2004–05 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 2004–05 football season
Rangers
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn McClelland
(until 1 September)
David Murray
(from 1 September)
ManagerAlex McLeish
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League1st (Champions)
Scottish CupThird round
League CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nacho Novo (19)

All:
Nacho Novo (25)
Highest home attendance50,143 vs Hibernian
(12 February)
Lowest home attendance46,278 vs Kilmarnock
(3 October)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 2004–05 season. They went into the season looking to recapture their Scottish Premier League crown, which Celtic had won the season before. Manager Alex McLeish made several summer signings, with the signature of Frenchman Jean-Alain Boumsong being his biggest coup. Others included strikers Dado Prso and Nacho Novo, as well as the experienced midfielder Alex Rae and future Ibrox favourite Marvin Andrews.

Rangers League form began poorly picking up only 8 points from their first 5 matches. Rangers lost the first Old Firm derby of the season 1–0 at Celtic Park and fell behind Celtic in the league. Rangers form improved following the loss to Celtic and they weren't to lose again in the league until April. This run of form included two wins over Celtic in November, once in the League Cup and the other in the League. They also ended a poor run of results at Celtic Park, with a 2–0 victory in February. A 2–1 loss to Celtic at home in April left Rangers five points behind with just four games left of the season. Celtic led by two points on the final day of the season and were winning 1–0 against Motherwell, but two late goals for Motherwell coupled with Rangers 1–0 win over Hibernian saw Rangers win the title, Helicopter Sunday.

Rangers also won the League Cup this season, with a 5–1 victory over Motherwell in the final. Rangers were beaten in the Scottish Cup however, losing 2–1 to Celtic in the third round.

After losing to CSKA Moscow in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Rangers entered the UEFA Cup. Rangers managed to qualify for the newly formed group stages with a penalty shoot-out win over Maritimo. Rangers failed to progress beyond the group stages however, a 2–0 loss at home to Auxerre seeing them fail to stay in Europe beyond Christmas.

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Germany Stefan Klos (captain) 33 1998 296 0 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 28 2000 254 20 2009 £3.75m
3 DF Australia Craig Moore 29 1999 (Winter) 252 14 2006 Free left on 3 January
4 DF France Jean-Alain Boumsong 25 2004 28 2 2009 Free left on 2 January
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 24 2005 (Winter) 18 5 2009 £2.3m
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 29 2004 38 4 2007 Free
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 27 2005 (Winter) 255 38 2010 £4.5m
7 FW Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 32 2001 132 57 2005 £2m
8 MF Scotland Alex Rae 37 2004 32 1 2006 Free
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 30 2004 46 21 2007 Free
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 26 2004 48 26 2008 £0.45m
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 27 2004 (Winter) 11 2 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Scotland Bob Malcolm 24 1997 115 3 2007 Youth system
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović 29 2004 9 0 2008 £1.1m
15 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili 23 2003 (Winter) 63 0 2008 Free
16 DF Italy Paolo Vanoli 32 2003 42 1 2005 Free
16 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 25 2005 (Winter) 17 2 2005 Loan
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke 21 2000 44 5 2007 Youth system
18 DF England Michael Ball 25 2001 72 2 2006 £4m
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 21 2003 (Winter) 64 20 2006 £0.2m
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 20 2002 24 1 2007 Youth system
21 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 24 2000 107 3 2007 Youth system
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 23 2001 11 0 Youth system
23 MF Sweden Bojan Djordjic 23 2005 (Winter) 5 0 2005 Free
24 DF France Grégory Vignal 23 2004 42 3 2005 Loan
25 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus 34 2005 (Winter) 15 0 2006 £0.05m
26 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 25 2000 135 36 2006 £1.3m
27 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 22 1999 90 7 Youth system left 31 January
31 MF Tunisia Hamed Namouchi 21 2003 35 6 Free
37 DF Scotland Steven Smith 19 2002 4 0 2008 Youth system
40 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 19 2003 3 0 Youth system out on season loan
42 FW Scotland Robert Davidson 19 2004 2 0 2007 Youth system
45 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 18 2003 3 1 2007 Youth system
  • Last updated: 22 May 2005
  • Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 29 France Monaco Transfer Summer 2007 Free [1]
8 MF Scotland Alex Rae 34 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer 2006 Free [2]
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 28 Livingston Transfer Summer 2007 Free [3]
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović 28 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Transfer Summer 2008 £1.1m [4]
4 DF France Jean-Alain Boumsong 24 France Auxerre Transfer Summer 2009 Free [5]
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 25 Dundee Transfer Summer 2008 £0.45m [6]
24 DF France Grégory Vignal 23 England Liverpool Loan Summer 2005 n/a [7]
FW Scotland Derek Carcary 18 Queen's Park Transfer Summer Free [8]
23 MF Sweden Bojan Djordjic 22 England Manchester United Transfer Winter 2005 Free [9]
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 23 Netherlands Feyenoord Transfer Winter 2009 £2.3m [10]
FW Finland Jukka Santala 23 Finland HJK Transfer Winter Free [11]
16 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 25 Greece Panathinaikos Loan Winter 2005 n/a [12]
23 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus 34 England Manchester City Transfer Winter 2005 £0.1m [13]
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 26 England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Winter 2010 £4.5m [14]

