2005–06 Gretna F.C. season

Gretna 2005-06 football season

Gretna
2005-06 season
Chairman	Brooks Mileson
Manager	Rowan Alexander
Scottish Second Division	1st (Champions)
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Scottish League Cup	Second round
Scottish Challenge Cup	First round
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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.

Results

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2005-06 Scottish Second Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
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

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup

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

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup

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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup

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

Pos	Team v t e	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
2	Greenock Morton	36	21	7	8	58	33	+25	70	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
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:

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.
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.

References

v t e Gretna Football Club
Club Honours Seasons
Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
Grounds	Raydale Park Fir Park
Notable match	2006 Scottish Cup final
Related articles	Gretna F.C. 2008

v t e 2005–06 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League Women's Premier League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group 5 Kirin Cup
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
First Division	Airdrie United Brechin City Clyde Dundee Hamilton Academical Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stranraer
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Ayr United Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Gretna Partick Thistle Peterhead Raith Rovers Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
Major transfer deals 2005–06

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