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1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup was the eighth season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stranraer, who defeated St Johnstone 1–0 in the 1996 final.[1]

1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsStranraer
Final positions
ChampionsFalkirk
Runner-upQueen of the South
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored81 (2.79 per match)

The final was played on 2 November 1997,[2] between Falkirk and Queen of the South at Fir Park in Motherwell. Falkirk won 1–0,[2] to win the tournament for the second time after winning the tournament in 1993.

Schedule edit

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat/Tue/Wed 12/13/16 August 1997 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 26 August 1997 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Tue/Wed/Fri 2/3/5 September 1997 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Mon/Wed 15/17 September 1997 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 2 November 1997 1 2 → 1

First round edit

Brechin City and Ross County received random byes into the second round.

9 August 1997 Stranraer 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Arbroath Stair Park, Stranraer
Young   15'
Docherty   25'
Friels   70'
Crawford   119'		 Thomson   3'
Peters   86'
Gallagher   90'
Spence   116'
12 August 1997 Ayr United 3–0 Queen's Park Somerset Park, Ayr
Kerrigan   9',   58' (pen.)
Wordsworth   72'
12 August 1997 Berwick Rangers 1–0 Montrose Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Walton   53'
12 August 1997 Clyde 2–4 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Gauley   36'
Gibson   61'		 Wright   13'
Cameron   18'
Lennon   64'
Dair   74'
12 August 1997 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Clydebank Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Lovering   4'
12 August 1997 Dumbarton 0–2 Falkirk Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Reilly   90' Corrigan   8'
McGraw   44'
12 August 1997 East Fife 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) St Mirren Bayview Park, Methil
Dyer   114'
Gillies   89'
12 August 1997 Forfar Athletic 2–1 East Stirlingshire Station Park, Forfar
Mann   3'
Glennie   83'		 Parks   72'
Campbell   58'
12 August 1997 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Ritchie   72',   87' Hetherston   23'
12 August 1997 Greenock Morton 3–1 Albion Rovers Cappielow, Greenock
Flannery   2' (pen.),   35'
Anderson   76'		 Bruce   72'
12 August 1997 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Livingston
Henderson   106' Magee   116'
13 August 1997 Airdrieonians 1–0 Dundee Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Cooper   88'
13 August 1997 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Flannigan   54'
Rowe   59'
13 August 1997 Stirling Albion 2–1 Alloa Athletic Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Paterson   18'
McKechnie   81'		 Irvine   48'

Source: Soccerbase

Second round edit

26 August 1997 Ayr United 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Clydebank Somerset Park, Ayr
McCall   110'
26 August 1997 Berwick Rangers 1–4 Airdrieonians Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Walton   47' Lawrence   10'
Connelly   28'
Black   44'
Cooper   48'
26 August 1997 Brechin City 2–1 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
Brand   4'
Feroz   27'		 Raynes   73'
26 August 1997 Falkirk 3–1 Forfar Athletic Brockville Park, Falkirk
Craig   18' (pen.),   45',   76' Morgan   35' (pen.)
26 August 1997 Hamilton Academical 2–1 East Fife Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cunnington   44'
Davidson   82'		 Moffat   27'
26 August 1997 Queen of the South 2–0 Stirling Albion Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Mallan   54',   55'
26 August 1997 Raith Rovers 0–1 Stranraer Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Young   69'
26 August 1997 Ross County 1–2 Greenock Morton
Wood   89' Blaikie   33',   74'

Source: Soccerbase

Quarter-finals edit

Queen of the South3–2Airdrieonians
Mallan   26',   42'
Flannigan   66'		 Report McPhee   45',   80'
Falkirk3–0Stranraer
Craig   72'
McGrillen   77'
Hagen   90'		 Report
Greenock Morton1–0Clydebank
McArthur   85' Report
Hamilton Academical4–0Brechin City
McFarlane   48'
Cunnington   52'
Geraghty   62',   85'		 Report

Semi-finals edit

Hamilton Academical1–2Falkirk
Clark   89'
Quintongo   44'		 Report McAllister   22'
McGowan   57'
Greenock Morton0–2Queen of the South
Report Flannigan   2'
Mallan   54'

Final edit

Main article: 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Falkirk1–0Queen of the South
Hagen   65' Report
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: R. Tait

Notes edit

A. ^ The 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship

References edit

  1. ^ Scottish Challenge Cup 1996–1997 Archived 5 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Scottish Challenge Cup 1997/98, Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

External links edit

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