2006–07 Rangers F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2006–07 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerPaul Le Guen
(until 4 January)
Ian Durrant
Walter Smith
(from 10 January)
GroundIbrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 51,082)
Scottish Premier League2nd
P38 W21 D9 L8 F61 A32
Scottish CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (20)

All:
Kris Boyd (26)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season. After signs that supporter unrest was turning on Murray, on 9 February 2006, two days before the crucial Old Firm match, it was announced that Alex McLeish would leave his position as manager at the end of the 2005–06 season, and on 11 March, it was confirmed that former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen would indeed succeed him at the end of the season. Murray predicted a fruitful reign under Le Guen, describing his capture as "a massive moonbeam of success" for the club and promising, "we’ve got big plans." He announced that the Frenchman would be given significant funds with which to strengthen the squad, with Rangers having announced an arrangement with sports retailer JJB Sports.

Known for unearthing and nurturing young talent, Le Guen made an immediate splash in the transfer market signing South African Under 19 player Dean Furman from Chelsea, and youngsters William Stanger and Antoine Ponroy from Rennes. While allowing Ibrox favourite Alex Rae to move to a new career as player-manager of Dundee, he has also signed Libor Sionko and Karl Svensson. Rangers had been strongly linked with a host of other players and signed midfielder Jeremy Clement from Lyon and goalkeeper Lionel Letizi from Paris St Germain as a replacement for the departing Ronald Waterreus. Senegal's World Cup 2002 midfield player Makhtar N'Diaye signed a one-year contract after a short trial period with the club. In all, he made eleven signings (of them only Saša Papac would be playing for the club the following season). Le Guen's signings including Filip Šebo, Karl Svensson, Libor Sionko and Lionel Letizi but they simply did not perform, while Jérémy Clément was to be in Glasgow for only six months.[1]

Rangers' first match under Le Guen was a friendly against Irish Premier League champions Linfield on 6 July 2006 at Windsor Park, Belfast. Rangers won 2–0 with first half goals from Kris Boyd and Thomas Buffel. The squad flew out to South Africa on 9 July for a training camp where they played three matches, the first of which was a comfortable 4–0 win over local opposition with Charlie Adam netting a hat-trick. Rangers also defeated Jomo Cosmos 2–0 but, with a largely depleted starting line-up, they lost their final match 2–0 against Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Defender Fernando Ricksen did not take any part in the pre-season tour of South Africa due to what was described by the club as "unacceptable behaviour" on the flight to Johannesburg. Rangers returned to face English Premier League sides Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers where they won 1–0 and drew 1–1 respectively. The SPL opening day on 30 July proved fruitful for Paul Le Guen's Rangers as they defeated Motherwell 2–1 at Fir Park, thanks to an early strike from Libor Sionko and the winning header from Dado Pršo In Le Guen's first competitive game at Ibrox, Rangers were held to a 2–2 draw by Dundee United, having been forced to come back from two-goals down.

On 9 August, Fernando Ricksen went to Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg, the new club of ex-Rangers manager Dick Advocaat, on a season-long loan. In return, a friendly has been scheduled between the teams at Ibrox on 23 August. On 11 August Rangers signed Manchester United's 19-year-old winger Lee Martin on loan for a season. Rangers also recruited the services of Austrian Vienna defender Saša Papac while Marvin Andrews, Olivier Bernard, Robert Malcolm and Hamed Namouchi all departed.

By mid November, Rangers found themselves in third place, a full 15 points behind leaders Celtic. Sporadic wins were mixed with regular dropped points as the team struggled to find consistency in the early part of the season. Rangers did, however, start promisingly in the UEFA Cup, going on to become the first Scottish club to qualify from the UEFA Cup group stage in its three-year history. Domestic results and performances, however, continued to be inconsistent and in January 2007, Le Guen controversially stripped midfielder Barry Ferguson of the captaincy.

On 4 January 2007 Paul Le Guen left Rangers by mutual consent.[2] This made him the club's shortest-serving manager, and the only one to leave the club without completing a full season in charge.[3]

At the start of the season it had appeared that Murray had brought one of Europe's most talented young coaches to Ibrox, but unfortunately the Frenchman could not repeat his previous successes. Inconsistent form from the start in the league saw Rangers fall behind Celtic in the title race as early as October and they suffered the disappointment of going out of the League Cup at home to First Division side St Johnstone, losing 2–0. Le Guen left the club by mutual consent on 4 January 2007 and was replaced by Walter Smith, who began his second spell as manager of the club.

