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)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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	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.	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

Last updated: 20 May 2006
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2005/2006 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

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

Disciplinary record[]

Club[]

Board of directors[]

Position	Staff
Chairman	David Murray
Vice-chairman	John McClelland (until 19 September)^[29]
Chief executive	Martin Bain
Finance director	David Jolliffe
Non-executive director	John Greig
Non-executive director	Alastair Johnston
Non-executive director	John McClelland (from 19 September)^[29]
Non-executive director	Dave King
Non-executive director	Donald Wilson
Non-executive director	Campbell Ogilvie

Source: n

Coaching staff[]

Position	Staff
Manager	Alex McLeish (until 8 May)^[30]
Assistant manager	Andy Watson (until 8 May)^[30]
First-team coach	Jan Wouters (until 8 May)^[30]
Fitness coach	Frank Nuttall (until 8 May)
Goalkeepers coach	Billy Thomson

Source: Wikipedia article

Other staff[]

Position	Staff
Head of Football Administration	Campbell Ogilvie (until 19 September)^[29] Andrew Dickson (from 19 September)^[29]
Head of Youth Development	George Adams (until 19 September)^[29] Craig Mulholland (from 19 September)^[29]
Club Doctor	Dr Ian McGuinness
Physiotherapists	Davie Henderson
Massuer	David Lavery
Kit controller	Jimmy Bell
Video analyst	Steve Harvey

Source: Wikipedia article

Matches[]

Scottish Premier League[]

Game

Date

Tournament

Round

Ground

Opponent

Score¹

Report

1

31 July 2005

Scottish Premier League

1

H

Livingston

3–0

2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

Overview[]

Players[]

Squad information[]

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Squad statistics[]

Goal scorers[]

Disciplinary record[]

Club[]

Board of directors[]

Coaching staff[]

Other staff[]

Matches[]

Scottish Premier League[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Scottish Cup[]

League Cup[]

Friendlies[]

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Scottish Premier League[]

Standings[]

Results summary[]

Results by round[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Group H[]

References[]