2008–09 Scottish League Cup

September 2014 May 2020 2008–09 Co-operative Insurance Cup Scotland 5 August 2008 – 15 March 2009 42 Celtic Rangers 41 135 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Scottish League Cup was the 63rd season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Celtic won the cup beating Rangers 2–0 after extra time thanks to a goal from Darren O'Dea and an Aiden McGeady penalty. Calendar Round First match datehttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=1140&newsid=2420 CIS Insurance Cup (match dates) 16 June 2008 SFL 25 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805202915/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=1140&newsid=2420 5 August 2009 dead Fixtures Clubs First round 5 August 2008 14 42 → 28 Second round 26 August 2008 12 28 → 16 Third round 23 September 2008 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 28 October 2008 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 27 January 2009 2 4 → 2 Final 15 March 2009 1 2 → 1 First round The First round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on 2008-07-22.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/first-round-dates-and-kick-offs-con/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2008/09 (match dates, first round draw) 18 August 2008 SFL 25 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135145/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/first-round-dates-and-kick-offs-con/ 29 February 2012 dead 2008-08-05 19:45 0–2 Montrose Cowdenbeath McGregor 6Fairbairn 81 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541501.stm Links Park, Montrose 382 A Muir 2008-08-05 19:45 2–3 y Ross County Dall 43Hart 76 Airdrie United di Giacomo 23 112Noble 86 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541522.stm Victoria Park, Dingwall 869 C Allan 2008-08-05 19:30 1–1 y Dumbarton Logan 115Geggan 2 103 104Penalty ShootoutClark Logan Tiernan O'Byrne Murray Annan Athletic Jack 103 pen.Penalty ShootoutJardine Johnstone Parker Adamson Inglis 5–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541496.stm Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton 462 G Hilland 2008-08-05 19:45 0–2 Peterhead Dunfermline Athletic Phinn 46Kirk 50 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541516.stm Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead 1,291 G Salmond 2008-08-05 19:45 3–6 Stranraer Frizzel 37McColm 72Gibson 84 Greenock Morton McGuffie 5Wake 12 85Russell 23 32Paartalu 40 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541536.stm Stair Park, Stranraer 317 S Finnie 2008-08-05 19:45 2–0 Alloa Athletic Scott 71Kelly 78 Elgin City http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541483.stm Recreation Park, Alloa 269 C Brown 2008-08-05 19:45 4–1 Clyde Roddy MacLennan 15Gibson 63McSwegan 86 88 Queen's Park Harkins 82 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541487.stm Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 690 Stuart Dougal 2008-08-05 19:45 0–0 y Albion Rovers Raith Rovers Davidson 2 50 78 3–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541395.stm Cliftonhill Stadium, Coatbridge 415 S Nicholls 2008-08-05 19:30 4–3 y Partick Thistle McKeown 39Gray 70 97Chaplain 112 Forfar Athletic Fotheringham 13Lilley 65Smith 103 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541503.stm Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 1,192 E Smith 2008-08-05 19:30 1–5 Stenhousemuir Love 12 St Johnstone Sheerin 23 pen.Milne 78Holmes 79 83Hardie 88 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7541530.stm Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir 687 C Boyle 2008-08-06 19:45 2–1 Ayr United Aitken 40Williams 45 Berwick Rangers Greenhill 12 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7543545.stm Somerset Park, Ayr 745 S. Conroy 2008-08-06 19:45 0–3 East Fife Brechin City Twigg 44White 65Ward 74 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7543571.stm Bayview Stadium, Methil 523 B. Winter 2008-08-06 19:45 3–2 Arbroath McMullan 48Wright 64Bishop 80 Stirling Albion A. Graham 5Harty 63 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7543464.stm Gayfield Park, Arbroath 448 J. McKendrick 2008-08-06 19:30 1–2 y East Stirlingshire B. Graham 90 Livingston Fox 80G. Smith 113 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7543594.stm Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir 360 C.Charleston Source: Scottish Football League Second round The second round draw was conducted at The Signet Library, Edinburgh on 2008-08-11.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-draw-for-the-second-round-of-th-2008-08-11/ The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2008/09 (match dates, second round draw) 11 August 2008 SFL 11 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135152/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/the-draw-for-the-second-round-of-th-2008-08-11/ 29 February 2012 dead 26 August 2008 19:45 7–0 St Mirren Robb 18Mehmet 33 50 52Dorman 39Dargo 75Mason 77 Dumbarton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581117.stm St Mirren Park, Paisley 1,747 Steve O'Reilly 26 August 2008 19:45 2–1 y Livingston Griffiths 58Cuenca 95 St Johnstone Craig 46 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581112.stm Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 979 Steven Nicholls 26 August 2008 19:45 1–2 Dundee McHale 80 Partick Thistle Maxwell 78Harkins 87 pen http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581101.stm Dens Park, Dundee 2,507 Willie Collum 26 August 2008 19:45 3–4 y Hibernian Keenan 80Shiels 84Pinau 91 Greenock Morton Russell 29 115 pen.Masterton 66Harding 118 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581110.stm Easter Road, Edinburgh 14,874 Iain Brines 26 August 2008 19:45 3–1 Hamilton Academical Grady 17Thomas 81Stevenson 90 pen Clyde Clarke 19Ohnesorge 1 66 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581109.stm New Douglas Park, Hamilton 1,146 David Somers 26 August 2008 19:45 1–5 Cowdenbeath Dempster 74 Dundee United Daly 30 47 80Goodwillie 41 60 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581097.stm Central Park, Cowdenbeath 1,423 Euan Norris 26 August 2008 19:45 1–3 Raith Rovers Walker 0 58Campbell 74 Falkirk Higdon 16J. Stewart 35 