train. platforms that the girls will use while
“My coaching career has always been they are away, so they will have home
about the youth and it has always been programmes to work on and it will be
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coming in and getting that experience.” we know exactly where they
With the Rangers are at at any given point.
squad on a winter “It is really important we
break until the have a break mentally and
beginning of January, given what has happened
Thomson says the with the pandemic, it is
players will have important that the girls go
their own individual away, they get a break
programmes to ensure and they see their family.
they come back ready “It is a time to reset and
to go in the New Year. come back with a positive
He added: “Every week mindset for the task at
that goes by there's hand, which is to go into
a massive amount of EMMA TRAYNOR the next two rounds
planning and preparation of games and win.”

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 T
HE Rangers B squad
started this season with
the ambition to create a
programme that would best
reflect a first-team environment.
And as the young Gers prepare to end
the first half of the 2021/22 campaign,
coach David McCallum has looked
back on what the team has achieved
both individually and collectively.
McCallum has led his side to
second position in the Lowland
League and he insists the fixtures
in Scottish football’s fifth tier have
provided a great test for the players
as they continue to compete
against experienced opposition.
He said: “I think first and foremost
the programme has been very
varied in terms of the type and level
of challenges. We looked at the
opposition that reflected as close
to the senior game as much as we
possibly could and we’ve been craving
that opportunity for a bit of time.
“When you look at the season, starting

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A LOT
MORE
HIGHS
THAN
DAVID MCCALLUM
assesses the B team’s
season so far and

LOWS
previews Old Firm clash
at Ibrox on Hogmanay
words Heather Miller

with pre-season friendlies then leading into He continued: “It’s important that
the Lowland League campaign, along with we’ve got aspirations to reach individual
the Trust Trophy and UEFA Youth League, targets within the group to see how far
I think there has been a lot of challenges they can reach within their own level, but
that met what we wanted to achieve and also looking to the first team as well.
we have enjoyed the campaign so far. “Throughout the season the boys
“We wanted that experience for have had the opportunity to train in
the players to play in a weekend and around the first team. Ultimately
league fixture then going into a that’s where they want to get to, to
European fixture midweek but being challenge themselves against first-team
able to recognise that it is a different players and they want to be known.
game and level of opposition. “That exposure has been great for
“Ultimately, when you get to the them and it is probably more important
first team it is about winning. There than any game that they will play, but it
have been some games where we’ve is important the balance between both.
managed to gain a win off the back of “We continue to remind the boys
not the best performance, that’s about that there is a new management
finding a way to get the end result. team at the club. It’s a blank canvas
“It’s about being reflective of what effectively and every player should
we want a Rangers team to look like be itching to get an opportunity.
but there are some games where there “Whether that’s a Lowland League
are a range of different challenges.” fixture or a training session with
The B team boss also looked ahead to the first team, they have to make
the next part of the season and believes themselves known and get the
mirroring the first team will give his coaching staff thinking about them.
squad a real flavour of senior football. “But there is no question that

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throughout the season we have
performed well and gained some
great results which has put us in a
positive position within the league.
We’re pushing players individually and
performing in training and games at the
top level - we’re competing to win.
“The league is still there for us to go
and be successful in. We’ve also had a
positive start to the Glasgow Cup and
we’ve drawn Sevilla in our next round of
the UEFA Youth League after winning
every game in that tournament so far.
“That gives us another opportunity to
go and play some exciting
European games in the
second part of the season.”
Rangers B will host the
first Lowland League Old
Firm fixture at Ibrox on
Hogmanay in front of an that the lads have received
expectant home support. so far in the season from
McCallum outlined the the fans has been excellent
massive opportunity the and hopefully this might
fixture provides for the encourage more to attend.
young Gers when they get a “For certain parts, this fixture
taste of what the first team will be one of the biggest
experience as they take to learning moments for the
the hallowed Ibrox turf. squad this season. Playing
He added: “The opportunity at Ibrox will bring a different
to play in front of the home pressure and excitement level
fans is going to be considerably to the match and it’s a case
more than anything that they have of us going toe-to-toe, performing
experienced up until this stage. well and showing that we can be
“To be playing against Celtic in the stronger of the two teams.
an Old Firm, the squad will be “It’s effectively us going out
excited about this fixture. onto a great surface in front
It’s going to give them a of a fantastic environment
taste of what first-team and showcasing what
football may look like. this group can look
“We will be looking like at their best.”
to perform well and If you would like
make sure that the to watch the B team
fans enjoy it while in their first Old
trying to get the Firm fixture of the
result we want at season, check the
the same time. Rangers website for
“The support ticket information.

