2006–07 Rangers F.C. season

February 2017 September 2020 Rangers 2006–07 Paul Le Guen(until 4 January)Ian Durrant(from 4 January)(until 10 January)Walter Smith(from 10 January) David Murray Ground Ibrox StadiumGlasgow, Scotland(Capacity: 51,082) Scottish Premier League 2nd Scottish Cup Third round League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Round of 16 Kris Boyd (20) Kris Boyd (26) 2005–06 2007–08 _rangers0607h _rangers0607h _rangers0607h 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 _rangers0607a FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF _rangers0607t 000000 ADD8E6 000000 000000 ADD8E6 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. Le Guen made early moves 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/38512816 Rangers: Paul le Guen era failed to live up to expectations at Ibrox 4 January 2017 BBC Sport Richard Wilson 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 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 y n Stefan Klos GER 1 GK 1971 8 16 2007 5 20 1998 298 0 2007 £0.7m y Fernando Ricksen NED 2 DF 1976 7 27 2006 11 28 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m left on 28 November Andy Webster SCO 2 DF 1982 4 23 2007 5 20 2008 0 0 2007 Loan y Olivier Bernard FRA 3 DF 1979 10 14 2006 8 31 2005 15 0 2007 Free left on 31 August David Weir SCO 3 DF 1970 5 10 2007 5 20 2007 18 1 2007 Free y Thomas Buffel BEL 4 MF 1981 2 19 2007 5 20 2005 81 16 2009 £2.3m Marvin Andrews TRI 5 DF 1975 12 22 2006 8 31 2004 68 8 2007 Free left on 31 August Y Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 1980 2 7 2007 5 20 2006 23 0 2009 £0.45m Barry Ferguson SCO 6 MF 1978 2 2 2007 5 20 2005 342 50 2010 £4.5m y Y Brahim Hemdani ALG 7 MF 1978 3 15 2007 5 20 2005 73 2 2009 Free Jérémy Clément FRA 8 MF 1984 8 27 2007 5 20 2006 23 0 2009 £1.1m left on 25 January y Kevin Thomson SCO 8 MF 1984 10 14 2007 5 20 2007 12 0 2011 £2m Dado Pršo CRO 9 FW 1974 11 5 2007 5 20 2004 124 37 2007 Free y Nacho Novo ESP 10 FW 1979 3 26 2007 5 20 2004 139 38 2008 £0.45m Gavin Rae SCO 11 MF 1977 11 28 2007 5 20 2004 39 3 2007 £0.25m y Robert Malcolm SCO 12 DF 1980 11 12 2006 8 31 1997 115 3 2009 YS left on 31 August Ugo Ehiogu ENG 12 DF 1972 11 3 2007 5 20 2007 11 1 2008 Free y Libor Sionko CZE 14 MF 1977 2 1 2007 5 20 2006 24 3 2009 Free Kris Boyd SCO 15 FW 1983 8 18 2007 5 20 2005 65 46 2010 £0.4m y Phil Bardsley ENG 16 DF 1985 6 28 2006 12 29 2006 7 1 2006 Loan left on 29 December Chris Burke SCO 17 MF 1983 12 3 2007 5 20 2000 108 10 2009 YS y Ian Murray SCO 18 DF 1981 3 21 2007 5 20 2005 60 0 2008 Free Karl Svensson SWE 19 DF 1984 3 21 2007 5 20 2006 28 0 2009 £0.6m y Alan Hutton SCO 20 DF 1984 11 30 2007 5 20 2000 91 3 2007 YS Lionel Letizi FRA 21 GK 1973 5 28 2008 1 30 2006 8 0 2008 Free left on 30 January y Allan McGregor SCO 22 GK 1982 1 31 2007 5 20 1998 53 0 2009 YS Filip Šebo SVK 23 FW 1984 2 22 2007 5 20 2006 33 2 2010 £1.8m y José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan FRA 24 DF 1975 7 26 2006 8 31 2005 10 1 2008 Free left on 31 August Charlie Adam SCO 25 MF 1985 12 10 2007 5 20 2003 46 14 2009 YS y Steven Smith SCO 26 DF 1985 8 30 2007 5 20 2002 49 1 2010 YS Julien Rodriguez FRA 27 DF 1978 6 11 2007 1 11 2005 49 1 2009 £1m left on 11 January y William Stanger FRA 29 FW 1985 9 19 2007 2 8 2006 1 0 2008 Free left on 8 February Makhtar N'Diaye SEN 30 MF 1981 12 31 2007 5 20 2006 3 0 2007 Free y Hamed Namouchi TUN 31 MF 1984 2 14 2006 8 31 2003 51 6 2008 Free left on 31 August Lee Martin ENG 32 MF 1987 2 9 2006 12 29 2006 10 0 2006 Loan left on 29 December Y Alan Lowing SCO 41 DF 1988 1 7 2007 5 20 2005 5 0 2008 YS Steven Lennon SCO 42 FW 1988 1 20 2007 5 20 2005 3 0 YS Y Andrew Shinnie SCO 59 MF 1989 7 17 2007 5 20 2006 2 0 YS 20 May 2007 SCO 2006 position on pitch Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles, Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number) July 2011 Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee10 May 2006RSADean FurmanENGChelseaFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4758549.stm Le Guen signs up Chelsea teenager BBC Sport 10 May 200616 May 2006CZELibor SionkoAUTAustria WienBosmanSionko completes Rangers switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4957738.stm BBC Sport 16 May 200623 May 2006FRAWilliam Stanger FRARennesFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5007852.stm Rangers recruit French youngsters BBC Sport 23 May 200623 May 2006FRAAntoine Ponroy FRARennesFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5007852.stm Rangers recruit French youngsters BBC Sport 23 May 200626 May 2006SWEKarl SvenssonSWEIFK Göteborg£600,000"Rangers snap up Sweden's Svensson" BBC Sport. 26 May 2006.16 June 2006FRALionel LetiziFRAParis Saint-GermainFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5051364.stm BBC Sport Letizi completes move to Rangers 16 June 20067 July 2006FRAJérémy ClémentFRAOlympique Lyonnais£1,100,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5159020.stm BBC Sport Rangers clinch Clement signature 7 July 200615 July 2006SENMakhtar N'Diaye SUIYverdon-SportFree"N'Diaye wins contract at Rangers" BBC Sport. 15 July 2006.15 July 2006SCORory Loy SCOKilmarnock£25,000https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Jeff%3a+Gers+got+Rory+on+cheap.-a0148240189/ Jeff: Gers got Rory on cheap Sunday Mail 15 July 2006 3 August 2006SLOFilip ŠeboAUTAustria Wien£1,800,000"Rangers sign Sebo for four years" BBC Sport. 3 August 2006.11 August 2006ENGLee MartinENGManchester UnitedLoanMan Utd's Martin moves to Rangers https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4783397.stm BBC Sport 11 August 200616 August 2006SCOPhil BardsleyENGManchester UnitedLoanRangers sign up Bardsley on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4799891.stm BBC Sport 16 August 200631 August 2006BIHSaša PapacAUTAustria Wien£450,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5301178.stm BBC Sport Rangers complete signing of Papac 31 August 20065 January 2007SCOAndy WebsterENGWigan AthleticLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6236095.stm BBC Sport Webster checks in as loan Ranger 5 January 200716 January 2007SCODavid WeirENGEvertonFree Weir complete switch to Rangers https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6262693.stm BBC Sport 16 January 200725 January 2007ENGUgo EhioguENGMiddlesbroughFree Ehiogu completes move to Rangers https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6286283.stm BBC Sport 25 January 2007 27 January 2007DENAdda DjeziriDENFremLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6305683.stm BBC Sport Rangers seal striker Djeziri deal 27 January 200730 January 2007SCOKevin ThomsonSCOHibernian£2,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6315061.stm Rangers pay Hibs £2m for Thomson BBC Sport 30 January 2007 Out DatePlayerToFee10 May 2006GRESotirios KyrgiakosGEREintracht FrankfurtFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4758643.stm Gers confirm Kyrgiakos departure BBC Sport 10 May 200623 May 2006DENPeter LøvenkrandsGERSchalke 04Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5010216.stm Lovenkrands agrees German switch BBC Sport 23 May 200624 May 2006SCOAlex RaeSCODundeeFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/5002648.stm Rae is player-boss at Dens Park BBC Sport 24 May 20067 June 2006NEDRonald WaterreusNEDAZ AlkmaarFreehttps://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=2473803 Goalkeeper Waterreus leaves Rangers ESPN 7 June 200613 June 2006SCOGary MacKenzieSCODundeeFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/5053718.stm Griffin & MacKenzie sign at Dens BBC Sport 13 June 200613 June 2006FRAMarc KalengaEnd of contracthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5070084.stm Rangers summer signings BBC Sport 5 September 200613 June 2006SCOGraeme WatsonSCOAirdrie UnitedFree13 June 2006SCOJohn JohnstonEnd of contract13 June 