2005–06 Scottish First Division
Football league season
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St Mirren |
| Promoted | St Mirren |
| Relegated | Stranraer Brechin City |
| Top goalscorer | Bryan Prunty (15) Jason Scotland (15) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
The 2005–06 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren.
As league champions, St Mirren were promoted to the Scottish Premier League.
Allan Jenkins scored the Stranraer winner on a 2 January South West relegation derby leaving Queen of the South firmly in the play off spot that was ninth place.[1] However Jenkins was sold to Gretna 10 days later.[2] Stranraer's league form imploded immediately recording only one other league win from then until the season's end.[1] Queens over hauled Stranraer who subsequently lost in a relegation playoff semi-final to be relegated along with Brechin City to the Scottish Second Division.
Scottish Second Division winners Gretna and playoff winners Partick Thistle were promoted.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 76 | Promotion to the 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 (R) | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 29 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 74 | −46 | 17 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "2005-2006 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Bryan Prunty | Airdrie United | 15 |
 Jason Scotland | St Johnstone | 15 |
 John Sutton | St Mirren | 14 |
| Alex Williams | Clyde | 13 |
| Simon Lynch | Dundee | 13 |
| Stewart Kean | St Mirren | 12 |
| John Rankin | Ross County | 12 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | Clyde | 11 |
Attendances
The average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below:
| Club | Average |
|---|---|
| St Mirren | 3,995 |
| Dundee | 3,797 |
| St Johnstone | 2,667 |
| Ross County | 2,302 |
| Queen of the South | 1,804 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1,761 |
| Airdrie United | 1,426 |
| Clyde | 1,284 |
| Brechin City | 770 |
| Stranraer | 654 |
First Division play-offs
The playoff semi-finals took place on 3 May 2006 and 6 May 2006. The final took place on 10 May 2006 and 14 May 2006.
Semi-finals
- Stranraer 1–3 Partick Thistle
- Partick Thistle 1–2 Stranraer
Final
- Partick Thistle 1–2 Peterhead
- Peterhead 1–2 Partick Thistle
- (Partick Thistle win 4–2 on penalties, aet)
References
- ^ a b [1] Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today "Stranraer results 2005/2006"
- ^ [2] Allan Jenkins at Soccerbase
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