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2005–06 in Scottish football

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The 2005-06 season is the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Notable Events

2005

  • June 16: The SPL fine Livingston £15,000 for breaching transfer regulations after it emerged that amateur signing from last season, Hassan Kachloul, was paid money during his time at the club.
  • June 30: George Burley is confirmed as the new manager of Hearts after days of discussions with Chief Executive Phil Anderton and major shareholder Vladimir Romanov.
  • July 27: Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is under pressure after his first match in charge as Celtic are beaten 5-0 away to Artmedia Bratislava in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round match, all but ending their European hopes for the season.
  • August 7: Hearts demonstrate their SPL title-challenge credentials as they claim a 4-0 home victory over local rivals Hibernian.
  • August 20: Hearts maintain their 100% record and go three points clear at the top of the SPL with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen and Tynecastle. (BBC)
  • August 25: Rangers qualified for the group stages of the Champions League after a 2-0 over Anorthosis Famagusta at Ibrox (BBC), going through 4-1 on aggregate.
  • October 22: Despite their unbeaten start to the SPL season, Hearts Manager George Burley departs from his position just hours before their league match with Dunfermline. A club statement after the game declared that the departure of Burley had been mutually agreed and that there were "irreconcilable differences" beweeen him and the Hearts board. Throughout his short spell in charge rumours persisted about an uneasy relationship between Burley and major shareholder Vladimir Romanov with Romanov having bought players without the consent of the Manager.
  • October 29: Hearts lose their first match of the season to Edinburgh rivals Hibernian at Easter Road by 2-0 (BBC). Rangers manager Alex McLeish comes under increasing pressure after a 1-1 draw at home to Inverness (BBC) which meant only one win in five games for the Ibrox side, leaving them 10 points behind Hearts.
  • October 30: Celtic go top for the first time after a 4-2 win over Dundee United puts them ahead of Hearts on goal difference (BBC).
  • November 9: Celtic beat Rangers 2-0 in the quarter final of the League Cup (BBC). Dunfermline, Livingston and last seasons finalists Motherwell also progressed to semi-finas.
  • November 14: Rangers Chairman David Murray gives his short-term backing to under-fire Manager Alex McLeish despite recent poor results (BBC)
  • November 19: Celtic defeat Rangers for the second time in 10 days, this time a 3-0 success in the Premier League (BBC). Meanwhile, Livingston finally get their first win of the season beating Dunfermline 1-0 at East End Park (BBC).
  • December 6: Rangers become first Scottish club to reach the Champions League knock-out stages after drawing 1-1 with Inter Milan at Ibrox.
  • December 15: Celtic complete the signing of Roy Keane on a free transfer from Manchester United (BBC). However, Keane will be unable to play until January.
  • December 23: Rangers complete the signing of Kilmarnock Striker, Kris Boyd for a reported fee of £400,000. He officially joined the club on January 1.

