2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

Petrofac Training Cup
Country	Scotland
Teams	32
Champions	Livingston
Runners-up	Alloa Athletic
Matches played	31
Goals scored	112 (3.61 per match)
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The 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Petrofac, was the 24th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the previous season in the Lowland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans).

The defending champions were Raith Rovers, who had defeated Rangers in the 2014 final. Raith were eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic in the first round of the North Section.

Schedule

Fixtures and Results

First Round

The first round draw took place on Wednesday 2 July 2014 at 2pm BST at Easter Road.^[2]

North Section

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Arbroath 1 – 4 Alloa Athletic Tiffoney  90' (o.g.) Simmons  9' Spence  54', 70', 83' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance 560 Referee Don Robertson
East Fife 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic McShane  14' Moyes  42' Hilson  72' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance 449 Referee Alan Newlands
Montrose 0 – 3 Peterhead Webster  34' Wood  50' Rodgers  6' McAllister  17' Stevenson  28' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 347 Referee Colin Steven
Elgin City 0 – 3 Stirling Albion Cooper  58' G. Smith  48', 58' (pen.), 78' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Borough Briggs, Elgin Attendance 470 Referee Nick Walsh
Cowdenbeath 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Brechin City Higgins  13' Thomson  64' Trouten  93' Ferguson  108' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance 294 Referee Gavin Duncan
East Stirlingshire 1 – 7 Falkirk McKenna  71' Vaulks  29' Cooper  62' Loy  66' (pen.), 73' Bia-Bi  81' Alston  85', 88' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir Attendance 933 Referee Andrew Dallas
Brora Rangers 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Stenhousemuir Sutherland  32', 92', 104' Grehan  52' (pen.) Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Dudgeon Park, Brora Attendance 250 Referee Mat Northcroft
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Millen  82' Report Report link Date 5 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance 4,230 Referee Alan Muir

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

South Section

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Queen's Park 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 3 – 4 (pen.) Berwick Rangers McPherson  33' Fraser  91' Lavery  3' Report Report link Date 25 July 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie Attendance 245 Referee Kevin Graham
Stranraer 3 – 2 Dumbarton McKeown  65', 77' Winter  90+4' Kirkpatrick  4' Gilhaney  45' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 355 Referee Des Roache
Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Annan Athletic King  8' Sow  18' Paterson  39' Davidson  90' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance 6,708 Referee Calum Murray
Airdrieonians 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 2 – 4 (pen.) Albion Rovers Watt  5' Blockley  62' Love  39' Gemmell  87' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie Attendance 851 Referee Bobby Madden
Queen of the South 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Livingston Dowie  25' Russell  56' Paton  107' Sives  57' Mullen  64' Hippolyte  98' Robertson  115' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,196 Referee Craig Charleston
Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Spartans O'Neil  27' Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 928 Referee Gavin Ross
Clyde 2 – 0 Ayr United McManus  8' Sweeney  29' (pen.) Report Report link Date 26 July 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance 689 Referee Stephen Finnie
Rangers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hibernian MacLeod  14' Law  101' Handling  59'  108' Report Report link Date 5 August 2014 Kick off 19:35 Stadium Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 18,138 Referee John Beaton

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

Second Round

The second round draw took place on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 3:30pm BST at the Petrofac Training base in Aberdeen.^[3]

North Section

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Brora Rangers 2 – 3 East Fife MacKay  29' Sutherland  38' McShane  34' (pen.), 42' Austin  86' Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Dudgeon Park, Brora Attendance 395 Referee John McKendrick
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Falkirk Geggan  68' Taiwo  55', 60' Biabi  75' Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance 2,810 Referee George Salmond
Brechin City 0 – 2 Peterhead Redman  8' Noble  58' Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 328 Referee Craig Charleston
Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic D.Smith  82' Spence  49', 69' Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Forthbank Stadium, Stirling Attendance 537 Referee Euan Anderson

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

South Section

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Rangers 8 – 1 Clyde Boyd  16', 33', 79' Aird  24' McCulloch  38', 77' MacLeod  45', 65' Watt  90' Report Report link Date 18 August 2014 Kick off 19:35 Stadium Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 11,190 Referee Andrew Dallas
Greenock Morton 5 – 2 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers J.McCluskey  14',  119' O'Ware  45' McManus  105', 114', 117' Maxwell  9' L.Currie  90' Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 906 Referee Barry Cook
Stranraer 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Malcolm  19' Rumsby  37' Gemmell  72' (pen.) Report Report link Date 19 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 236 Referee Stephen Finnie
Livingston 4 – 1 Heart of Midlothian White  6', 76' Hippolyte  81' Robertson  84' Talbot  90' (o.g.) Report Report link Date 20 August 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Almondvale Stadium, Livingston Attendance 3,807 Referee Crawford Allan

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

Quarter-Finals

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 2pm BST at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow.^[4]

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic McCord  89' Report Report link Date 6 September 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 1,273 Referee Des Roache
Stranraer 1 – 0 Falkirk Marenghi  41' Report Report link Date 6 September 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 551 Referee Euan Anderson
Peterhead 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Rodgers  120' Hippolyte  113' Report Report link Date 6 September 2014 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead Attendance 695 Referee Brian Colvin
East Fife 0 – 2 Rangers Daly  29' Black  57' Report Report link Date 21 October 2014 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance 1,827 Referee George Salmond

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

Semi-Finals

The semi-final draw took place on Tuesday 9 September 2014 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.^[5]

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Livingston 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 5 – 4 (pen.) Stranraer Glen  66' Longworth  45' Report Report link Date 12 October 2014 Kick off 16:05 Stadium Almondvale Stadium, Livingston Attendance 845 Referee George Salmond
Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 Rangers Spence  72', 89' McCord  74' Miller  49' Shiels  64' Report Report link Date 3 December 2014 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Recreation Park, Alloa Attendance 2,443 Referee John McKendrick

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

Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Livingston 4 – 0 Alloa Athletic Pittman  21' Fordyce  61' White  86', 90' Report Report link Date 5 April 2015 Kick off 16:05 Stadium McDiarmid Park, Perth[6] Attendance 2,869 Referee John Beaton

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

References

External links

• Petrofac Training Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League

{{2014–15 in Scottish football}}