title: 2012–13 Rangers F.C. season
text: # 2012–13 Rangers F.C. season
  
  The 2012–13 season was the 133rd season of competitive football by Rangers.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Rangers played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 2012–13 season. Prior to the Rangers first team even kicking a ball in a football match that season, there were a series of off-the-field issues that had to be resolved. In June 2012, a criminal investigation was launched into Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers Football Club Plc after a preliminary examination of the information passed to police by administrators Duff & Phelps. While 4 July saw ten of the other eleven Scottish Premier League clubs vote against Rangers being admitted to the league for the 2012–13 season, meaning the club had to apply for a place in the Scottish Football League. Over a week later, on 13 July, twenty-five of the thirty SFL member clubs voted to offer Rangers a place in the Third Division of the Football League for the start of the season. However, as part of the transfer of SFA membership from oldco to newco, both companies along with the SFA, SPL and SFL had to agree to a five-way agreement. The club received a twelve-month transfer ban which prevented it from registering any players over the age of eighteen, which began on 1 September and concluded at the end of the 2013 summer transfer window.
  
  Further to this the SPL instigated an investigation into Rangers transfer dealings between 2001 and 2011, after allegations of dual contracts between Rangers Football Club PLC (the company that formerly owned Rangers) and its staff. The investigation was conducted by a commission headed by Lord Nimmo Smith and concluded in February 2013. The commission's findings concluded that Rangers Football Club PLC did not fully disclose to the football authorities all payments that it made to players and staff; however, this non-disclosure did not effect the playing staff's eligibility. Therefore, instead of a potential penalty that included the stripping of titles won by the first team, the punishment was only a fine of £250,000 for Rangers Football Club PLC. Alongside the SPL investigation, HMRC's first tier tax tribunal's came to a conclusion during the season. On 20 November, the First-tier Tax Tribunal ruled that the Rangers Football Club PLC had not contravened tax law with its use of Employee Benefit Trusts, however HMRC subsequently launched an appeal against the first-tier verdict in March 2013.
  
  Turmoil continued inside Ibrox Stadium despite the return of Walter Smith as a non-executive director in November 2012. The company owning the club, Rangers Football Club Ltd, was floated on the stock exchange the following month, raising over £22m from an Initial public offering. The tenure of Charles Green as chief executive proved volatile, with a number of contentious issues arising throughout the season. This included the sacking of Spanish striker Francisco Sandaza for reportedly attempting to negotiate transfer away from the club, and allegations from former chairman Craig Whyte that he and Green had an agreement over the purchase of Rangers that allowed Whyte to retain a stake in the company. An internal investigation by the club later concluded that there was no link between Green and Whyte. The culmination of Green's tenure resulted in him resigning as chief executive after the club launched an internal investigation into alleged racist remarks Green had made to commercial director Imran Ahmad.
  
  The off the field drama was to be mirrored by some on field, at least initially, as Rangers struggled to get to grips with life in the Third Division. The very first match in August away to Peterhead ended in a 2–2 draw and that was only thanks to a late goal from Andrew Little with the Toon out playing Rangers for large spells in the match. The away day league formed resulted in subsequent draws to Annan Athletic and Berwick Rangers. The side clinched the Scottish Third Division title, and promotion to the Second Division, on 30 March after a goalless draw away to Montrose and second placed Queens Park losing.
  
