2006–07 Gretna F.C. season
{{refimprove|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Gretna
| season = 2006-07
| manager = Rowan Alexander
(until March)
Davie Irons
(from March)
| mgrtitle = Manager
| chairman = Brooks Mileson
| chrtitle = Chairman
| league = Scottish First Division
| league result = 1st (Champions)
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = Fourth round
| cup2 = Scottish League Cup
| cup2 result = Third round
| cup3 = Scottish Challenge Cup
| cup3 result = Quarter-final
| cup4 = UEFA Cup
| cup4 result = Third qualifying round
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2005–06
| nextseason = 2007–08
}}
During the 2006–07 season, the Scottish football club Gretna F.C. finished at the top of the Scottish First Division with 19 wins and 9 draws out of 36 matches, and won promotion to the Scottish Premier League only 5 years after joining the SFL on the last day of the season beating Ross County 3–2 to clinch the First Division title. The team reached the quarterfinals of the Scottish Challenge Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Results
=Scottish First Division=
{{main|2006-07 Scottish First Division}}
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! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Gretna Scorers ! Attendance |
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|1 |align=left|5 August |align=left|Hamilton Academical |H |6–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|2 |align=left|12 August |align=left|Clyde |A |2–1 |align=left| | |
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|3 |align=left|19 August |align=left|Ross County |H |2–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|4 |align=left|27 August |align=left|Queen of the South |A |3–0 |align=left| | |
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|5 |align=left1|9 September |align=left|Dundee |H |0–4 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|6 |align=left|16 September |align=left|Livingston |H |1–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|7 |align=left|23 September |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |6–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|8 |align=left|30 September |align=left|Airdrie United |H |0–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|9 |align=left|14 October |align=left|St Johnstone |A |3–3 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|10 |align=left|21 October |align=left|Clyde |H |3–3 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|11 |align=left|28 October |align=left|Hamilton Academical |A |1–3 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|12 |align=left|4 November |align=left|Dundee |A |3–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|11 November |align=left|Queen of the South |H |5–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|18 November |align=left|Livingston |A |2–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|15 |align=left|25 November |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |4–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|16 |align=left|2 December |align=left|St Johnstone |H |2–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|17 |align=left|9 December |align=left|Airdrie United |A |2–4 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|18 |align=left|16 December |align=left|Ross County |A |1-0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|19 |align=left|23 December |align=left|Hamilton Academical |H |1–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|20 |align=left|30 December |align=left|Dundee |H |1–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|21 |align=left|2 January |align=left|Queen of the South |A |4–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|22 |align=left|13 January |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |2–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|23 |align=left|20 January |align=left|Livingston |H |4–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|24 |align=left|27 January |align=left|St Johnstone |A |1–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|25 |align=left|10 February |align=left|Airdrie United |H |0-0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|26 |align=left|17 February |align=left|Ross County |H |4–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|27 |align=left|24 February |align=left|Clyde |A |0–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|28 |align=left|3 March |align=left|Queen of the South |H |0–3 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|29 |align=left|11 March |align=left|Dundee |A |1–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|30 |align=left|17 March |align=left|Livingston |A |1–1 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|31 |align=left|31 March |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |2–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|32 |align=left|4 April |align=left|Airdrie United |A |0–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|33 |align=left|7 April |align=left|St Johnstone |H |0–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|34 |align=left|14 April |align=left|Hamilton Academical |A |0–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|35 |align=left|21 April |align=left|Clyde |H |0–0 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|36 |align=left|28 April |align=left|Ross County |A |3–2 |align=left| | |
=Scottish Challenge Cup=
{{main|2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup}}
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Gretna Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|First round |align=left|15 August |align=left|Airdrie United |A |3–0 |align=left|Deuchar 12', 76', Tosh 71' |1,093 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|Second round |align=left|30 August |align=left|Hamilton Academical |H |3–1 |align=left|Graham 3', Townsley 42', McGuffie 51' pen. |841 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|Quarter–final |align=left|12 September |align=left|Ross County |A |2–3 |align=left|McMenamin 73', Jenkins 77' |1,200 |
=Scottish League Cup=
{{main|2005–06 Scottish League Cup}}
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! Report ! H/A ! Score ! Gretna Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|Third round |align=left|20 September |align=left|Hibernian |[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/5359412.stm] |A |0–6 |align=left| |11,075 |
=Scottish Cup=
{{main|2006–07 Scottish Cup}}
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! Report ! H/A ! Score ! Gretna Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|Third round |align=left|6 January |align=left|Clyde |[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6234075.stm] |A |3–0 |align=left|Graham 41', Paartalu 69', McMenamin 76' |1,378 |
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|Fourth round |align=left|3 February |align=left|Hibernian |[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6322749.stm] |A |1–3 |align=left|Berkeley 80' |14,075 |
=UEFA Cup=
{{main|UEFA Cup 2006-07}}
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! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! Report ! H/A ! Score ! Gretna Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
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|Third qualifying round 1st leg |align=left|10 August |align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Derry City |[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84613--gretna-vs-derry/] |H |1–5 |align=left|McGuffie 12' |6,040 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|Third qualifying round 2nd leg |align=left|24 August |align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Derry City |[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84614--derry-vs-gretna/] |A |2–2 (3–7 agg.) |align=left|Graham 17', Baldacchino 77' | |
League table
{{:2006–07 Scottish First Division|showteam=GRE}}
References
{{Gretna F.C.}}
{{2006-07 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 Gretna F.C. season}}