Season 2005–06 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2005–06 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paul Lambert John Robertson |
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium |
| Scottish Premier League | 12th (Relegated) |
| Scottish Cup | Round 3 |
| Co-operative Insurance Cup | Semi-final |
Summary edit
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 edit
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 edit
SPL edit
| 31 July 2005 SPL | Rangers | 3– 0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pršo  23'Fanfan 53'Peter Løvenkrands 90' |
BBC Report | Brittain  74'  |
Attendance: 49,613 Referee: Thomson |
| 6 August 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Latapy 28' Duffy 72' |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Smith |
| 13 August 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 3– 0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Murphy 40' Shiels 42' O'Connor 53' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 11,341 Referee: G Turner |
| 20 August 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Dunfermline | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pereira 64' |
BBC Report | Makel 44' |
Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Murray |
| 27 August 2005 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3– 0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Nish 28' (35), 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: McCurry |
| 11 September 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dalglish 44' |
BBC Report | Skacel 11' Webster 27' Hartley 34' (63), pen.' |
Attendance: 8,405 Referee: McDonald |
| 17 September 2005 SPL | Dundee United | 2– 0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Fernandez 34' Canero 76' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,302 Referee: Freeland |
| 24 September 2005 SPL | Aberdeen | 0– 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 12,402 Referee: Smith |
| 1 October 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 5 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McManus 36' Maloney 45'Zurawski 51'Sutton 62'Beattie 72' |
Attendance: 9,115 Referee: McCurry |
| 15 October 2005 SPL | Motherwell | 1– 0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Foran 21' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Fyfe |
| 22 October 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 14' |
BBC Report | Morgan 72' |
Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Ritchie |
| 26 October 2005 SPL | Livingston | 2– 2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass 56' (64) |
BBC Report | Ferguson 15' Burke 54' |
Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Thomson |
| 29 October 2005 SPL | Falkirk | 1– 1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 20' (Own Goal) |
BBC Report | Snodgrass 88' |
Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Winter |
| 5 November 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Strong 42' |
BBC Report | Shiels 83' O'Connor 86' |
Attendance: McDonald Referee: 8,390 |
| 19 November 2005 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 0– 1 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dalglish 61' |
Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Clark |
| 26 November 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 3 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Boyd 26' (82) Naismith 29' |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Smith |
| 3 December 2005 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 2– 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Skacel 8' (15) |
BBC Report | Walker 63' |
Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Freeland |
| 10 December 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass 42' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 December 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 0 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,724 Referee: McDonald |
| 26 December 2005 SPL | Celtic | 2– 1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Maloney 39' (pen.) Nakamura 87' |
BBC Report | Dalglish 58' |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Underhill |
| 31 December 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 37' |
BBC Report | Foran 30' McBride 90' |
Attendance: 4,431 Referee: MacKay |
| 14 January 2006 SPL | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3– 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dargo 26' (57), pen.' Wyness 60' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 January 2006 SPL | Rangers | 4– 1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 8' (56) Prso 89' (90) |
BBC Report | Vincze 52' |
Attendance: 49,211 Referee: Smith |
| 28 January 2006 SPL | Livingston | 0– 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Donnell 35' |
Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Murray |
| 8 February 2006 SPL | Hibernian | 7– 0 | Livingston | Easter 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 SPL | Livingston | 0– 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Burchill 12' |
Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 February 2006 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3– 1 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Wales 22' Naismith 27'Invincibile 59' |
BBC Report | Hislop 14' |
Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Murray |
| 5 March 2006 SPL | Livingston | 2– 3 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Brittain 59' David Mackay 77' |
BBC Report | Aguiar 17' Jankauskas 72' Bednar 87' |
Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Underhill |
| 11 March 2006 SPL | Dundee United | 3– 1 | Livingston | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | Miller 68' (80) Kerr 77' |
BBC Report | Morrow 17' |
Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 March 2006 SPL | Aberdeen | 3– 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson 17' Lovell 63'Snoyl 81' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Conroy |
| 26 March 2006 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 12:15 | BBC Report | Żurawski 47' Maloney 52' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Clark |
| 1 April 2006 SPL | Motherwell | 2– 1 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Hamilton 40' McLean 90' |
BBC Report | Whelan 76' |
Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Smith |
| 8 April 2006 SPL | Livingston | 2– 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| Brittain 37' Healy 81' |
BBC Report | Tokely 16' |
Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Murray |
| 15 April 2006 SPL | Livingston | 3– 1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Morrow 8' Pinxten 49'Brittain 90' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Robertson 19' |
Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Winter |
| 22 April 2006 SPL | Dunfermline Athletic | 3– 2 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Burchill 38' (pen.), 78' (85) |
BBC Report | Brittain 9' (pen.) Healy 63' |
Attendance: 5,965 Referee: Dougal |
| 29 April 2006 SPL | Livingston | 0– 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Wilson 56' |
Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Underhill |
| 3 May 2006 SPL | Livingston | 0– 1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Clarkson 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Brines |
| 6 May 2006 SPL | Falkirk | 1– 0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBreen 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Richmond |
League Cup edit
| 23 August 2005 Scottish League Cup | Raith Rovers | 1– 2 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | McManus |
BBC Report | Dair Dalglish |
| 21 September 2005 Scottish League Cup | Livingston | 1– 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Pereira 54' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,805 Referee: Dougal |
| 8 November 2005 Scottish League Cup | Livingston | 2– 1 (a.e.t.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackay 44' Dalglish 117' |
BBC Report | Dargo 1' |
Attendance: 1,531 Referee: McCurry |
| 25 January 2006 Scottish League Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1– 0 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Young 37' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,630 Referee: McDonald |
Scottish Cup edit
| 7 January 2006 Scottish Cup | Alloa Athletic | 1– 1 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Bolochoweckyj 66' |
BBC Report | Brittain 90' |
Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 January 2006 Scottish Cup | Livingston | 1– 2 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Dalglish 38' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Hamilton 70' Sloan 81' |
Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Richmond |
Statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (R) | 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
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
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.
References edit
- ^ "2005–06 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "SPL club records". Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Lambert to become Livingston manager". The Guardian. UK. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Flynn praise for departed Lambert". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Livingston 0–1 Dunfermline Ath". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Robertson named Livingston boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "fixtures 2005–06". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston results 2005/2006". Livi Mad. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "2005–06 First Division Table". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.