1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup

1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Falkirk
Runner-up Queen of the South
Matches played 29
Goals scored 81 (2.79 per match)
← 1996–97 1999–2000[A] →

The 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 8th season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stranraer, who defeated St. Johnstone 1–0 in the 1996 final.[1]

The final was played on 2 November 1997,[2] between Falkirk and Queen of the South at Fir Park in Motherwell. Falkirk won 1–0[2], to win the tournament for the second time after winning the tournament in 1993.

Contents

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat/Tue/Wed 9/12/13 August 1997 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 26 August 1997 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Tue/Wed/Fri 2/3/5 September 1997 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Mon/Wed 15/17 September 1997 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 2 November 1997 1 2 → 1

First round

Brechin City and Ross County received random byes into the second round.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Stranraer 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
4 – 2 (pen.)		 Arbroath
Ayr United 3 – 0 Queen's Park
Berwick Rangers 1 – 0 Montrose
Clyde 2 – 4 Raith Rovers
Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Clydebank
Dumbarton 0 – 2 Falkirk
East Fife 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) St. Mirren
Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire
Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton 3 – 1 Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 5 (pen.)		 Livingston
Airdrieonians 1 – 0 Dundee
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 2 Queen of the South
Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Ayr United 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Clydebank
Berwick Rangers 1 – 4 Airdrieonians
Brechin City 2 – 1 Livingston
Falkirk 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 East Fife
Queen of the South 2 – 0 Stirling Albion
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Stranraer
Ross County 1 – 2 Greenock Morton

Source: Soccerbase
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

2 September 1997
 Queen of the South 3 – 2 Airdrieonians Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Mallan  26',  42'
Flannigan  66'		 Report McPhee  45',  80'
3 September 1997
 Falkirk 3 – 0 Stranraer Brockville Park, Falkirk
Craig  72'
McGrillen  77'
Hagen  90'		 Report
3 September 1997
 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Clydebank Cappielow, Greenock
McArthur  85' Report
5 September 1997
 Hamilton Academical 4 – 0 Brechin City Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
McFarlane  48'
Cunnington  52'
Geraghty  62',  85'		 Report

Semi-finals

15 September 1997
 Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Falkirk Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Clark  89'
Quintongo  44'		 Report McAllister  22'
McGowan  57'
17 September 1997
 Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Queen of the South Cappielow, Greenock
Report Flannigan  2'
Mallan  54'

Final

Main article: 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
2 November 1997
15:00
 Falkirk 1 – 0 Queen of the South Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: R. Tait
Hagen  65' Report

Notes

A. ^ The 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship

References

  1. ^ Scottish Challenge Cup 1996-1997, statto.com. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  2. ^ a b Scottish Challenge Cup 1997/98, Soccerbase. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

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