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| Event | 2005–06 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Heart of Midlothian won 4 – 2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 13 May 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Derek Townsley | ||||||
| Referee | Dougie McDonald | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,232 | ||||||
The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006[1] 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,[2] and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0.[3]
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,[4] 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.
Match details
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Road to the final
| Heart of Midlothian | Round | Gretna | ||||||
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Hearts scorers | Home team | Score | Away team | Gretna scorer(s) | |
| Round One | Preston Athletic | 2 – 6 | Gretna | Grady  10'  17'  60' Townsley  19' Deuchar  61' Bingham  66' | ||||
| Round Two | Gretna | 6 – 1 | Cove Rangers | Grady  2'  77' Deuchar  14' Townsley  45' McGuffie  63' (pen.) Nicholls  82' | ||||
| Hearts | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Pressley  24' McAllister  75' | Round Three[5] | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Gretna | Steve Tosh  12' | 
| Hearts | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Pospisil  21' Elliot  34' Pressley  45' (pen.) | Round Four | Clyde | 0 – 0 | Gretna | |
| Replay | Gretna | 4 – 0 | Clyde | Grady  25'  70'  82' Deuchar  89' | ||||
| Hearts | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Jankauskas  6' Cesnauskis  63' | Quarter-finals | Gretna | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Deuchar  73' | 
| Hibernian | 0 – 4 | Hearts | Hartley  28',  59'  88' (pen.) Jankauskas  81' | Semi-finals | Gretna | 3 – 0 | Dundee | Deuchar  45' McGuffie  58' (pen.) Smith  82' (o.g.) | 
References

- ↑ "Scottish Cup Fixtures". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Hibernian 0–4 Hearts". BBC Sport. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Gretna 3–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ All SPL teams received a bye to the third round. Gretna were outside the top two divisions and were therefore entered into the first round draw.














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