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THANKS
FOR YOUR
SUPPORT
A message from RYDC director Colin Stewart

L
IKE most organisations during a huge lift as
this global Covid pandemic, 2021 they attempt
has been a difficult year for The to follow in
Rangers Youth Development his talented footsteps.
Company but we have continued All profit from our successful portfolio
to work tirelessly in order to help of products – The Union Jackpot Draw,
generate funds for Rangers Football Rangers Lotto, Scratchcards and Rangers
Club throughout the past 12 months. Bricks – continue to be ring-fenced
Our unwavering commitment to for exclusive donation to the youth
supporting the Rangers Academy remains a department while profit from Rangers
constant and we are extremely proud of the Pools goes to the club for the upkeep
fact we have donated more than £9 million and maintenance of Ibrox Stadium.
to the youth programme since 2002 – our We were delighted to introduce our new
last donation was £450,000 in January. and exciting Rangers Museum Lotto product
We will provide a further significant figure a few months ago and, as ever, I am
to the academy in the New
Year which will help Craig
Mulholland and his team
with the development of
players like Nathan Patterson
- who has enjoyed a meteoric
rise in 2021, helped of course
by RYDC contributions.
It was heartening to see
Nathan representing Scotland
at this summer’s European
Championships and his recent
heroics in Moldova, where he
scored his first international goal,
will have given all academy players

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 NATHAN PATTERSON

OUR UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORTING THE
thankful to our wonderful fanbase who have
RANGERS ACADEMY
backed this latest initiative in huge numbers.
All profit will help fund the museum which REMAINS A CONSTANT
is being built in the new Edmiston House AND WE ARE EXTREMELY
as part of the club’s 150th anniversary PROUD OF THE FACT WE
celebrations and we are very proud to
HAVE DONATED MORE
play such a key role in a legacy project
that fans will undoubtedly enjoy. THAN £9 MILLION TO THE
We have developed a dedicated YOUTH PROGRAMME
website – www.rangersmuseumlotto. SINCE 2002.”
co.uk – which showcases regular
features on some of the finest players
ever to grace the hallowed Ibrox turf. There are also items we can help purchase
So far, supporters have enjoyed at auctions while a huge digitisation
interviews with Rangers royalty like programme has started, where thousands
Arthur Numan, Jorg Albertz, Lorenzo of historical documents and items are
Amoruso, Michael Mols, Richard Gough, being photographed and catalogued. So
Derek Parlane, Marvin Andrews, Rod being involved in the new Rangers Museum
Wallace, Kris Boyd, Mark Walters and Paul project really is very exciting for us all.
Gascoigne and we will have more from We are also giving away over £3,000 a
genuine Ibrox icons throughout 2022. week in prize money to fans, so you are not
A treasure trove of historical items will only helping the club with such an important
be available for display in the museum which project you also have the chance to win a
help tell the story of Rangers Football Club, weekly top prize of £2,500 for just a £1 stake.
from its formation in 1872 to the present day. All supporters are rightly proud of our rich
A lot of these items have never and illustrious history and it is our pleasure
been seen before, like documentation to help Rangers make the museum a reality.
from the early 1900s or tops from We can’t wait to see it open in 2022.
the war years, so these items require Thanks also to 5 Stars. The events and
professional care and attention. memorabilia company, which is run by

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former Ibrox stars Kris Boyd and Arthur work incredibly hard on a daily basis to allow
Numan, has donated a number of top class us to assist the club in any way we can.
items to RYDC and the Former Rangers Like the rest of the Rangers family, we
Players Benevolent Club in 2021 to help were all saddened by the recent passing of
generate funds for our ex-players in times our legendary manager Walter Smith. As you
of need. We are grateful for their support would expect, Walter was always extremely
and the support the club gives us too. accommodating and helpful to RYDC and
I would also like to thank our staff, the Former Players Benevolent Club and our
Margaret (who has spent more than 50 thoughts are with his family at what I am
years at Rangers in a variety of roles), sure will be a difficult time this Christmas.
Debbie, Carrie, Corinne and Janice who all Finally, please stay safe and well and
thank you again for your unbelievable
backing. On behalf of the RYDC team, I
hope you all have a very Merry Christmas
and best wishes for 2022 and beyond.
Colin Stewart
Director of Operations,
The Rangers Youth Development Company

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Can you find the 12 players who have played for both Rangers and St Mirren?

Ian FERGUSON Steven THOMPSON Kyle HUTTON Darren MCGREGOR

Fraser WISHART Charlie ADAM Gregg WYLDE Lee HODSON
Allan JOHNSTON Kirk BROADFOOT Ryan HARDIE Jak ALNWICK

A I C L E R G A H A I F J R K Y L W H Up and down, back to front and diagonally,

N P G R X S C T O U X M C G R E G O R
K M J N A O W R Y S A T S G A V P W G
X S Y O Z I B J C A J I E E F R J S H
L T B R O A D F O O T O O F P O R A F
SEARCH

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A I H E Y A U H A R D I E N K A L U E
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A N S W E R S : W h e re ' s t h e b a l l ? F 9

L N O S P M R E S Y G K U C S T W T X
can you find them all?

N C G S Z E T F L G Z U Y Z V T M T D
W Y L D E N M T H O M P S O N U O O C
I E W R X M S D N J A N H O D S O N B
C A F J D R L N M B S I O A N V R E S
K F U R W I S H A R T R Z X B U O V A
F S G F E P I R P O K X L C M W N K O

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 MINI QUIZ

1. In which year was St Mirren Football Club formed – was it 1877,

1878 or 1879?

2. Name the midfielder who wears the number 4 jersey for Rangers.

3. Who is the only Romanian player in the Rangers squad?

4. 21-year-old Rangers winger Glenn Middleton is currently on loan

at another Scottish club – is he playing for Aberdeen, Dundee or
St Johnstone?

5. Who famously scored the goal at the 2010 League Cup final
when Rangers, reduced to nine men, beat St Mirren 1-0 at
Hampden – was it Steven Naismith, Nacho Novo or Kenny Miller?

1 2 3

4 5
5 . Ke n n y M i l l e r
4. St Johnstone
3. Ianis Hagi
2. John Lundstram
1. 1877
ANSWERS

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TODAY’S
MASCOTS
Age 9
From South Nitshill,
Glasgow
Hobbies Playing football
and computer games
Favourite player Ryan
Kent

Kendal Beecroft
Age 7
From Blantyre
Hobby Dancing
Favourite player Alfredo Morelos

Leah Brown
Age 13
From Sauchie
Hobby Freestyle
dancing – and
Jack Brown competing all over the
Age 8 UK - with Dualstar
From Sauchie Favourite player Joe
Hobby Playing football (right- Aribo
back) for Alloa Wasps
Favourite player James
Tavernier

