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The 2005 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

Final was played on 28 May 2005 at Hampden Park

Hampden Park

Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...

in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

and was the final of the 119th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

and Dundee United. Celtic won the match with an eleventh minute goal from Alan Thompson.

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	CELTIC:
GK	20	Robert Douglas Robert Douglas (footballer) Robert James "Rab" Douglas is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Dundee as a goalkeeper. He is a former Scotland international, and is known as a Motherwell F.C. supporter.-Celtic:...
DF	17	Didier Agathe Didier Agathe Didier Fernand Agathe is a professional footballer who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in Réunion....
DF	6	Bobo Balde Bobo Balde Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for AC Arles-Avignon. He has previously played for Mulhouse, AS Cannes, Toulouse, Celtic and Valenciennes...
DF	23	Stanislav Varga Stanislav Varga Stanislav Varga is a former football player from Slovakia and currently manager of ŠK Odeva Lipany.-Career:Varga, a tall and commanding centre-back, was recruited by Peter Reid for £650,000 from Slovan Bratislava during the summer of 2000...
DF	4	Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara is a Scottish football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle. He is a former Scottish international and has filled a variety of defensive roles in his career and captained Celtic under the management of Martin O'Neill.-Dunfermline Athletic:The son of former...
MF	19	Stilian Petrov
MF	18	Neil Lennon Neil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current manager and former captain of Celtic....
MF	8	Alan Thompson
FW	9	Chris Sutton Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
FW	47	Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...
FW	10	John Hartson John Hartson John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006...
Substitutes:
GK	22	David Marshall David Marshall (footballer) David James Marshall is a Scottish footballer who plays for Cardiff City as a goalkeeper. He is also a current Scotland international.-Celtic:...
DF	5	Joos Valgaeren
MF	14	Paul Lambert Paul Lambert Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St...
MF	46	Aiden McGeady Aiden McGeady Aiden McGeady is a Scottish-born Irish footballer who currently plays as a winger for Russian club Spartak Moscow. Although born and brought up in Scotland, McGeady plays internationally for the Republic of Ireland, a country he qualifies for through his grandparents...
FW	37	Craig Beattie Craig Beattie Craig Beattie is a Scottish footballer who has played for Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion, and Celtic as a striker.-Celtic:...
Manager:
Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> DUNDEE UNITED: | GK 1

Tony Bullock

Anthony Brian Bullock is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Livingston.-Club career:Bullock started his career with Northwich Victoria...

DF 2

Mark Wilson DF 23

Paul Ritchie DF 39

Garry Kenneth

Garry Kenneth is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. He has also been capped at the highest level for Scotland.-Club career:...

DF 5

Alan Archibald

Alan Maxwell Archibald is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender, currently for Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.-Career:...

MF 7

Mark Kerr

Mark Kerr (footballer)

Mark Kerr is a Scottish professional football player who currently plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis.-Falkirk:Kerr began his career with Falkirk, where he played from 1998 until 2003...

MF 4

Derek McInnes

Derek John McInnes is a former Scottish football player and current manager of Bristol City. McInnes featured prominently for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career. He won two caps for the Scotland national football team while with West...

MF 8

Grant Brebner

Grant Ian Brebner is a Scottish association football player, who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. Born in Edinburgh, Brebner joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1994, and although he was a member of the club's successful youth side, he failed to break into...

MF 11

Barry Robson

Barry Gordon George Robson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the Football League Championship and for the Scotland national squad...

CF 19

Stephen Crawford

Stephen "Stevie" Crawford is a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is currently the assistant manager of Falkirk....

CF 20

Jason Scotland

Jason Kelvin Scotland is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a striker.Scotland started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to play professionally for Scottish club Dundee United. He has also had spells with St...

Substitutes: GK 47

Nick Colgan

Nicholas Vincent "Nick" Colgan is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League One side Huddersfield Town...

DF 3

David McCracken

David McCracken is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish side St.Johnstone. McCracken had played his whole career in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League before leaving in May 2007 and signing for Wycombe Wanderers. He subsequently played for Milton Keynes Dons...

MF 12

Stuart Duff

Stuart Duff is a Scottish football player. He is primarily a central midfielder although his versatility has seen him play in most defensive and midfield positions. Duff has played for Dundee United, Aberdeen, Inverness CT and Ayr United during his career...

FW 16

James Grady

James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's...

FW 9

Collin Samuel

Collin Samuel is a Trinidad and Tobago football player. He last played for Luton Town in the Conference National.-Club:...

Manager:

Gordon Chisholm

Gordon Chisholm is a Scottish professional football former player and manager. Chisholm played as a central defender for Sunderland, Hibernian, Dundee and Partick Thistle....

Road to the final

Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...				\|Round	\|Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
Home team	Score	Away team	Celtic scorer(s)	\|Round	Home team	Score	Away team	Dundee United scorer(s)
Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...	Sutton Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English... Hartson John Hartson John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006...	Round Three	Gretna Gretna F.C. Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...	3 – 4	Dundee United	Robson Barry Robson Barry Gordon George Robson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the Football League Championship and for the Scotland national squad... Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer) Mark Kerr is a Scottish professional football player who currently plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis.-Falkirk:Kerr began his career with Falkirk, where he played from 1998 until 2003... Wilson Crawford Stephen Crawford Stephen "Stevie" Crawford is a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is currently the assistant manager of Falkirk....
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....	0 – 3	Celtic	Hartson John Hartson John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006... Sutton Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...	Round Four	Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...	0 – 3	Dundee United	McIntyre Wilson
Clyde Clyde F.C. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...	0 – 5	Celtic	Varga Stanislav Varga Stanislav Varga is a former football player from Slovakia and currently manager of ŠK Odeva Lipany.-Career:Varga, a tall and commanding centre-back, was recruited by Peter Reid for £650,000 from Slovan Bratislava during the summer of 2000... Thompson Petrov Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...	Quarter-finals	Dundee United	4 – 1	Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...	Archibald Alan Archibald Alan Maxwell Archibald is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender, currently for Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.-Career:... Grady James Grady James Grady is a former Scottish footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010. He is currently coaching the strikers at Morton's... Crawford Stephen Crawford Stephen "Stevie" Crawford is a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is currently the assistant manager of Falkirk....
Hearts Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...	1 – 2	Celtic	Sutton Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English... Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...	Semi-finals	Dundee United	2 – 1	Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...	McIntyre Scotland Jason Scotland Jason Kelvin Scotland is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a striker.Scotland started his footballing career in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to play professionally for Scottish club Dundee United. He has also had spells with St...

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