# 2005–06 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2005–06 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 11th position with 33 points. They also reached the 2006 Scottish League Cup Final where they lost 3–0 to Celtic.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 30 July 2005 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 13,010 | Shields 12' |
| 2 | 6 August 2005 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 4,649 | |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–1 | 5,005 | |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 4,522 | Makel 44' |
| 5 | 28 August 2005 | Celtic | H | 0–4 | 9,244 | |
| 6 | 10 September 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–3 | 4,737 | Burchill 4', Young 67' |
| 7 | 17 September 2005 | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 6,387 | |
| 8 | 24 September 2005 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 8,361 | Tod 60', Ross 75' |
| 9 | 1 October 2005 | Rangers | A | 1–5 | 48,374 | Hunt 54' |
| 10 | 15 October 2005 | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 7,068 | |
| 11 | 22 October 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 16,500 | |
| 12 | 26 October 2005 | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | 6,853 | Mason 87' |
| 13 | 29 October 2005 | Motherwell | H | 0–3 | 4,421 | |
| 14 | 5 November 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–2 | 3,728 | Makel 73' |
| 15 | 19 November 2005 | Livingston | H | 0–1 | 6,016 | |
| 16 | 26 November 2005 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 58,203 | Ross 17' |
| 17 | 3 December 2005 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–1 | 4,319 | |
| 18 | 10 December 2005 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 9,881 | |
| 19 | 20 December 2005 | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | 5,889 | Wilson 31' |
| 20 | 26 December 2005 | Rangers | H | 3–3 | 9,481 | Tod 16', Burchill 23', Young 90' |
| 21 | 31 December 2005 | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | 6,235 | Burchill 45', Hunt 58' |
| 22 | 14 January 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–4 | 8,277 | Burchill 58' |
| 23 | 21 January 2006 | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | 13,316 | Donnelly 35' |
| 24 | 28 January 2006 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 4,961 | Young 11' |
| 25 | 8 February 2006 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 2–2 | 3,354 | Hunt 9', Burchill 11' |
| 26 | 11 February 2006 | Livingston | A | 1–0 | 4,371 | Burchill 12' |
| 27 | 19 February 2006 | Celtic | H | 1–8 | 9,015 | Tod 14' |
| 28 | 25 February 2006 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 4,694 | Burchill 14' |
| 29 | 4 March 2006 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 5,507 | |
| 30 | 11 March 2006 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 5,308 | Burchill 48' |
| 31 | 25 March 2006 | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 49,017 | |
| 32 | 1 April 2006 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 6,836 | Burchill 50' |
| 33 | 8 April 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 16,973 | |
| 34 | 15 April 2006 | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 5,413 | |
| 35 | 22 April 2006 | Livingston | H | 3–2 | 5,795 | Burchill (2) 38', 78', Hunt 85' |
| 36 | 29 April 2006 | Motherwell | A | 3–2 | 3,621 | Campbell 21', Burchill 30', Mason 50' |
| 37 | 2 May 2006 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 5,034 | Daquin 78' |
| 38 | 6 May 2006 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–1 | 5,354 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second round | 23 August 2005 | Gretna | A | 1–0 | 1,405 | Burchill 17' |
| Third round | 20 September 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 4–3 | 3,191 | McCunnie 7', Young (3) 8', 16', 64' |
| Quarter-finals | 8 November 2005 | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | 6,005 | Burchill (2) 15', 45', Mason 90' |
| Semi-finals | 25 January 2006 | Livingston | N | 1–0 | 4,630 | Young 37' |
| Final | 19 March 2006 | Celtic | N | 0–3 | 50,090 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 7 January 2006 | Airdrie United | H | 3–4 | 3,805 | Mason 16', Hunt 23', Young 56' |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 (R) | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 79 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
* ↑ 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.