Season 2005–06 Champions League CelticHearts Dates 29 Jul 2005 – 7 May 2006 Location Scotland, United Kingdom | UEFA Cup RangersGretna | |
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The 2005–06 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, with a 17-point margin over their nearest challengers Hearts in the first season under the management of Gordon Strachan. Rangers, who finished third, failed to finish a Scottish top flight campaign as champions or runners-up for the first time since 1988.
Contents
- Promotion and relegation from 200405
- League table
- Matches 122
- Matches 2333
- Matches 3438
- Top scorers
- Attendances
- References
As league champions, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Hearts also qualifying. This marked the first time since 1995 that a club outside the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers finished in the top two. Third-placed Rangers qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Scottish Second Division champions Gretna, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Hearts.
Livingston were relegated, and Scottish First Division winners St Mirren were promoted.
Kris Boyd was the top scorer with 32 goals (17 for Rangers after 15 for Kilmarnock).
Promotion and relegation from 2004–05
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
League table
Source: SPL official website
Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.
Top scorers
Source: SPL official website
Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2005/06 season are shown below:
Source: SPL official website