2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

July 2014 July 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup 2014–15 Petrofac.svg 250px Petrofac Training Cup Scotland 32 Livingston Alloa Athletic 31 112 2013–14 2015–16 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 1–0 by Dunfermline Athletic in the first round of the North Section. Schedule Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First round Sat 26 July 2014Petrofac Training Cup draw on Wednesday 16 32 → 16 Second round Tue 19/Wed 20 August 2014 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals Saturday 6 September 2014 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Sunday 12 October 2014 2 4 → 2 Final Sunday 5 April 2015 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.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-1st-round/ Petrofac Training Cup 1st round 2 July 2014 21 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100542/https://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-1st-round/ dead North Section 26 July 2014 15:00 1 – 4 Arbroath Tiffoney 90 o.g. Alloa Athletic Simmons 9Spence 54 70 83 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381952 Gayfield Park, Arbroath 560 Don Robertson 26 July 2014 15:00 2 – 1 East Fife McShane 14Moyes 42 Forfar Athletic Hilson 72 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382013 Bayview Stadium, Methil 449 Alan Newlands 26 July 2014 15:00 0 – 3 Montrose Webster 0 34Wood 0 50 Peterhead Rodgers 6McAllister 17Stevenson 28 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382025 Links Park, Montrose 347 Colin Steven 26 July 2014 15:00 0 – 3 Elgin City Cooper 0 58 Stirling Albion G. Smith 48 58 pen. 78 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382020 Borough Briggs, Elgin 470 Nick Walsh 26 July 2014 15:00 1 – 3 y Cowdenbeath Higgins 13 Brechin City Thomson 64Trouten 93Ferguson 108 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382108 Central Park, Cowdenbeath 294 Gavin Duncan 26 July 2014 15:00 1 – 7 East Stirlingshire McKenna 71 Falkirk Vaulks 29Cooper 62Loy 66 pen. 73Bia-Bi 81Alston 85 88 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382018 Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir 933 Andrew Dallas 26 July 2014 15:00 3 – 1 y Brora Rangers Sutherland 32 92 104 Stenhousemuir Grehan 52 pen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381948 Dudgeon Park, Brora 250 Mat Northcroft 5 August 2014 19:45 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Millen 82 Raith Rovers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28647172 East End Park, Dunfermline 4,230 Alan Muir Source: July 2014 South Section 25 July 2014 19:45 1 – 1 y Queen's Park McPherson 33Fraser 1 91 Berwick Rangers Lavery 3 3 – 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28360948 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 245 Kevin Graham 26 July 2014 15:00 3 – 2 Stranraer McKeown 65 77Winter 90+4 Dumbarton Kirkpatrick 4Gilhaney 45 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382110 Stair Park, Stranraer 355 Des Roache 26 July 2014 15:00 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian King 8Sow 18Paterson 39 Annan Athletic Davidson 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381954 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 6,708 Calum Murray 26 July 2014 15:00 2 – 2 y Airdrieonians Watt 5Blockley 62 Albion Rovers Love 39Gemmell 87 2 – 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381943 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 851 Bobby Madden 26 July 2014 15:00 3 – 4 y Queen of the South Dowie 25Russell 56Paton 107 Livingston Sives 57Mullen 64Hippolyte 98Robertson 115 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381953 Palmerston Park, Dumfries 1,196 Craig Charleston 26 July 2014 15:00 1 – 0 Greenock Morton O'Neil 27 Spartans https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28382399 Cappielow, Greenock 928 Gavin Ross 26 July 2014 15:00 2 – 0 Clyde McManus 8Sweeney 29 pen. Ayr United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381955 Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 689 Stephen Finnie 5 August 2014 19:35 2 – 1 y Rangers MacLeod 14Law 101 Hibernian Handling 59 0 108 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28647173 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 18,138 John Beaton Source: July 2014 Second round The second round draw took place on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 3:30pm BST at the Petrofac Training base in Aberdeen.Date set for Petrofac Training Cup R2 draw North Section 19 August 2014 19:30 2 – 3 Brora Rangers MacKay 29Sutherland 38 East Fife McShane 34 pen. 42Austin 86 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750445 Dudgeon Park, Brora 395 John McKendrick 19 August 2014 19:45 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Geggan 68 Falkirk Taiwo 55 60Biabi 0 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750354 East End Park, Dunfermline 2,810 George Salmond 19 August 2014 19:45 0 – 2 Brechin City Peterhead Redman 8Noble 58 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750413 Glebe Park, Brechin 328 Craig Charleston 19 August 2014 19:45 1 – 2 Stirling Albion D.Smith 82 Alloa Athletic Spence 49 69 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750411 Forthbank Stadium, Stirling 537 Euan Anderson Source: July 2014 South Section 18 August 2014 19:35 8 – 1 Rangers Boyd 16 33 79Aird 24McCulloch 38 77MacLeod 45 65 Clyde Watt 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28735894 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 11,190 Andrew Dallas 19 August 2014 19:45 5 – 2 y Greenock Morton J.McCluskey 14, 1 119O'Ware 45McManus 105 114 117 Berwick Rangers Maxwell 9L.Currie 90 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750360 Cappielow, Greenock 906 Barry Cook 19 August 2014 19:45 2 – 1 Stranraer Malcolm 19Rumsby 37 Albion Rovers Gemmell 72 pen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28750414 Stair Park, Stranraer 236 Stephen Finnie 20 August 2014 19:45 4 – 1 Livingston White 6 76Hippolyte 81Robertson 84 Heart of Midlothian Talbot 90 o.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28767664 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 3,807 Crawford Allan Source: July 2014 Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 2pm BST at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow.Petrofac Training Cup QF draw 6 September 2014 15:00 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Alloa Athletic McCord 89 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28993569 Cappielow, Greenock 1,273 Des Roache 6 September 2014 15:00 1 – 0 Stranraer Marenghi 41 Falkirk https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28993602 Stair Park, Stranraer 551 Euan Anderson 6 September 2014 15:00 0 – 1 y Peterhead Rodgers 0 120 Livingston Hippolyte 113 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28993570 Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead 695 Brian Colvin 21 October 2014 19:45 0 – 2 East Fife Rangers Daly 29Black 57 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28993567 Bayview Stadium, Methil 1,827 George Salmond Source: August 2014 Semi-finals The semi-final draw took place on Tuesday 9 September 2014 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw 12 October 2014 16:05 1 – 1 y Livingston Glen 66 Stranraer Longworth 45 5 – 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29495000 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 845 George Salmond 3 December 2014 19:30 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic Spence 72 89McCord 74 Rangers Miller 49Shiels 64 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30021373 Recreation Park, Alloa 2,443 John McKendrick Source: September 2014 Final 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 5 April 2015 16:05 4 – 0 Livingston Pittman 21Fordyce 61White 86 90 Alloa Athletic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32088242 McDiarmid Park, PerthMcDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-cup-final-venue-announced/ 21 January 2015 Scottish Professional Football League 21 January 2015 2,869 John Beaton Source: December 2014 References External links Petrofac Training Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League Category:Scottish Challenge Cup seasons Challenge Cup Challenge Cup