  On a busy day in April, the SFA wrote to Rangers chief executive Charles Green seeking clarification about his business dealings with Craig Whyte, the Police carried out a series of searches relating to the purchase of Rangers Football Club by Craig Whyte from David Murray and, Whyte was ordered to pay £18m to the finance firm Ticketus after he lost a claim against him at the High Court in London.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
  | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Neil Alexander | 35 | 2008 (Winter) | 94 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
  | GK | Scott Gallacher | 23 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
  | GK | Blair Currie | 19 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
  | GK | Alan Smith | 19 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
  | GK | Liam Kelly | 18 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
  | DF | Dorin Goian | 31 | 2011 | 42 | 1 | 2014 | £0.8m | out on season loan |
  | DF | Carlos Bocanegra (captain) | 33 | 2011 | 40 | 3 | 2014 | £0.4m | out on season loan |
  | DF | Darren Cole | 21 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
  | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 28 | 2007 | 121 | 1 | 2013 | Free | left on 29 August |
  | DF | Emílson Cribari | 33 | 2012 | 34 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
  | DF | Sébastien Faure | 22 | 2012 | 23 | 1 | 2015 | Free | |
  | DF | Anestis Argyriou | 25 | 2012 | 27 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
  | DF | Ross Perry | 23 | 2006 | 36 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
  | DF | Chris Hegarty | 20 | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
  | DF | Luca Gasparotto | 17 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
  | DF | Lee Wallace (vc) | 25 | 2011 | 76 | 6 | 2016 | £1.5m | |
  | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 25 | 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2014 | £0.4m | left on 10 August |
  | MF | Lewis Macleod | 18 | 2010 | 31 | 3 | 2017 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Robbie Crawford | 20 | 2010 | 27 | 5 | 2017 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Andy Murdoch | 18 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Ian Black | 28 | 2012 | 38 | 2 | 2015 | Free | |
  | MF | Kyle Hutton | 22 | 2008 | 47 | 2 | 2014 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Maurice Edu | 26 | 2008 | 125 | 12 | 2013 | £2.6m | left on 25 August |
  | MF | Kamil Wiktorski | 19 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | £0.1m | left on 29 January |
  | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 21 | 2010 | 9 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
  | MF | Dean Shiels | 28 | 2012 | 29 | 12 | 2016 | Free | |
  | MF | David Templeton | 24 | 2012 | 26 | 15 | 2016 | £0.8m | |
  | MF | Fraser Aird | 18 | 2011 | 22 | 3 | 2018 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Francesco Stella | 21 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Free | left on 15 January |
  | MF | Tom Walsh | 16 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
  | MF | Lee McCulloch (captain) | 34 | 2007 | 211 | 46 | 2015 | £2.25m | |
  | MF | Barrie McKay | 18 | 2011 | 42 | 4 | 2017 | Free | |
  | MF | Danny Stoney | 16 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
  | FW | Kane Hemmings | 22 | 2008 | 10 | 1 | 2013 | Youth system | |
  | FW | Kal Naismith | 21 | 2008 | 24 | 3 | 2015 | Youth system | |
  | FW | Andrew Little | 23 | 2007 | 60 | 32 | 2014 | Youth system | |
  | FW | Francisco Sandaza | 28 | 2012 | 20 | 2 | 2015 | Free | left on 3 April |
  | FW | Kevin Kyle | 31 | 2012 | 15 | 3 | 2013 | Free | left on 16 March |
  
  * Last updated: 4 May 2013
  * Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
  * Ordered by position on pitch.
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Ian Black | 27 | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
  | MF | Dean Shiels | 27 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free |
  | FW | Francisco Sandaza | 27 | St Johnstone | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
  | FW | Kevin Kyle | 31 | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free |
  | DF | Emílson Cribari | 32 | Cruzeiro | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free |
  | DF | Sébastien Faure | 21 | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
  | DF | Anestis Argyriou | 24 | AEK Athens | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free |
  | MF | Francesco Stella | 21 | Siena | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free |
  | MF | David Templeton | 23 | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £0.7m |
  | FW | Sergey Kundik | 17 | Spartak Moscow | Transfer | n/a | 2013 | Free |
  
