2005–06 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic started the season 2005–06 looking to win the Scottish Premier League trophy and retain the Scottish Cup. They competed in the Scottish League Cup, and entered the Champions League at the qualification stage.

Celtic
2005–06 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn
ManagerGordon Strachan
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Hartson (18)

All:
Maciej Żurawski
John Hartson (20 each)

Celtic were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round by Clyde, losing 2–1. They won the Scottish League Cup with a comfortable 3–0 victory over Dunfermline on 19 March 2006, while the league was regained after a 1–0 win over Hearts. Rival managers were quick to praise the manner in which Celtic had regained the SPL title.[1]

Results

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Scottish Premier League

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30 July 2005 SPL Motherwell 4 – 4 Celtic Fir Park
Kerr   20'
Hamilton   58'
McDonald   60'
Kinniburgh   84'
BBC Sport Hartson   14', 32', 44' (pen.)
Beattie   90+1'
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Mike McCurry
6 August 2005 SPL Celtic 2 – 0 Dundee United Celtic Park
Hartson   37'
Beattie   88'
BBC Sport Attendance: 56,532
Referee: Iain Brines
13 August 2005 SPL Celtic 3 – 1 Falkirk Celtic Park
Hartson   49'
Thompson   75', 90+1'
BBC Sport Duffy   39' (pen.) Attendance: 57,782
Referee: Alan Freeland
20 August 2005 SPL Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Pršo   34'
Buffel   51'
Novo   88' (pen.)
BBC Sport Maloney   86' (pen.) Attendance: 49,699
Referee: Stuart Dougal
28 August 2005 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 4 Celtic East End Park
BBC Sport Żurawski   5', 74'
Hartson   10'
Nakamura   58'
Attendance: 9,244
Referee: Kenny Clark
10 September 2005 SPL Celtic 2 – 0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Żurawski   13'
Petrov   61'
BBC Sport Attendance: 59,607
Referee: Charlie Richmond
18 September 2005 SPL Hibernian 0 – 1 Celtic Easter Road
BBC Sport Petrov   5' Attendance: 15,649
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 September 2005 SPL Celtic 2 – 1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Beattie   57', 67' BBC Sport Wyness   51' Attendance: 57,247
Referee: Steve Conroy
1 October 2005 SPL Livingston 0 – 5 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
BBC Sport McManus   36'
Maloney   45'
Żurawski   51'
Sutton   62'
Beattie   72'
Attendance: 9,115
Referee: Mike McCurry
15 October 2005 SPL Celtic 1 – 1 Hearts Celtic Park
Beattie   13' BBC Sport Skácel   16' Attendance: 60,100
Referee: Dougie McDonald
22 October 2005 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Rugby Park
BBC Sport Petrov   24' Attendance: 10,544
Referee: Iain Brines
26 October 2005 SPL Celtic 5 – 0 Motherwell Celtic Park
Petrov   14', 23', 79'
Maloney   17'
Nakamura   67'
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,388
Referee: Charlie Richmond
29 October 2005 SPL Dundee United 2 – 4 Celtic Tannadice Park
Sutton   4' (o.g.)
Samuel   30'
BBC Sport Hartson   17'
Sutton   28'
Archibald   32' (o.g.)
Pearson   88'
Attendance: 11,942
Referee: Alan Freeland
5 November 2005 SPL Falkirk 0 – 3 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
BBC Sport Maloney   41'
McGeady   42'
Hartson   69'
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Calum Murray
19 November 2005 SPL Celtic 3 – 0 Rangers Celtic Park
Hartson   12'
Baldé   56'
McGeady   61'
BBC Sport Attendance: 58,997
Referee: Dougie McDonald
26 November 2005 SPL Celtic 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park
BBC Sport Ross   17' Attendance: 58,203
Referee: Craig Mackay
3 December 2005 SPL Aberdeen 1 – 3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Winter   53' BBC Sport McGeady   56'
Petrov   58'
Telfer   64'
Attendance: 17,031
Referee: Charlie Richmond
10 December 2005 SPL Celtic 3 – 2 Hibernian Celtic Park
Hartson   40', 65'
Maloney   57'
BBC Sport Beuzelin   47'
Fletcher   53'
Attendance: 59,895
Referee: Kenny Clark
17 December 2005 SPL Inverness CT 1 – 1 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Dargo   1' BBC Sport Hartson   21' Attendance: 7,382
Referee: Stuart Dougal
26 December 2005 SPL Celtic 2 – 1 Livingston Celtic Park
Maloney   39' (pen.)
Nakamura   87'
BBC Sport Dalglish   58' Attendance: 57,000
Referee: John Underhill
1 January 2006 SPL Hearts 2 – 3 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Jankauskas   6'
Pressley   8'
BBC Sport Pearson   55'
McManus   87', 90+3'
Attendance: 17,358
Referee: Iain Brines
14 January 2006 SPL Celtic 4 – 2 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Nakamura   3'
Maloney   16' (pen.)
McManus   53'
Żurawski   67'
BBC Sport Naismith   24' (pen.)
Invincibile   51'
Attendance: 59,995
Referee: Calum Murray
22 January 2006 SPL Motherwell 1 – 3 Celtic Fir Park
Hamilton   41' BBC Sport Żurawski   17'
McGeady   71'
Hartson   85'
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Charlie Richmond
28 January 2006 SPL Celtic 3 – 3 Dundee United Celtic Park
Hartson   9'
Żurawski   49'
Petrov   67'
BBC Sport Fernández   40', 86'
Miller   82'
Attendance: 59,875
Referee: M Ritchie
8 February 2006 SPL Celtic 2 – 1 Falkirk Celtic Park
Keane   34'
McManus   44'
BBC Sport Milne   83' Attendance: 56,672
Referee: Iain Brines
12 February 2006 SPL Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
BBC Sport Żurawski   12' Attendance: 49,788
Referee: Mike McCurry
18 February 2006 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 8 Celtic East End Park
Tod   14' BBC Sport Petrov   3'
Hartson   24'
Żurawski   32', 40', 56', 88'
Maloney   74'
Lennon   82'
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Dougie McDonald
4 March 2006 SPL Celtic 3 – 0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Petrov   66'
Maloney   75'
Żurawski   89'
BBC Sport Attendance: 60,018
Referee: Mike McCurry
11 March 2006 SPL Hibernian 1 – 2 Celtic Easter Road
Riordan   24' BBC Sport Maloney   36' (pen.)
McManus   60'
Attendance: 16,985
Referee: Alan Freeland
22 March 2006 SPL Celtic 2 – 1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
McManus   35'
Maloney   79'
BBC Sport Hart   90+1' Attendance: 57,451
Referee: Charlie Richmond
26 March 2006 SPL Livingston 0 – 2 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
BBC Sport Żurawski   46'
Maloney   52' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,486
Referee: Kenny Clark
5 April 2006 SPL Celtic 1 – 0 Hearts Celtic Park
Hartson   4' BBC Sport Attendance: 59,699
Referee: Dougie McDonald
9 April 2006 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 4 Celtic Rugby Park
Nish   89' BBC Sport Nakamura   8', 82'
Hartson   64'
Dublin   84'
Attendance: 10,978
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 April 2006 SPL Celtic 1 – 1 Hibernian Celtic Park
Żurawski   76' BBC Sport Fletcher   35' Attendance: 60,047
Referee: K Toner
23 April 2006 SPL Celtic 0 – 0 Rangers Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 59,684
Referee: Craig Thomson
30 April 2006 SPL Hearts 3 – 0 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
McManus   7' (o.g.)
Hartley   9'
Bednář   63'
BBC Sport Attendance: 16,795
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 May 2006 SPL Celtic 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Żurawski   55'
Varga   63'
BBC Sport Attendance: 48,649
Referee: Steve Conroy
7 May 2006 SPL Aberdeen 2 – 2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Stewart   69', 72' BBC Sport Hartson   5'
Maloney   61'
Attendance: 14,597
Referee: Calum Murray

