Rangers 2004–05 football season
Rangers 2004–05 season Chairman John McClelland (until 1 September)David Murray (from 1 September)Manager Alex McLeish Ground Ibrox Stadium Scottish Premier League 1st P38 W29 D6 L3 F78 A22 Scottish Cup Third round League Cup Winners Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Cup Group Stage Top goalscorer League: Nacho Novo (19) All: Nacho Novo (25) Highest home attendance 50,143 vs Hibernian (12 February) Lowest home attendance 46,278 vs Kilmarnock (3 October)
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Rangers .
Overview [ ]
Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 2004–05 season. They went into the season looking to recapture their Scottish Premier League crown, which Celtic had won the season before. Manager Alex McLeish made several summer signings, with the signature of Frenchman Jean-Alain Boumsong being his biggest coup. Others included strikers Dado Prso and Nacho Novo , as well as the experienced midfielder Alex Rae and future Ibrox favourite Marvin Andrews .
Rangers League form began poorly picking up only 8 points from their first 5 matches. Rangers lost the first Old Firm derby of the season 1–0 at Celtic Park and fell behind Celtic in the league. Rangers form improved following the loss to Celtic and they weren't to lose again in the league until April. This run of form included two wins over Celtic in November, once in the League Cup and the other in the League. They also ended a poor run of results at Celtic Park , with a 2–0 victory in February. A 2–1 loss to Celtic at home in April left Rangers five points behind with just four games left of the season. Celtic led by two points on the final day of the season and were winning 1–0 against Motherwell , but two late goals for Motherwell coupled with Rangers 1–0 win over Hibernian saw Rangers win the title, Helicopter Sunday .
Rangers also won the League Cup this season, with a 5–1 victory over Motherwell in the final . Rangers were beaten in the Scottish Cup however, losing 2–1 to Celtic in the third round.
After losing to CSKA Moscow in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Rangers entered the UEFA Cup . Rangers managed to qualify for the newly formed group stages with a penalty shoot-out win over Maritimo . Rangers failed to progress beyond the group stages however, a 2–0 loss at home to Auxerre seeing them fail to stay in Europe beyond Christmas.
Players [ ]
Squad information [ ]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1
GK
Stefan Klos (captain )
33
1998
296
0
2007
£0.7m
2
DF
Fernando Ricksen
28
2000
254
20
2009
£3.75m
3
DF
Craig Moore
29
1999 (Winter)
252
14
2006
Free
left on 3 January
4
DF
Jean-Alain Boumsong
25
2004
28
2
2009
Free
left on 2 January
4
MF
Thomas Buffel
24
2005 (Winter)
18
5
2009
£2.3m
5
DF
Marvin Andrews
29
2004
38
4
2007
Free
6
MF
Barry Ferguson
27
2005 (Winter)
255
38
2010
£4.5m
7
FW
Shota Arveladze
32
2001
132
57
2005
£2m
8
MF
Alex Rae
37
2004
32
1
2006
Free
9
FW
Dado Pršo
30
2004
46
21
2007
Free
10
FW
Nacho Novo
26
2004
48
26
2008
£0.45m
11
MF
Gavin Rae
27
2004 (Winter)
11
2
2007
£0.25m
12
DF
Bob Malcolm
24
1997
115
3
2007
Youth system
14
MF
Dragan Mladenović
29
2004
9
0
2008
£1.1m
15
DF
Zurab Khizanishvili
23
2003 (Winter)
63
0
2008
Free
16
DF
Paolo Vanoli
32
2003
42
1
2005
Free
16
DF
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
25
2005 (Winter)
17
2
2005
Loan
17
MF
Chris Burke
21
2000
44
5
2007
Youth system
18
DF
Michael Ball
25
2001
72
2
2006
£4m
19
FW
Steven Thompson
21
2003 (Winter)
64
20
2006
£0.2m
20
DF
Alan Hutton
20
2002
24
1
Youth system
21
DF
Maurice Ross
24
2000
107
3
2007
Youth system
22
GK
Allan McGregor
23
2001
11
0
Youth system
23
MF
Bojan Djordjic
23
2005 (Winter)
5
0
2005
Free
24
DF
Grégory Vignal
23
2004
42
3
2005
Loan
25
GK
Ronald Waterreus
34
2005 (Winter)
15
0
2006
£0.05m
26
FW
Peter Løvenkrands
25
2000
135
36
2006
£1.3m
27
MF
Stephen Hughes
22
1999
90
7
Youth system
left 31 January
31
MF
Hamed Namouchi
21
2003
35
6
Free
37
DF
Steven Smith
19
2002
4
0
2008
Youth system
40
MF
Charlie Adam
19
2003
3
0
Youth system
out on season loan
42
FW
Robert Davidson
19
2004
2
0
2007
Youth system
45
FW
Ross McCormack
18
2003
3
1
2007
Youth system
Last updated: 22 May 2005
Source:Players transfer , Wikipedia players' articles
Ordered by position on pitch.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer window
Ends
Transfer fee
Source
9
FW
Dado Pršo
29
Monaco
Transfer
Summer
