- , was paid money during his time at the club.
- is confirmed as the new manager of Hearts after days of discussions with Chief Executive Phil Anderton and major shareholder Vladimir Romanov.
- in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round match, all but ending their European hopes for the season.
- 4-0 in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier.
- 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.
- in the first round, after a 5-1 aggregate defeat to Ukrainian side Dnipro .
- . 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.
- 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 ).
- is appointed as Hearts new Head Coach ( 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.
- gives his short-term backing to under-fire Manager Alex McLeish despite recent poor results ( 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.
- 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.
- scored two late goals. ( BBC ).
- is sacked as Manager of Dundee United. ( BBC )
- at the helm after the sacking of Gordon Chisholm ( BBC )
- 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 .
- is appointed as the club's new manager.
- for the remainder of the current campaign, only hours after his contract is terminated by Leicester City .
- 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.
- 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.
- , 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.
- 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.
- . Rangers will net an innitial £18m and a minimum of £3m each year on royalty fees for the duration of the licence ( BBC ).
- Manager Paul Le Guen will succeed Alex McLeish at the start of the 2006-07 season, signing a three year contract.
- , beating Dunfermline 3-0 at Hampden Park ( BBC ).
- was appointed as head coach for the interim ( BBC ).
- and are promoted to the First Division with their second successive promotion ( 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 ( 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.
commenced in August , 2005 with Rangers looking to defend the trophy. Celtic , under new manager Gordon Strachan , will be looking to challenge the champions. Falkirk , having been promoted, will be looking to maintain their SPL status.
C. Celtic F.C.
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2. Heart Of Midlothian F.C.
3. Rangers F.C.
4. Hibernian F.C.
5. Aberdeen F.C.
6. Kilmarnock F.C.
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7. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
8. Motherwell F.C.
9. Dundee United F.C.
10. Falkirk F.C.
11. Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
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R. Livingston F.C.
The Scottish First Division commenced in August 2005. Last season, Dundee were relegated from the SPL while Brechin City and Stranraer were promoted from the Second Division.
C. St Mirren F.C.
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2. St Johnstone F.C.
3. Hamilton Academical F.C.
4. Ross County F.C.
5. Clyde F.C.
6. Airdrie United F.C.
7. Dundee F.C.
8. Queen Of The South F.C.
9. Stranraer F.C.
R. Brechin City F.C.
The Scottish First Division commenced in August 2005. Last season, Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle were relegated from Division One while big spending Gretna as well as Peterhead were promoted from the Third Division.
C. Gretna F.C.
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2. Greenock Morton F.C.
3. Peterhead F.C.
4. Partick Thistle F.C.
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5. Stirling Albion F.C.
6. Ayr United F.C.
7. Raith Rovers F.C.
8. Forfar Athletic F.C.
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9. Alloa Athletic F.C.
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R. Dumbarton F.C.
The Scottish First Division commenced in August 2005. Last season, Arbroath and Berwick Rangers were relegated from the Second Division.
C. Cowdenbeath F.C.
2. Berwick Rangers F.C.
3. Stenhousemuir F.C.
4. Arbroath F.C.
5. Elgin City F.C.
6. Queen's Park F.C.
7. East Fife F.C.
8. Albion Rovers F.C.
9. Montrose F.C.
10. East Stirlingshire F.C.
The Playoffs will take place on Wednesday May 3 2006 and Saturday May 6 2006
They matches are:
Stranraer v Partick Thistle and
Morton v Peterhead.
The Playoffs will take place on Wednesday 3 May 2006 and Saturday 6 May 2006
The matches are:
Arbroath v Alloa Athletic and
Stenhousemuir v Berwick Rangers
Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 2005-06 season
Scores are written Scotland first.
''KEY: WCQ5 = World Cup Qualification Match - Group 5 ; F = Friendly''
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