2016–17 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 2016–17 football season
Rangers
2016–17 season
ChairmanDave King
ManagerMark Warburton
(until 10 February)
Graeme Murty
(from 10 February)
(until 12 March)
Pedro Caixinha
(from 13 March)
GroundIbrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 50,947)
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kenny Miller (11)
All:
Martyn Waghorn (16)
Highest home attendance50,126 vs Celtic
(31 December)
Lowest home attendance26,079 vs Queen of the South
(20 September)
Average home league attendance48,883
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was the 137th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 2016–17 season.

The club's pre-season plans were confirmed in May with the first-team's squad travelling to the United States for a training camp which incorporated a friendly match against United Soccer League side Charleston Battery.[1] The fallout from the 2016 Scottish Cup Final fan violence continued with the SFA announcing a former Sheriff principal would chair the independent commission into the disorder.[2][3] The commission reported on 5 August and concluded the pitch invasion was sparked by the high excitement of Hibernian fans, yet neither club could be blamed. The report highlighted security plans were appropriate and that the Scottish Government should consider criminalising pitch invasions.[4] However, Rangers raised concerns about several factual inaccuracies and contradictions in the report and asked to discuss this with the SFA.[5] On 30 August, Rangers and Hibernian were issued with notices of complaint by the Scottish FA's compliance officer in relation to the Scottish Cup final.[6] The end of May, post the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, saw Rangers continue preparations for the forthcoming season with the signing of English Championship winner Joey Barton from Burnley,[7] Liverpool youth player Jordan Rossiter,[8] former Tottenham Hotspur play-maker Niko Kranjčar[9] and Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson also disclosed Warburton and Weir were negotiating new contracts,[10] with the pair agreeing one-year extensions on 12 July.[11] Warburton would go on to bring in eleven new players in total,[12] including paying a million-pound-plus transfer fee for Englishman Joe Garner[13] which represented the largest investment made by Rangers in a player for over five years since the signing of current club captain Lee Wallace in July 2011.[14]

The side began the season in mid-July as part of the new look League Cup format,[15] paired in a group with Motherwell, Annan Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Stranraer.[16] The season got off to a winning start as the side beat Motherwell[17] and Annan Athletic[18] by 2-0 respectively. After topping their group[19] and strong showings in the two subsequent rounds,[20][21] Rangers set up a semi-final against Celtic,[22] however, the side lost 1-0 which ended their participation in the competition.[23] The side league form proved equally fruitless as the side engaged in a faulting start to the season which culminated in a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Old Firm rivals, Celtic.[24] The opening league match of the season saw Rangers stutter to a 1-1 draw at home to Hamilton Academical[25] and despite registering wins in the following to matches Rangers would go through the month of September without winning a league match, including defeats to both Aberdeen[26] and Celtic.[24] The aftermath from the latter match saw Rangers suspend midfielder Joey Barton for three weeks.[27] Barton had been involved in a training ground bust up with fellow midfielder Andy Halliday a few days after losing to Celtic.[28] The suspension was extended by another week on 9 October[29] and Barton was also charged by the Scottish Football Association for breaking rules relating to gambling on football matches.[30] Upon the completion of his suspension, Barton returned to Ibrox for a meeting on 27 October, however, upon its conclusion it emerged that he remained suspended by the club and no party made further comment.[31] In the meanwhile, despite the first-team's indifferent league form the side still sat second in the Scottish Premiership by the end of October,[32] even though two of the marquee summer signings had effectively been ruled out for the season, with Barton returning from suspension but being relegated to the youth-team[33] and Niko Kranjčar suffering cruciate ligament which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[34] Barton was unhappy at being relegated to the youth team and was signed off with stress on 8 November[35] but the saga came to a conclusion two days later when the Englishman agreed to a mutual contract terminated.[36]

The sides form improved through December, with the team building a four match winning run on the back of a poor 2-0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on 30 November.[37] However, the final two matches of 2016 saw the side collect only one point from a possible six with a draw away to St Johnstone[38] and defeat in the third Old Firm derby of the season.[39] This left the club second in the table going into 2017 and the mid-season break, two points ahead of third placed Aberdeen although the latter did have a game in hand. The January transfer window saw the club released several former youth prospects who had failed to meet expectations, while Warburton brought in two young loanee signings from English Premier League sides in the shape of Emerson Hyndman and Jon Toral from Bournemouth and Arsenal respectively. However, the lack of any permanent outfield signings drew criticism, as did the performances of the previous summers transfers, with particular focus being placed on the role of Head of Recruitment Frank McParland.[40] On 10 February 2017, manager Warburton, assistant manager David Weir and McParland left Rangers, with the former being replaced by Graeme Murty who was placed in caretaker control of the first-team.[41][42] Several reasons for the trio departure were highlighted by the media, as well as the club. The first-team's poor performance in the first half of the season a prominent cause, which crystallised after an embarrassing 4-1 defeat away to Heart of Midlothian on 1 February[43] and an insipid 1-1 draw at home to Ross County three days later, a match which proved to be Warburtons last game in charge of Rangers.[44] The poor signing policy was mooted,[45] however, the club also stated that the management team were not committed to the job and reported the team had tendered their resignations five days before being replaced[42][46] which Warburton later disputed.[47] Early contenders for the role included former Rangers manager Alex McLeish[48] and former Rangers defender Frank de Boer.[49] On Valentine's Day 2017, Managing director Stewart Robertson announced that the club would seek to appoint a Director of Football to work alongside a new first-team manager.[50] Meanwhile, Murty's time in charge, began with a fourth round Scottish cup win over Greenock Morton, however, league formed remained indifferent his first two league matches ende in away defeats to Dundee[51] and Inverness CT.[52] This left the side in third place, six points adrift of Aberdeen, at the beginning of March. A dramatic 3-2 win of St Johnstone saw Murty register his only league win in his six-game spell as manager with his last two games in charge seeing him set up to a Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic after a 6-0 win over Hamilton Academical, the team's largest win of the season, before drawing the third league Old Firm match. On 11 March, Rangers confirmed Caixinha as the club's sixteenth manager with the Portuguese coach appointed two days later.[53] However, the pursuit of a Director of Football was not as successful as the Board's first choice, Southampton's Ross Wilson,[54] turning down the offer of the role.[55]