2007
Free
[1]
8
MF
Alex Rae
34
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Transfer
Summer
2006
Free
[2]
5
DF
Marvin Andrews
28
Livingston
Transfer
Summer
2007
Free
[3]
14
MF
Dragan Mladenović
28
Red Star Belgrade
Transfer
Summer
2008
£1.1m
[4]
4
DF
Jean-Alain Boumsong
24
Auxerre
Transfer
Summer
2009
Free
[5]
10
FW
Nacho Novo
25
Dundee
Transfer
Summer
2008
£0.45m
[6]
24
DF
Grégory Vignal
23
Liverpool
Loan
Summer
2005
n/a
[7]
FW
Derek Carcary
18
Queen's Park
Transfer
Summer
Free
[8]
23
MF
Bojan Djordjic
22
Manchester United
Transfer
Winter
2005
Free
[9]
4
MF
Thomas Buffel
23
Feyenoord
Transfer
Winter
2009
£2.3m
[10]
FW
Jukka Santala
23
HJK
Transfer
Winter
Free
[11]
16
DF
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
25
Panathinaikos
Loan
Winter
2005
n/a
[12]
23
GK
Ronald Waterreus
34
Manchester City
Transfer
Winter
2005
£0.1m
[13]
6
MF
Barry Ferguson
26
Blackburn Rovers
Transfer
Winter
2010
£4.5m
[14]
Last updated: 11 January 2006
Total spending: £8.45m
Out [ ]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer window
Transfer fee
Source
8
MF
Christian Nerlinger
31
Free agent
Contract terminated
n/a
n/a
[15]
4
MF
Emerson
32
Free agent
Contract terminated
n/a
n/a
[2]
20
MF
Nuno Capucho
32
Free agent
Contract terminated
n/a
n/a
[16]
25
DF
Henning Berg
34
Retired
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[17]
10
FW
Michael Mols
33
Utrecht
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[17]
5
DF
Frank de Boer
34
Al Rayyan
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[18]
14
MF
Ronald de Boer
34
Al Rayyan
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[18]
38
FW
Darryl Duffy
20
Falkirk
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[19]
33
MF
Billy Gibson
22
Partick Thistle
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[20]
34
DF
Andy Dowie
21
Partick Thistle
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[21]
MF
Peter Leven
20
Kilmarnock
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[22]
MF
Paul McHale
22
Cowdenbeath
End of contract
Summer
n/a
[23]
24
FW
Steve MacLean
21
Sheffield Wednesday
Transfer
Summer
£0.125
[24]
23
MF
Mikel Arteta
22
Real Sociedad
Transfer
Summer
£2.6m
[25]
33
MF
Alex Walker
20
Clyde
Loan
Summer
n/a
[26]
32
FW
Tom Brighton
20
Scunthorpe United
Loan
Summer
n/a
[27]
4
DF
Jean-Alain Boumsong
25
Newcastle United
Transfer
Winter
£8m
[28]
3
DF
Craig Moore
29
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer
Winter
Free
[29]
16
DF
Paolo Vanoli
32
Vicenza
Transfer
Winter
Free
[30]
38
FW
Bajram Fetai
19
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Loan
Winter
Loan
[11]
27
MF
Stephen Hughes
22
Leicester City
Transfer
Winter
£0.1m
[11]
14
MF
Dragan Mladenović
28
Real Sociedad
Loan
n/a
n/a
[31]
Last updated: 1 February 2005
Total received: £10.825m
Squad statistics [ ]
Total
SPL
SC
SL Cup
UCL
UC
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1
GK
Stefan Klos
34
34
23
1
2
2
6
2
DF
Fernando Ricksen
51
51
9
38
4
1
1
4
3
2
6
1
3
DF
Craig Moore
6
6
3
1
1
1
4
MF
Thomas Buffel
15
18
5
15
4
1
2
1
4
DF
Jean-Alain Boumsong
28
28
2
18
2
2
2
6
5
DF
Marvin Andrews
37
38
4
30
4
1
2
1
4
6
MF
Barry Ferguson
14
15
2
13
2
2
7
FW
Shota Arveladze
17
33
9
24
6
2
1
2
5
2
8
MF
Alex Rae
22
32
1
25
1
1
3
1
2
9
FW
Dado Pršo
44
46
21
34
18
1
3
2
2
6
1
10
FW
Nacho Novo
45
48
25
35
19
1
4
3
2
1
6
2
12
DF
Robert Malcolm
25
28
1
21
1
2
5
14
MF
Dragan Mladenović
8
9
7
1
1
15
MF
Zurab Khizanishvili
23
25
16
1
2
1
5
16
DF
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
17
17
2
15
2
2
16
DF
Paolo Vanoli
5
7
5
1
1
17
MF
Chris Burke
11
16
12
1
3
18
DF
Michael Ball
15
18
14
2
2
19
FW
Steven Thompson
10
33
10
24
5
1
4
3
2
1
2
1
20
DF
Alan Hutton
9
12
10
1
1
21
DF
Maurice Ross
19
19
1
14
2
1
1
2
22
GK
Allan McGregor
2
2
2
23
MF
Bojan Djordjic
5
5
4
1
24
DF
Grégory Vignal
40
42
3
30
3
1
4
2
5
25
GK
Ronald Waterreus
15
15
13
2
27
MF
Peter Løvenkrands
18
24
4
17
3
1
2
4
1
27
MF
Stephen Hughes
7
15
2
11
2
1
1
2
31
MF
Hamed Namouchi
17
26
3
20
2
1
1
4
1
37
DF
Steven Smith
2
4
4
40
MF
Charlie Adam
1
1
42
FW
Robert Davidson
1
1
45
FW
Ross McCormack
1
1
Last updated: 26 August 2015 Source: Wikipedia article Ordered by position 0 shown as blank
Goal scorers [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Club [ ]
Matches [ ]
Scottish Premier League [ ]
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1
7 August 2004
Scottish Premier League
1
A
Aberdeen
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