2006SCOJason CrooksRoss CountyEnd of contract13 June 2006SCOCraig FrizzelRoss CountyEnd of contract11 July 2006SCORoss McCormackMotherwellFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/5165972.stm McCormack joins up at Motherwell BBC Sport 11 July 200611 August 2006NEDFernando RicksenRUSZenit Saint PetersburgLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4776883.stm Ricksen completes move to Zenit BBC Sport 11 August 200618 August 2006FRADany N'GuessanENGBoston UnitedLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/5259588.stm Boston capture Gers pair on loan BBC Sport 18 August 200618 August 2006SCOBob DavidsonENGBoston UnitedLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/5259588.stm Boston capture Gers pair on loan BBC Sport 18 August 200631 August 2006TUNHamed NamouchiFRALorient£500,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5264900.stm Lorient pay £500,000 for Namouchi BBC Sport 31 August 200631 August 2006SCOBob MalcolmSCODerby CountyFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5303732.stm Rangers release defensive quartet BBC Sport 31 August 2006Derby complete signing of Malcolm BBC Sport 5 September 2007 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/5316016.stm31 August 2006FRAOlivier BernardSCONewcastle UnitedFree1 September 2006 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/5305722.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20121111100132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/5305722.stm dead 11 November 2012 Bernard makes return to Newcastle BBC Sport31 August 2006FRAJosé-Karl Pierre-FanfanFree31 August 2006TRIMarvin AndrewsFree29 November 2006NEDFernando RicksenRUSZenit Saint Petersburg£1,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6194942.stm Ricksen makes £1m Russian switch BBC Sport 29 November 200629 December 2006ENGLee MartinENGManchester UnitedEnd of loanOld Trafford duo make Ibrox exit https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6216885.stm BBC Sport 29 December 200629 December 2006SCOPhil BardsleyENGManchester UnitedEnd of loan1 January 2007ENGMoses AshikodiENGWatfordNominalhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6222985.stm Watford complete Ashikodi swoop BBC Sport 1 January 200711 January 2007FRAJulien RodriguezFRAMarseilleFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6249041.stm Rodriguez makes Marseille switch BBC Sport 11 January 200713 January 2007SCOBob DavidsonSCODundeeFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/6258919.stm Davidson completes Dundee switch BBC Sport 13 January 200719 January 2007SCODerek CarcarySCORaith RoversFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/6281071.stm Carcary heads off to Stark's Park BBC Sport 19 January 200723 January 2007FRADany N'GuessanENGLincoln CityFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/6291463.stm Imps snap up N'Guessan and Green BBC Sport 23 January 200725 January 2007FRAJérémy ClémentFRAParis Saint-Germain£1,800,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6299669.stm Clement moves from Rangers to PSG BBC Sport 25 January 200730 January 2007FRALionel Letizi FRANiceFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6314617.stm Keeper Letizi released by Rangers BBC Sport 30 January 20078 February 2007FRAWilliam Stanger Contract terminatedhttps://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6343127.stm Stanger and Rangers part company BBC Sport 8 February 20079 February 2007SCOBrian GilmourSCOClydeFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/6348705.stm Gilmour wins contract with Clyde BBC Sport 9 February 2007 Expenditure: £5,975,000 Income: £3,300,000 Total loss/gain: £3,675,000 Squad statistics Scottish Premier League UEFA Cup Scottish Cup League Cup Stefan Klos GER 1 GK 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Y Andy Webster SCO 2 DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Weir SCO 3 DF 18 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Y