2001–02 Scottish Challenge Cup

2001–02 Bell's Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Champions Airdrieonians
Runners-up Alloa Athletic
Matches played 29
Goals scored 103 (3.55 per match)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 11th season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Airdrieonians, who defeated Livingston 3–2 on penalties in the 2000 final.[1]

The final was played on 14 October 2001,[2] between Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 2–1,[2] to win the tournament for a third time after winning the 1994 and 2000 finals.

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Tuesday 7 August 2001 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 14 August 2001 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Tuesday 21 August 2001 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Tuesday 28 August 2001 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 14 October 2001 1 2 → 1

First round

Clydebank and Dumbarton received random byes into the second round.

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

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

Second round

Home team Score Away team Additional information
Albion Rovers 1–4 Airdrieonians
Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Brechin City 4–0 Peterhead
Clyde 5–0 Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton 0–2 Ross County
Falkirk 0–0
4–5 (pen.)		 Clydebank
Raith Rovers 3 – 5 (a.e.t.) Partick Thistle
Stranraer 3–2 Ayr United

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

Quarter-finals

21 August 2001
19:30 BST
Alloa Athletic 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Stranraer
Fisher  16'
Little  25'
Hamilton  44'
Curran  119' 		Report Gallagher  33',  71'
Jenkins  57'
Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 450
Referee: Mike McCurry

21 August 2001
19:30 BST
Clyde 1–0 Partick Thistle
Keogh  58' Report Hardie Red card 63'
Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 2,835
Referee: Willie Young

21 August 2001
19:30 BST
Clydebank 1–2 Airdrieonians
Burke  40' (pen.) Report McPherson  10'
Coyle  31'
Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Attendance: 456
Referee: Kevin Toner

21 August 2001
19:30 BST
Ross County 0–2 Brechin City
Report Grant  17'
Kernaghan  83'
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: I Fyfe

Semi-finals

28 August 2001
19:30 BST
Airdrieonians 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.) 		Brechin City
Roberts  23' Report Fotheringham  87'
New Broomfield, Airdrie
Referee: Hugh Dallas

28 August 2001
19:30 BST
Clyde 0–1 Alloa Athletic
Report Hutchison  55'
Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: John R. Underhill

Final

14 October 2001
15:00
Airdrieonians 2–1 Alloa Athletic
Coyle  76'
Roberts  85' 		Report Evans  90'
Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 4,548
Referee: Mike McCurry

References

  1. ↑ Scottish Challenge Cup 2000–01, statto.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 2001/02, Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

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