UEFA Champions League

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27 July 2005 Second Qualifying Artmedia Bratislava   5 – 0   Celtic Bratislava, Slovakia
Halenár   43', 76', 89'
Vaščák   57'
Mikulič   78'
BBC Sport Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 17,262
Referee: Selçuk Dereli
2 August 2005 Second Qualifying Celtic   4 – 0
(4 – 5 agg.)
  Artmedia Bratislava Glasgow, Scotland
Thompson   21' (pen.)
Hartson   44'
McManus   54'
Beattie   82'
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,063
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Scottish League Cup

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21 September 2005 Third round Celtic 2 – 1 Falkirk Celtic Park
Żurawski   62'
Hartson   94'
BBC Sport Gow   54' Attendance: 24,953
Referee: Kenny Clark
9 November 2005 Quarter Final Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers Celtic Park
Maloney   26'
Klos   82' (o.g.)
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,183
Referee: Kenny Clark
1 February 2006 Semi Final Motherwell 1 – 2 Celtic Hampden Park
Foran   11' BBC Sport Żurawski   29'
Maloney   88'
Attendance: 32,595
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 March 2006 Final Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Celtic Hampden Park
BBC Sport Żurawski   43'
Maloney   76'
Dublin   90+2'
Attendance: 50,090
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Scottish Cup

