2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

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

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 Germany Stefan Klos34 1998 296 0 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen29 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m
3 DF France Olivier Bernard26 2005 15 0 2007 Free
3 DF England Michael Ball26 2001 76 2 2006 £4m left on 31 August
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel25 2005 (Winter) 56 12 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews30 2004 68 8 2007 Free
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson (captain)28 2005 (Winter) 301 43 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani28 2005 49 2 2009 Free
8 MF Scotland Alex Rae38 2004 44 1 2006 Free
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo31 2004 87 33 2007 Free
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo27 2004 100 29 2008 £0.45m
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae28 2004 (Winter) 19 2 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Scotland Robert Malcolm25 1997 115 3 2007 Youth system
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović30 2004 9 0 2006 £1.1m left on 31 August
14 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos26 2005 57 5 2006 Free
15 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili24 2003 (Winter) 63 0 2008 Free left on 10 April
15 FW Italy Filippo Maniero33 2005 0 0 2006 Free left on 12 October
15 FW Scotland Kris Boyd22 2006 (Winter) 21 20 2009 £0.4m
16 DF France Julien Rodriguez27 2005 30 1 2009 £1m
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke22 2000 79 8 2007 Youth system
18 DF France José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan30 2005 10 1 2008 Free
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson22 2003 (Winter) 86 23 2006 £0.2m left on 10 January
20 DF Scotland Maurice Ross25 2000 108 3 2007 Youth system left on 31 August
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton21 2002 68 3 Youth system
21 FW England Francis Jeffers25 2005 14 0 2006 Loan
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor24 2001 11 0 Youth system out on season loan
23 FW Argentina Federico Nieto22 2005 6 3 2006 Loan left on 1 January
24 DF Scotland Ian Murray25 2005 42 0 2008 Free
25 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus35 2005 (Winter) 64 0 2006 £0.05m
26 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands26 2000 182 54 2006 £1.3m
31 MF Tunisia Hamed Namouchi22 2003 51 6 2008 Free
34 DF Scotland Steven Smith20 2002 24 0 2008 Youth system
38 MF Scotland Charlie Adam20 2003 3 0 Youth system out on season loan
41 GK England Lee Robinson19 2004 1 0 2009 Youth system
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack19 2003 13 4 Youth system
51 DF Scotland Alan Lowing18 2004 4 0 2008 Youth system
66 FW Antigua and Barbuda Moses Ashikodi18 2006 (Winter) 1 0 2006 Free
  • Last updated: 7 May 2006
  • Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
24 DF Scotland Ian Murray 24 Hibernian Transfer Summer 2008 Free [1]
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani 27 Marseille France Transfer Summer 2009 Free [2]
24 DF France José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 29 Paris Saint-Germain France Transfer Summer 2008 Free [3]
23 FW Argentina Federico Nieto 21 Almagro Argentina Loan Summer 2006 n/a [4]
50 MF France Dany N'Guessan 17 Auxerre France Transfer Summer 2007 Free [5]
16 DF France Julien Rodriguez 27 Monaco France Transfer Summer 2009 £1m [6]
14 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 26 Panathinaikos Greece Transfer Summer 2006 Free [7]
15 FW Italy Filippo Maniero 32 Torino Italy Transfer Summer 2006 Free [8]
3 DF France Olivier Bernard 25 Southampton England Transfer Summer 2007 Free [9]
21 FW England Francis Jeffers 24 Charlton Athletic England Loan Summer 2006 n/a [10]
15 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 22 Kilmarnock Transfer Winter 2009 £0.4m [11]
66 FW Antigua and Barbuda Moses Ashikodi 18 West Ham United England 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 Sweden Bojan Djordjic 23 Plymouth Argyle England End of contract Summer n/a [13]
7 FW Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 32 AZ Netherlands End of contract Summer n/a [14]
32 FW Scotland Tom Brighton 21 Clyde End of contract Summer n/a [15]
30 GK Scotland Graeme Smith 22 Motherwell End of contract Summer n/a [15]
33 DF Scotland Alex Walker 21 Greenock Morton End of contract Summer n/a [15]
48 DF France Warren Jacmot 18 Lyon-Duchère France End of contract Summer n/a [15]
36 DF Finland Jukka Santala 20 Partick Thistle Loan Summer n/a [16]
35 FW Denmark Bajram Fetai 19 Silkeborg Denmark Transfer Summer Nominal [17]
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 23 Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer n/a [18]
3 DF England Michael Ball 25 PSV Netherlands Transfer Summer Free [19]
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović 29 Red Star Serbia Transfer Summer Free [20]
21 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 24 Sheffield Wednesday England Transfer Summer Free [21]
15 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili 23 Blackburn Rovers England Loan Summer n/a [22]
38 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 19 St Mirren Loan Summer n/a [9]
32 DF Scotland Brian McLean 20 Motherwell Loan Summer n/a [9]
15 FW Italy Filippo Maniero 33 Free Agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [23]
23 FW Argentina Federico Nieto 22 Almagro Argentina Loan Return Winter n/a [24]
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 27 Cardiff City Wales Transfer Winter £0.25m [25]
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 19 Doncaster Rovers England Loan Winter n/a [26]
36 FW Finland Jukka Santala 20 Nordsjælland Denmark Transfer Winter Free [27]
15 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili 24 Blackburn Rovers England Transfer n/a £0.5m [28]