penM. Stewart 84 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581115.stm Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy 2,090 Craig Thomson 26 August 2008 19:45 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirk 8 Alloa Athletic McKeown 0 84 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581107.stm East End Park, Dunfermline 1,326 S McLean 27 August 2008 19:45 2–2 y Arbroath Tosh 21Sellars 87 pen Inverness Caledonian Thistle Vigurs 18Wood 64Barrowman 1 120 2–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581429.stm Gayfield Park, Arbroath 596 A Muir 27 August 2008 19:45 0–1 Ayr United Aberdeen Maguire 40 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581431.stm Somerset Park, Ayr 2,979 Brian Winter 27 August 2008 19:45 0–2 Brechin City Kilmarnock Wright 58Bryson 65 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581432.stm Glebe Park, Brechin 802 Steve Conroy 27 August 2008 19:45 0–0 y Heart of Midlothian Airdrie United McDonald 1 107 3–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581433.stm Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 6,844 Eddie Smith Source: Scottish Football League Third round The Third round draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 2008-09-01.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2463 The Co-operative Insurance Cup (match dates, Third round draw) 1 September 2008 Scottish Football League 2 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805162851/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2463 5 August 2009 dead 23 September 19:45 4–0 Celtic Loovens 24Samaras 64 85 pen.Scott Brown 81 Livingston http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629596.stm Celtic Park, Glasgow 23,569 W Collum 23 September 19:45 2–0 Dundee United Goodwillie 33Robertson 42 Airdrie United http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629604.stm Tannadice Park, Dundee 3,444 M Tumilty 23 September 19:45 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Bayne 69Wiles 74 St Mirren http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629614.stm East End Park, Dunfermline 2,186 C Murray 23 September 19:45 2–1 Falkirk McCann 29Lovell 73 Queen of the South Kean 58 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629623.stm Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk 2,058 E Smith 23 September 19:45 1 – 2 y Greenock Morton McAlister 34 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hastings 79Imrie 111 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629630.stm Cappielow, Greenock 2,023 M McCurry 24 September 19:45 4–2 Kilmarnock Sammon 2 33Fernandez 12Taouil 17 pen. Aberdeen McDonald 6Miller 26 pen. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629642.stm Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 4,339 D McDonald 24 September 19:45 1–2 y Motherwell Murphy 66Porter 0 45 Hamilton Academical Graham 53Ettien 95Mensing 45 112 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629645.stm Fir Park, Motherwell 5,590 I Brines 24 September 19:45 1–2 y Partick Thistle McKeown 33 Rangers Boyd 25Mendes 116 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629650.stm Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 6,497 S Conroy Source: Scottish Football League Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 September 2008.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2463 The Co-operative Insurance Cup (match dates, Quarter-final draw) 25 September 2008 Scottish Football League 25 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805162851/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2463 5 August 2009 dead 28 October 2008 19:45 Dundee United 1–0 Report Dunfermline Athletic S Robertson 16 Tannadice Park, Dundee D McDonald 5,350 28 October 2008 19:45 Falkirk 1–0 Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle McCann 36 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk S Conroy 3,007 28 October 2008 19:45 Rangers 2–0 Report Hamilton Academical Boyd 24Lafferty 50 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow E Smith 32,083 29 October 2008 19:45 Kilmarnock 1–3 Report Celtic Invincibile 69 McDonald 11Nakamura 45McGeady 72 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock C Thomson 6,319 Semi-finals The semi-final draw was conducted at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 12 November 2008 by First Minister Alex Salmond, a representative of sponsors Co-operative Insurance and the Presiding Officer of the Parliament, Alex Fergusson.http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2509 Co-operative Insurance Cup 2008–09 12 November 2008 Scottish Football League 12 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805202917/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2509 5 August 2009 dead 27 January 2009 19:45 Rangers 3–0 Report Falkirk Novo 8 40Boyd 88 Hampden Park, Glasgow C Richmond 24,507 28 January 2009 19:45 Celtic 0–0 y Report Dundee United Hampden Park, Glasgow C Murray 19,258 McDonald Caldwell Nakamura Robson Samaras Naylor Crosas Brown Loovens Hinkel Boruc McDonald 11–10Dundee United went first Flood Daly Feeney Conway Dixon Gomis Kenneth Robertson Wilkie Kovačević Załuska Flood Final 2009 Scottish League Cup Final 15 March 2009 15:00 Celtic 2–0 Report Rangers O'Dea 91McGeady 120 pen. Hampden Park, Glasgow D McDonald 51,193 Awards A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round. Round Team Player Young player Ref R1 Greenock Morton R2 Greenock Morton Stephen Robertson (Airdrie United) Leigh Griffiths (Livingston) R3 Dunfermline Athletic Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock) David Goodwillie (Dundee United) https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-united-star-david-goodwillie-995535 Dundee United star David Goodwillie keen to make cup impact this time round Daily Record 28 October 2008 18 April 2017 QF Scott Robertson (Dundee United) Scott Arfield (Falkirk) December 2019 Media coverage In Australia the Scottish League Cup was available on SBS and Setanta Sports who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the Scottish League Cup was broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC Red Button. External links BBC Scottish Cups page SFL page References Category:Scottish League Cup seasons League Cup Cup