Away from football, the board instigated court proceedings against four of its former executives and investor Mike Ashley. The case against former chief executives Charles Green and Derek Llambias, former commercial director Imran Ahmad, former financial director Brian Stockbridge and Ashley was brought regarding a loss of income caused by retail deals agreed between the company that owns the club and Sports Direct from 2012 to 2015.[56] Details of Rangers legal claim was revealed on 12 August after Ashley's lawyers succeeded in a bid to the documents disclosed. According to the papers lodged with the Court of Session, Rangers sought approximately £4.1m in damages caused by alleged negligence by Green and other club staff from which Ashley unfairly benefited.[57] Rangers regained representation at a domestic football level as managing director Stewart Robertson was appointed to the SFA professional game board, although Robertson had initially signalled his intent to stand for the SPFL board but withdrew due to a lack of support.[58] Meanwhile, the former Rangers owner Craig Whyte was the only person facing fraud charges relating to the liquidation of The Rangers Football Club Plc, proceedings began in June.[59] In a bizarre twist, former Rangers vice-chairman Donald Findlay QC was appointed to Whyte's legal team and will defend Whyte when he faces charges relating to the acquisition of the club in May 2011 and its subsequent financial mismanagement.[60] On 22 December, at his pre-trial Whyte entered a not guilty plea at the High Court in Glasgow.[61] The trial concerning accusations of fraudulent acquisition of the Club began in April 2017, with former Rangers managers Walter Smith and Ally McCoist called to give evidence about the financial situation at the Oldco preceding Whyte's reign.[62]

The corporate aftermath of Whyte's reign was continued and it was revealed that Oldco administrators have raised legal action against Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate[63] while oldco creditors would receive £2 million less in potential payouts after the liquidation costs increased, leaving the total payout at £16.663 million.[64] Although RIFC did settle a fine imposed upon the Oldco by the Nimmo Smith commission[65] after a tribunal held against the club in October 2015, the total cost was £286,000.[66] At the start of February, it was reported that liquidators of the Oldco, BDO, had launched a legal action against former administrators Duff & Phelps over the business strategies adopted by the administrating team and seeking up to £28.9m in damages.[67]

The spectre of Mike Ashley continued to haunt Rangers in the early part of the season. Ashley lost a legal challenge to the SFA's fine over breaching dual ownership rules[68] with reports he faced a £250,000 legal bill.[69] In October, he was ordered to pay half of the SFA's legal costs and an additional fee for the costs incurred from receiving specialist legal advice.[70] Moreover, further failed legal action meant Ashley was required to pay the legal costs of the SFA and Dave King following a failed bid to overturn the decision that King was a "fit and proper" person from April 2016.[71] Despite standing down from the board of Rangers Retail in June 2016, the club's joint merchandising venture with Sports Direct,[72] Ashley refused to relinquish his grip over Rangers retail operations.[73][74] After reaching an impasse in its attempts to renegotiation the retail agreements with Sports Direct, a stand off ensued between the retailer and Rangers with the latter withdrew removing rights to use the club's intellectual property which would impact on the sale of Rangers new Puma football kits.[75] Despite the club withdrawing permission to use its trademarks, which effectively halted the slae of kits,[76] Puma released the 2016-17 kits at the beginning of August.[77] This led to the board to consider replacing the Puma kits with an alternative.[78] The contract with Rangers Retail reportedly earned the club only four pence from every pound spent on merchandise and was highlighted as a reason for Rangers weak financial performance. On Halloween 2016 it emerged that Ashley lodged a counter-suit against Rangers, King and director Paul Murray,[79] with initial proceedings regarding the case being heard at the High Court of Justice in March 2017.[80]

