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2005–06 Rangers F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Rangers |
| season | 2005–06 |
| manager | Alex McLeish |
| chairman | David Murray |
| stdtitle | Ground |
| stadium | Ibrox Stadium |
| league | Scottish Premier League |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | Scottish Cup |
| cup1 result | Fourth round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Quarter-finals |
| cup3 | Champions League |
| cup3 result | Round of 16 |
| league topscorer | |
| Kris Boyd (17) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Kris Boyd (20) | |
| prevseason | 2004–05 |
| nextseason | 2006–07 |
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Kris Boyd (17) Kris Boyd (20)
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
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2005 | SCO Ian Murray | SCO Hibernian | Bosman | ||||
| 14 June 2005 | ALG Brahim Hemdani | FRA Marseille | Bosman | ||||
| 6 July 2005 | FRA José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | FRA Paris Saint-Germain | Bosman | ||||
| 8 July 2005 | ARG Federico Nieto | ARG Almagro | Loan | ||||
| 11 July 2005 | FRA Dany N'Guessan | FRA Auxerre | Free | ||||
| 4 August 2005 | FRA Julien Rodriguez | FRA Monaco | £1,000,000 | ||||
| 30 August 2005 | GRE Sotirios Kyrgiakos | GRE Panathinaikos | Free | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | ITA Filippo Maniero | ITA Torino | Free | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | FRA Olivier Bernard | ENG Southampton | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4203300.stm | title=Bernard signs deal with Rangers | date=31 August 2005 | work=BBC Sport | access-date=27 December 2012}} |
| 31 August 2005 | ENG Francis Jeffers | ENG Charlton Athletic | Loan | ||||
| 1 January 2006 | SCO Kris Boyd | SCO Kilmarnock | £400,000 | ||||
| 12 January 2006 | ATG Moses Ashikodi | ENG West Ham United | Free |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2005 | SWE Bojan Djordjic | ENG Plymouth Argyle | Free | ||||
| 6 June 2005 | GEO Shota Arveladze | NEDAZ Alkmaar | Bosman | ||||
| 8 June 2005 | SCO Tom Brighton | SCOClyde | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4074094.stm | title=No future at Rangers for Brighton | date=8 June 2005 | work=BBC Sport | access-date=10 January 2026}} |
| 8 June 2005 | SCO Graeme Smith | SCOMotherwell | Free | ||||
| 8 June 2005 | SCOAlex Walker | SCOGreenock Morton | Free | ||||
| 8 June 2005 | FRAWarren Jacmot | FRALyon-Duchère | Free | ||||
| 4 August 2005 | FIN Jukka Santala | SCOPartick Thistle | Loan | ||||
| 13 August 2005 | DENBajram Fetai | DENSilkeborg | Nominal | ||||
| 29 August 2005 | SCOAllan McGregor | SCODunfermline Athletic | Loan | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | ENGMichael Ball | NEDPSV Eindhoven | Free | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | SCGDragan Mladenović | SCGRed Star Belgrade | Free | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | SCOMaurice Ross | ENGSheffield Wednesday | Free | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | GEOZurab Khizanishvili | ENGBlackburn Rovers | Loan | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | SCOCharlie Adam | SCOSt Mirren | Loan | ||||
| 31 August 2005 | SCOBrian McLean | SCOMotherwell | Loan | ||||
| 12 October 2005 | ITAFilippo Maniero | Free Agent | Contract terminated | ||||
| 28 December 2005 | ARGFederico Nieto | ARGAlmagro | End of loan | ||||
| 10 January 2006 | SCOSteven Thompson | WALCardiff City | £250,000 | ||||
| 17 January 2006 | SCORoss McCormack | ENGDoncaster Rovers | Loan | ||||
| 27 January 2006 | FINJukka Santala | DENFC Nordsjælland | Free | ||||
| 10 April 2006 | GEOZurab Khizanishvili | ENGBlackburn Rovers | £500,000 |
- Expenditure: £1,400,000
- Income: £750,000
- Total loss/gain: £650,000
Squad statistics
Goal scorers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | ||||||||
| Nat. | ||||||||
| Name | ||||||||
| League | ||||||||
| Scottish | ||||||||
| Cup | ||||||||
| League | ||||||||
| Cup | ||||||||
| Champions | ||||||||