  Total expenditure: £0.7m
  
  **Out**
  
  | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | DF | Kyle Bartley | 21 | Arsenal | Loan return | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Saša Papac | 32 | Retired | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | FW | David Healy | 32 | Bury | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Salim Kerkar | 24 | Charlton Athletic | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | GK | Grant Adam | 21 | St Mirren | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Gordon Dick | 19 | Albion Rovers | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Ewan McNeil | 18 | Norwich City | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Anthony Marenghi | 18 | Ayr United | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Adam Hunter | 19 | Ayr United | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Adel Gafaiti | 17 | Norwich City | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Josh Robinson | 18 | Crusaders | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | FW | Jack Werndly | 19 | St Neots Town | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Robbie McIntyre | 18 | Huddersfield Town | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | GK | Sam George | 17 | Clyde | End of contract | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Rhys McCabe | 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rejection to transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
  | FW | Sone Aluko | 23 | Hull City | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Steven Whittaker | 28 | Norwich City | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | FW | Steven Naismith | 25 | Everton | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Jamie Ness | 21 | Stoke City | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 24 | Sion | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | GK | Allan McGregor | 30 | Beşiktaş | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Steven Davis | 27 | Southampton | Rejection to transfer | Summer | £0.8m |
  | MF | John Fleck | 20 | Coventry City | Rejection to transfer | Summer | Free |
  | DF | Tom Skogsrud | 19 | Sandefjord | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Kim Skogsrud | 19 | Sandefjord | Rejection to transfer | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Juan Manuel Ortiz | 30 | Granada | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Alejandro Bedoya | 25 | Helsingborgs IF | Transfer | Summer | Free |
  | DF | Dorin Goian | 31 | Spezia | Loan | Summer | n/a |
  | MF | Maurice Edu | 26 | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | £0.3m |
  | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 28 | Blackpool | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 31 | Racing Santander | Loan | Summer | n/a |
  | DF | Kyle McAusland | 19 | Ayr United | Loan | n/a | n/a |
  | FW | Kane Hemmings | 21 | Cowdenbeath | Loan | Winter | n/a |
  | FW | Calum Gallagher | 18 | Alloa Athletic | Loan | Winter | n/a |
  | MF | Francesco Stella | 21 | Melbourne Victory | Contract terminated | Winter | n/a |
  | MF | Kamil Wiktorski | 19 | Dolcan Ząbki | Contract terminated | Winter | n/a |
  | MF | Gregor Fotheringham | 18 | Forfar Athletic | Loan | Winter | n/a |
  | DF | Stuart Urquhart | 17 | Dumbarton | Loan | n/a | n/a |
  | FW | Kevin Kyle | 31 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a |
  | FW | Francisco Sandaza | 28 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a |
  
  Last updated: 3 April 2013 Total income: £1.1m
  
  **New contracts**
  
  | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Scott Gallacher | 22 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 |
  | DF | Chris Hegarty | 19 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 |
  | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 20 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 |
  | FW | Andrew Little | 23 | Signed | 2 years | June 2014 |
  | MF | Kamil Wiktorski | 19 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 |
  | MF | Lewis Macleod | 18 | Signed | 5 years | June 2017 |
  | MF | Barrie McKay | 18 | Signed | 5 years | June 2017 |
  | MF | Robbie Crawford | 19 | Signed | 5 years | June 2017 |
  | DF | Lee Wallace | 25 | Signed | 5 years | June 2017 |
  | MF | Lee McCulloch | 34 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  | GK | Neil Alexander | 34 | Rejected | 1 year | June 2014 |
  | MF | Fraser Aird | 18 | Signed | 5 years | June 2018 |
  | DF | Kyle McAusland | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  | DF | Chris Hegarty | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  | FW | Kal Naismith | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  | DF | Luca Gasparotto | 17 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  | GK | Scott Gallacher | 23 | Signed | 2 years | June 2015 |
  
