2005–06 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season
2005–06 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsCeltic
Final positions
ChampionsHeart of Midlothian
Runner-upGretna
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored189 (3.15 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)James Grady (6)
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The 2005–06 Scottish Cup was the 121st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by SPL club Heart of Midlothian who defeated Second Division side Gretna on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final. Hearts became the first non-Old Firm club to win the Cup since they themselves won it in 1997–98. Gretna earned a place in the UEFA Cup with Hearts having already qualified for the Champions League via the SPL.

A major shock occurred in the third round when First Division side Clyde defeated Cup holders Celtic 2–1. Rangers were knocked out of at the fourth round stage, losing 3–0 at home to Hibernian. Spartans reached the fourth round before eventually losing to St Mirren after a replay.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Replays
First Round 19 November 2005 8 1
Second Round 10 December 2005 10 0 00 → 32
Third Round 7 January 2006 16 3 32 → 16
Fourth Round 4 February 2006 8 6 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 25 February 2006 4 1 8 → 4
Semi-finals 1 April 2006 2 0 4 → 2
Final 16 May 2006 1 0 2 → 1

First round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa (3) 9 – 0 Selkirk (NL)
Stenhousemuir (4) 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire (4)
Cowdenbeath (4) 0 – 3 Greenock Morton (3)
Dumbarton (3) 4 – 1 Forres Mechanics (NL)
Spartans (NL) 1 – 0 Berwick Rangers (4)
Stirling Albion (3) 2 – 1 Elgin City (4)
Partick Thistle (3) 1 – 1 Albion Rovers (4)
Preston Athletic (NL) 2 – 6 Gretna (3)

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers (4) 1 – 3 Partick Thistle (3)

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa (3) 1 – 0 Montrose (4)
Arbroath (4) 1 – 0 Dumbarton (3)
Ayr United (3) 3 – 2 Greenock Morton (3)
East Fife (4) 0 – 3 Peterhead (3)
Gretna (3) 6 – 1 Cove Rangers (NL)
Lossiemouth (NL) 0 – 5 Spartans (NL)
Queen's Park (4) 2 – 0 Raith Rovers (3)
Stenhousemuir (4) 1 – 4 Partick Thistle (3)
Stirling Albion (3) 1 – 0 Inverurie Loco Works (NL)
Threave Rovers (NL) 0 – 4 Forfar Athletic (3)

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Clyde (2) 2 – 1 Celtic (1)
Dundee (2) 2 – 0 Stranraer (2)
Alloa (3) 1 – 1 Livingston (1)
Dundee United (1) 2 – 3 Aberdeen (1)
Dunfermline Athletic (1) 3 – 4 Airdrie United (2)
Falkirk (1) 2 – 1 Brechin City (2)
Heart of Midlothian (1) 2 – 1 Kilmarnock (1)
Hibernian (1) 6 – 0 Arbroath (4)
Inverness CT (1) 1 – 1 Ayr United (3)
Queen of the South (2) 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical (2)
Rangers (1) 5 – 0 Peterhead (3)
Ross County (2) 5 – 0 Forfar Athletic (3)
Spartans (NL) 3 – 2 Queen's Park (4)
St Johnstone (2) 0 – 1 Gretna (3)
St Mirren (2) 3 – 0 Motherwell (1)
Stirling Albion (3) 0 – 1 Partick Thistle (3)

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical (2) 1 – 0 Queen of the South (2)
Ayr United (3) 0 – 2 Inverness CT (1)
Livingston (1) 1 – 2 Alloa (3)

Fourth round

Airdrie United1–1Dundee
McLaren 59' Deasley 21'
Falkirk1–1Ross County
McBreen 79' Cowin 17'
Rangers0–3Hibernian
O'Connor 50'
Sproule 59'
Killen 78'
Spartans0–0St Mirren

Replays

Alloa1–2Hamilton Academical
Armstrong 22" McLaughlin 43” Young 80”
Attendance: 10,897
Dundee2–0Airdrie United
Deasley 8'
Lynch 71'
Gretna4–0Clyde
Grady 25', 70', 82'
Deuchar 89'
Ross County0–1Falkirk
Gow 63'
St Mirren3–0Spartans
Sutton 12'
Adam 27'
Maxwell 68'
Love Street, Paisley
Partick Thistle1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 pen.)		Inverness CT

Quarter-finals

Falkirk1–5Hibernian
McBreen 70' Report Riordan 9'
O'Connor 67'
Sproule 74'
Caldwell 77'
Fletcher 88'
Attendance: 6,259
Gretna1–0St Mirren
Deuchar 73' Report
Attendance: 2,850
Hamilton Academical0–0Dundee
Report
Attendance: 4,486[1]
Heart of Midlothian2–1Partick Thistle
Jankauskas 6'
Cesnauskis 63'		 Report Roberts 75'
Attendance: 16,365

Replay

Dundee3–2 (a.e.t.)Hamilton Academical
Mann 56'
Lynch 68'
Craig 91'		 Report Juanjo 75'
Keogh 82'
Attendance: 7,460[1]

Semi-finals

Gretna3–0Dundee
Deuchar 45'
McGuffie 58' (pen.)
Smith 82' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 14,179
Referee: Calum Murray
Hibernian0–4Heart of Midlothian
Report Hartley 28', 59', 88' (pen.)
Jankauskas 81'
Attendance: 43,180
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Final

Heart of Midlothian1–1 (a.e.t.)Gretna
Skacel 39' Report McGuffie 76'
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 51,232

Largest Wins

A list of the largest wins from the competition.

Score Home Team Away Team Stage
9-0 Alloa Athletic Selkirk First Round
6-0 Hibernian Arbroath Third Round
6-1 Gretna Cove Rangers Second Round
5-0 Rangers Peterhead Third Round
Ross County Forfar Athletic Third Round
0-5 Lossiemouth Spartans Second Round

References

  1. ^ a b "Accies in the Quarter Final". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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