2005–06 in Scottish football

The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland. ^[1]

Football in Scotland

Season	2005–06
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2005–06 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
St Mirren
Second Division champions
Gretna
Third Division champions
Cowdenbeath
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
St Mirren
Junior Cup winners
Auchinleck Talbot
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
2006 World Cup qualification, Kirin Cup

Notable events

2005

• 1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill^[2]
• 1 June: Former Celtic player Paul Lambert officially takes charge of Livingston following the resignation of Richard Gough.
• 16 June: 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.
• 30 June: George Burley is confirmed as the new manager of Hearts after days of discussions with Chief Executive Phil Anderton and major shareholder Vladimir Romanov.
• 27 July: 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.^[3]
• 2 August: Celtic crash out of Europe, despite beating Artmedia Bratislava 4–0 in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier.^[4]
• 7 August: Hearts demonstrate their SPL title-challenge credentials as they claim a 4–0 home victory over local rivals Hibernian.^[5]
• 22 October: 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" between 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.^[6]
• 6 November: St Mirren win the first trophy of the season beating Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the Challenge Cup final.^[7]
• 8 November: Graham Rix is appointed as Hearts new head coach.^[8]
• 14 November: Rangers Chairman David Murray gives his short-term backing to under-fire Manager Alex McLeish despite recent poor results.^[9]
• 6 December: Rangers become first Scottish club to reach the Champions League knock-out stages after drawing 1–1 with Inter Milan at Ibrox.

2006

• 10 January: Gordon Chisholm is sacked as Manager of Dundee United.^[10]
• 13 January: Dundee United appoint Inverness Manager Craig Brewster at the helm after the sacking of Gordon Chisholm.^[11]
• 19 January: 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.
• 27 January: Inverness coach and former player Charlie Christie is appointed as the club's new manager.
• 8 February: Hearts principal 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.
• 9 February: 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.^[12]
• 11 February: 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.^[13]
• 15 February: Livingston appoint former player John Robertson as their new Manager.
• 8 March: Rangers Chairman David Murray's announces a 10-year licence agreement with sports retailer JJB Sports. Rangers will net an initial £18m and a minimum of £3m each year on royalty fees for the duration of the licence.^[14]
• 11 March: Rangers confirm that former Olympique Lyonnais manager Paul Le Guen will succeed Alex McLeish at the start of the 2006–07 season, signing a three-year contract.
• 13 March: Former Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone dies at the age of 61 after a long battle with motor neurone disease.^[15]
• 19 March: Celtic win the League Cup, beating Dunfermline 3–0 at Hampden Park.^[16]
• 23 March: Hearts sack head coach Graham Rix after just 4 months in charge. Valdas Ivanauskas was appointed as head coach for the interim^[17]
• 25 March: Gretna win the Second Division and are promoted to the First Division with their second successive promotion.^[18]
• 5 April: Celtic win the SPL after beating 2nd placed Hearts 1–0 at Celtic Park.^[19]
• 16 April: St Mirren win promotion to the SPL after a 2–1 win over Dundee.^[20]
• 29 April: Livingston are relegated from the SPL after a 1–0 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.^[21] Meanwhile, Cowdenbeath clinch the Third Division title after beating Elgin City 2–1.^[22]
• 3 May: 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.
• 13 May: Hearts win the Scottish Cup 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Second Division champions Gretna.^[23]