  Last updated: 18 February 2013
  
  ### Squad statistics
  
  | | | | Total | Total | Total | Scottish Third Division | Scottish Third Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
  | GK | | Neil Alexander | 47 | 47 | | 36 | | 4 | | 4 | | 3 | |
  | DF | | Anestis Argyriou | 24 | 27 | | 20 | | 3 | | 3 | | 1 | |
  | DF | | Kirk Broadfoot | 5 | 5 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 2 | |
  | DF | | Darren Cole | 1 | 4 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | |
  | DF | | Dorin Goian | 4 | 4 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
  | DF | | Emílson Cribari | 32 | 34 | | 26 | | 3 | | 3 | | 2 | |
  | DF | | Chris Hegarty | 28 | 29 | | 24 | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | |
  | DF | | Carlos Bocanegra | 7 | 7 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 2 | |
  | DF | | Ross Perry | 21 | 23 | | 17 | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | |
  | DF | | Luca Gasparotto | 1 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | DF | | Sébastien Faure | 16 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | |
  | DF | | Lee Wallace | 42 | 42 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
  | MF | | David Templeton | 25 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 2 | | | | | |
  | MF | | Lewis Macleod | 31 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | | 3 | |
  | MF | | Kyle Hutton | 30 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | 1 | |
  | MF | | Ian Black | 37 | 38 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | |
  | MF | | Robbie Crawford | 9 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | |
  | MF | | Tom Walsh | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | MF | | Andy Murdoch | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | MF | | Andrew Mitchell | 4 | 7 | | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | MF | | Fraser Aird | 11 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
  | MF | | Barrie McKay | 20 | 41 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 3 | 1 |
  | MF | | Danny Stoney | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | MF | | Lee McCulloch | 38 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
  | MF | | Dean Shiels | 27 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
  | FW | | Andrew Little | 34 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
  | FW | | Kal Naismith | 5 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | |
  | FW | | Francisco Sandaza | 12 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | |
  | FW | | Kevin Kyle | 4 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | |
  | FW | | Kane Hemmings | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Goal scorers
  
  | P | Name | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FW | Lee McCulloch | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
  | FW | Andrew Little | 22 | | 1 | 2 | 25 |
  | MF | David Templeton | 15 | | | | 15 |
  | MF | Dean Shiels | 7 | 3 | 2 | | 12 |
  | MF | Robbie Crawford | 4 | 1 | | | 5 |
  | MF | Barrie McKay | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 4 |
  | DF | Lee Wallace | 3 | | 1 | | 4 |
  | FW | Kal Naismith | 1 | 2 | | | 3 |
  | FW | Kevin Kyle | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |
  | MF | Lewis Macleod | 3 | | | | 3 |
  | MF | Fraser Aird | 2 | | | | 2 |
  | FW | Francisco Sandaza | 2 | | | | 2 |
  | MF | Kyle Hutton | 2 | | | | 2 |
  | MF | Ian Black | 2 | | | | 2 |
  | DF | Sébastien Faure | 1 | | | | 1 |
  | FW | Kane Hemmings | 1 | | | | 1 |
  | | Own goal | 1 | | | | 1 |
  
  Last updated: 4 May 2013 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | P | Name | YC | | RC |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Neil Alexander | 3 | | |
  | DF | Sébastien Faure | 2 | | |
  | DF | Dorin Goian | 1 | | |
  | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 1 | | |
  | DF | Emílson Cribari | 5 | | |
  | DF | Lee Wallace | 2 | | 1 |
  | DF | Chris Hegarty | 3 | | |
  | DF | Ross Perry | 1 | | |
  | DF | Anestis Argyriou | 1 | | |
  | MF | Ian Black | 13 | 2 | |
  | MF | Lewis Macleod | 2 | | |
  | MF | Lee McCulloch | 9 | | |
  | MF | Kyle Hutton | 9 | | |
  | MF | Fraser Aird | 2 | | |
  | MF | Dean Shiels | 2 | | |
  | MF | David Templeton | 5 | | |
  | MF | Robbie Crawford | 1 | | |
  | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 1 | | |
  | FW | Andrew Little | 4 | | |
  | FW | Francisco Sandaza | 1 | | |
  | FW | Kevin Kyle | 2 | 1 | |
  | FW | Kal Naismith | 1 | | 1 |
  
