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]
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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 | ||||||
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.) |
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