SPL Season 2005-06

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Results of the 13th round of matches played on 29th & 30th October:

Dunfermline 0-3 Motherwell

Falkirk 1-1 Livingston

Hibernian 2-0 Hearts

Kilmarnock 4-2 Aberdeen

Rangers 1-1 Inverness CT

Dundee United 2-4 Celtic

Celtic knocked Hearts off top spot after defeating Dundee United 4-2 at Tannadice. Hearts lost their first game of the season, defeated 2-0 away to city rivals Hibernian. Rangers lost ground on Celtic after their tie in 4 matches, drawing 1-1 at home to Inverness.

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 13 10 2 1 35 12 32

2 Hearts 13 10 2 1 27 9 32

3 Hibernian 13 9 1 3 24 13 28

4 Rangers 13 6 4 3 23 13 22

5 Kilmarnock 13 5 3 5 23 22 18

6 Motherwell 13 5 2 6 25 28 17

7 Aberdeen 13 4 4 5 17 17 16

8 Inverness CT 13 3 5 5 13 16 14

9 Dundee United 13 3 4 6 16 22 13

10 Falkirk 13 3 4 6 13 23 13

11 Dunfermline 13 1 2 10 8 27 5

12 Livingston 13 0 5 8 6 28 5

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Rudi Skacel Hearts 9

2 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 7

3 John Hartson Celtic 7

4 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

5 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

6 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 6

7 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 6

8 Stilian Petrov Celtic 6

9 Richie Foran Motherwell 5

10 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 5

11 Dado Prso Rangers 5

12 Jamie Smith Aberdeen 5

13 Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 4

14 Paul Hartley Hearts 4

15 Peter Lovenkrands Rangers 4

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Results of the 14th round of matches played on 5th & 6th November:

Hearts 3-0 Dundee United

Inverness CT 2-1 Dunfermline

Livingston 1-2 Hibernian

Motherwell 2-2 Kilmarnock

Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

Falkirk 0-3 Celtic

Joint leaders Celtic and Hearts moved further clear of 4th placed Rangers after 3-0 victories at the weekend. Rangers dropped another 2 points after drawing 0-0 at home to Aberdeen. Amazingly, this was Rangers 6th draw in 7 competitive matches!!

Celtic striker John Hartson scored his 100th goal in 182 matches for the club. Ironically, Rangers called off the signing of the Welshman after he failed a fitness test before moving to Parkhead.

Hibernian remain in 3rd position after scoring 2 late goals to defeat bottom side Livingston.

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 14 11 2 1 38 12 35

2 Hearts 14 11 2 1 30 9 35

3 Hibernian 14 10 1 3 26 14 31

4 Rangers 14 6 5 3 23 13 23

5 Kilmarnock 14 5 4 5 25 24 19

6 Motherwell 14 5 3 6 27 30 18

7 Aberdeen 14 4 5 5 17 17 17

8 Inverness CT 14 4 5 5 15 17 17

9 Dundee United 14 3 4 7 16 25 13

10 Falkirk 14 3 4 7 13 26 13

11 Dunfermline 14 1 2 11 9 29 5

12 Livingston 14 0 5 9 7 30 5

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Rudi Skacel Hearts 10

2 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 9

3 John Hartson Celtic 8

4 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 7

5 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

6 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

7 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 6

8 Stilian Petrov Celtic 6

9 Richie Foran Motherwell 5

10 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 5

11 Paul Hartley Hearts 5

12 Scott McDonald Motherwell 5

13 Dado Prso Rangers 5

14 Jamie Smith Aberdeen 5

15 Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 4

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This weekend matches are:

Saturday:

Celtic v Dunfermline

Falkirk v Aberdeen

Inverness CT v Dundee Utd

Livingston v Kilmarnock

Motherwell v Hearts

Sunday:

Hibernian v Rangers

League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 15 12 2 1 41 12 38

2 Hearts 15 11 3 1 31 10 36

3 Hibernian 15 10 1 4 28 17 31

4 Rangers 15 6 5 4 23 16 23

5 Kilmarnock 15 5 5 5 26 25 20

6 Motherwell 15 5 4 6 28 31 19

7 Aberdeen 15 4 6 5 18 18 18

8 Inverness CT 15 4 6 5 16 18 18

9 Falkirk 15 4 4 7 16 28 16

10 Dundee United 15 3 5 7 17 26 14

11 Livingston 15 1 5 9 8 30 8

12 Dunfermline 15 1 2 12 9 30 5

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wow what an amazing upset!!! Dufermline were 16-1!!! first win for them and first loss for celtic at home, biggest upset this year so far in all competitions

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Results of the 16th round of matches played on 26th & 27th November:

Celtic 0-1 Dunfermline

Falkirk 1-2 Aberdeen

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee Utd

Livingston 0-3 Kilmarnock

Motherwell 1-1 Hearts

Hibernian 2-1 Rangers

For the first time in 5 or 6 seasons, both Rangers and Celtic lost league matches.