| League | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| 15 | FW | SCO | Kris Boyd | 17 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 26 | MF | DEN | Peter Løvenkrands | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 9 | FW | CRO | Dado Pršo | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 4 | MF | BEL | Thomas Buffel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Barry Ferguson | 5 | 5 | |||
| 5 | DF | TRI | Marvin Andrews | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | FW | ESP | Nacho Novo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14 | DF | Greece | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Chris Burke | 3 | 3 | |||
| 19 | FW | SCO | Steven Thompson | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 23 | FW | ARG | Federico Nieto | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 44 | FW | SCO | Ross McCormack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | DF | NED | Fernando Ricksen | 1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | DF | FRA | Julien Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | |||
| 18 | DF | FRA | José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 7 May 2006
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Club
Board of directors
Coaching staff
Other staff
Matches
Pre-season and friendlies
Santala McCormack Thompson McCormack Novo
Scottish Premier League
Fanfan Peter Løvenkrands Lovell Smith Løvenkrands Ricksen Buffel Novo Maloney Lennon Sproule Sproule Ferguson Greer Pršo Nieto Løvenkrands McCormack Løvenkrands Snodgrass Burke Bayne Baldé McGeady O'Connor Ferguson Løvenkrands Moutinho Boyd Løvenkrands Løvenkrands Løvenkrands Burke Kyrgiakos Burchill Young Thompson Løvenkrands Boyd Pršo Pršo Wyness Andrews Boyd Lovell Ferguson Twaddle Rodriguez Pršo Løvenkrands Boyd Boyd Boyd Boyd Andrews Boyd Boyd
Scottish League Cup
Buffel Nieto Andrews Nieto O'Donnell Klos
Scottish Cup
Boyd Boyd Boyd McCormack Sproule Killen
UEFA Champions League
Ricksen Pršo Pepe Pršo Kyrgiakos Kozák Thompson Zanetti Forlán Peña
Competitions
Overall
Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
UEFA Champions League
[[2005–06 UEFA Champions League#Group H|Group H]]
References
References
- (9 June 2006). "Rangers complete Murray signing". BBC Sport.
- (14 June 2005). "Rangers clinch deal for Hemdani". BBC Sport.
- (6 July 2005). "Rangers seal Pierre-Fanfan deal". BBC Sport.
- (8 July 2005). "Argentine striker joins Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (11 July 2005). "N'Guessan completes Rangers move". BBC Sport.
- (4 August 2005). "Monaco's Rodriguez joins Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (30 August 2005). "Kyrgiakos moves to rejoin Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Rangers recruit Italian forward". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Bernard signs deal with Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Rangers sign up Jeffers on loan". BBC Sport.
- (22 December 2005). "Striker Boyd seals Rangers move". BBC Sport.
- (12 January 2006). "Hislop hails Rangers' new signing". BBC Sport.
- (31 May 2005). "Plymouth complete Djordjic deal". BBC Sport.
- (6 June 2005). "Trio poised for exit from Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (8 June 2005). "No future at Rangers for Brighton". BBC Sport.
- (4 August 2005). "Santala moves to Thistle on loan". BBC Sport.
- (13 August 2005). "Fetai completes Silkeborg switch". BBC Sport.
- (29 August 2005). "Dunfermline add two more to squad". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Ball makes move to PSV Eindhoven". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Mladenovic heads back to Belgrade". BBC.
- (31 August 2005). "Owls swoop to sign Gers star Ross". BBC Sport.
- (31 August 2005). "Blackburn seal Khizanishvili deal". BBC Sport.
- (12 October 2005). "Maniero chooses early Ibrox exit". BBC Sport.
- (28 December 2005). "Rangers decide on Nieto departure". BBC Sport.
- (10 January 2006). "Cardiff sign up Rangers' Thompson". BBC Sport.
- (17 January 2006). "Rovers pick up Rangers teenager". BBC Sport.
- (27 January 2006). "Santala quits Ibrox for Denmark". BBC Sport.
- (10 April 2006). "Blackburn seal Khizanishvili deal". BBC Sport.
- (19 September 2005). "Rangers reshuffle top executives". BBC.
- (7 May 2006). "Emotional McLeish bids farewell". BBC.
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