2005–06 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
Manager Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Kernaghan
Scottish First Division 7th
Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
Scottish League Cup Second Round
Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Lynch (13)
All: Lynch (18)
Highest home attendance7,460 (vs Hamilton Accies, 9 March 2006) (SC)
Lowest home attendance1,841 (vs Brechin City, 11 April 2006) (SFD)
Average home league attendance3,797
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2006–07  →

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]

Contents

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 St Mirren 3623765228+2476Promoted to 2006–07 Scottish Premier League
2 St Johnstone 36181265934+2566
3 Hamilton Academical 36151475339+1459
4 Ross County 36141484740+756
5 Clyde 361510115442+1255
6 Airdrie United 361112135743+1445
7 Dundee 36916114350−743
8 Queen of the South 36712173154−2333
9 Stranraer 36514173353−2029Relegated to 2006–07 Second Division
10 Brechin City 36211232874−4617
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Dundee's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Scottish First Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 2005 St Mirren H3–25,011 Mann 10', Lynch 77', McManus 83'
213 August 2005 Clyde A1–11,645 Lynch 61'
320 August 2005 Queen of the South H3–14,257 Mann 25', Lynch 35', Anderson 62'
427 August 2005 Hamilton Academical A1–12,091 Lynch 36'
510 September 2005 Airdrie United H0–24,198
617 September 2005 St Johnstone A 1–1 5,172 Craig 10'
724 September 2005 Ross County H0–04,025
81 October 2005 Brechin City A3–12,022 Lynch (2) 14', 34', Craig 30'
915 October 2005 Stranraer H1–13,417 Ferguson 82'
1022 October 2005 St Mirren A0–04,027
1126 October 2005 Clyde H3–33,360 Lynch 22', McManus (2) 42', 51'
1229 October 2005 Airdrie United A0–41,656
1312 November 2005 St Johnstone H 2–1 5,383 Lynch 18' (pen), McManus 73'
1415 November 2005 Hamilton Academical H1–13,890 Craig 87'
1519 November 2005 Ross County A0–32,826
1626 November 2005 Brechin City H1–03,278 Lynch 73' (pen)
173 December 2005 Stranraer A0–0482
1810 December 2005 St Mirren H4–04,202 McDonald 3', O'Reilly (2) 72', 76', Ferguson 82'
1926 December 2005 Airdrie United H2–34,378 O'Reilly 22', Mann 45'
2031 December 2005 Hamilton Academical A0–01,533
212 January 2006 St Johnstone A 0–0 5,170
2214 January 2006 Ross County H0–03,671
2321 January 2006 Brechin City A3–01,521 McDonald 19', Dixon 53', Lynch 62' (pen)
2428 January 2006 Stranraer H2–13,134 Deasley 7', Lynch 65'
2511 February 2006 Queen of the South H2–33,365 Lynch (2) 37', 58'
2618 February 2006 Clyde A3–31,062 McManus (2) 4', 48, Marshall 26'
2728 February 2006 Queen of the South A0–01,566
284 March 2006 Hamilton Academical H2–43,540 Wilkie 85', Robertson 88'
2911 March 2006 Airdrie United A0–71,127
3018 March 2006 St Johnstone H 0–1 4,193
314 April 2006 Ross County A0–01,754
328 April 2006 Stranraer A1–1400 McDonald 42'
3311 April 2006 Brechin City H0–11,841
3415 April 2006 St Mirren A1–27,629 Craig 46'
3522 April 2006 Clyde H0–13,199
3629 April 2006 Queen of the South A3–12,624 Craig (2) 25', 29', Dixon 26'

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R38 January 2006 Stranraer H2–02,580 O'Reilly 46', Lynch 79'
R44 February 2006 Airdrie United A1–13,557 Deasley 21'
R4(r)14 February 2006 Airdrie United H2–03,824 Deasley 8', Lynch 71'
QF25 February 2006 Hamilton Academical A0–04,486
QF(r)9 March 2006 Hamilton Academical H3–2 (AET)7,460 Mann 56', Lynch 68', Craig 91'
SF1 April 2006 Gretna N 0–314,179

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R223 August 2005 Stranraer A1–3668 Lynch 72'

Scottish Challenge Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R131 July 2005 East Stirlingshire H2–02,554 Anderson 25', Lynch 30'
R230 August 2005 Airdrie United H1–1 (3–2 on pens)1,857 Robertson 36'
R313 September 2005 Hamilton Academical A0–2609

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland 2004/05". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004.
  2. ↑ "Scotland 2005/06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005.
  3. ↑ "Gretna 3–0 Dundee". BBC. 1 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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