Thomas Buffel BEL 4 MF 14 17 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 Saša Papac BIH 5 DF 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Y Barry Ferguson SCO 6 MF 41 32 4 8 3 1 0 0 0 Brahim Hemdani ALG 7 MF 49 36 1 10 1 1 0 2 0 y Jérémy Clément FRA 8 MF 22 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Kevin Thomson SCO 8 MF 11 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Y Dado Pršo CRO 9 FW 27 28 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 Nacho Novo ESP 10 FW 32 28 5 8 4 1 0 2 0 Y Gavin Rae SCO 11 MF 10 10 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 Ugo Ehiogu ENG 12 DF 11 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Y Libor Sionko CZE 14 MF 17 18 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 Kris Boyd SCO 15 FW 36 32 20 9 3 1 2 2 1 Y Phil Bardsley SCO 16 DF 7 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Burke SCO 17 MF 14 22 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 Y Ian Murray SCO 18 DF 18 13 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 Karl Svensson SWE 19 DF 27 21 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 Y Alan Hutton SCO 20 DF 43 33 1 8 1 1 0 2 0 Lionel Letizi FRA 21 GK 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Y Allan McGregor SCO 22 GK 42 31 0 8 0 1 0 2 0 Filip Šebo Slovakia 23 FW 7 24 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 Y Charlie Adam SCO 25 MF 40 32 11 8 3 1 0 2 0 Steven Smith SCO 26 DF 25 17 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 Y Julien Rodriguez FRA 27 DF 17 13 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 William Stanger FRA 29 FW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Y Makhtar N'Diaye SEN 30 MF 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Martin ENG 32 MF 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 y Alan Lowing SCO 41 DF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Lennon SCO 42 FW 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y Andrew Shinnie SCO 59 MF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 May 2007 squad numbers Soccerbase - Rangers 2006/2007 player appearances October 2010 Goal scorers N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey LeagueScottishCupLeagueCupUEFACupTotal15FWSCOKris Boyd202132611MFSCOCharlie Adam1131410FWESPNacho Novo5494MFBELThomas Buffel3149FWCRODado Pršo4414MFCZELibor Sionko337MFALGBrahim Hemdani11217MFSCOChris Burke2220DFSCOAlan Hutton11223FWSlovakiaFilip Šebo2212DFENGUgo Ehiogu1111MFSCOGavin Rae1116DFSCOPhil Bardsley1126DFSCOSteven Smith11 Last updated: 20 May 2007 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Disciplinary record N Squad Number P Nat. Nationality Name Name on jersey YC 10px10px 10pxRC 10px3DFSCODavid Weir24MFBELThomas Buffel15DFBIHSaša Papac26MFSCOBarry Ferguson87MFALGBrahim Hemdani18MFFRAJérémy Clément58MFSCOKevin Thomson19FWCRODado Pršo6110FWESPNacho Novo1111MFSCOGavin Rae112DFENGUgo Ehiogu115FWSCOKris Boyd616DFSCOPhil Bardsley2117MFSCOChris Burke318DFSCOIan Murray319DFSWEKarl Svensson120DFSCOAlan Hutton1122GKSCOAllan McGregor1123FWSlovakiaFilip Šebo225MFSCOCharlie Adam726DFSCOSteven Smith627DFFRAJulien Rodriguez232MFSCOLee Martin1 Last updated: 20 May 2007 Source: Match reports Only competitive matches Club Board of directors Chairman SCO David Murray y Chief executive SCO Martin Bain Finance director SCO David Jolliffe (until 23 May)http://business.scotsman.com/business/Jolliffe-quits-Rangers-post.2778125.jp Jolliffe quits Rangers post The Scotsman 24 May 2006SCO Donald McIntyre (from 12 June) y Non-executive director SCO John Greig Non-executive director SCO Alastair Johnston y Non-executive director SCO John McClelland Non-executive director SCO Dave King y Non-executive director SCO Donald Wilson Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 October 2010 Coaching staff Manager FRA Paul Le Guen (until 4 January)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6231489.stm BBC Sport