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July October
3-0 31 SPFL Livingston (h) 2-1 3 SPFL Hibernian (h)
August 1-1 16 SPFL Hearts (h)
1-2 3 CLQ Malmo FF (a) 2-0 21 EL3 Brondby (h)
0-1 7 SPFL Dundee United (a) 2-1 24 SPFL St Mirren (a)
1-2 10 CLQ Malmo (h) 2-2 27 SPFL Aberdeen (h)
5-0 13 SLC Dunfermline (h) 6-1 31 SPFL Motherwell (a)
1-0 19 ELQ Alashkert (h) November
4-2 22 SPFL Ross County (a) 1-1 4 EL4 Brondby (a)
0-0 26 ELQ Alashkert (a) 4-2 7 SPFL Ross County (h)
1-0 29 SPFL Celtic (h) 1-3 21 LCSF Hibernian (Hampden)
September 2-0 25 EL5 Sparta Prague (h)
2-1 11 SPFL St Johnstone (a) 3-1 28 SPFL Livingston (a)
0-2 16 EL1 Lyon (h) December
1-1 19 SPFL Motherwell (h) 1-0 1 SPFL Hibernian
2-0 22 SLC Livingston (h) 3-0 4 SPFL Dundee
1-0 25 SPFL Dundee (a) 1-1 9 EL6 Lyon
0-1 30 EL2 Sparta Prague (a) 2-0 12 SPFL Hearts (a)
2-0 15 SPFL St Johnstone (h)
1-0 18 SPFL Dundee United (h)
26 SPFL St Mirren (h) - 3pm
29 SPFL Aberdeen (a) - 7.45pm

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January March
2 SPFL Celtic (a) - 12noon 2 SPFL St Johnstone (a) - 7.45pm
21 SC Stirling Albion (h) - 7.45pm 5 SPFL Aberdeen (h) - 3pm
26 SPFL Livingston (h) - 7.45pm 19 SPFL Dundee (a) - 3pm
29 SPFL Ross County (a) - 12.30pm April
February 3 SPFL Celtic (h) - 12noon
6 SPFL Hearts (h) - 4pm 9 SPFL St Mirren (a) - 3pm
9 SPFL Hibernian (h) - 7.45pm
17 ELPO Borussia Dortmund (a) - 6.45pm
20 SPFL Dundee Utd (a) - 12noon
24 ELPO Borussia Dortmund (h) - 8pm
27 SPFL Motherwell (h) - 3pm Last updated Monday December 20

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EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS’ CUP (1) JOHN BENNETT
DIRECTORS
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
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FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION
ANDREW DICKSON
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FINANCE DIRECTOR
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1 Allan MCGREGOR (GK) 1 Jak ALNWICK (GK)

2 James TAVERNIER 2 Richard TAIT
3 Calvin BASSEY 3 Scott TANSER
4 John LUNDSTRAM 4 Joe SHAUGHNESSY
5 Filip HELANDER 5 Conor MCCARTHY
6 Connor GOLDSON 6 Alan POWER
7 Ianis HAGI 7 Jamie MCGRATH
8 Ryan JACK 8 Ryan FLYNN
9 Jermain DEFOE 9 Eamonn BROPHY
10 Steven DAVIS 10 Curtis MAIN
(GK)
13 Andy FIRTH 11 Greg KILTIE
14 Ryan KENT 12 Jay HENDERSON
15 Jack SIMPSON 15 Dylan REID
16 Nathan PATTERSON 16 Ethan ERHAHON
17 Joe ARIBO 17 Kyle MCALLISTER
18 Glen KAMARA 18 Charles DUNNE
20 Alfredo MORELOS 20 Kristian DENNIS
21 Brandon BARKER 22 Marcus FRASER
22 Juninho BACUNA 23 Lee ERWIN
23 Scott WRIGHT 26 Dean LYNESS (GK)
24 Nnamdi OFOBORH 27 Peter URMINSKY (GK)
25 Kemar ROOFE 43 Connor RONAN
26 Leon BALOGUN 44 Matt MILLAR
27 Stephen KELLY
28 Robby MCCRORIE (GK)
30 Fashion SAKALA
31 Borna BARISIC
33 Jon MCLAUGHLIN (GK)
37 Scott ARFIELD

OFFICIALS
REFEREE Steven McLean
AR1 Alan Mulvanny AR2 Graham McNeillie FOURTH OFFICIAL Colin Steven