Immediately Smith began an overhaul at the club. He deemed the defence to be the main reason for Rangers poor season. The signings of defenders David Weir and Ugo Ehiogu soon followed, along with young midfielder Kevin Thomson from Hibernian. The side's form picked up and they ended the season in second place in the Scottish Premier League and recorded a brace of Old Firm wins over Celtic.

In the Scottish Cup, Rangers were beaten 3–2 to Dunfermline Athletic, in caretaker manager Ian Durrant's first and only game in charge.[4]

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1GK Stefan Klos35199829802007£0.7m
2DF Fernando Ricksen302000254202009£3.75mleft on 28 November
2DF Andy Webster252008002007Loan
3DF Olivier Bernard2620051502007Freeleft on 31 August
3DF David Weir3720071812007Free
4MF Thomas Buffel26200581162009£2.3m
5DF Marvin Andrews3020046882007Freeleft on 31 August
5DF Saša Papac2720062302009£0.45m
6MF Barry Ferguson (captain)292005342502010£4.5m
7MF Brahim Hemdani2920057322009Free
8MF Jérémy Clément2220062302009£1.1mleft on 25 January
8MF Kevin Thomson2220071202011£2m
9FW Dado Pršo322004124372007Free
10FW Nacho Novo282004139382008£0.45m
11MF Gavin Rae2920043932007£0.25m
12DF Robert Malcolm25199711532009Youth systemleft on 31 August
12DF Ugo Ehiogu3420071112008Free
14MF Libor Sionko3020062432009Free
15FW Kris Boyd23200565462010£0.4m
16DF Phil Bardsley212006712006Loanleft on 29 December
17MF Chris Burke232000108102009Youth system
18DF Ian Murray2620056002008Free
19DF Karl Svensson2320062802009£0.6m
20DF Alan Hutton2220009132007Youth system
21GK Lionel Letizi342006802008Freeleft on 30 January
22GK Allan McGregor2519985302009Youth system
23FW Filip Šebo2320063322010£1.8m
24DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan3120051012008Freeleft on 31 August
25MF Charlie Adam21200346142009Youth system
26DF Steven Smith2120024912010Youth system
27DF Julien Rodriguez2820054912009£1mleft on 11 January
29FW William Stanger212006102008Freeleft on 8 February
30MF Makhtar N'Diaye252006302007Free
31MF Hamed Namouchi2220035162008Freeleft on 31 August
32MF Lee Martin1920061002006Loanleft on 29 December
41DF Alan Lowing192005502008Youth system
42FW Steven Lennon19200530Youth system
59MF Andrew Shinnie17200620Youth system

Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
47MF Dean Furman17Chelsea TransferSummer2008Free[5]
14MF Libor Sionko29Austria Wien TransferSummer2009Free[6]
29FW William Stanger20Rennes TransferSummer2008Free[7]
28DF Antoine Ponroy20Rennes TransferSummer2008Free[7]
19DF Karl Svensson22IFK Göteborg TransferSummer2009£0.6m[8]
21GK Lionel Letizi33Paris Saint-Germain TransferSummer2008Free[9]
8MF Jérémy Clément21Lyon TransferSummer2009£1.1m[10]
30MF Makhtar N'Diaye24Yverdon-Sport TransferSummer2008Free[11]
45FW Rory Loy18KilmarnockTransferSummer2008£0.02m[12]
23FW Filip Šebo22Austria Wien TransferSummer2010£1.85m[13]
32MF Lee Martin19Manchester United LoanSummer2007n/a[14]
16DF Phil Bardsley21Manchester United LoanSummer2007n/a[15]
5DF Saša Papac22Austria Wien TransferSummer2009£0.45m[16]
2DF Andy Webster24Wigan Athletic LoanWinter2007n/a[17]
3DF David Weir36Everton TransferWinter2007Free[18]
12DF Ugo Ehiogu34Middlesbrough TransferWinter2008Free[19]
FW Adda Djeziri18Frem LoanWinter2007n/a[20]
8MF Kevin Thomson22HibernianTransferWinter2011£2m[21]

