The highest and lowest points for Rangers this season

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The 2016/17 campaign has certainly been an interesting one to say the least for the Gers.

Andy Halliday celebrates with Kenny Miller after scoring the second goal for Rangers

To say this season has been a whirlwind would be an understatement for Rangers, who had had to deal with a managerial casualty in the strangest possible way, as well as the Joey Barton situation, while rising to third in the Scottish Premier League in their first season back since 2012.

With plenty of highs and lows, we at HITC take a look back on the two most memorable incidents regarding Rangers this season – for both better and worse.

Highest point – Celtic 1-1 Rangers

With Celtic all but confirmed to win the title at this point, the very least Rangers wanted to do was make their path to glory a bit more difficult. The Bhoys hadn’t dropped Scottish Premier League points for 175 days – pretty much half a year – and had gone 11 months without drawing or losing at home. That run seemed set to continue when Stuart Armstrong struck on 35 minutes for Celtic, but on 87 minutes, 38-year-old Clint Hill – who was lurking near the back post – was on hand to tap home Emerson Hyndman’s shot past Craig Gordon to secure a point in dramatic circumstances.

Note – special nod to the Gers’ 3-0 win away to Aberdeen last weekend.

Rangers’ Clint Hill celebrates scoring their first goal

Lowest point – Kilmarnock 0-0 Rangers

It may seem strange to include a result as recently as this one given the debacle surrounding Mark Warburton’s departure as well as the Joey Barton saga, but for a club so used to having a mentality of ‘second isn’t good enough’ like they do at Ibrox, this result must have hurt more than most. As Aberdeen defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0, Rangers needed to defeat Kilmarnock in order to have any chance of finishing second in the table, however Caixinha’s men could only muster a draw. That result left Rangers 35 points behind Celtic, and 12 behind Aberdeen – meaning that even with the six team split, it’s hugely unlikely Aberdeen will concede second place with so few games to play.