Major transfer deals

2005

• 3 June 2005 – Lee Miller from Bristol City to Dundee United, £225,000
• 9 June 2005 – Ian Murray from Hibernian to Rangers, Free
• 13 June 2005 – Jamie Smith from ADO Den Haag to Aberdeen, Free
• 14 June 2005 – Brahim Hemdani from Marseille to Rangers, Free
• 14 June 2005 – Jackie McNamara from Celtic to Wolves, Free
• 16 June 2005 – Paul Tierney from Manchester United to Livingston, Free
• 21 June 2005 – Mohammed Camara from Burnley to Celtic, Free
• 30 June 2005 – Michael Stewart from Manchester United to Hibernian, Free
• 1 July 2005 – Jérémie Aliadière from Arsenal to Celtic, Loan
• 5 July 2005 – Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan from Paris Saint Germain to Rangers, Free
• 6 July 2005 – Mark Burchill from Hearts to Dunfermline, Free
• 7 July 2005 – Maciej Żurawski from Wisła Kraków to Celtic, £2m
• 7 July 2005 – Derek Stillie from Dunfermline to Dundee United, Undisclosed fee
• 7 July 2005 – Barry Nicholson from Dunfermline to Aberdeen, Undisclosed fee (reportedly £250,000)
• 8 July 2005 – Federico Nieto from Club Almagro to Rangers, Loan
• 13 July 2005 – Artur Boruc from Legia Warszawa to Celtic, Loan
• 14 July 2005 – Steve Lovell from Dundee to Aberdeen, Undisclosed fee (reportedly £250,000)
• 19 July 2005 – Rudolf Skácel from Marseille to Hearts, Loan
• 20 July 2005 – Adam Virgo from Brighton to Celtic, £1.5m
• 21 July 2005 – Paul Telfer from Southampton to Celtic, Undisclosed fee
• 25 July 2005 – Edgaras Jankauskas from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, Loan
• 29 July 2005 – Shunsuke Nakamura from Reggina to Celtic, £2.5m
• 4 August 2005 – Julien Rodriguez from AS Monaco to Rangers, £1m
• 12 August 2005 – David Fernández from Celtic to Dundee United, Free
• 30 August 2005 – Sotirios Kyrgiakos from Panathinaikos to Rangers, Free
• 31 August 2005 – Maurice Ross from Rangers to Sheffield Wednesday, season Loan
• 31 August 2005 – Zurab Khizanishvili from Rangers to Blackburn Rovers, season Loan
• 31 August 2005 – Francis Jeffers from Charlton Athletic to Rangers, six-month Loan
• 31 August 2005 – Samuel Almeida Camazzola from Juventude to Hearts, season Loan
• 31 August 2005 – Du Wei from Shanghai Shenhua to Celtic, Loan
• 31 August 2005 – Michael Ball from Rangers to PSV Eindhoven, Free
• 31 August 2005 – Filippo Maniero from Torino to Rangers, Free
• 1 September 2005 – Olivier Bernard from Southampton to Rangers, Free

2006

• 1 January 2006 – Kris Boyd from Kilmarnock to Rangers, Undisclosed fee (reportedly £400,000)
• 1 January 2006 – Roy Keane from Manchester United to Celtic, Free
• 3 January 2006 – Wes Hoolahan from Shelbourne to Livingston, £100,000
• 5 January 2006 – Chris Sutton from Celtic to Birmingham City, Free
• 10 January 2006 – Steven Thompson from Rangers to Cardiff City, Undisclosed fee (reportedly £250,000)
• 10 January 2006 – Darryl Duffy from Falkirk to Hull City, Undisclosed fee
• 11 January 2006 – Steven Hislop from Gillingham to Livingston, Undisclosed fee (reportedly Nominal)
• 11 January 2006 – Lee Johnson from Yeovil Town to Hearts, Nominal fee
• 13 January 2006 – Nerijus Barasa from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, six-month Loan
• 16 January 2006 – Mark Wilson from Dundee United to Celtic, Undisclosed fee (reportedly £500,000)
• 17 January 2006 – Neil McCann from Southampton to Hearts, Free
• 24 January 2006 – Chris Hackett from Oxford United to Hearts, £20,000
• 26 January 2006 – Chris Killen from Oldham Athletic to Hibernian, Free
• 26 January 2006 – Neil MacFarlane from Hearts to Aberdeen, Free
• 27 January 2006 – Scott Muirhead from Aberdeen to Dunfermline, Free
• 27 January 2006 – Andy Campbell from Cardiff City to Dunfermline, Free
• 27 January 2006 – Stephen Simmons from Hearts to Dunfermline, Free
• 30 January 2006 – Dion Dublin from Leicester City to Celtic, Free
• 31 January 2006 – José Gonçalves from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, Loan
• 31 January 2006 – Juho Mäkelä from HJK Helsinki to Hearts, Free
• 31 January 2006 – Bruno Aguiar from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, Loan
• 31 January 2006 – Mirsad Bešlija from Racing Genk to Hearts, £850,000
• 31 January 2006 – Lindsay Wilson from PSV Eindhoven to Kilmarnock, Loan
• 31 January 2006 – Paul Dalglish from Livingston to Hibernian, Nominal fee
• 31 January 2006 – Luděk Stracený from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, Loan
• 31 January 2006 – Martin Petráš from FBK Kaunas to Hearts, Loan
• 31 January 2006 – Ferne Snoyl from Feyenoord to Aberdeen, Loan
• 8 March 2006 – Garry O'Connor from Hibernian to Lokomotiv Moscow, £1.6m

