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2006–07 season
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

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. This made him the club's shortest-serving manager, and the only one to leave the club without completing a full season in charge.

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.

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, Misplaced Pages 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
14	MF		Libor Sionko	29	Austria Wien	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free
29	FW		William Stanger	20	Rennes	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free
28	DF		Antoine Ponroy	20	Rennes	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free
19	DF		Karl Svensson	22	IFK Göteborg	Transfer	Summer	2009	£0.6m
21	GK		Lionel Letizi	33	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free
8	MF		Jérémy Clément	21	Lyon	Transfer	Summer	2009	£1.1m
30	MF		Makhtar N'Diaye	24	Yverdon-Sport	Transfer	Summer	2008	Free
45	FW		Rory Loy	18	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Summer	2008	£0.02m
23	FW		Filip Šebo	22	Austria Wien	Transfer	Summer	2010	£1.85m
32	MF		Lee Martin	19	Manchester United	Loan	Summer	2007	n/a
16	DF		Phil Bardsley	21	Manchester United	Loan	Summer	2007	n/a
5	DF		Saša Papac	22	Austria Wien	Transfer	Summer	2009	£0.45m
2	DF		Andy Webster	24	Wigan Athletic	Loan	Winter	2007	n/a
3	DF		David Weir	36	Everton	Transfer	Winter	2007	Free
12	DF		Ugo Ehiogu	34	Middlesbrough	Transfer	Winter	2008	Free
	FW		Adda Djeziri	18	Frem	Loan	Winter	2007	n/a
8	MF		Kevin Thomson	22	Hibernian	Transfer	Winter	2011	£2m

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
26	MF		Peter Løvenkrands	26	Schalke 04	End of contract	Summer	Free
8	MF		Alex Rae	36	Dundee	End of contract	Summer	Free
37	DF		Gary MacKenzie	20	Dundee	End of contract	Summer	Free
25	GK		Ronald Waterreus	35	AZ	End of contract	Summer	Free
32	DF		Brian McLean	21	Motherwell	End of contract	Summer	n/a
33	MF		Marc Kalenga	21	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a
40	MF		Graeme Watson	20	Airdrie United	End of contract	Summer	n/a
46	FW		John Johnston	19	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	n/a
53	FW		Jason Crooks	18	Ross County	End of contract	Summer	Free
57	FW		Craig Frizzel	18	Ross County	End of contract	Summer	Free
44	FW		Ross McCormack	19	Motherwell	Transfer	Summer	Free
40	MF		Dany N'Guessan	18	Boston United	Loan	Summer	n/a
2	DF		Fernando Ricksen	30	Zenit St. Petersburg	Loan	Summer	n/a
33	FW		Bob Davidson	20	Boston United	Loan	Summer	n/a
31	MF		Hamed Namouchi	22	Lorient	Transfer	Summer	£0.5m
12	DF		Bob Malcolm	25	Derby County	Contract terminated	Summer	n/a
3	DF		Olivier Bernard	26	Newcastle United	Contract terminated	Summer	n/a
24	DF		José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan	31	Free agent	Contract terminated	Summer	n/a
5	DF		Marvin Andrews	30	Free agent	Contract terminated	Summer	n/a
2	DF		Fernando Ricksen	30	Zenit St. Petersburg	Transfer	n/a	£1m
32	MF		Lee Martin	19	Manchester United	Loan return	n/a	n/a
16	DF		Phil Bardsley	21	Manchester United	Loan return	n/a	n/a
39	FW		Moses Ashikodi	20	Watford	Transfer	Winter	Nominal
27	DF		Julien Rodriguez	28	Marseille	Transfer	Winter	Free
33	FW		Bob Davidson	20	Dundee	Transfer	Winter	Free
35	FW		Derek Carcary	20	Raith Rovers	Transfer	Winter	Free
40	MF		Dany N'Guessan	19	Lincoln City	Transfer	Winter	Free
8	MF		Jérémy Clément	22	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Winter	£1.8m
21	GK		Lionel Letizi	33	Free agent	Contract terminated	Winter	n/a
29	FW		William Stanger	21	Free agent	Contract terminated	n/a	n/a
37	MF		Brian Gilmour	19	Clyde	Loan	n/a	n/a

