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2006–07 Gretna F.C. season

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Gretna
2006-07 season
ChairmanBrooks Mileson
ManagerRowan Alexander
(until March)
Davie Irons
(from March)
Scottish First Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupThird round
Scottish Challenge CupQuarter-final
UEFA CupThird qualifying round

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

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Scottish First Division

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorers Attendance
1 5 August Hamilton Academical H 6–0
2 12 August Clyde A 2–1
3 19 August Ross County H 2–1
4 27 August Queen of the South A 3–0
5 9 September Dundee H 0–4
6 16 September Livingston H 1–1
7 23 September Partick Thistle A 6–0
8 30 September Airdrie United H 0–2
9 14 October St Johnstone A 3–3
10 21 October Clyde H 3–3
11 28 October Hamilton Academical A 1–3
12 4 November Dundee A 3–1
13 11 November Queen of the South H 5–0
14 18 November Livingston A 2–1
15 25 November Partick Thistle H 4–0
16 2 December St Johnstone H 2–0
17 9 December Airdrie United A 2–4
18 16 December Ross County A 1-0
19 23 December Hamilton Academical H 1–0
20 30 December Dundee H 1–0
21 2 January Queen of the South A 4–0
22 13 January Partick Thistle A 2–2
23 20 January Livingston H 4–1
24 27 January St Johnstone A 1–2
25 10 February Airdrie United H 0-0
26 17 February Ross County H 4–1
27 24 February Clyde A 0–2
28 3 March Queen of the South H 0–3
29 11 March Dundee A 1–0
30 17 March Livingston A 1–1
31 31 March Partick Thistle H 2–0
32 4 April Airdrie United A 0–0
33 7 April St Johnstone H 0–2
34 14 April Hamilton Academical A 0–0
35 21 April Clyde H 0–0
36 28 April Ross County A 3–2

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
First round 15 August Airdrie United A 3–0 Deuchar 12', 76', Tosh 71' 1,093
Second round 30 August Hamilton Academical H 3–1 Graham 3', Townsley 42', McGuffie 51' pen. 841
Quarter–final 12 September Ross County A 2–3 McMenamin 73', Jenkins 77' 1,200

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Report H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
Third round 20 September Hibernian [1] A 0–6 11,075

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent Report H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
Third round 6 January Clyde [2] A 3–0 Graham 41', Paartalu 69', McMenamin 76' 1,378
Fourth round 3 February Hibernian [3] A 1–3 Berkeley 80' 14,075

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Report H/A Score Gretna Scorer(s) Attendance
Third qualifying round 1st leg 10 August Republic of Ireland Derry City [4] H 1–5 McGuffie 12' 6,040
Third qualifying round 2nd leg 24 August Republic of Ireland Derry City [5] A 2–2 (3–7 agg.) Graham 17', Baldacchino 77'

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gretna (C, P) 36 19 9 8 70 40 +30 66 Promotion to the Premier League
2 St Johnstone 36 19 8 9 65 42 +23 65
3 Dundee 36 16 5 15 48 42 +6 53
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 11 11 46 47 −1 53
5 Clyde 36 11 14 11 46 35 +11 47
Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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