1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

Stenhousemuir

Champions

Stranraer

Runners-up

St Johnstone

Matches played

Goals scored

89 (3.07 per match)

← 1995–96

1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stenhousemuir, who defeated Dundee United 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time in the 1995 final.^[1]

The final was played on 3 November 1996,^[2] between Stranraer and St Johnstone at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Stranraer won 1–0^[2] courtesy of an own goal, to win the tournament for the first time.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Thu/Sat 8/10 August 1996	14	30 → 16
Second round	Mon/Tue/Wed 26/27/28 August 1996	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 10 September 1996	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wed/Tue 2/8 October 1996	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 3 November 1996	1	2 → 1

First round

Airdrieonians and East Fife received random byes into the second round.

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

3–0

2–1

1 – 2 (a.e.t.)

3 – 3* (a.e.t.)

2 – 3 (a.e.t.)

0–2

0 – 0* (a.e.t.)

0 – 0* (a.e.t.)

0 – 2 (a.e.t.)

0–4

1–2

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

2–0

3 – 1 (a.e.t.)

0–4

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

Second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

0–4

0–2

2–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

3–1

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Stranraer

2–1

Clyde

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

Quarter-finals

Dundee v St Johnstone

10 September 1996

Dundee	1–5	St Johnstone

Dens Park, Dundee

East Fife v Stranraer

10 September 1996

East Fife	0–1	Stranraer

Bayview Park, Methil

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

10 September 1996

Greenock Morton	2–1	Partick Thistle

Cappielow, Greenock

Stirling Albion v Montrose

10 September 1996

Stirling Albion	1–3	Montrose

Forthbank Stadium, Stirling

Semi-finals

Stranraer v Greenock Morton

2 October 1996

Stranraer	3–0	Greenock Morton

Stair Park, Stranraer

St Johnstone v Montrose

8 October 1996

St Johnstone	4–2	Montrose

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Final

Stranraer v St Johnstone

3 November 1996
15:00

Stranraer	1–0	St Johnstone
Griffin (o.g.)	Report

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 5,522
Referee: Kenny Clark

References

↑ Scottish Challenge Cup 1995–1996, statto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 1996–1997, statto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

External links

Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
Soccerbase Scottish League Challenge Cup on Soccerbase.com
ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport

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