The 2005–06 Scottish Cup was the 121st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by SPL club Heart of Midlothian who defeated Second Division side Gretna on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final. Gretna earned a place in the UEFA Cup with Hearts having already qualified for the Champions League via the SPL.
A major shock occurred in the third round when First Division side Clyde defeated Cup holders Celtic 2–1. Rangers were knocked out at the fourth round stage, losing 3–0 at home to Hibernian. Spartans reached the fourth round before eventually losing to St Mirren after a replay.
Calendar
RoundFirst match dateFixtures Clubs Original ReplaysFirst Round19 November 2005 8 1 Second Round10 December 2005 10 0 → 32Third Round7 January 2006 16 3 32 → 16Fourth Round4 February 2006 8 6 16 → 8Quarter-finals25 February 2006 4 1 8 → 4Semi-finals1 April 2006 2 0 4 → 2Final16 May 2006 1 0 2 → 1
First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa (3)9 – 0Selkirk (NL)Stenhousemuir (4)3 – 2East Stirlingshire (4)Cowdenbeath (4)0 – 3Greenock Morton (3)Dumbarton (3)4 – 1Forres Mechanics (NL)Spartans (NL)1 – 0Berwick Rangers (4)Stirling Albion (3)2 – 1Elgin City (4)Partick Thistle (3)1 – 1Albion Rovers (4)Preston Athletic (NL)2 – 6Gretna (3)
Replay Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers (4)1 – 3Partick Thistle (3)
Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa (3)1 – 0Montrose (4)Arbroath (4)1 – 0Dumbarton (3)Ayr United (3)3 – 2Greenock Morton (3)East Fife (4)0 – 3Peterhead (3)Gretna (3)6 – 1Cove Rangers (NL)Lossiemouth (NL)0 – 5Spartans (NL)Queen's Park (4)2 – 0Raith Rovers (3)Stenhousemuir (4)1 – 4Partick Thistle (3)Stirling Albion (3)1 – 0Inverurie Loco Works (NL)Threave Rovers (NL)0 – 4Forfar Athletic (3)
Third round Home teamScoreAway teamClyde (2)2 – 1Celtic (1)Dundee (2)2 – 0Stranraer (2)Alloa (3)1 – 1Livingston (1)Dundee United (1)2 – 3Aberdeen (1)Dunfermline Athletic (1)3 – 4Airdrie United (2)Falkirk (1)2 – 1Brechin City (2)Heart of Midlothian (1)2 – 1Kilmarnock (1)Hibernian (1)6 – 0Arbroath (4)Inverness CT (1)1 – 1Ayr United (3)Queen of the South (2)1 – 1Hamilton Academical (2)Rangers (1)5 – 0Peterhead (3)Ross County (2)5 – 0Forfar Athletic (3)Spartans (NL)3 – 2Queen's Park (4)St Johnstone (2)0 – 1Gretna (3)St Mirren (2)3 – 0Motherwell (1)Stirling Albion (3)0 – 1Partick Thistle (3)
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical (2)1 – 0Queen of the South (2)Ayr United (3)0 – 2Inverness CT (1)Livingston (1)1 – 2Alloa (3)
Fourth round
Replays
Quarter-finals
Replay
Semi-finals
Final
Largest Wins A list of the largest wins from the competition. +ScoreHome teamAway teamStage9-0Alloa AthleticSelkirkFirst Round6-0HibernianArbroathThird Round6-1GretnaCove RangersSecond Round5-0RangersPeterheadThird RoundRoss CountyForfar AthleticThird Round0-5LossiemouthSpartansSecond Round
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