1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup

September 2014 April 2026 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup Scotland 30 Falkirk Queen of the South 29 81 1996–97 1999–2000Year A 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; and lost 3–0 to Falkirk in the Quarter final.Scottish Challenge Cup 1996–1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20200405060901/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/challenge-cup/1996-1997/results/fn 5 April 2020 , statto.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011. The final was played on 2 November 1997,Scottish Challenge Cup 1997/98, Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 June 2011. between Falkirk and Queen of the South at Fir Park in Motherwell. Falkirk won 1–0, 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 → 8 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. 9 August 1997 4 – 4 y Stranraer Young 15Docherty 25Friels 70Crawford 119 Arbroath Thomson 3Peters 86Gallagher 90Spence 116 4–2 Stair Park, Stranraer 12 August 1997 3–0 Ayr United Kerrigan 9, 58 pen.Wordsworth 72 Queen's Park Somerset Park, Ayr 12 August 1997 1–0 Berwick Rangers Walton 53 Montrose Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed 12 August 1997 2–4 Clyde Gauley 36Gibson 61 Raith Rovers Wright 13Cameron 18Lennon 64Dair 74 Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 12 August 1997 0–1 Cowdenbeath Clydebank Lovering 4 Central Park, Cowdenbeath 12 August 1997 0–2 Dumbarton Reilly 0 90 Falkirk Corrigan 8McGraw 44 Boghead Park, Dumbarton 12 August 1997 1 – 0 y East Fife Dyer 114Gillies 0 89 St Mirren Bayview Park, Methil 12 August 1997 2–1 Forfar Athletic Mann 3Glennie 83 East Stirlingshire Parks 72Campbell 0 58 Station Park, Forfar 12 August 1997 2–1 Hamilton Academical Ritchie 72, 87 Partick Thistle Hetherston 23 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 12 August 1997 3–1 Greenock Morton Flannery 2 pen., 35Anderson 76 Albion Rovers Bruce 72 Cappielow, Greenock 12 August 1997 1 – 1 y Stenhousemuir Henderson 106 Livingston Magee 116 4–5 13 August 1997 1–0 Airdrieonians Cooper 88 Dundee Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 13 August 1997 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Flannigan 54Rowe 59 Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 13 August 1997 2–1 Stirling Albion Paterson 18McKechnie 81 Alloa Athletic Irvine 48 Forthbank Stadium, Stirling Source: Soccerbase Second round 26 August 1997 0 – 1 y Ayr United Clydebank McCall 110 Somerset Park, Ayr 26 August 1997 1–4 Berwick Rangers Walton 47 Airdrieonians Lawrence 10Connelly 28Black 44Cooper 48 Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed 26 August 1997 2–1 Brechin City Brand 4Feroz 27 Livingston Raynes 73 Glebe Park, Brechin 26 August 1997 3–1 Falkirk Craig 18 pen., 45, 76 Forfar Athletic Morgan 35 pen. Brockville Park, Falkirk 26 August 1997 2–1 Hamilton Academical Cunnington 44Davidson 82 East Fife Moffat 27 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 26 August 1997 2–0 Queen of the South Mallan 54, 55 Stirling Albion Palmerston Park, Dumfries 26 August 1997 0–1 Raith Rovers Stranraer Young 69 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy 26 August 1997 1–2 Ross County Wood 89 Greenock Morton Blaikie 33, 74 Source: Soccerbase Quarter-finals 2 September 1997 Queen of the South 3–2 Report Airdrieonians Mallan 26, 42Flannigan 66 McPhee 45, 80 Palmerston Park, Dumfries 3 September 1997 Falkirk 3–0 Report Stranraer Craig 72McGrillen 77Hagen 90 Brockville Park, Falkirk 3 September 1997 Greenock Morton 1–0 Report Clydebank McArthur 85 Cappielow, Greenock 5 September 1997 Hamilton Academical 4–0 Report Brechin City McFarlane 48Cunnington 52Geraghty 62, 85 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Semi-finals 15 September 1997 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Report Falkirk Clark 89Quintongo 0 44 McAllister 22McGowan 57 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 17 September 1997 Greenock Morton 0–2 Report Queen of the South Flannigan 2Mallan 54 Cappielow, Greenock Final 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2 November 1997 15:00 Falkirk 1–0 Report Queen of the South Hagen 65 Fir Park, Motherwell R. Tait 9,735 Notes A. YearThe 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship References External links Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website ESPN Soccernet https://web.archive.org/web/20121026002942/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/league/_/league/sco.challenge/scottish-league-challenge-cup?cc=5739 26 October 2012 Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport Category:Scottish Challenge Cup seasons Challenge Cup