Le Guen and Rangers part company 4 January 2007SCO Ian Durrant (from 4 January)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6231965.stm Rangers reel as Le Guen departs BBC Sport 4 January 2007 18 August 2012 Julian Taylor (until 10 January)SCO Walter Smith (from 10 January)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm Smith appointed boss of Rangers BBC BBC Sport 10 January 2007 18 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323053841/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm 23 March 2012 live y Assistant manager FRA Yves Colleu (until 4 January)SCO Ally McCoist (from 10 January) First-team coach SCO Kenny McDowall (from 10 January) y Fitness coach FRA Stephane Wiertelak (until 4 January)WAL Adam Owen (from March) Goalkeepers coach SCO Billy Thomson Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 October 2010 Other staff Head of Football Administration SCO Andrew Dickson y Head of Youth Development SCO Craig Mulholland y Physiotherapist FRA Joel Le Hir (until 4 January)SCO Davie Henderson Doctor SCO Dr Ian McGuiness (until 9 January)SCO Dr Paul Jackson y Chief scout SCO Ewan Chester (from 4 May) Massuer SCO David Lavery y Kit controller SCO Jimmy Bell Video analyst SCO Steve Harvey Wikipedia articleAugust 2020 October 2010 Matches Pre-season and friendlies SCO 1 6 July 2006 Friendly A NIR Linfield 2 0 TBC BST 10,988 Rangers Linfield 13 Buffel24 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/5156514.stm SCO 2 11 July 2006 Friendly A RSA Jomo Select 4 0 TBC BST Rangers Jomo Select 10 Adam12 Adam27 Adam68 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5170940.stm SCO 3 14 July 2006 Friendly AR RSA Jomo Cosmos 2 0 TBC BST Rangers Jomo Cosmos 3 Boyd68 Rae http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/rangers/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/07/14/SOCCER_Rangers_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=rangers&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=RANGERS&RH=Rangers&PREV_SEASON=2005 SCO 4 16 July 2006 Friendly AR RSA Mamelodi Sundowns 0 2 TBC BST Rangers Mamelodi Sundowns 21 Moriri47 Correa1 68 Johannes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5185720.stm SCO 5 22 July 2006 Friendly H ENG Middlesbrough 1 0 15:00 BST 31,544 SCO Craig Thomson Rangers Middlesbrough 45 Buffel http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/rangers/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/07/22/SOCCER_Rangers_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=rangers&DIV=scotsprem&TEAM=RANGERS&RH=Rangers&PREV_SEASON=2005 SCO 6 1 August 2006 Friendly A Dundee 1 0 TBC BST Rangers Dundee 70 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5236980.stm SCO 7 23 August 2006 Friendly H RUS Zenit 1 4 19:45 BST 30,019 SCO Iain Brines Rangers Zenit St. Petersburg 54 Rae 19 Ho52 Denisov81 Kerzhakov90 Spivak http://www.followfollow.com/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=294476 SCO 8 23 May 2007 Friendly A USA LA Galaxy 1 0 19:30 PDT 15,259 Rangers LA Galaxy 55 Boyd http://www.espnfc.com/story/433119/la-galaxy-0-1-rangers-galaxy-lose-friendly 23 May 2007 Rangers October 2010 Scottish Premier League SCO 1 30 July 2006 Scottish Premier League 1 A Motherwell 2 1 14:00 BST 11,745 John Underhill SCO Motherwell Rangers 52 O'Donnell 8 Sionko65 Pršo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5223938.stm SCO 2 5 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 2 H Dundee United 2 2 15:00 BST 50,394 Dougie McDonald SCO Dundee United Rangers 15 Hunt56 Kalvenes 57 Burke79 o.g. Robb http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5245078.stm SCO 3 13 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 1 1 14:00 BST 8,561 Charlie Richmond SCO Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 69 Morrison 63 Buffel http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4783295.stm SCO 4 19 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 4 H Heart of