2005–06 Gretna F.C. season

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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, the biggest match of their history 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 or relegation
1 Gretna 36 28 4 4 97 30 +67 88 Promoted to 2006–07 First Division
Qualification for the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round as cup runner up
2 Greenock Morton 36 21 7 8 58 33 +25 70
3 Peterhead 36 17 6 13 53 47 +6 57
4 Partick Thistle 36 16 9 11 57 56 +1 57 Promoted to 2006–07 First Division
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 6 15 54 63 −9 51
Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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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