2006–07 Rangers F.C. season
2006–07 season | ||||
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Chairman | David Murray | |||
Manager | Paul Le Guen (until 4 January) Ian Durrant Walter Smith (from 10 January) | |||
Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082) | |||
Scottish Premier League | 2nd P38 W21 D9 L8 F61 A32 | |||
Scottish Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (20) All: Kris Boyd (26) | |||
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The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() |
Stefan Klos | 35 | 1998 | 298 | 0 | 2007 | £0.7m | |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Fernando Ricksen | 30 | 2000 | 254 | 20 | 2009 | £3.75m | left on 28 November |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Webster | 25 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | Loan | |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Olivier Bernard | 26 | 2005 | 15 | 0 | 2007 | Free | left on 31 August |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 37 | 2007 | 18 | 1 | 2007 | Free | |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Buffel | 26 | 2005 | 81 | 16 | 2009 | £2.3m | |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Marvin Andrews | 30 | 2004 | 68 | 8 | 2007 | Free | left on 31 August |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 27 | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 2009 | £0.45m | |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Barry Ferguson (captain) | 29 | 2005 | 342 | 50 | 2010 | £4.5m | |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Brahim Hemdani | 29 | 2005 | 73 | 2 | 2009 | Free | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jérémy Clément | 22 | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 2009 | £1.1m | left on 25 January |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Thomson | 22 | 2007 | 12 | 0 | 2011 | £2m | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Dado Pršo | 32 | 2004 | 124 | 37 | 2007 | Free | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Nacho Novo | 28 | 2004 | 139 | 38 | 2008 | £0.45m | |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Gavin Rae | 29 | 2004 | 39 | 3 | 2007 | £0.25m | |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Robert Malcolm | 25 | 1997 | 115 | 3 | 2009 | Youth system | left on 31 August |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Ugo Ehiogu | 34 | 2007 | 11 | 1 | 2008 | Free | |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Libor Sionko | 30 | 2006 | 24 | 3 | 2009 | Free | |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Boyd | 23 | 2005 | 65 | 46 | 2010 | £0.4m | |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 21 | 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2006 | Loan | left on 29 December |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Burke | 23 | 2000 | 108 | 10 | 2009 | Youth system | |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Murray | 26 | 2005 | 60 | 0 | 2008 | Free | |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Karl Svensson | 23 | 2006 | 28 | 0 | 2009 | £0.6m | |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Hutton | 22 | 2000 | 91 | 3 | 2007 | Youth system | |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Lionel Letizi | 34 | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 30 January |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 25 | 1998 | 53 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system | |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Filip Šebo | 23 | 2006 | 33 | 2 | 2010 | £1.8m | |
24 | DF | ![]() |
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 31 | 2005 | 10 | 1 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 August |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | 21 | 2003 | 46 | 14 | 2009 | Youth system | |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Smith | 21 | 2002 | 49 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Rodriguez | 28 | 2005 | 49 | 1 | 2009 | £1m | left on 11 January |
29 | FW | ![]() |
William Stanger | 21 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 8 February |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Makhtar N'Diaye | 25 | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2007 | Free | |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Hamed Namouchi | 22 | 2003 | 51 | 6 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 August |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Martin | 19 | 2006 | 10 | 0 | 2006 | Loan | left on 29 December |
41 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Lowing | 19 | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | Youth system | |
42 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Lennon | 19 | 2005 | 3 | 0 | Youth system | ||
59 | MF | ![]() |
Andrew Shinnie | 17 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 20 May 2007
- Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | MF | ![]() |
Dean Furman | 17 | Chelsea ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [5] |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Libor Sionko | 29 | Austria Wien ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | Free | [6] |
29 | FW | ![]() |
William Stanger | 20 | Rennes ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [7] |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Antoine Ponroy | 20 | Rennes ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [7] |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Karl Svensson | 22 | IFK Göteborg ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | £0.6m | [8] |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Lionel Letizi | 33 | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [9] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jérémy Clément | 21 | Lyon ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | £1.1m | [10] |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Makhtar N'Diaye | 24 | Yverdon-Sport ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2008 | Free | [11] |
45 | FW | ![]() |
Rory Loy | 18 | Kilmarnock | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | £0.02m | [12] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Filip Šebo | 22 | Austria Wien ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2010 | £1.85m | [13] |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Martin | 19 | Manchester United ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2007 | n/a | [14] |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 21 | Manchester United ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2007 | n/a | [15] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 22 | Austria Wien ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2009 | £0.45m | [16] |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Webster | 24 | Wigan Athletic ![]() |
