Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 I will update all the scores in this post. 02/08/2016 : Clyde 0-5 Partick Thistle U20 Ross County U20 2-3 Brora Rangers - AET, FT 2-2 Berwick Rangers 0-3 Spartans Celtic U20 5-1 Annan Athletic Cove Rangers 2-1 Dundee U20 East Stirlingshire 0-3 Montrose Formartine United 2-5 Aberdeen U20 Inverness Caledonian Thistle U20 0-3 Arbroath Motherwell U20 2-1 Edinburgh City Queen's Park 5-2 Kilmarnock U20 St Johnstone U20 1-2 Turriff United Stirling Albion 2-3 Heart of Midlothian U20 03/08/2016 : Cumbernauld Colts 0-3 Hamilton Academical U20
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 Tuesday, 16/08/2016 : Aberdeen U20 19:45 Forfar Athletic Albion Rovers 19:45 Hamilton Academical U20 Brechin City 19:45 Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath 19:45 Celtic U20 Elgin City 19:45 Heart of Midlothian U20 Motherwell U20 19:45 Airdrieonians Partick Thistle U20 19:45 Queen's Park Peterhead 19:45 Brora Rangers Rangers U20 19:45 Stenhousemuir Stranraer 19:45 Spartans Wednesday, 17/08/2016 : Arbroath 19:45 East Fife Turriff United 19:45 Montrose
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 I will update all the scores in this post. Tuesday, 16/08/2016 : Aberdeen U20 1-3 Forfar Athletic Albion Rovers 2-0 Hamilton Academical U20 Brechin City 4-1 Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath 1-2 Celtic U20 Elgin City 2-0 Heart of Midlothian U20 Motherwell U20 1-2 Airdrieonians Partick Thistle U20 1-1 Queen's Park - AET, FT 1-1, Q Park 6-5 on penalties. Peterhead 3-2 Brora Rangers Stranraer 7-1 Spartans Wednesday, 17/08/2016 : Arbroath 2-3 East Fife - AET, FT 2-2 Rangers U20 1-3 Stenhousemuir Turriff United 1-0 Montrose
18/08/2016 : From the SPFL website, Scottish Challenge Cup 3rd Round draw : North Section Alloa Athletic v East Fife Brechin City v Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United v Peterhead Turriff United v Hibernian Falkirk v Elgin City Forfar Athletic v Raith Rovers South Section Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir Stranraer v Dumbarton Livingston v Celtic Colts Albion Rovers v St Mirren Ayr United v Airdrieonians Queen's Park v Greenock Morton Ties are due to be played on the weekend of September 3/4, 2016.
03/09/2016 : Scottish Challenge Cup Round 3 : I will post all the results after the matches tomorrow. Saturday 03/09/2016 : Albion Rovers 15:00 St Mirren Alloa Athletic 15:00 East Fife Brechin City 15:00 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United 15:00 Peterhead Falkirk 15:00 Elgin City Forfar Athletic 15:00 Raith Rovers Queen of the South 15:00 Stenhousemuir Queen's Park 15:00 Greenock Morton Stranraer 15:00 Dumbarton Livingston 17:15 Celtic U20 Sunday 04/09/2016 : Ayr United 15:00 Airdrieonians Turriff United 15:00 Hibernian
04/09/2016 : Scottish Challenge Cup Round 3 results : Saturday 03/09/2016 : Albion Rovers 3-4 St Mirren - AET, FT 3-3 Alloa Athletic 3-0 East Fife Brechin City 1-5 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United 3-2 Peterhead - AET, FT 2-2 Falkirk 6-1 Elgin City Forfar Athletic 3-2 Raith Rovers Livingston 5-1 Celtic U20 Queen of the South 7-1 Stenhousemuir Queen's Park 2-0 Greenock Morton Stranraer 1-0 Dumbarton Sunday 04/09/2016 : Ayr United 3-2 Airdrieonians - AET, FT 2-2 Turriff United 0-3 Hibernian The Round 4 draw is on Tuesday, 06/09/2016.
