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
1 GK Germany Stefan Klos35 1998 298 0 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen30 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m left on 28 November
2 DF Scotland Andy Webster25 2008 0 0 2007 Loan
3 DF France Olivier Bernard26 2005 15 0 2007 Free left on 31 August
3 DF Scotland David Weir37 2007 18 1 2007 Free
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel26 2005 81 16 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews30 2004 68 8 2007 Free left on 31 August
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac27 2006 23 0 2009 £0.45m
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson (captain)29 2005 342 50 2010 £4.5m
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani29 2005 73 2 2009 Free
8 MF France Jérémy Clément22 2006 23 0 2009 £1.1m left on 25 January
8 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson22 2007 12 0 2011 £2m
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo32 2004 124 37 2007 Free
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo28 2004 139 38 2008 £0.45m
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae29 2004 39 3 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Scotland Robert Malcolm25 1997 115 3 2009 Youth system left on 31 August
12 DF England Ugo Ehiogu34 2007 11 1 2008 Free
14 MF Czech Republic Libor Sionko30 2006 24 3 2009 Free
15 FW Scotland Kris Boyd23 2005 65 46 2010 £0.4m
16 DF England Phil Bardsley21 2006 7 1 2006 Loan left on 29 December
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke23 2000 108 10 2009 Youth system
18 DF Scotland Ian Murray26 2005 60 0 2008 Free
19 DF Sweden Karl Svensson23 2006 28 0 2009 £0.6m
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton22 2000 91 3 2007 Youth system
21 GK France Lionel Letizi34 2006 8 0 2008 Free left on 30 January
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor25 1998 53 0 2009 Youth system
23 FW Slovakia Filip Šebo23 2006 33 2 2010 £1.8m
24 DF France José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan31 2005 10 1 2008 Free left on 31 August
25 MF Scotland Charlie Adam21 2003 46 14 2009 Youth system
26 DF Scotland Steven Smith21 2002 49 1 2010 Youth system
27 DF France Julien Rodriguez28 2005 49 1 2009 £1m left on 11 January
29 FW France William Stanger21 2006 1 0 2008 Free left on 8 February
30 MF Senegal Makhtar N'Diaye25 2006 3 0 2007 Free
31 MF Tunisia Hamed Namouchi22 2003 51 6 2008 Free left on 31 August
32 MF England Lee Martin19 2006 10 0 2006 Loan left on 29 December
41 DF Scotland Alan Lowing19 2005 5 0 2008 Youth system
42 FW Scotland Steven Lennon19 2005 3 0 Youth system
59 MF Scotland Andrew Shinnie17 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.