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League 2005–06 season finished in May 2006 with Celtic as champions. Livingston were relegated to the First Division and First Division winners St Mirren were promoted. For the first time in 11 years, when Celtic finished fourth behind Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian, the Old Firm were separated with Rangers finishing third behind Hearts. Kris Boyd was the top scorer with 32 goals (15 for Kilmarnock and 17 for Rangers). Attendances went up to 3.7 million, the highest figure in top-flight Scottish football since the 1960s.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic	38	28	7	3	93	37	+56	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Heart of Midlothian	38	22	8	8	71	31	+40	74	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Rangers	38	21	10	7	67	37	+30	73	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Hibernian	38	17	5	16	61	56	+5	56	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round^[b]
5	Kilmarnock	38	15	10	13	63	64	−1	55
6	Aberdeen	38	13	15	10	46	40	+6	54
7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	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	Relegation to the Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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.
2. Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	St Mirren (C, P)	36	23	7	6	52	28	+24	76	Promotion to the Premier League
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 (R)	36	5	14	17	33	53	−20	29	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10	Brechin City (R)	36	2	11	23	28	74	−46	17	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: "2005-2006 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Gretna	36	28	4	4	97	30	+67	88	Promoted to 2006–07 First Division Qualification for the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round as cup runner up
2	Greenock Morton	36	21	7	8	58	33	+25	70
3	Peterhead	36	17	6	13	53	47	+6	57
4	Partick Thistle	36	16	9	11	57	56	+1	57	Promoted to 2006–07 First Division
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	Relegated to 2006–07 Third Division

Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Third Division

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Third Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Cowdenbeath (C, P)	36	24	4	8	81	34	+47	76	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Berwick Rangers	36	23	7	6	54	27	+27	76	Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs
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 Stirlingshire	36	6	5	25	28	89	−61	23

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Other honours

Cup honours

Hearts became the first non-Old Firm club to win the Scottish Cup since they themselves lifted the trophy in 1998. Second Division side Gretna became the first club in history from the third-tier of Scottish football to reach the final. Celtic meanwhile lifted the League Cup in what was manager Gordon Strachan's first trophy as manager. St Mirren were winners of the Challenge Cup in a season that would eventually see them promoted to the SPL. Auchinleck Talbot lifted the Junior Cup.

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Report
Scottish Cup 2005–06	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1 (4 – 2 pen.)	Gretna	Wikipedia article
League Cup 2005–06	Celtic	3–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Wikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2005–06	St Mirren	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Wikipedia article
Youth Cup	Celtic	3–1	Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	2–1	Bathgate Thistle	BBC Sport

Non-league honours

Senior honours

Competition	Winner
Highland League 2005–06	Deveronvale
East of Scotland League	Edinburgh City
South of Scotland League	Threave Rovers

Junior honours

Competition	Winner
West Region	Auchinleck Talbot
East Region	Tayport
North Region	Culter

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Shaun Maloney	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Shaun Maloney	Celtic

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Craig Gordon	Heart of Midlothian
Young player of the Year	Steven Naismith	Kilmarnock
Manager of the Year	Gordon Strachan	Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competition	Final round	Coef.
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	14.00
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	1.00
Hibernian	UEFA Cup	First round	1.00
Dundee United	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	1.00

