Defeat dents Rangers hopes
Walter Smith's men slipped up in the title race.
Rangers' title hopes were dealt a further blow when they slumped to a 2-1 defeat against 10-man Hearts in the Scottish Premier League. The Ibrox side were already trailing leaders Celtic by four points ahead of the trip to Tynecastle and goals from Marius Zaliukas and Laryea Kingston added to their woes, with an own-goal from Christos Karipidis failing to alter the final outcome. [+]
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| 2008/2009 Scottish Premier League | ||||||
| CLUB | GP | W | L | D | PTS | GD |
| Celtic | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 25 |
| Rangers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 22 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Dundee United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5 |
| Aberdeen | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -1 |
| Hibernian | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -3 |
| Kilmarnock | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 | -8 |
| Falkirk | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -3 |
| Inverness Caldeonian Thistle | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | -6 |
| Motherwell | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | -8 |
| Hamilton Academical | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
| St Mirren | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | -11 |
| · Complete Standings | ||||||
| Scottish Premier League 2008/2009 | |||
| DATE | Home | SCORE | OPPONENT |
| 11/29 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 - 1 | Rangers |
| 11/29 | Aberdeen | 2 - 0 | Motherwell |
| 11/29 | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Inverness Caldeonian Thistle |
| 11/29 | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Hibernian |
| 11/29 | Hamilton Academical | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 11/29 | St Mirren | 0 - 2 | Dundee United |
| 12/6 10:00 ET | Falkirk | VS | St Mirren |
| 12/6 10:00 ET | Inverness Caldeonian Thistle | VS | Dundee United |
| 12/6 10:00 ET | Kilmarnock | VS | Aberdeen |
| 12/6 10:00 ET | Motherwell | VS | Heart of Midlothian |
| 12/6 10:00 ET | Rangers | VS | Hamilton Academical |
| 12/7 9:00 ET | Hibernian | VS | Celtic |
| · Complete Schedule | |||
| Top Scorers | |||||
| PLAYERS | Goals | ||||
| Kris Boyd | 11 | ||||
| Georgios Samaras | 9 | ||||
| Kenny Miller | 6 | ||||
| Steven Fletcher | 6 | ||||
| Francisco Sandaza | 6 | ||||
| Colin John Nish | 5 | ||||
| · Complete Stats | |||||
| Past Champions | |
| Competition | Team |
| 2007/08 Scottish Premier League | Celtic |
| 2006/07 Scottish Premier League | Celtic |
| 2005/06 Scottish Premier League | Celtic |
| 2004/05 Scottish Premier League | Rangers |
| 2003/04 Scottish Premier League | Celtic |
| 2002/03 Scottish Premier League | Rangers |
| 2001/02 Scottish Premier League | Celtic |
