2005–06 Rangers F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2005–06 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerAlex McLeish
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League3rd
P38 W21 D10 L7 F67 A37
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (17)
All:
Kris Boyd (20)

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 Klos34 1998 296 0 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Fernando Ricksen29 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m
3 DF Olivier Bernard26 2005 15 0 2007 Free
3 DF Michael Ball26 2001 76 2 2006 £4m left on 31 August
4 MF Thomas Buffel25 2005 (Winter) 56 12 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Marvin Andrews30 2004 68 8 2007 Free
6 MF Barry Ferguson (captain)28 2005 (Winter) 301 43 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Brahim Hemdani28 2005 49 2 2009 Free
8 MF Alex Rae38 2004 44 1 2006 Free
9 FW Dado Pršo31 2004 87 33 2007 Free
10 FW Nacho Novo27 2004 100 29 2008 £0.45m
11 MF Gavin Rae28 2004 (Winter) 19 2 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Robert Malcolm25 1997 115 3 2007 Youth system
14 MF Dragan Mladenović30 2004 9 0 2006 £1.1m left on 31 August
14 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos26 2005 57 5 2006 Free
15 DF Zurab Khizanishvili24 2003 (Winter) 63 0 2008 Free left on 10 April
15 FW Filippo Maniero33 2005 0 0 2006 Free left on 12 October
15 FW Kris Boyd22 2006 (Winter) 21 20 2009 £0.4m
16 DF Julien Rodriguez27 2005 30 1 2009 £1m
17 MF Chris Burke22 2000 79 8 2007 Youth system
18 DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan30 2005 10 1 2008 Free
19 FW Steven Thompson22 2003 (Winter) 86 23 2006 £0.2m left on 10 January
20 DF Maurice Ross25 2000 108 3 2007 Youth system left on 31 August
20 DF Alan Hutton21 2002 68 3 Youth system
21 FW Francis Jeffers25 2005 14 0 2006 Loan
22 GK Allan McGregor24 2001 11 0 Youth system out on season loan
23 FW Federico Nieto22 2005 6 3 2006 Loan left on 1 January
24 DF Ian Murray25 2005 42 0 2008 Free
25 GK Ronald Waterreus35 2005 (Winter) 64 0 2006 £0.05m
26 FW Peter Løvenkrands26 2000 182 54 2006 £1.3m
31 MF Hamed Namouchi22 2003 51 6 2008 Free
34 DF Steven Smith20 2002 24 0 2008 Youth system
38 MF Charlie Adam20 2003 3 0 Youth system out on season loan
41 GK Lee Robinson19 2004 1 0 2009 Youth system
44 FW Ross McCormack19 2003 13 4 Youth system
51 DF Alan Lowing18 2004 4 0 2008 Youth system
66 FW Moses Ashikodi18 2006 (Winter) 1 0 2006 Free
  • Last updated: 7 May 2006
  • Source:Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

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 LeagueScottish CupLeague 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 30 311 21 811 1
3 DF Michael Ball 4 4 2 2
3 DF Olivier Bernard 15 15 9 4 2
4 MF Thomas Buffel 32 387 294 711 12
5 DF Marvin Andrews 27 304 233 4 2 11
6 MF Barry Ferguson 45 465 325 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 4112 329 731 1
10 FW Nacho Novo 14 323 242 512 1
11 MF Gavin Rae 4 8 8
12 DF Robert Malcolm 15 17 13 1 2 1
14 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos 40 403 281 81212
15 FW Kris Boyd 17 2120 1717 2 23
16 DF Julien Rodriguez 29 301 211 8 1
17 MF Chris Burke 30 353 273 6 2
18 DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 9 101 71 2 1
19 FW Steven Thompson 6 223 142 71 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 63 31 2 12
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 4718 3314 1042 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 2 113 81 2111
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
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