2005–06 Rangers F.C. season
# 2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

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

## 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. | 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. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | DF | Ian Murray | 24 | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 27 | Marseille | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free |
| 24 | DF | José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 29 | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free |
| 23 | FW | Federico Nieto | 21 | Almagro | Loan | Summer | 2006 | n/a |
| 50 | MF | Dany N'Guessan | 17 | Auxerre | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | Free |
| 16 | DF | Julien Rodriguez | 27 | Monaco | Transfer | Summer | 2009 | £1m |
| 14 | DF | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 26 | Panathinaikos | Transfer | Summer | 2006 | Free |
| 15 | FW | Filippo Maniero | 32 | Torino | Transfer | Summer | 2006 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Olivier Bernard | 25 | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | Free |
| 21 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 24 | Charlton Athletic | Loan | Summer | 2006 | n/a |
| 15 | FW | Kris Boyd | 22 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | £0.4m |
| 66 | FW | Moses Ashikodi | 18 | West Ham United | Transfer | Winter | 2006 | Free |

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

**Out**

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

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

### Squad statistics

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League 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 | | | | | | | |

### Goal scorers

| N | P | 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

## Matches

### Scottish Premier League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | 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 | $Score^1$ | 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 | $Score^1$ | 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 | $Score^1$ | 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 | Ground | Opponent | $Score^1$ | 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: $^1Rangers$ 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 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

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 55 | |

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

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 |

### UEFA Champions League

**Group H**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Artmedia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