Celtic lost at home to struggling Dunfermline, while Rangers lost away to 3rd top Hibernian. This keeps Rangers 15 points behind leaders Celtic, and only 4 points clear of 8th placed Inverness.

It was apparantly as far back as 1891 when Rangers last failed to win a single match during the month of November. Very desperate times indeed!!

The result at Easter Roas seems to have sealed the fate of Rangers manager Alex McLeish. The only question remaining to be answered, is if he will be allowed to remain in charge for their last Champions League group match at home to Inter.

Hearts missed the chance to move back to the top of the table after drawing away to Motherwell. A last minute penalty rescued a point for Hearts.

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 16 12 2 2 41 13 38

2 Hearts 16 11 4 1 32 11 37

3 Hibernian 16 11 1 4 30 18 34

4 Rangers 16 6 5 5 24 18 23

5 Kilmarnock 16 6 5 5 30 26 23

6 Aberdeen 16 5 6 5 20 19 21

7 Motherwell 16 5 5 6 29 32 20

8 Inverness CT 16 4 7 5 18 20 19

9 Falkirk 16 4 4 8 17 30 16

10 Dundee United 15 3 6 7 18 27 15

11 Dunfermline 16 2 2 12 10 30 8

12 Livingston 16 1 5 10 8 33 8

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 12

2 Rudi Skacel Hearts 11

3 John Hartson Celtic 9

4 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 8

5 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 8

6 Derek Riordan Hibernian 7

7 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

8 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

9 Paul Hartley Hearts 6

10 Scott McDonald Motherwell 6

11 Stilian Petrov Celtic 6

12 Jamie Smith Aberdeen 6

13 Richie Foran Motherwell 5

14 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 5

15 Lee Miller Dundee Utd 5

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Results of the 17th & 18th rounds of matches played on 03rd/4th & 10th/11 December:

Round 17

Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic

Dundee Utd 1-0 Hibernian

Dunfermline 0-1 Kilmarnock

Hearts 2-1 Livingston

Motherwell 0-2 Inverness CT

Rangers 2-2 Falkirk

Round 18

Kilmarnock 2-3 Rangers

Aberdeen 0-0 Dunfermline

Celtic 3-2 Hibernian

Falkirk 0-1 Motherwell

Hearts 0-0 Inverness CT

Livingston 1-0 Dundee Utd

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 18 14 2 2 47 16 44

2 Hearts 18 12 5 1 34 12 41

3 Hibernian 18 11 1 6 32 22 34

4 Rangers 18 7 6 5 29 22 27

5 Kilmarnock 18 7 5 6 33 29 26

6 Inverness CT 18 5 8 5 20 20 23

7 Motherwell 18 6 5 7 30 34 23

8 Aberdeen 18 5 7 6 21 22 22

9 Dundee United 18 4 6 8 19 28 18

10 Falkirk 18 4 5 9 19 33 17

11 Livingston 18 2 5 11 10 35 11

12 Dunfermline 18 2 3 13 10 31 9

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 14

2 Rudi Skacel Hearts 13

3 John Hartson Celtic 11

4 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 8

5 Peter Lovenkrands Rangers 8

6 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 8

7 Stilian Petrov Celtic 7

8 Derek Riordan Hibernian 7

9 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

10 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

11 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 6

12 Paul Hartley Hearts 6

13 Scott McDonald Motherwell 6

14 Jamie Smith Aberdeen 6

15 Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 5

Both sides of the Old Firm came out on top at the weekend, each winning 3-2 in exciting 5 goal matches. Celtics win over 3rd place Hibs, saw them move further clear at the top of the SPL as Hearts could only draw at home to Inverness.

Rangers finally returned to winning ways with their away win at Kilmarnock, which saw the Ibrox side move back into 4th spot - a massive17 points behind the leaders.

This weekend sees Hearts visit Ibrox in the big match of the weekend (it's definitely Saturday Stan, not Sunday as I thought). Who will come out on top in the battle between Kyrgiakos and Fyssas?

