2006–07 Rangers F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2006–07 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerPaul Le Guen
(until 4 January)
Ian Durrant
Walter Smith
(from 10 January)
GroundIbrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League2nd
P38 W21 D9 L8 F61 A32
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (20)
All:
Kris Boyd (26)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season. After signs that supporter unrest was turning on Murray, on 9 February 2006, two days before the crucial Old Firm match, it was announced that Alex McLeish would leave his position as manager at the end of the 2005–06 season, and on 11 March, it was confirmed that former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen would indeed succeed him at the end of the season. Murray predicted a fruitful reign under Le Guen, describing his capture as "a massive moonbeam of success" for the club and promising, "we’ve got big plans." He announced that the Frenchman would be given significant funds with which to strengthen the squad, with Rangers having announced an arrangement with sports retailer JJB Sports.

Known for unearthing and nurturing young talent, Le Guen made an immediate splash in the transfer market signing South African Under 19 player Dean Furman from Chelsea, and youngsters William Stanger and Antoine Ponroy from Rennes. While allowing Ibrox favourite Alex Rae to move to a new career as player-manager of Dundee, he has also signed Libor Sionko and Karl Svensson. Rangers had been strongly linked with a host of other players and signed midfielder Jeremy Clement from Lyon and goalkeeper Lionel Letizi from Paris St Germain as a replacement for the departing Ronald Waterreus. Senegal's World Cup 2002 midfield player Makhtar N'Diaye signed a one-year contract after a short trial period with the club.

Rangers' first match under Le Guen was a friendly against Irish Premier League champions Linfield on 6 July 2006 at Windsor Park, Belfast. Rangers won 2–0 with first half goals from Kris Boyd and Thomas Buffel. The squad flew out to South Africa on 9 July for a training camp where they played three matches, the first of which was a comfortable 4–0 win over local opposition with Charlie Adam netting a hat-trick. Rangers also defeated Jomo Cosmos 2–0 but, with a largely depleted starting line-up, they lost their final match 2–0 against Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Defender Fernando Ricksen did not take any part in the pre-season tour of South Africa due to what was described by the club as "unacceptable behaviour" on the flight to Johannesburg. Rangers returned to face English Premier League sides Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers where they won 1–0 and drew 1–1 respectively. The SPL opening day on 30 July proved fruitful for Paul Le Guen and Rangers as they defeated Motherwell 2–1 at Fir Park, thanks to an early strike from Libor Sionko and the winning header from Dado Prso. In Le Guen's first competitive game at Ibrox, Rangers were held to a 2–2 draw by Dundee United, and were forced to come back from two-goals down.

On 9 August, Fernando Ricksen went to Russian Premier League club Zenit St Petersburg, the new club of ex-Rangers manager Dick Advocaat, on a season-long loan. In return, a friendly has been scheduled between the teams at Ibrox on 23 August. On 11 August Rangers signed Manchester United's 19-year-old winger Lee Martin on loan for a season. Rangers also recruited the services of Austrian Vienna defender Saša Papac while Marvin Andrews, Olivier Bernard, Robert Malcolm and Hamed Namouchi all departed.

By mid November, Rangers found themselves in third place, a full 15 points behind leaders Celtic. Sporadic wins were mixed with regular dropped points as the team struggled to find consistency in the early part of the season. Rangers did, however, start promisingly in the UEFA Cup, going on to become the first Scottish club to qualify from the UEFA Cup group stage in its three-year history. Domestic results and performances, however, continued to be inconsistent and in January 2007, Le Guen controversially stripped midfielder Barry Ferguson of the captaincy.

