2005–06 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic

2005–06 season
Chairman	Brian Quinn
Manager	Gordon Strachan
Ground	Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,837)
Scottish Premier League	1st
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Scottish League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: John Hartson (18) All: Maciej Żurawski, John Hartson (20)
Home colours
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Celtic started season 2005–06 looking to win the Scottish Premier League trophy and retain the Scottish Cup. They will also compete in the Scottish League Cup, and enter the Champions League at the qualification stage.

Summary

Celtic were also knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round by Clyde, losing 2–1. The Scottish League Cup was won with a comfortable 3–0 victory over Dunfermline on 19 March 2006, while the league was regained after a 1–0 win over Hearts. Rival managers were quick to praise the manner in which Celtic have regained the SPL title, with Rangers manager Alex McLeish "conceding that Celtic deserved to win the Scottish Premier League". - ,

Results

Results for Celtic F.C. for season 2005–06.

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

      Win      Draw      Loss

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Celtic scorers	Match Report
16 July 2005	Craven Cottage	Fulham	0–0	Friendly		BBC Sport
19 July 2005	Walkers Stadium	Leicester City	0–0	Friendly		BBC Sport
21 July 2005	Celtic Park	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2–2	Friendly	McGeady, Hartson	BBC Sport
24 July 2005	Celtic Park	Leeds United	0–0	Friendly		BBC Sport
27 July 2005	Tehelné pole	Artmedia Bratislava	0–5	CLQ		BBC Sport
30 July 2005	Fir Park	Motherwell	4–4	SPL	Hartson (3), Beattie	BBC Sport
2 August 2005	Celtic Park	Artmedia Bratislava	4–0	CLQ	Thompson, Hartson, McManus, Beattie	BBC Sport
6 August 2005	Celtic Park	Dundee United	2–0	SPL	Hartson, Beattie	BBC Sport
13 August 2005	Celtic Park	Falkirk	3–1	SPL	Hartson, Thompson (2)	BBC Sport
20 August 2005	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	1–3	SPL	Maloney	BBC Sport
28 August 2005	East End Park	Dunfermline Athletic	4–0	SPL	Żurawski (2), Hartson, Nakamura	BBC Sport
10 September 2005	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	2–0	SPL	Żurawski, Petrov	BBC Sport
18 September 2005	Easter Road	Hibernian	1–0	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
21 September 2005	Celtic Park	Falkirk	2–1	SLC	Żurawski, Hartson	BBC Sport
24 September 2005	Celtic Park	Inverness CT	2–1	SPL	Craig Beattie (2)	BBC Sport
1 October 2005	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	5–0	SPL	McManus, Maloney, Żurawski, Sutton, Beattie	BBC Sport
15 October 2005	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	SPL	Beattie	BBC Sport
22 October 2005	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	1–0	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
26 October 2005	Celtic Park	Motherwell	5–0	SPL	Petrov (3), Maloney, Nakamura	BBC Sport
29 October 2005	Tannadice	Dundee United	4–2	SPL	Hartson, Sutton, Archibald (og), Pearson	BBC Sport
5 November 2005	Falkirk Stadium	Falkirk	3–0	SPL	Maloney, McGeady, Hartson	BBC Sport
9 November 2005	Celtic Park	Rangers	2–0	SLC	Maloney, Klos (og)	BBC Sport
19 November 2005	Celtic Park	Rangers	3–0	SPL	Hartson, Balde, McGeady	BBC Sport
26 November 2005	Celtic Park	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	SPL		BBC Sport
3 December 2005	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	3–1	SPL	McGeady, Petrov, Telfer	BBC Sport
10 December 2005	Celtic Park	Hibernian	3–2	SPL	Hartson (2), Maloney	BBC Sport
17 December 2005	Caledonian Stadium	Inverness CT	1–1	SPL	Hartson	BBC Sport
26 December 2005	Celtic Park	Livingston	2–1	SPL	Maloney, Nakamura	BBC Sport
1 January 2006	Tynecastle	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	SPL	Pearson, McManus (2)	BBC Sport
7 January 2006	Broadwood Stadium	Clyde	1–2	SC	Żurawski	BBC Sport
14 January 2006	Celtic Park	Kilmarnock	4–2	SPL	Żurawski, Maloney, McManus, Nakamura	BBC Sport
21 January 2006	Fir Park	Motherwell	3–1	SPL	Żurawski, McGeady, Hartson	BBC Sport
28 January 2006	Celtic Park	Dundee United	3–3	SPL	Hartson, Żurawski, Petrov	BBC Sport
1 February 2006	Hampden Park	Motherwell	2–1	SLC	Żurawski, Maloney	BBC Sport
8 February 2006	Celtic Park	Falkirk	2–1	SPL	Keane, McManus	BBC Sport
12 February 2006	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	1–0	SPL	Żurawski	BBC Sport
18 February 2006	East End Park	Dunfermline Athletic	8–1	SPL	Żurawski (4), Petrov, Hartson, Maloney, Lennon	BBC Sport
4 March 2006	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	3–0	SPL	Petrov, Maloney, Żurawski	BBC Sport
11 March 2006	Easter Road	Hibernian	2–1	SPL	Maloney (pen.), McManus	BBC Sport
19 March 2006	Hampden Park	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	SLC	Żurawski, Maloney, Dublin	BBC Sport
22 March 2006	Celtic Park	Inverness CT	2–1	SPL	McManus, Maloney	BBC Sport
26 March 2006	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	2–0	SPL	Żurawski, Maloney (pen.)	BBC Sport
5 April 2006	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	SPL	Hartson	BBC Sport
9 April 2006	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	4–1	SPL	Nakamura (2), Hartson, Dublin	BBC Sport
16 April 2006	Celtic Park	Hibernian	1–1	SPL	Żurawski	BBC Sport
23 April 2006	Celtic Park	Rangers	0–0	SPL		BBC Sport
30 April 2006	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	SPL		BBC Sport
3 May 2006	Celtic Park	Kilmarnock	2–0	SPL	Żurawski, Varga	BBC Sport
7 May 2006	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	2–2	SPL	Hartson, Maloney	BBC Sport

Key:

• SPL = Scottish Premier League
• SC = Scottish Cup
• SLC = Scottish League Cup
• CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
• CLH - Champions League Group H
• CL = Champions League Match
• UC = UEFA Cup match
• F = Friendly match

Transfers

In:

Player	From	Fee
Mark Wilson	Dundee United	£500k
Roy Keane	Manchester Utd	Free
Du Wei	Shanghai Shenhua	Loan
Paul Telfer	Southampton F.C.	£200k
Adam Virgo	Brighton & Hove	£1.5m
Shunsuke Nakamura	Reggina	£2.5m
Maciej Żurawski	Wisła Kraków	£2.5m
Artur Boruc	Legia Warsaw	Undisclosed
Mohammed Camara	Burnley	Free

Out:

Player	From	Fee
Du Wei	Shanghai Shenhua	End of Loan
Chris Sutton	Birmingham City F.C.	Free
David Fernández	Dundee United	Free
Jackie McNamara	Wolves	Free
Stéphane Henchoz	Wigan Athletic	Free
Robert Douglas	Leicester City	Free
Mohammed Sylla	Leicester City	Free
Paul Lambert	Livingston	Free
Joos Valgaeren	Club Brugge	Free
Ulrik Laursen	Odense BK	Free
Magnus Hedman	Chelsea	Free