2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup

2005–06 Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

Falkirk

Champions

St Mirren

Runners-up

Hamilton Academical

Matches played

Goals scored

88 (3.03 per match)

← 2004–05

2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 15th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Falkirk, who defeated Ross County 2–1 in the 2004 final. Falkirk did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.

The final was played on 6 November 2005 and was won by St Mirren who defeated Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the final at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 30/31 July 2005	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue/Wed 30/31 August 2005	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed 13/14 September 2005	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 27 September 2005	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 6 November 2005	1	2 → 1

First round

Airdrie United and Dumbarton received random byes into the second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

1–3

0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

3 – 2 (a.e.t.)

0–4

3 – 2 (a.e.t.)

2–0

1 – 2 (a.e.t.)

4–0

0–3

3 – 1 (a.e.t.)

2–1

2–0

1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

2–0

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Brechin City

0–2

Greenock Morton

Dundee

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
3–2 (pen.)

Airdrie United

Partick Thistle

4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
7–8 (pen.)

2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

0–1

1–2

2–1

1–2

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

13 September 2005
19:45

Hamilton Academical	2–0	Dundee
Carrigan 31' Keogh 54'	Report

New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 609
Referee: M McCurry

St Johnstone v Raith Rovers

13 September 2005
19:45

St Johnstone	5–1	Raith Rovers
Milne 31', 43', 67' Scotland 35' Mensing 47'	Report	McManus 21'

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: K Clarke

St Mirren v Stenhousemuir

13 September 2005
19:45

St Mirren	3–2	Stenhousemuir
Lappin 20' Adam 22' Sutton 23'	Report	Mercer 32' McGrillen 38'

St Mirren Park, Paisley
Attendance: 725

Stirling Albion v Greenock Morton

14 September 2005
19:45

Stirling Albion	1–2	Greenock Morton
Fraser 31'	Report	Walker 30' McLaughlin 83'

Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Attendance: 1,083
Referee: J Underhill

Semi-finals

St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical

27 September 2005
19:45

St Johnstone	1–2	Hamilton Academical
Rutkiewicz	Report	Keogh Ferguson

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: K Clarke

St Mirren v Greenock Morton

27 September 2005
19:45

St Mirren	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 pen.)	Greenock Morton
	Report

Love Street, Paisley
Attendance: 6,542

Final

Main article: 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

St Mirren v Hamilton Academical

5 November 2005
15:00

St Mirren	2–1	Hamilton Academical
Lappin 22' Sutton 80'	Report	Tunbridge 47'

Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 9,613
Referee: Stuart Dougal

External links

ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup page

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

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Club seasons

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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

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