# 2005–06 Clyde F.C. season

In season 2005–06, Clyde competed in their sixth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division. Graham Roberts was appointed as new manager, after Billy Reid left to join Hamilton Academical. Roberts appointed ex-Celtic player Joe Miller as his assistant.
Clyde finished fifth in the Scottish First Division. They went out of the Scottish League Cup in the third round the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and the Scottish Challenge Cup in the first round.
It was a season to enjoy for the fans, as they watched their team take the lead against Rangers at Ibrox in the Scottish League Cup, though they were eventually defeated after extra-time. They beat Celtic 2–1 in the Scottish Cup, which was the club's biggest victory for years.

## Transfers
### May to December

In:
| Player | From | Fee |
| Chris Higgins | Motherwell | Free |
| Stephen O'Donnell | Boston United | Free |
| Billy Brawley | Selkirk | Free |
| Craig McKeown | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |
| Michael McGowan | Dundee | Free |
| Roddy Hunter | Unattached | Free |
| Paul McHale | Cowdenbeath | Undisclosed |
| Peter Cherrie | Ayr United | Free |
| Romauld Bouadji | Carshalton Athletic | Free |
| Andrew Dick | Falkirk | Free |
| Steven Masterton | Kilmarnock | Free |
| Alex Williams | Greenock Morton | Free |
| Paul Jarvie | Dundee United | Free |
| Neil McGregor | Kilmarnock | Free |
| Joe Miller | Unattached | Free |
| Sean McKenna | Queens Park Youth | Free |
| Raymond Inglis | Hamilton Academical Youth | Free |
| Santino Marini | St Mirren Youth | Free |
| David Scott | Albion Rovers Youth | Free |
| Gordon Parks | East Stirlingshire | Free |
| Paul Hilland | Queen of the South | Free |
| Tom Brighton | Rangers | Free |
Out:
| Player | From | Fee |
| Bryn Halliwell | St Johnstone | Free |
| Allan Morrison | Stranraer | Free |
| Simon Mensing | St Johnstone | Free |
| Gary Bollan | Brechin City | Free |
| John Potter | St Mirren | Free |
| Stuart Balmer | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| Scott Wilson | Raith Rovers | Free |
| Paul Doyle | Montrose | Free |
| Jimmy Gibson | Partick Thistle | Free |
| Darren Sheridan | St Johnstone | Free |
| Ian Harty | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| Graeme Jones | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| Mark Gilhaney | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| David Greenhill | Alloa Athletic | Free |
| Graeme McCracken | Cumbernauld United | Free |
| Miguel Angel Espinola | Granada CF | Free |
| Alex Burns | Motherwell | Loan Return |
| Chris Gardiner | Heart of Midlothian | Loan Return |
| Paul Hilland | Raith Rovers | Loan |

### January to April

In:
| Player | From | Fee |
| Kevin McDonald | Hibernian | Loan |
| Dougie Imrie | Lanark United | Free |
Out:
| Player | To | Fee |
| Billy Brawley | Selkirk | Free |
| John Paul McKeever | Dumbarton | Free |
| Paul Flaherty | Unattached | Free |
| Gordon Parks | Retired | Free |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SCO | Peter Cherrie |
| — | GK | SCO | Paul Jarvie |
| — | GK | SCO | David Scott |
| — | DF | FRA | Romauld Bouadji |
| — | DF | SCO | Robert Harris |
| — | DF | SCO | Chris Higgins |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Hilland |
| — | DF | SCO | Raymond Inglis |
| — | DF | SCO | Neil McGregor |
| — | DF | NIR | Michael McGowan |
| — | DF | SCO | Craig McKeown |
| — | MF | SCO | Kevin Bradley |
| — | MF | SCO | Billy Brawley |
| — | MF | SCO | Craig Bryson |
| — | MF | SCO | Andrew Dick |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Eddie Malone |
| — | MF | SCO | Santino Marini |
| — | MF | SCO | Steven Masterton |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin McDonald |
| — | MF | SCO | Paul McHale (Captain) |
| — | MF | SCO | John Paul McKeever |
| — | MF | SCO | Joe Miller |
| — | MF | SCO | Stephen O'Donnell |
| — | FW | SCO | Gary Arbuckle |
| — | FW | SCO | Tom Brighton |
| — | FW | SCO | Paul Flaherty |
| — | FW | SCO | Roddy Hunter |
| — | FW | SCO | Dougie Imrie |
| — | FW | SCO | Sean McKenna |
| — | FW | SCO | Gordon Parks |
| — | FW | SCO | Alex Williams |

## Results

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 July 2005 | Motherwell | Broadwood Stadium | 0 - 1 | | |
| 16 July 2005 | Manchester United | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 5 | McGregor 77' | 7,591 |
| 25 July 2005 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 2 | Bryson | |
| 27 July 2005 | Larkhall Thistle | Gasworks Park | 3 - 2 | Williams , McGowan , Brawley | 150 |

