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Queen's Park stunned Rangers at Ibrox at the same stage last season Stranraer have missed out on a major pay day against Rangers after being expelled from the Scottish Cup for fielding an ineligible player in last week's victory over Queen's Park. The League 2 club have estimated they will lose out on £200, 000 that would "keep the club running for three or four years". The Scottish FA confirmed that Stranraer had been "ejected" from the competition following a tribunal on Wednesday. The governing body has also confirmed that Championship strugglers Queen's Park will instead visit Glasgow rivals Rangers in the last 16 on 8 February. It will be a repeat of last season's fifth-round meeting, when the Hampden side won 1-0 at Ibrox in a shock result that led to the dismissal of Philippe Clement as Rangers manager. Rangers boss expects 'a little crazy' end to transfer window Livingston contact SFA over alleged Bokila abuse Who has your Premiership club brought in & let go? - January 2026 Accepting the inevitable decision, Stranraer said: "While we believe the circumstances surrounding the breach were unfortunate and exceptional, we recognise that the responsibility for player registration and selection ultimately rests with the club. " Goalkeeper Lyndon Tas was signed on loan from Hearts on the day of the game and saved a penalty in the shootout after a 1-1 draw at Stair Park. However, the tie had originally been scheduled for the previous Saturday and was called off because of a waterlogged pitch. Cup rules state that only players registered for the original date can play in the event of postponements, abandonments or replays. The SFA can sanction emergency loans, but it says the move for 17-year-old Tas did not get such approval as Stranraer looked to replace Josh Lane, who had returned to Hamilton Academical at the end of his loan spell. "This will come as an immense disappointment to all our supporters, staff, volunteers and players, particularly in view of the incredible effort to win our tie with Queen's Park and the rewards that a tie against Rangers would bring, " Stranraer added. "Naturally, we share this disappointment, particularly given the positive progress being made both on and off the pitch this season and would like to offer our sincere apologies to everyone involved with the club. " Stranraer have lost once in 12 outings, moving up to fourth in League 2 and a possible place in the promotion play-offs. Queen's Park sit bottom of Scotland's second tier and were also knocked out of the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out at home to Raith Rovers. Champions League: Man City, Liverpool, Spurs & Chelsea all in last 16 as it stands Salah scores as Liverpool thrash Qarabag to reach last 16 Arsenal thrash AS FAR Rabat to reach Champions Cup final Explore the big screen adventures of the Starship Enterprise Agatha Christie: The best-selling novelist of all time New mysteries and family trouble are afoot in Death in Paradise New clues emerge in the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Bayern legend? How Kane is viewed in Germany as contract talks begin Why England legend Root is so effective in Asia Global brand in an EFL world - Wrexham's £48m cash injection explained What happens next after latest link between heading and brain disease? Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? Why did Alcaraz, Sinner & Sabalenka have to remove fitness trackers? Six English clubs, one huge night - all to play for in Champions League Can unfancied Scots be Six Nations contenders? F1 testing begins - but why all the secrecy? Cal-fouri, a lesser-spotted law & Russell v the Shed - Prem talking points 'Another unbelievable result' - but what's different about Man Utd now? 'Intoxicating title fight impossible to call as Hearts refuse to buckle' Grudge match or homecoming - what next for Pimblett? Is Sinner-Alcaraz in danger of making majors boring? Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.