Midlothian 2 0 15:00 BST 50,239 Kenny Clark SCO Heart of Midlothian Rangers 1 90 Neilson 47 pen. Boyd49 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5262560.stm SCO 5 27 August 2006 Scottish Premier League 5 A Kilmarnock 2 2 14:00 BST 13,506 Alan Freeland SCO Kilmarnock Rangers 43 Boyd85 Boyd 63 Wright90 pen. Naismith http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5284766.stm SCO 6 9 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 6 H Falkirk 4 0 15:00 BST 50,196 Stuart Dougal SCO Falkirk Rangers 17 Bardsley28 Pršo68 pen. Boyd78 Buffel http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5325254.stm SCO 8 17 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 7 A Hibernian 1 2 14:00 BST 16,450 John Underhill SCO Hibernian Rangers 65 Šebo1 90 Bardsley 8 Killen81 Killen1 88 Killen http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5345670.stm SCO 10 23 September 2006 Scottish Premier League 8 A Celtic 0 2 12:30 BST 59,341 Dougie McDonald SCO Celtic Rangers 35 Gravesen74 Miller http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5369288.stm SCO 12 1 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 9 H Aberdeen 1 0 15:00 BST 50,488 Charlie Richmond SCO Aberdeen Rangers 88 Šebo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/5388326.stm SCO 13 14 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 10 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 1 15:00 BST 49,494 Iain Brines SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 57 Bayne http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6044556.stm SCO 15 22 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 11 A St Mirren 3 2 14:00 BST 8,384 Calum Murray SCO St Mirren Rangers 18 Adam26 Buffel85 Novo 5 Sutton78 pen. Sutton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6069510.stm SCO 16 28 October 2006 Scottish Premier League 12 H Motherwell 1 1 15:00 BST 49,785 Charlie Richmond SCO Motherwell Rangers 36 Boyd 50 Kerr http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6089776.stm SCO 18 5 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 13 A Dundee United 1 2 14:00 GMT 10,392 Kenny Clark SCO Dundee United Rangers 50 Adam 77 Kenneth82 Mair http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6111504.stm SCO 20 11 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 14 H Dunfermline Athletic 2 0 15:00 GMT 48,218 Steve Conroy SCO Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 61 Boyd77 Smith http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6133540.stm SCO 21 19 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 15 A Heart of Midlothian 1 0 14:00 GMT 17,040 Dougie McDonald SCO Heart of Midlothian Rangers 78 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6157788.stm SCO 23 26 November 2006 Scottish Premier League 16 H Kilmarnock 3 0 15:00 GMT 48,289 Kenny Clark SCO Kilmarnock Rangers 23 Adam28 Boyd58 Pršo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6178222.stm SCO 24 3 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 17 A Falkirk 0 1 14:00 GMT 7,245 Stuart Dougal SCO Falkirk Rangers 26 Twaddle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6196996.stm SCO 25 9 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 18 H Hibernian 3 0 15:00 GMT 49,702 Iain Brines SCO Hibernian Rangers 1 67 Sproule 16 Pršo32 Sionko36 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6218820.stm SCO 27 17 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 19 H Celtic 1 1 12:30 GMT 50,418 Kenny Clark SCO Celtic Rangers 38 Gravesen 88 Hemdani http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6177705.stm SCO 28 23 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 20 A Aberdeen 2 1 12:30 GMT 20,045 Dougie McDonald SCO Aberdeen Rangers 84 Lovell 22 Novo24 Sionko http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6201951.stm SCO 29 27 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 21 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 2 