  Last updated: 4 May 2013 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches
  
  ### Awards
  
  | P | Name | Award | Date | From |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FW | Andrew Little | Ginger Boot Winner | August | Scottish Football League |
  | MF | Lewis Macleod | Young Player of the Month | November | Scottish Football League |
  | MAN | Ally McCoist | Third Division Manager of the month | December | Scottish Football League |
  | FW | Andrew Little | Ginger Boot Winner | February | Scottish Football League |
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Scottish Third Division
  
  | Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | 11 August 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 1 | A | Peterhead | 2–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 4,485 Referee Stephen Finnie Peterhead Rangers 65' McAllister 82' McLaughlin 27' McKay 90' Little |
  | 4 | 18 August 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 2 | H | East Stirlingshire | 5–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,118 Referee Kevin Clancy Rangers East Stirlingshire 15' Little 43' Little 63' Sandaza 73' Little 90' McCulloch 2' (pen.) Quinn |
  | 6 | 26 August 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 3 | A | Berwick Rangers | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 4,140 Referee Mike Tumilty Berwick Rangers Rangers 62' McLaren 45+2' Little |
  | 8 | 2 September 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 4 | H | Elgin City | 5–1 | Report Report link Kick off 16:30 BST Attendance 46,015 Referee David Somers Rangers Elgin City 24' Shiels 29' Templeton 45+2' McCulloch 49' Templeton 59' McCulloch 15' Duff |
  | 9 | 15 September 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 5 | A | Annan Athletic | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 2,517 Referee Craig Charleston |
  | 11 | 23 September 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 6 | H | Montrose | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 45,081 Referee Stephen Finnie Rangers Montrose 27' Shiels 55' Macleod 60' McCulloch 82' Crawford 35' (o.g.) Argyriou |
  | 14 | 6 October 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 7 | A | Stirling Albion | 0–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 3,751 Referee Bobby Madden Stirling Albion Rangers 9' Allison |
  | 15 | 20 October 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 8 | H | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 49,463 Referee John Beaton Rangers Queen's Park 57' McCulloch 90+1' McCulloch |
  | 16 | 28 October 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 9 | A | Clyde | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 7,500 Referee Alan Muir Clyde Rangers  68' Neill 17' Shiels 80' McCulloch |
  | 19 | 10 November 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 10 | H | Peterhead | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 48,407 Referee Craig Charleston Rangers Peterhead 43' McCulloch 66' Wallace |
  | 20 | 17 November 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 11 | AR | East Stirlingshire | 6–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 2,834 Referee George Salmond East Stirlingshire Rangers  33' Züfle 41' Turner 58' (pen.) Quinn 12' (pen.) McCulloch 39' Little 49' Wallace 63' Kyle 71' Naismith 82' (pen.) McCulloch |
  | 22 | 8 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 14 | H | Stirling Albion | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 49,913 Referee Mike Tumilty Rangers Stirling Albion 59' Templeton 90' Little  86' McSorley |
  | 23 | 15 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 15 | A | Montrose | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 4,205 Referee Bobby Madden Montrose Rangers 16' Young 75' Gray 23' (pen.) McCulloch 67' Kyle 69' Shiels 90+5' Crawford |
  | 24 | 18 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 13 | H | Annan Athletic | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 42,135 Referee Paul Robertson Rangers Annan Athletic 29' Templeton 59' Wallace 64' Little 70' Templeton |
  | 25 | 22 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 12 | A | Elgin City | 6–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 3,448 Referee Brian Colvin Elgin City Rangers 18' Moore 32' Nicolson 5' Little 24' Little 41' McCulloch 60' McCulloch 64' Macleod 83' Hutton |
  | 26 | 26 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 16 | H | Clyde | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 47,463 Referee Crawford Allan Rangers Clyde 21' Wallace 38' Templeton 76' Shiels |