19,028
Referee
3
14 August 2004
Scottish Premier League
2
H
Livingston
4–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
48,102
Referee
Rangers
Livingston
6' Pršo 32' Hughes 78' Hughes 88' Arveladze
4
21 August 2004
Scottish Premier League
3
H
Hibernian
4–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
48,702
Referee
Rangers
Hibernian
35' Caldwell
6
29 August 2004
Scottish Premier League
4
A
Celtic
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
58,935
Referee
Hugh Dallas
Celtic
Rangers
85' Thompson
7
12 September 2004
Scottish Premier League
5
A
Heart of Midlothian
0–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
14,601
Referee
9
19 September 2004
Scottish Premier League
6
H
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
47,063
Referee
Rangers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
11
26 September 2004
Scottish Premier League
7
A
Dundee
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
9,404
Referee
Dundee
Rangers
78' Novo 80' Novo
13
3 October 2004
Scottish Premier League
8
H
Kilmarnock
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
46,278
Referee
Rangers
Kilmarnock
10' Andrews 82' Novo
14
17 October 2004
Scottish Premier League
9
A
Motherwell
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
10,946
Referee
Motherwell
Rangers
16
24 October 2004
Scottish Premier League
10
H
Dundee United
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
46,796
Referee
Rangers
Dundee United
69' Novo
90' Robson
17
27 October 2004
Scottish Premier League
11
A
Dunfermline Athletic
2–1
18
31 October 2004
Scottish Premier League
12
H
Aberdeen
5–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
48,918
Referee
Hugh Dallas
Rangers
Aberdeen
19
7 November 2004
Scottish Premier League
13
A
Livingston
4–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
8,780
Referee
Livingston
Rangers
21
14 November 2004
Scottish Premier League
14
A
Hibernian
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
13,829
Referee
Hibernian
Rangers
63' Caldwell
28' Novo 65' (pen. ) Pršo
22
20 November 2004
Scottish Premier League
15
H
Celtic
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
50,043
Referee
Rangers
Celtic
15' (pen. ) Novo 36' Pršo
24
28 November 2004
Scottish Premier League
16
H
Heart of Midlothian
3–2
26
5 December 2004
Scottish Premier League
17
A
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
6,543
Referee
Craig Thomson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Rangers
27
11 December 2004
Scottish Premier League
18
H
Dundee
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
48,114
Referee
Rangers
Dundee
3' (pen. ) Novo 4' Pršo 50' Malcolm
29
19 December 2004
Scottish Premier League
19
A
Kilmarnock
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
11,156
Referee
Kilmarnock
Rangers
16' Arveladze
30
27 December 2004
Scottish Premier League
20
H
Motherwell
4–1
31
1 January 2005
Scottish Premier League
21
A
Dundee United
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
10,461
Referee
Dundee United
Rangers
90' Namouchi
33
15 January 2005
Scottish Premier League
22
H
Dunfermline Athletic
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,055
Referee
Charlie Richmond
Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic
34
23 January 2005
Scottish Premier League
23
A
Aberdeen
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
xx:00 GMT
Attendance
17,495
Referee
Aberdeen
Rangers
35
29 January 2005
Scottish Premier League
24
H
Livingston
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,579
Referee
Kevin Toner
Rangers
Livingston
14' Pršo 63' Novo 68' Ricksen
37
12 February 2005
Scottish Premier League
25
H
Hibernian
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,143
Referee
Craig Thomson
Rangers
Hibernian
38
20 February 2005
Scottish Premier League
26
A
Celtic
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
59,041
Referee
Celtic
Rangers
39
26 February 2005
Scottish Premier League
27
H
Kilmarnock
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,575
Referee
Rangers
Kilmarnock
76' Boyd
40
2 March 2005
Scottish Premier League
28
A
Heart of Midlothian
2–1
41
5 March 2005
Scottish Premier League
29
H
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,345
Referee
Rangers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
57' Ferguson
42
13 March 2005
Scottish Premier League
30
A
Dundee
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
9,876
Referee
Dundee
Rangers
82' Andrews 84' Ricksen
