1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Champions

Falkirk

Runners-up

Queen of the South

Matches played

Goals scored

81 (2.79 per match)

← 1996–97

1999–2000^[A] →

The 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 8th season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stranraer, who defeated St Johnstone 1–0 in the 1996 final.^[1]

The final was played on 2 November 1997,^[2] between Falkirk and Queen of the South at Fir Park in Motherwell. Falkirk won 1–0,^[2] to win the tournament for the second time after winning the tournament in 1993.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Tue/Wed 12/13/16 August 1997	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 26 August 1997	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed/Fri 2/3/5 September 1997	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Mon/Wed 15/17 September 1997	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 2 November 1997	1	2 → 1

First round

Brechin City and Ross County received random byes into the second round.

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Stranraer

4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (pen.)

3–0

1–0

2–4

0–1

0–2

1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

2–1

2–1

3–1

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (pen.)

Livingston

Airdrieonians

1–0

Dundee

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

0–2

Queen of the South

Stirling Albion

2–1

Alloa Athletic

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

Second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

1–4

2–1

3–1

2–1

2–0

0–1

1–2

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

Quarter-finals

Queen of the South v Airdrieonians

2 September 1997

Queen of the South	3–2	Airdrieonians
Mallan 26', 42' Flannigan 66'	Report	McPhee 45', 80'

Palmerston Park, Dumfries

Falkirk v Stranraer

3 September 1997

Falkirk	3–0	Stranraer
Craig 72' McGrillen 77' Hagen 90'	Report

Brockville Park, Falkirk

Greenock Morton v Clydebank

3 September 1997

Greenock Morton	1–0	Clydebank
McArthur 85'	Report

Cappielow, Greenock

Hamilton Academical v Brechin City

5 September 1997

Hamilton Academical	4–0	Brechin City
McFarlane 48' Cunnington 52' Geraghty 62', 85'	Report

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Semi-finals

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

15 September 1997

Hamilton Academical	1–2	Falkirk
Clark 89' Quintongo 44'	Report	McAllister 22' McGowan 57'

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

17 September 1997

Greenock Morton	0–2	Queen of the South
	Report	Flannigan 2' Mallan 54'

Cappielow, Greenock

Final

Main article: 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Falkirk v Queen of the South

2 November 1997
15:00

Falkirk	1–0	Queen of the South
Hagen 65'	Report

Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: R. Tait

Notes

A. ^ The 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship

References

↑ Scottish Challenge Cup 1996–1997, statto.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
1 2 Scottish Challenge Cup 1997/98, Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

External links

Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport

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