Last updated: 11 January 2006
Total spending: £8.45m

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF Germany Christian Nerlinger 31 Germany Kaiserslautern Transfer Summer Free [15]
4 MF Brazil Emerson 32 Portugal Vasco da Gama Transfer Summer Free [2]
20 MF Portugal Nuno Capucho 32 Spain Celta Transfer Summer Free [16]
25 DF Norway Henning Berg 34 Retired End of contract Summer n/a [17]
10 FW Netherlands Michael Mols 33 Germany Utrecht Transfer Summer Free [17]
5 DF Netherlands Frank de Boer 34 Qatar Al Rayyan Transfer Summer Free [18]
14 MF Netherlands Ronald de Boer 34 Qatar Al Rayyan Transfer Summer Free [18]
38 FW Scotland Darryl Duffy 20 Falkirk Transfer Summer Free [19]
33 MF Scotland Billy Gibson 22 Partick Thistle Transfer Summer Free [20]
34 DF Scotland Andy Dowie 21 Partick Thistle Transfer Summer Free [21]
MF Scotland Peter Leven 20 Kilmarnock Transfer Summer Free [22]
MF Scotland Paul McHale 22 Cowdenbeath Transfer Summer Free [23]
24 FW Scotland Steven MacLean 21 England Sheffield Wednesday Transfer Summer £0.125 [24]
23 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 22 Spain Real Sociedad Transfer Summer £2.6m [25]
33 MF Scotland Alex Walker 20 Clyde Loan Summer n/a [26]
32 FW Scotland Tom Brighton 20 England Scunthorpe United Loan Summer n/a [27]
4 DF France Jean-Alain Boumsong 25 England Newcastle United Transfer Winter £8m [28]
3 DF Australia Craig Moore 29 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Winter Free [29]
16 DF Italy Paolo Vanoli 32 Italy Vicenza Transfer Winter Free [30]
38 FW North Macedonia Bajram Fetai 19 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Loan Winter Loan [11]
27 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 22 England Leicester City Transfer Winter £0.1m [11]
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović 28 Spain Real Sociedad Loan n/a n/a [31]

Last updated: 1 February 2005
Total received: £10.825m

Squad statistics

Total SPL SC SL Cup UCL UC
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GK Germany Stefan Klos 34 34 23 1 2 2 6
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 51 51 9 38 4 1 1 4 3 2 6 1
3 DF Australia Craig Moore 6 6 3 1 1 1
4 MF Belgium Thomas Buffel 15 18 5 15 4 1 2 1
4 DF France Jean-Alain Boumsong 28 28 2 18 2 2 2 6
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 37 38 4 30 4 1 2 1 4
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 14 15 2 13 2 2
7 FW Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 17 33 9 24 6 2 1 2 5 2
8 MF Scotland Alex Rae 22 32 1 25 1 1 3 1 2
9 FW Croatia Dado Pršo 44 46 21 34 18 1 3 2 2 6 1
10 FW Spain Nacho Novo 45 48 25 35 19 1 4 3 2 1 6 2
12 DF Scotland Robert Malcolm 25 28 1 21 1 2 5
14 MF Serbia Dragan Mladenović 8 9 7 1 1
15 MF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili 23 25 16 1 2 1 5
16 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 17 17 2 15 2 2
16 DF Italy Paolo Vanoli 5 7 5 1 1
17 MF Scotland Chris Burke 11 16 12 1 3
18 DF England Michael Ball 15 18 14 2 2
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 10 33 10 24 5 1 4 3 2 1 2 1
20 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 9 12 10 1 1
21 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 19 19 1 14 2 1 1 2
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 2 2 2
23 MF Sweden Bojan Djordjic 5 5 4 1
24 DF France Grégory Vignal 40 42 3 30 3 1 4 2 5
25 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus 15 15 13 2
27 MF Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 18 24 4 17 3 1 2 4 1
27 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 7 15 2 11 2 1 1 2
31 MF Tunisia Hamed Namouchi 17 26 3 20 2 1 1 4 1
37 DF Scotland Steven Smith 2 4 4
40 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 1 1
42 FW Scotland Robert Davidson 1 1
45 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 1 1
Last updated: 26 August 2015
Source: Wikipedia article
Ordered by position
0 shown as blank

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

Club

Board of directors

Position Staff
Chairman Scotland John McClelland
(until 1 September)[32]
Scotland David Murray
(from 1 September)[32]
Honorary chairman Scotland David Murray
(until 1 September)
Vice-chairman Scotland John McClelland
(from 1 September)
Chief executive Scotland Martin Bain
(from 11 February)[33]
Director of
Football Business
Scotland Martin Bain
(until 11 February)[33]
Director of Retail Scotland Nick Peel
(until 21 March)[34]
Director of Finance Scotland David Jolliffe
Company Secretary Scotland Campbell Ogilvie
Non-executive director Scotland John Greig
Non-executive director Scotland Alastair Johnston
Non-executive director England Daniel Levy
(until 27 August)
Non-executive director Scotland Dave King
Non-executive director Scotland Donald Wilson

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Scotland Alex McLeish
Assistant Manager Scotland Andy Watson
First-team coach Netherlands Jan Wouters
Fitness coach Scotland Frank Nuttall
(from June)
Goalkeepers coach Scotland Billy Thomson

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Other staff

Position Staff
Physiotherapist Scotland Davie Henderson
Doctor Scotland Dr Iain McGuiness
Chief scout Scotland Ewan Chester
(until 29 June)
Team analyst Scotland Steve Harvey
Massuer Scotland David Lavery
Kit controller Scotland Jimmy Bell

Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]

Matches

Friendlies

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 18 July 2004 Friendly A Germany SC Fürstenfeld 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
SC Fürstenfeld Rangers
2 20 July 2004 Friendly N Italy Roma 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
200
Roma Rangers
Novo (2)
Pršo (pen.)
Rae
3 24 July 2004 Friendly A England Fulham 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
14,173
Fulham Rangers
69' Pršo
4 28 July 2004 Walter Tull Memorial Cup H England Tottenham Hotspur 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
35,750
Rangers Tottenham Hotspur
5 31 July 2004 Gateshead Cup A England Newcastle United 2–4
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
31,554
Referee
Newcastle United Rangers
11' (pen.) Shearer
29' Bellamy
37' Bernard
90' Dyer
43' Pršo
85' Ricksen
6 1 August 2004 Gateshead Cup N Netherlands Feyenoord 0–0
(8-7 pen.)
Report Report link
Kick off
Attendance
24,000
Referee

Last updated: 9 January 2005
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Premier League

