2005–06 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Kilmarnock's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Kilmarnock

2005–06 season
Manager	Jim Jefferies
Stadium	Rugby Park
SPL	Fifth place
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
League Cup	Third round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: Boyd (15) All: Boyd (17)
Highest home attendance	12,426 v Rangers, SPL, 11 December 2005
Lowest home attendance	4,644 v Livingston, SPL, 27 August 2005
Average home league attendance	7,071
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 55 points.[1] They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Dunfermline[2] and the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Hearts.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	30 July 2005	Hearts	H	2–4	7,487	Naismith 12’ Greer 74’
2	6 August 2005	Aberdeen	A	2–1	13,661	Johnston 1’ Naismith 72’
3	13 August 2005	Motherwell	H	4–1	5,035	Johnston 12’ Boyd 19’, 73’ McDonald 61’
4	20 August 2005	Inverness CT	A	2–2	4,854	Nish 71’ Boyd 74’
5	27 August 2005	Livingston	H	3–0	4,644	Nish 28’, 35’, 43’
6	10 September 2005	Dunfermline	H	3–2	4,737	Dodds 8’ Boyd 33’ Invincible 90’
7	17 September 2005	Rangers	A	0–3	49,076
8	24 September 2005	Falkirk	H	1–1	5,507	Boyd 23’ (Pen.)
9	1 October 2005	Dundee United	A	0–0	6,915
10	15 October 2005	Hibernian	A	2–4	11,731	Ford 7’ Fowler 40’
11	23 October 2005	Celtic	H	0–1	10,544
12	26 October 2005	Hearts	A	0–1	16,536
13	29 October 2005	Aberdeen	H	4–2	5,798	Ford 18’ Invincible 19’ Boyd 47’, 57’
14	5 November 2005	Motherwell	A	2–2	4,979	Boyd 9’, 90’
15	19 November 2005	Inverness CT	H	2–2	4,708	Boyd 54’ Naismith 56’
16	26 November 2005	Livingston	A	3–0	3,446	Boyd 26’, 82’ Naismith 29’
17	3 December 2005	Dunfermline	A	1–0	4,319	Boyd 41’
18	11 December 2005	Rangers	H	2–3	12,426	McDonald 61’ Boyd 82’
19	17 December 2005	Falkirk	A	2–1	4,804	Fowler 50’ Boyd 90’
20	26 December 2005	Dundee United	H	2–1	5,749	McDonald 38’ Wales 90’
21	2 January 2006	Hibernian	H	2–2	9,224	Naismith 30’ Wales 90’
22	14 January 2006	Celtic	A	2–4	59,995	Naismith 24’ (Pen.) Invincible 51’
23	21 January 2006	Hearts	H	1–0	8,811	Invincible 46’
24	28 January 2006	Aberdeen	A	2–2	10,540	Naismith 24’ (Pen.) 31’ Lilley 85’
25	8 February 2006	Motherwell	H	2–0	5,169	Wales 34’, 51’
26	11 February 2006	Inverness CT	A	3–3	3,618	Naismith 27’ Wales 69’, 85’
27	18 February 2006	Livingston	H	3–1	5,266	Wales 22’ Naismith 27’ invincible 59’
28	4 March 2006	Dunfermline	H	1–0	5,507	Invincible 9’
29	11 March 2006	Rangers	A	0–4	49,442
30	18 March 2006	Falkirk	H	2–1	5,443	Invincible 3’ Naismith 74’
31	25 March 2006	Dundee United	A	2–2	5,830	Naismith 13’, 18’
32	5 April 2006	Hibernian	A	1–2	10,427	Wales 19’
33	9 April 2006	Celtic	H	1–4	10,978	Nish 89’
34	15 April 2006	Hearts	A	0–2	16,497
35	22 April 2006	Aberdeen	A	0–0	10,634
36	29 April 2006	Rangers	A	1–3	11,583	Nish 27’
37	3 May 2006	Celtic	A	0–2	48,649
38	7 May 2006	Hibernian	H	3–1	5,732	Naismith 48’ (Pen.) Greer 72’ Nish 75’

Scottish League Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	23 August 2005	Stirling Albion	H	4–1	3,124	Dodds 42’ Invincible 56’ Wales 75’ Di Giacomo 90’
R3	20 September 2005	Dunfermline	H	3–4	3,193	Boyd 53’, 90+3 Wilson (o.g.) 73’

Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	7 January 2006	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–2	12,831	Nish 86’

Player statistics

As of 7 May 2006 (UTC)[4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alan Combe	35	0	32+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF		James Fowler	40	2	38+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Garry Hay	37	0	35+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		David Lilley	13	1	8+3	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Gordon Greer	30	2	27+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Simon Ford	35	2	32+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Gary McDonald	28	4	16+11	3	1+0	1	0+0	0
8	MF		Gary Locke	16	0	10+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Kris Boyd	20	17	18+1	15	1+0	2	0+0	0
10	FW		Gary Wales	32	9	18+12	8	0+1	1	1+0	0
11	FW		Danny Invincible	39	8	34+3	7	2+0	1	0+0	0
12	MF		Allan Johnston	39	2	36+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK		Graeme Smith	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Steven Naismith	41	13	34+4	13	1+0	0	1+1	0
15	FW		Colin Nish	37	8	25+9	7	2+0	0	1+0	1
16	MF		Rhian Dodds	13	2	6+5	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
17	MF		Eric Skora	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Frazer Wright	28	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF		Stevie Murray	18	0	1+14	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW		Paul Di Giacomo	14	1	2+10	0	0+1	1	0+1	0
21	DF		Lindsay Wilson	13	0	11+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Peter Leven	8	0	4+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Jamie Hamill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW		Robert Campbell	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF		Georgios Fotakis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	GK		Cameron Bell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Jamie Adams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW		Tommy Coyne	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Rory Loy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		Iain Flannigan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF		Ryan O'Leary	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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

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

1. 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.
2. Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W
Position	10	7	4	4	3	3	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	5

Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Frazer Wright Stranraer Free[6] Ryan O'Leary Aberdeen Undisclosed Georgios Fotakis Egaleo Free[7] Eric Skora Preston North End Free[8] Lindsay Wilson PSV Loan[9]

Players out Player To Fee Frédéric Dindeleux Zulte Waregem Free Steven Masterton Clyde Free Craig Dargo Inverness CT Free[10] Craig Samson Dundee United Free[11] Neil McGregor Clyde Free Kris Boyd Rangers £500,000[12] Shaun Dillon Queen of the South Free

References

1. "Scottish Premiership Table 2005-06". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "Kilmarnock vs. Dunfermline". espnfc.com. ESPN. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "Hearts vs. Rangers". espnfc.com. ESPN. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. "Kilmarnock 2005/06 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
5. "Scottish Premiership 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
6. "Kilmarnock complete Wright move". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
7. "Killie bolster squad with Fotakis". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
8. "Skora completes Kilmarnock return". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
9. "Killie give Wilson World Cup hope". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
10. "Striker Dargo moves to Inverness". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
11. "Samson wins a Tannadice contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
12. "Striker Boyd seals Rangers move". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links

• Kilmarnock 2005–06 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)