2005 Scottish Cup final

April 2017 April 2017 2005 Scottish Cup Final 2004–05 Scottish Cup Celtic 1 Dundee United 0 28 May 2005 Hampden Park Glasgow Craig Bellamy John Rowbotham 50,635 2004 2006 The 2005 Scottish Cup Final was played on 28 May 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 120th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Celtic and Dundee United. Celtic won the match with an eleventh-minute goal from Alan Thompson. Background Dundee United had had a difficult season and had dismissed manager Ian McCall in March with the club facing being relegated from the Scottish Premier League, appointing his assistant Gordon Chisholm as his replacement, initially on an interim basis.Forsyth Roddy McCall pays price for hitting rock bottom https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2356719/McCall-pays-price-for-hitting-rock-bottom.html 6 October 2019 The Telegraph 15 March 2005 6 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191006194210/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2356719/McCall-pays-price-for-hitting-rock-bottom.html live A week before the Scottish Cup final United went into their final league match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle knowing they needed a point to ensure they avoided relegation. Ultimately they avoided this fate, beating Inverness 1–0, while city rivals Dundee lost their match and were relegated.Inverness CT 0-1 Dundee Utd https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4566629.stm 6 October 2019 BBC Sport Football BBC 21 May 2005 6 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191006194220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4566629.stm live By contrast Celtic had gone into the final day of the league season as league leaders. With minutes to go Celtic looked set to be champions as they were leading Motherwell 1–0. However two late goals by Motherwell's Scott McDonald led to defeat for Celtic, which meant their arch-rivals Rangers emerged as champions.Motherwell 2-1 Celtic https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4565659.stm 6 October 2019 BBC Sport Football BBC 22 May 2005 26 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190526192525/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4565659.stm live The final would be the last match in charge of Celtic for manager Martin O'Neill who had announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.Celtic 1-0 Dundee United https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4586123.stm 6 October 2019 BBC Sport Football BBC 28 May 2005 22 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322220213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4586123.stm live Road to the final CelticRoundDundee UnitedHome team Score Away team Celtic scorer(s)Home team Score Away team Dundee United scorer(s)Celtic2–1RangersSutton 37 Hartson 77Round ThreeSPL teams received a bye to the third round.Gretna3–4Dundee UnitedRobson 4 Kerr 7 Wilson 21 pen. Crawford 56Dunfermline Athletic0–3CelticHartson 8 43 Sutton 10Round FourQueen of the South0–3Dundee UnitedMcIntyre 13 Wilson 24 39Clyde0–5CelticVarga 40 68 Thompson 48 pen. Petrov 60 Bellamy 72Quarter-finalsDundee United4–1AberdeenArchibald 19 Grady 29 47 Crawford 41Hearts1–2CelticSutton 3 Bellamy 49Semi-finalsDundee United2–1HibernianMcIntyre 73 Scotland 76 Match Summary The match was decided after 11 minutes when Alan Thompson scored the only goal of the game from a free-kick which deflected off United defender Garry Kenneth. United had a chance to equalise shortly afterwards when a Jason Scotland cross was narrowly missed by Stevie Crawford. Thereafter Celtic dominated much of the match, but failed to add to their total. Celtic's best chance came when they were awarded a penalty, but Chris Sutton put the spot-kick over the bar. At the very end of the match United's Alan Archibald came close to equalising when his long range strike beat Celtic goalkeeper Rab Douglas, but it rebounded off the crossbar and shortly afterwards the final whistle was blown.Potter David Jones Phil H. The History of the Scottish Cup The Story of Every Season 1873-2016 2016 Pitch Publishing Worthing 978-1-78531-214-4 309 Match details 28 May 2005 15:00 Celtic 1–0 Report Dundee United Thompson 11 Hampden Park, Glasgow John Rowbotham 50,635 CELTIC: GK 20SCO Rab DouglasDF 17FRA Didier AgatheDF 6GUI Bobo BaldéDF 23SVK Stanislav Varga DF 4SCO Jackie McNamara (c) MF 19BUL Stiliyan PetrovMF 18NIR Neil LennonMF 8ENG Alan Thompson 86 FW 9ENG Chris SuttonFW 47WAL Craig BellamyFW 10WAL John Hartson 73Substitutes:GK 22SCO David MarshallDF 5BEL Joos Valgaeren 73MF 14SCO Paul LambertMF 46IRL Aiden McGeady 86FW 37SCO Craig BeattieManager:NIR Martin O'NeillDUNDEE UNITED: GK 1ENG Tony BullockDF 2SCO Mark WilsonDF 23SCO Paul Ritchie DF 39SCO Garry KennethDF 5SCO Alan Archibald MF 7SCO Mark KerrMF 4SCO Derek McInnes (c) 76MF 8SCO Grant Brebner 83MF 11SCO Barry Robson CF 19SCO Stephen Crawford 83CF 20TRI Jason ScotlandSubstitutes:GK 47IRL Nick ColganDF 3SCO David McCrackenMF 12SCO Stuart Duff 83FW 16SCO James Grady 83FW 9TRI Collin Samuel 76Manager:SCO Gordon Chisholm References External links Celtic vs Dundee United Association football Scotland 2005 Scottish Cup Final 2005 Scottish Cup Final 2005 Final Category:2000s in Glasgow Category:May 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom