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| season topscorer = Lee McCulloch (26) | league topscorer = Andrew Little (22) | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _rangers1213h | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_so1 = _whitetop | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 =_rangers1213a | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_so2 =_bluetop | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = 0000FF | socks2 = ffffff | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 =_rangers1213t | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_so3 = _color_2_stripes_blue | leftarm3 = 000000 | body3 = 000000 | rightarm3 = 000000 | shorts3 = 000000 | socks3 = 000000 | pattern_la4 = | pattern_b4 = 000000 | pattern_ra4 = | pattern_so4 = | leftarm4 = 000055 | body4 = FFFFFF | rightarm4 = 000055 | shorts4 = 000055 | socks4 = 000055 | prevseason = 2011–12 | nextseason = 2013–14 }} The 2012–13 season is the 132nd 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 to be resolved. On 4 July, ten of the other eleven Scottish Premier League clubs voted against the newco Rangers being admitted to the league for the 2012-13 season, leaving the club 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 were 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 the Oldco (the company that formerly owned Rangers) and its staff. This investigation operated via a commission headed by Lord Nimmo Smith which concluded in February 2013. The Commission's findings concluded that oldco Rangers 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 the Oldco. 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 Oldco had not contravened tax law with its use of Employee Benefit Trusts, however just over a week before the Nimmo Smith Commission returned its verdict, HMRC launched an appeal against the First-tier verdict. Turmoil continued inside Ibrox despite the return on Walter Smith as a non-executive director in November 2012.〔 The company owning the club 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 violate with a number of contentious issues arising throughout the season included the sacking of Spanish striker Francisco Sandaza for reportedly attempting to negotiations transfer away from the club,〔 the allegations from former chairman Craig Whyte that he and Green had an agreement over the purchase of Rangers that allowed Whyte to retain a stakehold in the company. An internal investigation by the club later concluded that there was no link between Green and Whyte. The culmination of the of Greens 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 and Berwick. Rangers clinched the Scottish Third Division Title on 30 March after a goalless draw away to Montrose and Queens Park lost. Rangers are promoted to the Scottish Second Division next season 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012–13 Rangers F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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