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Results of the 19th round of matches played on 17th, 18th & 20th December:

Falkirk 1-2 Kilmarnock

Hibernian 2-1 Motherwell

Livingston 0-0 Aberdeen

Rangers 1-0 Hearts

Inverness CT 1-1 Celtic

Dundee United 2-1 Dunfermline

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 19 14 3 2 48 17 45

2 Hearts 19 12 5 2 34 13 41

3 Hibernian 19 12 1 6 34 23 37

4 Rangers 19 8 6 5 30 22 30

5 Kilmarnock 19 8 5 6 35 30 29

6 Inverness CT 19 5 9 5 21 21 24

7 Aberdeen 19 5 8 6 21 22 23

8 Motherwell 19 6 5 8 31 36 23

9 Dundee United 19 5 6 8 21 29 21

10 Falkirk 19 4 5 10 20 35 17

11 Livingston 19 2 6 11 10 35 12

12 Dunfermline 19 2 3 14 11 33 9

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 15

2 Rudi Skacel Hearts 13

3 John Hartson Celtic 12

4 Peter Lovenkrands Rangers 9

5 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 8

6 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 8

7 Derek Riordan Hibernian 8

8 Scott McDonald Motherwell 7

9 Stilian Petrov Celtic 7

10 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

11 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

12 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 6

13 Paul Hartley Hearts 6

14 Jamie Smith Aberdeen 6

15 Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 5

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Results of the 20th round of matches played on 26th December:

Celtic 2-1 Livingston

Dunfermline 3-3 Rangers

Hearts 5-0 Falkirk

Inverness CT 2-0 Hibernian

Kilmarnock 2-1 Dundee Utd

Motherwell 3-1 Aberdeen

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 20 15 3 2 50 18 48

2 Hearts 20 13 5 2 39 13 44

3 Hibernian 20 12 1 7 34 25 37

4 Kilmarnock 20 9 5 6 37 31 32

5 Rangers 20 8 7 5 33 25 31

6 Inverness CT 20 6 9 5 23 21 27

7 Motherwell 20 7 5 8 34 37 26

8 Aberdeen 20 5 8 7 22 25 23

9 Dundee United 20 5 6 9 22 31 21

10 Falkirk 20 4 5 11 20 40 17

11 Livingston 20 2 6 12 11 37 12

12 Dunfermline 20 2 4 14 14 36 10

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 15 (Now at Rangers)

2 Rudi Skacel Hearts 14

3 John Hartson Celtic 12

4 Peter Lovenkrands Rangers 11

5 Scott McDonald Motherwell 9

6 Darryl Duffy Falkirk 8

7 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 8

8 Derek Riordan Hibernian 8

9 Paul Hartley Hearts 7

10 Stilian Petrov Celtic 7

11 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

12 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

13 Craig Dargo Inverness CT 6

14 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 6

15 Shaun Maloney Celtic 6

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Results of the 22nd round of matches played on 14th & 15th January:

Dundee Utd 2-1 Falkirk

Motherwell 0-1 Rangers

Celtic 4-2 Kilmarnock

Dunfermline 1-4 Hearts

Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen

Inverness CT 3-0 Livingston

Updated League Table:

Pos Team PL W D L F A Pts

1 Celtic 22 17 3 2 57 22 54

2 Hearts 22 14 5 3 45 17 47

3 Hibernian 22 12 2 8 37 29 38

4 Rangers 22 10 7 5 37 25 37

5 Kilmarnock 22 9 6 7 41 37 33

6 Inverness CT 22 7 10 5 26 21 31

7 Motherwell 22 8 5 9 36 39 29

8 Aberdeen 22 6 9 7 24 26 27

9 Dundee United 22 6 6 10 24 35 24

10 Falkirk 22 4 5 13 22 44 17

11 Dunfermline 22 3 4 15 17 41 13

12 Livingston 22 2 6 14 12 42 12

SPL Top Scorers:

1 Kris Boyd Rangers 15

2 Rudi Skacel Hearts 15

3 Peter Lovenkrands Rangers 13

4 John Hartson Celtic 12

5 Craig Dargo Inverness CT 9

6 Scott McDonald Motherwell 9

7 Garry O'Connor Hibernian 9

8 Derek Riordan Hibernian 8

9 Paul Hartley Hearts 7

10 Shaun Maloney Celtic 7

11 Stilian Petrov Celtic 7

12 Craig Beattie Celtic 6

13 Craig Brewster Inverness CT 6

14 Richie Foran Motherwell 6

15 Jim Hamilton Motherwell 6