2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final

The 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at Easter Road on 6 April 2014, between Raith Rovers and Rangers.[1] The match was televised by BBC ALBA.[1] It was the 23rd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it was the first Challenge Cup final since the formation of the SPFL. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was both clubs' first appearance in the final of the competition, whilst it was Raith Rovers' first cup final in 20 years since winning the League Cup in 1994.[2][3][4][5]

2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time
Date6 April 2014
VenueEaster Road, Edinburgh
RefereeKevin Clancy
Attendance19,983
2013
2015

Route to the final

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The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2013–14 was contested by 32 teams; the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, Highland League club Formartine United by invitation (the highest placed team in that league from the previous season with an SFA licence) & the winner of a preliminary round tie between Spartans & Threave Rovers (the highest placed teams in the previous season's East of Scotland & South of Scotland leagues with SFA licences), the winner of the tie being Spartans. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.

Match details

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Raith Rovers1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Baird   117' Report
Attendance: 19,983
Referee: Kevin Clancy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raith Rovers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rangers
RAITH ROVERS:
GK 20   Lee Robinson
RB 2   Jason Thomson (c)
CB 4   Paul Watson
CB 5   Dougie Hill
LB 3   Callum Booth
RM 7   Joe Cardle   68'   90+5'
CM 8   Kevin Moon   78'
CM 6   Liam Fox   42'
LM 11   Grant Anderson   77'
CF 29   John Baird
CF 10   Calum Elliot   45'   86'
Substitutes:
GK 17   Ross Laidlaw
DF 14   Reece Donaldson
DF 19   Fraser Mullen   120+1'   78'
FW 15   Gordon Smith   86'
FW 9   Greig Spence   90+5'
Manager:
  Grant Murray
RANGERS:
GK 1   Cammy Bell
RB 2   Richard Foster
CB 6   Lee McCulloch (c)
CB 3   Bilel Mohsni
LB 5   Lee Wallace   66'
RM 4   Fraser Aird
CM 8   Ian Black   75'
CM 10   Kyle Hutton   61'
CM 11   Nicky Law
LM 7   Steven Smith   79'   111'
CF 9   Jon Daly
Substitutes:
GK 17   Steve Simonsen
DF 14   Sébastien Faure   74'   66'
MF 15   Dean Shiels
FW 16   Calum Gallagher   111'
FW 12   Nicky Clark   65'   61'
Manager:
  Ally McCoist


Match officials[6]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ Ralston, Gary (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet): Former Gers kid John Baird pops up to secure Ramsdens Cup glory for Kirkcaldy men". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (6 April 2014). "Glory for Raith". Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Ramsden Cup: Raith Rovers 1-0 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ^ Ramsdens Cup final officials Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.