On 4 January 2007 Paul Le Guen left Rangers by mutual consent.[1] This made him the club's shortest-serving manager, and the only one to leave the club without completing a full season in charge

They entered the season under new management with Paul Le Guen having replaced Alex McLeish. The wave of expectation that was created by Le Guen's appointment was immense and he quickly went about building his own team. In the summer of 2006 he made eleven signings (of them only Saša Papac would be playing for the club the following season). Le Guen's signings including Filip Šebo, Karl Svensson, Libor Sionko and Lionel Letizi but they simply did not perform, while Jérémy Clément was to be in Glasgow for only six months.[2]

At the start of the season it had appeared that Murray had brought one of Europe's most talented young coaches to Ibrox, but unfortunately the Frenchman could not repeat his previous successes. Inconsistent form from the start in the league saw Rangers fall behind Celtic in the title race as early as October and they suffered the disappointment of going out of the League Cup at home to First Division side St Johnstone, losing 2–0. Le Guen left the club by mutual consent on 4 January 2007 and was replaced by Walter Smith, who began his second spell as manager of the club.

Immediately Smith began an overhaul at the club. He deemed the defence to be the main reason for Rangers poor season. The signings of defenders David Weir and Ugo Ehiogu soon followed, along with young midfielder Kevin Thomson from Hibernian. The side's form picked up and they ended the season in second place in the Scottish Premier League and recorded a brace of Old Firm wins over Celtic.

In the Scottish Cup Rangers were beaten 3–2 to Dunfermline Athletic, in caretaker manager Ian Durrant's first and only game in charge.[3]

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Stefan Klos35 1998 298 0 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Fernando Ricksen30 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m left on 28 November
2 DF Andy Webster25 2008 0 0 2007 Loan
3 DF Olivier Bernard26 2005 15 0 2007 Free left on 31 August
3 DF David Weir37 2007 18 1 2007 Free
4 MF Thomas Buffel26 2005 81 16 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Marvin Andrews30 2004 68 8 2007 Free left on 31 August
5 DF Saša Papac27 2006 23 0 2009 £0.45m
6 MF Barry Ferguson (captain)29 2005 342 50 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Brahim Hemdani29 2005 73 2 2009 Free
8 MF Jérémy Clément22 2006 23 0 2009 £1.1m left on 25 January
8 MF Kevin Thomson22 2007 12 0 2011 £2m
9 FW Dado Pršo32 2004 124 37 2007 Free
10 FW Nacho Novo28 2004 139 38 2008 £0.45m
11 MF Gavin Rae29 2004 39 3 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Robert Malcolm25 1997 115 3 2009 Youth system left on 31 August
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu34 2007 11 1 2008 Free
14 MF Libor Sionko30 2006 24 3 2009 Free
15 FW Kris Boyd23 2005 65 46 2010 £0.4m
16 DF Phil Bardsley21 2006 7 1 2006 Loan left on 29 December
17 MF Chris Burke23 2000 108 10 2009 Youth system
18 DF Ian Murray26 2005 60 0 2008 Free
19 DF Karl Svensson23 2006 28 0 2009 £0.6m
20 DF Alan Hutton22 2000 91 3 2007 Youth system
21 GK Lionel Letizi34 2006 8 0 2008 Free left on 30 January
22 GK Allan McGregor25 1998 53 0 2009 Youth system
23 FW Filip Šebo23 2006 33 2 2010 £1.8m
24 DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan31 2005 10 1 2008 Free left on 31 August
25 MF Charlie Adam21 2003 46 14 2009 Youth system
26 DF Steven Smith21 2002 49 1 2010 Youth system
27 DF Julien Rodriguez28 2005 49 1 2009 £1m left on 11 January
29 FW William Stanger21 2006 1 0 2008 Free left on 8 February
30 MF Makhtar N'Diaye25 2006 3 0 2007 Free
31 MF Hamed Namouchi22 2003 51 6 2008 Free left on 31 August
32 MF Lee Martin19 2006 10 0 2006 Loan left on 29 December
41 DF Alan Lowing19 2005 5 0 2008 Youth system
42 FW Steven Lennon19 2005 3 0 Youth system
59 MF Andrew Shinnie17 2006 2 0 Youth system

Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
47 MF Dean Furman 17 Chelsea Transfer Summer 2008 Free [4]
14 MF Libor Sionko 29 Austria Wien Transfer Summer 2009 Free [5]
29 FW William Stanger 20 Rennes Transfer Summer 2008 Free [6]
28 DF Antoine Ponroy 20 Rennes Transfer Summer 2008 Free [6]
19 DF Karl Svensson 22 IFK Göteborg Transfer Summer 2009 £0.6m [7]
21 GK Lionel Letizi 33 Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Summer 2008 Free [8]
8 MF Jérémy Clément 21 Lyon Transfer Summer 2009 £1.1m [9]
30 MF Makhtar N'Diaye 24 Yverdon-Sport Transfer Summer 2008 Free [10]
45 FW Rory Loy 18 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2008 £0.02m [11]
23 FW Filip Šebo 22 Austria Wien Transfer Summer 2010 £1.85m [12]
32 MF Lee Martin 19 Manchester United Loan Summer 2007 n/a [13]
16 DF Phil Bardsley 21 Manchester United Loan Summer 2007 n/a [14]
5 DF Saša Papac 22 Austria Wien Transfer Summer 2009 £0.45m [15]
2 DF Andy Webster 24 Wigan Athletic Loan Winter 2007 n/a [16]
3 DF David Weir 36 Everton Transfer Winter 2007 Free [17]
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu 34 Middlesbrough Transfer Winter 2008 Free [18]
FW Adda Djeziri 18 Frem Loan Winter 2007 n/a [19]
8 MF Kevin Thomson 22 Hibernian Transfer Winter 2011 £2m [20]

Last updated: 30 January 2007
 Total spending: £6.025m

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
14 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos 26 Eintracht Frankfurt End of contract Summer n/a [21]
26 MF Peter Løvenkrands 26 Schalke 04 End of contract Summer n/a [22]
8 MF Alex Rae 36 Dundee End of contract Summer n/a [23]
37 DF Gary MacKenzie 20 Dundee End of contract Summer n/a [24]
25 GK Ronald Waterreus 35 AZ End of contract Summer n/a [25]
32 DF Brian McLean 21 Motherwell End of contract Summer n/a [26]
33 MF Marc Kalenga 21 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [26]
40 MF Graeme Watson 20 Airdrie United End of contract Summer n/a [26]
46 FW John Johnston 19 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [26]
53 FW Jason Crooks 18 Ross County End of contract Summer n/a [26]
57 FW Craig Frizzel 18 Ross County End of contract Summer n/a [26]
44 FW Ross McCormack 19 Motherwell Transfer Summer Free [27]
40 MF Dany N'Guessan 18 Boston United Loan Summer n/a [26]
2 DF Fernando Ricksen 30 Zenit St. Petersburg Loan Summer n/a [28]
33 FW Bob Davidson 20 Boston United Loan Summer n/a [26]
31 MF Hamed Namouchi 22 Lorient Transfer Summer £0.5m [29]
12 DF Bob Malcolm 25 Derby County Contract terminated Summer n/a [30][31]
3 DF Olivier Bernard 26 Newcastle United Contract terminated Summer n/a [30][32]
24 DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 31 Free agent Contract terminated Summer n/a [30]
5 DF Marvin Andrews 30 Free agent Contract terminated Summer n/a [30]
2 DF Fernando Ricksen 30 Zenit St. Petersburg Transfer n/a £1m [33]
32 MF Lee Martin 19 Manchester United Loan return n/a n/a [34]
16 DF Phil Bardsley 21 Manchester United Loan return n/a n/a [34]
39 FW Moses Ashikodi 20 Watford Transfer Winter Nominal [35]
27 DF Julien Rodriguez 28 Marseille Transfer Winter Free [36]
33 FW Bob Davidson 20 Dundee Transfer Winter Free [37]
35 FW Derek Carcary 20 Raith Rovers Transfer Winter Free [38]
40 MF Dany N'Guessan 19 Lincoln City Transfer Winter Free [39]
8 MF Jérémy Clément 22 Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Winter £1.8m [40]
21 GK Lionel Letizi 33 Free agent Contract terminated Winter n/a [41]
29 FW William Stanger 21 Free agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [42]
37 MF Brian Gilmour 19 Clyde Loan n/a n/a [43]

