2005–06 Falkirk F.C. season
# 2005–06 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2005–06 season saw Falkirk compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 10th position with 33 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 37 | +56 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 55 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 54 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 58 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 49 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 33 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 33 | |
| 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 33 | |
| 12 | Livingston | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 79 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by being the highest place applicant for the competition.

## Results

Falkirk's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 30 July 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–2 | 4,561 | |
| 2 | 6 August 2005 | Livingston | A | 2–0 | 4,052 | Latapy 28', Duffy 72' |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 57,782 | Duffy 39' |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | 6,268 | |
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 12,249 | |
| 6 | 10 September 2005 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 6,500 | McBreen 78' |
| 7 | 17 September 2005 | Motherwell | A | 0–5 | 5,625 | |
| 8 | 24 September 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 5,507 | Gow 11' |
| 9 | 2 October 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | 6,342 | Duffy 27', Pressley 68' (o.g.) |
| 10 | 15 October 2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 | 7,068 | Duffy 40' |
| 11 | 22 October 2005 | Dundee United | H | 1–3 | 5,316 | Duffy 3' |
| 12 | 26 October 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 3–0 | 3,660 | Thomson 22', Duffy 70', Moutinho 90' |
| 13 | 29 October 2005 | Livingston | H | 1–1 | 4,786 | Pinxten 20' (o.g.) |
| 14 | 6 November 2005 | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 6,459 | |
| 15 | 19 November 2005 | Hibernian | A | 3–2 | 13,092 | Duffy (2) 48', 73', Gow 55' |
| 16 | 26 November 2005 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | 5,826 | McBreen 83' |
| 17 | 3 December 2005 | Rangers | A | 2–2 | 48,042 | Gow 69', Moutinho 71' |
| 18 | 10 December 2005 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 4,972 | |
| 19 | 17 December 2005 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 4,804 | Milne 74' |
| 20 | 26 December 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–5 | 16,538 | |
| 21 | 31 December 2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–2 | 6,235 | Duffy 68' |
| 22 | 15 January 2006 | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | 7,948 | McBreen 69' |
| 23 | 21 January 2006 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–4 | 4,772 | Ireland 11' |
| 24 | 28 January 2006 | Livingston | A | 1–0 | 4,577 | O'Donnell 35' |
| 25 | 8 February 2006 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 56,672 | Milne 83' |
| 26 | 11 February 2006 | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 5,937 | |
| 27 | 18 February 2006 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 11,538 | |
| 28 | 4 March 2006 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 6,348 | Latapy 66' |
| 29 | 11 March 2006 | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | 8,179 | Cregg 55' |
| 30 | 18 March 2006 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 5,443 | McBreen 19' |
| 31 | 25 March 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 5,966 | Gow 45' |
| 32 | 1 April 2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | 6,836 | Ross 21' |
| 33 | 8 April 2006 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 4,473 | Ross 23' |
| 34 | 15 April 2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | 5,413 | |
| 35 | 22 April 2006 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 4,467 | Gow 16' |
| 36 | 29 April 2006 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 5,798 | Gow 18', McBreen 39' |
| 37 | 3 May 2006 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 0–2 | 3,121 | |
| 38 | 6 May 2006 | Livingston | H | 1–0 | 5,355 | McBreen 74' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Brechin City | H | 2–1 | 2,624 | Gow (2) 32', 64' |
| R4 | 4 February 2006 | Ross County | H | 1–1 | 3,649 | McBreen 79' |
| R4 Replay | 14 February 2006 | Ross County | A | 1–0 | 2,372 | Gow 63' |
| QF | 25 February 2006 | Hibernian | H | 1–5 | 6,259 | McBreen 70' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 | 23 August 2005 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 2,575 | O'Donnell (2) 10', 24' |
| R3 | 21 September 2005 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 24,953 | Gow 54' |
