# 2005–06 Scottish Cup

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 of 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

| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Round | First match date | Original | Replays | Clubs |
| First Round | 19 November 2005 | 8 | 1 | |
| Second Round | 10 December 2005 | 10 | 0 | 00 → 32 |
| Third Round | 7 January 2006 | 16 | 3 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | 4 February 2006 | 8 | 6 | 16 → 80 |
| Quarter-finals | 25 February 2006 | 4 | 1 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 1 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 16 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2 → 1 |

## First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alloa (3) | 9 – 0 | Selkirk (NL) |
| Stenhousemuir (4) | 3 – 2 | East Stirlingshire (4) |
| Cowdenbeath (4) | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton (3) |
| Dumbarton (3) | 4 – 1 | Forres Mechanics (NL) |
| Spartans (NL) | 1 – 0 | Berwick Rangers (4) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 2 – 1 | Elgin City (4) |
| Partick Thistle (3) | 1 – 1 | Albion Rovers (4) |
| Preston Athletic (NL) | 2 – 6 | Gretna (3) |

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Albion Rovers (4) | 1 – 3 | Partick Thistle (3) |

## Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alloa (3) | 1 – 0 | Montrose (4) |
| Arbroath (4) | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton (3) |
| Ayr United (3) | 3 – 2 | Greenock Morton (3) |
| East Fife (4) | 0 – 3 | Peterhead (3) |
| Gretna (3) | 6 – 1 | Cove Rangers (NL) |
| Lossiemouth (NL) | 0 – 5 | Spartans (NL) |
| Queen's Park (4) | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers (3) |
| Stenhousemuir (4) | 1 – 4 | Partick Thistle (3) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 1 – 0 | Inverurie Loco Works (NL) |
| Threave Rovers (NL) | 0 – 4 | Forfar Athletic (3) |

## Third round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Clyde (2) | 2 – 1 | Celtic (1) |
| Dundee (2) | 2 – 0 | Stranraer (2) |
| Alloa (3) | 1 – 1 | Livingston (1) |
| Dundee United (1) | 2 – 3 | Aberdeen (1) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 3 – 4 | Airdrie United (2) |
| Falkirk (1) | 2 – 1 | Brechin City (2) |
| Heart of Midlothian (1) | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock (1) |
| Hibernian (1) | 6 – 0 | Arbroath (4) |
| Inverness CT (1) | 1 – 1 | Ayr United (3) |
| Queen of the South (2) | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical (2) |
| Rangers (1) | 5 – 0 | Peterhead (3) |
| Ross County (2) | 5 – 0 | Forfar Athletic (3) |
| Spartans (NL) | 3 – 2 | Queen's Park (4) |
| St Johnstone (2) | 0 – 1 | Gretna (3) |
| St Mirren (2) | 3 – 0 | Motherwell (1) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle (3) |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Hamilton Academical (2) | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South (2) |
| Ayr United (3) | 0 – 2 | Inverness CT (1) |
| Livingston (1) | 1 – 2 | Alloa (3) |

## Largest Wins

A list of the largest wins from the competition.
| Score | Home Team | Away Team | Stage |
| 9-0 | Alloa Athletic | Selkirk | First Round |
| 6-0 | Hibernian | Arbroath | Third Round |
| 6-1 | Gretna | Cove Rangers | Second Round |
| 5-0 | Rangers | Peterhead | Third Round |
| 5-0 | Ross County | Forfar Athletic | Third Round |
| 0-5 | Lossiemouth | Spartans | Second Round |