Scottish Premier League 2005-06
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| Bank of Scotland Premierleague | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2003-04 |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Relegated | Livingston |
| Champions League | Celtic, Hearts |
| UEFA Cup | Rangers, Gretna |
| Intertoto Cup | Hibernian |
| Top goalscorer | Kris Boyd (32) |
| Biggest home win | Hibernian 7-0 Livingston (08 Feb) |
| Biggest away win | Dunfermline 1-8 Celtic (19 Feb) |
| ← Previous season 2004-05 |
Next season → 2006-07 |
The 2005-06 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic.
As league champions, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Hearts also qualifying. This marked the first time since 1995 that a club outside the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers finished in the top two. Third-placed Rangers qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Scottish Second Division champions Gretna, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Hearts.
Livingston were relegated, and Scottish First Division winners St Mirren were promoted.
Kris Boyd was the top scorer with 32 goals (17 for Rangers after 15 for Kilmarnock).
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[edit] Promotion and relegation from 2004–05
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to Scottish First Division
[edit] Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 56 | 91 | UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Group stage |
| 2 | Hearts | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 31 | 40 | 74 | UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 73 | UEFA Cup 2006-07 First round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 56 | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 second round |
| 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 | Relegated to First Division 2006-07 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Kris Boyd |
Kilmarnock / Rangers | 32 |
 John Hartson |
Celtic | 18 |
| Craig Dargo |
Inverness CT | 16 |
| Derek Riordan |
Hibernian | 16 |
 Rudi Skácel |
Hearts | 16 |
 Maciej Żurawski |
Celtic | 16 |
| Paul Hartley |
Hearts | 14 |
 Peter Løvenkrands |
Rangers | 14 |
| Shaun Maloney |
Celtic | 13 |
| Steven Naismith |
Kilmarnock | 13 |
| Mark Burchill |
Dunfermline Athletic | 12 |
 Richie Foran |
Motherwell | 11 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2005/06 season are shown below:
| Team | Average |
|---|---|
| Celtic | 58,149 |
| Rangers | 49,245 |
| Hearts | 16,767 |
| Hibernian | 13,816 |
| Aberdeen | 12,727 |
| Dundee United | 8,197 |
| Kilmarnock | 7,070 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,260 |
| Motherwell | 6,250 |
| Falkirk | 5,515 |
| Inverness CT | 5,061 |
| Livingston | 4,938 |
Source: SPL official website
