2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers

2005–06 season
Chairman	David Murray
Manager	Alex McLeish
Ground	Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League	3rd P38 W21 D10 L7 F67 A37
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Boyd (17) All: Kris Boyd (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Overview

Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 2005–06 season. Their start to the season was poor, winning only six league games out of the first 17. The period from October through to early December saw the team embark on one of the worst runs in their history, going ten games without a win. The league form scarcely improved as they failed to catch Hearts and so finished third in the league.

The domestic cup competitions were not productive as the club went out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage to Celtic, losing 2–0 at Celtic Park. They lost 3–0 also at Ibrox to Hibernian on 4 February 2006 to go out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and end their last hope of silverware for the season.

Rangers did however qualify for the Champions League group stages, and a 1–1 draw with Internazionale saw Rangers progress to the last 16 for the first time in the club's history, and the first Scottish team to do so. They were then eliminated by Spanish side Villarreal on the away goals rule.

This season turned out to be the last for manager Alex McLeish, with his imminent departure at the end of the season being announced in February following the Scottish Cup exit and a 2–0 defeat away to Aberdeen in the league.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Stefan Klos	34	1998	296	0	2007	£0.7m
2	DF		Fernando Ricksen	29	2000	254	20	2009	£3.75m
3	DF		Olivier Bernard	26	2005	15	0	2007	Free
3	DF		Michael Ball	26	2001	76	2	2006	£4m	left on 31 August
4	MF		Thomas Buffel	25	2005 (Winter)	56	12	2009	£2.3m
5	DF		Marvin Andrews	30	2004	68	8	2007	Free
6	MF		Barry Ferguson (captain)	28	2005 (Winter)	301	43	2010	£4.5m
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	28	2005	49	2	2009	Free
8	MF		Alex Rae	38	2004	44	1	2006	Free
9	FW		Dado Pršo	31	2004	87	33	2007	Free
10	FW		Nacho Novo	27	2004	100	29	2008	£0.45m
11	MF		Gavin Rae	28	2004 (Winter)	19	2	2007	£0.25m
12	DF		Robert Malcolm	25	1997	115	3	2007	Youth system
14	MF		Dragan Mladenović	30	2004	9	0	2006	£1.1m	left on 31 August
14	DF		Sotirios Kyrgiakos	26	2005	57	5	2006	Free
15	DF		Zurab Khizanishvili	24	2003 (Winter)	63	0	2008	Free	left on 10 April
15	FW		Filippo Maniero	33	2005	0	0	2006	Free	left on 12 October
15	FW		Kris Boyd	22	2006 (Winter)	21	20	2009	£0.4m
16	DF		Julien Rodriguez	27	2005	30	1	2009	£1m
17	MF		Chris Burke	22	2000	79	8	2007	Youth system
18	DF		José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan	30	2005	10	1	2008	Free
19	FW		Steven Thompson	22	2003 (Winter)	86	23	2006	£0.2m	left on 10 January
20	DF		Maurice Ross	25	2000	108	3	2007	Youth system	left on 31 August
20	DF		Alan Hutton	21	2002	68	3		Youth system
21	FW		Francis Jeffers	25	2005	14	0	2006	Loan
22	GK		Allan McGregor	24	2001	11	0		Youth system	out on season loan
23	FW		Federico Nieto	22	2005	6	3	2006	Loan	left on 1 January
24	DF		Ian Murray	25	2005	42	0	2008	Free
25	GK		Ronald Waterreus	35	2005 (Winter)	64	0	2006	£0.05m
26	FW		Peter Løvenkrands	26	2000	182	54	2006	£1.3m
31	MF		Hamed Namouchi	22	2003	51	6	2008	Free
34	DF		Steven Smith	20	2002	24	0	2008	Youth system
38	MF		Charlie Adam	20	2003	3	0		Youth system	out on season loan
41	GK		Lee Robinson	19	2004	1	0	2009	Youth system
44	FW		Ross McCormack	19	2003	13	4		Youth system
51	DF		Alan Lowing	18	2004	4	0	2008	Youth system
66	FW		Moses Ashikodi	18	2006 (Winter)	1	0	2006	Free

• Last updated: 7 May 2006
• Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
• Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
24	DF		Ian Murray	24	Hibernian	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free	[1]
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	27	Marseille	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free	[2]
24	DF		José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan	29	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free	[3]
23	FW		Federico Nieto	21	Almagro	Loan	Summer	2006	n/a	[4]
50	MF		Dany N'Guessan	17	Auxerre	Transfer	Summer	2007	Free	[5]
16	DF		Julien Rodriguez	27	Monaco	Transfer	Summer	2009	£1m	[6]
14	DF		Sotirios Kyrgiakos	26	Panathinaikos	Transfer	Summer	2006	Free	[7]
15	FW		Filippo Maniero	32	Torino	Transfer	Summer	2006	Free	[8]
3	DF		Olivier Bernard	25	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2007	Free	[9]
21	FW		Francis Jeffers	24	Charlton Athletic	Loan	Summer	2006	n/a	[10]
15	FW		Kris Boyd	22	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Winter	2009	£0.4m	[11]
66	FW		Moses Ashikodi	18	West Ham United	Transfer	Winter	2006	Free	[12]

Last updated: 11 January 2006
Total spending: £1.4m

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
23	MF		Bojan Djordjic	23	Plymouth Argyle	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[13]
7	FW		Shota Arveladze	32	AZ	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[14]
32	FW		Tom Brighton	21	Clyde	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15]
30	GK		Graeme Smith	22	Motherwell	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15]
33	DF		Alex Walker	21	Greenock Morton	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15]
48	DF		Warren Jacmot	18	Lyon-Duchère	End of contract	Summer	n/a	[15]
36	DF		Jukka Santala	20	Partick Thistle	Loan	Summer	n/a	[16]
35	FW		Bajram Fetai	19	Silkeborg	Transfer	Summer	Nominal	[17]
22	GK		Allan McGregor	23	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Summer	n/a	[18]
3	DF		Michael Ball	25	PSV	Transfer	Summer	Free	[19]
14	MF		Dragan Mladenović	29	Red Star	Transfer	Summer	Free	[20]
21	DF		Maurice Ross	24	Sheffield Wednesday	Transfer	Summer	Free	[21]
15	DF		Zurab Khizanishvili	23	Blackburn Rovers	Loan	Summer	n/a	[22]
38	MF		Charlie Adam	19	St Mirren	Loan	Summer	n/a	[9]
32	DF		Brian McLean	20	Motherwell	Loan	Summer	n/a	[9]
15	FW		Filippo Maniero	33	Free Agent	Contract terminated	n/a	n/a	[23]
23	FW		Federico Nieto	22	Almagro	Loan Return	Winter	n/a	[24]
19	FW		Steven Thompson	27	Cardiff City	Transfer	Winter	£0.25m	[25]
44	FW		Ross McCormack	19	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	Winter	n/a	[26]
36	FW		Jukka Santala	20	Nordsjælland	Transfer	Winter	Free	[27]
15	DF		Zurab Khizanishvili	24	Blackburn Rovers	Transfer	n/a	£0.5m	[28]

