2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup

2003–04 Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Runner-up Airdrie United
Matches played 29
Goals scored 99 (3.41 per match)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 13th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Queen of the South, who defeated Brechin City 2–0 in the 2002 final. Queen of the South were eliminated in the first round after defeat against Stranraer

The final was played on 26 October 2003, between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Airdrie United at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Inverness Caledonian Thistle won 2–0, to claim their first major honour.

Contents

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Saturday 2 August 2003 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 12 August 2003 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Tuesday 26 August 2003 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Tue/Wed 16/17 September 2003 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 26 October 2003 1 2 → 1

First round

Berwick Rangers and Dumbarton received random byes into the second round.

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Airdrie United 2 – 0 Montrose
Albion Rovers 1 – 0 East Fife
Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Clyde
Ayr United 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Stirling Albion
Brechin City 1 – 0 Falkirk
Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 Ross County
East Stirlingshire 2 – 5 Raith Rovers
Forfar Athletic 4 – 0 Elgin City
Gretna 0 – 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Hamilton Academical 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) St. Johnstone
Greenock Morton 4 – 3 Arbroath
St. Mirren 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir 0 – 3 Peterhead
Stranraer 2 – 1 Queen of the South

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

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Brechin City 3 – 1 Stirling Albion
Clyde 0 – 1 St. Johnstone
Forfar Athletic 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Albion Rovers
Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Airdrie United
Ross County 5 – 0 Dumbarton
Peterhead 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Stranraer
St. Mirren 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers

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

Quarter-finals

26 August 2003
19:30
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: W Young
Hislop  49' Report
26 August 2003
19:45
 Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Airdrie United Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 752
Referee: J Rowbotham
Byers  85' Report Wilson  55'
Dunn  74'
26 August 2003
19:45
 Raith Rovers 3 – 2 St. Mirren Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 1,949
Referee: D McDonald
Prest  27',  62'
Ellis  33' (o.g.)		 Report Russell  40'
O'Neill  74'
26 August 2003
19:45
 St. Johnstone 1 – 2 Brechin City McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,919
Referee: K Clarke
Forsyth  90' Report Jablonski  3'
Fotheringham  34' (pen.)

Semi-finals

16 September 2003
19:45
 Raith Rovers 0 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: K Clark
Report Wilson  28',  81'
Ritchie  30',  43'
17 September 2003
19:45
 Brechin City 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Airdrie United Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 803
Referee: D McDonald
White  15' Report Dunn  35'
Gow  112'
Vareille  45'

Final

Main article: 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
26 October 2003
15:00
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Airdrie United McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: W Young
Bingham  79'
Hislop  89'		 Report

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