2005–06 Gretna F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, the Scottish football club Gretna 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 Heart of Midlothian.

Gretna
2005-06 season
ChairmanBrooks Mileson
ManagerRowan Alexander
Scottish Second Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupSecond round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst round

Results

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Scottish Second Division

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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

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
First round 30 July Greenock Morton A 2–3 2,798

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
Second round 23 August Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
First round 19 November Preston Athletic A 6–2
Second round 10 December Cove Rangers H 6–1
Third round 7 January St Johnstone A 1–0
Fourth round 4 February Clyde A 0–0
Fourth round replay 14 February Clyde H 4–0 Grady 25', 70', 82', Deuchar 89'
Quarter-final 25 February St Mirren H 1–0 Deuchar 73' 2,850
Semi-final 1 April Dundee N 3–0 Deuchar 45', McGuffie 58' pen., Smith 82' o.g. 14,179
Final 13 May Heart of Midlothian N 1–1 (aet, Hearts won 4–2 on penalties) McGuffie 76' 51,232

League Table

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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.

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