Last updated: 10 April 2006
Total received: £0.75m

Squad statistics

				Total			Scottish Premier League		UEFA Champions League		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Stefan Klos	3	3		2						1
2	DF		Fernando Ricksen	30	31	1	21		8	1	1		1
3	DF		Michael Ball	4	4		2		2
3	DF		Olivier Bernard	15	15		9		4				2
4	MF		Thomas Buffel	32	38	7	29	4	7	1	1		1	2
5	DF		Marvin Andrews	27	30	4	23	3	4		2		1	1
6	MF		Barry Ferguson	45	46	5	32	5	10		2		2
7	MF		Brahim Hemdani	23	24		19		5
8	MF		Alex Rae	6	12		9		2		1
9	FW		Dado Pršo	37	41	12	32	9	7	3	1		1
10	FW		Nacho Novo	14	32	3	24	2	5	1	2		1
11	MF		Gavin Rae	4	8		8
12	DF		Robert Malcolm	15	17		13		1		2		1
14	DF		Sotirios Kyrgiakos	40	40	3	28	1	8	1	2	1	2
15	FW		Kris Boyd	17	21	20	17	17	2		2	3
16	DF		Julien Rodriguez	29	30	1	21	1	8				1
17	MF		Chris Burke	30	35	3	27	3	6		2
18	DF		José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan	9	10	1	7	1	2				1
19	FW		Steven Thompson	6	22	3	14	2	7	1			1
20	DF		Alan Hutton	21	23		19		3				1
20	DF		Maurice Ross		1		1
21	FW		Francis Jeffers	7	14		8		4				2
23	FW		Federico Nieto	1	6	3	3	1	2				1	2
24	DF		Ian Murray	37	42		30		8		2		2
25	GK		Ronald Waterreus	49	49		36		10		2		1
26	MF		Peter Løvenkrands	35	47	18	33	14	10	4	2		2
31	MF		Hamed Namouchi	14	16		7		7				2
34	DF		Steven Smith	18	20		18		1				1
38	MF		Charlie Adam		1		1
41	GK		Lee Robinson		1		1
44	FW		Ross McCormack	2	11	3	8	1	2	1	1	1
51	DF		Alan Lowing	2	4		2				1		1
66	FW		Moses Ashikodi		1		1

Last updated: 20 May 2006
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2005/2006 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

N	P	Nat.	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
15	FW		Kris Boyd	17	3			20
26	MF		Peter Løvenkrands	14			4	18
9	FW		Dado Pršo	9			3	12
4	MF		Thomas Buffel	4		2	1	7
6	MF		Barry Ferguson	5				5
5	DF		Marvin Andrews	3		1		4
10	FW		Nacho Novo	2			1	3
14	DF		Sotirios Kyrgiakos	1	1		1	3
17	MF		Chris Burke	3				3
19	FW		Steven Thompson	2			1	3
23	FW		Federico Nieto	1		2		3
44	FW		Ross McCormack	1	1		1	3
2	DF		Fernando Ricksen		1			1
16	DF		Julien Rodriguez	1				1
18	DF		José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan	1				1

Last updated: 7 May 2006
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Board of directors Position Staff Chairman David Murray Vice-chairman John McClelland (until 19 September)[29] Chief executive Martin Bain Finance director David Jolliffe Non-executive director John Greig Non-executive director Alastair Johnston Non-executive director John McClelland (from 19 September)[29] Non-executive director Dave King Non-executive director Donald Wilson Non-executive director Campbell Ogilvie Source: n

Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Alex McLeish (until 8 May)[30] Assistant manager Andy Watson (until 8 May)[30] First-team coach Jan Wouters (until 8 May)[30] Fitness coach Frank Nuttall (until 8 May) Goalkeepers coach Billy Thomson Source: Wikipedia article

Other staff Position Staff Head of Football Administration Campbell Ogilvie (until 19 September)[29] Andrew Dickson (from 19 September)[29] Head of Youth Development George Adams (until 19 September)[29] Craig Mulholland (from 19 September)[29] Club Doctor Dr Ian McGuinness Physiotherapists Davie Henderson Massuer David Lavery Kit controller Jimmy Bell Video analyst Steve Harvey Source: Wikipedia article

