# Schots voetbalkampioenschap 2005/06

2005-06 was het 109de seizoen in de Schotse voetbalcompetitie. Celtic uit Glasgow werd kampioen. Voor het eerst in 11 jaar werd The Old Firm gescheiden, Rangers eindigde 3de achter Hearts.

## Scottish Premier League
### Eindstand

| № | Club | WG | W | G | V | DV | DT | +/– | Punten |
| | Celtic | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 37 | +56 | 91 |
| 2 | Hearts | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 74 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Statistieken
### Topscorers

* In onderstaand overzicht zijn alleen de spelers opgenomen met tien of meer treffers achter hun naam.
| № | Naam | Club | Goals | Pen. | Duels | Gem. |
| 1 | Kris Boyd | Kilmarnock / Rangers | 32 | 1 | 36 | 0,89 |
| 2 | John Hartson | Celtic | 18 | 1 | 35 | 0,51 |
| 3 | Maciej Zurawski | Celtic | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0,67 |
| 4 | Craig Dargo | Inverness | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0,50 |
| 5 | Rudolf Skácel | Hearts | 16 | 0 | 35 | 0,46 |
| 5 | Derek Riordan | Hibernian | 16 | 2 | 35 | 0,46 |
| 7 | Peter Løvenkrands | Rangers | 14 | 2 | 33 | 0,42 |
| 8 | Paul Hartley | Hearts | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0,41 |
| 9 | Steven Naismith | Kilmarnock | 13 | 3 | 36 | 0,36 |
| 9 | Shaun Maloney | Celtic | 13 | 4 | 36 | 0,36 |
| 11 | Mark Burchill | Dunfermline | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0,39 |
| 12 | Garry O'Connor | Hibernian | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0,41 |
| 13 | Richie Foran | Motherwell | 11 | 4 | 32 | 0,34 |
| 14 | Jim Hamilton | Motherwell | 11 | | 33 | 0,33 |
| 15 | Scott McDonald | Motherwell | 10 | | 36 | 0,28 |
| 16 | Stilijan Petrov | Celtic | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0,27 |

### Toeschouwers

| № | Club | Gem. | Duels | +/– | Record |
| 1 | Celtic FC | 58.150 | 19 | +0,4% | 60.100 |
| 2 | Rangers FC | 49.245 | 19 | +1,2% | 49.792 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 16.767 | 19 | +36,6% | 17.379 |
| 4 | Hibernian FC | 13.567 | 19 | +8,2% | 17.180 |
| 5 | Aberdeen FC | 12.728 | 19 | –6,3% | 18.182 |
| 6 | Dundee United FC | 8.198 | 19 | –0,2% | 12.404 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock FC | 7.071 | 19 | +19,2% | 12.426 |
| 8 | Motherwell FC | 6.250 | 19 | –10,2% | 11.503 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic FC | 6.197 | 19 | +0,1% | 9.481 |
| 10 | Falkirk FC | 5.516 | 19 | +40,2% | 6.500 |
| 11 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC | 5.061 | 19 | +24,4% | 7.512 |
| 12 | Livingston FC | 4.938 | 19 | –4,3% | 9.481 |
| Totaal | Totaal | 16.174 | 228 | +3,3% | 60.100 |

### Nederlanders

Onderstaande Nederlandse voetballers kwamen in het seizoen 2005/06 uit in de Scottish Premier League.
| Naam | Club | Debuut | Duels | Goals |
| Waterreus, Ronald Ronald Waterreus | Rangers FC | 06.08.2005 | 30 | 0 |
| Ricksen, Fernando Fernando Ricksen | Rangers FC | 07.08.2004 | 16 | 0 |
| Snoyl, Ferne Ferne Snoyl | Aberdeen FC | 08.02.2006 | 10 | 1 |
| Rudge, Humphrey Humphrey Rudge | Hibernian FC | 26.10.2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Mesaoudi, Fouzi Fouzi Mesaoudi | Falkirk FC | — | 0 | 0 |

### Scheidsrechters

| Naam | Geboren | Duels | | | |
| Brines, Iain Iain Brines | 22.07.1967 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 2 |
| McDonald, Dougie Dougie McDonald | 08.10.1965 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| Richmond, Charlie Charlie Richmond | 13.05.1968 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 1 |
| Thomson, Craig Craig Thomson | 20.06.1972 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 3 |
| McCurry, Michael Michael McCurry | 04.06.1964 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray, Calum Calum Murray | 07.07.1967 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 2 |
| Clarke, Kenny Kenny Clarke | 01.11.1961 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Dougal, Stuart Stuart Dougal | 06.11.1962 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| Underhill, John John Underhill | 05.01.1961 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Freeland, Alan Alan Freeland | 22.01.1961 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Conroy, Steve Steve Conroy | 21.12.1966 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Smith, Eddie Eddie Smith | 05.09.1965 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Winter, Brian Brian Winter | 21.01.1968 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| MacKay, Craig Craig MacKay | 22.02.1966 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Fyfe, Ian Ian Fyfe | 22.06.1958 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Ritchie, Mike Mike Ritchie | 20.09.1959 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Toner, Kevin Kevin Toner | 25.10.1958 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner, Glenn Glenn Turner | 06.11.1964 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totaal | Totaal | 198 | 618 | 12 | 18 |

## Scottish First Division
### Tabel

| Plaats | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | St. Mirren FC | 76 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 28 |
| 2 | St. Johnstone FC | 66 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 34 |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 59 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 39 |
| 4 | Ross County | 56 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 |
| 5 | Clyde FC | 55 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 |
| 6 | Airdrie United | 45 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 |
| 7 | Dundee FC | 43 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 50 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 33 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 54 |
| 9 | Stranraer FC | 29 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 53 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 17 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 74 |