Loan | Winter | 2007 | n/a | [17] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 36 | Everton ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | 2007 | Free | [18] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Ugo Ehiogu | 34 | Middlesbrough ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | 2008 | Free | [19] |
FW | ![]() |
Adda Djeziri | 18 | Frem ![]() |
Loan | Winter | 2007 | n/a | [20] | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Thomson | 22 | Hibernian | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | £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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | DF | ![]() |
Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 26 | Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | Free | [22] |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Løvenkrands | 26 | Schalke 04 ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | Free | [23] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Rae | 36 | Dundee | End of contract | Summer | Free | [24] |
37 | DF | ![]() |
Gary MacKenzie | 20 | Dundee | End of contract | Summer | Free | [25] |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Ronald Waterreus | 35 | AZ ![]() |
End of contract | Summer | Free | [26] |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Brian McLean | 21 | Motherwell | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [27] |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Marc Kalenga | 21 | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [27] |
40 | MF | ![]() |
Graeme Watson | 20 | Airdrie United | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [27] |
46 | FW | ![]() |
John Johnston | 19 | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | n/a | [27] |
53 | FW | ![]() |
Jason Crooks | 18 | Ross County | End of contract | Summer | Free | [27] |
57 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Frizzel | 18 | Ross County | End of contract | Summer | Free | [27] |
44 | FW | ![]() |
Ross McCormack | 19 | Motherwell | Transfer | Summer | Free | [28] |
40 | MF | ![]() |
Dany N'Guessan | 18 | Boston United ![]() |
Loan | Summer | n/a | [27] |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Fernando Ricksen | 30 | Zenit St. Petersburg ![]() |
Loan | Summer | n/a | [29] |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Bob Davidson | 20 | Boston United ![]() |
Loan | Summer | n/a | [27] |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Hamed Namouchi | 22 | Lorient ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | £0.5m | [30] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Bob Malcolm | 25 | Derby County ![]() |
Contract terminated | Summer | n/a | [31][32] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Olivier Bernard | 26 | Newcastle United ![]() |
Contract terminated | Summer | n/a | [31][33] |
24 | DF | ![]() |
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 31 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a | [31] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Marvin Andrews | 30 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Summer | n/a | [31] |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Fernando Ricksen | 30 | Zenit St. Petersburg ![]() |
Transfer | n/a | £1m | [34] |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Martin | 19 | Manchester United ![]() |
Loan return | n/a | n/a | [35] |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 21 | Manchester United ![]() |
Loan return | n/a | n/a | [35] |
39 | FW | ![]() |
Moses Ashikodi | 20 | Watford ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Nominal | [36] |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Rodriguez | 28 | Marseille ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [37] |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Bob Davidson | 20 | Dundee | Transfer | Winter | Free | [38] |
35 | FW | ![]() |
Derek Carcary | 20 | Raith Rovers | Transfer | Winter | Free | [39] |
40 | MF | ![]() |
Dany N'Guessan | 19 | Lincoln City ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [40] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jérémy Clément | 22 | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | £1.8m | [41] |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Lionel Letizi | 33 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Winter | n/a | [42] |
29 | FW | ![]() |
William Stanger | 21 | Free agent | Contract terminated | n/a | n/a | [43] |
37 | MF | ![]() |
Brian Gilmour | 19 | Clyde | Loan | n/a | n/a | [44] |
Last updated: 9 February 2007
Total spending: £3.3m
Squad statistics
Total | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Stefan Klos | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Webster | ||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Buffel | 14 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 21 | 23 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Barry Ferguson | 41 | 41 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Brahim Hemdani | 49 | 49 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jérémy Clément | 22 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Thomson | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Dado Pršo | 27 | 37 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Nacho Novo | 32 | 39 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Gavin Rae | 10 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Ugo Ehiogu | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Libor Sionko | 17 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Boyd | 36 | 44 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Burke | 14 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Murray | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
19 | DF | ![]() |
Karl Svensson | 27 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Hutton | 43 | 44 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
21 | GK | ![]() |
Lionel Letizi | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
22 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 42 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
23 | FW | ![]() |
Filip Šebo | 7 | 33 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||
