Here, we look at the biggest ever Rangers wins across the club’s history.
Ever since Rangers was founded in 1872, the club have been heavyweights in the domestic scene and that is reflected by the spread of their record winning margins.
From 1877 all the way to 1983, Rangers set some of their own incredible records in that regard, all of which still stand as of 2024.
Some Gers fans may remember during the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership title-winning season when Steven Gerrard’s side destroyed Hamilton Academical by an 8-0 scoreline at Ibrox.
Of course, the memory for fans was made in front a TV screen due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the time. But to put things into perspective, that unbelievable scoreline doesn’t even come close to the overall joint records. All stats below are taken from Fitbastats.
Rangers joint-biggest ever wins
Rangers’ biggest ever margin of victory is by 13 clear goals, a feat they achieved an incredible three times in the Scottish Cup between 1877 and 1889.
Possilpark, Uddingston and Kelvinside Athletic were all defeated 13-0 by Rangers in October 1877, November 1877 and September 1889 respectively.
Against Possilpark at Ibrox, Peter Campbell scored a hat-trick while four others scored braces. Sam Ricketts and Moses McNeil were also on the scoresheet, the former scoring his first goal for the club.
Two Scottish Cup rounds later in the November, Rangers would embarrass Uddingston. Alex Marshall and James Watson helped themselves to four goals EACH in this one-sided encounter.
While against Kelvinside Athletic 12 years later, six different scorers helped Rangers equal their biggest ever win with the likes of Tom Wylie, John Allan and Jimmy Henderson all notching braces.
Most goals scored by Rangers in one game
Rangers have scored more than 13 goals in a single match on two occasions. They beat Whitehill 14-2 in the Scottish Cup in September 1883 and Blairgowrie by the same scoreline in January 1934.
It is highly unlikely 14 goals scored in one match will ever be topped by Rangers, or even equalled. In the clash against Blairgowrie, Rangers were managed by the legendary Bill Struth.
And his striker Jimmy Fleming scored a ridiculous NINE goals in the game. It remains the most goals scored by a Rangers player in one match and it helped Fleming become the club’s leading scorer (44) in the Scottish Cup, a record he still holds today.
Rangers record league win came in 1898
Rangers’ biggest ever Scottish League victory was set on Christmas Eve in 1898 when they downed Hibernian 10-0.
According to Fitbastats, a crowd of 7,000 were present at the Ibrox encounter. Alec Smith netted four goals, with Robert C. Hamilton scoring twice.
Neilly Gibson scored a penalty while Johnny Campbell, John McPherson and Jim Miller were also on target.
Rangers would go on to win the Scottish League title that season by securing victory in all 18 games of the campaign. This has never been repeated by the club.
Rangers record European win
Rangers’ biggest ever European victory was against Valletta FC in September 1983. The club won 10-0 with John McDonald netting a hat-trick.
It was the first round of the European Cup Winners’ Cup and Rangers had already won the first leg in Malta 8-0. The likes of Derek Ferguson – brother of Barry – and Davie Cooper played in the 10-0 clash.
Rangers would then lose the second round to Porto on aggregate. Just one month after the Valletta demolition job, manager John Greig would resign and Jock Wallace would take charge for a second time.
