2005–06 Livingston F.C. season
Appearance
2005–06 season | |||
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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 ![]() Fanfan ![]() Løvenkrands ![]() |
BBC Report | Brittain ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 49,613 Referee: Thomson |
6 August 2005 2 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Latapy ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Smith |
13 August 2005 3 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 | Murphy ![]() Shiels ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 11,341 Referee: G Turner |
20 August 2005 4 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Pereira ![]() |
BBC Report | Makel ![]() |
Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Murray |
27 August 2005 5 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Nish ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: McCurry |
11 September 2005 6 | Livingston | 1 – 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Dalglish ![]() |
BBC Report | Skácel ![]() Webster ![]() Hartley ![]() |
Attendance: 8,405 Referee: McDonald |
17 September 2005 7 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Fernández ![]() Canero ![]() |
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 ![]() Maloney ![]() Żurawski ![]() Sutton ![]() Beattie ![]() |
Attendance: 9,115 Referee: McCurry |
15 October 2005 10 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | Foran ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Fyfe |
22 October 2005 11 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Pinxten ![]() |
BBC Report | Morgan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Ritchie |
26 October 2005 12 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Snodgrass ![]() |
BBC Report | Ferguson ![]() Burke ![]() |
Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Thomson |
29 October 2005 13 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Pinxten ![]() |
BBC Report | Snodgrass ![]() |
Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Winter |
5 November 2005 14 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Strong ![]() |
BBC Report | Shiels ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Attendance: McDonald Referee: 8,390 |
19 November 2005 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Livingston | East End Park |
15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dalglish ![]() |
Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Clark |
26 November 2005 16 | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Report | Boyd ![]() Naismith ![]() |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Smith |
3 December 2005 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
15:00 | Skácel ![]() |
BBC Report | Walker ![]() |
Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Freeland |
10 December 2005 18 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Snodgrass ![]() |
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 ![]() Nakamura ![]() |
BBC Report | Dalglish ![]() |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Underhill |
31 December 2005 21 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Pinxten ![]() |
BBC Report | Foran ![]() McBride ![]() |
Attendance: 4,431 Referee: MacKay |
14 January 2006 22 | Inverness CT | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Dargo ![]() Wyness ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Thomson |
21 January 2006 23 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
15:00 | Boyd ![]() Pršo ![]() |
BBC Report | Vincze ![]() |
Attendance: 49,211 Referee: Smith |
28 January 2006 24 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | O'Donnell ![]() |
Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Murray |
8 February 2006 25 | Hibernian | 7 – 0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
19:30 | Killen ![]() Riordan ![]() O'Connor ![]() Mackay ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,170 Referee: Richmond |
11 February 2006 26 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Burchill ![]() |
Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Thomson |
18 February 2006 27 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Wales ![]() Naismith ![]() Invincibile ![]() |
BBC Report | Hislop ![]() |
Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Murray |
5 March 2006 28 | Livingston | 2 – 3 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Brittain ![]() Mackay ![]() |
BBC Report | Aguiar ![]() Jankauskas ![]() Bednář ![]() |
Attendance: 5,058 Referee: John R. Underhill |
11 March 2006 29 | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Tannadice |
15:00 | Miller ![]() Kerr ![]() |
BBC Report | Morrow ![]() |
Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Thomson |
18 March 2006 30 | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Anderson ![]() Lovell ![]() Snoyl ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Conroy |
26 March 2006 31 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
12:15 | BBC Report | Żurawski ![]() Maloney ![]() |
Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Clark |
1 April 2006 32 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Fir Park |
19:45 | Hamilton ![]() McLean ![]() |
BBC Report | Whelan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Smith |
8 April 2006 33 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
Brittain ![]() Healy ![]() |
BBC Report | Tokely ![]() |
Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Murray |
15 April 2006 34 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Morrow ![]() Pinxten ![]() Brittain ![]() |
BBC Report | Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Winter |
22 April 2006 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 2 | Harald Pinxten | East End Park |
15:00 | Burchill ![]() |
BBC Report | Brittain ![]() Healy ![]() |
Attendance: 5,965 Referee: Dougal |
29 April 2006 36 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Underhill |
3 May 2006 37 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | Clarkson ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Brines |
6 May 2006 38 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | McBreen ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() Dalglish ![]() |
BBC Report | Dargo ![]() |
Attendance: 1,531 Referee: McCurry |
25 January 2006 Semi-final | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Livingston | East End Park |
19:45 | Young ![]() |
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 ![]() |
BBC Report | Brittain ![]() |
Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Richmond |
11 January 2006 Third round replay | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | Dalglish ![]() |
BBC Report | Hamilton ![]() Sloan ![]() |
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.