Last updated: 30 January 2007
Total spending: £6.025m

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
14DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos26Eintracht Frankfurt End of contractSummerFree[22]
26MF Peter Løvenkrands26Schalke 04 End of contractSummerFree[23]
8MF Alex Rae36DundeeEnd of contractSummerFree[24]
37DF Gary MacKenzie20DundeeEnd of contractSummerFree[25]
25GK Ronald Waterreus35AZ End of contractSummerFree[26]
32DF Brian McLean21MotherwellEnd of contractSummern/a[27]
33MF Marc Kalenga21Free agentEnd of contractSummern/a[27]
40MF Graeme Watson20Airdrie UnitedEnd of contractSummern/a[27]
46FW John Johnston19Free agentEnd of contractSummern/a[27]
53FW Jason Crooks18Ross CountyEnd of contractSummerFree[27]
57FW Craig Frizzel18Ross CountyEnd of contractSummerFree[27]
44FW Ross McCormack19MotherwellTransferSummerFree[28]
40MF Dany N'Guessan18Boston United LoanSummern/a[27]
2DF Fernando Ricksen30Zenit St. Petersburg LoanSummern/a[29]
33FW Bob Davidson20Boston United LoanSummern/a[27]
31MF Hamed Namouchi22Lorient TransferSummer£0.5m[30]
12DF Bob Malcolm25Derby County Contract terminatedSummern/a[31][32]
3DF Olivier Bernard26Newcastle United Contract terminatedSummern/a[31][33]
24DF José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan31Free agentContract terminatedSummern/a[31]
5DF Marvin Andrews30Free agentContract terminatedSummern/a[31]
2DF Fernando Ricksen30Zenit St. Petersburg Transfern/a£1m[34]
32MF Lee Martin19Manchester United Loan returnn/an/a[35]
16DF Phil Bardsley21Manchester United Loan returnn/an/a[35]
39FW Moses Ashikodi20Watford TransferWinterNominal[36]
27DF Julien Rodriguez28Marseille TransferWinterFree[37]
33FW Bob Davidson20DundeeTransferWinterFree[38]
35FW Derek Carcary20Raith RoversTransferWinterFree[39]
40MF Dany N'Guessan19Lincoln City TransferWinterFree[40]
8MF Jérémy Clément22Paris Saint-Germain TransferWinter£1.8m[41]
21GK Lionel Letizi33Free agentContract terminatedWintern/a[42]
29FW William Stanger21Free agentContract terminatedn/an/a[43]
37MF Brian Gilmour19ClydeLoann/an/a[44]

Last updated: 9 February 2007
Total spending: £3.3m

Squad statistics

TotalScottish Premier LeagueUEFA CupScottish CupLeague Cup
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1GK Stefan Klos12 2
2DF Andy Webster
3DF David Weir1818 14 4
4MF Thomas Buffel14254173511 2
5DF Saša Papac2123 21 2
6MF Barry Ferguson41417324831
7MF Brahim Hemdani494923611011 2
8MF Jérémy Clément2223 19 3 1
8MF Kevin Thomson1111 8 3
9FW Dado Pršo273742848 1
10FW Nacho Novo32399285841 2
11MF Gavin Rae102011017 1 2
12DF Ugo Ehiogu11111912
14MF Libor Sionko172431835 1
15FW Kris Boyd3644263220931221
16DF Phil Bardsley771512
17MF Chris Burke142922225 1 1
18DF Ian Murray1818 13 4 1
19DF Karl Svensson2728 21 6 1
20DF Alan Hutton43442331811 2
21GK Lionel Letizi88 7 1
22GK Allan McGregor4242 31 8 1 2
23FW Filip Šebo73322427 2
25MF Charlie Adam4043143211831 2
26DF Steven Smith252511716 2
27DF Julien Rodriguez1719 13 5 1
29FW William Stanger 1 1
30MF Makhtar N'Diaye13 1 2
32MF Lee Martin510 7 1 2
41DF Alan Lowing 1 1
42FW Steven Lennon 3 3
59MF Andrew Shinnie 2 2
Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Soccerbase - Rangers 2006/2007 player appearances
Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

