Jilted by Lady Luck but dreams can soon become reality for plucky Gretna
Hearts win shootout
April 2006
Hartley hat-trick sees Hearts come up trumps in capital clash
Mowbray out to reverse curse
March 2006
Murrayfield offers to host all-Edinburgh semi
In light of the distance between Hearts and Hibs the all-Edinburgh semi-final looks set to be staged at the 67,800 capacity Murrayfield rather than Hampden Park.
February 2006
Lithuania tunes in and local lads do the business
Hearts 2 - 1 Partick: Hearts booked their place in the semi-finals with a little help from their Lithuanian connection.
Hibs hit hapless Falkirk for five to challenge for the final
Scottish round-up: Hibernian took another step towards ending their Scottish Cup drought with a resounding win over Falkirk.
Hearts seal semi-precious win
Hearts 2 - 1 Partick Thistle Scottish Cup: Heats edged through to the semi-finals with an unconvincing performance against their Second Division visitors.
January 2006
Keane not amused by Celtic's circus clowns as Clyde ruin big debut
Clyde 2 - 1 Celtic Scottish Cup: Roy Keane had a Celtic debut to forget as the Bully Wee stunned the holders to move into the last sixteen.
Hearts see off Kilmarnock but may break with Pospisil
Hearts 2 - 1 Kilmarnock Scottish Cup: Hearts moved into the fourth round but risk losing unsettled forward Michal Pospisil in the transfer window.
Hearts 2 - 1 Kilmarnock
Hearts 2 - 1 Kilmarnock Goals from Steven Pressley and Jamie McAllister saw Hearts into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup at the expense of SPL rivals Kilmarnock.