2005 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Bell's Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between St Mirren and Hamilton Academical on 6 November 2005 at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.[1] It was the 15th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

St Mirren emerged winners after defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 with goals from Simon Lappin and John Sutton[2] to win the tournament for the first time after being losing finalists in 1993.

Route to the final

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St Mirren

Round Opposition Score
First round Forfar Athletic (h) 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Second round Queen of the South (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Stenhousemuir (h) 3–2
Semi-final Greenock Morton (h) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)

The first round draw paired St Mirren with Forfar Athletic at Love Street with the home team winning 1–0 after extra time.[3] The second round was a trip to Dumfries to face Queen of the South at Palmerston Park with The Buddies producing 2–1 win[4] to progress to the quarter-finals. The opponents drawn were Stenhousemuir at home in the quarter-finals and St Mirren won 3–2.[5] The reward for reaching the semi-final was a home game at against Renfrewshire rivals, Greenock Morton with St Mirren edging out the opponents to win 4–2 on penalties after 0–0 after extra time.[6] St Mirren reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time, since losing the 1993 final against Falkirk.

Hamilton Academical

Round Opposition Score
First round Queen's Park (a) 3–0
Second round Ross County (a) 1–0
Quarter-final Dundee (h) 2–0
Semi-final St Johnstone (a) 2–1

Hamilton Academical were drawn against Queen's Park at home in the first round and Hamilton came out 3–0 winners[3] The second round draw saw Accies drawn against Ross County away from home with Hamilton emerging 1–0 winners.[4] The quarter-final draw brought Dundee to New Douglas Park which saw Hamilton produce a 2–0[5] and awarded Accies their third consecutive clean sheet of the tournament to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided in the semi-final draw was St Johnstone and another away game which saw Hamilton triumph with a 2–1 victors[6] to proceed to the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the third time in the club's history since winning both the 1991 and 1992 tournaments.

Match

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St Mirren:
GK 1 Template:Flagicon Chris Smith
RWB 2 Template:Flagicon David van Zanten
CB 3 Template:Flagicon Kirk Broadfoot Template:Yel
CM 4 Template:Flagicon Andy Millen downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 5 Template:Flagicon Kevin McGowne (c)
CB 6 Template:Flagicon John Potter
CM 7 Template:Flagicon Hugh Murray Template:Yel
CM 8 Template:Flagicon Charlie Adam downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 9 Template:Flagicon Stewart Kean
CF 10 Template:Flagicon John Sutton
LWB 11 Template:Flagicon Simon Lappin
Substitutes:
FW 12 Template:Flagicon Billy Mehmet upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 14 Template:Flagicon Alan Reid
MF 15 Template:Flagicon Mark Corcoran
MF 16 Template:Flagicon Mark Reilly upward-facing green arrow 76'
GK 17 Template:Flagicon Craig Hinchliffe
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Gus MacPherson
Hamilton Academical:
GK 1 Template:Flagicon David McEwan
CB 2 Template:Flagicon Stuart Balmer downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 3 Template:Flagicon Derek Fleming
RB 4 Template:Flagicon Steven Thomson (c) Template:Yel
CB 5 Template:Flagicon Mark McLaughlin
CM 6 Template:Flagicon Alex Neil
LM 7 Template:Flagicon Scott Tunbridge Template:Yel
CM 8 Template:Flagicon Marvyn Wilson
CF 9 Template:Flagicon Graeme Jones downward-facing red arrow 38'
RM 10 Template:Flagicon Scott MacKenzie
CF 11 Template:Flagicon Pat Keogh downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Template:Flagicon John Robertson upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 14 Template:Flagicon Brown Ferguson
FW 15 Template:Flagicon Mark Gilhaney upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 16 Template:Flagicon Brian Carrigan upward-facing green arrow 38'
GK 17 Template:Flagicon Raymond Jellema
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Billy Reid

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

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  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. St Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Accies, BBC Sport. 2005-11-06. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  3. a b Scottish League Challenge Cup round 1 Results - 2005/06, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. a b Scottish League Challenge Cup round 2 Results - 2005/06, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  5. a b Scottish League Challenge Cup round 3 Results - 2005/06, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  6. a b Scottish League Challenge Cup Semi-finals Results - 2005/06, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09.

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