2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth 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 Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.[1]

2000–01 Bell's Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsAlloa Athletic
Final positions
ChampionsAirdrieonians
Runner-upLivingston
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored97 (3.34 per match)

The final was played on 19 November 2000,[2] between Airdrieonians and Livingston at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after extra time,[2] to win the tournament for the second time after winning it in 1994.

Schedule

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Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Tuesday 15 August 2000 14 30 → 16
Second round Tue 29 Aug/Sat 2 September 2000 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Tuesday 12/19 September 2000 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Tuesday 26 September 2000 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 19 November 2000 1 2 → 1

First round

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Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.

15 August 2000 Airdrieonians 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South New Broomfield, Airdrie
Calderón   66'
Clark   92'
Atkinson   47'
Hodge   85'
15 August 2000 Albion Rovers 0–1 Clydebank Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Coyne   34'
15 August 2000 Alloa Athletic 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Recreation Park, Alloa
Hamilton   1',   7' Stewart   53',   82'
Bavidge   85'
15 August 2000 Brechin City 3–1 Ayr United Glebe Park, Brechin
Duffy   23' (o.g.)
Sturrock   45'
Grant   79'
McGinlay   50'
15 August 2000 Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Brown   18'
Juskowiak   113'
Hutchison   5'
15 August 2000 East Stirlingshire 3–0 East Fife Firs Park, Falkirk
Hislop   24'
McKechnie   71'
Lynes   83'
15 August 2000 Elgin City 2–4 Dumbarton Borough Briggs, Elgin
Green   62',   63' Flannery   44',   51',   65'
Brown   78'
15 August 2000 Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Peterhead Station Park, Forfar
McPhee   49' Clark   14'
15 August 2000 Partick Thistle 0–2 Livingston Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Britton   82'
Wilson   90'
15 August 2000 Queen's Park 2–0 Montrose Hampden Park, Glasgow
Gallagher   8',   40' (pen.)
15 August 2000 Raith Rovers 0–4 Greenock Morton Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Whalen   25',   61'
Matheson   56'
Kerr   81'
15 August 2000 Ross County 2–1 Clyde Victoria Park, Dingwall
Bone   16'
Henderson   61'
Cannie   71' (pen.)
15 August 2000 Stirling Albion 2–3 Arbroath Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
O'Neill   28'
McAulay   77'
Millar   55'
Rowe   18'
McGlashan   46',   56' (pen.)
King   76'
15 August 2000 Stranraer 4–2 Berwick Rangers Stair Park, Stranraer
Wright   2'
Walker
Geraghty   49'
Harty   56'
McMartin   68'
Oliver   70'

Source: Soccerbase

Second round

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29 August 2000 Brechin City 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Queen's Park Glebe Park, Brechin
Sturrock   27' Finlayson   20'
29 August 2000 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Stenhousemuir Central Park, Cowdenbeath
McDowell   68' Gibson   69'
Menelows   72'
29 August 2000 East Stirlingshire 3–2 Greenock Morton Firs Park, Falkirk
Gordon   48'
Lynes   62'
Todd   80'
Boukraa   13'
Matheson   81'
29 August 2000 Ross County 0–3 Livingston Victoria Park, Dingwall
Bingham   50'
Britton   54',   80'
2 September 2000 Arbroath 2–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Mallan   88'
Brownlie   90' (pen.)
2 September 2000 Clydebank 1–0 Peterhead
McCormick   15' Cooper   31'
2 September 2000 Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Airdrieonians
Pacífico   97'

Source: Soccerbase

Quarter-finals

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East Stirlingshire4–0Stenhousemuir
Ferguson   1'
Hislop   2'
Hislop   3'
Davidson (O.G) >  4'
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Firs Park, Falkirk

Livingston3–1Brechin City
McCormick   47'
Britton   66'
Keith   85'
Report Leask   23'
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

Stranraer3–2Arbroath
Harty   10',   36'
Geraghty   16'
Report Mercer   45'
McGlashan   48'
Stair Park, Stranraer

Airdrieonians1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.)
Clydebank
Prest   55' Report Jacquin   65'

Semi-finals

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Livingston2–1East Stirlingshire
Bingham   21' (pen.)
Anderson   44'
Report McKechnie   4'
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

Stranraer2 – 4 (a.e.t.)Airdrieonians
Harty   8'
George   20'
Report Prest   3'
Fernández   10'
Taylor   101'
McKeown   113'
Stair Park, Stranraer

Final

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Airdrieonians2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 pen.)
Livingston
Prest   28'
McGuire   78'
Report Crabbe   15'
Anderson   50'
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: J Rowbotham

References

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  1. ^ Scottish Challenge Cup 1999–2000, statto.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Scottish Challenge Cup 2000/01, Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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