N
P
Nat.
Name
League
Scottish
Cup

League
Cup

UEFA
Cup

Total
15FW Kris Boyd2021326
11MF Charlie Adam11314
10FW Nacho Novo549
4MF Thomas Buffel314
9FW Dado Pršo44
14MF Libor Sionko33
7MF Brahim Hemdani112
17MF Chris Burke22
20DF Alan Hutton112
23FW Filip Šebo22
12DF Ugo Ehiogu11
11MF Gavin Rae11
16DF Phil Bardsley11
26DF Steven Smith11

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name YC RC
3DF David Weir2
4MF Thomas Buffel1
5DF Saša Papac2
6MF Barry Ferguson8
7MF Brahim Hemdani1
8MF Jérémy Clément5
8MF Kevin Thomson1
9FW Dado Pršo61
10FW Nacho Novo11
11MF Gavin Rae1
12DF Ugo Ehiogu1
15FW Kris Boyd6
16DF Phil Bardsley21
17MF Chris Burke3
18DF Ian Murray3
19DF Karl Svensson1
20DF Alan Hutton11
22GK Allan McGregor11
23FW Filip Šebo2
25MF Charlie Adam7
26DF Steven Smith6
27DF Julien Rodriguez2
32MF Lee Martin1

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches

Club

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Paul Le Guen
(until 4 January)[2]
Ian Durrant
(from 4 January)[4]
(until 10 January)
Walter Smith
(from 10 January)[46]
Assistant manager Yves Colleu
(until 4 January)[2]
Ally McCoist
(from 10 January)
First-team coach Kenny McDowall
(from 10 January)
Fitness coach Stephane Wiertelak
(until 4 January)[2]
Adam Owen
(from March)
Goalkeepers coach Billy Thomson

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Other staff

PositionStaff
Head of Football Administration Andrew Dickson
Head of Youth Development Craig Mulholland
Physiotherapist Joel Le Hir
(until 4 January)
Davie Henderson
Doctor Dr Ian McGuiness
(until 9 January)
Dr Paul Jackson
Chief scout Ewan Chester
(from 4 May)
Massuer David Lavery
Kit controller Jimmy Bell
Video analyst Steve Harvey

