2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2004–2005 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Airdrie United 2–0 in the 2003 final. Inverness Caledonian Thistle did not compete in the tournament after being promoted to the Scottish Premier League.

2004–05 Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Defending champions	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Final positions
Champions	Falkirk
Runner-up	Ross County
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	86 (2.97 per match)

The final was played on 7 November 2004, between Falkirk and Ross County, at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Falkirk won 2–1.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Saturday 31 July 2004	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 31 August 2004	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed 14/15 September 2004	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 28 September 2004	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 7 November 2004	1	2 → 1

First round

Clyde and Stranraer received random byes into the second round.

Airdrie United v Queen of the South

31 July 2004	Airdrie United	0–2	Queen of the South	New Broomfield, Airdrie
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,481 Referee: M McCurry

Alloa Athletic v Elgin City

31 July 2004	Alloa Athletic	2–0	Elgin City	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report		Attendance: 301 Referee: C Hardie

Arbroath v Peterhead

31 July 2004	Arbroath	2–4	Peterhead	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00		Report		Attendance: 449 Referee: A Hunter

Ayr United v Falkirk

31 July 2004	Ayr United	0–3	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,797 Referee: C Thomson

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

31 July 2004	Dumbarton	1–2	Stirling Albion	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00		Report		Attendance: 709 Referee: W Young

East Fife v Cowdenbeath

31 July 2004	East Fife	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00		Report		Attendance: 468 Referee: T Brown

East Stirlingshire v Berwick Rangers

31 July 2004	East Stirlingshire	1–2	Berwick Rangers	Firs Park, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 264 Referee: C Boyle

Forfar Athletic v Greenock Morton

31 July 2004	Forfar Athletic	3–1	Greenock Morton	Station Park, Forfar
15:00		Report		Attendance: 752 Referee: C Murray

Gretna v Montrose

31 July 2004	Gretna	3–0	Montrose	Raydale Park, Gretna
15:00		Report		Attendance: 454

Partick Thistle v Brechin City

31 July 2004	Partick Thistle	3–0	Brechin City	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,803 Referee: I Fyfe

Queen's Park v Stenhousemuir

31 July 2004	Queen's Park	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Stenhousemuir	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00		Report		Attendance: 461 Referee: E Smith

Raith Rovers v Albion Rovers

31 July 2004	Raith Rovers	0–2	Albion Rovers	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,207 Referee: S Conroy

Ross County v St Mirren

31 July 2004	Ross County	2–1	St Mirren	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00		Report		Attendance: 950 Referee: C MacKay

St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical

31 July 2004	St Johnstone	2–0	Hamilton Academical	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,850 Referee: D McDonald

Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Second round

Albion Rovers v Partick Thistle

31 August 2004	Albion Rovers	1–2	Partick Thistle	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
19:30		Report		Attendance: 1,050 Referee: A Hunter

Alloa Athletic v Berwick Rangers

31 August 2004	Alloa Athletic	1–2	Berwick Rangers	Recreation Park
19:30		Report		Attendance: 268 Referee: D Somers

Falkirk v Stirling Albion

31 August 2004	Falkirk	5–3	Stirling Albion	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:30		Report		Attendance: 2,631 Referee: C Richmond

Forfar Athletic v Queen's Park

31 August 2004	Forfar Athletic	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Queen's Park	Station Park, Forfar
19:30		Report		Attendance: 421 Referee: A Freeland

Peterhead v Ross County

31 August 2004	Peterhead	1–2	Ross County	Balmoor, Peterhead
19:30		Report		Attendance: 565 Referee: K Toner

Clyde v Stranraer

31 August 2004	Clyde	1–0	Stranraer	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
19:45		Report		Attendance: 759 Referee: S Conroy

Gretna v Cowdenbeath

31 August 2004	Gretna	1–0	Cowdenbeath	Raydale Park, Gretna
19:45		Report		Attendance: 551 Referee: B Winter

St Johnstone v Queen of the South

31 August 2004	St Johnstone	3–0	Queen of the South	McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,201 Referee: C Murray

Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Quarter-finals

14 September 2004

19:30

Falkirk	3–0	Gretna
Latapy 38' Thomson 62' Duffy 72'	Report

Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir

Attendance: 1,416

Referee: H Dallas

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14 September 2004

19:45

Berwick Rangers	0–1	St Johnstone
	Report	Moore 1'

Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Attendance: 279

Referee: D McDonald

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15 September 2004

19:45

Clyde	1–2	Forfar Athletic
Harty 9' Mensing	Report	Tosh 34' McClune 72'

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

Attendance: 532

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15 September 2004

19:45

Ross County	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Partick Thistle
Winters 65'	Report	Panther 71' Milne  3'

Victoria Park, Dingwall

Attendance: 1,050

Referee: A Freeland

Semi-finals

28 September 2004

19:45

St Johnstone	1–2	Falkirk
Rutkiewicz 5'	Report	Duffy 9' Lawrie 62'

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Attendance: 2,328

Referee: M McCurry

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28 September 2004

19:45

Ross County	5–2	Forfar Athletic
Winters 18', 22', 65' Burke 46' Cowie	Report	Shields 7', 30'

Victoria Park, Dingwall

Attendance: 2,328

Referee: H Dallas

Final

Main article: 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

7 November 2004

15:00

Falkirk	2–1	Ross County
Scally 70' Duffy 75'	Report	Winters 56'

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Attendance: 7,471

Referee: Kenny Clark

External links

• ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup page Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine