McCulloch fires Rangers back into top flight

Lee McCulloch's hat-trick eased Rangers to the Scottish League One title in record quick time with a 3-0 win over Airdrieonians in front of a crowd of over 41,000 at Ibrox. The Glasgow giants moved a massive 26 points clear of nearest rivals Dunfermline, with just eight games remaining, to complete the second stage of their long journey back to the top of Scottish football. It is the earliest a Scottish title has been clinched since Partick Thistle sealed the old Second Division championship in March 1976 Rangers entered administration in February 2012 over an unpaid tax bill, and liquidation followed in June that year to cap an amazing fall from grace for Scotland's most successful club, who have won a record 54 Scottish top-flight championships. Fittingly it was veteran McCulloch, one of only a handful of players to stay with the club following liquidation and their placement in the bottom tier of Scottish football, who got the goals that clinched the title. Source: FIFA.com