2005–06 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Aberdeen's 93rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 95th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
2005-06 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerJimmy Calderwood
Scottish Premier League6th
Scottish CupFourth Round
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Lovell (8)
All: Steve Lovell (9)
Highest home attendance18,182 vs Rangers 14 August 2005
Lowest home attendance4,398 vs Berwick Rangers 23 August 2005
Average home league attendance12,795

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hibernian 38 17 5 16 61 56 +5 56 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Kilmarnock 38 15 10 13 63 64 −1 55
6 Aberdeen 38 13 15 10 46 40 +6 54
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 15 13 10 51 38 +13 58
8 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 55 61 −6 49
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.
  2. Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.
Round Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] Attendance Report
1 30 July Dundee United A 1–1 Nicholson 12,404 AFC Heritage
2 6 August Kilmarnock H 1–2 Anderson 13,661 AFC Heritage
3 14 August Rangers H 3–2 Anderson, Lovell, Smith 18,182 AFC Heritage
4 20 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 16,139 AFC Heritage
5 27 August Falkirk H 3–0 Smith (2), Clark 12,249 AFC Heritage
6 10 September Celtic A 0–2 59,607 AFC Heritage
7 17 September Dunfermline Athletic A 2–0 Crawford, Severin 6,387 AFC Heritage
8 24 September Livingston H 0–0 12,402 AFC Heritage
9 1 October Motherwell H 2–2 Mackie (2) 11,448 AFC Heritage
10 15 October Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–1 Smith 6,809 AFC Heritage
11 22 October Hibernian H 0–1 13,375 AFC Heritage
12 25 October Dundee United H 2–0 Smith, Crawford 10,720 AFC Heritage
13 29 October Kilmarnock A 2–4 Anderson, Crawford 5,798 AFC Heritage
14 5 November Rangers A 0–0 49,717 AFC Heritage
15 20 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Smith 14,901 AFC Heritage
16 26 November Falkirk A 2–1 Clark, Anderson 5,826 AFC Heritage
17 4 December Celtic H 1–3 Winter 17,031 AFC Heritage
18 10 December Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 9,881 AFC Heritage
19 17 December Livingston A 0–0 3,724 AFC Heritage
20 26 December Motherwell Thistle A 1–3 Stewart 6,555 AFC Heritage
21 31 December Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 0–0 12,266 AFC Heritage
22 14 January Hibernian A 2–1 Crawford, Mackie 14,572 AFC Heritage
23 21 January Dundee United A 1–1 Mackie 9,936 AFC Heritage
24 28 January Kilmarnock H 2–2 Nicholson, Anderson 10,540 AFC Heritage
25 8 February Rangers H 2–0 Smith, Lovell 17,087 AFC Heritage
26 11 February Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Pressley, Clark 16,895 AFC Heritage
27 18 February Falkirk H 1–0 Smith 11,538 AFC Heritage
28 4 March Celtic A 0–3 60,018 AFC Heritage
29 11 March Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 5,308 AFC Heritage
30 18 March Livingston H 3–0 Anderson, Lovell, Snoyl 9,229 AFC Heritage
31 25 March Motherwell H 2–2 Lovell (2) 10,212 AFC Heritage
32 1 April Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–0 Lovell 7,368 AFC Heritage
33 8 April Hibernian H 1–0 Severin 14,110 AFC Heritage
34 15 April Rangers A 1–1 Severin 48,987 AFC Heritage
35 22 April Kimarnock H 0–0 10,634 AFC Heritage
36 29 April Hibernian H 4–0 Lovell (2), Crawford, Foster 10,490 AFC Heritage
37 3 May Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 17,327 AFC Heritage
38 7 May Celtic H 2–2 Stewart (2) 14,597 AFC Heritage

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R2 23 August Berwick Rangers H 3–0 Winter, McNicol, Lovell 4,398 AFC Heritage
R3 20 September Stranraer A 2–0 Smith, Nicholson 2,200 AFC Heritage
QF 5 November Motherwell A 0–1 3,989 AFC Heritage

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R3 7 January Dundee United A 3–2 Crawford (2), Nicholson 8,218 AFC Heritage
R4 4 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 17,353 AFC Heritage

References
  1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  2. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
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