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	31 July 2005	Scottish Premier League	1	H	Livingston	3–0	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 49,613 Referee Craig Thomson Rangers Livingston 23' Pršo 53' Fanfan 90' Peter Løvenkrands  74'  Brittain
2	6 August 2005	Scottish Premier League	2	A	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 7,512 Referee Calum Murray Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 69' Ferguson
4	14 August 2005	Scottish Premier League	3	A	Aberdeen	2–3	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 18,182 Referee John Underhill Aberdeen Rangers 30' Anderson 37' Lovell 88' Smith 39' Pršo 49' Løvenkrands  55'  Ricksen
5	20 August 2005	Scottish Premier League	4	H	Celtic	3–1	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 49,699 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Celtic 34' Pršo 51' Buffel 88' (pen.) Novo  23' Thompson 86' (pen.) Maloney  90'  Lennon
7	27 August 2005	Scottish Premier League	5	H	Hibernian	0–3	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 49,754 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Hibernian 67' Sproule 86' Sproule 90' Sproule
8	10 September 2005	Scottish Premier League	6	A	Falkirk	1–1	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 6,500 Referee Craig Mackay Falkirk Rangers 78' McBreen 39' (pen.) Novo
10	17 September 2005	Scottish Premier League	7	H	Kilmarnock	3–0	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 49,076 Referee Calum Murray Rangers Kilmarnock 9' (pen.) Pršo 67' Ferguson 82' (o.g.) Greer
12	24 September 2005	Scottish Premier League	8	A	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 17,379 Referee Kenny Clark Heart of Midlothian Rangers 14' Bednář
14	1 October 2005	Scottish Premier League	9	H	Dunfermline Athletic	5–1	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 48,374 Referee John Underhill Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 15' Buffel 38' Pršo 71' Nieto 75' Løvenkrands 86' McCormack 54' Hunt
15	15 October 2005	Scottish Premier League	10	A	Dundee United	0–0	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 11,696 Referee Charlie Richmond Dundee United Rangers  90'  Kyrgiakos
17	22 October 2005	Scottish Premier League	11	H	Motherwell	2–0	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 49,215 Referee Steve Conroy Rangers Motherwell 1' Burke 72' Løvenkrands
18	26 October 2005	Scottish Premier League	12	A	Livingston	2–2	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 7,481 Referee Craig Thomson Livingston Rangers 56' Snodgrass 64' Snodgrass 15' Ferguson 54' Burke
19	29 October 2005	Scottish Premier League	13	H	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Report Report link Kick off BST Attendance 47,867 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 54' Thompson 26' Dargo  82'  Bayne
21	5 November 2005	Scottish Premier League	14	H	Aberdeen	0–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,717 Referee Stuart Dougal
23	19 November 2005	Scottish Premier League	15	A	Celtic	0–3	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 58,997 Referee Dougie McDonald Celtic Rangers 12' Hartson 56' Baldé 61' McGeady
25	26 November 2005	Scottish Premier League	16	A	Hibernian	1–2	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 16,958 Referee Stuart Dougal Hibernian Rangers 18' Riordan 25' O'Connor 59' Ferguson  90'  Ferguson
26	3 December 2005	Scottish Premier League	17	H	Falkirk	2–2	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 48,042 Referee Iain Fyfe Rangers Falkirk 31' Ireland 56' (pen.) Løvenkrands 69' Gow 71' Moutinho
28	10 December 2005	Scottish Premier League	18	A	Kilmarnock	3–2	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 12,426 Referee John Underhill Kilmarnock Rangers 61' McDonald 82' Boyd 16' Løvenkrands 42' Løvenkrands 72' Løvenkrands
29	17 December 2005	Scottish Premier League	19	H	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,723 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Heart of Midlothian 35' Løvenkrands  86' Mikoliūnas
30	26 December 2005	Scottish Premier League	20	A	Dunfermline Athletic	3–3	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 9,481 Referee Craig Thomson Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 22' Løvenkrands 65' (pen.) Løvenkrands 67' Burke  90'  Kyrgiakos 16' Tod 23' Burchill 90' (pen.) Young
31	31 December 2005	Scottish Premier League	21	H	Dundee United	3–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,141 Referee Charlie Richmond Rangers Dundee United 68' Buffel 83' Thompson 86' Løvenkrands
33	14 January 2006	Scottish Premier League	22	A	Motherwell	1–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 10,689 Referee Kenny Clark Motherwell Rangers 55' Løvenkrands
34	21 January 2006	Scottish Premier League	23	H	Livingston	4–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,211 Referee Eddie Smith Rangers Livingston 8' Boyd 56' Boyd 89' Pršo 90' Pršo 52' Vincze
35	28 January 2006	Scottish Premier League	24	A	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3–2	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 7,380 Referee Alan Freeland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 13' Dargo 72' Wyness 6' Boyd 27' Andrews 58' (pen.) Boyd
37	8 February 2006	Scottish Premier League	25	A	Aberdeen	0–2	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 17,087 Referee John Underhill Aberdeen Rangers 34' Smith 43' Lovell
38	12 February 2006	Scottish Premier League	26	H	Celtic	0–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,788 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Celtic 12' Żurawski
39	18 February 2006	Scottish Premier League	27	H	Hibernian	2–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,720 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Hibernian 40' Boyd 74' Ferguson
41	4 March 2006	Scottish Premier League	28	A	Falkirk	2–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 6,343 Referee John Underhill Falkirk Rangers 66' Latapy 57' Boyd 70' (o.g.) Twaddle
43	11 March 2006	Scottish Premier League	29	H	Kilmarnock	4–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,442 Referee Dougie McDonald Rangers Kilmarnock 13' Boyd 71' Rodriguez 85' (pen.) Pršo 87' Løvenkrands  84' Combe
44	18 March 2006	Scottish Premier League	30	A	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 17,040 Referee Craig Thomson Heart of Midlothian Rangers 8' Jankauskas 65' Buffel
45	25 March 2006	Scottish Premier League	31	H	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,017 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 70' Kyrgiakos
46	1 April 2006	Scottish Premier League	32	A	Dundee United	4–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 11,213 Referee John Underhill Dundee United Rangers 30' Pršo 31' Boyd 54' Boyd 83' Boyd 68' Samuel
47	8 April 2006	Scottish Premier League	33	H	Motherwell	1–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,481 Referee Kenny Clark Rangers Motherwell 27' Boyd
48	15 April 2006	Scottish Premier League	34	H	Aberdeen	1–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 48,987 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Aberdeen 51' Boyd 68' Severin
49	23 April 2006	Scottish Premier League	35	A	Celtic	0–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 59,684 Referee Craig Thomson
50	29 April 2006	Scottish Premier League	36	A	Kilmarnock	3–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 11,583 Referee Craig Thomson Kilmarnock Rangers 51' Andrews 64' Boyd 79' Andrews 27' Nish
51	2 May 2006	Scottish Premier League	37	A	Hibernian	2–1	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 10,000 Referee Mike McCurry Hibernian Rangers 36' Boyd 74' Boyd 72' (o.g.) Hemdani
52	7 May 2006	Scottish Premier League	38	H	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Report Report link Kick off GMT Attendance 49,792 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Heart of Midlothian 36' Boyd 74' Boyd