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
130 July 2006Scottish Premier League1AMotherwell2–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
11,745
Referee
MotherwellRangers
52' O'Donnell
8' Sionko
65' Pršo
25 August 2006Scottish Premier League2HDundee United2–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,394
Referee
RangersDundee United
57' Burke
79' (o.g.) Robb
15' Hunt
56' Kalvenes
313 August 2006Scottish Premier League3ADunfermline Athletic1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,561
Referee
Dunfermline AthleticRangers
63' Buffel
419 August 2006Scottish Premier League4HHeart of Midlothian2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,239
Referee
RangersHeart of Midlothian
47' (pen.) Boyd
49' Boyd
 90'  Neilson
527 August 2006Scottish Premier League5AKilmarnock2–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
13,506
Referee
Alan Freeland
KilmarnockRangers
63' Wright
90' (pen.) Naismith
43' Boyd
85' Boyd
69 September 2006Scottish Premier League6HFalkirk4–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,196
Referee
RangersFalkirk
17' Bardsley
28' Pršo
68' (pen.) Boyd
78' Buffel
817 September 2006Scottish Premier League7AHibernian1–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
16,450
Referee
HibernianRangers
8' Killen
81' Killen
 88'  Killen
65' Šebo
 90'  Bardsley
1023 September 2006Scottish Premier League8ACeltic0–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
59,341
Referee
CelticRangers
35' Gravesen
74' Miller
121 October 2006Scottish Premier League9HAberdeen1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,488
Referee
RangersAberdeen
88' Šebo
1314 October 2006Scottish Premier League10HInverness Caledonian Thistle0–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,494
Referee
RangersInverness Caledonian Thistle
57' Bayne
1522 October 2006Scottish Premier League11ASt Mirren3–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,384
Referee
St MirrenRangers
5' Sutton
78' (pen.) Sutton
18' Adam
26' Buffel
85' Novo
1628 October 2006Scottish Premier League12HMotherwell1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,785
Referee
RangersMotherwell
36' Boyd
50' Kerr
185 November 2006Scottish Premier League13ADundee United1–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
10,392
Referee
Dundee UnitedRangers
77' Kenneth
82' Mair
50' Adam
2011 November 2006Scottish Premier League14HDunfermline Athletic2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,218
Referee
RangersDunfermline Athletic
61' Boyd
77' Smith
2119 November 2006Scottish Premier League15AHeart of Midlothian1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
17,040
Referee
Heart of MidlothianRangers
78' Novo
2326 November 2006Scottish Premier League16HKilmarnock3–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,289
Referee
RangersKilmarnock
23' Adam
28' Boyd
58' Pršo
243 December 2006Scottish Premier League17AFalkirk0–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,245
Referee
FalkirkRangers
26' Twaddle
259 December 2006Scottish Premier League18HHibernian3–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,702
Referee
RangersHibernian
16' Pršo
32' Sionko
36' Ferguson
 67'  Sproule
2717 December 2006Scottish Premier League19HCeltic1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,418
Referee
RangersCeltic
88' Hemdani
2823 December 2006Scottish Premier League20AAberdeen2–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
20,045
Referee
RangersAberdeen
22' Novo
24' Sionko
84' Lovell
2927 December 2006Scottish Premier League21AInverness Caledonian Thistle1–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
20:00 GMT
Attendance
7,522
Referee
Inverness Caledonian ThistleRangers
41' Dods
90' Rankin
22' (pen.) Novo
3030 December 2006Scottish Premier League22HSt Mirren1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,273
Referee
RangersSt Mirren
19' Boyd
312 January 2007Scottish Premier League23AMotherwell1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
10,338
Referee
MotherwellRangers
70' (pen.) Boyd
 73' Pršo
3313 January 2007Scottish Premier League24HDundee United5–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,276
Referee
Craig MacKay
RangersDundee United
23' Adam
35' Burke
59' Boyd
68' Boyd
88' Ferguson
3421 January 2007Scottish Premier League25ADunfermline Athletic1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,868
Referee
Dunfermline AthleticRangers
9' Adam
3527 January 2007Scottish Premier League26AHeart of Midlothian0–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,321
Referee
3611 February 2007Scottish Premier League27AKilmarnock3–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
11,894
Referee
KilmarnockRangers
9' (pen.) Boyd
30' Boyd
60' (pen.) Boyd
3818 February 2007Scottish Premier League28HFalkirk2–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,850
Referee
RangersFalkirk
34' Boyd
73' Ferguson
64' Finnigan
 82' Scobbie
404 March 2007Scottish Premier League29AHibernian2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
16,265
Referee
HibernianRangers
4' Adam
60' Adam
4211 March 2007Scottish Premier League30ACeltic1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
59,425
Referee
CelticRangers
50' Ehiogu
4417 March 2007Scottish Premier League31HAberdeen3–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,354
Referee
RangersAberdeen
8' Boyd
25' Boyd
31' Boyd
4531 March 2007Scottish Premier League32HInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,278
Referee
RangersInverness Caledonian Thistle
15' Adam
 14' Dods
82' Dargo
468 April 2007Scottish Premier League33ASt Mirren1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,308
Referee
St MirrenRangers
4' Novo
4721 April 2007Scottish Premier League34HHeart of Midlothian2–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,099
Referee
RangersHeart of Midlothian
52' Rae
79' Ferguson
4828 April 2007Scottish Premier League35AHibernian3–3
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
16,747
Referee
HibernianRangers
20' Fletcher
45' McCann
62' Whittaker
 90'  Beuzelin
24' Adam
54' Hutton
78' Adam
495 May 2007Scottish Premier League36HCeltic2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,384
Referee
RangersCeltic
34' Boyd
55' Adam
5013 May 2007Scottish Premier League37HKilmarnock0–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
50,085
Referee
RangersKilmarnock
5120 May 2007Scottish Premier League38AAberdeen0–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
20,010
Referee
AberdeenRangers
21' Severin
32' Lovell

