2005–06 Livingston F.C. season
| 2005–06 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Paul Lambert (until 11 February) John Robertson (from 15 February) | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| SPL | Twelfth place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Richard Brittain & Robert Snodgrass (4) All: Richard Brittain (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,481, vs. Rangers, SPL, 26 October 2005 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,508, vs. Alloa Athletic, Scottish Cup, 11 January 2006 | ||
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Season 2005–06 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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]
Management[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]
Scottish Premier League[edit]
| 31 July 2005 1 | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pršo  23'Fanfan 53'Løvenkrands 90' |
BBC Report | Brittain  74'  |
Attendance: 49,613 Referee: Thomson |
| 6 August 2005 2 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Latapy 28' Duffy 72' |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Smith |
| 13 August 2005 3 | 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 4 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pereira 64' |
BBC Report | Makel 44' |
Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Murray |
| 27 August 2005 5 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Nish 28', 35', 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: McCurry |
| 11 September 2005 6 | Livingston | 1 – 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dalglish 44' |
BBC Report | Skácel 11' Webster 27'Hartley 34', 63 pen.' |
Attendance: 8,405 Referee: McDonald |
| 17 September 2005 7 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Fernández 34' Canero 76' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,302 Referee: Freeland |
| 24 September 2005 8 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 12,402 Referee: Smith |
| 1 October 2005 9 | Livingston | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McManus 36' Maloney 45'Żurawski 51'Sutton 62'Beattie 72' |
Attendance: 9,115 Referee: McCurry |
| 15 October 2005 10 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Foran 21' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Fyfe |
| 22 October 2005 11 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 14' |
BBC Report | Morgan 72' |
Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Ritchie |
| 26 October 2005 12 | 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 13 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 20 o.g.' |
BBC Report | Snodgrass 88' |
Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Winter |
| 5 November 2005 14 | 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 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dalglish 61' |
Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Clark |
| 26 November 2005 16 | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Boyd 26', 82' Naismith 29' |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Smith |
| 3 December 2005 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Skácel 8', 15' |
BBC Report | Walker 63' |
Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Freeland |
| 10 December 2005 18 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass 42' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 December 2005 19 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,724 Referee: McDonald |
| 26 December 2005 20 | 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 21 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten 37' |
BBC Report | Foran 30' McBride 90' |
Attendance: 4,431 Referee: MacKay |
| 14 January 2006 22 | Inverness CT | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dargo 26', 57 pen.' Wyness 60' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 January 2006 23 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd 8', 56' Pršo 89', 90' |
BBC Report | Vincze 52' |
Attendance: 49,211 Referee: Smith |
| 28 January 2006 24 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Donnell 35' |
Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Murray |
| 8 February 2006 25 | Hibernian | 7 – 0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 19:30 | Killen 19' Riordan 33 pen.', 64' O'Connor 48' Mackay 70 o.g.' Fletcher 89', 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,170 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 February 2006 26 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Burchill 12' |
Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 February 2006 27 | 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 28 | Livingston | 2 – 3 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Brittain 59' Mackay 77' |
BBC Report | Aguiar 17' Jankauskas 72'Bednář 87' |
Attendance: 5,058 Referee: John R. Underhill |
| 11 March 2006 29 | 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 30 | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson 17' Lovell 63'Snoyl 81' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Conroy |
| 26 March 2006 31 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 12:15 | BBC Report | Żurawski 47' Maloney 52 pen.' |
Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Clark |
| 1 April 2006 32 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Hamilton 40' McLean 90' |
BBC Report | Whelan 76' |
Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Smith |
| 8 April 2006 33 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| Brittain 37' Healy 81' |
BBC Report | Tokely 16' |
Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Murray |
| 15 April 2006 34 | 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 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 2 | Harald Pinxten | 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 36 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Wilson 56' |
Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Underhill |
| 3 May 2006 37 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Clarkson 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Brines |
| 6 May 2006 38 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBreen 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish League Cup[edit]
| 23 August 2005 Second round | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | McManus |
BBC Report | Dair Dalglish |
| 21 September 2005 Third round | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Pereira 54' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,805 Referee: Dougal |
| 8 November 2005 Quarter-final | Livingston | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackay 44' Dalglish 117' |
BBC Report | Dargo 1' |
Attendance: 1,531 Referee: McCurry |
| 25 January 2006 Semi-final | 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 Third round | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Bolochoweckyj 66' |
BBC Report | Brittain 90' |
Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 January 2006 Third round replay | 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.