  | 27 | 29 December 2012 | Scottish Third Division | 17 | A | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 30,117 Referee William Collum Queen's Park Rangers  56' Brough 90+1' Aird |
  | 28 | 2 January 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 18 | A | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 2,441 Referee Stephen Finnie Annan Athletic Rangers 35' Love 26' Templeton 63' Crawford 83' Templeton |
  | 29 | 5 January 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 19 | H | Elgin City | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 46,406 Referee John Beaton Rangers Elgin City 9' Macleod  42' Harkins 87' (o.g.) Alexander |
  | 30 | 12 January 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 20 | H | Berwick Rangers | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 44,976 Referee Steven McLean Rangers Berwick Rangers 9' Little 47' Little 53' Templeton 74' Little 65' Gray 73' McLaren |
  | 31 | 20 January 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 21 | A | Peterhead | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 4,855 Referee Mike Tumilty Peterhead Rangers  65' McAllister 30' Sandaza |
  | 32 | 26 January 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 22 | H | Montrose | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 46,273 Referee Craig Charleston Rangers Montrose 45' (o.g.) Crawford 89' Gray |
  | 34 | 9 February 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 24 | H | Queen's Park | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 46,104 Referee George Salmond Rangers Queen's Park 50' Black 63' Little 78' Shiels 89' Little |
  | 35 | 16 February 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 25 | A | Clyde | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 7,600 Referee Kevin Clancy Clyde Rangers 47' Watt 9' Little 24' Little 44' Templeton 54' Templeton |
  | 36 | 23 February 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 26 | A | Berwick Rangers | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 4,476 Referee Calum Murray Berwick Rangers Rangers 6' (o.g.) Argyriou 9' (pen.) Shiels 45+1' Little 66' Faure |
  | 37 | 26 February 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 23 | A | Stirling Albion | 1–1 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 3,707 Referee Stephen Finnie Stirling Albion Rangers 51' Forsyth 16' Little |
  | 38 | 2 March 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 27 | H | East Stirlingshire | 3–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 44,534 Referee Brian Colvin Rangers East Stirlingshire 51' Little 61' McCulloch 63' Little 40' Stirling |
  | 39 | 9 March 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 28 | H | Annan Athletic | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 34,441 Referee John McKendrick Rangers Annan Athletic 59' Little 48' Love 55' Hopkirk |
  | 40 | 16 March 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 29 | A | Elgin City | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 3,633 Referee David Somers Elgin City Rangers 73' (pen.) McCulloch 87' Black |
  | 41 | 23 March 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 30 | H | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 44,608 Referee Craig Thomson |
  | 42 | 30 March 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 31 | A | Montrose | 0–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 GMT Attendance 4,686 Referee Kevin Clancy |
  | 43 | 7 April 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 32 | A | Queen's Park | 4–1 | Report Report link Kick off 12:00 BST Attendance 11,492 Referee Craig Charleston Queen's Park Rangers 87' Shankland 18' Templeton 35' Aird 68' Hemmings 86' Templeton |
  | 44 | 13 April 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 33 | H | Clyde | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 44,453 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Clyde 55' McCulloch 89' Hutton |
  | 45 | 20 April 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 34 | H | Peterhead | 1–2 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 43,961 Referee Euan Norris Rangers Peterhead 12' McCulloch 23' Ross 56' McAllister |
  | 46 | 27 April 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 35 | AR | East Stirlingshire | 4–2 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 2,885 Referee Barry Cook East Stirlingshire Rangers 22' (pen.) Quinn 30' Turner 50' Quinn 6' Crawford 45+3' Templeton 65' Black 79' Templeton |
  | 47 | 4 May 2013 | Scottish Third Division | 36 | H | Berwick Rangers | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 BST Attendance 50,048 Referee John McKendrick Rangers Berwick Rangers 32' Aird |
  
