2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup

2005–06 Challenge Cup

Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Champions	St Mirren
Runners-up	Hamilton Academical
Matches played	29
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
Arbroath 1–3 Stranraer Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance 319 Referee M Ritchie
Ayr United 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Stirling Albion Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance 910 Referee C Melville
Brechin City 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Clyde Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 547 Referee I Brines
East Fife 0–4 Stenhousemuir Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance 310
Greenock Morton 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Gretna Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 2,798 Referee W Collum
Partick Thistle 2–0 Cowdenbeath Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 1,541 Referee M Sproule
Peterhead 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Balmoor, Peterhead Attendance 620 Referee S MacDonald
Queen of the South 4–0 Albion Rovers Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,492 Referee C Murray
Queen's Park 0–3 Hamilton Academical Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance 755 Referee A Hunter
Raith Rovers 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Elgin City Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Attendance 1,418 Referee M Tumilty
Ross County 2–1 Montrose Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance 1,200 Referee I Frickleton
St Johnstone 2–0 Alloa Athletic Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance 1,592 Referee E Smith
St Mirren 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Forfar Athletic Report Report link Date 30 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium St Mirren Park, Paisley Attendance 1,605 Referee S Conroy
Dundee 2–0 East Stirlingshire Report Report link Date 31 July 2005 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Dens Park, Dundee Attendance 2,554

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 Report Report link Date 30 August 2005 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 617
Dundee 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (pen.) Airdrie United Report Report link Date 30 August 2005 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Dens Park, Dundee Attendance 1,857 Referee K Clark
Partick Thistle 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) 7–8 (pen.) St Johnstone Report Report link Date 30 August 2005 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 1,466 Referee D McDonald
Raith Rovers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dumbarton Report Report link Date 30 August 2005 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Attendance 1,382 Referee M McCurry
Ross County 0–1 Hamilton Academical Report Report link Date 30 August 2005 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance 1,024
Queen of the South 1–2 St Mirren Report Report link Date 31 August 2005 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,415 Referee I Brines
Stirling Albion 2–1 Berwick Rangers Report Report link Date 31 August 2005 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Forthbank Stadium, Stirling Attendance 467 Referee C Thomson
Stranraer 1–2 Stenhousemuir Report Report link Date 31 August 2005 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 412 Referee C Richmond

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

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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

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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

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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

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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