1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup was the eighth 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]

1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsStranraer
ChampionsFalkirk
Runners-upQueen of the South
Matches played29
Goals scored81 (2.79 per match)

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 roundSat/Tue/Wed 12/13/16 August 19971430 → 16
Second roundTuesday 26 August 1997816 → 80
Quarter-finalsTue/Wed/Fri 2/3/5 September 199748 → 4
Semi-finalsMon/Wed 15/17 September 199724 → 2
FinalSunday 2 November 199712 → 1

First round

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

9 August 1997 Stranraer 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Arbroath Stair Park, Stranraer
Young 15'
Docherty 25'
Friels 70'
Crawford 119'		 Thomson 3'
Peters 86'
Gallagher 90'
Spence 116'
12 August 1997 Ayr United 3–0 Queen's Park Somerset Park, Ayr
Kerrigan 9', 58' (pen.)
Wordsworth 72'
12 August 1997 Berwick Rangers 1–0 Montrose Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Walton 53'
12 August 1997 Clyde 2–4 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Gauley 36'
Gibson 61'		 Wright 13'
Cameron 18'
Lennon 64'
Dair 74'
12 August 1997 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Clydebank Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Lovering 4'
12 August 1997 Dumbarton 0–2 Falkirk Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Reilly Red card 90' Corrigan 8'
McGraw 44'
12 August 1997 East Fife 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) St Mirren Bayview Park, Methil
Dyer 114'
Gillies Red card 89'
12 August 1997 Forfar Athletic 2–1 East Stirlingshire Station Park, Forfar
Mann 3'
Glennie 83'		 Parks 72'
Campbell Red card 58'
12 August 1997 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Ritchie 72', 87' Hetherston 23'
12 August 1997 Greenock Morton 3–1 Albion Rovers Cappielow, Greenock
Flannery 2' (pen.), 35'
Anderson 76'		 Bruce 72'
12 August 1997 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Livingston
Henderson 106' Magee 116'
13 August 1997 Airdrieonians 1–0 Dundee Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Cooper 88'
13 August 1997 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Flannigan 54'
Rowe 59'
13 August 1997 Stirling Albion 2–1 Alloa Athletic Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Paterson 18'
McKechnie 81'		 Irvine 48'

Source: Soccerbase

Second round
26 August 1997 Ayr United 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Clydebank Somerset Park, Ayr
McCall 110'
26 August 1997 Berwick Rangers 1–4 Airdrieonians Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Walton 47' Lawrence 10'
Connelly 28'
Black 44'
Cooper 48'
26 August 1997 Brechin City 2–1 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
Brand 4'
Feroz 27'		 Raynes 73'
26 August 1997 Falkirk 3–1 Forfar Athletic Brockville Park, Falkirk
Craig 18' (pen.), 45', 76' Morgan 35' (pen.)
26 August 1997 Hamilton Academical 2–1 East Fife Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cunnington 44'
Davidson 82'		 Moffat 27'
26 August 1997 Queen of the South 2–0 Stirling Albion Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Mallan 54', 55'
26 August 1997 Raith Rovers 0–1 Stranraer Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Young 69'
26 August 1997 Ross County 1–2 Greenock Morton
Wood 89' Blaikie 33', 74'

Source: Soccerbase

Quarter-finals
Queen of the South3–2Airdrieonians
Mallan 26', 42'
Flannigan 66'		 Report McPhee 45', 80'
Falkirk3–0Stranraer
Craig 72'
McGrillen 77'
Hagen 90'		 Report
Greenock Morton1–0Clydebank
McArthur 85' Report
Hamilton Academical4–0Brechin City
McFarlane 48'
Cunnington 52'
Geraghty 62', 85'		 Report

Semi-finals
Hamilton Academical1–2Falkirk
Clark 89'
Quintongo Red card 44'		 Report McAllister 22'
McGowan 57'
Greenock Morton0–2Queen of the South
Report Flannigan 2'
Mallan 54'

Final
Main article: 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Falkirk1–0Queen of the South
Hagen 65' Report
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: R. Tait

Notes

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

References
  1. Scottish Challenge Cup 1996–1997 Archived 5 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. Scottish Challenge Cup 1997/98, Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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