2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Champions	St Johnstone
Runners-up	Dunfermline Athletic
Matches played	29
Goals scored	90 (3.1 per match)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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. It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	14 August 2007	14	30 → 16
Second round	4 September 2007	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	18 September 2007	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	2 October 2007	2	4 → 2
Final	25 November 2007	1	2 → 1

First round

North and East region

Dunfermline Athletic received a random bye into the second round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Dundee 1–2 Ross County Sturm  59' O'Brien  90' Barrowman  12' (pen.) Keddie  43' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Dens Park, Dundee Attendance 1,471 Referee D McDonald
Elgin City 1–4 Brechin City Nicholson  88' Russell  9',  60' (pen.) Janczyk  70' Johnson  74' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Borough Briggs, Elgin Attendance 166 Referee C MacKay
Forfar Athletic 3–2 East Fife Lombardi  26' Tulloch  85' Lunan  104' Walker  53' O'Reilly  69' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 319 Referee S MacDonald
Montrose 5–1 Stirling Albion Baird  11' (pen.),  32',  59' Wood  50',  52' Harris  51' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 271 Referee C Brown
Peterhead 1–0 Cowdenbeath Cowie  90' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Balmoor, Peterhead Attendance 531 Referee A Freeland
Raith Rovers 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (pen.) St Johnstone Tod  89' Silvestro  90' Sheerin  14' (pen.) Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Attendance 1,801 Referee C Boyle
Arbroath 2–0 Alloa Athletic McKay  40' Reilly  81' Buist  39' Report Report link Date 15 August 2007 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance 522 Referee E Smith

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

South and West region

Partick Thistle received a random bye into the second round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 3–4 (pen.) Berwick Rangers McKenzie  90' Swanson  73' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Attendance 152 Referee J McKendrick
Clyde 1–0 Queen of the South Masterton  13' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance 950 Referee J Underhill
East Stirlingshire 4–2 Dumbarton Simpson  32',  48' Struthers  71',  88' Campbell  31',  53' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Firs Park, Falkirk Attendance 202 Referee A Law
Hamilton Academical 1–2 Ayr United Taylor  17' Moore  60' Stevenson  76' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance 611 Referee M McCurry
Greenock Morton 1–0 Livingston Graham  26' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 1,658 Referee S Conroy
Queen's Park 1–0 Stranraer Canning  64' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance 387 Referee A Boyd
Stenhousemuir 1–3 Airdrie United Dempster  59' McEwan  16' (o.g.) Lyle  82' (o.g.) Noble  85' Report Report link Date 14 August 2007 Stadium Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir Attendance 583 Referee C Allan

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Airdrie United 5–1 Arbroath Russell  15',  61',  85' (pen.),  86' McDonald  26' Tosh  37' Rennie  89' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie Attendance 754 Referee A Muir
East Stirlingshire 1–0 Queen's Park Simpson  33' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Firs Park, Falkirk Attendance 379 Referee S Nicholls
Forfar Athletic 0–2 Ayr United Fotheringham  86' Williams  32' Stevenson  57' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 333 Referee M Tumilty
Montrose 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Brechin City Stein  103' Johnston  104' Nelson  111' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 715 Referee S Finnie
Partick Thistle 3–1 Berwick Rangers Harkins  26' di Giacomo  86' Keegan  90' Thompson  78' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 1,226 Referee S O'Reilly
Peterhead 0–1 Greenock Morton McAllister  18' Report Report link Date 4 September 2007 Stadium Balmoor, Peterhead Attendance 650 Referee C Brown
Clyde 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic MacLennan  46' Burchill  26',  74' Morrison  57',  90' Report Report link Date 5 September 2007 Stadium Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance 799 Referee W Collum
Ross County 0–2 St Johnstone Deuchar  14' Jackson  49' Report Report link Date 5 September 2007 Stadium Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance 1,100 Referee I Brines

Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

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Ayr United v Partick Thistle

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

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East Stirlingshire v Greenock Morton

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

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St Johnstone v Brechin City

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

2 October 2007

Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Ayr United
Glass  83'	Report

East End Park, Dunfermline Attendance: 1,744 Referee: K Clark

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Greenock Morton v St Johnstone

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

Main article: 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Dunfermline Athletic v St Johnstone

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

External links

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