### Top scorers

| Plaats | Naam | Goals |
| 1 | Bryan Prunty (Airdrie Utd) | 15 |
| = | Jason Scotland (St Johnstone) | 15 |
| 3 | John Sutton (St Mirren) | 14 |
| 4 | Alex Williams (Clyde) | 13 |
| = | Simon Lynch (Dundee) | 13 |
| 6 | Stewart Kean (St Mirren) | 12 |
| = | John Rankin (Ross County) | 12 |
| 8 | Stephen O'Donnell (Clyde) | 11 |

### Toeschouwers

Het gemiddelde aantal toeschouwers voor de tweedeklassers was als volgt.
* St Mirren - 3,995
* Dundee - 3,797
* St Johnstone - 2,667
* Ross County - 2,302
* Queen of the South - 1,804
* Hamilton Acad - 1,761
* Airdrie Utd - 1,426
* Clyde - 1,284
* Brechin - 770
* Stranraer - 654

## Second Division
### Tabel

| Plaats | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | Gretna FC | 88 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 30 |
| 2 | Greenock Morton FC | 70 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 33 |
| 3 | Peterhead FC | 57 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 53 | 47 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 57 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 56 |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 51 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 63 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 42 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 61 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 42 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 54 |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 40 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 55 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 32 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 77 |
| 10 | Dumbarton FC | 26 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 63 |

### Top scorers

| Plaats | Naam | Goals |
| 1 | Kenny Deuchar (Gretna) | 18 |
| 2 | James Grady (Gretna) | 16 |
| 3 | Paul McManus (Raith) | 15 |
| 4 | Jerome Vareille (Ayr Utd) | 13 |
| = | Ryan McGuffie (Gretna) | 13 |
| 6 | Derek Lilley (Morton) | 12 |
| = | Paddy Connolly (Stirling) | 12 |
| = | Andrew Rodgers (Dumbarton) | 12 |
| = | Chris Aitken (Stirling) | 12 |
| = | Steve Tosh (Gretna) | 12 |
| = | Robert Linn | 12 |

### Toeschouwers

Het gemiddelde aantal toeschouwers voor de derdeklassers was als volgt.
* Morton - 2,759
* Partick Thistle - 2,609
* Raith Rovers - 1,624
* Gretna - 1,341
* Ayr Utd - 1,271
* Dumbarton - 946
* Stirling Albion - 902
* Alloa - 742
* Peterhead - 691
* Forfar Athletic - 544

## Scottish Third Division
### Tabel

| Plaats | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | Cowdenbeath FC | 76 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 34 |
| 2 | Berwick Rangers | 76 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 27 |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir FC | 73 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 78 | 38 |
| 4 | Arbroath FC | 55 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 47 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 52 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 58 |
| 6 | Queen's Park FC | 51 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 42 |
| 7 | East Fife FC | 43 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 64 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 29 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 60 |
| 9 | Montrose FC | 28 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 59 |
| 10 | East Stirlingshire FC | 23 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 89 |

### Top scorers

| Plaats | Naam | Goals |
| 1 | Martin Johnston (Elgin) | 20 |
| 2 | Liam Buchanan (Cowdenbeath) | 17 |
| 3 | Colin Cramb (Stenhousemuir) | 16 |
| 4 | Paul McGrillen (Stenhousemuir) | 15 |
| 5 | Kevin Haynes (Berwick) | 13 |
| 6 | Greig Henslee (Montrose) | 10 |
| 7 | Gareth Hutchison (Berwick) | 9 |
| = | Iain Diack (Stenhousemuir/East Stirlingshire) | 9 |
| = | Jay Stein (Arbroath) | 9 |
| = | Mark Booth (Elgin) | 9 |
| = | David McKenna (Cowdenbeath) | 9 |

### Toeschouwers

Het gemiddelde aantal toeschouwers voor de vierdeklassers was als volgt.
* 1 Arbroath - 591
* 2 Queens Park - 506
* 3 East Fife - 475
* 4 Stenhousemuir - 475
* 5 Berwick - 472
* 6 Cowdenbeath - 471
* 7 Elgin - 429

## Play-offs
### Division 1/Division 2 playoffs

De halve finales vonden plaats op 3 en 6 mei 2006. De finale vond plaats op 10 en 14 mei 2006.
Halve finale
* Stranraer 1-3 Partick Thistle
* Partick Thistle 1-2 Stranraer
* Morton 0-0 Peterhead
* Peterhead 1-0 Morton
Finale
* Partick Thistle 1-2 Peterhead
* Peterhead 1-2 Partick Thistle
(Partick Thistle won met 4-2 na penalty's en verlengingen.)

### Division 2/Division 3 playoffs

De halve finales vonden plaats op 3 en 6 mei 2006. De finale vond plaats op 10 en 14 mei 2006.
Halve finale
* Arbroath 1-1 Alloa Athletic
* Alloa Athletic 1-0 Arbroath
* Stenhousemuir 0-1 Berwick Rangers
* Berwick Rangers 0-0 Stenhousemuir
Finale
* Alloa Athletic 4-0 Berwick Rangers
* Berwick Rangers 2-1 Alloa Athletic

## Beker

* Scottish Cup
    Hearts 1-1 (4-2 n.p.) - Gretna FC
* Scottish League Cup
    Cetlic FC 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
* Scottish League Challenge Cup
    St. Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Academical