2006

  • January 19: Wolves and Scotland striker Kenny Miller signs a pre-contract agreement to play for Celtic from next season. The former Rangers player will become only the third man to play for both Old Firm clubs since the Second World War.
  • January 30: Celtic secure the services of versatile veteran Dion Dublin for the remainder of the current campaign, only hours after his contract is terminated by Leicester City.
  • January 31: High flying Hearts set a new club transfer fee record with the £850,000 purchase of highly-rated Bosnian international winger Mirsad Bešlija from Racing Genk, just one of seven aquisitions made by the club on the final day of trading before the transfer window closes. It is confirmed that Dennis Wyness, currently on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle is to leave Hearts after agreeing to make his stay at the Highland club a permanent one at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Rangers fail in their attempt to snare Hibs' top goalscorer Derek Riordan, refusing to match the Edinburgh club's valuation of him.
  • January 29: Hearts dispatch local rivals Hibernian in a comfortable 4-1 win. A day later, Rangers defeat Dundee United. Consequently, Rangers assume Hibs' third-placed position in the SPL table.
  • February 4: Hibernian chalk up yet another victory over Rangers. This time, their 3-0 at win at Ibrox sees Rangers crash out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round. This result ensures that, for the first time since Hearts' win in 1998, a non-Old Firm side will win the trophy. Hearts also recorded a 3-0 win against Aberdeen at Tynecastle. All other Scottish Cup ties of the day ended in draws, resulting in a plethora of replays.
  • February 8: A rampant Hibs crush Livingston 7-0 at Easter Road, equalling the SPL record for the greatest win and enabling them to move back into third place ahead of Rangers, whose title hopes look to be quickly evaporating as they lose 2-0 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Meanwhile leaders Celtic, inspired by Roy Keane's first goal for the club, beat Falkirk 2-1 and further stretched their lead to 10 points over second placed Hearts, who drew with Dundee United the previous night.
  • February 8: Hearts principle shareholder Vladimir Romanov agrees to a meeting requested by the Hearts players, following speculation that Romanov had selected the team in the previous two matches, Manager Graham Rix meanwhile, refused to confirm or deny the speculation.
  • February 9: Rangers Chairman David Murray confirms that Manager Alex McLeish will leave the club at the end of the current season. He also stated that an announcement regarding a new Manager and significant levels of investment into the club will be made in March. (BBC).
  • February 11: Livingston Manager Paul Lambert resigns after defeat at home to Dunfermline left them six points adrift at the bottom of the table having taken just 12 points from 26 games (BBC).
  • February 12: Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox (BBC) to go 21 points clear of their Glasgow rivals and 13 points clear of second placed Hearts, who lost 2-1 to Aberdeen the previous day.
  • February 25: Gretna become the first Second Division club to reach the semi-final stage of the Scottish Cup since Forfar Athletic in 1982 (BBC). Hearts and Hibernian also progress while Dundee and Hamilton will replay after a 0-0 draw at New Douglas Park.
  • March 8: Rangers Chairman David Murray's announces a 10 year licence agreement with sports retailer JJB Sports. Rangers will net an innitial £18m and a minimum of £3m each year on royalty fees for the duration of the licence (BBC).
  • March 9: Dundee win their Scottish Cup Quarter-Final replay 3-2 after extra-time against Hamilton at Dens Park
  • March 23: Hearts sack head coach Graham Rix after just 4 months in charge. Valdas Ivanauskas was appointed as head coach for the interim (BBC).
  • April 1: Gretna become the first ever side from the third tier of Scottish football to reach the Scottish Cup Final, with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Dundee in the Semi-Final at Hampden Park. (BBC)
  • April 2: Hearts reach the final of the Scottish Cup after beating Edinburgh rivals Hibernian 4-0 at Hampden Park (BBC).
  • April 29: Livingston are relegated from the SPL after a 1-0 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle (BBC). Meanwhile, Cowdenbeath clinch the Third Division title after beating Elgin City 2-1 (BBC).
  • April 30: Hearts maintain second place in the league after a 3-0 home win over champions Celtic.
  • May 2: Rangers continue their quest for second place after a 2-1 win over fourth place Hibernian at Easter Road. Meanwhile Brewster's poor run continues as they go down 1-0 at home to Dunfermline.
  • May 3: Hearts clinch second place and a spot in the Champions League qualifiers with a 1-0 home win over Aberdeen. This marks the first time since the 1994-95 season that the Old Firm clubs have failed to finish in the top two places in the SPL. Hearts' win also ensures that Gretna will play European football next season in the UEFA Cup.
  • May 7: The 2005-06 Scottish Premier League season comes to a close. A very exciting season saw the Old Firm split from the top two places by Hearts. Livingston are relegated to the Scottish Football League while St Mirren gained promotion from the First Division. Alex McLeish marked his last game as manager of Rangers with a 2-0 win over Hearts.
  • May 13: Hearts win the Scottish Cup 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Second Division champions Gretna.

Major Transfer Deals

June - September 2005

January to March 2006

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League 2005-06 season finished in May 2006 with Celtic as champions. Livingston were relegated to the Scottish Football League and for the first time in 11 years the Old Firm were separated with Rangers finishing third behind Hearts.

Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Celtic 38 28 7 3 93 37 56 91
2 Hearts 38 22 8 8 71 31 40 74
3 Rangers 38 21 10 7 67 37 30 73
4 Hibernian 38 17 5 6 61 56 5 56
5 Kilmarnock 38 15 10 13 63 64 -1 55
6 Aberdeen 38 13 15 10 46 40 6 54
7 Inverness CT 38 15 13 10 51 38 13 58
8 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 55 61 -6 49
9 Dundee United 38 7 12 19 41 66 -25 33
10 Falkirk 38 8 9 21 35 64 -29 33
11 Dunfermline Athletic 38 8 9 21 33 68 -35 33
12 Livingston 38 4 6 28 25 79 -54 18
  • Champions: Celtic
  • Relegated: Livingston

Top Scorers

Scottish First Division

Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 St Mirren 36 23 7 6 52 28 24 76
2 St Johnstone 36 18 12 6 59 34 25 66
3 Hamilton Academical 36 15 14 7 53 39 14 59
4 Ross County 36 14 14 8 47 40 7 56
5 Clyde 36 15 10 11 54 42 12 55
6 Airdrie United 36 11 12 13 57 43 14 45
7 Dundee 36 9 16 11 43 50 -7 43
8 Queen of the South 36 7 12 17 31 54 -23 33
9 Stranraer 36 5 14 17 33 53 -20 29
10 Brechin City 36 2 11 23 28 74 -46 17

Promoted: St Mirren
Relegated: Brechin City, Stranraer

Scottish Second Division

Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Gretna 36 28 4 4 97 30 67 88
2 Greenock Morton 36 21 7 8 58 33 25 70
3 Peterhead 36 17 16 13 53 47 6 57
4 Partick Thistle 36 16 9 11 57 56 1 57
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 6 15 54 63 -9 51
6 Ayr United 36 10 12 14 56 61 -5 42
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 44 54 -10 42
8 Forfar Athletic 36 12 4 20 44 55 -11 40
9 Alloa Athletic 36 8 8 20 36 77 -41 32
10 Dumbarton 36 7 5 24 40 63 -23 26

Promoted: Gretna, Partick Thistle
Relegated: Dumbarton

Scottish Third Division

Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Cowdenbeath 36 24 4 8 81 34 47 76
2 Berwick Rangers 36 23 7 6 54 27 27 76
3 Stenhousemuir 36 23 4 9 78 38 40 73
4 Arbroath 36 16 7 13 57 47 10 55
5 Elgin City 36 15 7 14 55 58 -3 52
6 Queen's Park 36 13 12 11 47 42 5 51
7 East Fife 36 13 4 19 48 64 -16 43
8 Albion Rovers 36 7 8 21 39 60 -21 29
9 Montrose 36 6 10 20 31 59 -28 28
10 East Stirling 36 6 5 25 28 89 -61 23

Promoted: Cowdenbeath

Division 1/Division 2 Playoffs

The Playoff semi-finals took place on 3 May 2006 and 6 May 2006. The final took place on 10 May 2006 and 14 May 2006.

Semi-Finals

  • Stranraer 1-3 Partick Thistle
  • Partick Thistle 1-2 Stranraer
  • Morton 0-0 Peterhead
  • Peterhead 1-0 Morton

Final

  • Partick Thistle 1-2 Peterhead
  • Peterhead 1-2 Partick Thistle

(Partick Thistle win 4-2 on penalties, aet)

Division 2/Division 3 Playoffs

The Playoff semi-finals took on 3 May 2006 and 6 May 2006. The final took place on 10 May 2006 and 14 May 2006.

Semi-Finals

  • Arbroath 1-1 Alloa Athletic
  • Alloa Athletic 1-0 Arbroath
  • Stenhousemuir 0-1 Berwick Rangers
  • Berwick Rangers 0-0 Stenhousemuir

Final

  • Alloa Athletic 4-0 Berwick Rangers
  • Berwick Rangers 1-0 Alloa Athletic

Cup Honours

Competition Winner External Details
Scottish Cup Hearts BBC
Scottish League Cup Celtic BBC
Scottish League Challenge Cup St Mirren Match Report

Scottish Clubs in Europe

Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 2005-06 season

Note that scores are written Scottish club first.

Celtic

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers Match Reports
Champions League Qualifying
July 27, 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A) Artmedia Bratislava 0-5 CLQ2 BBC, UEFA.com
August 2, 2005 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Artmedia Bratislava 4-0 CLQ2 Alan Thompson (pen), John Hartson, Stephen McManus, Craig Beattie BBC, UEFA.com

Rangers

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Rangers scorers Match Reports
Champions League Qualifying
August 9, 2005 GSP, Nicosia (A) Anorthosis Famagusta 2-1 CLQ3 Nacho Novo, Fernando Ricksen BBC, UEFA.com
August 24, 2005 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Anorthosis Famagusta 2-0 CLQ3 Thomas Buffel, Dado Pršo BBC, UEFA.com
Champions League Group Stages
September 13, 2005 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) FC Porto 3-2 CLH Peter Løvenkrands, Dado Pršo, Sotirios Kyrgiakos BBC, UEFA.com
September 28, 2005 San Siro, Milan (A) Internazionale 0-1 CLH BBC, UEFA.com
October 19, 2005 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Artmedia Bratislava 0-0 CLH BBC, UEFA.com
November 1, 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A) Artmedia Bratislava 2-2 CLH Dado Pršo, Steven Thompson BBC, UEFA.com
November 23, 2005 Estádio do Dragão, Porto (A) FC Porto 1-1 CLH Ross McCormack BBC, UEFA.com
December 6, 2005 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Internazionale 1-1 CLH Peter Løvenkrands BBC, UEFA.com
Champions League Round of 16
February 22, 2006 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Villarreal 2-2 CL16 Peter Løvenkrands, Peña (own goal) BBC, UEFA.com
March 7, 2006 El Madrigal, Vila-real (A) Villarreal 1-1 CL16 Peter Løvenkrands BBC, UEFA.com

Dundee United

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Dundee United scorers Match Reports
UEFA Cup Qualifying
August 11, 2005 Saviniemi, Anjalankoski (A) MyPa 0-0 UCQ2 BBC
August 25, 2005 Tannadice Park, Dundee (H) MyPa 2-2 UCQ2 Mark Kerr, Collin Samuel BBC

Dundee United out on away goals rule


Hibernian

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Hibernian scorers Match Reports
UEFA Cup First Round
September 15, 2005 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Dnipro 0-0 UC1 BBC
September 29, 2005 Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk (A) Dnipro 1-5 UC1 Derek Riordan BBC

Scotland national team

Note: Scores are written Scotland first.

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers Match Report
August 17, 2005 Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadion, Graz (A) Template:AUSTf 2-2 F Kenny Miller, Garry O'Connor BBC
September 3, 2005 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Template:ITAf 1-1 WCQ5 Kenny Miller BBC
September 7, 2005 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A) Template:NORf 2-1 WCQ5 Kenny Miller (2) BBC
October 8, 2005 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Template:BELAf 0-1 WCQ5 BBC
October 12, 2005 Petrol Arena Stadium, Celje (A) Template:SLOVENIAf 3-0 WCQ5 Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Paul Hartley BBC
November 12, 2005 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Template:USAf 1-1 F Andy Webster BBC
March 1, 2006 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Template:SWIf 1-3 F Kenny Miller BBC
May 11, 2006 Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe (N) Template:BULf 5-1 Kirin Cup Kris Boyd (2), Chris Burke (2), James McFadden BBC
May 13, 2006 Saitama Stadium, Tokyo (A) Template:JAPf 0-0 Kirin Cup BBC

KEY: WCQ5 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 5; F = Friendly

See also


Previous Season:
2004-05
 Seasons in Scottish football
2005-06
 Next Season:
2006-07
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