25 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | 40 | 43 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Smith | 25 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
27 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Rodriguez | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
29 | FW | ![]() |
William Stanger | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
30 | MF | ![]() |
Makhtar N'Diaye | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
32 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Martin | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
41 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Lowing | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
42 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Lennon | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
59 | MF | ![]() |
Andrew Shinnie | 2 | 2 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Boyd | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Nacho Novo | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Buffel | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Dado Pršo | 4 | 4 | |||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Libor Sionko | 3 | 3 | |||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Brahim Hemdani | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Burke | 2 | 2 | |||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Hutton | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
23 | FW | ![]() |
Filip Šebo | 2 | 2 | |||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Ugo Ehiogu | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Gavin Rae | 1 | 1 | |||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 1 | 1 | |||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Smith | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Disciplinary record
N | P | Nat. | Name | YC ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
RC ![]() |
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3 | DF | ![]() |
David Weir | 2 | ||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Buffel | 1 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Saša Papac | 2 | ||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Barry Ferguson | 8 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Brahim Hemdani | 1 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jérémy Clément | 5 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Thomson | 1 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Dado Pršo | 6 | 1 | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Nacho Novo | 11 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Gavin Rae | 1 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Ugo Ehiogu | 1 | ||
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kris Boyd | 6 | ||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Bardsley | 2 | 1 | |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Burke | 3 | ||
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Murray | 3 | ||
19 | DF | ![]() |
Karl Svensson | 1 | ||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Hutton | 11 | ||
22 | GK | ![]() |
Allan McGregor | 1 | 1 | |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Filip Šebo | 2 | ||
25 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | 7 | ||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Smith | 6 | ||
27 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Rodriguez | 2 | ||
32 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Martin | 1 |
Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Match reports
Only competitive matches
Club
Board of directors
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference] |
Coaching staff
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference] |
Other staffSource: Wikipedia article[circular reference] |
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Matches
Scottish Premier League
Game |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report | ||||||||||||
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1 | 30 July 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | A | Motherwell | 2–1 |
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2 | 5 August 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | H | Dundee United | 2–2 |
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3 | 13 August 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 |
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4 | 19 August 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 4 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 |
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5 | 27 August 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | A | Kilmarnock | 2–2 |
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6 | 9 September 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | H | Falkirk | 4–0 |
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8 | 17 September 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | A | Hibernian | 1–2 |
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10 | 23 September 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 8 | A | Celtic | 0–2 |
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12 | 1 October 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | H | Aberdeen | 1–0 |
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13 | 14 October 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 |
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15 | 22 October 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | A | St Mirren | 3–2 | |||||||||||||
16 | 28 October 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | H | Motherwell | 1–1 |
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18 | 5 November 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | A | Dundee United | 1–2 |
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20 | 11 November 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 14 | H | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 |
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21 | 19 November 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 |
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23 | 26 November 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | H | Kilmarnock | 3–0 |
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24 | 3 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 17 | A | Falkirk | 0–1 |
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25 | 9 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 18 | H | Hibernian | 3–0 |
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27 | 17 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 19 | H | Celtic | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
28 | 23 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 20 | A | Aberdeen | 2–1 |
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29 | 27 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 |
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30 | 30 December 2006 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | H | St Mirren | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
31 | 2 January 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 23 | A | Motherwell | 1–0 |
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33 | 13 January 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | H | Dundee United | 5–0 |
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34 | 21 January 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 25 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 |
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35 | 27 January 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | A | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 |
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36 | 11 February 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | A | Kilmarnock | 3–1 |
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38 | 18 February 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | H | Falkirk | 2–1 |
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40 | 4 March 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | A | Hibernian | 2–0 |
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42 | 11 March 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | A | Celtic | 1–0 |
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44 | 17 March 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | H | Aberdeen | 3–0 |
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45 | 31 March 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 32 | H | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 |
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46 | 8 April 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | A | St Mirren | 1–0 |
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47 | 21 April 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | H | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 |
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48 | 28 April 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | A | Hibernian | 3–3 | |||||||||||||
49 | 5 May 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | H | Celtic | 2–0 |
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50 | 13 May 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | H | Kilmarnock | 0–1 |
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51 | 20 May 2007 | Scottish Premier League | 38 | A | Aberdeen | 0–2 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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7 | 14 September 2006 | UEFA Cup | 1 | A ![]() |
Molde![]() |
0–0 |
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11 | 28 September 2006 | UEFA Cup | 1 | H | Molde![]() |
2–0 |
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14 | 19 October 2006 | UEFA Cup | GS | A ![]() |
Livorno![]() |
3–2 | |||||||||||||
17 | 2 November 2006 | UEFA Cup | GS | H | Maccabi Haifa![]() |
2–0 |
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22 | 23 November 2006 | UEFA Cup | GS | A ![]() |
Auxerre![]() |
2–2 |
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26 | 14 December 2006 | UEFA Cup | GS | H | Partizan![]() |
1–0 |
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37 | 14 February 2007 | UEFA Cup | 3 | A ![]() |
Hapoel Tel Aviv![]() |
1–2 |
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39 | 22 February 2007 | UEFA Cup | 3 | H | Hapoel Tel Aviv![]() |
4–0 |
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41 | 8 March 2007 | UEFA Cup | 4 | H | Osasuna![]() |
1–1 |
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43 | 14 March 2007 | UEFA Cup | 4 | A ![]() |
Osasuna![]() |
0–1 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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32 | 7 January 2007 | Scottish Cup | 3 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–3 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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9 | 20 September 2006 | League Cup | 3 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 |
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19 | 8 November 2006 | League Cup | QF | H | St Johnstone | 0–2 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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1 | 6 July 2006 | Friendly | A ![]() |
Linfield![]() |
2–0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 11 July 2006 | Friendly | A ![]() |
Jomo Select![]() |
4–0 |
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3 | 14 July 2006 | Friendly | AR ![]() |
Jomo Cosmos![]() |
2–0 |
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4 | 16 July 2006 | Friendly | AR ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns![]() |
0–2 |
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5 | 22 July 2006 | Friendly | H | Middlesbrough![]() |
1–0 |
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6 | 1 August 2006 | Friendly | A | Dundee | 1–0 |
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7 | 23 August 2006 | Friendly | H | Zenit St. Petersburg![]() |
1–4 |
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8 | 23 May 2007 | Friendly | A ![]() |
LA Galaxy![]() |
1–0 |
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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
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Scottish Premier League | — | 2nd | 30 July | 20 May |
UEFA Cup | 1st round | Round of 16 | 14 September | 14 March |
League Cup | 3rd round | Quarter-finals | 20 September | 8 November |
Scottish Cup | 3rd round | 3rd round | 7 January |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
Last updated: 20 May 2007.
Source: Wikipedia article
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
UEFA Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAN | MHA | LIV | AUX | PTZ | |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | — |
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