The board released RIFC's annual accounts on 28 October which revealed annual losses had been halved to £3.3m and turnover increased to £22.2m, however, further funding was required to maintain the business as a going concern.[81] In March 2017, a decision Takeover Appeal Board (TAB) following a complaint by former Rangers chairman David Somers ruled that Dave King had been acting in concerted with other investors during King's March 2015 boardroom takeover. This meant that King was liable to purchase all of the shares in RIFC, with the TAB setting a price of 20p per share.[82] A few days later, RIFC revealed an operating profit of £300,000 in unaudited results for the six months to 31 December 2016, although this equated to a pre-tax loss of £278,000.[83]

In June 2016, it was announced by the SPFL that the Challenge Cup would be expanded to include teams from the Welsh Premier League, Northern Irish Premiership and an under-20s side from each Scottish Premiership club.[84] On the same day as this announcement, the under-20s team coach Ian Durrant was relieved of his duties in a coaching reshuffle,[85] with Rangers appointing Graeme Murty as Head Development Squad Coach on 17 August, to replace him.[86] The draw for the first round of the 2016–17 Challenge Cup was made with Rangers under-20s side paired with Stirling University F.C. who play in the Lowland Football League.[87] The U20 side progressed conformably beating Stirling University 4-0 at Forthbank Stadium with Josh Jeffries scoring a brace.[88] A second round tie with Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir was set-up,[89] again played at Forthbank, however, the side could not match its previous performance and went down 3-1 with Ryan Hardie netting the Rangers goal.[90]

Rangers fan groups Rangers Supporters' Trust, Rangers Supporters Assembly and Rangers First merged to form Club 1872 in late May,[91] and two-weeks later it announced that the new organisation had purchased enough shares to make it the sixth largest shareholder in RIFC.[92] Harmony did not last for long amongst the support, however, as three directors of the Rangers First resigned from the organisation over a row regarding its governance, with Rangers First now the shareholding vehicle for Club 1872.[93] On 30 September, the results of the first elections to Club 1872's board was announced with seven members elected including Rangers current company secretary James Blair, former requisitioner Alex Wilson, as well as the leader of Sons of Struth, Craig Houston.[94] In November, the fans group increased its holding further to become the fifth largest individual shareholder, possessing just over five million ordinary shares,[95] however, further setbacks saw three directors resign from the board of Club 1872 after only six months in post.[96]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Charleston Battery United States v Scotland Rangers
6 July 2016 Friendly Charleston Battery United States 1 − 2 Scotland Rangers Charleston
19:00 (EDT) Guerra 81' Rangers Report Windass 57'
Forrester 76'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert
Rangers Scotland v England Burnley
30 July 2016 Friendly Rangers Scotland 1 − 3 England Burnley Glasgow
15:00 Mee 75' (o.g.) Rangers Report Gray 3' (pen.), 18', 54' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 21,818
Referee: Nick Walsh
Linfield Northern Ireland v Scotland Rangers
3 September 2016 Friendly Linfield Northern Ireland 0 − 7 Scotland Rangers Belfast
15:00 Rangers Report
BBC Highlights		 Miller 10', 27', 30', 52'
Kranjcar 24'
Kiernan 26'
Garner 84'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 7,656
Referee: Ian McNabb
RB Leipzig Germany v Scotland Rangers
15 January 2017 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 4 − 0 Scotland Rangers Leipzig
14:30 21' Werner
43' Burke
63' Poulsen
80' Poulsen		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,780
Referee: Henry Müller

