Rangers F.C. season 2005-06
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| Rangers | |
| Season 2005-06 | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alex McLeish |
| Chairman | David Murray |
| League | Scottish Premier League |
| Final league position | 3rd P38 W21 D10 L7 F67 A37 |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round |
| League Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Champions League | Last 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (17) All: Kris Boyd (20) |
| ← Previous season 2004-05 |
Next season → 2006-07 |
The 2005-06 season is the 109th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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[edit] Overveiw
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 the worst run in their history, going ten games without a win. The league form scarely 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 St Johnstone F.C., losing 2-0 at Ibrox Stadium. They lost 3-0 also at Ibrox to Hibernian F.C. on 4 February 2006 to go out of the Scottish Cup in the third round and end their last hope of silverware for the season.
The team did qualify for the Champions League group stages and a 1-1 draw with Inter Milan saw Rangers progress to the last 16 for the first time in the club's history. They were then knocked out by Spainish side Villarreal on away goals rule.
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
 Julien Rodriguez |
Monaco | £1m |
 Kris Boyd |
Kilmarnock | £400,000 |
| Ian Murray |
Hibernian | Bosman |
 Brahim Hemdani |
Marseille | Bosman |
| Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan |
Paris Saint Germain | Bosman |
 Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
Panathinaikos | Free |
 Filippo Maniero |
Torino | Free |
| Olivier Bernard |
Southampton | Free |
 Francis Jeffers |
Charlton Athletic | Loan |
 Federico Nieto |
Club Almagro | Loan |
[edit] Out
| Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Thompson |
Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| Brian McLean |
Motherwell | Undisclosed |
 Bajram Fetai |
Silkeborg | Nominal |
| Graeme Smith |
Motherwell | Free |
 Bojan Djordjic |
Plymouth Argyle | Free |
 Shota Arveladze |
AZ Alkmaar | Free |
 Dragan Mladenovic |
Crvena Zvezda | Free |
| Maurice Ross |
Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| Michael Ball |
PSV Eindhoven | Free |
 Jukka Santala |
FC Nordsjælland | Free |
| Scott Agnew |
Hamilton Academical | Free |
 Roberto Giacomi |
KSK Beveren | Free |
| Filippo Maniero |
Piovese Calcio 1919 | Free |
| Jukka Santala |
Partick Thistle | Loan |
| Allan McGregor |
Dunfermline Athletic | Loan |
| Zurab Khizanishvili |
Blackburn Rovers | Loan |
| Charlie Adam |
St. Mirren | Loan |
| Ross McCormack |
Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
[edit] Results
Rangers scores are written first.
[edit] Scottish Premier League
[edit] UEFA Champions League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 2005 | Anorthosis Famagusta | A | 2-1 | 16,900 | Novo, Ricksen |
| 24 Aug 2005 | Anorthosis Famagusta | H | 2-0 | 48,500 | Buffel, Pršo |
| 13 Sep 2005 | FC Porto | H | 3-2 | 48,599 | Løvenkrands, Pršo, Kyrgiakos |
| 28 Sep 2005 | Inter Milan | A | 0-1 | 0 | |
| 19 Oct 2005 | Artmedia Bratislava | H | 0-0 | 49,018 | |
| 01 Nov 2005 | Artmedia Bratislava | A | 2-2 | 6,527 | Pršo, Thompson |
| 23 Nov 2005 | FC Porto | A | 1-1 | 48,000 | McCormack |
| 06 Dec 2005 | Inter Milan | H | 1-1 | 49,170 | Løvenkrands |
| 22 Feb 2006 | Villarreal | H | 2-2 | 49,372 | Løvenkrands, Peña (og) |
| 07 Mar 2006 | Villarreal | A | 1-1 | 23,000 | Løvenkrands |
[edit] Scottish Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jan 2006 | Peterhead | H | 5-0 | 39,870 | Boyd (3, 1 pen), Kyrgiakos, McCormack |
| 04 Feb 2006 | Hibernian | H | 0-3 | 40,722 |
[edit] League Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2005 | Clyde | H | 5-2 | 30,104 | Buffel (2), Nieto (2), Andrews |
| 09 Nov 2005 | Celtic | A | 0-2 | 57,183 |
[edit] Appearances
Note - These figures do not include friendly matches.
| No. | Player | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefan Klos |
3 | 0 |
| 2 |  Fernando Ricksen |
31 | 1 |
| 3 | Olivier Bernard |
15 | 0 |
| 3 | Michael Ball |
4 | 0 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thomas Buffel |
38 | 7 |
| 5 |  Marvin Andrews |
30 | 4 |
| 6 | Barry Ferguson |
46 | 5 |
| 7 | Brahim Hemdani |
24 | 0 |
| 8 | Alex Rae |
12 | 0 |
| 9 |  Dado Pršo |
41 | 12 |
| 10 |  Nacho Novo |
32 | 3 |
| 11 | Gavin Rae |
8 | 0 |
| 12 | Robert Malcolm |
17 | 0 |
| 14 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
40 | 3 |
| 15 | Kris Boyd |
21 | 20 |
| 16 | Julien Rodriguez |
30 | 1 |
| 17 | Chris Burke |
35 | 3 |
| 18 | Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan |
10 | 1 |
| 19 | Steven Thompson |
22 | 3 |
| 20 | Alan Hutton |
23 | 0 |
| 21 | Maurice Ross |
1 | 0 |
| 21 | Francis Jeffers |
14 | 0 |
| 22 | Allan McGregor |
0 | 0 |
| 23 | Federico Nieto |
6 | 3 |
| 24 | Ian Murray |
42 | 0 |
| 25 | Ronald Waterreus |
49 | 0 |
| 26 | Peter Løvenkrands |
47 | 18 |
| 31 |  Hamed Namouchi |
16 | 0 |
| 34 | Steven Smith |
20 | 0 |
| 38 | Charlie Adam |
1 | 0 |
| 41 | Lee Robinson |
1 | 0 |
| 44 | Ross McCormack |
11 | 3 |
| 51 | Alan Lowing |
4 | 0 |
| 66 | Moses Ashikodi |
1 | 0 |
[edit] See also
- 2005-06 in Scottish football
- Scottish Cup 2005-06
- Scottish League Cup 2005-06
- UEFA Champions League 2005-06
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