2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	32
Defending champions	Ross County
Final positions
Champions	Falkirk
Runner-up	Hamilton Academical
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	102 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Paul di Giacomo (5 goals)

The 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 21st season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the Scottish Football League, and for the first time the top two clubs of the Highland Football League.

The defending champions were Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South in the 2010 final but were knocked out in the first round by Third Division side Elgin City. The tournament winners were Falkirk, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final with Darren Dods scoring the only goal of the match in the 2nd minute.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 23/24 July 2011	16	32 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 9 August 2011	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Sunday 4 September 2011	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sunday 9 October 2011	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 1 April 2012	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 6 June 2011.

North and East region

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Deveronvale 1–3 Stirling Albion McKenzie  58' Bonar  19' (pen.), 48' MacPherson  63' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 13:00 Stadium Princess Royal Park, Banff Attendance 400 Referee Don Robertson
Arbroath 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dundee Elfverson  77' Milne  79' O'Donnell  92' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance 1,761 Referee Craig Charleston
Brechin City 1–2 Falkirk McKenna  40' Bennett  26' Dods  33' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 596 Referee George Salmond
Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (pen.) Buckie Thistle Gibson  29' MacMillan  33' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 416 Referee John Beaton
Montrose 1–6 East Fife McPhee  73' Linn  16' Ogleby  27', 51', 63' (pen.) Wallace  31' Young  64' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 404
Peterhead 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (pen.) Alloa Athletic Deasley  30' McAllister  60' Ro. McCord  16' Wright  73' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Balmoor, Peterhead Attendance 443 Referee Gary Hilland
Raith Rovers 2–1 Cowdenbeath Baird  51', 77' Coult  80' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Attendance 1,098 Referee Mike Tumilty
Ross County 1–2 Elgin City Morrison  2' Cameron  37' Leslie  61' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance 1,368 Referee Matt Northcroft

Source: The Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

South and West region

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston Sinclair  50' Russell  55', 67' Barr  82', 90' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium New Broomfield, Airdrie Attendance 719 Referee Charlie Richmond
Albion Rovers 0–2 Annan Athletic Cox  29' Harty  81' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Attendance 247 Referee Des Roache
Ayr United 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South Campbell  94' Geggan  115' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance 1,272 Referee Brian Winter
Clyde 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 3–4 (pen.) Berwick Rangers Fitzpatrick  36' McDonald  51' L. Currie  4' Gray  10' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance 472 Referee Stevie O'Reilly
Partick Thistle 2–1 Stenhousemuir Rowson  20' Stewart  82' Kean  86' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 1,292 Referee Stephen Finnie
Queen's Park 0–2 Hamilton Academical Crawford  72' Hopkirk  81' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance 748
Stranraer 0–8 Greenock Morton Jackson  19', 42', 77', 86' di Giacomo  53', 54', 64', 69' Report Report link Date 23 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 374 Referee John McKendrick
Dumbarton 3–2 East Stirlingshire Prunty  54' Gilhaney  61' (pen.) Walker  90' Lyden  67' Love  66' Turner  70' Report Report link Date 24 July 2011 Kick off 15:00 Stadium Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance 454 Referee Paul Robertson

Source: The Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Annan Athletic 4–2 Peterhead Harty  20',  48',  87' Muirhead  31' Redman  49' McAllister  75' (pen.) Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Galabank, Annan Attendance 359 Referee Stephen Finnie
Forfar Athletic 0–5 Greenock Morton O'Brien  56' Weatherson  59' MacDonald 61',  75' Campbell  78' Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 448 Referee Matt Northcroft
Ayr United 3–0 Raith Rovers Patterson  43' McKernan  76' Robertson  79' Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 227 Referee Steve Conroy
Dumbarton 0–2 Berwick Rangers Greenhill  55' Currie  89' Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance 334 Referee Craig Charleston
East Fife 2–0 Elgin City Wallace  52',  77' Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance 408 Referee Mike Tumilty
Falkirk 1–0 Dundee El Alagui  43' Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Attendance 1,791 Referee Brian Winter
Hamilton Academical 1–0 Partick Thistle Chambers  86' (pen.) Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance 1,362 Referee Craig Thomson
Livingston 5–0 Stirling Albion Deuchar  23',  34',  90' Devon Jacobs  36' (o.g.) Gary Thom  87' (o.g.) Report Report link Date 9 August 2011 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Almondvale Stadium, Livingston Attendance 549 Referee Iain Brines

Last updated: 9 August 2011
Source: The Scottish Football League
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm in a Ramsdens outlet in The Forge Shopping Centre, Glasgow.

Berwick Rangers v Livingston

4 September 2011 15:00

Berwick Rangers	1–2	Livingston
McDonald  52'	Report	Scougall  12' Russell  85'

Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed Attendance: 567 Referee: Beaton

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East Fife v Falkirk

4 September 2011 15:00

East Fife	1–4	Falkirk
Wallace  27'	Report	Millar  42' Higginbotham  52' (87) Sibbald  54'

Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Colvin

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Hamilton Academical v Greenock Morton

4 September 2011 15:00

Hamilton Academical	2–1	Greenock Morton
Spence  18' Mensing  33'	Report	Di Giacomo  10'

New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance: 1,496 Referee: O'Reilly

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Ayr United v Annan Athletic

4 September 2011 15:00

Ayr United	0–1	Annan Athletic
	Report	Cox  58'

Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance: 1,232 Referee: Charleston

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Challenge cup took place at 2:00 pm on 7 September 2011, at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

Annan Athletic v Falkirk

9 October 2011 15:00

Annan Athletic	0–3	Falkirk
	Report	Millar  10' El Alagui  25', 42'

Galabank, Annan Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Salmond

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Hamilton Academical v Livingston

9 October 2011 15:00

Hamilton Academical	1–0	Livingston
McLaughlin  43'	Report

New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Richmond

Final

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Main article: 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

1 April 2012 16:05 BST

Falkirk	1–0	Hamilton Academical
Dods  2'	Report

Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Winter

Top scorers

Last updated on 9 October 2011

#	Name	Club	Goals
1	Paul di Giacomo	Greenock Morton	5
2	Ian Harty	Annan Athletic	4
	Andy Jackson	Greenock Morton	4
	Ryan Wallace	East Fife	4
5	Kenny Deuchar	Livingston	3
	Farid El Alagui	Falkirk	3
	Robert Ogleby	East Fife	3