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===Walter Smith's return and Ally McCoist=== On 10 January 2007, former boss [[Walter Smith]] resigned from his post as Scotland manager to return to the Ibrox helm, with Ally McCoist as [[Assistant coach|assistant manager]].<ref name="Smith return">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm|work=BBC Sport|title=Smith installed as Rangers boss|date=10 January 2007|quote=Walter Smith has quit as Scotland coach to become boss of Rangers for a second time after agreeing a three-year deal.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323053841/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Uefa Cup Final 2008.jpg|thumb|250 px|left|alt=The 2008 UEFA Cup final in Manchester which Rangers contested|The 2008 UEFA Cup final in [[City of Manchester Stadium|Manchester]], which Rangers contested]] The following season Rangers contested the [[2007β08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] after dropping into the competition from the [[2007β08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref name="Rangers lose to lyon">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7134114.stm|title=Rangers 0β3 Lyon|work=BBC Sport|date=12 December 2007|author=Moffat, Colin|quote=Rangers crashed out of the Champions League and into the Uefa Cup with a disappointing home defeat to Lyon.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408184641/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7134114.stm|archive-date=8 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The club reached the final, defeating [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]] and Fiorentina along the way.<ref name="Rangers reach uefa cup final">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7398449.stm|title=Rangers & Zenit chase Uefa glory|work=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2008|quote=Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen and Fiorentina have been dispatched, along with Sporting since Rangers qualified via their position in the Champions League group stage.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017002004/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7398449.stm|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The final in [[Manchester]] against [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]], who were managed by former Rangers manager Dick Advocaat,<ref name="Advocaat says rangers shouldnt change for final">{{Cite web|title=Succescoach Advocaat wordt in Sint-Petersburg nooit vergeten|url=https://nos.nl/l/2236584|access-date=2021-02-10|website=nos.nl|date=15 June 2018 |language=nl}}</ref> ended in a 2β0 defeat.<ref name="Rangers lose uefa cup final">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/henrywinter/2300507/Rangers-run-out-of-steam-as-Zenit-lift-Uefa-Cup.html|title=Rangers run out of steam as Zenit lift Uefa Cup|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 May 2008|author=Winter, Henry|author-link=Henry Winter|quote=Zenit St Petersburg (0) 2 Rangers (0) 0<br /> It is not only Scottish fuel stations that have been running on empty recently. The warning light began flashing on Rangers' tank midway through the second half last night, their exhausting schedule finally catching up with them, allowing a superior and fresher Zenit side to lift the Uefa Cup.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212035332/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/henrywinter/2300507/Rangers-run-out-of-steam-as-Zenit-lift-Uefa-Cup.html|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> An estimated 200,000 supporters travelled to [[Manchester]] for the event,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/battle-of-piccadilly-953792|title=Battle of Piccadilly|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=19 April 2010|work=men|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> and the [[2008 UEFA Cup final riots]] occurred. The 2008β09 season saw Rangers recover from an early exit from the [[2008β09 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] to [[FBK Kaunas]] of [[football in Lithuania|Lithuania]].<ref name="Rangers lose to fc kanuas">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/08/05/champions.rangers/index.html|title=Rangers exit Champions League in Lithuania|work=CNN World Sport|publisher=CNN|date=5 August 2008|quote=Scottish giants Rangers slumped to a shock European exit when Linas Pilibaitis gave FBK Kaunas 2β1 an aggregate win in their Champions League second qualifying round tie in Lithuania.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024065004/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/08/05/champions.rangers/index.html|archive-date=24 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The club secured its 52nd league championship on the last day of the season with a 3β0 victory at Dundee United.<ref name="Rejuvenated rangers win title">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/5379355/Rejuvenated-Rangers-take-SPL-title-in-style-with-victory-at-Dundee-United.html|title=Rejuvenated Rangers take SPL title in style with victory at Dundee United|date=24 May 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=20 August 2010|author=Forsyth, Roddy|quote=With the boundless relief and joie de vivre of a man who has been reprieved on the steps of the gallows and installed in a palace, Rangers produced a climactic performance to snatch their first championship since 2005 at sun-drenched Tannadice.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212035328/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/5379355/Rejuvenated-Rangers-take-SPL-title-in-style-with-victory-at-Dundee-United.html|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Rangers also successfully defended the Scottish Cup, defeating Falkirk 1β0 in the final.<ref name="Rangers beat falkirk">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/5413108/Rangers-1-Falkirk-0-Scottish-Cup-Final-2009-match-report.html|title=Rangers 1 Falkirk 0: Match report|date=30 May 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=20 August 2010|author=Forsyth, Roddy|quote=Rangers completed the second stage of their Scottish league and cup double in the baking heat of Hampden Park on Saturday thanks to a glorious goal from Nacho Novo, with his first touch of the ball only seconds after arriving as a half-time substitute for Kris Boyd. But the favourites were made to sweat throughout β and not simply because of the sweltering conditions.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212035335/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/5413108/Rangers-1-Falkirk-0-Scottish-Cup-Final-2009-match-report.html|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2009β10 Rangers F.C. season|2009β10 season]] saw Rangers reach their fifth consecutive domestic final: against [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] in the Scottish League Cup, the club overcame a two-men [[wikt:deficit|deficit]] from [[Penalty card#Red card|red cards]], a late deciding goal from [[Kenny Miller]] securing the victory.