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
714 September 2006UEFA Cup1A Molde 0–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:05 BST
Attendance
6,569
Referee
Jacek Granat
1128 September 2006UEFA Cup1HMolde 2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,024
Referee
RangersMolde
12' Buffel
45' Ferguson
1419 October 2006UEFA CupGSA Livorno 3–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
13,200
Referee
Julian Rodriguez Santiago
LivornoRangers
27' Adam
30' (pen.) Boyd
35' Novo
172 November 2006UEFA CupGSHMaccabi Haifa 2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
43,062
Referee
RangersMaccabi Haifa
5' Novo
89' (pen.) Adam
2223 November 2006UEFA CupGSA Auxerre 2–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
18:30 GMT
Attendance
8,305
Referee
AuxerreRangers
31' Jeleń
75' Niculae
62' Novo
84' Boyd
2614 December 2006UEFA CupGSHPartizan 1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
45,129
Referee
Ruud Bossen
RangersPartizan
55' Hutton
3714 February 2007UEFA Cup3A Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:05 GMT
Attendance
13,000
Referee
Pedro Oliveira Alves Garcia
Hapoel Tel AvivRangers
43' Toama
76' Dago
53' Novo
3922 February 2007UEFA Cup3HHapoel Tel Aviv 4–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
20:05 GMT
Attendance
46,213
Referee
RangersHapoel Tel Aviv
24' Ferguson
35' Boyd
73' Ferguson
 74' McGregor
90' Adam
418 March 2007UEFA Cup4HOsasuna 1–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
50,290
Referee
RangersOsasuna
90' Hemdani
4314 March 2007UEFA Cup4A Osasuna 0–1
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
19,126
Referee
OsasunaRangers
71' Webó

Last updated: 14 March 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
327 January 2007Scottish Cup3ADunfermline Athletic2–3
ReportReport link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
7,231
Referee
Dunfermline AthleticRangers
17' Hamilton
29' Simmons
46' McGuire
54' Boyd
68' Boyd

Last updated: 7 January 2007
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
920 September 2006League Cup3ADunfermline Athletic2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
5,702
Referee
Dunfermline AthleticRangers
65' (o.g.) Bamba
73' Boyd
198 November 2006League CupQFHSt Johnstone0–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
31,074
Referee
RangersSt Johnstone
52' Milne
68' Milne

Last updated: 8 November 2006
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
16 July 2006FriendlyA Linfield 2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
10,988
LinfieldRangers
13' Buffel
24' Boyd
211 July 2006FriendlyA Jomo Select 4–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo SelectRangers
10' Adam
12' Adam
27' Adam
68' Boyd
314 July 2006FriendlyAR Jomo Cosmos 2–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo CosmosRangers
3' Boyd
68' Rae
416 July 2006FriendlyAR Mamelodi Sundowns 0–2
ReportReport link
Kick off
TBC BST
Mamelodi SundownsRangers
21' Moriri
47' Correa
 68'  Johannes
522 July 2006FriendlyHMiddlesbrough 1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
31,544
Referee
RangersMiddlesbrough
45' Buffel
61 August 2006FriendlyADundee1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
TBC BST
DundeeRangers
70' Boyd
723 August 2006FriendlyHZenit St. Petersburg 1–4
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
30,019
Referee
RangersZenit St. Petersburg
54' Rae
19' Ho
52' Denisov
81' Kerzhakov
90' Spivak
823 May 2007FriendlyA LA Galaxy 1–0
ReportReport link
Kick off
19:30 PDT
Attendance
15,259
LA GalaxyRangers
55' Boyd

Last updated: 23 May 2007
Source: [citation needed]
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
Scottish Premier League2nd30 July20 May
UEFA Cup1st roundRound of 1614 September14 March
League Cup3rd roundQuarter-finals20 September8 November
Scottish Cup3rd round3rd round7 January

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Celtic (C)3826666534+3184Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2Rangers3821986132+2972Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Aberdeen38198115538+1765Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4Heart of Midlothian381710114735+1261
5Kilmarnock38167154754−755
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3821986132 +297211623510 +2510362622 +4

Last updated: 20 May 2007.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWDDWDWLLWLWDLWWWLWDWLDWWWDWWWWWDWWDWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2007. Source: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RAN MHA LIV AUX PTZ
1 Rangers431084+410Advance to knockout stage2–01–0
2 Maccabi Haifa421154+173–11–0
3 Livorno412155052–31–1
4 Auxerre411277042–20–1
5 Partizan401327−511–11–4
Source: [citation needed]

References