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 7 August 2004 Scottish Premier League 1 A Aberdeen 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
19,028
Referee
3 14 August 2004 Scottish Premier League 2 H Livingston 4–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
48,102
Referee
Rangers Livingston
6' Pršo
32' Hughes
78' Hughes
88' Arveladze
4 21 August 2004 Scottish Premier League 3 H Hibernian 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
48,702
Referee
Kenny Clark Scotland
Rangers Hibernian
6 29 August 2004 Scottish Premier League 4 A Celtic 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
58,935
Referee
Celtic Rangers
85' Thompson
7 12 September 2004 Scottish Premier League 5 A Heart of Midlothian 0–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
14,601
Referee
9 19 September 2004 Scottish Premier League 6 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
47,063
Referee
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
17' Pršo
11 26 September 2004 Scottish Premier League 7 A Dundee 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
9,404
Referee
Dundee Rangers
78' Novo
80' Novo
13 3 October 2004 Scottish Premier League 8 H Kilmarnock 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
46,278
Referee
Rangers Kilmarnock
10' Andrews
82' Novo
14 17 October 2004 Scottish Premier League 9 A Motherwell 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
10,946
Referee
John Rowbotham Scotland
Motherwell Rangers
7' Pršo
83' Pršo
16 24 October 2004 Scottish Premier League 10 H Dundee United 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
46,796
Referee
Steve Conroy Scotland
Rangers Dundee United
69' Novo
90' Robson
17 27 October 2004 Scottish Premier League 11 A Dunfermline Athletic 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC BST
Attendance
8,678
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
47' Boumsong
58' (pen.) Novo
18 31 October 2004 Scottish Premier League 12 H Aberdeen 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
48,918
Referee
Rangers Aberdeen
39' Thompson
68' Løvenkrands
75' Novo
88' Ricksen
90' (pen.) Novo
19 7 November 2004 Scottish Premier League 13 A Livingston 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
8,780
Referee
Livingston Rangers
61' Easton
37' Løvenkrands
55' Novo
67' Thompson
84' Namouchi
21 14 November 2004 Scottish Premier League 14 A Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
13,829
Referee
Willie Young Scotland
Hibernian Rangers
Red card 63' Caldwell
Red card 28' Novo
65' (pen.) Pršo
22 20 November 2004 Scottish Premier League 15 H Celtic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
50,043
Referee
Kenny Clark Scotland
Rangers Celtic
15' (pen.) Novo
36' Pršo
Red card 38' Thompson
Yellow card 56' Red card Sutton
24 28 November 2004 Scottish Premier League 16 H Heart of Midlothian 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
48,494
Referee
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
45' (o.g.) McAllister
56' Novo
81' Novo
16' Hartley
66' de Vries
26 5 December 2004 Scottish Premier League 17 A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
6,543
Referee
Craig Thomson Scotland
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers
3' Bayne
51' Pršo
27 11 December 2004 Scottish Premier League 18 H Dundee 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
48,114
Referee
Mike McCurry Scotland
Rangers Dundee
3' (pen.) Novo
4' Pršo
50' Malcolm
29 19 December 2004 Scottish Premier League 19 A Kilmarnock 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
11,156
Referee
Kilmarnock Rangers
30 27 December 2004 Scottish Premier League 20 H Motherwell 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
TBC GMT
Attendance
49,909
Referee
Alan Freeland Scotland
Rangers Motherwell
3' Novo
15' Novo
53' Arveladze
86' Thompson
31 1 January 2005 Scottish Premier League 21 A Dundee United 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
10,461
Referee
Mike McCurry Scotland
Dundee United Rangers
33 15 January 2005 Scottish Premier League 22 H Dunfermline Athletic 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,055
Referee
Charlie Richmond Scotland
Rangers Dunfermline Athletic
6' Thompson
38' Andrews
64' Rae
34 23 January 2005 Scottish Premier League 23 A Aberdeen 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
xx:00 GMT
Attendance
17,495
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
19' Mackie
9' Pršo
16' (o.g.) McNaughton
35 29 January 2005 Scottish Premier League 24 H Livingston 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,579
Referee
Rangers Livingston
14' Pršo
63' Novo
68' Ricksen
37 12 February 2005 Scottish Premier League 25 H Hibernian 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,143
Referee
Craig Thomson Scotland
Rangers Hibernian
35' Pršo
50' Pršo
61' Buffel
38 20 February 2005 Scottish Premier League 26 A Celtic 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 GMT
Attendance
59,041
Referee
Mike McCurry Scotland
Celtic Rangers
71' Vignal
82' Novo
39 26 February 2005 Scottish Premier League 27 H Kilmarnock 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
48,575
Referee
Steve Conroy Scotland
Rangers Kilmarnock
29' Pršo
41' Novo
76' Boyd
40 2 March 2005 Scottish Premier League 28 A Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
13,842
Referee
Heart of Midlothian Rangers
49' Novo
Yellow card 90' Red card Pršo
90' (pen.) Ricksen
41 5 March 2005 Scottish Premier League 29 H Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
49,345
Referee
Mike Ritchie Scotland
Rangers Inverness Caledonian Thistle
90+2' Prunty
42 13 March 2005 Scottish Premier League 30 A Dundee 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 GMT
Attendance
9,876
Referee
Dundee Rangers
82' Andrews
84' Ricksen
44 3 April 2005 Scottish Premier League 31 A Motherwell 3–2
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
10,210
Referee
Motherwell Rangers
71' (pen.) McBride
84' Corrigan
4' Vignal
32' Vignal
51' Pršo
Yellow card 79' Red card Ferguson
45 12 April 2005 Scottish Premier League 32 H Dundee United 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
49,302
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
8' Duff
46 17 April 2005 Scottish Premier League 33 A Dunfermline Athletic 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
8,266
Referee
Kenny Clark Scotland
Dunfermline Athletic Rangers
7' Pršo
47 24 April 2005 Scottish Premier League 34 H Celtic 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:30 BST
Attendance
49,593
Referee
Rangers Celtic
88' Thompson
21' Petrov
34' Bellamy
48 1 May 2005 Scottish Premier League 35 A Aberdeen 3–1
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
17,198
Referee
Aberdeen Rangers
33' Clark
10' Ferguson
43' Pršo
59' Pršo
49 7 May 2005 Scottish Premier League 36 H Heart of Midlothian 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,342
Referee
Charlie Richmond Scotland
Rangers Heart of Midlothian
9' Buffel
42' Andrews
84' (o.g.) Andrews
50 14 May 2005 Scottish Premier League 37 H Motherwell 4–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 BST
Attendance
49,495
Referee
Rangers Motherwell
12' Buffel
17' Arveladze
54' Arveladze
57' Buffel
89' (o.g.) Andrews
51 22 May 2005 Scottish Premier League 38 A Hibernian 1–0
Report Report link
Kick off
14:00 BST
Attendance
17,450
Referee
Kenny Clark Scotland
Hibernian Rangers
59' Novo

