2005–06 Scottish Cup

2005–06 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Runner-up	Gretna
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Goals scored	189 (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
Round	First match date	Original	Replays	Clubs
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

4 February 2006

Airdrie United	1–1	Dundee
McLaren 59'		Deasley 21'

New Broomfield, Airdrie

4 February 2006

Clyde	0–0	Gretna

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

4 February 2006

Falkirk	1–1	Ross County
McBreen 79'		Cowin 17'

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

4 February 2006

Hamilton Academical	0–0	Alloa

New Douglas Park, Hamilton

4 February 2006

Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Aberdeen
Pospisil 21' Elliot 34' Pressley 45' (pen.)

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

4 February 2006

Inverness CT	2–2	Partick Thistle

Caledonian Stadium, Inverness

4 February 2006

Rangers	0–3	Hibernian
		O'Connor 50' Sproule 59' Killen 78'

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

8 February 2006

Spartans	0–0	St Mirren

City Park, Edinburgh

Replays

7 February 2006

Alloa	1–2	Hamilton Academical
Armstrong 22"		McLaughlin 43” Young 80”

Recreation Park, Alloa

Attendance: 10,897

14 February 2006

Dundee	2–0	Airdrie United
Deasley 8' Lynch 71'

Dens Park, Dundee

14 February 2006

Gretna	4–0	Clyde
Grady 25', 70', 82' Deuchar 89'

Raydale Park, Gretna

14 February 2006

Ross County	0–1	Falkirk
		Gow 63'

Victoria Park, Dingwall

14 February 2006

St Mirren	3–0	Spartans
Sutton 12' Adam 27' Maxwell 68'

Love Street, Paisley

15 February 2006

Partick Thistle	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 pen.)	Inverness CT

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Quarter-finals

25 February 2006

Falkirk	1–5	Hibernian
McBreen 70'	Report	Riordan 9' O'Connor 67' Sproule 74' Caldwell 77' Fletcher 88'

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

Attendance: 6,259

25 February 2006

Gretna	1–0	St Mirren
Deuchar 73'	Report

Raydale Park, Gretna

Attendance: 2,850

25 February 2006

Hamilton Academical	0–0	Dundee
	Report

New Douglas Park, Hamilton

Attendance: 4,486^[1]

25 February 2006

Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Partick Thistle
Jankauskas 6' Cesnauskis 63'	Report	Roberts 75'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

Attendance: 16,365

Replay

9 March 2006

Dundee	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Hamilton Academical
Mann 56' Lynch 68' Craig 91'	Report	Juanjo 75' Keogh 82'

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 7,460^[1]

Semi-finals

1 April 2006

Gretna	3–0	Dundee
Deuchar 45' McGuffie 58' (pen.) Smith 82' (o.g.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 14,179

Referee: Calum Murray

2 April 2006

Hibernian	0–4	Heart of Midlothian
	Report	Hartley 28', 59', 88' (pen.) Jankauskas 81'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 43,180

Referee: Stuart Dougal

Final

13 May 2006

15:00

Heart of Midlothian	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Gretna
Skacel 39'	Report	McGuffie 76'
Penalties
	4–2

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 51,232

Referee: Dougie McDonald

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
5-0	Ross County	Forfar Athletic	Third Round
0-5	Lossiemouth	Spartans	Second Round

References

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

[acciesQF-1] "Accies in the Quarter Final". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

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