Average coefficient – 4.250

Rangers

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[a]	Rangers scorer(s)	Reports
Champions League Third qualifying round
9 August	GSP, Nicosia (A)	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–1	Nacho Novo, Fernando Ricksen	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
24 August	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–0	Thomas Buffel, Dado Pršo	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
Champions League Group stage
13 September	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	FC Porto	3–2	Peter Løvenkrands, Dado Pršo, Sotirios Kyrgiakos	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
28 September	San Siro, Milan (A)	Internazionale	0–1		BBC Sport, UEFA.com
19 October	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Artmedia Bratislava	0–0		BBC Sport, UEFA.com
1 November	Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A)	Artmedia Bratislava	2–2	Dado Pršo, Steven Thompson	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
23 November	Estádio do Dragão, Porto (A)	FC Porto	1–1	Ross McCormack	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
6 December	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Internazionale	1–1	Peter Løvenkrands	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
Champions League Round of 16
22 February	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Villarreal	2–2	Peter Løvenkrands, Peña (o.g.)	BBC Sport, UEFA.com
7 March	El Madrigal, Vila-real (A)	Villarreal	1–1	Peter Løvenkrands	BBC Sport, UEFA.com

Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[a]	Celtic scorer(s)	Reports
Champions League Second qualifying round
27 July	Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A)	Artmedia Bratislava	0–5		BBC Sport, UEFA.com
2 August	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Artmedia Bratislava	4–0	Alan Thompson (pen.), John Hartson, Stephen McManus, Craig Beattie	BBC Sport, UEFA.com

Hibernian

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[a]	Hibernian scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Cup First round
15 September	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Dnipro	0–0		BBC Sport
29 September	Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk (A)	Dnipro	1–5	Derek Riordan	BBC Sport

Dundee United

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[a]	Dundee United scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
11 August	Saviniemi, Anjalankoski (A)	MyPa	0–0		BBC Sport
25 August	Tannadice Park, Dundee (H)	MyPa	2–2	Mark Kerr, Collin Samuel	BBC Sport

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results

Scotland failed in their attempt to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, eventually finishing third in their group. However, significant improvement was shown in results with just two defeats from nine matches, compared with four defeats from nine during the previous season. Wins against Moldova and Norway and a draw at home to Italy had raised hopes that Scotland could gain second place behind Italy and therefore enter the play-offs. However a 1–0 defeat at home to Belarus ended their hopes of qualification. They finished the season strongly, however, with a victory over Slovenia and also lifted the Kirin Cup — beating Bulgaria and drawing with hosts Japan.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[b]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
17 August	Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadion, Graz (A)	Austria	2–2	Friendly	Kenny Miller, Garry O'Connor	BBC Sport
3 September	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Italy	1–1	WCQ5	Kenny Miller	BBC Sport
7 September	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A)	Norway	2–1	WCQ5	Kenny Miller (2)	BBC Sport
8 October	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Belarus	0–1	WCQ5		BBC Sport
12 October	Arena Petrol, Celje (A)	Slovenia	3–0	WCQ5	Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Paul Hartley	BBC Sport
12 November	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	United States	1–1	Friendly	Andy Webster	BBC Sport
1 March	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Switzerland	1–3	Friendly	Kenny Miller	BBC Sport
11 May	Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe (N)	Bulgaria	5–1	Kirin Cup	Kris Boyd (2), Chris Burke (2), James McFadden	BBC Sport
13 May	Saitama Stadium, Tokyo (A)	Japan	0–0	Kirin Cup		BBC Sport

Key

• (A) = Away match
• (H) = Home match
• WCQ5 = World Cup Qualifying – Group 5

Deaths

• 14 July: Matt Patrick, 86, Cowdenbeath forward.
• 30 August: John Brown, 90, Clyde and Scotland goalkeeper.^[24]
• 25 November: George Best, 59, Hibs winger.^[25]
• 30 December: Fred "Jock" Smith, 79, Aberdeen and Montrose inside forward.
• 17 January: Wallace Mercer, 59, Hearts chairman.^[26]
• 10 February: John Prentice, 79, Scotland manager.^[27]
• 13 March: Jimmy Johnstone, 61, Celtic (Lisbon Lions) and Scotland winger.^[15]
• 3 April: Ewan Fenton, 76, Scottish defender for Blackpool
• 19 June: Hugh Baird, 76, Airdrie, Aberdeen and Scotland forward.

Notes

1. The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
2. Scotland's score is shown first.

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External links

• BBC Scottish Premier League portal 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• BBC Scottish Football League portal 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine