2005–06 Rangers F.C. season
2005–06 season | ||||
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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) | |||
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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 | ![]() |
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. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Murray | 24 | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [1] |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Brahim Hemdani | 27 | Marseille ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | [2] |
24 | DF | ![]() |
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 29 | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [3] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Federico Nieto | 21 | Almagro ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2006 | n/a | [4] |
50 | MF | ![]() |
Dany N'Guessan | 17 | Auxerre ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2007 | Free | [5] |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Rodriguez | 27 | Monaco ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | £1m | [6] |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 26 | Panathinaikos ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2006 | Free | [7] |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Filippo Maniero | 32 | Torino ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2006 | Free | [8] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Olivier Bernard | 25 | Southampton ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2007 | Free | [9] |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Francis Jeffers | 24 | Charlton Athletic ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2006 | n/a | [10] |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Boyd | 22 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Winter | 2009 | £0.4m | [11] |
66 | FW | ![]() |
Moses Ashikodi | 18 | West Ham United ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Bojan Djordjic | 23 | Plymouth Argyle ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | n/a | [13] |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Shota Arveladze | 32 | AZ ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | n/a | [14] |
32 | FW | ![]() |
Tom Brighton | 21 | Clyde | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [15] |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Graeme Smith | 22 | Motherwell | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [15] |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Alex Walker | 21 | Greenock Morton | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [15] |
48 | DF | ![]() |
Warren Jacmot | 18 | Lyon-Duchère ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | n/a | [15] |
36 | DF | ![]() |
Jukka Santala | 20 | Partick Thistle | Loan | Summer | n/a | [16] |
35 | FW | ![]() |
Bajram Fetai | 19 | Silkeborg ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | Nominal | [17] |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 23 | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Summer | n/a | [18] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Ball | 25 | PSV ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [19] |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Dragan Mladenović | 29 | Red Star ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [20] |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Maurice Ross | 24 | Sheffield Wednesday ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [21] |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Zurab Khizanishvili | 23 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() |
Loan | Summer | n/a | [22] |
38 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | 19 | St Mirren | Loan | Summer | n/a | [9] |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Brian McLean | 20 | Motherwell | Loan | Summer | n/a | [9] |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Filippo Maniero | 33 | Free Agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a | [23] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Federico Nieto | 22 | Almagro ![]() |
Loan Return | Winter | n/a | [24] |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Thompson | 27 | Cardiff City ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | £0.25m | [25] |
44 | FW | ![]() |
Ross McCormack | 19 | Doncaster Rovers ![]() |
Loan | Winter | n/a | [26] |
36 | FW | ![]() |
Jukka Santala | 20 | Nordsjælland ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [27] |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Zurab Khizanishvili | 24 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() |
Transfer | n/a | £0.5m | [28] |
Last updated: 10 April 2006
Total received: £0.75m
Squad statistics[]
Total | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Champions League | Scottish 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 |
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2005/2006 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank
Goal scorers[]
Last updated: 7 May 2006 Disciplinary record[]Club[]
Matches[]Scottish Premier League[]
Last updated: 7 May 2006 UEFA Champions League[]
Last updated: 7 March 2006 Scottish Cup[]
Last updated: 4 February 2006 League Cup[]
Last updated: 9 November 2005 Friendlies[]
Last updated: 26 July 2005 Competitions[]Overall[]
Source: Competitions Scottish Premier League[]Standings[]
Source: Scottish Professional Football League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored Notes: Results summary[]
Last updated: 7 May 2005. Results by round[]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 UEFA Champions League[]Group H[]
Source: RSSSF
References[]
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- Rangers F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 2005–06 season