2005–06 Dundee F.C. season

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]

Dundee

2005–06 season
Manager	Alan Kernaghan
Stadium	Dens Park
Scottish First Division	7th
Scottish Cup	Semi-Finals
Scottish League Cup	Second Round
Scottish Challenge Cup	Quarter-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Simon Lynch (13) All: Simon 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
Home colours
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Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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

Source: "2005-2006 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Dundee's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish First Division

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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'

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	23 August 2005	Stranraer	A	1–3	668	Lynch 72'

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup

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