The 2005–06 season was Kilmarnock's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Summary

Season Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 55 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Dunfermline and the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Hearts.

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers130 July 2005Heart of MidlothianH2–47,487 Naismith 12’ Greer 74’26 August 2005AberdeenA2–113,661Johnston 1’ Naismith 72’313 August 2005MotherwellH4–15,035Johnston 12’ Boyd 19’, 73’ McDonald 61’420 August 2005Inverness CTA2–24,854Nish 71’ Boyd 74’527 August 2005LivingstonH3–04,644Nish 28’, 35’, 43’610 September 2005Dunfermline AthleticH3–24,737Dodds 8’ Boyd 33’ Invincible 90’717 September 2005RangersA0–349,076824 September 2005FalkirkH1–15,507Boyd 23’ (Pen.)91 October 2005Dundee UnitedA0–06,9151015 October 2005HibernianA2–411,731Ford 7’ Fowler 40’1123 October 2005CelticH0–110,5441226 October 2005Heart of MidlothianA0–116,5361329 October 2005AberdeenH4–25,798Ford 18’ Invincible 19’ Boyd 47’, 57’145 November 2005MotherwellA2–24,979Boyd 9’, 90’1519 November 2005Inverness CTH2–24,708Boyd 54’ Naismith 56’1626 November 2005LivingstonA3–03,446Boyd 26’, 82’ Naismith 29’173 December 2005Dunfermline AthleticA1–04,319Boyd 41’1811 December 2005RangersH2–312,426McDonald 61’ Boyd 82’1917 December 2005FalkirkA2–14,804Fowler 50’ Boyd 90’2026 December 2005Dundee UnitedH2–15,749McDonald 38’ Wales 90’212 January 2006HibernianH2–29,224Naismith 30’ Wales 90’2214 January 2006CelticA2–459,995Naismith 24’ (Pen.) Invincible 51’ 2321 January 2006Heart of MidlothianH1–08,811Invincible 46’ 2428 January 2006AberdeenA2–210,540Naismith 24’ (Pen.) 31’ Lilley 85’258 February 2006MotherwellH2–05,169Wales 34’, 51’2611 February 2006Inverness CTA3–33,618Naismith 27’ Wales 69’, 85’2718 February 2006LivingstonH3–15,266Wales 22’ Naismith 27’ invincible 59’284 March 2006Dunfermline AthleticH1–05,507Invincible 9’2911 March 2006RangersA0–449,4423018 March 2006FalkirkH2–15,443Invincible 3’ Naismith 74’3125 March 2006Dundee UnitedA2–25,830Naismith 13’, 18’325 April 2006HibernianA1–210,427Wales 19’339 April 2006CelticH1–410,978Nish 89’3415 April 2006Heart of MidlothianA0–216,4973522 April 2006AberdeenA0–010,634 3629 April 2006RangersA1–311,583Nish 27’373 May 2006CelticA0–248,649387 May 2006HibernianH3–15,732Naismith 48’ (Pen.) Greer 72’ Nish 75’

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSecond Round23 August 2005Stirling AlbionH4–13,124Dodds 42’ Invincible 56’ Wales 75’ Di Giacomo 90’Third Round20 September 2005Dunfermline AthleticH3–43,193Boyd 53’, 90+3 Wilson (o.g.) 73’

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird Round7 January 2006Heart of MidlothianA1–212,831Nish 86’

Player statistics

Final league table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Frazer Wright Stranraer Free Ryan O'Leary Aberdeen Undisclosed Georgios Fotakis EgaleoFree Eric Skora Preston North EndFree Lindsay Wilson PSV EindhovenLoan

Players out PlayerToFee Frédéric Dindeleux Zulte Waregem Free Steven Masterton Clyde Free Craig Dargo Inverness CT Free Craig Samson Dundee UnitedFree Neil McGregor ClydeFree Kris Boyd Rangers £500,000 Shaun Dillon Queen of the SouthFree

References

External links Kilmarnock 2005–06 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)