2006 Scottish Cup Final
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The 2006 Scottish Cup
Final was played on 13 May 2006 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 120th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Heart of Midlothian
(Hearts), who beat Hibernian
4–0 in the semi-final, and Gretna
, who beat Dundee
3–0.
Hearts had previously reached the final 13 times, winning six. Gretna, who were only admitted to the Scottish Football League
in 2002, having previously competed in non-league English football, had never reached the final. Gretna became the first team from the third tier of Scottish football to reach a Scottish Cup Final.
The cup holders were Celtic
, who had beaten Dundee United
1–0 to win the previous final
, but they were knocked out in the third round by First Division club Clyde
who beat them 2–1.
Hearts won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time.
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GRETNA:
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GK
1
Alan Main
DF
2
Mark Birch
DF
5
Derek Townsley
DF
6
Chris Innes
(c)
DF
8
Ryan McGuffie
MF
3
David Nicholls
MF
4
Steve Tosh
MF
7
John O'Neil
MF
11
Gavin Skelton
CF
10
James Grady
CF
9
Kenny Deuchar
Substitutes:
GK
17
David Mathieson
DF
12
Jamie McQuilken
MF
16
Niall Henderson
FW
14
David Graham
FW
15
Matthew Berkeley
Manager:
Rowan Alexander
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
Final was played on 13 May 2006 at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and was the final of the 120th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
(Hearts), who beat Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
4–0 in the semi-final, and Gretna
Gretna F.C.
Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...
, who beat Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
3–0.
Hearts had previously reached the final 13 times, winning six. Gretna, who were only admitted to the Scottish Football League
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
in 2002, having previously competed in non-league English football, had never reached the final. Gretna became the first team from the third tier of Scottish football to reach a Scottish Cup Final.
The cup holders were Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, who had beaten Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
1–0 to win the previous final
2005 Scottish Cup Final
The 2005 Scottish Cup Final was played on 28 May 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 119th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Celtic and Dundee United. Celtic won the match with an eleventh minute goal from Alan Thompson....
, but they were knocked out in the third round by First Division club Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
who beat them 2–1.
Hearts won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Craig Gordon Craig Gordon Craig Sinclair Gordon is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team. He was a nominee for STV's Scotland's Greatest Ever Football Team in 2010.... |
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| DF | 2 | Robbie Neilson Robbie Neilson Robbie Neilson is a Scottish internationalist professional association footballer who plays as a right back or centre back. He is currently contracted to Dundee United until the end of the 2010-11 season. Neilson started his league career with Heart of Midlothian, for whom he made 200 Scottish... |
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| DF | 4 | Steven Pressley Steven Pressley Steven John "Elvis" Pressley is a retired Scottish footballer, who is now the manager of Scottish First Division club Falkirk. Pressley had a long playing career, playing for both halves of the Old Firm and making over 100 league appearances for both Dundee United and Hearts... (c) |
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| DF | 29 |  Ibrahim TallIbrahim Tall Ibrahim Tall is a Senegalese international footballer. He currently plays for Football League club AEL 1964.He is a versatile defender capable of playing either right back or centre half.-Early career:... |
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| DF | 3 |  Takis FyssasTakis Fyssas Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas is a former Greek international footballer. He is currently technical director of the Hellenic Football Federation.-Panionios:... |
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| MF | 18 |  Deividas CesnauskisDeividas Cesnauskis Deividas Česnauskis is a Lithuanian footballer, who plays as a winger and currently plays for FK Baku. He most recently played for Greek Super League club Aris... |
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| MF | 36 |  Bruno AguiarBruno Aguiar Bruno João Morais Aguiar is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AC Omonia in Cyprus, as a central midfielder.After an unsuccessful spell with Benfica, although he contributed to the team's first Primeira Liga title in over one decade, he left the club in 2005, going on to play professionally in... |
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| MF | 10 | Paul Hartley Paul Hartley Paul James Hartley is a Scottish professional footballer. He is currently player and manager at Alloa Athletic. Hartley began his career as a right winger, but was moved into a central midfield position in 2002... |
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| MF | 8 |  Rudi Skacel |