Scottish Premiership

Rangers v Hamilton Academical
6 August 2016 1 Rangers 1 − 1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
12:30 Waghorn 62' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Crawford 30' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,125
Referee: Don Robertson
Dundee v Rangers
13 August 2016 2 Dundee 1 − 2 Rangers Dundee
12:15 O'Hara 44' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Forrester 14'
Miller 39'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,702
Referee: Craig Thomson
Rangers v Motherwell
20 August 2016 3 Rangers 2 − 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 Forrester 64'
Miller 90+1'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 McDonald 19' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,716
Referee: Bobby Madden
Kilmarnock v Rangers
26 August 2016 4 Kilmarnock 1 − 1 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 Boyd 29'
Taylor Red card 63'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Tavernier 59' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Celtic v Rangers
10 September 2016 5 Celtic 5 − 1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Dembélé 33', 42', 83'
Sinclair 61'
Armstrong 90+2'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Garner 44'
Senderos Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 75'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,348
Referee: William Collum
Rangers v Ross County
17 September 2016 6 Rangers 0 − 0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,935
Referee: Greg Aitken
Aberdeen v Rangers
25 September 2016 7 Aberdeen 2 − 1 Rangers Aberdeen
13:00 Hayes 46'
Maddison 90'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Halliday 79' (pen.) Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,263
Referee: John Beaton
Rangers v Partick Thistle
1 October 2016 8 Rangers 2 − 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Kranjčar 33'
Halliday 40'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,680
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Inverness CT v Rangers
14 October 2016 9 Inverness CT 0 − 1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Miller 22' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: William Collum
Rangers v St Johnstone
26 October 2016 11 Rangers 1 − 1 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 Garner 37' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Alston 5' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,563
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Rangers v Kilmarnock
29 October 2016 12 Rangers 3 − 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 Wallace 16'
Halliday 29' (pen.)
Garner 47'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,302
Referee: John Beaton
Ross County v Rangers
6 November 2016 13 Ross County 1 − 1 Rangers Dingwall
12:00 Davies 26' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Hill 8' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,590
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Rangers v Dundee
19 November 2016 14 Rangers 1 − 0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 Forrester 90+2' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,773
Referee: William Collum
Partick Thistle v Rangers
26 November 2016 15 Partick Thistle 1 − 2 Rangers Glasgow
12:15 Doolan 76' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Dodoo 81', 90+4' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Nick Walsh
Hearts v Rangers
30 November 2016 10 Hearts 2 − 0 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Muirhead 44', 60' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,803
Referee: Craig Thomson
Rangers v Aberdeen
3 December 2016 16 Rangers 2 − 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Miller 52'
Hodson 70'
Hill Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Considine 90+4'
Jack Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,003
Referee: Steven McLean
Rangers v Hearts
10 December 2016 17 Rangers 2 − 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 Kiernan 29'
McKay 51'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,039
Referee: John Beaton
Hamilton Academical v Rangers
16 December 2016 18 Hamilton Academical 1 − 2 Rangers Hamilton
19:45 Imrie 77' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Waghorn 45', 52' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Alan Muir
Rangers v Inverness CT
24 December 2016 19 Rangers 1 − 0 Inverness CT Glasgow
12:30 McKay 13' (o.g.) BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,528
Referee: Don Robertson
St Johnstone v Rangers
28 December 2016 20 St Johnstone 1 − 1 Rangers Perth
19:45 MacLean 28' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 McKay 23' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 7,979
Referee: Crawford Allan
Rangers v Celtic
31 December 2016 21 Rangers 1 − 2 Celtic Glasgow
12:15 Miller 12' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Dembélé 33'
Sinclair 70'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,126
Referee: Steven McLean
Motherwell v Rangers
28 January 2017 22 Motherwell 0 − 2 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 McDonald Red card 27' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Miller 72'
Hyndman 87'
O'Halloran Red card 5'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: William Collum
Hearts v Rangers
1 February 2017 23 Hearts 4 − 1 Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Nowak 4'
Walker 49', 63'
Cowie 54'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Hyndman 36' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,570
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Rangers v Ross County
4 February 2017 24 Rangers 1 − 1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Wallace 71' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Schalk 18' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,428
Referee: Don Robertson
Dundee v Rangers
18 February 2017 25 Dundee 2 − 1 Rangers Dundee
15:00 O'Hara 13'
Holt 41'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Garner 62' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,017
Referee: Craig Thomson
Inverness CT v Rangers
25 February 2017 26 Inverness CT 2 − 1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 Tansey 45'
McKay 89'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Waghorn 67' (pen.) Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: Steven McLean
Rangers v St Johnstone
1 March 2017 27 Rangers 3 − 2 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 McKay 22'
Waghorn 48'
Hyndman 90+1'
Kiernan Red card 78'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Wotherspoon 74'
Anderson 87'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,800
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Celtic v Rangers
12 March 2017 28 Celtic 1 − 1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 Armstrong 35' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Hill 87' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,545
Referee: Bobby Madden
Rangers v Hamilton Academical
18 March 2017 29 Rangers 4 − 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
15:00 Hyndman 26'
Hill 41'
Waghorn 55' (pen.)
Wallace 74'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,090
Referee: Don Robertson
Rangers v Motherwell
1 April 2017 30 Rangers 1 − 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 Garner 61' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Moult 3' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,198
Referee: Steven McLean
Kilmarnock v Rangers
5 April 2017 31 Kilmarnock 0 − 0 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Alan Muir
Aberdeen v Rangers
8 April 2017 32 Aberdeen 0 − 3 Rangers Aberdeen
12:00 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Miller 79', 81'
Dodoo 83'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Rangers v Partick Thistle
15 April 2017 33 Rangers 2 − 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Miller 39'
Toral 54'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,748
Referee: Nick Walsh
Rangers v Celtic
29 April 2017 34 Rangers 1 − 5 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 Miller 81' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Sinclair 7' (pen.)
Griffiths 18'
McGregor 52'
Boyata 66'
Lustig 87'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,822
Referee: John Beaton
Partick Thistle v Rangers
7 May 2017 35 Partick Thistle 1 − 2 Rangers Glasgow
12:15 Doolan 14' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 McKay 83'
Garner 90+4'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Crawford Allan
Rangers v Hearts
13 May 2017 36 Rangers 2 − 1 Hearts Glasgow
12:15 Garner 6'
McKay 53'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Gonçalves 51'
Buaben Red card 26'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,809
Referee: Bobby Madden
Rangers v Aberdeen
17 May 2017 37 Rangers 1 − 2 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:45 Waghorn 61' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Shinnie 9'
Christie 51'
Stockley Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,289
Referee: John Beaton
St Johnstone v Rangers
21 May 2017 38 St Johnstone 1 − 2 Rangers Perth
12:30 Cummins 76' BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Miller 40'
Toral 53'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell v Rangers
16 July 2016 Group F Motherwell 0 − 2 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Tavernier 48'
Waghorn 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Steven McLean
Rangers v Annan Athletic
19 July 2016 Group F Rangers 2 − 0 Annan Athletic Glasgow
19:45 McKay 30'
Waghorn 74'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Euan Anderson
East Stirlingshire v Rangers
22 July 2016 Group F East Stirlingshire 0 − 3 Rangers Stenhousemuir
19:45 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Halliday 10' (pen.)
Windass 35'
Dodoo 90+1'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 2,246
Referee: Crawford Allan
Rangers v Stranraer
25 July 2016 Group F Rangers 3 − 0 Stranraer Glasgow
19:45 Waghorn 5' (pen.), 16'
Kranjčar 53'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 29,575
Referee: John Beaton
Rangers v Peterhead
9 August 2016 Second round Rangers 5 − 0 Peterhead Glasgow
19:45 Kranjcar 19'
Hill 35', 56'
Kelleher 48' (o.g.)
Dodoo 65'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,076
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Rangers v Queen of the South
20 September 2016 Quarter-finals Rangers 5 − 0 Queen of the South Glasgow
19:45 Holt 33'
Halliday 62'
Waghorn 63', 71', 83'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Don Robertson
Rangers v Celtic
23 October 2016 Semi-finals Rangers 0 − 1 Celtic Glasgow
14:15 BBC Report
Rangers Report
SPFL Report		 Dembélé 87' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,697
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Cup