Last updated: 7 May 2006
Source: Wikipedia article
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
3	9 August 2005	UEFA Champions League	QR3	AR	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:00 BST Attendance 16,900 Referee Frank De Bleeckere Rangers Anorthosis Famagusta 72' Frousos 64' Novo 71' Ricksen
6	24 August 2005	UEFA Champions League	QR3	H	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,500 Referee Valentin Ivanov Rangers Anorthosis Famagusta 39' Buffel 58' Pršo
9	13 September 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Porto	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,599 Referee Jan Wegereef Rangers Porto 35' Løvenkrands 59' Pršo 85' Kyrgiakos 47' Pepe 71' Pepe
13	28 September 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Internazionale	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 0 Referee Kyros Vassaras Internazionale Rangers 49' Pizarro
16	19 October 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Artmedia Petržalka	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 49,018 Referee Arturo Dauden Ibanez
20	1 November 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	AR	Artmedia Petržalka	2–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 6,527 Referee Florian Meyer Artmedia Petržalka Rangers 8' Borbély 59' Kozák 3' Pršo 44' Thompson
24	23 November 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	A	Porto	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 48,000 Referee Herbert Fandel Porto Rangers 60' Lopez 83' McCormack
27	6 December 2005	UEFA Champions League	GS	H	Internazionale	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 49,170 Referee Konrad Plautz Rangers Internazionale 38' Løvenkrands 30' Adriano  87'  Zanetti
40	22 February 2006	UEFA Champions League	L16	H	Villarreal	2–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 49,372 Referee Eric Poulat Rangers Villarreal 22' Løvenkrands 82' (o.g.) Peña 8' (pen.) Riquelme 35' Forlán
42	7 March 2006	UEFA Champions League	L16	A	Villarreal	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 23,000 Referee Alain Hamer Villarreal Rangers 49' Arruabarrena 12' Løvenkrands