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| CF | 12 | Roman Bednář Roman Bednár Roman Bednář is a Czech footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a striker. He has courted controversy in his career off the pitch.-Czech Republic:... |
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| CF | 9 | Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas is a retired Lithuanian footballer who works as a coach-interpreter for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.A tall, powerful striker who plays to the physical side of the game, he is also known for skill. Other than in his own, he played professionally in nine different countries, and... |
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| GK | 13 | Steve Banks Steve Banks Steven "Steve" Banks is an English footballer playing as goalkeeper and is also goalkeeping coach for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United.-Early career:... |
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| DF | 20 | Christophe Berra Christophe Berra Christophe Berra is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Hearts:Berra joined Hearts on 26 April 2002 from their youth development system... |
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| MF | 28 |  Julien BrellierJulien Brellier Julien Brellier is a French footballer. He currently plays amateur football for AC Seyssinet. He is best known for his time with Scottish club Hearts, where he earned cult hero status due to his tough-tackling midfield displays.-Early Career:Brellier started his career at French club Montpellier... |
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| MF | 16 | Saulius Mikoliunas Saulius Mikoliunas Saulius Mikoliūnas is a Lithuanian professional footballer playing for FC Arsenal Kyiv. He is a Lithuanian international and has played for Scottish Premier League club Hearts and FBK Kaunas... |
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| FW | 21 | Michal Pospíšil Michal Pospíšil Michal Pospíšil is a Czech footballer who currently plays for UMF Grindavík.-Career:Pospíšil began his career as a youth player with Slavoj Zbraslav and Dukla Prague before joining Sparta Prague in 1992. He eventually made the senior squad and played in the UEFA Champions League before spending... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Valdas Ivanauskas Valdas Ivanauskas Valdas Ivanauskas is a football coach and a former football striker from Lithuania.He is best known in Europe for his time at Hamburger SV as a player in 1993–97 and coaching at Hearts football club in 2005–07.- Career :... |
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Alan MainAlan Main
Alan David Main is a Scottish football goalkeeper.Main made his debut in the Highland Football League aged just fifteen and went on to a professional career exceeding twenty years. He has played for Dundee United, Cowdenbeath, East Stirlingshire, St. Johnstone, Livingston, Gretna and Ayr United...
Mark BirchMark Birch
Mark Birch is an English guitarist, best known for his work with rock band Wishbone Ash.-Musical career:Birch spent much of his musical career gigging in the West Midlands, including playing in bands with Neville MacDonald of Skin. In the late 1990s, bandmate Bob Skeat recommended Birch to Andy...
Derek TownsleyDerek Townsley
Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United...
Chris InnesChris Innes
Chris Innes is a Scottish footballer who is currently a free agent.-Career:Broxburn-born Innes started his professional career at Stenhousemuir after joining the Warriors from Blackburn United and moved to Kilmarnock for £50,000 in 1998. In 1999, he went out on loan twice, to St. Mirren for 3...
(c)
Ryan McGuffieRyan McGuffie
Ryan McGuffie is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division club Queen of the South...
David NichollsDavid Nicholls (footballer)
David Clarkson Nicholls is a Scottish association football player, who played for Clydebank, Falkirk and Dunfermline Athletic amongst other clubs.-External links:*...
Steve ToshSteve Tosh
Steven William Tosh is a professional association footballer. A midfielder journeyman of many clubs, Tosh is currently with Cove Rangers.-Early career:...
John O'NeilJohn O'Neil (footballer)
John Thomas O'Neil is a Scottish former professional association football player. He represented Scotland once, and played for Dundee United, St. Johnstone, Hibernian and Falkirk in the top division.-Career:...
Gavin SkeltonGavin Skelton
Gavin Richard Skelton is an English footballer who is currently playing in the Conference National with Barrow.-Career:...
James GradyJames Grady
James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's...
Kenny DeucharKenny Deuchar
Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor...
David MathiesonDavid Mathieson
David Mathieson is a retired Scottish professional association footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Queen of the South and Gretna and made three appearances for Scotland at under 21 level.-Queen of the South:...
Jamie McQuilkenJamie McQuilken
James Charles McQuilken is a Scottish professional footballer who last played for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.-Career:...
Niall HendersonNiall Henderson
Niall Henderson is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Glenavon as a midfielder.-Career:Henderson is from Craigavon, County Armagh. He grew up in Lurgan and played snooker as a child, going on to represent Northern Ireland as a junior international in 2003...