Rangers v Motherwell
21 January 2017 Fourth round Rangers 2 − 1 Motherwell Glasgow
12:30 Miller 84', 88' BBC Report
Rangers Report		 Moult 73' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 31,921
Referee: Craig Thomson
Rangers v Greenock Morton
12 February 2017 Fifth round Rangers 2 − 1 Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00 Miller 13'
Waghorn 61'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report		 Tidser 7' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 30,295
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Rangers v Hamilton Academical
4 March 2017 Quarter-finals Rangers 6 − 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
12:30 Waghorn 33' (pen.)
Garner 48', 88', 90+1'
Toral 77'
Hill 82'		 BBC Report
Rangers Report		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,287
Referee: John Beaton
Celtic v Rangers
23 April 2017 Semi-finals Celtic 2 − 0 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 McGregor 11'
Sinclair 51' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Rangers Report		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,645
Referee: William Collum

Statistics

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Wes Foderingham 26 2015 93 0 2019 Free
2 DF England James Tavernier 25 2015 94 17 2019 £0.2m
3 DF England Clint Hill 38 2016 32 6 2017 Free
4 DF Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan 26 2015 76 1 2018 £0.2m
5 DF Scotland Lee Wallace (captain) 29 2011 247 25 2019 £1.5m
6 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 25 2015 92 2 2018 Free
7 FW England Joe Garner 29 2016 34 10 2019 £1.8m
8 MF England Joey Barton 34 2016 8 0 2018 Free left on 10 November
8 MF Spain Jon Toral 22 2017 (Winter) 15 3 2017 Loan
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller (vc) 37 2014 277 111 2018 Free
10 FW Scotland Barrie McKay 22 2011 140 20 2018 Youth system
11 FW England Josh Windass 23 2016 27 1 2020 £0.06m
14 FW Ghana Joe Dodoo 21 2016 25 5 2020 £0.25m
15 MF England Harry Forrester 26 2016 (Winter) 44 8 2019 Free
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday (2nd vc) 25 2015 90 15 2020 Free
17 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 25 2016 18 1 2019 Free
18 MF England Jordan Rossiter 20 2016 6 0 2020 £0.25m
19 MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar 32 2016 15 3 2018 Free
20 MF Canada Fraser Aird 21 2011 85 12 2018 Youth system left on 18 January
20 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 21 2017 (Winter) 17 4 2017 Loan
21 MF England Matt Crooks 23 2016 3 0 2020 £0.06m out on loan from January
23 MF Scotland Jason Holt 26 2015 84 12 2020 £0.065m
24 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 32 2016 4 0 2017 Free
25 GK Scotland Matt Gilks 34 2016 5 0 2018 Free left on 31 January
25 GK England Jak Alnwick 23 2017 (Winter) 1 0 2020 £0.25m
27 DF Scotland David Bates 20 2017 (Winter) 8 0 2018 Free loan made permanent
29 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 26 2016 (Winter) 37 3 2020 £0.5m
30 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 20 2015 3 0 2018 Free out on season loan
31 FW Scotland Ryan Hardie 20 2013 10 2 2018 Youth system out on season loan
32 GK Scotland Liam Kelly 21 2012 0 0 2018 Youth system out on season loan
33 FW England Martyn Waghorn 27 2015 77 44 2018 £0.2m
39 DF Scotland Ross Lyon 19 2014 0 0 2017 Youth system
44 FW Scotland Andy Dallas 17 2016 0 0 Youth system
45 MF Finland Serge Atakayi 18 2016 0 0 2019 Nominal
48 MF Scotland Tom Walsh 20 2012 13 0 2017 Youth system left on 18 January
52 MF Scotland Liam Burt 18 2015 3 0 2018 Youth system
53 DF Scotland Kyle Bradley 18 2015 1 0 2018 Youth system
54 DF Scotland Aidan Wilson 18 2015 2 0 2019 Youth system
55 MF Scotland Jamie Barjonas 18 2015 4 0 2018 Youth system
61 DF Malta Myles Beerman 18 2016 8 0 2018 Free
64 DF Scotland Jordan Houston 17 2016 0 0 2019 Youth system
  • Last updated: 21 May 2017
  • Source: Players transfer[circular reference] and Wikipedia players' articles[circular reference]
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Squad statistics

Total Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
1 GK England Wes Foderingham 43 43 37 4 2
2 DF England James Tavernier 43 44 2 36 1 3 5 1
3 DF England Clint Hill 31 32 6 24 3 3 1 5 2
4 DF Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan 31 31 24 2 5
5 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 35 35 3 27 3 3 5
6 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 25 26 21 1 4
7 FW England Joe Garner 23 34 10 31 7 2 3 1
8 MF England Joey Barton 8 9 6 3
8 MF Spain Jon Toral 14 15 3 12 2 3 1
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 39 47 14 37 11 4 3 6
10 MF Scotland Barrie McKay 37 46 6 35 5 4 7 1
11 MF England Josh Windass 18 27 1 21 2 4 1
14 FW Ghana Joe Dodoo 6 25 5 20 3 1 4 2
15 MF England Harry Forrester 12 28 3 21 3 1 6
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 34 42 5 32 3 3 7 2
17 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 16 18 1 11 1 2 5
18 MF England Jordan Rossiter 4 6 4 2
19 MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar 8 15 3 9 1 6 2
20 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 17 17 4 13 4 4
21 MF England Matt Crooks 1 3 2 1
23 MF Scotland Jason Holt 36 39 1 31 4 4 1
24 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 4 4 3 1
25 GK Scotland Matt Gilks 5 5 5
25 GK England Jak Alnwick 1 1 1
27 DF Scotland David Bates 8 8 7 1
29 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 11 24 16 3 5
30 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 1 1
33 FW England Martyn Waghorn 28 41 16 32 7 4 2 5 7
52 MF Scotland Liam Burt 1 1
53 DF Scotland Kyle Bradley 1 1
54 DF Scotland Aidan Wilson 2 2 2
55 MF Scotland Jamie Barjonas 1 4 4
61 DF Malta Myles Beerman 7 8 7 1
Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]
Ordered by position
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

N
P
 Nat.
Name
League
 Scottish
Cup
 League
Cup
 Total
2 DF England James Tavernier 1 1 2
3 DF England Clint Hill 3 1 2 6
4 DF Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan 1 1
5 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 3 3
7 FW England Joe Garner 7 3 10
8 MF Spain Jon Toral 2 1 4
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 11 3 14
10 FW Scotland Barrie McKay 5 1 6
11 MF England Josh Windass 1 1
14 FW Ghana Joe Dodoo 3 2 5
15 MF England Harry Forrester 3 3
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 3 2 5
17 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 1 1
19 MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar 1 2 3
20 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 4 4
23 MF Scotland Jason Holt 1 1
33 FW England Martyn Waghorn 7 2 7 16
Own goal 1 1 2

Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
1 GK England Wes Foderingham 1 1
2 DF England James Tavernier 7 2 9
3 DF England Clint Hill 6 1 6 1
4 DF Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan 4 1 4 1
5 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 4 4
6 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 5 1 6
7 FW England Joe Garner 9 1 10
8 MF England Joey Barton 1 1
8 MF Spain Jon Toral 5 5
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 1 1
10 FW Scotland Barrie McKay 1 1
11 MF England Josh Windass 2 1 3
15 MF England Harry Forrester 2 2 4
16 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 4 1 5
17 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 1 1
19 MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar 2 2
20 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 1 1
21 MF England Matt Crooks 1 1
23 MF Scotland Jason Holt 3 3
24 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 2 1 2 1
27 DF Scotland David Bates 1 1
29 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 2 1 2 1
33 FW England Martyn Waghorn 6 1 7
55 MF Scotland Jamie Barjonas 1 1
61 DF Malta Myles Beerman 1 1

Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Team statistics

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Scottish Premiership 6th — 3rd 7 August 21 May
Scottish Cup Fourth round — Semi-finals 21 January 23 April
League Cup Group stages — Semi-finals 16 July 23 October

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premiership

Standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[97]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 10 9 56 44  +12 67 11 5 3 31 18  +13 8 5 6 25 26  −1

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHA
ResultDWWDLDLWWLDWDWWWWWWDLWLDLLWDWDDWWLWWLW
Position63123575435233222222222333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup

Group F

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rangers (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 10 0 +10 12 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9
3 Stranraer 4 2 0 0 2 5 8 −3 6
4 Annan Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 7 −3 3
5 East Stirlingshire 4 0 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Club