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
47 MF South Africa Dean Furman 17 Chelsea England Transfer Summer 2008 Free [5]
14 MF Czech Republic Libor Sionko 29 Austria Wien Austria Transfer Summer 2009 Free [6]
29 FW France William Stanger 20 Rennes France Transfer Summer 2008 Free [7]
28 DF France Antoine Ponroy 20 Rennes France Transfer Summer 2008 Free [7]
19 DF Sweden Karl Svensson 22 IFK Göteborg Sweden Transfer Summer 2009 £0.6m [8]
21 GK France Lionel Letizi 33 Paris Saint-Germain France Transfer Summer 2008 Free [9]
8 MF France Jérémy Clément 21 Lyon France Transfer Summer 2009 £1.1m [10]
30 MF Senegal Makhtar N'Diaye 24 Yverdon-Sport Switzerland Transfer Summer 2008 Free [11]
45 FW Scotland Rory Loy 18 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2008 £0.02m [12]
23 FW Slovakia Filip Šebo 22 Austria Wien Austria Transfer Summer 2010 £1.85m [13]
32 MF England Lee Martin 19 Manchester United England Loan Summer 2007 n/a [14]
16 DF Scotland Phil Bardsley 21 Manchester United England Loan Summer 2007 n/a [15]
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 22 Austria Wien Austria Transfer Summer 2009 £0.45m [16]
2 DF Scotland Andy Webster 24 Wigan Athletic England Loan Winter 2007 n/a [17]
3 DF Scotland David Weir 36 Everton England Transfer Winter 2007 Free [18]
12 DF England Ugo Ehiogu 34 Middlesbrough England Transfer Winter 2008 Free [19]
FW Denmark Adda Djeziri 18 Frem Denmark Loan Winter 2007 n/a [20]
8 MF Scotland 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 Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 26 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany End of contract Summer Free [22]
26 MF Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 26 Schalke 04 Germany End of contract Summer Free [23]
8 MF Scotland Alex Rae 36 Dundee End of contract Summer Free [24]
37 DF Scotland Gary MacKenzie 20 Dundee End of contract Summer Free [25]
25 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus 35 AZ Netherlands End of contract Summer Free [26]
32 DF Scotland Brian McLean 21 Motherwell End of contract Summer n/a [27]
33 MF France Marc Kalenga 21 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [27]
40 MF Scotland Graeme Watson 20 Airdrie United End of contract Summer n/a [27]
46 FW Scotland John Johnston 19 Free agent End of contract Summer n/a [27]
53 FW Scotland Jason Crooks 18 Ross County End of contract Summer Free [27]
57 FW Scotland Craig Frizzel 18 Ross County End of contract Summer Free [27]
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 19 Motherwell Transfer Summer Free [28]
40 MF France Dany N'Guessan 18 Boston United England Loan Summer n/a [27]
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 30 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia Loan Summer n/a [29]
33 FW Scotland Bob Davidson 20 Boston United England Loan Summer n/a [27]
31 MF Tunisia Hamed Namouchi 22 Lorient France Transfer Summer £0.5m [30]
12 DF Scotland Bob Malcolm 25 Derby County England Contract terminated Summer n/a [31][32]
3 DF France Olivier Bernard 26 Newcastle United England Contract terminated Summer n/a [31][33]
24 DF France José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan 31 Free agent Contract terminated Summer n/a [31]
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 30 Free agent Contract terminated Summer n/a [31]
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 30 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia Transfer n/a £1m [34]
32 MF England Lee Martin 19 Manchester United England Loan return n/a n/a [35]
16 DF Scotland Phil Bardsley 21 Manchester United England Loan return n/a n/a [35]
39 FW Antigua and Barbuda Moses Ashikodi 20 Watford England Transfer Winter Nominal [36]
27 DF France Julien Rodriguez 28 Marseille France Transfer Winter Free [37]
33 FW Scotland Bob Davidson 20 Dundee Transfer Winter Free [38]
35 FW Scotland Derek Carcary 20 Raith Rovers Transfer Winter Free [39]
40 MF France Dany N'Guessan 19 Lincoln City England Transfer Winter Free [40]
8 MF France Jérémy Clément 22 Paris Saint-Germain France Transfer Winter £1.8m [41]
21 GK France Lionel Letizi 33 Free agent Contract terminated Winter n/a [42]
29 FW France William Stanger 21 Free agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [43]
37 MF Scotland 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 CupScottish CupLeague Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKGermany Stefan Klos 1 2 2
2 DFScotland Andy Webster
3 DFScotland David Weir 18 18 14 4
4 MFBelgium Thomas Buffel 14 254 173 511 2
5 DFBosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 21 23 21 2
6 MFScotland Barry Ferguson 41 417 324 831
7 MFAlgeria Brahim Hemdani 49 492 361 1011 2
8 MFFrance Jérémy Clément 22 23 19 3 1
8 MFScotland Kevin Thomson 11 11 8 3
9 FWCroatia Dado Pršo 27 374 284 8 1
10 FWSpain Nacho Novo 32 399 285 841 2
11 MFScotland Gavin Rae 10 201 101 7 1 2
12 DFEngland Ugo Ehiogu 11 111 91 2
14 MFCzech Republic Libor Sionko 17 243 183 5 1
15 FWScotland Kris Boyd 36 4426 3220 931221
16 DFScotland Phil Bardsley 7 71 51 2
17 MFScotland Chris Burke 14 292 222 5 1 1
18 DFScotland Ian Murray 18 18 13 4 1
19 DFSweden Karl Svensson 27 28 21 6 1
20 DFScotland Alan Hutton 43 442 331 811 2
21 GKFrance Lionel Letizi 8 8 7 1
22 GKScotland Allan McGregor 42 42 31 8 1 2
23 FWSlovakia Filip Šebo 7 332 242 7 2
25 MFScotland Charlie Adam 40 4314 3211 831 2
26 DFScotland Steven Smith 25 251 171 6 2
27 DFFrance Julien Rodriguez 17 19 13 5 1
29 FWFrance William Stanger 1 1
30 MFSenegal Makhtar N'Diaye 1 3 1 2
32 MFEngland Lee Martin 5 10 7 1 2
41 DFScotland Alan Lowing 1 1
42 FWScotland Steven Lennon 3 3
59 MFScotland 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
15 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 20 2 1 3 26
11 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 11 3 14
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 5 4 9
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 3 1 4
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 4 4
14 MF Czech Republic Libor Sionko 3 3
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani 1 1 2
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke 2 2
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 1 1 2
23 FW Slovakia Filip Šebo 2 2
12 DF England Ugo Ehiogu 1 1
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 1 1
16 DF Scotland Phil Bardsley 1 1
26 DF Scotland Steven Smith 1 1

