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| Event | 2005–06 Scottish Challenge Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 6 November 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | ||||||
| Referee | S. Dougal | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,613 | ||||||
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The2005 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as theBell's Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was anassociation football match betweenSt Mirren andHamilton Academical on 6 November 2005 atExcelsior Stadium in Airdrie.[1] It was the 15th final of theScottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of theScottish Football League.
St Mirren emerged winners after defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 with goals fromSimon Lappin andJohn Sutton[2] to win the tournament for the first time after being losing finalists in1993.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 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.) (4–2pen.) |
The first round draw paired St Mirren with Forfar Athletic atLove 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 atPalmerston 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 againstRenfrewshire 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 the1993 final againstFalkirk.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 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 toNew Douglas Park which saw Hamilton produce a 2–0[5] and awarded Accies their third consecutiveclean 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 the1991 and1992 tournaments.
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