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The 2005-06 season was the 109th season of competitive Football in Scotland .


NOTABLE EVENTS


2005




  • ''', 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.2


  • ''' 4-0 in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier.3


  • ''' title-challenge credentials as they claim a 4-0 home victory over local rivals Hibernian.4


  • '''. 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.5


  • ''' win the first trophy of the season beating Hamilton Academical 2-1 in the Challenge Cup final.6


  • ''' is appointed as Hearts new Head Coach.7


  • ''' gives his short-term backing to under-fire Manager Alex McLeish despite recent poor results.8


  • December 6 : Rangers become first Scottish club to reach the Champions League knock-out stages after drawing 1-1 with Inter Milan at Ibrox.



2006


  • ''' is sacked as Manager of Dundee United.9


  • ''' at the helm after the sacking of Gordon Chisholm.10


  • ''' 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.


  • February 8 : 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.


  • 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.11


  • 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.12


  • ''' as their new Manager.


  • '''. Rangers will net an initial £18m and a minimum of £3m each year on royalty fees for the duration of the licence.13


  • ''' 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.15


  • ''' was appointed as head coach for the interim16


  • ''' and are promoted to the First Division with their second successive promotion.17




  • April 29 : Livingston are relegated from the SPL after a 1-0 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.20 Meanwhile, Cowdenbeath clinch the Third Division title after beating Elgin City 2-1.21


  • ''' 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 13 : Hearts win the Scottish Cup 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Second Division champions Gretna.22



MAJOR TRANSFER DEALS


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TABLES


Scottish Premier League


See Also: Scottish Premier League 2005-06



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.

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Livingston


Scottish First Division


See Also: Scottish First Division 2005-06



Promoted: St Mirren

Relegated: Stranraer, Brechin City


Scottish Second Division

See Also: Scottish Second Division 2005-06



Promoted: Gretna, Partick Thistle

Relegated: Dumbarton


Scottish Third Division

See Also: Scottish Third Division 2005-06



Promoted: Cowdenbeath


PLAY-OFFS


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 2-1 Alloa Athletic



CUP HONOURS


Hearts became the first non- Old Firm club to win the Scotish 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.


NON-LEAGUE HONOURS


Senior honours



Junior honours



INDIVIDUAL HONOURS


PFA awards



Writers' Association awards



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



Rangers



Dundee United


Dundee United out on away goals rule


Hibernian



Summary


Average coefficient - 4.250


SCOTLAND NATIONAL TEAM


See Also: List of Scotland national football team results



The Scotland national team failed in their attempt to qualify for the 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 the previous season. Wins against Moldova and Norway and a draw at home to Italy had risen hopes that Scotland could gain second place behind Italy and therefore enter the play-off matches. However a 1-0 defeat at home to Belarus ended their hopes of qualification. They finished the season strongly, however, with victory in Slovenia and also lifted the Kirin Cup - beating Bulgaria and drawing with hosts Japan.

Note: Scores are written Scotland first.

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


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