Scottish Premier League 2005/06

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Scottish Premier League 2005/06
master Celtic Glasgow
Champions League Celtic Glasgow
Champions League
qualification
Heart of Midlothian
Uefa cup Glasgow Rangers
UEFA Cup
qualification
FC Gretna
UI cup Hibernian Edinburgh
Cup winners Heart of Midlothian
Relegated Livingston FC
Teams 12
Games 228
Gates 641  (ø 2.81 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Kris Boyd
(Kilmarnock FC and Glasgow Rangers)
Premier League 2004/05

The Scottish Premier League was played for the eighth time in 2005/06 . It was also the 109th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 2005/06 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team in the first round. After that, the league was divided into two halves, in which the teams play against each other again. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

Celtic Glasgow won the Scottish Championship for the 40th time in the club's history. The Bhoys qualified as champions for the 2006/07 Champions League season . Runner-up Heart of Midlothian also played in the Champions League because of Scotland's improved position in the UEFA five-year standings . The defeated cup finalists , FC Gretna from the Second Division , and the third-placed Glasgow Rangers qualified for the UEFA Cup . The FC Livingston got into the end of the season First Division from. Kris Boyd was the top scorer with 32 goals .

1 round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (P)  33  27  4th  2 088:310 +57 85
 2. Heart of Midlothian  33  19th  8th  6th 064:270 +37 65
 3. Glasgow Rangers (M, L)  33  18th  8th  7th 059:340 +25 62
 4th Hibernian Edinburgh  33  16  4th  13 056:450 +11 52
 5. FC Kilmarnock  33  14th  9  10 059:560  +3 51
 6th Aberdeen FC  33  12  12  9 039:360  +3 48
 7th Motherwell FC  33  12  8th  13 050:550  −5 44
 8th. Inverness Caledonian Thistle  33  10  13  10 045:380  +7 43
 9. Dundee United  33  7th  11  15th 039:580 −19 32
10. FC Falkirk (N)  33  6th  7th  20th 031:610 −30 25th
11. Dunfermline Athletic  33  5  8th  20th 026:630 −37 23
12. Livingston FC  33  3  6th  24 020:720 −52 15th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Legend
2005/06 season
Participation in the championship play-offs
Participation in the relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2004/05 season
(M) Champion of the previous year
(P) Cup winner of the previous year
(L) League cup winner of the previous year
(N) Newcomer from the First Division

2nd round

Championship play-offs

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
 1. Celtic Glasgow (P)  5  1  3  1 005: 600  −1 06th 85 91
 2. Heart of Midlothian  5  3  0  2 007: 400  +3 09 65 74
 3. Glasgow Rangers (M, L)  5  3  2  0 008: 300  +5 11 62 73
 4th Hibernian Edinburgh  5  1  1  3 005:110  −6 04th 52 56
 5. FC Kilmarnock  5  1  1  3 004: 800  −4 04th 51 55
 6th Aberdeen FC  5  1  3  1 007: 400  +3 06th 48 54
Legend
2005/06 season
Scottish champion and participation in the group stage of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League
Participation in the second qualifying round of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League
Participation in the first round of the 2006/07 UEFA Cup
At the end of the 2004/05 season
(M) Champion of the previous year
(P) Cup winner of the previous year
(L) League cup winner of the previous year

Relegation play-offs

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
 7th Inverness Caledonian Thistle  5  5  0  0 006-000  +6 15th 43 58
 8th. Motherwell FC  5  1  2  2 005: 600  −1 05 44 49
 9. Dundee United  5  0  1  4th 002: 800  −6 01 32 33
10. FC Falkirk (N)  5  2  2  1 004: 300  +1 08th 25th 33
11. Dunfermline Athletic  5  3  1  1 007: 500  +2 10 23 33
12. Livingston FC  5  1  0  4th 005: 700  −2 03 15th 18th
2005/06 season
Relegated to the first division
At the end of the 2004/05 season
(N) Newcomer from the First Division

The championship team from Celtic Glasgow

(Players with at least five appearances were taken into account; the appearances and goals are given in brackets)

1. Celtic Glasgow
Celtic fc.svg

List of goalscorers

space Surname Gates
1 ScotlandScotland Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock / Rangers) 32
2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg John Hartson (Celtic) 18th
3 ScotlandScotland Craig Dargo (Inverness CT) 17th
4th ScotlandScotland Derek Riordan (Hibernian) 16
= Czech RepublicCzech Republic Rudi Skácel (Hearts) 16
= PolandPoland Maciej Żurawski (Celtic) 16
7th ScotlandScotland Paul Hartley (Hearts) 14th
= DenmarkDenmark Peter Løvenkrands (Rangers) 14th
9 ScotlandScotland Shaun Maloney (Celtic) 13
= ScotlandScotland Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) 13
11 ScotlandScotland Mark Burchill (Dunfermline Ath) 12

Awards during the season

month Trainer of the month Player of the month
August 2005 ScotlandScotland George Burley ( Heart of Midlothian ) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Rudi Skácel (Heart of Midlothian)
September 2005 ScotlandScotland George Burley (Heart of Midlothian) ScotlandScotland Andy Webster (Heart of Midlothian)
October 2005 ScotlandScotland Gordon Strachan ( Celtic Glasgow ) BulgariaBulgaria Stilijan Petrow (Celtic Glasgow)
November 2005 EnglandEngland Tony Mowbray ( Hibernian Edinburgh ) ScotlandScotland Kris Boyd ( Kilmarnock FC )
December 2005 ScotlandScotland Craig Brewster ( Inverness Caledonian Thistle ) DenmarkDenmark Peter Løvenkrands (Glasgow Rangers)
January 2006 ScotlandScotland Alex McLeish (Glasgow Rangers) ScotlandScotland Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock FC)
February 2006 ScotlandScotland Jimmy Calderwood ( Aberdeen FC ) PolandPoland Maciej Żurawski (Celtic Glasgow)
March 2006 EnglandEngland Terry Butcher ( Motherwell FC ) ScotlandScotland Steven Naismith (Glasgow Rangers)
April 2006 ScotlandScotland Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen FC) ScotlandScotland Paul Hartley (Heart of Midlothian)

Audience numbers

Average attendance figures for the individual clubs:

society spectator
Celtic Glasgow 58 149
Glasgow Rangers 49 245
Heart of Midlothian 16 788
Hibernian Edinburgh 13 566
Aberdeen FC 12 727
Dundee United 8 179
FC Kilmarnock 7 070
Dunfermline Athletic 6 260
Motherwell FC 6 250
FC Falkirk 5 515
Inverness CT 5 061
Livingston FC 4,938

Individual evidence

  1. Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com

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