2005–06 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season explained

The 2005–06 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 11th position with 33 points.^[2] They also reached the 2006 Scottish League Cup Final where they lost 3–0 to Celtic.

Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Scottish Premier League

See main article: article and 2005–06 Scottish Premier League.

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	30 July 2005	Hibernian	A	1–1	13,010	Shields 12'
2	6 August 2005	Motherwell	A	0–1	4,649
3	13 August 2005	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	H	0–1	5,005
4	20 August 2005	Livingston	A	1–1	4,522	Makel 44'
5	28 August 2005	Celtic	H	0–4	9,244
6	10 September 2005	Kilmarnock	A	2–3	4,737	Burchill 4', Young 67'
7	17 September 2005	Aberdeen	H	0–2	6,387
8	24 September 2005	Dundee United	H	2–1	8,361	Tod 60', Ross 75'
9	1 October 2005	Rangers	A	1–5	48,374	Hunt 54'
10	15 October 2005	Falkirk	H	0–1	7,068
11	22 October 2005	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–2	16,500
12	26 October 2005	Hibernian	H	1–2	6,853	Mason 87'
13	29 October 2005	Motherwell	H	0–3	4,421
14	5 November 2005	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	A	1–2	3,728	Makel 73'
15	19 November 2005	Livingston	H	0–1	6,016
16	26 November 2005	Celtic	A	1–0	58,203	Ross 17'
17	3 December 2005	Kilmarnock	H	0–1	4,319
18	10 December 2005	Aberdeen	A	0–0	9,881
19	20 December 2005	Dundee United	A	1–2	5,889	Wilson 31'
20	26 December 2005	Rangers	H	3–3	9,481	Tod 16', Burchill 23', Young 90'
21	31 December 2005	Falkirk	A	2–1	6,235	Burchill 45', Hunt 58'
22	14 January 2006	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–4	8,277	Burchill 58'
23	21 January 2006	Hibernian	A	1–3	13,316	Donnelly 35'
24	28 January 2006	Motherwell	H	1–1	4,961	Young 11'
25	8 February 2006	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	H	2–2	3,354	Hunt 9', Burchill 11'
26	11 February 2006	Livingston	A	1–0	4,371	Burchill 12'
27	19 February 2006	Celtic	H	1–8	9,015	Tod 14'
28	25 February 2006	Dundee United	H	1–1	4,694	Burchill 14'
29	4 March 2006	Kilmarnock	A	0–1	5,507
30	11 March 2006	Aberdeen	H	1–0	5,308	Burchill 48'
31	25 March 2006	Rangers	A	0–1	49,017
32	1 April 2006	Falkirk	H	1–1	6,836	Burchill 50'
33	8 April 2006	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–4	16,973
34	15 April 2006	Falkirk	A	0–0	5,413
35	22 April 2006	Livingston	H	3–2	5,795	Burchill (2) 38', 78', Hunt 85'
36	29 April 2006	Motherwell	A	3–2	3,621	Campbell 21', Burchill 30', Mason 50'
37	2 May 2006	Dundee United	A	1–0	5,034	Daquin 78'
38	6 May 2006	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	H	0–1	5,354

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 2005–06 Scottish Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article, 2005–06 Scottish League Cup and 2006 Scottish League Cup Final.

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	23 August 2005	Gretna	A	1–0	1,405	Burchill 17'
R3	20 September 2005	Kilmarnock	A	4–3	3,191	McCunnie 7', Young (3) 8', 16', 64'
QF	8 November 2005	Hibernian	H	3–0	6,005	Burchill (2) 15', 45', Mason 90'
SF	25 January 2006	Livingston	N	1–0	4,630	Young 37'
Final	19 March 2006	Celtic	N	0–3	50,090

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dunfermline Manager History . 24 March 2024 . Soccerbase.
2. Web site: Scotland 2005/06 . RSSSF.