20:00 GMT 7,522 Craig Thomson SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 22 pen. Novo 41 Dods90 Rankin http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6207861.stm SCO 30 30 December 2006 Scottish Premier League 22 H St Mirren 1 1 15:00 GMT 50,273 Eddie Smith SCO St Mirren Rangers 19 Boyd 14 Brittain http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6214571.stm SCO 31 2 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 23 A Motherwell 1 0 15:00 GMT 10,338 Mike McCurry SCO Motherwell Rangers 0 73 Fitzpatrick 70 pen. Boyd0 73 Pršo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6221031.stm SCO 33 13 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 24 H Dundee United 5 0 15:00 GMT 50,276 Craig MacKay SCO Dundee United Rangers 23 Adam35 Burke59 Boyd68 Boyd88 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6254269.stm SCO 34 21 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 25 A Dunfermline Athletic 1 0 14:00 GMT 7,868 John Underhill SCO Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 9 Adam http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6277399.stm SCO 35 27 January 2007 Scottish Premier League 26 A Heart of Midlothian 0 0 15:00 GMT 50,321 Charlie Richmond SCO Heart of Midlothian Rangers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6300641.stm SCO 36 11 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 27 A Kilmarnock 3 1 14:00 GMT 11,894 Dougie McDonald SCO Kilmarnock Rangers 73 Naismith 9 pen. Boyd30 Boyd60 pen. Boyd http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6344721.stm SCO 38 18 February 2007 Scottish Premier League 28 H Falkirk 2 1 15:00 GMT 49,850 Stuart Dougal SCO Falkirk Rangers 64 Finnigan0 82 Scobbie 34 Boyd73 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6362075.stm SCO 40 4 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 29 A Hibernian 2 0 14:00 GMT 16,265 Charlie Richmond SCO Hibernian Rangers 4 Adam60 Adam http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6409023.stm SCO 42 11 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 30 A Celtic 1 0 12:30 GMT 59,425 Stuart Dougal SCO Celtic Rangers 50 Ehiogu http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6433227.stm SCO 44 17 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 31 H Aberdeen 3 0 15:00 GMT 50,354 Mike McCurry SCO Aberdeen Rangers 8 Boyd25 Boyd31 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6456633.stm SCO 45 31 March 2007 Scottish Premier League 32 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 1 15:00 GMT 50,278 William Collum SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers 0 14 Dods82 Dargo 15 Adam http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6508923.stm SCO 46 8 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 33 A St Mirren 1 0 14:00 GMT 7,308 Charlie Richmond SCO St Mirren Rangers 4 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6531315.stm SCO 47 21 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 34 H Heart of Midlothian 2 1 15:00 GMT 50,099 Iain Brines SCO Heart of Midlothian Rangers 16 Velička 52 Rae79 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6574327.stm SCO 48 28 April 2007 Scottish Premier League 35 A Hibernian 3 3 15:00 GMT 16,747 Charlie Richmond SCO Hibernian Rangers 24 Adam54 Hutton78 Adam 20 Fletcher45 McCann62 Whittaker1 90 Beuzelin http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6531315.stm SCO 49 5 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 36 H Celtic 2 0 12:30 GMT 50,384 Craig Thomson SCO Celtic Rangers 34 Boyd55 Adam http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6621893.stm SCO 50 13 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 37 H Kilmarnock 0 1 14:00 GMT 50,085 Iain Brines SCO Kilmarnock Rangers 53 Naismith http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6645255.stm SCO 51 20 May 2007 Scottish Premier League 38 A Aberdeen 0 2 14:00 GMT 20,010 Craig Thomson SCO Aberdeen Rangers 21 