2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

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

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.
 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.

Transfers

In

N
 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

Updated to games played on 7 December 2006.
Source: Wikipedia article
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

References

  1. ↑ "Rangers complete Murray signing". BBC Sport. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rangers clinch deal for Hemdani". BBC Sport. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rangers seal Pierre-Fanfan deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Argentine striker joins Rangers". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "N'Guessan completes Rangers move". BBC Sport. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Monaco's Rodriguez joins Rangers". BBC Sport. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kyrgiakos moves to rejoin Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Rangers recruit Italian forward". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Bernard signs deal with Rangers". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Rangers sign up Jeffers on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Striker Boyd seals Rangers move". BBC Sport. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Hislop hails Rangers' new signing". BBC Sport. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Plymouth complete Djordjic deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Arveladze confirms Rangers exit". BBC Sport. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "No future at Rangers for Brighton". BBC Sport. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Santala moves to Thistle on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Fetai completes Silkeborg switch". BBC Sport. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Dunfermline add two more to squad". BBC Sport. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ball makes move to PSV Eindhoven". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Mladenovic heads back to Belgrade". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Owls swoop to sign Gers star Ross". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  22. ↑ "Blackburn seal Khizanishvili deal". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  23. ↑ "Maniero chooses early Ibrox exit". BBC Sport. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  24. ↑ "Rangers decide on Nieto departure". BBC Sport. 28 December 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  25. ↑ "Cardiff sign up Rangers' Thompson". BBC Sport. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "Rovers pick up Rangers teenager". BBC Sport. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "Santala quits Ibrox for Denmark". BBC Sport. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  28. ↑ "Blackburn seal Khizanishvili deal". BBC Sport. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  29. 1 2 "Rangers reshuffle top executives". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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