### Scottish First Division

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 August 2005 | Ross County | Victoria Park | 1 - 3 | Bryson 31' | 1,750 |
| 13 August 2005 | Dundee | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 1 | Miller 76' | 1,645 |
| 20 August 2005 | Stranraer | Stair Park | 2 - 1 | O'Donnell 59' 87' | 718 |
| 27 August 2005 | Queen of the South | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 0 | Williams 15' | 1,152 |
| 10 September 2005 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 1 - 1 | McHale 46', McGregor 61' | 676 |
| 17 September 2005 | St Mirren | Love Street | 0 - 2 | | 3,068 |
| 24 September 2005 | St Johnstone | Broadwood Stadium | 0 - 1 | | 1,152 |
| 1 October 2005 | Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 3 - 1 | Williams 3' 66', Brighton 62' | 1,603 |
| 15 October 2005 | Hamilton Academical | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 1 | Williams 24', McGregor 79' | 1,392 |
| 22 October 2005 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 0 | Williams 25' | 1,012 |
| 26 October 2005 | Dundee | Dens Park | 3 - 3 | Brighton 36', O'Donnell 79' (pen) 84' | 3,360 |
| 29 October 2005 | Brechin City | Broadwood Stadium | 2 - 1 | Williams 31', McGowan 51' | 984 |
| 5 November 2005 | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 2 - 1 | McGregor 57', Williams 75' | 1,436 |
| 12 November 2005 | St Mirren | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 2 | Williams 61' | 2,012 |
| 19 November 2005 | St Johnstone | McDiarmid Park | 0 - 0 | | 2,195 |
| 26 November 2005 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 0 | McGowan 23' | 1,258 |
| 3 December 2005 | Hamilton Academical | New Douglas Park | 1 - 1 | Miller 85' | 1,787 |
| 10 December 2005 | Ross County | Victoria Park | 1 - 0 | O'Donnell 7' | 2,149 |
| 17 December 2005 | Stranraer | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 0 | Masterton 90' | 1,012 |
| 26 December 2005 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 1 - 3 | Bryson 90' | 711 |
| 31 December 2005 | Queen of the South | Broadwood Stadium | 3 - 0 | Williams 7' 62', O'Donnell 40' | 1,101 |
| 2 January 2006 | St Mirren | Love Street | 1 - 2 | Brighton 47', O'Donnell 73' | 4,338 |
| 14 January 2006 | St Johnstone | Broadwood Stadium | 2 - 3 | Masterton 55', Brighton 61' | 1,313 |
| 21 January 2006 | Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 1 - 1 | Brighton 22', McKeown 84' | 1,623 |
| 28 January 2006 | Hamilton Academical | Broadwood Stadium | 2 - 2 | O'Donnell 28' 53' | 1,408 |
| 11 February 2006 | Stranraer | Stair Park | 5 - 0 | Hunter 3' 5' 32' 83', Bouadji 29' | 582 |
| 18 February 2006 | Dundee | Broadwood Stadium | 3 - 3 | Brighton 15', MacDonald 23' (own goal), McHale 72' | 1,062 |
| 4 March 2006 | Queen of the South | Palmerston Park | 1 - 2 | Imrie 78' | 1,750 |
| 11 March 2006 | Brechin City | Broadwood Stadium | 5 - 1 | Malone 18', Williams 50' 53' 58', O'Donnell 78' | 837 |
| 18 March 2006 | St Mirren | Broadwood Stadium | 0 - 1 | | 2,275 |
| 25 March 2006 | St Johnstone | McDiarmid Park | 0 - 1 | | 2,097 |
| 1 April 2006 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium | 3 - 1 | McHale 28' (pen), Bouadji 42', Brighton 79' | 1,350 |
| 8 April 2006 | Hamilton Academical | New Douglas Park | 0 - 2 | | 1,360 |
| 15 April 2006 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium | 2 - 0 | O'Donnell 22' 73' (pen) | 813 |
| 22 April 2006 | Dundee | Dens Park | 1 - 0 | Imrie 64' | 3,199 |
| 29 April 2006 | Stranraer | Broadwood Stadium | 1 - 1 | McKeown 90' | 1,343 |

### Scottish Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 30 July 2005 | Round 1 | Brechin City | Glebe Park | 2 - 3 AET | Williams 3', McGregor 85' | 547 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2005 | Round 1 | Montrose | Links Park | 1 - 0 | Brighton 11' | 414 |
| 23 August 2005 | Round 2 | Peterhead | Balmoor | 3 - 2 | McGregor 3', Higgins 42', Arbuckle 56', Brighton 73' | 584 |
| 20 September 2005 | Round 3 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium | 2 - 5 AET | Bryson 51', O'Donnell 73' (pen) | 30,104 |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 2006 | Round 3 | Celtic | Broadwood Stadium | 2 - 1 | Bryson 32', Malone 36' | 8,000 |
| 4 February 2006 | Round 4 | Gretna | Broadwood Stadium | 0 - 0 | Williams 28', Higgins 90' | 2,530 |
| 14 February 2006 | Round 4 replay | Gretna | Raydale Park | 0 - 4 | McKeown 71' | 2,410 |

### Canadian tour

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 May 2006 | Windsor Border Stars | University of Windsor Stadium | 1 - 0 | Williams 86' (pen) | |
| 7 May 2006 | CPSL All Stars | Esther Shiner Stadium | 2 - 1 | Imrie 18', O'Donnell 55' (pen) | |

## Player statistics

| # | Player | P | | | |
| GK | Paul Jarvie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Neil McGregor | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Eddie Malone | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Higgins | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Craig McKeown | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Paul McHale | 20 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Craig Bryson | 37 (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Stephen O'Donnell | 39 (1) | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Alex Williams | 36 (2) | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Joe Miller | 3 (17) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Romauld Bouadji | 11 (6) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Robert Harris | 16 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Kevin Bradley | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Steven Masterton | 20 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Brighton | 40 (2) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Michael McGowan | 40 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Roddy Hunter | 3 (13) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Billy Brawley | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Andrew Dick | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Peter Cherrie | 22 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Gary Arbuckle | 2 (21) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin McDonald | 5 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Dougie Imrie | 9 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Sean McKenna | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | David Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Santino Marini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Raymond Inglis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 |
| 4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 56 |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 55 |
| 6 | Airdrie United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 45 |
| 7 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 43 |