<ref name="Rangers win cup with nine men">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/mar/21/st-mirren-rangers-scottish-cup-final|title=Kenny Miller sees nine-man Rangers through to victory|date=21 March 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=20 August 2010|last=Murray|first=Ewan|quote=It would, of course, be churlish not to recognise the winning mentality of a team who have lost just a single domestic fixture since Celtic lifted this trophy at their expense a year ago. Yet this win arrived in the most unlikely of circumstances, sealing the League Cup despite being down to nine men.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325102023/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/mar/21/st-mirren-rangers-scottish-cup-final|archive-date=25 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The league championship title was retained, with three matches remaining, at [[Easter Road Stadium|Easter Road]], defeating Hibernian 1β0 with a [[Kyle Lafferty]] goal. The [[2010β11 Rangers F.C. season|2010β11 season]], Smith's final season in charge, saw Rangers retain the League Cup, defeating Celtic at Hampden with a [[Nikica JelaviΔ]] goal in extra time.<ref name="Rangers prove doubters wrong">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9429677.stm|title=Rangers happy to prove doubters wrong after Cup win|work=BBC Sport|date=20 March 2011|quote=Rangers manager Walter Smith described the Co-operative Insurance Cup final win over Celtic as one of his "best ever" victories.<br />Smith, coming to the end of his second spell in charge at Ibrox, clinched a 20th trophy as Rangers boss after the 2β1 extra-time win at Hampden.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010083901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9429677.stm|archive-date=10 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> A third consecutive title was won by beating [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] 5β1 on the last day of the season, Smith's final match in charge of the club.<ref name="Smith's final match">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9484609.stm|title=Kilmarnock 1 β 5 Rangers|date=16 May 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 May 2011|author=Moffat, Colin|quote=Rangers gave departing manager Walter Smith the perfect send-off as they wrapped up a third-consecutive Scottish Premier League title in style.<br />A blistering opening saw Kyle Lafferty net twice inside seven minutes, either side of a Steven Naismith strike.<br />Early in the second half, Nikica Jelavic smashed in a free kick and Lafferty completed his hat-trick with a composed finish.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713113455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9484609.stm|archive-date=13 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Ally McCoist took over from Walter Smith in June 2011 but [[2011β12 Rangers F.C. season|season 2011β12]] started with Rangers eliminated from two European competitions before the end of August: losing to Swedish side [[MalmΓΆ FF|MalmΓΆ]] in the [[2011β12 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] third round qualifying match,<ref name="Rangers lose to malmo">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/03/malmo-rangers-champions-league-qualifying|title=Rangers crash out of Champions League after seeing red twice at Malmo|work=The Guardian|date=3 August 2011|quote=Rangers' Champions League hopes were shattered as they crashed out of the competition at the hands of Malmo after being reduced to nine men in the qualifier in Sweden. Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both shown straight red cards, before Malmo's Ricardinho was also dismissed by the referee Vladislav Bezborodov at the Swedbank stadium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804214249/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/03/malmo-rangers-champions-league-qualifying|archive-date=4 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and to Slovenian side [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] in a [[2011β12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] qualifying match.<ref name="Rangers lose to maribor">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14569511.stm|title=Rangers 1 β 1 NK Maribor (agg 2 β 3)|work=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2011|author=Campbell, Andy|quote=Rangers exited the Europa League as Maribor claimed an aggregate victory to progress to the group stages.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713115510/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14569511|archive-date=13 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> While good league form saw Rangers in top spot after being unbeaten for the first 15 games, they were knocked out of the [[2011β12 Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] by [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]<ref name="Rangers go out of cup to falkirk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15016733.stm|title=Ally McCoist fuming as Falkirk kids dump Rangers out of cup|work=BBC Sport|date=22 September 2011|quote=Manager Ally McCoist believes his Rangers players have only themselves to blame for their shock League Cup defeat by a very youthful Falkirk line-up.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614004930/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15016733|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[2011β12 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] by [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] at Ibrox.<ref name="Rangers lose to dundee utd in scottish cup">{{cite news|author=Campbell, Andy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16778861|title=Rangers 0β2 Dundee Utd|work=BBC Sport|date=5 February 2012|access-date=12 April 2012|quote=Dundee United knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup with a deserved fifth-round victory at Ibrox.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302042219/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16778861|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Rangers were placed into administration on 14 February 2012 resulting in the club being deducted 10 points as per SPL rules.<ref name="Rangers enter administration">{{cite news|title=Rangers' 10-point deduction confirmed by SPL|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17032099|date=14 February 2012|work=BBC Sport|quote=Rangers have been deducted 10 points after entering administration.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218103449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17032099|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Though Rangers avoided having Celtic win the championship at Ibrox on 25 March by winning the game 3β2, Rangers ultimately finished 20 points behind Celtic in second place.<ref name="Rangers deny celtic title win at parkhead">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419735|work=BBC Sport|date=25 March 2012|title=Rangers 3β2 Celtic|author=Lindsay, Clive|quote=Reigning champions Rangers prevented the Scottish title being won on their own patch despite a dramatic late rally from nine-man runaway leaders Celtic.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115133803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419735|archive-date=15 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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