Rangers: 10 Incredible Stats You Won’t Believe From The SPL Era

2. An Incredible Cumulative Goal Difference

Rangers' David Weir celebrates winning the Scottish Premier League, at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow.
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Rangers have always been known for sharing the goals around. From the glorious peak of Kris Boyd to the unfulfilled promise of Marco Negri, to more consistent talents like Michael Mols (pictured) and Jorg Albertz, Rangers had an astonishing cumulative goal difference throughout their time in the SPL.

Over the 528 games they played in the division they scored 1150 goals, conceding only 418, making for a jaw-dropping goal difference of +732. That means that the Light Blues smashed home an average of 2.18 goals per game. A truly stunning return for any team and one that is beaten only by Celtic.

They played more games though...

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