1905–06 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1905–06 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	1st
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
	← 1904–05 1906–07 →

Last updated October 07, 2025

1905-06 was Celtic's 18th season of competitive football. They competed as trophy holders in the Scottish First Division,^[1] which they successfully retained. It was the second time Celtic won two league titles in a row, their 6th league title overall, and their 10th major domestic title. This was their second league title in route to a then record six league titles in a row.

Competitions

Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	30	24	1	5	76	19	+57	49	Champions
2	Heart of Midlothian	30	18	7	5	64	27	+37	43
3	Airdrieonians	30	15	8	7	53	31	+22	38
4	Rangers	30	15	7	8	58	48	+10	37
5	Partick Thistle	30	15	6	9	44	40	+4	36

Source: "1905-1906 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Matches

19 August 1905 First Division	Celtic	3–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,000

26 August 1905 First Division	Kilmarnock	2–4	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,500

2 September 1905 First Division	Celtic	1–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,000

11 September 1905 First Division	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 13,000

16 September 1905 First Division	Falkirk	0–5	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 6,000

25 September 1905 First Division	Third Lanark	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 16,000

30 September 1905 First Division	Celtic	2–1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

14 October 1905 First Division	Celtic	5–1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

21 October 1905 First Division	Rangers	3–2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 35,000

28 October 1905 First Division	Celtic	3–1	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

4 November 1905 First Division	Partick Thistle	0–3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Meadowside Attendance: 9,000

11 November 1905 First Division	Celtic	0–1	Port Glasgow Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,500

18 November 1905 First Division	Morton	0–4	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 6,500

25 November 1905 First Division	Celtic	2–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

2 December 1905 First Division	Port Glasgow Athletic	0–1	Celtic	Port Glasgow
				Stadium: Clune Park Attendance: 8,000

9 December 1905 First Division	Celtic	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

16 December 1905 First Division	Motherwell	0–4	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,000

23 December 1905 First Division	Celtic	4–0	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

30 December 1905 First Division	Hibernian	0–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,000

1 January 1906 First Division	Celtic	1–0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,000

2 January 1906 First Division	Celtic	2–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,500

6 January 1906 First Division	Celtic	7–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,500

13 January 1906 First Division	Airdrieonians	0–2	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 13,000

20 January 1906 First Division	Celtic	4–1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

3 February 1906 First Division	Dundee	1–0	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,800

17 February 1906 First Division	St Mirren	1–3	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 12,000

3 March 1906 First Division	Aberdeen	1–0	Celtic	Aberdeen
				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 10,500

10 March 1906 First Division	Queen's Park	0–6	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000

21 April 1906 First Division	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

7 May 1906 First Division	Celtic	0–1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,500

Scottish Cup

27 January 1906 First round	Dundee	1–2	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 26,000

10 February 1906 Second round	Celtic	3–0	Bo'ness	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

24 February 1906 Third round	Celtic	1–2	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,000

References

↑ "Results for Celtic for 1905-06". www.londonhearts.com.

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[1] "Results for Celtic for 1905-06". www.londonhearts.com.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
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Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Albion Rovers Arthurlie Ayr Clyde Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Hamilton Academical Leith Athletic Raith Rovers St Bernard's Vale of Leven
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