2006–07 Gretna F.C. season

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Gretna F.C.
2006-07 season
ManagerRowan Alexander (to March)
Davie Irons (from March)
Scottish First Division1st - Champions
Scottish Cup4th Round
Scottish League Cup3rd Round
Scottish Challenge CupQuarter-final
UEFA Cup3rd Qualifying Round

During the 2006–07 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. finished at the top of the Scottish First Division with 19 wins and 9 draws out of 36 matches, and won promotion to the Scottish Premier League only 5 years after joining the SFL on the last day of the season beating Ross County 3–2 to clinch the First Division title. The team reached the quarterfinals of the Scottish Challenge Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results[]

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 2006-07 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorers Attendance
1 5 August Hamilton Academical H 6-0
2 12 August Clyde A 2–1
3 19 August Ross County H 2–1
4 27 August Queen of the South A 3–0
5 9 September Dundee H 0–4
6 16 September Livingston H 1–1
7 23 September Partick Thistle A 6–0
8 30 September Airdrie United H 0–2
9 14 October St Johnstone A 3–3
10 21 October Clyde H 3–3
11 28 October Hamilton Academical A 1–3
12 4 November Dundee A 3–1
13 11 November Queen of the South H 5–0
14 18 November Livingston A 2–1
15 25 November Partick Thistle H 4–0
16 2 December St Johnstone H 2–0
17 9 December Airdrie United A 2–4
18 16 December Ross County A 1-0
19 23 December Hamilton Academical H 1–0
20 30 December Dundee H 1–0
21 2 January Queen of the South A 4–0
22 13 January Partick Thistle A 2–2
23 20 January Livingston H 4–1
24 27 January St Johnstone A 1–2
25 10 February Airdrie United H 0-0
26 17 February Ross County H 4–1
27 24 February Clyde A 0–2
28 3 March Queen of the South H 0–3
29 11 March Dundee A 1–0
30 17 March Livingston A 1–1
31 31 March Partick Thistle H 2–0
32 4 April Airdrie United A 0–0
33 7 April St Johnstone H 0–2
34 14 April Hamilton Academical A 0–0
35 21 April Clyde H 0-0
36 28 April Ross County A 3-2

Final Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gretna 36 19 9 8 70 40 +30 66 Promoted to 2007–08 Scottish Premier League
2 St Johnstone 36 19 8 9 65 42 +23 65
3 Dundee 36 16 5 15 48 42 +6 53
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 11 11 46 47 −1 53
5 Clyde 36 12 14 10 46 35 +11 50
Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: UEFA Cup 2006-07
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
QR3 L1 10 August Republic of Ireland Derry City H 1–5
QR3 L2 3 February Republic of Ireland Derry City A 2–2 (3-7 agg.)

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 15 August Airdrie United A 3–0
R2 30 August Hamilton Academical H 3–1
QF 12 September Ross County A 2–3

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 20 September Hibernian A 0–6

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 January Clyde A 3–0
R4 3 February Hibernian A 1–3

References[]

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