Aberdeen under Calderwood posted more consistent results than in previous seasons; fourth in season 2004–05 and 6th in season 2005–06, but the club still did not challenge for major honours in the way they did in the second half of the 20th century. In season 2006–07, despite being knocked out of both cups in the earlier rounds, the club finished in third place in the SPL and qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup with a comfortable 2–0 victory over Rangers at Pittodrie on the last day of the season.