2005–06 Livingston F.C. season

Season 2005–06 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston F.C.
2005–06 season
ManagerPaul Lambert
John Robertson
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Premier League12th (Relegated)
Scottish CupRound 3
Co-operative Insurance CupSemi Final

Summary

Livingston finished last in the SPL and were relegated to the Scottish First Division.[1] They managed only four wins in 38 games a current joint record they hold with Dunfermline for the fewest wins in a season since the SPL began.[2]

Managers

Under new manager Paul Lambert[3] Livingston only managed two wins in 26 games. This led to him resigning on 11 February 2006[4] after their defeat to nearest rival Dunfermline.[5] John Robertson was appointed as manager[6] but was unable to stop Livingston's demise managing only a further two wins.

Results & fixtures

[7][8]   Win   Draw   Loss

SPL
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League
31 July 2005 SPLRangers3– 0LivingstonIbrox Stadium
15:00 Pršo  23'
Fanfan  53'
Peter Løvenkrands  90'		 BBC Report Brittain  74'  Attendance: 49,613
Referee: Thomson
6 August 2005 SPLLivingston0– 2FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Latapy  28'
Duffy  72'		 Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Smith
13 August 2005 SPLHibernian3– 0LivingstonEaster Road
15:00 Murphy  40'
Shiels  42'
O'Connor  53'		 BBC Report Attendance: 11,341
Referee: G Turner
20 August 2005 SPLLivingston1– 1DunfermlineAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Pereira  64' BBC Report Makel  44' Attendance: 4,522
Referee: Murray
27 August 2005 SPLKilmarnock3– 0LivingstonFir Park
15:00 Nish  28' (35), 43' BBC Report Attendance: 4,644
Referee: McCurry
11 September 2005 SPLLivingston1– 4Heart of MidlothianAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Dalglish  44' BBC Report Skacel  11' Webster  27' Hartley  34' (63), pen.' Attendance: 8,405
Referee: McDonald
17 September 2005 SPLDundee United2– 0LivingstonTannadice Park
15:00 Fernandez  34'
Canero  76'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Freeland
24 September 2005 SPLAberdeen0– 0LivingstonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 12,402
Referee: Smith
1 October 2005 SPLLivingston0– 5CelticAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McManus  36'
Maloney  45'
Zurawski  51'
Sutton  62'
Beattie  72'		 Attendance: 9,115
Referee: McCurry
15 October 2005 SPLMotherwell1– 0LivingstonFir Park
15:00 Foran  21' BBC Report Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Fyfe
22 October 2005 SPLLivingston1– 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Pinxten  14' BBC Report Morgan  72' Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Ritchie
26 October 2005 SPLLivingston2– 2RangersAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Snodgrass  56' (64) BBC Report Ferguson  15'
Burke  54'		 Attendance: 9,481
Referee: Thomson
29 October 2005 SPLFalkirk1– 1LivingstonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Pinxten  20' (Own Goal) BBC Report Snodgrass  88' Attendance: 4,786
Referee: Winter
5 November 2005 SPLLivingston1– 2HibernianAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Strong  42' BBC Report Shiels  83'
O'Connor  86'		 Attendance: McDonald
Referee: 8,390
19 November 2005 SPLDunfermline Athletic0– 1LivingstonEast End Park
15:00 Livi Mad Report Dalglish  61' Attendance: 6,016
Referee: Clark
26 November 2005 SPLLivingston0– 3KilmarnockAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Boyd  26' (82)
Naismith  29'		 Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Smith
3 December 2005 SPLHeart of Midlothian2– 1LivingstonTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Skacel  8' (15) BBC Report Walker  63' Attendance: 16,583
Referee: Freeland
10 December 2005 SPLLivingston1– 0Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Snodgrass  42' BBC Report Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Thomson
17 December 2005 SPLLivingston0– 0AberdeenAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,724
Referee: McDonald
26 December 2005 SPLCeltic2– 1LivingstonCeltic Park
15:00 Maloney  39' (pen.)
Nakamura  87'		 BBC Report Dalglish  58' Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Underhill
31 December 2005 SPLLivingston1– 2MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Pinxten  37' BBC Report Foran  30'
McBride  90'		 Attendance: 4,431
Referee: MacKay
14 January 2006 SPLInverness Caledonian Thistle3– 0LivingstonCaledonian Stadium
15:00 Dargo  26' (57), pen.'
Wyness  60'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,604
Referee: Thomson
21 January 2006 SPLRangers4– 1LivingstonIbrox Stadium
15:00 Boyd  8' (56)
Prso  89' (90)		 BBC Report Vincze  52' Attendance: 49,211
Referee: Smith
28 January 2006 SPLLivingston0– 1FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report O'Donnell  35' Attendance: 4,577
Referee: Murray
8 February 2006 SPLHibernian7– 0LivingstonEaster Road
19:30 Killen  19'
Riordan  33' (pen.)
O'Connor  48'
Riordan  64'
Mackay  70' (og)
Fletcher  89'
Fletcher  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,170
Referee: Richmond
11 February 2006 SPLLivingston0– 1Dunfermline AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Burchill  12' Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Thomson
18 February 2006 SPLKilmarnock3– 1LivingstonRugby Park
15:00 Wales  22'
Naismith  27'
Invincibile  59'		 BBC Report Hislop  14' Attendance: 5,266
Referee: Murray
5 March 2006 SPLLivingston2– 3Heart of MidlothianAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Brittain  59' David Mackay  77' BBC Report Aguiar  17' Jankauskas  72' Bednar  87' Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Underhill
11 March 2006 SPLDundee United3– 1LivingstonTannadice
15:00 Miller  68' (80)
Kerr  77'		 BBC Report Morrow  17' Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Thomson
18 March 2006 SPLAberdeen3– 0LivingstonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 Anderson  17'
Lovell  63'
Snoyl  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 9,229
Referee: Conroy
26 March 2006 SPLLivingston0– 2CelticAlmondvale Stadium
12:15 BBC Report Żurawski  47'
Maloney  52' (pen.)		 Attendance: 7,486
Referee: Clark
1 April 2006 SPLMotherwell2– 1LivingstonFir Park
19:45 Hamilton  40'
McLean  90'		 BBC Report Whelan  76' Attendance: 4,458
Referee: Smith
8 April 2006 SPLLivingston2– 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlmondvale Stadium
Brittain  37'
Healy  81'		 BBC Report Tokely  16' Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Murray
15 April 2006 SPLLivingston3– 1Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Morrow  8'
Pinxten  49'
Brittain  90' (pen.)		 BBC Report Robertson  19' Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Winter
22 April 2006 SPLDunfermline Athletic3– 2LivingstonEast End Park
15:00 Burchill  38' (pen.), 78' (85) BBC Report Brittain  9' (pen.)
Healy  63'		 Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Dougal
29 April 2006 SPLLivingston0– 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Wilson  56' Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Underhill
3 May 2006 SPLLivingston0– 1MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Clarkson  74' BBC Report Attendance: 2,283
Referee: Brines
6 May 2006 SPLFalkirk1– 0LivingstonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 McBreen  74' BBC Report Attendance: 5,355
Referee: Richmond

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup
23 August 2005 Scottish League CupRaith Rovers1– 2LivingstonStark's Park
19:45 McManus BBC Report Dair
Dalglish
21 September 2005 Scottish League CupLivingston1– 0Heart of MidlothianAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Pereira  54' BBC Report Attendance: 3,805
Referee: Dougal
8 November 2005 Scottish League CupLivingston2– 1 (a.e.t.)Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Mackay  44'
Dalglish  117'		 BBC Report Dargo  1' Attendance: 1,531
Referee: McCurry
25 January 2006 Scottish League CupDunfermline Athletic1– 0LivingstonEast End Park
19:45 Young  37' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 4,630
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup
7 January 2006 Scottish CupAlloa Athletic1– 1LivingstonRecreation Park
15:00 Bolochoweckyj  66' BBC Report Brittain  90' Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Richmond
11 January 2006 Scottish CupLivingston1– 2Alloa AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Dalglish  38' (pen.) BBC Report Hamilton  70'
Sloan  81'		 Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Richmond

Statistics

League Table

[9]

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

References
  1. "2005–06 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. "SPL club records". Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. "Lambert to become Livingston manager". The Guardian. UK. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. "Flynn praise for departed Lambert". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. "Livingston 0–1 Dunfermline Ath". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. "Robertson named Livingston boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. "fixtures 2005–06". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  8. "Livingston results 2005/2006". Livi Mad. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  9. "2005–06 First Division Table". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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