2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

2010–11 ALBA Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Ross County
Runner-up Queen of the South
Matches played 29
Goals scored 97 (3.34 per match)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 20th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Dundee, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 in the 2009 final. Dundee were knocked out in the second round after being defeated 4–1 by Stenhousemuir.

The Challenge Cup was won by Ross County who defeated Queen of the South 2–0 in the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth,[1] to win the cup for the second time in their history.

Contents

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat/Sun 24/25 July 2010 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 10 August 2010 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Sat/Sun 4/5 September 2010 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sat/Sun 9/10 October 2010 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 10 April 2011[2] 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on 27 May 2010.[3]

North and East region

Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round.[3]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Dundee 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Arbroath
East Fife 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Brechin City
Elgin City 1 – 2 Ross County
Peterhead 5 – 0 Montrose
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Cowdenbeath
Stirling Albion 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3 – 1 (pen.)		 Falkirk

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

South and West region

Berwick Rangers received a random bye to the second round.[3]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Airdrie United 1 – 2 Ayr United
Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Clyde
Queen of the South 2 – 1 Albion Rovers
Queen's Park 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Livingston
Stenhousemuir 3 – 2 Annan Athletic
Stranraer 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) East Stirlingshire
Dumbarton 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3 – 4 (pen.)		 Greenock Morton

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

Second round

The second round draw was conducted on 27 July 2010 at Hampden Park.[4]

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Ayr United 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
5 – 6 (pen.)		 Queen of the South
East Fife 3 – 1 Stirling Albion
Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Peterhead 6 – 1 East Stirlingshire
Queen's Park 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Forfar Athletic
Ross County 3 – 1 Greenock Morton
Stenhousemuir 4 – 1 Dundee

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

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 12 August 2010 at Hampden Park.[5]

4 September 2010
15:00
 Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Ross County Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 552
Referee: Alan Muir
Bolochoweckyj  59' Report Lawson  11',  70'
Scott  56'
4 September 2010
15:00
 Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Ayr United Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
Doolan  3',  33' Report Rodgers  36'
4 September 2010
15:00
 Queen of the South 5 – 0 East Fife Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Burns  32',  46',  79'
Ovenstone  64' (o.g.)
Harris  90+2'		 Report
5 September 2010
15:00
 Peterhead 3 – 1 Stenhousemuir Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 442
Referee: Brian Colvin
Wyness  9',  50'
Gethans  43'		 Report Dalziel  76'

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted on 9 September 2010 at Hampden Park.[6]

9 October 2010
15:00
 Peterhead 1 – 2 Queen of the South Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Mike Tumilty
Bavidge  78' Report Reid  66'
Holmes  69'
10 October 2010
15:00
 Ross County 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.)		 Partick Thistle Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Steve Conroy
Morrison  54'
Barrowman  88'		 Report Kinniburgh  8'
Boyle  64'
  Penalties  
Brittain
Barrowman
Milne
Scott
Lawson
Craig		 4 – 3 Cairney
Flannigan
Buchanan
Erskine
Boyle

Final

Main article: 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
10 April 2011
15:00
 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Ross County McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Euan Norris
Report Barrowman  9'
Vigurs  39'

References

  1. ^ Ross County claim Challenge Cup, BBC Sport. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ The match was rescheduled from November to April due to inclement weather
  3. ^ a b c The ALBA Challenge Cup, 2010/2011 - First Round Draw, Scottish Football League. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 2010-07-27. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-alba-challenge-cup-second-round-draw/. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  5. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 2010-08-12. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-alba-challenge-cup-third-round-draw-2010-08-12/. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  6. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup - Semi-Finals Draw". Scottish Football League. 2010-09-09. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-alba-challenge-cup---semi-finals-draw/. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 

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