Board of directors

Rangers International Football Club Plc
Position Staff
Chairman Scotland Dave King
Non-executive director Scotland Paul Murray
Non-executive director Scotland John Bennett
Non-executive director Scotland John Gilligan
Non-executive director Scotland Douglas Park
Non-executive director Scotland Graeme Park
Company secretary Scotland James Blair

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

The Rangers Football Club Ltd
Position Staff
Managing Director Scotland Stewart Robertson
Director of Finance
and Administration 		Scotland Andrew Dickson
Non-executive director Scotland Paul Murray
(until 27 March)[98]
Non-executive director Scotland John Gilligan
(until 27 March)[98]
Non-executive director Scotland Graeme Park
(until 27 March)[98]
Company secretary Scotland James Blair

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager England Mark Warburton
(until 10 February)[42]
Scotland Graeme Murty
(from 12 February)[42]
(until 10 March)[53]
Portugal Pedro Caixinha
(from 13 March)[53]
Assistant manager Scotland David Weir
(until 10 February)[42]
Portugal Hélder Baptista
(from 13 March)[99]
Assistant coach Finland Jonatan Johansson
(from 9 April)[100][101]
Assistant coach Portugal Pedro Malta
(from 16 March)[99]
Head of Performance
and Preparation 		Scotland Craig Flannigan
Head of Strength
and Conditioning 		Scotland Gary Sherriff
(until May)
Goalkeepers coach Scotland Jim Stewart
(until 16 March)[102]
Spain José Belman
(from 13 March)[99]

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Other staff

Position Staff
Head of Academy Scotland Craig Mulholland
Head of Commercial Scotland Scott Steedman
Head of Recruitment England Frank McParland
(until 10 February)[42]
Head of Analysis England Neil McIlhargey
Company secretary Scotland James Blair
Physiotherapists England Steve Walker
Scotland Kevin Maclellan
Doctor Scotland Dr Paul Jackson
Masseur Scotland David Lavery
Kit Executive Scotland Jimmy Bell
Honorary President Scotland John Greig
Global Ambassador Scotland Richard Gough
Supporter Liaison
Officer 		Scotland Jim Hannah
(until 14 February)[103][104]
Scotland Greg Marshall
(from 10 April)[105]

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Transfers

In

First-team

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
11 MF England Josh Windass 22 Accrington Stanley England Transfer Summer 2020 £0.06m [106]
21 MF England Matt Crooks 22 Accrington Stanley England Transfer Summer 2020 £0.06m [106]
18 MF England Jordan Rossiter 19 Liverpool England Transfer Summer 2020 £0.25m [8]
8 MF England Joey Barton 33 Burnley England Transfer Summer 2018 Free [7]
3 DF England Clint Hill 37 Queens Park Rangers England Transfer Summer 2017 Free [107]
19 MF Croatia Niko Kranjčar 31 New York Cosmos United States Transfer Summer 2018 Free [9]
25 GK Scotland Matt Gilks 34 Burnley England Transfer Summer 2018 Free [108]
17 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 24 Milton Keynes Dons England Transfer Summer 2019 Free [109]
14 FW Ghana Joe Dodoo 21 Leicester City England Transfer Summer 2020 £0.25m [110]
7 FW England Joe Garner 28 Preston North End England Transfer Summer 2019 £1.8m [13]
24 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 31 Grasshopper Club Zürich Switzerland Transfer Summer 2017 Free [111]
20 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 20 Bournemouth England Loan Winter 2017 n/a [112]
8 MF Spain Jon Toral 21 Arsenal England Loan Winter 2017 n/a [113]
25 GK England Jak Alnwick 23 Port Vale England Transfer Winter 2020 £0.25m [114]

Total expenditure: £2.67m

Academy

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
27 DF Scotland David Bates 19 Raith Rovers Loan Summer 2017 n/a [115]
45 MF Finland Serge Atakayi 17 FF Jaro Finland Transfer Summer 2019 Nominal [116]
61 DF Malta Myles Beerman 17 Manchester City England Transfer Summer 2018 Free [116]
47 FW Morocco Amin Bouzaig 19 Puerto Malagueno Spain Transfer Summer 2017 Free [116]
46 MF Ivory Coast Ursene Mouanda 18 New Hartley Juniors England Transfer Summer 2017 Free [116]
27 DF Scotland David Bates 20 Raith Rovers Transfer Winter 2018 Free [117]
77 MF Sweden Izhaak Ahmed 17 Angered MBIK Sweden Transfer Winter Undisclosed [118]

