The 2019–20 season was the 140th season of competitive football by

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. It was their fourth consecutive season back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rangers also competed in the Europa League and both domestic cups ( League Cup and Scottish Cup). On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak. The Premiership was curtailed on 18 May 2020, with average points per game used to determine final league positions. Rangers completed their UEFA Europa League campaign in August 2020.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Europa League

Rangers qualified for the first qualifying round after finishing in second place in the

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Qualification stage

Group stage

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2019–20 season. They may not have made an appearance.

Appearances, goals and discipline

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Club statistics

Competition Overview

League table

Results by round

Transfers

Players in

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Players out

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Liam Burt Liam Burt (born 1 February 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He made his first team debut for Rangers in March 2016, and also played on loan for Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic. He then moved to Celtic ...

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Loans in

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Loans out

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, style="text-align:left;", Portadown , Loan , - , 20 January 2020 , 30 June 2020 , style="text-align:left;", Jamie Barjonas , style="text-align:left;",

, Loan , - , 20 January 2020 , 30 June 2020 , style="text-align:left;", Jamie Murphy , style="text-align:left;", Burton Albion , Loan , - , 21 January 2020 , 30 June 2020 , style="text-align:left;", Robby McCrorie , style="text-align:left;", Livingston , Loan , - , 30 January 2020 , 30 June 2020 , style="text-align:left;",

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Greg Docherty Greg Alexander Docherty (born 10 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Hull City as a midfielder. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Rangers, Shrewsbury Town and Hibernian. ...

, style="text-align:left;", Hibernian , Loan , - , 31 January 2020 , 30 June 2020 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Bradford City , Loan , - , 3 February 2020 , 30 November 2020 , style="text-align:left;", Daniel Finlayson , style="text-align:left;", Orange County SC , Loan , - , 3 February 2020 , 30 November 2020 , style="text-align:left;",

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Notes

References

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