Last updated: 9 February 2007
 Total spending: £3.3m

Squad statistics
Total Scottish Premier League UEFA CupScottish CupLeague Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GK Stefan Klos 1 2 2
2 DF Andy Webster
3 DF David Weir 18 18 14 4
4 MF Thomas Buffel 14 254 173 511 2
5 DF Saša Papac 21 23 21 2
6 MF Barry Ferguson 41 417 324 831
7 MF Brahim Hemdani 49 492 361 1011 2
8 MF Jérémy Clément 22 23 19 3 1
8 MF Kevin Thomson 11 11 8 3
9 FW Dado Pršo 27 374 284 8 1
10 FW Nacho Novo 32 399 285 841 2
11 MF Gavin Rae 10 201 101 7 1 2
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu 11 111 91 2
14 MF Libor Sionko 17 243 183 5 1
15 FW Kris Boyd 36 4426 3220 931221
16 DF Phil Bardsley 7 71 51 2
17 MF Chris Burke 14 292 222 5 1 1
18 DF Ian Murray 18 18 13 4 1
19 DF Karl Svensson 27 28 21 6 1
20 DF Alan Hutton 43 442 331 811 2
21 GK Lionel Letizi 8 8 7 1
22 GK Allan McGregor 42 42 31 8 1 2
23 FW Filip Šebo 7 332 242 7 2
25 MF Charlie Adam 40 4314 3211 831 2
26 DF Steven Smith 25 251 171 6 2
27 DF Julien Rodriguez 17 19 13 5 1
29 FW William Stanger 1 1
30 MF Makhtar N'Diaye 1 3 1 2
32 MF Lee Martin 5 10 7 1 2
41 DF Alan Lowing 1 1
42 FW Steven Lennon 3 3
59 MF Andrew Shinnie 2 2
Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2006/2007 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers
N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 League
 Scottish
Cup
 League
Cup
 UEFA
Cup
 Total
15 FW Kris Boyd 20 2 1 3 26
11 MF Charlie Adam 11 3 14
10 FW Nacho Novo 5 4 9
4 MF Thomas Buffel 3 1 4
9 FW Dado Pršo 4 4
14 MF Libor Sionko 3 3
7 MF Brahim Hemdani 1 1 2
17 MF Chris Burke 2 2
20 DF Alan Hutton 1 1 2
23 FW Filip Šebo 2 2
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu 1 1
11 MF Gavin Rae 1 1
16 DF Phil Bardsley 1 1
26 DF Steven Smith 1 1

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record
N P Nat. Name YC RC
3 DF David Weir 2
4 MF Thomas Buffel 1
5 DF Saša Papac 2
6 MF Barry Ferguson 8
7 MF Brahim Hemdani 1
8 MF Jérémy Clément 5
8 MF Kevin Thomson 1
9 FW Dado Pršo 6 1
10 FW Nacho Novo 11
11 MF Gavin Rae 1
12 DF Ugo Ehiogu 1
15 FW Kris Boyd 6
16 DF Phil Bardsley 2 1
17 MF Chris Burke 3
18 DF Ian Murray 3
19 DF Karl Svensson 1
20 DF Alan Hutton 11
22 GK Allan McGregor 1 1
23 FW Filip Šebo 2
25 MF Charlie Adam 7
26 DF Steven Smith 6
27 DF Julien Rodriguez 2
32 MF Lee Martin 1

