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Overview

Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season. Greig made big-money signings in the pre-season 1982–83 with renewed hope that they could at least mount a serious title challenge, but once again, the season ended in trophyless failure.

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- £30,000 from

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from West Ham United, were all welcomed to the club. The early signs were positive. Rangers reached the

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scoring en route 29 goals in there ten games and eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the UEFA Cup. The opening eight league games saw the side unbeaten but the final match saw Rangers lying in fourth, a massive eighteen points behind champions Dundee United. The team was knocked out of Europe after suffering a 5–0 defeat from Cologne. The 1983 Scottish Cup Final was lost to an Aberdeen side that had won the

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ten days earlier, their double allowing Rangers to take Scotland's Cup Winners' Cup berth for the following season.

Overview

Results

Scottish Premier Division

UEFA Cup

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Appearances

League table

See also

References