Total income: £0m

Out

First-team

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
7 MF England Nicky Law 28 Bradford City England End of contract Summer Free [119]
11 MF Scotland David Templeton 27 Hamilton Academical End of contract Summer Free [119]
14 FW Scotland Nicky Clark 24 Bury England End of contract Summer Free [119]
22 MF Northern Ireland Dean Shiels 31 Dundalk Republic of Ireland End of contract Summer Free [120]
8 MF United States Gedion Zelalem 19 Arsenal England Loan Return Summer n/a [121]
6 DF England Dominic Ball 20 Tottenham Hotspur England Loan Return Summer n/a [121]
17 MF Scotland Billy King 22 Heart of Midlothian Loan Return Summer n/a [121]
1 GK Scotland Cammy Bell 29 Dundee United Contract terminated Summer Free [122]
MF Scotland Robbie Crawford 23 Raith Rovers Contract terminated Summer Free [123]
MF Scotland Andy Murdoch 21 Greenock Morton Contract terminated Summer Free [124]
8 MF England Joey Barton 34 Burnley England Contract terminated n/a Free [36]
21 MF England Matt Crooks 22 Scunthorpe United England Loan Winter n/a [125]
20 DF Canada Fraser Aird 21 Falkirk Contract terminated Winter Free [126]
25 GK Scotland Matt Gilks 34 Wigan Athletic England Transfer Winter Undisclosed [127]

Last updated: 1 February 2017
 Total income: £0m

Academy

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
31 DF Canada Luca Gasparotto 21 Falkirk End of contract Summer Free [128][129]
44 DF Scotland Tom Lang 18 Dumbarton End of contract Summer Free [128]
57 MF England Mekhi McLeod 20 Ware England End of contract Summer Free [128][130]
36 MF Scotland Dylan Dykes 19 Ross County End of contract Summer Free [128][121]
43 DF Scotland David Brownlie 19 Ross County End of contract Summer Free [128][131]
34 MF Scotland Darren Ramsay 20 Annan Athletic End of contract Summer Free [128][132]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Brandon 18 Heart of Midlothian End of contract Summer Free [128][133]
35 MF Scotland Jamie Mills 20 Stirling Albion End of contract Summer Free [128][121]
58 FW Scotland Rory Currie 18 Heart of Midlothian End of contract Summer Free [133]
MF Poland Przemyslaw Dachnowicz 17 Annan Athletic End of contract Summer Free [121]
32 GK Scotland Liam Kelly 20 Livingston Loan Summer n/a [134][135]
48 MF Scotland Tom Walsh 20 St Mirren Loan Summer n/a [136]
35 MF Scotland Scott Roberts 20 Raith Rovers Loan Summer n/a [137]
31 FW Scotland Ryan Hardie 19 St Mirren Loan Summer n/a [138]
30 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 19 Raith Rovers Loan Summer n/a [115][135]
57 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 16 Gala Fairydean Rovers Loan Summer n/a [139][135]
34 DF Scotland Ryan Sinnamon 20 Annan Athletic Loan n/a n/a [140]
56 FW Scotland Sam Jamieson 17 Stirling University Loan n/a n/a [135]
31 FW Scotland Ryan Hardie 19 Raith Rovers Loan Winter n/a [141]
46 MF Ivory Coast Ursene Mouanda 18 Free agent End of contract Winter Free [citation needed]
48 MF Scotland Tom Walsh 20 Free agent Contract terminated Winter Free [126]
35 MF Scotland Scott Roberts 20 Raith Rovers Contract terminated Winter Free [135]
36 MF Scotland Josh Jeffries 19 Stirling Albion Loan Winter n/a [142]
40 DF Scotland Ross McCrorie 18 Dumbarton Loan Winter n/a [143]
51 DF Scotland Jason Krones 18 Gala Fairydean Rovers Loan Winter n/a [143]
34 DF Scotland Ryan Sinnamon 20 Elgin City Contract terminated Winter Free [144][145]
37 DF Scotland Lewis White 19 Free agent Contract terminated Winter Free [145]

Last updated: 26 January 2017
 Total income: £0m

New contracts

First-team

N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
5 DF Scotland Lee Wallace 28 20 June 3 years May 2019 [146]
MAN England Mark Warburton 53 12 July 3 years May 2019 [147]
AMAN Scotland David Weir 46 12 July 3 years May 2019 [148]
4 DF Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan 25 19 July 2 years May 2018 [149]
1 GK England Wes Foderingham 25 19 July 3 years May 2019 [149]
2 DF England James Tavernier 24 21 July 3 years May 2019 [150]
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 37 28 April 1 year May 2018 [151]

Last updated: 28 April 2017

Academy

N
P
 Nat.
Name
Age Date signed Contract length Expiry date Source
38 FW England Jordan Gibson 18 5 May 1 year May 2017 [152]
64 DF Scotland Jordan Houston 16 18 October 3 years May 2019 [153]
63 DF Scotland Scott Gray 16 20 October 3 years May 2019 [154]
40 DF Scotland Ross McCrorie 18 24 December 2 years & 6 months May 2019 [155]
41 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 18 24 December 2 years & 6 months May 2019 [155]
30 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Thompson 20 11 January 1 year & 6 months May 2018 [135]
54 DF Scotland Aidan Wilson 18 9 May 2 years May 2019 [156]
59 FW Scotland Zak Rudden 17 9 May 3 years May 2020 [156]
58 MF Scotland Jack Thomson 17 9 May 3 years May 2020 [156]

Last updated: 9 May 2017

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