2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup
Petrofac Training Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Teams32
Defending championsRaith Rovers
Final positions
ChampionsLivingston
Runner-upAlloa Athletic
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored112 (3.61 per match)

The 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Petrofac, was the 24th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the previous season in the Lowland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans).

The defending champions were Raith Rovers, who had defeated Rangers in the 2014 final. Raith were eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic in the first round of the North Section.

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat 26 July 2014[1] 16 32 → 16
Second round Tue 19/Wed 20 August 2014[1] 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Saturday 6 September 2014[1] 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sunday 12 October 2014[1] 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 5 April 2015[1] 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on Wednesday 2 July 2014 at 2pm BST at Easter Road.[2]

North Section

26 July 2014 Arbroath 1 – 4 Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Tiffoney 90' (o.g.) Report Simmons 9'
Spence 54', 70', 83'		 Attendance: 560
Referee: Don Robertson
26 July 2014 East Fife 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 McShane 14'
Moyes 42'		 Report Hilson 72' Attendance: 449
Referee: Alan Newlands
26 July 2014 Montrose 0 – 3 Peterhead Links Park, Montrose
15:00 Webster Red card 34'
Wood Red card 50'		 Report Rodgers 6'
McAllister 17'
Stevenson 28'		 Attendance: 347
Referee: Colin Steven
26 July 2014 Elgin City 0 – 3 Stirling Albion Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00 Cooper Red card 58' Report G. Smith 48', 58' (pen.), 78' Attendance: 470
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 July 2014 Cowdenbeath 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Brechin City Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Higgins 13' Report Thomson 64'
Trouten 93'
Ferguson 108'		 Attendance: 294
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 July 2014 East Stirlingshire 1 – 7 Falkirk Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 McKenna 71' Report Vaulks 29'
Cooper 62'
Loy 66' (pen.), 73'
Bia-Bi 81'
Alston 85', 88'		 Attendance: 933
Referee: Andrew Dallas
26 July 2014 Brora Rangers 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Stenhousemuir Dudgeon Park, Brora
15:00 Sutherland 32', 92', 104' Report Grehan 52' (pen.) Attendance: 250
Referee: Mat Northcroft
5 August 2014 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Raith Rovers East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Millen 82' Report Attendance: 4,230
Referee: Alan Muir

Source: [citation needed]

South Section

25 July 2014 Queen's Park 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		 Berwick Rangers Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:45 McPherson 33'
Fraser Yellow card 91' Red card		 Report Lavery 3' Attendance: 245
Referee: Kevin Graham
26 July 2014 Stranraer 3 – 2 Dumbarton Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 McKeown 65', 77'
Winter 90+4'		 Report Kirkpatrick 4'
Gilhaney 45'		 Attendance: 355
Referee: Des Roache
26 July 2014 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Annan Athletic Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00 King 8'
Sow 18'
Paterson 39'		 Report Davidson 90' Attendance: 6,708
Referee: Calum Murray
26 July 2014 Airdrieonians 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 Albion Rovers Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Watt 5'
Blockley 62'		 Report Love 39'
Gemmell 87'		 Attendance: 851
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 July 2014 Queen of the South 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dowie 25'
Russell 56'
Paton 107'		 Report Sives 57'
Mullen 64'
Hippolyte 98'
Robertson 115'		 Attendance: 1,196
Referee: Craig Charleston
26 July 2014 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Spartans Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 O'Neil 27' Report Attendance: 928
Referee: Gavin Ross
26 July 2014 Clyde 2 – 0 Ayr United Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 McManus 8'
Sweeney 29' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 689
Referee: Stephen Finnie
5 August 2014 Rangers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hibernian Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:35 MacLeod 14'
Law 101'		 Report Handling 59' Red card 108' Attendance: 18,138
Referee: John Beaton

Source: [citation needed]

Second round

The second round draw took place on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 3:30pm BST at the Petrofac Training base in Aberdeen.[3]

North Section

19 August 2014 Brora Rangers 2 – 3 East Fife Dudgeon Park, Brora
19:30 MacKay 29'
Sutherland 38'		 Report McShane 34' (pen.), 42'
Austin 86'		 Attendance: 395
Referee: John McKendrick
19 August 2014 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Falkirk East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Geggan 68' Report Taiwo 55', 60'
Biabi Red card 75'		 Attendance: 2,810
Referee: George Salmond
19 August 2014 Brechin City 0 – 2 Peterhead Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45 Report Redman 8'
Noble 58'		 Attendance: 328
Referee: Craig Charleston
19 August 2014 Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
19:45 D.Smith 82' Report Spence 49', 69' Attendance: 537
Referee: Euan Anderson

Source: [citation needed]

South Section

18 August 2014 Rangers 8 – 1 Clyde Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:35 Boyd 16', 33', 79'
Aird 24'
McCulloch 38', 77'
MacLeod 45', 65'		 Report Watt 90' Attendance: 11,190
Referee: Andrew Dallas
19 August 2014 Greenock Morton 5 – 2 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers Cappielow, Greenock
19:45 J.McCluskey 14', Yellow card 119' Red card
O'Ware 45'
McManus 105', 114', 117'		 Report Maxwell 9'
L.Currie 90'		 Attendance: 906
Referee: Barry Cook
19 August 2014 Stranraer 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45 Malcolm 19'
Rumsby 37'		 Report Gemmell 72' (pen.) Attendance: 236
Referee: Stephen Finnie
20 August 2014 Livingston 4 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 White 6', 76'
Hippolyte 81'
Robertson 84'		 Report Talbot 90' (o.g.) Attendance: 3,807
Referee: Crawford Allan

Source: [citation needed]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 2pm BST at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow.[4]

6 September 2014 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report McCord 89' Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Des Roache
6 September 2014 Stranraer 1 – 0 Falkirk Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Marenghi 41' Report Attendance: 551
Referee: Euan Anderson
6 September 2014 Peterhead 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00 Rodgers Red card 120' Report Hippolyte 113' Attendance: 695
Referee: Brian Colvin
21 October 2014 East Fife 0 – 2 Rangers Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Report Daly 29'
Black 57'		 Attendance: 1,827
Referee: George Salmond

Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on Tuesday 9 September 2014 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[5]

12 October 2014 Livingston 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
16:05 Glen 66' Report Longworth 45' Attendance: 845
Referee: George Salmond
3 December 2014 Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 Rangers Recreation Park, Alloa
19:30 Spence 72', 89'
McCord 74'		 Report Miller 49'
Shiels 64'		 Attendance: 2,443
Referee: John McKendrick

Source: [citation needed]

Final

Main article: 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
5 April 2015 Livingston 4 – 0 Alloa Athletic McDiarmid Park, Perth[6]
16:05 Pittman 21'
Fordyce 61'
White 86', 90'		 Report Attendance: 2,869
Referee: John Beaton

Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Petrofac Training Cup draw on Wednesday
  2. ^ "Petrofac Training Cup 1st round". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ Date set for Petrofac Training Cup R2 draw
  4. ^ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
  5. ^ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw
  6. ^ "McDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final". Scottish Professional Football League. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.