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 30 July 2006 Scottish Premier League 1 A Motherwell 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
11,745
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 52' O'Donnell
 8' Sionko
 65' Pršo
2 5 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 2 H Dundee United 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,394
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
 57' Burke
 79' (o.g.) Robb
 15' Hunt
 56' Kalvenes
3 13 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,561
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
 69' Morrison
 63' Buffel
4 19 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 4 H Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,239
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 47' (pen.) Boyd
 49' Boyd
 90'  Neilson
5 27 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 5 A Kilmarnock 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
13,506
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 63' Wright
 90' (pen.) Naismith
 43' Boyd
 85' Boyd
6 9 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 6 H Falkirk 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,196
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 17' Bardsley
 28' Pršo
 68' (pen.) Boyd
 78' Buffel
8 17 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 7 A Hibernian 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
16,450
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 8' Killen
 81' Killen
 88'  Killen
 65' Šebo
 90'  Bardsley
10 23 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 8 A Celtic 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
59,341
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 35' Gravesen
 74' Miller
12 1 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 9 H Aberdeen 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,488
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 88' Šebo
13 14 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 10 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,494
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 57' Bayne
15 22 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 11 A St Mirren 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,384
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 5' Sutton
 78' (pen.) Sutton
 18' Adam
 26' Buffel
 85' Novo
16 28 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 12 H Motherwell 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,785
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
 36' Boyd
 50' Kerr
18 5 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 13 A Dundee United 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
10,392
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
 77' Kenneth
 82' Mair
 50' Adam
20 11 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 14 H Dunfermline Athletic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,218
Referee
Rangers Dunfermline Athletic
 61' Boyd
 77' Smith
21 19 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 15 A Heart of Midlothian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
17,040
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
 78' Novo
23 26 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 16 H Kilmarnock 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,289
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
 23' Adam
 28' Boyd
 58' Pršo
24 3 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 17 A Falkirk 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,245
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
 26' Twaddle
25 9 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 18 H Hibernian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,702
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
 16' Pršo
 32' Sionko
 36' Ferguson
 67'  Sproule
27 17 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 19 H Celtic 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,418
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 88' Hemdani
 38' Gravesen
28 23 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 20 A Aberdeen 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
20,045
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 22' Novo
 24' Sionko
 84' Lovell
29 27 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 GMT
Attendance
7,522
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
 41' Dods
 90' Rankin
 22' (pen.) Novo
30 30 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 22 H St Mirren 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,273
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
 19' Boyd
 14' Brittain
31 2 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 23 A Motherwell 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
10,338
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
 70' (pen.) Boyd
 73' Pršo
33 13 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 24 H Dundee United 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,276
Referee
Craig MacKay
Rangers Dundee United
 23' Adam
 35' Burke
 59' Boyd
 68' Boyd
 88' Ferguson
34 21 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 25 A Dunfermline Athletic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,868
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
 9' Adam
35 27 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 26 A Heart of Midlothian 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,321
Referee
36 11 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 27 A Kilmarnock 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
11,894
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
 73' Naismith
 9' (pen.) Boyd
 30' Boyd
 60' (pen.) Boyd
38 18 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 28 H Falkirk 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,850
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
 34' Boyd
 73' Ferguson
 64' Finnigan
 82' Scobbie
40 4 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 29 A Hibernian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
16,265
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 4' Adam
 60' Adam
42 11 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 30 A Celtic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
59,425
Referee
Celtic Rangers
 50' Ehiogu
44 17 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 31 H Aberdeen 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,354
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
 8' Boyd
 25' Boyd
 31' Boyd
45 31 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 32 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,278
Referee
William Collum
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 15' Adam
 14' Dods
 82' Dargo
46 8 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 33 A St Mirren 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,308
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
 4' Novo
47 21 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,099
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
 52' Rae
 79' Ferguson
 16' Velička
48 28 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 35 A Hibernian 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
16,747
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
 20' Fletcher
 45' McCann
 62' Whittaker
 90'  Beuzelin
 24' Adam
 54' Hutton
 78' Adam
49 5 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 36 H Celtic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,384
Referee
Rangers Celtic
 34' Boyd
 55' Adam
50 13 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 37 H Kilmarnock 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
50,085
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
 53' Naismith
51 20 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 38 A Aberdeen 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
20,010
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
 21' Severin
 32' Lovell

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
7 14 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 A Molde 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:05 BST
Attendance
6,569
Referee
Jacek Granat
11 28 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 H Molde 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,024
Referee
Rangers Molde
 12' Buffel
 45' Ferguson
14 19 October 2006 UEFA Cup GS A Livorno 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
13,200
Referee
Julian Rodriguez Santiago
Livorno Rangers
 34' (pen.) Lucarelli
 90' Lucarelli
 27' Adam
 30' (pen.) Boyd
 35' Novo
17 2 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS H Maccabi Haifa 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
43,062
Referee
Rangers Maccabi Haifa
 5' Novo
 89' (pen.) Adam
22 23 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS A Auxerre 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
18:30 GMT
Attendance
8,305
Referee
Auxerre Rangers
 31' Jeleń
 75' Niculae
 62' Novo
 84' Boyd
26 14 December 2006 UEFA Cup GS H Partizan 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
45,129
Referee
Ruud Bossen
Rangers Partizan
 55' Hutton
37 14 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 A Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:05 GMT
Attendance
13,000
Referee
Pedro Oliveira Alves Garcia
Hapoel Tel Aviv Rangers
 43' Toama
 76' Dago
 53' Novo
39 22 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 H Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:05 GMT
Attendance
46,213
Referee
Rangers Hapoel Tel Aviv
 24' Ferguson
 35' Boyd
 73' Ferguson
 74' McGregor
 90' Adam
41 8 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 H Osasuna 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
50,290
Referee
Rangers Osasuna
 90' Hemdani
 17' Raúl García
43 14 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 A Osasuna 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
19,126
Referee
Osasuna Rangers
 71' Webó

Last updated: 14 March 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to 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 2007 Scottish Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
7,231
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
 17' Hamilton
 29' Simmons
 46' McGuire
 54' Boyd
 68' Boyd

Last updated: 7 January 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to 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
9 20 September 2006 League Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
5,702
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
 65' (o.g.) Bamba
 73' Boyd
19 8 November 2006 League Cup QF H St Johnstone 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
31,074
Referee
Rangers St Johnstone
 52' Milne
 68' Milne

Last updated: 8 November 2006
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to 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 6 July 2006 Friendly A Linfield 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
10,988
Linfield Rangers
 13' Buffel
 24' Boyd
2 11 July 2006 Friendly A Jomo Select 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo Select Rangers
 10' Adam
 12' Adam
 27' Adam
 68' Boyd
3 14 July 2006 Friendly AR Jomo Cosmos 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo Cosmos Rangers
 3' Boyd
 68' Rae
4 16 July 2006 Friendly AR Mamelodi Sundowns 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Mamelodi Sundowns Rangers
 21' Moriri
 47' Correa
 68'  Johannes
5 22 July 2006 Friendly H Middlesbrough 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
31,544
Referee
Rangers Middlesbrough
 45' Buffel
6 1 August 2006 Friendly A Dundee 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Dundee Rangers
 70' Boyd
7 23 August 2006 Friendly H Zenit St. Petersburg 1–4
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
30,019
Referee
Rangers Zenit St. Petersburg
 54' Rae
 19' Ho
 52' Denisov
 81' Kerzhakov
 90' Spivak
8 23 May 2007 Friendly A LA Galaxy 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 PDT
Attendance
15,259
LA Galaxy Rangers
 55' Boyd

Last updated: 23 May 2007
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — 2nd 30 July20 May
UEFA Cup 1st round Round of 16 14 September14 March
League Cup 3rd round Quarter-finals 20 September8 November
Scottish Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 26 6 6 65 34 +31 84 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 21 9 8 61 32 +29 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 19 8 11 55 38 +17 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 47 35 +12 61
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 47 54 −7 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 21 9 8 61 32  +29 72 11 6 2 35 10  +25 10 3 6 26 22  +4

Last updated: 20 May 2007.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWDDWDWLLWLWDLWWWLWDWLDWWWDWWWWWDWWDWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2007. Source: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
Maccabi Haifa 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
Livorno 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
Auxerre 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
Partizan 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
Source:

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