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

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
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 Position Staff Chairman David Murray Chief executive Martin Bain Finance director David Jolliffe (until 23 May) Donald McIntyre (from 12 June) Non-executive director John Greig Non-executive director Alastair Johnston Non-executive director John McClelland Non-executive director Dave King Non-executive director Donald Wilson Source: Misplaced Pages article

Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Paul Le Guen (until 4 January) Ian Durrant (from 4 January) (until 10 January) Walter Smith (from 10 January) Assistant manager Yves Colleu (until 4 January) Ally McCoist (from 10 January) First-team coach Kenny McDowall (from 10 January) Fitness coach Stephane Wiertelak (until 4 January) Adam Owen (from March) Goalkeepers coach Billy Thomson Source: Misplaced Pages article

Other staff Position Staff 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: Misplaced Pages article

Matches

Scottish Premier League

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score	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 John Underhill 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 Dougie McDonald 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 Charlie Richmond Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 69' Morrison 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 Kenny Clark Rangers Heart of Midlothian 47' (pen.) Boyd 49' Boyd  90'  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 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 Stuart Dougal 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 John Underhill Hibernian Rangers 8' Killen 81' Killen  88'  Killen 65' Šebo  90'  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 Dougie McDonald 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 Charlie Richmond 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 Iain Brines 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 Calum Murray 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 Charlie Richmond 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 Kenny Clark 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 Steve Conroy 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 Dougie McDonald 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 Kenny Clark 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 Stuart Dougal 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 Iain Brines Rangers Hibernian 16' Pršo 32' Sionko 36' Ferguson  67'  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 Kenny Clark Rangers Celtic 88' Hemdani 38' Gravesen
28	23 December 2006	Scottish Premier League	20	A	Aberdeen	2–1	Report Report link Kick off 12:30 GMT Attendance 20,045 Referee Dougie McDonald 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 Craig Thomson 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 Eddie Smith Rangers St Mirren 19' Boyd 14' Brittain
31	2 January 2007	Scottish Premier League	23	A	Motherwell	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 10,338 Referee Mike McCurry Motherwell Rangers  73' Fitzpatrick 70' (pen.) Boyd  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 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 John Underhill 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 Charlie Richmond
36	11 February 2007	Scottish Premier League	27	A	Kilmarnock	3–1	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 11,894 Referee Dougie McDonald Kilmarnock Rangers 73' Naismith 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 Stuart Dougal Rangers Falkirk 34' Boyd 73' Ferguson 64' Finnigan  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 Charlie Richmond 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 Stuart Dougal 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 Mike McCurry 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 William Collum Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15' Adam  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 Charlie Richmond 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 Iain Brines Rangers Heart of Midlothian 52' Rae 79' Ferguson 16' Velička
48	28 April 2007	Scottish Premier League	35	A	Hibernian	3–3	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 GMT Attendance 16,747 Referee Charlie Richmond Hibernian Rangers 20' Fletcher 45' McCann 62' Whittaker  90'  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 Craig Thomson 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 Iain Brines Rangers Kilmarnock 53' Naismith
51	20 May 2007	Scottish Premier League	38	A	Aberdeen	0–2	Report Report link Kick off 14:00 GMT Attendance 20,010 Referee Craig Thomson Aberdeen Rangers 21' Severin 32' Lovell