44
3 April 2005
Scottish Premier League
31
A
Motherwell
3–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
10,210
Referee
Motherwell
Rangers
45
12 April 2005
Scottish Premier League
32
H
Dundee United
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,302
Referee
Rangers
Dundee United
46
17 April 2005
Scottish Premier League
33
A
Dunfermline Athletic
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,266
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers
47
24 April 2005
Scottish Premier League
34
H
Celtic
1–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
49,593
Referee
Rangers
Celtic
21' Petrov 34' Bellamy
48
1 May 2005
Scottish Premier League
35
A
Aberdeen
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
17,198
Referee
Hugh Dallas
Aberdeen
Rangers
33' Clark
49
7 May 2005
Scottish Premier League
36
H
Heart of Midlothian
2–1
50
14 May 2005
Scottish Premier League
37
H
Motherwell
4–1
51
22 May 2005
Scottish Premier League
38
A
Hibernian
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
17,450
Referee
Hibernian
Rangers
59' Novo
Last updated: 22 May 2005 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers 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 [ ]
Last updated: 25 August 2004 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers 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 Cup [ ]
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
8
16 September 2004
UEFA Cup
R1
A
Marítimo
0–1
12
30 September 2004
UEFA Cup
R1
H
Marítimo
1–0 (4-2 pen.)
Report
Report link
Kick off
20:00 BST
Attendance
47,360
Referee
Vladimir Hrinak
Rangers
Marítimo
15
21 October 2004
UEFA Cup
GS
Amica Wronki
5–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:30 BST
Attendance
3,100
Referee
Amica Wronki
Rangers
23
25 November 2004
UEFA Cup
GS
H
Grazer AK
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
46,453
Referee
Olegario Benquerenca
Rangers
Grazer AK
58' Novo 86' Arveladze 90' Namouchi
25
2 December 2004
UEFA Cup
GS
A
AZ
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
8,343
Referee
AZ
Rangers
8' Landzaat
28
15 December 2004
UEFA Cup
GS
H
Auxerre
0–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,847
Referee
Rangers
Auxerre
10' Kalou 47' Kalou
Last updated: 15 December 2004 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers 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
9 January 2005
Scottish Cup
3
A
Celtic
1–2
Last updated: 9 January 2005 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers 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
10
22 September 2004
League Cup
R3
A
Aberdeen
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
14,876
Referee
Aberdeen
Rangers
20
10 November 2004
League Cup
QF
H
Celtic
2–1
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19:45 GMT
Attendance
47,298
Referee
Rangers
Celtic
85' Pršo 100' Arveladze
66' Hartson
36
2 February 2005
League Cup
SF
N
Dundee United
7–1
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19:45 GMT
Attendance
25,622
Referee
Hugh Dallas
Rangers
Dundee United
50' Scotland
43
20 March 2005
League Cup
F
N
Motherwell
5–1
Last updated: 20 March 2005 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers 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
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1
18 July 2004
Friendly
SC Fürstenfeld
4–0
2
20 July 2004
Friendly
N
Roma
4–1
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TBC BST
Attendance
200
Roma
Rangers
de Rossi
3
24 July 2004
Friendly
A
Fulham
1–0
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TBC BST
Attendance
14,173
Fulham
Rangers
4
28 July 2004
Walter Tull Memorial Cup
H
Tottenham Hotspur
2–0
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19:45 BST
Attendance
35,750
Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
5
31 July 2004
Gateshead Cup
A
Newcastle United
2–4
6
1 August 2004
Gateshead Cup
N
Feyenoord
0–0 (8-7 pen.)
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BST
Attendance
24,000
Referee
Mark Halsey
Last updated: 9 January 2005 Source: Wikipedia article1 Rangers 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 [ ]
Scottish Premier League [ ]
Standings [ ]
^ 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.
References [ ]
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team
Results
2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5 )
Club seasons
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division