Oldco Rangers were today fined £250,000 for failing to disclose payments to players to the Scottish Premier League from 2000-2011 - but escaped the ultimate sanction of losing titles. Here are the five title triumphs that remain intact.
2003 - Rangers clinched the league crown on goal-difference after a final-day shoot-out with beaten UEFA Cup finalists Celtic. Alex McLeish's men romped to a 6-1 win at home to Dunfermline while Martin O'Neill's Hoops could only beat Kilmarnock 4-0 at Rugby Park.
2005 - The Ibrox men regained their SPL title by a point from Old Firm rivals Celtic on 'Helicopter Sunday'. Motherwell striker Scott McDonald's last-day double at Fir Park robbed his future employers of the championship as the Light Blues celebrated a 1-0 win and the league crown at Easter Road.
2009 - After watching Celtic make it three-in-a-row, Walter Smith's side stormed back to secure the flag with another last-day decider, beating Dundee United 3-0 after goals by Kyle Lafferty, Pedro Mendes and Kris Boyd secure the title by four points.
2010 - Easter Road was the venue for another championship party as the Ibrox men made it back-to-back league wins. Kyle Lafferty bagged the title-clinching goal before the club ended the season with a six-point winning margin over Celtic, who sacked boss Tony Mowbray following his disastrous reign.
2011 - Walter Smith bowed out as Rangers boss with his 10th top-flight triumph. Again it went down to the final day as Celtic pushed the Light Blues close, but three goals in the first seven minutes at Rugby Park ensured there was no late drama as Rangers made it three in a row with a 5-1 win over Kilmarnock.
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