# 2006–07 Rangers F.C. season

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. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Stefan Klos | 35 | 1998 | 298 | 0 | 2007 | £0.7m | |
| 2 | DF | Fernando Ricksen | 30 | 2000 | 254 | 20 | 2009 | £3.75m | left on 28 November |
| 2 | DF | Andy Webster | 25 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | Loan | |
| 3 | DF | Olivier Bernard | 26 | 2005 | 15 | 0 | 2007 | Free | left on 31 August |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 37 | 2007 | 18 | 1 | 2007 | Free | |
| 4 | MF | Thomas Buffel | 26 | 2005 | 81 | 16 | 2009 | £2.3m | |
| 5 | DF | Marvin Andrews | 30 | 2004 | 68 | 8 | 2007 | Free | left on 31 August |
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 27 | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 2009 | £0.45m | |
| 6 | MF | Barry Ferguson (captain) | 29 | 2005 | 342 | 50 | 2010 | £4.5m | |
| 7 | MF | Brahim Hemdani | 29 | 2005 | 73 | 2 | 2009 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Jérémy Clément | 22 | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 2009 | £1.1m | left on 25 January |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Thomson | 22 | 2007 | 12 | 0 | 2011 | £2m | |
| 9 | FW | Dado Pršo | 32 | 2004 | 124 | 37 | 2007 | Free | |
| 10 | FW | Nacho Novo | 28 | 2004 | 139 | 38 | 2008 | £0.45m | |
| 11 | MF | Gavin Rae | 29 | 2004 | 39 | 3 | 2007 | £0.25m | |
| 12 | DF | Robert Malcolm | 25 | 1997 | 115 | 3 | 2009 | Youth system | left on 31 August |
| 12 | DF | Ugo Ehiogu | 34 | 2007 | 11 | 1 | 2008 | Free | |
| 14 | MF | Libor Sionko | 30 | 2006 | 24 | 3 | 2009 | Free | |
| 15 | FW | Kris Boyd | 23 | 2005 | 65 | 46 | 2010 | £0.4m | |
| 16 | DF | Phil Bardsley | 21 | 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2006 | Loan | left on 29 December |
| 17 | MF | Chris Burke | 23 | 2000 | 108 | 10 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 18 | DF | Ian Murray | 26 | 2005 | 60 | 0 | 2008 | Free | |
| 19 | DF | Karl Svensson | 23 | 2006 | 28 | 0 | 2009 | £0.6m | |
| 20 | DF | Alan Hutton | 22 | 2000 | 91 | 3 | 2007 | Youth system | |
| 21 | GK | Lionel Letizi | 34 | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 30 January |
| 22 | GK | Allan McGregor | 25 | 1998 | 53 | 0 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 23 | FW | Filip Šebo | 23 | 2006 | 33 | 2 | 2010 | £1.8m | |
| 24 | DF | José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | 31 | 2005 | 10 | 1 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 August |
| 25 | MF | Charlie Adam | 21 | 2003 | 46 | 14 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 26 | DF | Steven Smith | 21 | 2002 | 49 | 1 | 2010 | Youth system | |
| 27 | DF | Julien Rodriguez | 28 | 2005 | 49 | 1 | 2009 | £1m | left on 11 January |
| 29 | FW | William Stanger | 21 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2008 | Free | left on 8 February |
| 30 | MF | Makhtar N'Diaye | 25 | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2007 | Free | |
| 31 | MF | Hamed Namouchi | 22 | 2003 | 51 | 6 | 2008 | Free | left on 31 August |
| 32 | MF | Lee Martin | 19 | 2006 | 10 | 0 | 2006 | Loan | left on 29 December |
| 41 | DF | Alan Lowing | 19 | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | Youth system | |
| 42 | FW | Steven Lennon | 19 | 2005 | 3 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 59 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 17 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 20 May 2007
* Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,
Football Squads (for appearances, goals and player's number)
* Ordered by position on pitch.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 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 | Olympique Lyonnais | 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. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 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 Alkmaar | 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 | Total | Total | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League 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 | 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 | 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

## Matches
### Scottish Premier League

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | 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: Wikipedia article $^1$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$^1$ | 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 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$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$^1$ | 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 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$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$^1$ | 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 Source: Wikipedia article $^1$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 | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | 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 Source: $^1$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

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Scottish Premier League | — | 2nd | 30 July | 20 May |
| UEFA Cup | 1st round | Round of 16 | 14 September | 14 March |
| League Cup | 3rd round | Quarter-finals | 20 September | 8 November |
| Scottish Cup | 3rd round | 3rd round | 7 January | 7 January |
Source: Competitions

### Scottish Premier League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 | |
* ↑ 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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2007. Source: Wikipedia article

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| 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 |

### UEFA Cup
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Livorno | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 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 | — |