Severin32 Lovell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6667579.stm 20 May 2007 Rangers Wikipedia article July 2011 Scottish League Cup SCO 9 20 September 2006 League Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2 0 19:45 BST 5,702 Mike McCurry SCO Rangers Dunfermline Athletic 65 o.g. Bamba73 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/5359408.stm SCO 19 8 November 2006 League Cup QF H St Johnstone 0 2 19:45 GMT 31,074 Stuart Dougal SCO Rangers St Johnstone 52 Milne68 Milne http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6123792.stm 8 November 2006 Rangers Wikipedia article October 2010 Scottish Cup SCO 32 7 January 2007 Scottish Cup 3 A Dunfermline Athletic 2 3 12:15 GMT 7,231 Iain Brines SCO Dunfermline Athletic Rangers 17 Hamilton29 Simmons46 McGuire 54 Boyd68 Boyd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6234145.stm 7 January 2007 Rangers Wikipedia article October 2010 UEFA Cup SCO 7 14 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 A NOR Molde 0 0 19:05 BST 6,569 POL Jacek Granat Molde Rangers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5339904.stm SCO 11 28 September 2006 UEFA Cup 1 H NOR Molde 2 0 19:45 BST 48,024 GER Knut Kircher Molde Rangers 12 Buffel45 Ferguson http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5384592.stm SCO 14 19 October 2006 UEFA Cup GS A ITA Livorno 3 2 19:45 BST 13,200 SPA Julian Rodriguez Santiago Livorno Rangers 34 pen. Lucarelli90 Lucarelli 27 Adam30 pen. Boyd35 Novo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6050936.stm SCO 17 2 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS H ISR Maccabi Haifa 2 0 19:45 GMT 43,062 CYP Costas Kapitanis Maccabi Haifa Rangers 5 Novo89 pen. Adam http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6106436.stm SCO 22 23 November 2006 UEFA Cup GS A FRA Auxerre 2 2 18:30 GMT 8,305 SWE Jonas Eriksson Auxerre Rangers 62 Novo84 Boyd 31 Jeleń75 Niculae http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm SCO 26 14 December 2006 UEFA Cup GS H SRB Partizan 1 0 19:45 GMT 45,129 NED Ruud Bossen Partizan Rangers 55 Hutton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6176333.stm SCO 37 14 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 A ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 2 19:05 GMT 13,000 POR Pedro Oliveira Alves Garcia Hapoel Tel Aviv Rangers 53 Novo 43 Toama76 Dago http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6351733.stm SCO 39 22 February 2007 UEFA Cup 3 H ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 0 20:05 GMT 46,213 ITA Matteo Trefoloni Hapoel Tel Aviv Rangers 24 Ferguson35 Boyd73 Ferguson0 74 McGregor90 Adam http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6382523.stm SCO 41 8 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 H SPA Osasuna 1 1 19:45 GMT 50,290 NED Jan Wegereef Osasuna Rangers 17 Raúl García 90 Hemdani http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6415057.stm SCO 43 14 March 2007 UEFA Cup 4 A SPA Osasuna 0 1 19:45 GMT 19,126 DEN Claus Bo Larsen Osasuna Rangers 71 Webó http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6444701.stm 14 March 2007 Rangers Wikipedia article October 2010 Competitions Overall Scottish Premier League — 2nd 2nd 30 July 20 May Y UEFA Cup 1st round Round of 16 14 September 14 March League Cup 3rd round Quarter-finals 20 September 8 November Y Scottish Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January Scottish Premier League 2006–07 Scottish Premier League Standings RAN Results summary 11 6 2 35 10 10 3 6 26 22 20 May 2007 Wikipedia article October 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A Result W /D /D /W /D /W /L /L /W /L /W /D /L /W /W /W /L /W /D /W /L /D /W /W /W /D /W /W /W /W /W /D /W /W /D /W /L /L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 20 May 2007 2006–07 Scottish Premier League October 2010 UEFA Cup Group A Group A RAN References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers