Middleton and McCrorie are an example for the rest of the academy players to follow

There is nothing more pleasing for an academy at a football club when a few of the boys who the coaches have helped progress through the age groups make the first-team squad. That has been true this season for the development coaches.

Young guns look the part in latest friendly victory

Rangers finished their pre-season campaign with another victory – this time they beat Paul Cook’s newly-promoted Wigan side 3-0 after a superb second-half display and goals from Alfredo Morelos, Nikola Katic and an Alex Bruce own goal.

Mixed fortunes for the youngers in Shkupi tie

It was a good week for the first team with the qualification to the second qualifying round with a 2-0 aggregate victory over FC Shkupi of Macedonia.

Can these 4 players make the step up to the Reserves?

Over the course of this season we will be looking at all the players in the Rangers under-18 squad but we thought it worthwhile to pick out four players to watch out for who could make it into the Reserve squad.

Proud night for the academy vs Bury

 

Steven Gerrard’s era got off to a great start with the 6-0 win over Bury on Friday night, with goals from Jamie Murphy, Nikola Katic, a Scott Arfield double, one from Alfredo Morelos and one from the academy striker Zak Rudden.