Gretna
2005-06 season
ManagerRowan Alexander
Scottish Second Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupSecond round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst round

During the 2005–06 season, the Scottish football club Gretna became champions of the Scottish Second Division. The team also reached the final of the Scottish Cup, the biggest match of their history losing on penalties to Heart of Midlothian.

Results

Scottish Second Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorers Attendance
1 6 August Forfar Athletic H 5–1
2 13 August Raith Rovers A 3–1
3 20 August Stirling Albion H 1–0
4 27 August Ayr United H 2–2
5 10 September Greenock Morton A 2–0
6 17 September Partick Thistle H 2–2
7 24 September Alloa Athletic A 3–0
8 1 October Dumbarton H 1–0
9 15 October Peterhead A 2–0
10 22 October Forfar Athletic A 3–1
11 25 October Raith Rovers H 5–1
12 29 October Greenock Morton H 3–1
13 5 November Ayr United A 3–1
14 12 November Partick Thistle A 3–3
15 26 November Alloa Athletic H 4–0
16 3 December Peterhead H 3–1
17 17 December Dumbarton A 1–0
18 24 December Forfar Athletic H 1–2
19 2 January Ayr United H 3–0
20 14 January Greenock Morton A 2–2
21 21 January Partick Thistle H 6–1
22 28 January Alloa Athletic A 3–0
23 11 February Peterhead A 3–1
24 18 February Raith Rovers A 1–0
25 27 February Stirling Albion A 5–0
26 7 March Dunbarton H 3–0
27 11 March Greenock Morton H 1–2
28 18 March Partick Thistle A 2–0
29 21 March Ayr United A 4–2
30 25 March Alloa Athletic H 2–1
31 8 April Peterhead H 3–1
32 11 April Stirling Albion H 6–0
33 15 April Forfar Athletic A 1–2
34 18 April Dumbarton A 2–0
35 22 April Raith Rovers H 2–1
36 29 April Stirling Albion A 1–2

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
Second round 23 August Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1

Scottish Challenge Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
First round 30 July Greenock Morton A 2–3

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
First round 19 November Preston Athletic A 6–2
Second round 10 December Cove Rangers H 6–1
Third round 7 January St Johnstone A 1–0
Fourth round 4 February Clyde A 0–0
Fourth round replay 14 February Clyde H 4–0
Quarter-final 25 February St Mirren H 1–0 2,850
Semi-final 1 April Dundee N 3–0 14,179
Final 13 May Heart of Midlothian N 1–1 (aet, Hearts won 4–2 on penalties) 51,232

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gretna 36 28 4 4 97 30 +67 88 Promoted to 2006–07 First Division
Qualification for the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round as cup runner up
2 Greenock Morton 36 21 7 8 58 33 +25 70
3 Peterhead 36 17 6 13 53 47 +6 57
4 Partick Thistle 36 16 9 11 57 56 +1 57 Promoted to 2006–07 First Division
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 6 15 54 63 −9 51
Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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