2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th season of the Scottish Challenge Cup, which was competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Ross County who defeated Clyde 5–4 on penalties in the 2006 final. Ross County were eliminated in the second round after a 2–0 home defeat to eventual champions St Johnstone.

The final was played on 25 November 2007, between Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone, at Dens Park in Dundee. St Johnstone won 3–2.^[1] It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence.

Schedule

First round

North and East region

Dunfermline Athletic received a random bye into the second round.

Dundee v Ross County

14 August 2007	Dundee	1–2	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
	Sturm 59' O'Brien  90'	Report	Barrowman 12' (pen.) Keddie 43'	Attendance: 1,471 Referee: D McDonald

Elgin City v Brechin City

14 August 2007	Elgin City	1–4	Brechin City	Borough Briggs, Elgin
	Nicholson 88'	Report	Russell 9', 60' (pen.) Janczyk 70' Johnson 74'	Attendance: 166 Referee: C MacKay

Forfar Athletic v East Fife

14 August 2007	Forfar Athletic	3–2	East Fife	Station Park, Forfar
	Lombardi 26' Tulloch 85' Lunan 104'	Report	Walker 53' O'Reilly 69'	Attendance: 319 Referee: S MacDonald

Montrose v Stirling Albion

14 August 2007	Montrose	5–1	Stirling Albion	Links Park, Montrose
	Baird 11' (pen.), 32', 59' Wood 50', 52'	Report	Harris 51'	Attendance: 271 Referee: C Brown

Peterhead v Cowdenbeath

14 August 2007	Peterhead	1–0	Cowdenbeath	Balmoor, Peterhead
	Cowie 90'	Report		Attendance: 531 Referee: A Freeland

Raith Rovers v St Johnstone

14 August 2007	Raith Rovers	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	St Johnstone	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Tod 89' Silvestro  90'	Report	Sheerin 14' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,801 Referee: C Boyle

Arbroath v Alloa Athletic

15 August 2007	Arbroath	2–0	Alloa Athletic	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
	McKay 40' Reilly 81'	Report	Buist  39'	Attendance: 522 Referee: E Smith

Source: BBC Sport

South and West region

Partick Thistle received a random bye into the second round.

Albion Rovers v Berwick Rangers

14 August 2007	Albion Rovers	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Berwick Rangers	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
	McKenzie 90'	Report	Swanson 73'	Attendance: 152 Referee: J McKendrick

Clyde v Queen of the South

14 August 2007	Clyde	1–0	Queen of the South	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	Masterton 13'	Report		Attendance: 950 Referee: J Underhill

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

14 August 2007	East Stirlingshire	4–2	Dumbarton	Firs Park, Falkirk
	Simpson 32', 48' Struthers 71', 88'	Report	Campbell 31', 53'	Attendance: 202 Referee: A Law

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United

14 August 2007	Hamilton Academical	1–2	Ayr United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Taylor 17'	Report	Moore 60' Stevenson 76'	Attendance: 611 Referee: M McCurry

Greenock Morton v Livingston

14 August 2007	Greenock Morton	1–0	Livingston	Cappielow, Greenock
	Graham 26'	Report		Attendance: 1,658 Referee: S Conroy

Queen's Park v Stranraer

14 August 2007	Queen's Park	1–0	Stranraer	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Canning 64'	Report		Attendance: 387 Referee: A Boyd

Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United

14 August 2007	Stenhousemuir	1–3	Airdrie United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	Dempster 59'	Report	McEwan 16' (o.g.) Lyle 82' (o.g.) Noble 85'	Attendance: 583 Referee: C Allan

Source: BBC Sport

Second round

Airdrie United v Arbroath

4 September 2007	Airdrie United	5–1	Arbroath	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
	Russell 15', 61', 85' (pen.), 86' McDonald 26'	Report	Tosh 37' Rennie  89'	Attendance: 754 Referee: A Muir

East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park

4 September 2007	East Stirlingshire	1–0	Queen's Park	Firs Park, Falkirk
	Simpson 33'	Report		Attendance: 379 Referee: S Nicholls

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

4 September 2007	Forfar Athletic	0–2	Ayr United	Station Park, Forfar
	Fotheringham  86'	Report	Williams 32' Stevenson 57'	Attendance: 333 Referee: M Tumilty

Montrose v Brechin City

4 September 2007	Montrose	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Brechin City	Links Park, Montrose
	Stein 103'	Report	Johnston 104' Nelson 111'	Attendance: 715 Referee: S Finnie

Partick Thistle v Berwick Rangers

4 September 2007	Partick Thistle	3–1	Berwick Rangers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Harkins 26' di Giacomo 86' Keegan 90'	Report	Thompson 78'	Attendance: 1,226 Referee: S O'Reilly

Peterhead v Greenock Morton

4 September 2007	Peterhead	0–1	Greenock Morton	Balmoor, Peterhead
		Report	McAlister 18'	Attendance: 650 Referee: C Brown

Clyde v Dunfermline Athletic

5 September 2007	Clyde	1–4	Dunfermline Athletic	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	MacLennan 46'	Report	Burchill 26', 74' Morrison 57', 90'	Attendance: 799 Referee: W Collum

Ross County v St Johnstone

5 September 2007	Ross County	0–2	St Johnstone	Victoria Park, Dingwall
		Report	Deuchar 14' Jackson 49'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: I Brines

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

18 September 2007

Airdrie United	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic
McKeown  86'	Report	Burchill 54', 81' Woods  86'

Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

Attendance: 931

Referee: M Tumilty

18 September 2007

Ayr United	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Partick Thistle
Williams 86' (pen.), 120'	Report	Forrest 65' (o.g.)

Somerset Park, Ayr

Attendance: 1,110

Referee: W Collum

18 September 2007

East Stirlingshire	0–4	Greenock Morton
	Report	Templeman 49', 82' Moffat 61' (o.g.) Linn 83'

Firs Park, Falkirk

Attendance: 488

Referee: B Winter

25 September 2007

St Johnstone	4–1	Brechin City
Deuchar 21', 42' Jackson 36' Weatherston 43'	Report	Smith 57'

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Attendance: 1,159

Referee: C Allan

Semi-finals

2 October 2007

Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Ayr United
Glass 83'	Report

East End Park, Dunfermline

Attendance: 1,744

Referee: K Clark

2 October 2007

Greenock Morton	1–3	St Johnstone
Graham 12'	Report	Jackson 10' MacDonald 65' Quinn 87'

Cappielow, Greenock

Attendance: 1,831

Referee: S Conroy

Final

25 November 2007

15:00

Dunfermline Athletic	2–3	St Johnstone
Wilson 37' Glass 70' (pen.)	Report	Sheerin 13' (pen.) MacDonald 19' Deuchar 30'

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 6,446

Referee: E Smith

References

External links

• BBC Scottish Cups page
• Scottish Football League Challenge Cup page

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