  Last updated: 4 May 2013 Source: Wikipedia article $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | 29 September 2012 | Scottish Cup | R2 | A | Forres Mechanics | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 2,751 Referee Crawford Allan Forres Mechanics Rangers 16' Naismith |
  | 18 | 3 November 2012 | Scottish Cup | R3 | H | Alloa Athletic | 7–0 | Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 25,478 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Alloa Athletic 2' Shiels 21' Shiels 33' McCulloch 72' McCulloch 73' Crawford 82' McKay 89' McKay  78' James Doyle |
  | 21 | 2 December 2012 | Scottish Cup | R4 | H | Elgin City | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 13:15 GMT Attendance 23,195 Referee Euan Norris Rangers Elgin City 43' Shiels 68' Kyle 85' Naismith |
  | 33 | 2 February 2013 | Scottish Cup | R5 | A | Dundee United | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 12:45 GMT Attendance 9,564 Referee Euan Norris Dundee United Rangers 1' Russell 36' Daly 79' Russell  86' Naismith 88' Black |
  
  Last updated: 2 February 2013 Source: Wikipedia article $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
  
  ### League Cup
  
  | Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | 7 August 2012 | League Cup | R1 | H | East Fife | 4–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 38,160 Referee John McKendrick Rangers East Fife 15' McCulloch 33' Shiels 47' Wallace 62' McCulloch |
  | 7 | 30 August 2012 | League Cup | R2 | H | Falkirk | 3–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 26,450 Referee Alan Muir Rangers Falkirk 18' McCulloch 32' Little 52' McCulloch |
  | 12 | 26 September 2012 | League Cup | R3 | H | Motherwell | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:15 BST Attendance 29,413 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Motherwell 50' McCulloch 56' Shiels |
  | 17 | 31 October 2012 | League Cup | QF | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–3 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 28,033 Referee Steven McLean Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27' Shinnie 59' Warren 79' (pen.) Shinnie |
  
  Last updated: 26 September 2012 Source: Wikipedia article $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
  
  ### Challenge Cup
  
  | Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 29 July 2012 | Challenge Cup | R1 | A | Brechin City | 2–1 | Report Report link Kick off 15:05 BST Attendance 4,123 Referee George Salmond Brechin City Rangers 43' Jackson 4' Little 102' McCulloch |
  | 5 | 21 August 2012 | Challenge Cup | R2 | A | Falkirk | 1–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 6,747 Referee Calum Murray Falkirk Rangers 45' Little |
  | 10 | 18 September 2012 | Challenge Cup | QF | H | Queen of the South | 2–2 (3-4 pen.) | Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 23,932 Referee Stevie O'Reilly Rangers Queen of the South 55' McKay 66' Kyle 72' (pen.) McCulloch 49' Clark 90+2' Gibson 90+4' Reilly |
  
  Last updated: 29 July 2012 Source: Wikipedia article $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
  
  ### Friendlies
  
  | Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 10 April 2013 | Friendly | | H | Linfield | 2–0 | Report Report link Kick off 19:15 BST Attendance 12,543 Referee John Beattie Rangers Linfield 40' Hegarty 89' Murdoch |
  
  Last updated: 10 April 2013 Source: Wikipedia article $^1Rangers$ goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Scottish Third Division | — | — | 1st | 11 August | 4 May |
  | Challenge Cup | 1st Round | — | Quarter-finals | 29 July | 18 September |
  | League Cup | 1st Round | — | Quarter-finals | 7 August | 31 October |
  | Scottish Cup | 2nd Round | — | 5th Round | 29 September | 2 February |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### Scottish Third Division
  
  **Standings**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rangers (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 87 | 29 | +58 | 83 | Promotion to League One |
  | 2 | Peterhead | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
  | 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 56 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
  | 4 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 49 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
  | 5 | Elgin City | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 49 | |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  Last updated: 3 May 2013. Source: Wikipedia article
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W |
  | Position | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  