2005–06 Scottish Cup

2005–06 Scottish Cup

Country	Scotland
Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Runner-up	Gretna
Matches played	60
Goals scored	189 (3.15 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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 afater 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

See also: Scottish Cup Format

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 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	Airdrie United	1 – 1	Dundee	New Broomfield, Airdrie
	McLaren  59'		Deasley  21'

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4 February 2006	Clyde	0 – 0	Gretna	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

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

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4 February 2006	Hamilton Academical	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	New Douglas Park, Hamilton

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

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4 February 2006	Inverness CT	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness

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

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8 February 2006	Spartans	0 – 0	St. Mirren	City Park, Edinburgh

Replays

7 February 2006	Alloa Athletic	0 – 3	Hamilton Academical	Recreation Park, Alloa
			McLaughlin  13' Neil  19' (pen.) Ferguson  87'

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

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

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14 February 2006	Ross County	0 – 1	Falkirk	Victoria Park, Dingwall
			Gow  63'

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14 February 2006	St. Mirren	3 – 0	Spartans	Love Street, Paisley
	Sutton  12' Adam  27' Maxwell  68'

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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	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Attendance: 6,259
	McBreen  70'	Report	Riordan  9' O'Connor  67' Sproule  74' Caldwell  77' Fletcher  88'

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25 February 2006	Gretna	1 – 0	St. Mirren	Raydale Park, Gretna Attendance: 2,850
	Deuchar  73'	Report

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25 February 2006	Hamilton Academical	0 – 0	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance: 4,486
		Report

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25 February 2006	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 16,365
	Jankauskas  6' Cesnauskis  63'	Report	Roberts  75'

Replay

9 March 2006	Dundee	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee Attendance: 7,460
	Mann  56' Lynch  68' Craig  91'	Report	Juanjo  75' Keogh  82'

Semi-finals

1 April 2006	Gretna	3 – 0	Dundee	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 14,179 Referee: Calum Murray
	Deuchar  45' McGuffie  58' (pen.) Smith  82' (o.g.)	Report

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2 April 2006	Hibernian	0 – 4	Heart of Midlothian	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 43,180 Referee: Stuart Dougal
		Report	Hartley  28', 59', 88' (pen.) Jankauskas  81'

Final

Main article: 2006 Scottish Cup Final

13 May 2006 15:00	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 pen.)	Gretna	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 51,232 Referee: Dougie McDonald
	Skacel  39'	Report	McGuffie  76'