David GrahamDavid Graham (footballer born 1983)
David Graham is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League.-Career:During his youth career, David's former teams include Denny BC, Riverside and Gairdoch United....
Matthew BerkeleyMatthew Berkeley
Matthew Berkeley is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Hyde, who play in the Conference North. He is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international.-Career:...
Rowan AlexanderRowan Alexander
Rowan Samuel Alexander is a former footballer and ex-manager of one-time Scottish Football League club Gretna.He is currently assistant manager at Ayrshire junior side .-Queen of the South:...
Road to the final
| Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... | |Round | |Gretna Gretna F.C. Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland... |
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Hearts scorers | Home team | Score | Away team | Gretna scorer(s) | |
| Round One | Preston Athletic Preston Athletic F.C. Preston Athletic Football Club is a Scottish senior non-league football club based in the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League and currently play in its Premier Division.... |
2 – 6 | Gretna | Grady James Grady James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's... Townsley Derek Townsley Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United... Deuchar Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor... Bingham David Bingham David Thomas Bingham is a Scottish footballer who is currently a player-coach with East of Scotland side Tynecastle.-Youth Career:... |
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| Round Two | Gretna | 6 – 1 | Cove Rangers | Grady James Grady James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's... Deuchar Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor... Townsley Derek Townsley Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United... McGuffie Ryan McGuffie Ryan McGuffie is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division club Queen of the South... Nicholls David Nicholls (footballer) David Clarkson Nicholls is a Scottish association football player, who played for Clydebank, Falkirk and Dunfermline Athletic amongst other clubs.-External links:*... |
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| Hearts | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park... |
Pressley Steven Pressley Steven John "Elvis" Pressley is a retired Scottish footballer, who is now the manager of Scottish First Division club Falkirk. Pressley had a long playing career, playing for both halves of the Old Firm and making over 100 league appearances for both Dundee United and Hearts... McAllister Jamie McAllister James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.-Early career:... |
Round Three | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Gretna | Steve Tosh Steve Tosh Steven William Tosh is a professional association footballer. A midfielder journeyman of many clubs, Tosh is currently with Cove Rangers.-Early career:... |
| Hearts | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
Pospisil Michal Pospíšil Michal Pospíšil is a Czech footballer who currently plays for UMF Grindavík.-Career:Pospíšil began his career as a youth player with Slavoj Zbraslav and Dukla Prague before joining Sparta Prague in 1992. He eventually made the senior squad and played in the UEFA Champions League before spending... Elliot Calum Elliot Calum Elliot is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division club Dundee on loan from Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian.-Domestic:... Pressley Steven Pressley Steven John "Elvis" Pressley is a retired Scottish footballer, who is now the manager of Scottish First Division club Falkirk. Pressley had a long playing career, playing for both halves of the Old Firm and making over 100 league appearances for both Dundee United and Hearts... |
Round Four | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
0 – 0 | Gretna | |
| Replay | Gretna | 4 – 0 | Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South... |
Grady James Grady James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's... Deuchar Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor... |
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| Hearts | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas is a retired Lithuanian footballer who works as a coach-interpreter for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.A tall, powerful striker who plays to the physical side of the game, he is also known for skill. Other than in his own, he played professionally in nine different countries, and... Cesnauskis Deividas Cesnauskis Deividas Česnauskis is a Lithuanian footballer, who plays as a winger and currently plays for FK Baku. He most recently played for Greek Super League club Aris... |
Quarter-finals | Gretna | 1 – 0 | St. Mirren St. Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St... |
Deuchar Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor... |
| Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
0 – 4 | Hearts | Hartley Paul Hartley Paul James Hartley is a Scottish professional footballer. He is currently player and manager at Alloa Athletic. Hartley began his career as a right winger, but was moved into a central midfield position in 2002... , Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas is a retired Lithuanian footballer who works as a coach-interpreter for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.A tall, powerful striker who plays to the physical side of the game, he is also known for skill. Other than in his own, he played professionally in nine different countries, and... |
Semi-finals | Gretna Gretna F.C. Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland... |
3 – 0 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
Deuchar Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Livingston.In 2005, Deuchar equaled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor... McGuffie Ryan McGuffie Ryan McGuffie is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division club Queen of the South... Smith |