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

Disciplinary record
N P Nat. Name YC RC
3 DF Scotland David Weir 2
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 1
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac 2
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 8
7 MF Algeria Brahim Hemdani 1
8 MF France Jérémy Clément 5
8 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 1
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 6 1
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 11
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 1
12 DF England Ugo Ehiogu 1
15 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 6
16 DF Scotland Phil Bardsley 2 1
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke 3
18 DF Scotland Ian Murray 3
19 DF Sweden Karl Svensson 1
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 11
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 1 1
23 FW Slovakia Filip Šebo 2
25 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 7
26 DF Scotland Steven Smith 6
27 DF France Julien Rodriguez 2
32 MF Scotland Lee Martin 1

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

Club

Matches

Scottish Premier League
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 30 July 2006 Scottish Premier League 1 A Motherwell 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
11,745
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
52' O'Donnell
8' Sionko
65' Pršo
2 5 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 2 H Dundee United 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,394
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
57' Burke
79' (o.g.) Robb
15' Hunt
56' Kalvenes
3 13 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,561
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
63' Buffel
4 19 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 4 H Heart of Midlothian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,239
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
47' (pen.) Boyd
49' Boyd
Yellow card 90' Red card Neilson
5 27 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 5 A Kilmarnock 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
13,506
Referee
Alan Freeland Scotland
Kilmarnock Rangers
63' Wright
90' (pen.) Naismith
43' Boyd
85' Boyd
6 9 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 6 H Falkirk 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,196
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
17' Bardsley
28' Pršo
68' (pen.) Boyd
78' Buffel
8 17 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 7 A Hibernian 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
16,450
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
8' Killen
81' Killen
Yellow card 88' Red card Killen
65' Šebo
Yellow card 90' Red card Bardsley
10 23 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 8 A Celtic 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
59,341
Referee
Celtic Rangers
35' Gravesen
74' Miller
12 1 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 9 H Aberdeen 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
50,488
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
88' Šebo
13 14 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 10 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,494
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
57' Bayne
15 22 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 11 A St Mirren 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,384
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
5' Sutton
78' (pen.) Sutton
18' Adam
26' Buffel
85' Novo
16 28 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 12 H Motherwell 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,785
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
36' Boyd
50' Kerr
18 5 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 13 A Dundee United 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
10,392
Referee
Dundee United Rangers
77' Kenneth
82' Mair
50' Adam
20 11 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 14 H Dunfermline Athletic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,218
Referee
Rangers Dunfermline Athletic
61' Boyd
77' Smith
21 19 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 15 A Heart of Midlothian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
17,040
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
78' Novo
23 26 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 16 H Kilmarnock 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,289
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
23' Adam
28' Boyd
58' Pršo
24 3 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 17 A Falkirk 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,245
Referee
Falkirk Rangers
26' Twaddle
25 9 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 18 H Hibernian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,702
Referee
Rangers Hibernian
16' Pršo
32' Sionko
36' Ferguson
Yellow card 67' Red card Sproule
27 17 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 19 H Celtic 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,418
Referee
Rangers Celtic
88' Hemdani
28 23 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 20 A Aberdeen 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
20,045
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
22' Novo
24' Sionko
84' Lovell
29 27 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 GMT
Attendance
7,522
Referee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
41' Dods
90' Rankin
22' (pen.) Novo
30 30 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 22 H St Mirren 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,273
Referee
Rangers St Mirren
19' Boyd
31 2 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 23 A Motherwell 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
10,338
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
70' (pen.) Boyd
Red card 73' Pršo
33 13 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 24 H Dundee United 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,276
Referee
Craig MacKay Scotland
Rangers Dundee United
23' Adam
35' Burke
59' Boyd
68' Boyd
88' Ferguson
34 21 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 25 A Dunfermline Athletic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,868
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
9' Adam
35 27 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 26 A Heart of Midlothian 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,321
Referee
36 11 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 27 A Kilmarnock 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
11,894
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
9' (pen.) Boyd
30' Boyd
60' (pen.) Boyd
38 18 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 28 H Falkirk 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,850
Referee
Rangers Falkirk
34' Boyd
73' Ferguson
64' Finnigan
Red card 82' Scobbie
40 4 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 29 A Hibernian 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
16,265
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
4' Adam
60' Adam
42 11 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 30 A Celtic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
59,425
Referee
Celtic Rangers
50' Ehiogu
44 17 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 31 H Aberdeen 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,354
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
8' Boyd
25' Boyd
31' Boyd
45 31 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 32 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,278
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15' Adam
Red card 14' Dods
82' Dargo
46 8 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 33 A St Mirren 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
7,308
Referee
St Mirren Rangers
4' Novo
47 21 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,099
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
52' Rae
79' Ferguson
48 28 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 35 A Hibernian 3–3
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
16,747
Referee
Hibernian Rangers
20' Fletcher
45' McCann
62' Whittaker
Yellow card 90' Red card Beuzelin
24' Adam
54' Hutton
78' Adam
49 5 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 36 H Celtic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
50,384
Referee
Rangers Celtic
34' Boyd
55' Adam
50 13 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 37 H Kilmarnock 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
50,085
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
51 20 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 38 A Aberdeen 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
20,010
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
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
7 14 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 A Norway MoldeNorway 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:05 BST
Attendance
6,569
Referee
Jacek Granat Poland
11 28 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 H MoldeNorway 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
48,024
Referee
Rangers Molde
12' Buffel
45' Ferguson
14 19 October 2006 UEFA Cup GS A Italy LivornoItaly 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
13,200
Referee
Julian Rodriguez Santiago Spain
Livorno Rangers
27' Adam
30' (pen.) Boyd
35' Novo
17 2 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS H Maccabi HaifaIsrael 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
43,062
Referee
Rangers Maccabi Haifa
5' Novo
89' (pen.) Adam
22 23 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS A France AuxerreFrance 2–2
Report Report link
Kick off
18:30 GMT
Attendance
8,305
Referee
Auxerre Rangers
31' Jeleń
75' Niculae
62' Novo
84' Boyd
26 14 December 2006 UEFA Cup GS H PartizanSerbia 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
45,129
Referee
Ruud Bossen Netherlands
Rangers Partizan
55' Hutton
37 14 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 A Israel Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:05 GMT
Attendance
13,000
Referee
Pedro Oliveira Alves Garcia Portugal
Hapoel Tel Aviv Rangers
43' Toama
76' Dago
53' Novo
39 22 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 H Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:05 GMT
Attendance
46,213
Referee
Rangers Hapoel Tel Aviv
24' Ferguson
35' Boyd
73' Ferguson
Red card 74' McGregor
90' Adam
41 8 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 H OsasunaSpain 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
50,290
Referee
Rangers Osasuna
90' Hemdani
43 14 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 A Spain OsasunaSpain 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
19,126
Referee
Osasuna Rangers
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
32 7 January 2007 Scottish Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2–3
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
7,231
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
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
9 20 September 2006 League Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
5,702
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
65' (o.g.) Bamba
73' Boyd
19 8 November 2006 League Cup QF H St Johnstone 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
31,074
Referee
Rangers St 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
1 6 July 2006 Friendly A Northern Ireland LinfieldNorthern Ireland 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
10,988
Linfield Rangers
13' Buffel
24' Boyd
2 11 July 2006 Friendly A South Africa Jomo SelectSouth Africa 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo Select Rangers
10' Adam
12' Adam
27' Adam
68' Boyd
3 14 July 2006 Friendly AR South Africa Jomo CosmosSouth Africa 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Jomo Cosmos Rangers
3' Boyd
68' Rae
4 16 July 2006 Friendly AR South Africa Mamelodi SundownsSouth Africa 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Mamelodi Sundowns Rangers
21' Moriri
47' Correa
Yellow card 68' Red card Johannes
5 22 July 2006 Friendly H MiddlesbroughEngland 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
31,544
Referee
Rangers Middlesbrough
45' Buffel
6 1 August 2006 Friendly A Dundee 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Dundee Rangers
70' Boyd
7 23 August 2006 Friendly H Zenit St. PetersburgRussia 1–4
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
30,019
Referee
Rangers Zenit St. Petersburg
54' Rae
19' Ho
52' Denisov
81' Kerzhakov
90' Spivak
8 23 May 2007 Friendly A United States LA GalaxyUnited States 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 PDT
Attendance
15,259
LA Galaxy Rangers
55' Boyd

Last updated: 23 May 2007
Source:
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
Scottish Premier League — 2nd 30 July20 May
UEFA Cup 1st round Round of 16 14 September14 March
League Cup 3rd round Quarter-finals 20 September8 November
Scottish Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 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
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN MHA LIV AUX PTZ
1 Scotland Rangers 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 — — 1–0
2 Israel Maccabi Haifa 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 — — — 3–1 1–0
3 Italy Livorno 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 2–3 1–1 — — —
4 France Auxerre 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 2–2 — 0–1 — —
5 Serbia Partizan 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1 — — 1–1 1–4 —
Source:

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