2005–06 Livingston F.C. season
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| 2005–06 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Paul Lambert (until 11 February) John Robertson (from 15 February) | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| SPL | 12th (relegated) | ||
| 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
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
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
Scottish Premier League
| 31 July 2005 1 | Rangers | 3–0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pršo File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Fanfan File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Løvenkrands File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
BBC Report | Brittain Yellow card 74' Red card | Attendance: 49,613 Referee: Thomson |
| 6 August 2005 2 | Livingston | 0–2 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Latapy File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Duffy File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Smith |
| 13 August 2005 3 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Shiels File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' O'Connor File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 11,341 Referee: G Turner |
| 20 August 2005 4 | Livingston | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pereira File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' | BBC Report | Makel File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Murray |
| 27 August 2005 5 | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Nish File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | BBC Report | Skácel File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Webster File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Hartley File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,405 Referee: McDonald |
| 17 September 2005 7 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Fernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Canero File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Żurawski File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Sutton File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Attendance: 9,115 Referee: McCurry |
| 15 October 2005 10 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Foran File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Fyfe |
| 22 October 2005 11 | Livingston | 1–1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | BBC Report | Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Ritchie |
| 26 October 2005 12 | Livingston | 2–2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass File:Soccerball shade.svg 56', 64' | BBC Report | Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Burke File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Thomson |
| 29 October 2005 13 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (o.g.) | BBC Report | Snodgrass File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Winter |
| 5 November 2005 14 | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Strong File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' | BBC Report | Shiels File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' O'Connor File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Attendance: McDonald Referee: 8,390 |
| 19 November 2005 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Clark |
| 26 November 2005 16 | Livingston | 0–3 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Boyd File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 82' Naismith File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Smith |
| 3 December 2005 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Skácel File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 15' | BBC Report | Walker File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' | Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Freeland |
| 10 December 2005 18 | Livingston | 1–0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Snodgrass File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) Nakamura File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
BBC Report | Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Underhill |
| 31 December 2005 21 | Livingston | 1–2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pinxten File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | BBC Report | Foran File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Attendance: 4,431 Referee: MacKay |
| 14 January 2006 22 | Inverness CT | 3–0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dargo File:Soccerball shade.svg 26', 57' (pen.) Wyness File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 January 2006 23 | Rangers | 4–1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boyd File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 56' Pršo File:Soccerball shade.svg 89', 90' |
BBC Report | Vincze File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Attendance: 49,211 Referee: Smith |
| 28 January 2006 24 | Livingston | 0–1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Donnell File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Murray |
| 8 February 2006 25 | Hibernian | 7–0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 19:30 | Killen File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Riordan File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (pen.), 64' O'Connor File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Mackay File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (o.g.) Fletcher File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 February 2006 27 | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Wales File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Naismith File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Invincibile File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
BBC Report | Hislop File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Murray |
| 5 March 2006 28 | Livingston | 2–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Mackay File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
BBC Report | Aguiar File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Bednář File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Attendance: 5,058 Referee: John R. Underhill |
| 11 March 2006 29 | Dundee United | 3–1 | Livingston | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 80' Kerr File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
BBC Report | Morrow File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' | Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Thomson |
| 18 March 2006 30 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Snoyl File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Conroy |
| 26 March 2006 31 | Livingston | 0–2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 12:15 | BBC Report | Żurawski File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Maloney File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Clark |
| 1 April 2006 32 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Hamilton File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' McLean File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
BBC Report | Whelan File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' | Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Smith |
| 8 April 2006 33 | Livingston | 2–1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Healy File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
BBC Report | Tokely File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' | Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Murray |
| 15 April 2006 34 | Livingston | 3–1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Morrow File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Pinxten File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Robertson File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' | Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Winter |
| 22 April 2006 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Harald Pinxten | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Burchill File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (pen.), 78', 85' | BBC Report | Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' (pen.) Healy File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Attendance: 5,965 Referee: Dougal |
| 29 April 2006 36 | Livingston | 0–1 | Inverness CT | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Wilson File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' | Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Underhill |
| 3 May 2006 37 | Livingston | 0–1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Clarkson File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Brines |
| 6 May 2006 38 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBreen File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish League Cup
| 23 August 2005 Second round | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | McManus File:Soccerball shade.svg | BBC Report | Dair File:Soccerball shade.svg Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 21 September 2005 Third round | Livingston | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Pereira File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 117' |
BBC Report | Dargo File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' | Attendance: 1,531 Referee: McCurry |
| 25 January 2006 Semi-final | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,630 Referee: McDonald |
Scottish Cup
| 7 January 2006 Third round | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Bolochoweckyj File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' | BBC Report | Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' | Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 January 2006 Third round replay | Livingston | 1–2 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Dalglish File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (pen.) | BBC Report | Hamilton File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Sloan File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Richmond |
Statistics
League table
| 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 (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
- ↑ "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.