Manager | Alan Kernaghan | |
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Scottish First Division | 7th | |
Scottish Cup | Semi-Finals | |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round | |
Scottish Challenge Cup | Quarter-Finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Lynch (13) All: Lynch (18) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,460 (vs Hamilton Accies, 9 March 2006) (SC) | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,841 (vs Brechin City, 11 April 2006) (SFD) | |
Average home league attendance | 3,797 | |
The 2005–06 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish First Division after being relegated the season prior. [1] Dundee finished in 7th position with 43 points, the lowest position the club has ever finished in. [2] The club made it to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, before falling to Second Division side Gretna. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | St Mirren | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 76 | Promoted to 2006–07 Scottish Premier League |
2 | St Johnstone | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 66 | |
3 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | |
4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 56 | |
5 | Clyde | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 55 | |
6 | Airdrie United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 45 | |
7 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 43 | |
8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 33 | |
9 | Stranraer | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 29 | Relegated to 2006–07 Second Division |
10 | Brechin City | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 74 | −46 | 17 |
Dundee's score comes first
Win | Draw | Loss |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 6 August 2005 | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | 5,011 | Mann 10', Lynch 77', McManus 83' |
2 | 13 August 2005 | Clyde | A | 1–1 | 1,645 | Lynch 61' |
3 | 20 August 2005 | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 | 4,257 | Mann 25', Lynch 35', Anderson 62' |
4 | 27 August 2005 | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–1 | 2,091 | Lynch 36' |
5 | 10 September 2005 | Airdrie United | H | 0–2 | 4,198 | |
6 | 17 September 2005 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 5,172 | Craig 10' |
7 | 24 September 2005 | Ross County | H | 0–0 | 4,025 | |
8 | 1 October 2005 | Brechin City | A | 3–1 | 2,022 | Lynch (2) 14', 34', Craig 30' |
9 | 15 October 2005 | Stranraer | H | 1–1 | 3,417 | Ferguson 82' |
10 | 22 October 2005 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 4,027 | |
11 | 26 October 2005 | Clyde | H | 3–3 | 3,360 | Lynch 22', McManus (2) 42', 51' |
12 | 29 October 2005 | Airdrie United | A | 0–4 | 1,656 | |
13 | 12 November 2005 | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | 5,383 | Lynch 18' (pen), McManus 73' |
14 | 15 November 2005 | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | 3,890 | Craig 87' |
15 | 19 November 2005 | Ross County | A | 0–3 | 2,826 | |
16 | 26 November 2005 | Brechin City | H | 1–0 | 3,278 | Lynch 73' (pen) |
17 | 3 December 2005 | Stranraer | A | 0–0 | 482 | |
18 | 10 December 2005 | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | 4,202 | McDonald 3', O'Reilly (2) 72', 76', Ferguson 82' |
19 | 26 December 2005 | Airdrie United | H | 2–3 | 4,378 | O'Reilly 22', Mann 45' |
20 | 31 December 2005 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | 1,533 | |
21 | 2 January 2006 | St Johnstone | A | 0–0 | 5,170 | |
22 | 14 January 2006 | Ross County | H | 0–0 | 3,671 | |
23 | 21 January 2006 | Brechin City | A | 3–0 | 1,521 | McDonald 19', Dixon 53', Lynch 62' (pen) |
24 | 28 January 2006 | Stranraer | H | 2–1 | 3,134 | Deasley 7', Lynch 65' |
25 | 11 February 2006 | Queen of the South | H | 2–3 | 3,365 | Lynch (2) 37', 58' |
26 | 18 February 2006 | Clyde | A | 3–3 | 1,062 | McManus (2) 4', 48, Marshall 26' |
27 | 28 February 2006 | Queen of the South | A | 0–0 | 1,566 | |
28 | 4 March 2006 | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–4 | 3,540 | Wilkie 85', Robertson 88' |
29 | 11 March 2006 | Airdrie United | A | 0–7 | 1,127 | |
30 | 18 March 2006 | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 4,193 | |
31 | 4 April 2006 | Ross County | A | 0–0 | 1,754 | |
32 | 8 April 2006 | Stranraer | A | 1–1 | 400 | McDonald 42' |
33 | 11 April 2006 | Brechin City | H | 0–1 | 1,841 | |
34 | 15 April 2006 | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 7,629 | Craig 46' |
35 | 22 April 2006 | Clyde | H | 0–1 | 3,199 | |
36 | 29 April 2006 | Queen of the South | A | 3–1 | 2,624 | Craig (2) 25', 29', Dixon 26' |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R3 | 8 January 2006 | Stranraer | H | 2–0 | 2,580 | O'Reilly 46', Lynch 79' |
R4 | 4 February 2006 | Airdrie United | A | 1–1 | 3,557 | Deasley 21' |
R4(r) | 14 February 2006 | Airdrie United | H | 2–0 | 3,824 | Deasley 8', Lynch 71' |
QF | 25 February 2006 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | 4,486 | |
QF(r) | 9 March 2006 | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–2 (AET) | 7,460 | Mann 56', Lynch 68', Craig 91' |
SF | 1 April 2006 | Gretna | N | 0–3 | 14,179 |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R2 | 23 August 2005 | Stranraer | A | 1–3 | 668 | Lynch 72' |
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 31 July 2005 | East Stirlingshire | H | 2–0 | 2,554 | Anderson 25', Lynch 30' |
R2 | 30 August 2005 | Airdrie United | H | 1–1 (3–2 on pens) | 1,857 | Robertson 36' |
R3 | 13 September 2005 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–2 | 609 |
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