2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup

Football tournament season

2005–06 Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Defending champions	Falkirk
Final positions
Champions	St Mirren
Runner-up	Hamilton Academical
Tournament statistics
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

Arbroath v Stranraer

30 July 2005	Arbroath	1–3	Stranraer	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00		Report		Attendance: 319 Referee: M Ritchie

Ayr United v Stirling Albion

30 July 2005	Ayr United	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Stirling Albion	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00		Report		Attendance: 910 Referee: C Melville

Brechin City v Clyde

30 July 2005	Brechin City	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Clyde	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00		Report		Attendance: 547 Referee: I Brines

East Fife v Stenhousemuir

30 July 2005	East Fife	0–4	Stenhousemuir	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00		Report		Attendance: 310

Greenock Morton v Gretna

30 July 2005	Greenock Morton	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Gretna	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,798 Referee: W Collum

Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath

30 July 2005	Partick Thistle	2–0	Cowdenbeath	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,541 Referee: M Sproule

Peterhead v Berwick Rangers

30 July 2005	Peterhead	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Berwick Rangers	Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00		Report		Attendance: 620 Referee: S MacDonald

Queen of the South v Albion Rovers

30 July 2005	Queen of the South	4–0	Albion Rovers	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,492 Referee: C Murray

Queen's Park v Hamilton Academical

30 July 2005	Queen's Park	0–3	Hamilton Academical	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00		Report		Attendance: 755 Referee: A Hunter

Raith Rovers v Elgin City

30 July 2005	Raith Rovers	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Elgin City	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,418 Referee: M Tumilty

Ross County v Montrose

30 July 2005	Ross County	2–1	Montrose	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: I Frickleton

St Johnstone v Alloa Athletic

30 July 2005	St Johnstone	2–0	Alloa Athletic	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,592 Referee: E Smith

St Mirren v Forfar Athletic

30 July 2005	St Mirren	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,605 Referee: S Conroy

Dundee v East Stirlingshire

31 July 2005	Dundee	2–0	East Stirlingshire	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,554

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Second round

Brechin City v Greenock Morton

30 August 2005	Brechin City	0–2	Greenock Morton	Glebe Park, Brechin
19:30		Report		Attendance: 617

Dundee v Airdrie United

30 August 2005	Dundee	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Airdrie United	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,857 Referee: K Clark

Partick Thistle v St Johnstone

30 August 2005	Partick Thistle	4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	St Johnstone	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,466 Referee: D McDonald

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

30 August 2005	Raith Rovers	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Dumbarton	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,382 Referee: M McCurry

Ross County v Hamilton Academical

30 August 2005	Ross County	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Victoria Park, Dingwall
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,024

Queen of the South v St Mirren

31 August 2005	Queen of the South	1–2	St Mirren	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:30		Report		Attendance: 1,415 Referee: I Brines

Stirling Albion v Berwick Rangers

31 August 2005	Stirling Albion	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
19:30		Report		Attendance: 467 Referee: C Thomson

Stranraer v Stenhousemuir

31 August 2005	Stranraer	1–2	Stenhousemuir	Stair Park, Stranraer
19:30		Report		Attendance: 412 Referee: C Richmond

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Quarter-finals

13 September 200519:45

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

New Douglas Park, HamiltonAttendance: 609Referee: M McCurry

13 September 200519:45

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

McDiarmid Park, PerthAttendance: 1,672Referee: K Clarke

13 September 200519:45

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

St Mirren Park, PaisleyAttendance: 725

14 September 200519:45

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

Forthbank Stadium, StirlingAttendance: 1,083Referee: J Underhill

Semi-finals

27 September 200519:45

St Johnstone	1–2	Hamilton Academical
Rutkiewicz	Report	Keogh Ferguson

McDiarmid Park, PerthAttendance: 1,850Referee: K Clarke

27 September 200519:45

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

Love Street, PaisleyAttendance: 6,542

Final

Main article: 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 5 November 200515:00

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

Excelsior Stadium, AirdrieAttendance: 9,613Referee: Stuart Dougal

External links

ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup page Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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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
Third Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
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