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

Squad statistics
Total Scottish Premier League UEFA Champions LeagueScottish CupLeague Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKGermany Stefan Klos 3 3 2 1
2 DFNetherlands Fernando Ricksen 30 311 21 811 1
3 DFEngland Michael Ball 4 4 2 2
3 DFFrance Olivier Bernard 15 15 9 4 2
4 MFBelgium Thomas Buffel 32 387 294 711 12
5 DFTrinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 27 304 233 4 2 11
6 MFScotland Barry Ferguson 45 465 325 10 2 2
7 MFAlgeria Brahim Hemdani 23 24 19 5
8 MFScotland Alex Rae 6 12 9 2 1
9 FWCroatia Dado Pršo 37 4112 329 731 1
10 FWSpain Nacho Novo 14 323 242 512 1
11 MFScotland Gavin Rae 4 8 8
12 DFScotland Robert Malcolm 15 17 13 1 2 1
14 DFGreece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 40 403 281 81212
15 FWScotland Kris Boyd 17 2120 1717 2 23
16 DFFrance Julien Rodriguez 29 301 211 8 1
17 MFScotland Chris Burke 30 353 273 6 2
18 DFFrance José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 9 101 71 2 1
19 FWScotland Steven Thompson 6 223 142 71 1
20 DFScotland Alan Hutton 21 23 19 3 1
20 DFScotland Maurice Ross 1 1
21 FWEngland Francis Jeffers 7 14 8 4 2
23 FWArgentina Federico Nieto 1 63 31 2 12
24 DFScotland Ian Murray 37 42 30 8 2 2
25 GKNetherlands Ronald Waterreus 49 49 36 10 2 1
26 MFDenmark Peter Løvenkrands 35 4718 3314 1042 2
31 MFTunisia Hamed Namouchi 14 16 7 7 2
34 DFScotland Steven Smith 18 20 18 1 1
38 MFScotland Charlie Adam 1 1
41 GKEngland Lee Robinson 1 1
44 FWScotland Ross McCormack 2 113 81 2111
51 DFScotland Alan Lowing 2 4 2 1 1
66 FWAntigua and Barbuda 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 Scotland Kris Boyd 17 3 20
26 MF Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 14 4 18
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 9 3 12
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 4 2 1 7
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 5 5
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 3 1 4
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 2 1 3
14 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 1 1 1 3
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke 3 3
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 2 1 3
23 FW Argentina Federico Nieto 1 2 3
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 1 1 1 3
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 1 1
16 DF France Julien Rodriguez 1 1
18 DF France José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 1 1

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

Club

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
Attendance
49,613
Referee
Rangers Livingston
23' Pršo
53' Fanfan
90' Peter Løvenkrands
Yellow card 74' Red card 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
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
Yellow card 55' Red card 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
Red card 23' Thompson
86' (pen.) Maloney
Yellow card 90' Red card 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
Craig Mackay Scotland
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 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
Yellow card 90' Red card Kyrgiakos
17 22 October 2005 Scottish Premier League 11 H Motherwell 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,215
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
18 26 October 2005 Scottish Premier League 12 A Livingston 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
7,481
Referee
Livingston Rangers
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
26' Dargo
Yellow card 82' Red card 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
Yellow card 90' Red card Ferguson
26 3 December 2005 Scottish Premier League 17 H Falkirk 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,042
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
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
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
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
33 14 January 2006 Scottish Premier League 22 A Motherwell 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,689
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
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 Scotland
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
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
Red card 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
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
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
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
3 9 August 2005 UEFA Champions League QR3 AR Cyprus Anorthosis FamagustaCyprus 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 FamagustaCyprus 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 PortoPortugal 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,599
Referee
Rangers Porto
47' Pepe
71' Pepe
13 28 September 2005 UEFA Champions League GS A Italy InternazionaleItaly 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 PetržalkaSlovakia 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,018
Referee
20 1 November 2005 UEFA Champions League GS AR Slovakia Artmedia PetržalkaSlovakia 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
6,527
Referee
Artmedia Petržalka Rangers
3' Pršo
44' Thompson
24 23 November 2005 UEFA Champions League GS A Portugal PortoPortugal 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,000
Referee
Porto Rangers
60' Lopez
27 6 December 2005 UEFA Champions League GS H InternazionaleItaly 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
49,170
Referee
Rangers Internazionale
30' Adriano
Yellow card 87' Red card Zanetti
40 22 February 2006 UEFA Champions League L16 H VillarrealSpain 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 Spain VillarrealSpain 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
23,000
Referee
Villarreal Rangers

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
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
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
Yellow card 82' Red card 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 Canada CPSL XICanada 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
18:00 EDT
Attendance
200
Referee
Canada
CPSL XI Rangers
90' Pop
2 12 July 2005 Friendly N Canada Dinamo ZagrebCroatia 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC EDT
Attendance
18,159
Referee
Rangers Dinamo Zagreb
81' Kardum
3 16 July 2005 Friendly A Northern Ireland LinfieldNorthern Ireland 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Linfield Rangers
4 19 July 2005 Friendly A England Ipswich TownEngland 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
17,202
Referee
Gary Lewis England
Ipswich Town Rangers
5 23 July 2005 Friendly H Borussia MönchengladbachGermany 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

Last updated: 26 July 2005
Source:
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

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 3rd 31 July7 May
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round — Round of 16 9 August7 March
League Cup 3rd Round — Semi-finals 20 September9 November
Scottish Cup 3rd Round — 4th Round 7 January4 February

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 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[lower-alpha 2]
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
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Scotland Rangers 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
3 Slovakia Artmedia 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Portugal Porto 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5
Source: RSSSF

References
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