From the SPFL website, Scottish Challenge Cup Round 4 draw (alpha sorted) : Ayr United v Falkirk Bala Town v Alloa Athletic Crusaders v Livingston Dunfermline Athletic v Queen's Park Forfar Athletic v The New Saints Hibernian v St Mirren Queen of the South v Linfield Stranraer v Dundee United Ties are due to be played on October 8/9, with details and TV selections to be confirmed.
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 4 matches. I will post all the results after the match on Sunday. Friday 07/10/2016 : SCC Ayr United 19:45 Falkirk SCC Crusaders 19:45 Livingston Saturday 08/10/2016 : SCC Bala Town FC 13:00 Alloa Athletic SCC Stranraer 14:00 Dundee United SCC Dunfermline Athletic 15:00 Queen's Park SCC Forfar Athletic 15:00 The New Saints SCC Hibernian 15:00 St Mirren Sunday 09/10/2016 : SCC Queen of the South 13:00 Linfield
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 4 results. I watched the televised games, Bala Town v Alloa (S4C) and QotS v Linfield (Alba). Bala 2-4 Alloa was a goalfest, QotS 2-0 Linfield (AET) was the Roy Carroll show, until he was upstaged by (Fyfe Robertson's grandson ?), Stephen Dobbie ... who scored QotS's second with a superb free-kick. Both games were entertaining and far better viewing than the Internationals we are currently having to endure. Friday 07/10/2016 : SCC Ayr United 1-0 Falkirk - AET SCC Crusaders 1-2 Livingston Saturday 08/10/2016 : SCC Bala Town 2-4 Alloa Athletic : Attendance 591 (100 Alloa) (S4C) SCC Stranraer 0-1 Dundee United SCC Dunfermline Athletic 2-1 Queen's Park SCC Forfar Athletic 1-3 The New Saints SCC Hibernian 1-2 St Mirren Sunday 09/10/2016 : SCC Queen of the South 2-0 Linfield - AET : Att 2,358 (Alba) The 5th Round draw is tomorrow, Monday, 10/10/2016.
10/10/2016 : From the SPFL website, Scottish Challenge Cup Round 5 (QF) draw. Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United Livingston v The New Saints Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic St Mirren v Ayr United Ties are due to be played on the weekend of November 12/13, 2016.
15/10/2016 : Livingston fielded an ineligible player against Crusaders and will have to attend a SPFL Hearing on Monday, 24/10/2016.
24/10/2016 : At Livingston's Hearing for fielding an ineligible player in their Challenge Cup win against Crusaders, our old favourite, sportingintegrity.com reappeared. SPFL - Livingston charged by SPFL at disciplinary hearing The replay has been arranged for Tuesday, 1 November with a 7.45 kick-off. SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster said: “In the interests of sporting integrity and fairness to both sides, the game will be replayed.” Allowing Livingston to replay their Challenge Cup match against Crusaders instead of being expelled from the competition sets a dangerous precedent ... and is open to this farcical situation : If Crusaders field an ineligible player in the replay and win the match, will they then be fined and ordered to replay the match too ... and if not, by what logic why not ?!
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 5 (QF) matches, I will update all the scores in this post. Saturday 12/11/2016 : Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Dundee United Queen of the South 2-0 Alloa Athletic Sunday 13/11/2016 : Livingston 0-3 The New Saints St Mirren 2-1 Ayr United The Semi-Final Draw is on Monday, 14/11/2016.
14/11/2016 : Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-Final Draw : Queen of the South v Dundee United St Mirren v The New Saints Semi-final ties are scheduled for the weekend of February 18/19, with the final on the weekend of March 25/26. Source : SPFL website.
19/02/2017 : Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-Finals : Saturday 18/02/2017 : Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee United Sunday 19/02/2017 : St Mirren 4-1 The New Saints The final will be played on the weekend of March 25/26, 2017. Source : SPFL website.
Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Saturday 25/03/2017, Fir Park : Dundee United v St Mirren, KO 12:30 hours, BBC Alba.
Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Saturday 25/03/2017, Fir Park : Dundee United 2-1 St Mirren Attendance : 8,089 (SSN)
