# 2005–06 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Aberdeen's 93rd season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 55 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 54 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 58 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 49 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 30 July | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Nicholson | 12,404 | AFC Heritage |
| 2 | 6 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Anderson | 13,661 | AFC Heritage |
| 3 | 14 August | Rangers | H | 3–2 | Anderson, Lovell, Smith | 18,182 | AFC Heritage |
| 4 | 20 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | | 16,139 | AFC Heritage |
| 5 | 27 August | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | Smith (2), Clark | 12,249 | AFC Heritage |
| 6 | 10 September | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 59,607 | AFC Heritage |
| 7 | 17 September | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–0 | Crawford, Severin | 6,387 | AFC Heritage |
| 8 | 24 September | Livingston | H | 0–0 | | 12,402 | AFC Heritage |
| 9 | 1 October | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Mackie (2) | 11,448 | AFC Heritage |
| 10 | 15 October | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–1 | Smith | 6,809 | AFC Heritage |
| 11 | 22 October | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | | 13,375 | AFC Heritage |
| 12 | 25 October | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Smith, Crawford | 10,720 | AFC Heritage |
| 13 | 29 October | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | Anderson, Crawford | 5,798 | AFC Heritage |
| 14 | 5 November | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 49,717 | AFC Heritage |
| 15 | 20 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Smith | 14,901 | AFC Heritage |
| 16 | 26 November | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Clark, Anderson | 5,826 | AFC Heritage |
| 17 | 4 December | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Winter | 17,031 | AFC Heritage |
| 18 | 10 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 9,881 | AFC Heritage |
| 19 | 17 December | Livingston | A | 0–0 | | 3,724 | AFC Heritage |
| 20 | 26 December | Motherwell Thistle | A | 1–3 | Stewart | 6,555 | AFC Heritage |
| 21 | 31 December | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 12,266 | AFC Heritage |
| 22 | 14 January | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Crawford, Mackie | 14,572 | AFC Heritage |
| 23 | 21 January | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Mackie | 9,936 | AFC Heritage |
| 24 | 28 January | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | Nicholson, Anderson | 10,540 | AFC Heritage |
| 25 | 8 February | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Smith, Lovell | 17,087 | AFC Heritage |
| 26 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Pressley, Clark | 16,895 | AFC Heritage |
| 27 | 18 February | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Smith | 11,538 | AFC Heritage |
| 28 | 4 March | Celtic | A | 0–3 | | 60,018 | AFC Heritage |
| 29 | 11 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 5,308 | AFC Heritage |
| 30 | 18 March | Livingston | H | 3–0 | Anderson, Lovell, Snoyl | 9,229 | AFC Heritage |
| 31 | 25 March | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Lovell (2) | 10,212 | AFC Heritage |
| 32 | 1 April | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–0 | Lovell | 7,368 | AFC Heritage |
| 33 | 8 April | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Severin | 14,110 | AFC Heritage |
| 34 | 15 April | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Severin | 48,987 | AFC Heritage |
| 35 | 22 April | Kimarnock | H | 0–0 | | 10,634 | AFC Heritage |
| 36 | 29 April | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | Lovell (2), Crawford, Foster | 10,490 | AFC Heritage |
| 37 | 3 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 17,327 | AFC Heritage |
| 38 | 7 May | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Stewart (2) | 14,597 | AFC Heritage |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R2 | 23 August | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–0 | Winter, McNicol, Lovell | 4,398 | AFC Heritage |
| R3 | 20 September | Stranraer | A | 2–0 | Smith, Nicholson | 2,200 | AFC Heritage |
| QF | 5 November | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 3,989 | AFC Heritage |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R3 | 7 January | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | Crawford (2), Nicholson | 8,218 | AFC Heritage |
| R4 | 4 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 17,353 | AFC Heritage |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (c) | 40 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin | 32 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith | 40 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Barry Nicholson | 38 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Steve Lovell | 29 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 30 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Gary Dempsey | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Jamie Winter | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NED | Ferne Snoyl | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | John Stewart | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRL | Richie Byrne | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Jamie Langfield | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Kyle Macaulay | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Stevie Crawford | 34 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Chris Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO | David Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Neil MacFarlane | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | NIR | Danny Griffin | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | SCO | Scott Muirhead | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Steven Craig | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |