User:Exxy/2005–06 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2005–06 season
Chairman	John Yorkston
Manager	Jim Leishman
Stadium	East End Park
SPL	Eleventh
League Cup	Final, lost to Celtic
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Airdrie United
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Burchill (12); All: Mark Burchill (15)
Highest home attendance	League: 9,481 vs. Rangers; (26 December 2005)
Lowest home attendance	League: 3,354 vs. Inverness CT; (8 February 2006)
Average home league attendance	6,260
Home colours	Away colours
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	All statistics correct as of 9 February 2019.

The 2005–06 was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Premier League. Dunfermline Athletic competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. The side finished eleventh in the league, and played in the Scottish League Cup Final against Celtic, where they lost 3–0.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

30 Jul 2005 Match 1	Hibernian	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00	Brown ?' 40' O'Connor 74'	BBC Sport report	Shields 12'	Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Richmond

6 Aug 2005 Match 2	Motherwell	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00	Hamilton 90'	BBC Sport report	Wilson 24'	Attendance: 4,649 Referee: Conroy

13 Aug 2005 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00		BBC Sport report	Fox 42'	Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Thompson

20 Aug 2005 Match 4	Livingston	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	Pereira 64'	BBC Sport report	Makel 44'	Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Murray

28 Aug 2005 Match 5	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 4	Celtic	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00		BBC Sport report	Żurawski 5', 74' Hartson 10' Nakamura 58'	Attendance: 9,244 Referee: Clark

10 Sept 2005 Match 6	Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00	Dodds 8' Boyd 33' Invincibile 90'	BBC Sport report	Burchill 4' Derek Young 67'	Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Winter

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Greg Shields	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Scott Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	SCO	Darren Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SCO	Jamie McCunnie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Scott Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	POL	Bartosz Tarachulski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Gary Mason	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Lee Makel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Derek Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	SCO	Scott Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Simon Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	FRA	Yannick Zambernardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	IRL	Noel Hunt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	SCO	Andy Tod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Aaron Labonte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	ENG	Bryn Halliwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Craig Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	SCO	Greg Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	SCO	Iain Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SCO	Sean Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Nick Phinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	SCO	Alan McDonough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Frédéric Daquin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
5	DF	LTU	Andrius Skerla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Liam Horsted	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

As of

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Total	SPL	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup
Total				'

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic	38	28	7	3	93	37	+56	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Heart of Midlothian	38	22	8	8	71	31	+40	74	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Rangers	38	21	10	7	67	37	+30	73	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Hibernian	38	17	5	16	61	56	+5	56	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round^[b]
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	Relegation to the Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ 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.


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	9	21	33	68	−35	33	3	5	11	17	39	−22	5	4	10	16	29	−13

Last updated: 10 February 2019.
Source: The Fishy

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League Women's Premier League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group 5 Kirin Cup
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Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
First Division	Airdrie United Brechin City Clyde Dundee Hamilton Academical Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stranraer
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