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

Scottish Premier League

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

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

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

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

Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Artur Boruc 400340104010
2 DF Paul Telfer 421361103020
3 DF Mo Camara 230180003020
4 DF Adam Virgo 1203+700+101000
5 DF Du Wei 1000100000
6 DF Dianbobo Balde 331281003020
7 FW Maciej Żurawski 302022+2160+113320
8 MF Alan Thompson 19311+52000+1021
9 FW Chris Sutton 1027+12001010
9 FW Dion Dublin (from January) 1223+81000+1100
10 FW John Hartson 412029+618102+1121
11 MF Stephen Pearson 2022+162100+1000
12 DF Mark Wilson 15014+10000000
14 FW Jérémie Aliadière 200000000+20
16 MF Roy Keane 131101101+1000
17 DF Didier Agathe 400+40000000
18 MF Neil Lennon 381321103020
19 MF Stilian Petrov 431036+110004020
22 GK David Marshall 5040000010
23 DF Stanislav Varga 1319+11001+1010
25 MF Shunsuke Nakamura 38630+36104000
29 FW Shaun Maloney 431627+91310430+20
33 MF Ross Wallace 1408+30101010
35 MF Paul Lawson 401+20000+1000
37 FW Craig Beattie 1577+6600100+11
42 FW Michael McGlinchey 100+10000000
44 DF Stephen McManus 428367104011
46 MF Aiden McGeady 24411+940+101+100+10

Goal scorers

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 Stilian 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 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[lower-alpha 2]
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
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

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:

Transfers

In
Player From Fee
Mark Wilson Dundee United£500,000
Roy Keane Manchester UnitedFree
Du Wei Shanghai ShenhuaLoan
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 BurnleyFree
Out
Player From Fee
Du Wei Shanghai ShenhuaEnd of loan
Chris Sutton Birmingham CityFree
David Fernández Dundee UnitedFree
Jackie McNamara Wolverhampton WanderersFree
Stéphane Henchoz Wigan AthleticFree
Robert Douglas Leicester CityFree
Mohammed Sylla Leicester CityFree
Paul Lambert LivingstonFree
Joos Valgaeren Club BruggeFree
Ulrik Laursen Odense BKFree
Magnus Hedman ChelseaFree
Total spending: £7.6 million
Total income: £0

See also

References

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