Last updated: 7 March 2006
Source: Wikipedia article
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
32	7 January 2006	Scottish Cup	3	H	Peterhead	5–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 39,870 Referee Brian Winter Rangers Peterhead 35' Kyrgiakos 50' (pen.) Boyd 54' Boyd 71' Boyd 75' McCormack
36	4 February 2006	Scottish Cup	4	H	Hibernian	0–3	Report Report link Kick off 12:15 GMT Attendance 40,722 Referee Stuart Dougal Rangers Hibernian 50' O'Connor 59' Sproule 78' Killen

Last updated: 4 February 2006
Source: Wikipedia article
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
11	20 September 2005	League Cup	3	H	Clyde	5–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 30,104 Referee Mike McCurry Rangers Clyde 5' Buffel 74' Buffel 98' Nieto 111' Andrews 113' Nieto 51' Bryson 73' (pen.) O'Donnell
22	9 November 2005	League Cup	QF	A	Celtic	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 57,183 Referee Kenny Clark Celtic Rangers 50' Maloney 82' (o.g.) Klos  82'  Kyrgiakos

Last updated: 9 November 2005
Source: Wikipedia article
¹Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	9 July 2005	Friendly		A	CPSL XI	4–1	Report Report link Kick off 18:00 EDT Attendance 200 Referee CPSL XI Rangers 90' Pop 52' McCormack 81' Santala 82' McCormack 88' Thompson
2	12 July 2005	Friendly		N	Dinamo Zagreb	0–1	Report Report link Kick off TBC EDT Attendance 18,159 Referee Silviu Petrescu Rangers Dinamo Zagreb 81' Kardum
3	16 July 2005	Friendly		A	Linfield	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Linfield Rangers 52' Løvenkrands McCormack
4	19 July 2005	Friendly		A	Ipswich Town	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 17,202 Referee Gary Lewis Ipswich Town Rangers 54' Løvenkrands 88' Novo
5	23 July 2005	Friendly		H	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 30,264 Referee TBC
6	26 July 2005	Friendly		AR	St Mirren	1–0	Kick off 19:45 BST St Mirren Rangers 5' McCormack

Last updated: 26 July 2005
Source: ^{[citation needed]
1}Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	—	3rd	31 July	7 May
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	—	Round of 16	9 August	7 March
League Cup	3rd Round	—	Semi-finals	20 September	9 November
Scottish Cup	3rd Round	—	4th Round	7 January	4 February

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	28	7	3	93	37	+56	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Heart of Midlothian	38	22	8	8	71	31	+40	74	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Rangers	38	21	10	7	67	37	+30	73	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Hibernian	38	17	5	16	61	56	+5	56	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[b]
5	Kilmarnock	38	15	10	13	63	64	−1	55

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
2. Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	21	10	7	67	37	+30	73	13	4	2	38	11	+27	8	6	5	29	26	+3

Last updated: 7 May 2005.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2005. Source: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internazionale	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Rangers	6	1	4	1	7	7	0	7
3	Artmedia Bratislava	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	6	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Porto	6	1	2	3	8	9	−1	5

Source: RSSSF

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