2005–06 Scottish Cup

2005–06 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Heart of Midlothian
Runners-up Gretna
Matches played 60
Goals scored 189 (3.15 per match)

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. East of Scotland League club 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 → 32
Third Round 7 January 2006 16 3 32 → 16
Fourth Round 4 February 2006 8 6 16 → 8
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 Athletic 9 – 0 Selkirk
Stenhousemuir 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire
Cowdenbeath 0 – 3 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton 4 – 1 Forres Mechanics
Spartans 1 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Elgin City
Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Albion Rovers
Preston Athletic 2 – 6 Gretna

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 3 Partick Thistle

Second round

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

Third round

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

Replays

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

Fourth round


4 February 2006
Clyde 0 – 0 Gretna

4 February 2006
Falkirk 1 – 1 Ross County
McBreen  79' Cowin  17'


4 February 2006
Heart of Midlothian 3 – 0 Aberdeen
Pospisil  21'
Elliot  34'
Pressley  45' (pen.)


4 February 2006
Rangers 0 – 3 Hibernian
O'Connor  50'
Sproule  59'
Killen  78'

Replays


14 February 2006
Dundee 2 – 0 Airdrie United
Deasley  8'
Lynch  71'

14 February 2006
Gretna 4 – 0 Clyde
Grady  25', 70', 82'
Deuchar  89'

14 February 2006
Ross County 0 – 1 Falkirk
Gow  63'

14 February 2006
St Mirren 3 – 0 Spartans
Sutton  12'
Adam  27'
Maxwell  68'

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
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

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.)
(4 – 2 pen.)
Gretna
Skacel  39' Report McGuffie  76'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,232
Referee: Dougie McDonald

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