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Gretna F.C.
2005-06 season
ManagerRowan Alexander
Scottish Second Division1st - Champions
Scottish CupFinalists
Scottish League Cup2nd Round
Scottish Challenge Cup1st Round

During the 2005–06 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. became champions of the Scottish Second Division. The team also reached the final of the Scottish Cup, losing on penalties to Hearts.

Results

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2005-06 Scottish Second Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorers Attendance
1 6 August Forfar Athletic H 5-1
2 13 August Raith Rovers A 3-1
3 20 August Stirling Albion H 1–0
4 27 August Ayr United H 2–2
5 10 September Greenock Morton A 2–0
6 17 September Partick Thistle H 2–2
7 24 September Alloa Athletic A 3–0
8 1 October Dumbarton H 1–0
9 15 October Peterhead A 2–0
10 22 October Forfar Athletic A 3–1
11 25 October Raith Rovers H 5–1
12 29 October Greenock Morton H 3–1
13 5 November Ayr United A 3–1
14 12 November Partick Thistle A 3–3
15 26 November Alloa Athletic H 4–0
16 3 December Peterhead H 3–1
17 17 December Dumbarton A 1–0
18 24 December Forfar Athletic H 1-2
19 2 January Ayr United H 3–0
20 14 January Greenock Morton A 2–2
21 21 January Partick Thistle H 6–1
22 28 January Alloa Athletic A 3–0
23 11 February Peterhead A 3–1
24 18 February Raith Rovers A 1–0
25 27 February Stirling Albion A 5-0
26 7 March Dunbarton H 3–0
27 11 March Greenock Morton H 1–2
28 18 March Partick Thistle A 2–0
29 21 March Ayr United A 4–2
30 25 March Alloa Athletic H 2–1
31 8 April Peterhead H 3–1
32 11 April Stirling Albion H 6–0
33 15 April Forfar Athletic A 1–2
34 18 April Dumbarton A 2–0
35 22 April Raith Rovers H 2-1
36 29 April Stirling Albion A 1-2

Final Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gretna (C, P) 36 28 4 4 97 30 +67 88 Promotion to the 2006–07 First Division and
qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
2 Greenock Morton 36 21 7 8 58 33 +25 70 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[b]
3 Peterhead 36 17 6 13 53 47 +6 57
4 Partick Thistle (P) 36 16 9 11 57 56 +1 57
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 6 15 54 63 −9 51
Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ As Heart of Midlothian, the Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Gretna, the cup runner-up.
  2. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2006–07 First Division, Stranraer were relegated and Partick Thistle were promoted.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 23 August Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 30 July Greenock Morton A 2–3

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 19 November Preston Athletic A 6–2
R2 10 December Cove Rangers H 6–1
R3 7 January St Johnstone A 1–0
R4 4 February Clyde A 0–0
R4R 14 February Clyde H 4–0
QF 25 February St Mirren H 1–0
SF 1 April Dundee N 3–0 14,179
F 13 May Heart of Midlothian N 1–1 (aet, Hearts won 4-2 on penalties) 51,232

References

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