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7 January 2006 Third round Clyde 2 – 1 Celtic Broadwood Stadium
Bryson   32'
Malone   36'
BBC Sport Żurawski   82' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kenny Clark

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   POL Artur Boruc 40 0 34 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
2 DF   SCO Paul Telfer 42 1 36 1 1 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF   GUI Mo Camara 23 0 18 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
4 DF   SCO Adam Virgo 12 0 3+7 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   CHN Du Wei 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   GUI Dianbobo Balde 33 1 28 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
7 FW   POL Maciej Żurawski 30 20 22+2 16 0+1 1 3 3 2 0
8 MF   ENG Alan Thompson 19 3 11+5 2 0 0 0+1 0 2 1
9 FW   ENG Chris Sutton 10 2 7+1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG Dion Dublin (from January) 12 2 3+8 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0
10 FW   WAL John Hartson 41 20 29+6 18 1 0 2+1 1 2 1
11 MF   SCO Stephen Pearson 20 2 2+16 2 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 DF   SCO Mark Wilson 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   FRA Jérémie Aliadière 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
16 MF   IRL Roy Keane 13 1 10 1 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
17 DF   FRA Didier Agathe 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   NIR Neil Lennon 38 1 32 1 1 0 3 0 2 0
19 MF   BUL Stiliyan Petrov 43 10 36+1 10 0 0 4 0 2 0
22 GK   SCO David Marshall 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF   SVK Stanislav Varga 13 1 9+1 1 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
25 MF   JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 38 6 30+3 6 1 0 4 0 0 0
29 FW   SCO Shaun Maloney 43 16 27+9 13 1 0 4 3 0+2 0
33 MF   SCO Ross Wallace 14 0 8+3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
35 MF   SCO Paul Lawson 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 FW   SCO Craig Beattie 15 7 7+6 6 0 0 1 0 0+1 1
42 FW   SCO Michael McGlinchey 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   SCO Stephen McManus 42 8 36 7 1 0 4 0 1 1
46 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 24 4 11+9 4 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0

Goal scorers

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R Player Scottish
Premier
League

Scottish
League
Cup
Scottish
Cup
UEFA
Champions
League
Total
1   Maciej Żurawski 16 3 1 0 20
  John Hartson 18 1 0 1 20
2   Shaun Maloney 13 3 0 0 16
3   Stiliyan Petrov 10 0 0 0 10
4   Stephen McManus 7 0 0 1 8
5   Craig Beattie 6 0 0 1 7
6   Shunsuke Nakamura 6 0 0 0 6
7   Aiden McGeady 4 0 0 0 4
8   Alan Thompson 2 0 0 1 3
9   Chris Sutton 2 0 0 0 2
  Stephen Pearson 2 0 0 0 2
  Dion Dublin 1 1 0 0 2
9   Bobo Balde 1 0 0 0 1
  Paul Telfer 1 0 0 0 1
  Roy Keane 1 0 0 0 1
  Neil Lennon 1 0 0 0 1
  Stanislav Varga 1 0 0 0 1

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 28 7 3 93 37 +56 91 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Heart of Midlothian 38 22 8 8 71 31 +40 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 10 7 67 37 +30 73 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Hibernian 38 17 5 16 61 56 +5 56 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[b]
5 Kilmarnock 38 15 10 13 63 64 −1 55
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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.
  2. ^ Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey
First Team Coach Tommy Burns
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy Tommy Burns
Head of Recruitment Tom O'Neil
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Roddy MacDonald
Head of Sports Science Kenny McMillan
Performance Coach Jim Henry

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Transfers

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In
Player From Fee
  Mark Wilson   Dundee United £500,000
  Roy Keane   Manchester United Free
  Du Wei   Shanghai Shenhua Loan
  Paul Telfer   Southampton £200,000
  Adam Virgo   Brighton & Hove Albion £1.5 million
  Shunsuke Nakamura   Reggina £2.5 million
  Maciej Żurawski   Wisła Kraków £2.5 million
  Artur Boruc   Legia Warsaw £900,000
  Mohammed Camara   Burnley Free
Out
Player From Fee
  Du Wei   Shanghai Shenhua End of loan
  Chris Sutton   Birmingham City Free
  David Fernández   Dundee United Free
  Jackie McNamara   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free
  Stéphane Henchoz   Wigan Athletic Free
  Robert Douglas   Leicester City Free
  Mohammed Sylla   Leicester City Free
  Paul Lambert   Livingston Free
  Joos Valgaeren   Club Brugge Free
  Ulrik Laursen   Odense BK Free
  Magnus Hedman   Chelsea Free
Total spending:   £7.6 million
Total income:   £0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "McLeish: "Celtic deserved title"". BBC News. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2011.