The 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Bell's Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between St Mirren and Hamilton Academical on 6 November 2005 at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. It was the 15th final of the

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. St Mirren emerged winners after defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 with goals from

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and John SuttonSt Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Accies
BBC Sport. 2005-11-06. Retrieved 2009-12-31. to win the tournament for the first time after being losing finalists in

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Route to the final

St Mirren

The first round draw paired St Mirren with Forfar Athletic at Love Street with the home team winning 1–0 after extra time.Scottish League Challenge Cup Round 1 Results - 2005/06
ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09. The second round was a trip to Dumfries to face Queen of the South at Palmerston Park with The Buddies producing 2–1 winScottish League Challenge Cup Round 2 Results - 2005/06
ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09. to progress to the quarter-finals. The opponents drawn were Stenhousemuir at home in the quarter-finals and St Mirren won 3–2.Scottish League Challenge Cup Round 3 Results - 2005/06
ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09. The reward for reaching the semi-final was a home game at against Renfrewshire rivals, Greenock Morton with St Mirren edging out the opponents to win 4–2 on penalties after 0–0 after extra time.Scottish League Challenge Cup Semi-finals Results - 2005/06
ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-10-09. St Mirren reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time, since losing the 1993 final against

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Hamilton Academical

Hamilton Academical were drawn against Queen's Park at home in the first round and Hamilton came out 3–0 winners The second round draw saw Accies drawn against Ross County away from home with Hamilton emerging 1–0 winners. The quarter-final draw brought Dundee to New Douglas Park which saw Hamilton produce a 2–0 and awarded Accies their third consecutive

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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 to proceed to the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the third time in the club's history since winning both the

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and

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tournaments.

Match

References

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St Mirren F.C. matches Hamilton Academical F.C. matches

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November 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom