2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

2010–11 ALBA Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Champions

Ross County

Runners-up

Queen of the South

Matches played

Goals scored

97 (3.34 per match)

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The 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 20th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Dundee, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 in the 2009 final. Dundee were knocked out in the second round after being defeated 4–1 by Stenhousemuir.

The Challenge Cup was won by Ross County who defeated Queen of the South 2–0 in the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth,^[1] to win the cup for the second time in their history.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 24/25 July 2010	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 10 August 2010	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Sat/Sun 4/5 September 2010	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sat/Sun 9/10 October 2010	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 10 April 2011^[2]	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on 27 May 2010.^[3]

North and East region

Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round.^[3]

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

2–1

1–0

4 – 3 (a.e.t.)

1–2

5–0

0–1

0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3–1 (pen.)

Falkirk

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

South and West region

Berwick Rangers received a random bye to the second round.^[3]

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

1–2

2–1

2–1

3 – 2 (a.e.t.)

3–2

1 – 2 (a.e.t.)

0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3–4 (pen.)

Greenock Morton

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

Second round

The second round draw was conducted on 27 July 2010 at Hampden Park.^[4]

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Ayr United

2–0

Cowdenbeath

Dunfermline Athletic

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
5–6 (pen.)

3–1

2–1

6–1

2 – 3 (a.e.t.)

3–1

4–1

Source: 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 12 August 2010 at Hampden Park.^[5]

Forfar Athletic v Ross County

4 September 2010
15:00

Forfar Athletic	0–2	Ross County
Bolochoweckyj 59'	Report	Lawson 11', 70' Scott 56'

Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 552
Referee: Alan Muir

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

4 September 2010
15:00

Partick Thistle	2–1	Ayr United
Doolan 3', 33'	Report	Rodgers 36'

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Queen of the South v East Fife

4 September 2010
15:00

Queen of the South	5–0	East Fife
Burns 32', 46', 79' Ovenstone 64' (o.g.) Harris 90+2'	Report

Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Peterhead v Stenhousemuir

5 September 2010
15:00

Peterhead	3–1	Stenhousemuir
Wyness 9', 50' Gethans 43'	Report	Dalziel 76'

Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 442
Referee: Brian Colvin

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted on 9 September 2010 at Hampden Park.^[6]

Peterhead v Queen of the South

9 October 2010
15:00

Peterhead	1–2	Queen of the South
Bavidge 78'	Report	Reid 66' Holmes 69'

Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Mike Tumilty

Ross County v Partick Thistle

10 October 2010
15:00

Ross County	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.)	Partick Thistle
Morrison 54' Barrowman 88'	Report	Kinniburgh 8' Boyle 64'
	Penalties
Brittain Barrowman Milne Scott Lawson Craig	4–3	Cairney Flannigan Buchanan Erskine Boyle

Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Steve Conroy

Final

Main article: 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Queen of the South v Ross County

10 April 2011
15:00

Queen of the South	0–2	Ross County
	Report	Barrowman 9' Vigurs 39'

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Euan Norris

References

↑ Ross County claim Challenge Cup, BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ The match was rescheduled from November to April due to inclement weather
1 2 3 The ALBA Challenge Cup, 2010/2011 – First Round Draw, Scottish Football League. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
↑ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
↑ "The ALBA Challenge Cup – Semi-finals Draw". Scottish Football League. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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