Last updated: 22 May 2005
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish League Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
10 22 September 2004 League Cup R3 A Aberdeen 2–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 BST
Attendance
14,876
Referee
Kenny Clark Scotland
Aberdeen Rangers
45' Ricksen
89' Thompson
Yellow card 90' Red card Malcolm
20 10 November 2004 League Cup QF H Celtic 2–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
47,298
Referee
Rangers Celtic
85' Pršo
100' Arveladze
66' Hartson
36 2 February 2005 League Cup SF N Dundee United 7–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
25,622
Referee
Rangers Dundee United
7' Novo
18' Pršo
67' Buffel
77' Ricksen
80' Thompson
85' Novo
88' Thompson
43 20 March 2005 League Cup F N Motherwell 5–1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:00 GMT
Attendance
50,182
Referee
Mike McCurry Scotland
Rangers Motherwell
5' Ross
9' Kyrgiakos
33' Ricksen
48' Novo
86' Kyrgiakos

Last updated: 20 March 2005
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
32 9 January 2005 Scottish Cup 3 A Celtic 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
12:15 GMT
Attendance
58,622
Referee
Celtic Rangers
37' Sutton
77' Hartson
47' Ricksen

Last updated: 9 January 2005
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Champions League

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
2 10 August 2004 UEFA Champions League QR3 A Russia CSKA Moscow 1–2
Report Report link
Kick off
17:00 BST
Attendance
11,000
Referee
CSKA Moscow Rangers
4' Love
46' Jarošík
36' Novo
5 25 August 2004 UEFA Champions League QR3 H Russia CSKA Moscow 1–1
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 BST
Attendance
49,010
Referee
Rangers CSKA Moscow
88' Thompson
61' Love

Last updated: 25 August 2004
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup

Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
8 16 September 2004 UEFA Cup R1 A Portugal Marítimo 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 BST
Attendance
5,000
Referee
Johan Verbist
Marítimo Rangers
27' Manduca
12 30 September 2004 UEFA Cup R1 H Portugal Marítimo 1–0
(4-2 pen.)
Report Report link
Kick off
20:00 BST
Attendance
47,360
Referee
Rangers Marítimo
71' Pršo
15 21 October 2004 UEFA Cup GS A Poland Amica Wronki 5–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 BST
Attendance
3,100
Referee
Julian Rodriguez Santiago
Amica Wronki Rangers
17' Løvenkrands
57' Novo
69' Ricksen
73' (pen.) Arveladze
89' Thompson
23 25 November 2004 UEFA Cup GS H Austria Grazer AK 3–0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
46,453
Referee
Rangers Grazer AK
58' Novo
86' Arveladze
90' Namouchi
25 2 December 2004 UEFA Cup GS A Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 0–1
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
8,343
Referee
AZ Alkmaar Rangers
28 15 December 2004 UEFA Cup GS H France Auxerre 0–2
Report Report link
Kick off
19:45 GMT
Attendance
48,847
Referee
Franz-Xaver Wack
Rangers Auxerre
10' Kalou
47' Kalou

Last updated: 15 December 2004
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
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Competitions

Overall

Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Rangers (C) 38 29 6 3 78 22 +56 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 30 2 6 85 35 +50 92 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 7 13 64 57 +7 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 38 18 7 13 44 39 +5 61
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 11 14 43 41 +2 50
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

UEFA Cup table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ AUX GAK RAN AMC
1 Netherlands AZ 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–0
2 France Auxerre 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 0–0 5–1
3 Austria GAK 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 2–0 3–1
4 Scotland Rangers 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 6 0–2 3–0
5 Poland Amica Wronki 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0 1–3 0–5
Source: RSSSF

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