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: Misplaced Pages article
Rangers 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	Score	Report
7	14 September 2006	UEFA Cup	1	A	Molde	0–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:05 BST Attendance 6,569 Referee Jacek Granat
11	28 September 2006	UEFA Cup	1	H	Molde	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 48,024 Referee Knut Kircher Rangers Molde 12' Buffel 45' Ferguson
14	19 October 2006	UEFA Cup	GS	A	Livorno	3–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 13,200 Referee Julian Rodriguez Santiago Livorno Rangers 34' (pen.) Lucarelli 90' Lucarelli 27' Adam 30' (pen.) Boyd 35' Novo
17	2 November 2006	UEFA Cup	GS	H	Maccabi Haifa	2–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 43,062 Referee Costas Kapitanis Rangers Maccabi Haifa 5' Novo 89' (pen.) Adam
22	23 November 2006	UEFA Cup	GS	A	Auxerre	2–2	Report Report link Kick off 18:30 GMT Attendance 8,305 Referee Jonas Eriksson Auxerre Rangers 31' Jeleń 75' Niculae 62' Novo 84' Boyd
26	14 December 2006	UEFA Cup	GS	H	Partizan	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 45,129 Referee Ruud Bossen Rangers Partizan 55' Hutton
37	14 February 2007	UEFA Cup	3	A	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–2	Report Report link Kick off 19:05 GMT Attendance 13,000 Referee Pedro Oliveira Alves Garcia Hapoel Tel Aviv Rangers 43' Toama 76' Dago 53' Novo
39	22 February 2007	UEFA Cup	3	H	Hapoel Tel Aviv	4–0	Report Report link Kick off 20:05 GMT Attendance 46,213 Referee Matteo Trefoloni Rangers Hapoel Tel Aviv 24' Ferguson 35' Boyd 73' Ferguson  74' McGregor 90' Adam
41	8 March 2007	UEFA Cup	4	H	Osasuna	1–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 50,290 Referee Jan Wegereef Rangers Osasuna 90' Hemdani 17' Raúl García
43	14 March 2007	UEFA Cup	4	A	Osasuna	0–1	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 GMT Attendance 19,126 Referee Claus Bo Larsen Osasuna Rangers 71' Webó

Last updated: 14 March 2007
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Rangers 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	Score	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 Iain Brines Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 17' Hamilton 29' Simmons 46' McGuire 54' Boyd 68' Boyd

Last updated: 7 January 2007
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Rangers 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	Score	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 Mike McCurry 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 Stuart Dougal Rangers St Johnstone 52' Milne 68' Milne

Last updated: 8 November 2006
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Rangers 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	Score	Report
1	6 July 2006	Friendly		A	Linfield	2–0	Report Report link Kick off TBC BST Attendance 10,988 Linfield Rangers 13' Buffel 24' Boyd
2	11 July 2006	Friendly		A	Jomo Select	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	Jomo Cosmos	2–0	Report Report link Kick off TBC BST Jomo Cosmos Rangers 3' Boyd 68' Rae
4	16 July 2006	Friendly		AR	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–2	Report Report link Kick off TBC BST Mamelodi Sundowns Rangers 21' Moriri 47' Correa  68'  Johannes
5	22 July 2006	Friendly		H	Middlesbrough	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 15:00 BST Attendance 31,544 Referee Craig Thomson 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. Petersburg	1–4	Report Report link Kick off 19:45 BST Attendance 30,019 Referee Iain Brines Rangers Zenit St. Petersburg 54' Rae 19' Ho 52' Denisov 81' Kerzhakov 90' Spivak
8	23 May 2007	Friendly		A	LA Galaxy	1–0	Report Report link Kick off 19:30 PDT Attendance 15,259 LA Galaxy Rangers 55' Boyd

Last updated: 23 May 2007
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Rangers 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

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

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

Last updated: 20 May 2007.
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Results by round

UEFA Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAN	MHA	LIV	AUX	PTZ
1	Rangers	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	—	—	1–0
2	Maccabi Haifa	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7			—	—	—	3–1	1–0
3	Livorno	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5			2–3	1–1	—	—	—
4	Auxerre	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4			2–2	—	0–1	—	—
5	Partizan	4	0	1	3	2	7	−5	1			—	—	1–1	1–4	—

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