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2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

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

Rangers
2005–06 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerAlex McLeish
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League3rd
P38 W21 D10 L7 F67 A37
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (17)
All:
Kris Boyd (20)

Overview

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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

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Squad information

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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

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In

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Matches

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Scottish Premier League

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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
Attendance
49,613
Referee
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
Attendance
7,512
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
  69' Ferguson
4 14 August 2005 Scottish Premier League 3 A Aberdeen 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
18,182
Referee
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
Attendance
49,699
Referee
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
Attendance
49,754
Referee
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
Attendance
6,500
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
  78' McBreen
  39' (pen.) Novo
10 17 September 2005 Scottish Premier League 7 H Kilmarnock 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,076
Referee
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
Attendance
17,379
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
  14' Bednář
14 1 October 2005 Scottish Premier League 9 H Dunfermline Athletic 5–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,374
Referee
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
Attendance
11,696
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
  90'   Kyrgiakos
17 22 October 2005 Scottish Premier League 11 H Motherwell 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,215
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
  1' Burke
  72' Løvenkrands
18 26 October 2005 Scottish Premier League 12 A Livingston 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
7,481
Referee
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
Attendance
47,867
Referee
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
Attendance
49,717
Referee
23 19 November 2005 Scottish Premier League 15 A Celtic 0–3
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
58,997
Referee
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
Attendance
16,958
Referee
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
Attendance
48,042
Referee
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
Attendance
12,426
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
  61' McDonald
  82' Boyd
29 17 December 2005 Scottish Premier League 19 H Heart of Midlothian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,723
Referee
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
Attendance
9,481
Referee
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
Attendance
49,141
Referee
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
Attendance
10,689
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
  55' Løvenkrands
34 21 January 2006 Scottish Premier League 23 H Livingston 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,211
Referee
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
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
Attendance
17,087
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
  34' Smith
  43' Lovell
38 12 February 2006 Scottish Premier League 26 H Celtic 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,788
Referee
Rangers Celtic
  12' Żurawski
39 18 February 2006 Scottish Premier League 27 H Hibernian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,720
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
  40' Boyd
  74' Ferguson
41 4 March 2006 Scottish Premier League 28 A Falkirk 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
6,343
Referee
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
Attendance
49,442
Referee
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
Attendance
17,040
Referee
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
Attendance
49,017
Referee
Rangers Dunfermline Athletic
  70' Kyrgiakos
46 1 April 2006 Scottish Premier League 32 A Dundee United 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
11,213
Referee
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
Attendance
49,481
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
  27' Boyd
48 15 April 2006 Scottish Premier League 34 H Aberdeen 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,987
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
  51' Boyd
  68' Severin
49 23 April 2006 Scottish Premier League 35 A Celtic 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
59,684
Referee
50 29 April 2006 Scottish Premier League 36 A Kilmarnock 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
11,583
Referee
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
Attendance
10,000
Referee
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
Attendance
49,792
Referee
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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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
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
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

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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
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
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

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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
Rangers Dinamo Zagreb
  81' Kardum
3 16 July 2005 Friendly A   Linfield  2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Linfield Rangers
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]
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.

Competitions

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Overall

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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

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Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League

Standings

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Pos Team
 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

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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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAAH
ResultWWLWLDWLWDWDDDLLDWWDWWWWLLWWWDWWWDDWWW
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

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Group H

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Pos Team
 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

References

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