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

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

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

31 July 2005 SPL Rangers 3– 0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Pršo 23'
Fanfan 53'
Peter Løvenkrands 90'		 BBC Report Brittain Yellow card 74' Red card 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
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
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
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
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
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

Scottish Cup

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

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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