Scottish Challenge Cup 2007-08

The 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th staging of the tournament, which is competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League.

The final was played on 25 November 2007, between Dunfermline Athletic and St. Johnstone, at Dens Park, Dundee. St. Johnstone won 3–2. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm Dunfermline 2-3 St. Johnstone - BBC Sport] ] It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence.

First Round

North & East Region

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date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Dundee
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6945495.stm Report]
team2 = Ross County
goals1 = Sturm goal|59
O'Brien sent off|0|90
goals2 = Barrowman goal|12|pen.
Keddie goal|43
stadium = Dens Park, Dundee
referee = D McDonald
attendance = 1,471 ----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Elgin City
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945750.stm Report]
team2 = Brechin City
goals1 = Nicholson goal|88
goals2 = Russell goal|9, goal|60|pen.
Janczyk goal|70
Johnson goal|74
stadium = Borough Briggs, Elgin
referee = C MacKay
attendance = 166----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Forfar Athletic
score = 3 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945582.stm Report]
team2 = East Fife
goals1 = Lombardi goal|26
Tulloch goal|85
Lunan goal|104
goals2 = Walker goal|53
O'Reilly goal|69
stadium = Station Park, Forfar
attendance = 319
referee = S MacDonald----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Montrose
score = 5 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945686.stm Report]
team2 = Stirling Albion
goals1 = Baird goal|11|pen. goal|32 goal|59
Wood goal|50 goal|52
goals2 = Harris goal|51
stadium = Links Park, Montrose
attendance = 271
referee = C Brown----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Peterhead
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945559.stm Report]
team2 = Cowdenbeath
goals1 = Cowie goal|90
goals2 =
stadium = Balmoor, Peterhead
attendance = 531
referee = A Freeland----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Raith Rovers
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945544.stm Report]
team2 = St. Johnstone
goals1 = Tod goal|89
Silvestro sent off|0|90
goals2 = Sheerin goal|14|pen.
"St. Johnstone win 5-4 on pens"
stadium = Starks Park, Kirkcaldy
attendance = 1,801
referee = C Boyle----footballbox
date = 15 August 2007
team1 = Arbroath
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6946782.stm Report]
team2 = Alloa Athletic
goals1 = McKay goal|40
Reily goal|81
goals2 = Buist sent off|0|39
stadium = Gayfield Park, Arbroath
attendance = 522
referee = E Smith

Bye - Dunfermline Athletic

outh & West Region

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date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Albion Rovers
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945997.stm Report]
team2 = Berwick Rangers
goals1 = Swanson goal|73
goals2 = McKenzie goal|90
"Berwick won 4-3 on pens"
stadium = Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
attendance = 152
referee = J McKendrick----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Clyde
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945751.stm Report]
team2 = Queen of the South
goals1 = Masterton goal|13
goals2 =
stadium = Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
referee = J Underhill
attendance = 950----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = East Stirlingshire
score = 4 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6946043.stm Report]
team2 = Dumbarton
goals1 = Simpson goal|32, goal|48
Struthers goal|71, goal|88
goals2 =
stadium = Firs Park, Falkirk
referee = A Law
attendance = 202----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Hamilton Academical
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945873.stm Report]
team2 = Ayr United
goals1 = Taylor goal|17
goals2 = Moore goal|60
Stevenson goal|76
stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton
referee = M McCurry
attendance = 611 ----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Greenock Morton
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945882.stm Report]
team2 = Livingston
goals1 = Graham goal|26
goals2 =
stadium = Cappielow, Greenock
referee = S Conroy
attendance = 1,658 ----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Queen's Park
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6946417.stm Report]
team2 = Stranraer
goals1 = Canning goal|64
goals2 =
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
referee = A Boyd
attendance = 387 ----footballbox
date = 14 August 2007
team1 = Stenhousemuir
score = 1 – 3
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6945934.stm Report]
team2 = Airdrie United
goals1 = Dempster goal|59
goals2 = McEwan goal|16|o.g.
Lyle goal|82|o.g.
Noble goal|85
stadium = Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
referee = C Allan
attendance = 583

Bye - Partick Thistle

econd Round

footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = Airdrie United
score = 5 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976035.stm Report]
team2 = Arbroath
goals1 = Russell goal|15, goal|61, goal|85|pen., goal|86
McDonald goal|26
goals2 = Tosh goal|37
Rennie sent off|0|89
stadium = Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
referee = A Muir
attendance = 754----footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = East Stirlingshire
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976042.stm Report]
team2 = Queen's Park
goals1 = Simpson goal|33
goals2 =
stadium = Firs Park, Falkirk
referee = S Nicholls
attendance = 379----footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = Forfar Athletic
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976046.stm Report]
team2 = Ayr United
goals1 = Fotheringham sent off|0|86
goals2 = Williams goal|32
Stevenson goal|57
stadium = Station Park, Forfar
referee = M Tumilty
attendance = 333----footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = Montrose
score = 1 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976051.stm Report]
team2 = Brechin City
goals1 = Stein goal|103
goals2 = Johnston goal|104
Nelson goal|111
stadium = Links Park, Montrose
referee = S Finnie
attendance = 715----footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = Partick Thistle
score = 3 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976055.stm Report]
team2 = Berwick Rangers
goals1 = Harkins goal|26 di Giacomo goal|86
Keegan goal|90
goals2 = Thompson goal|78
stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
referee = S O'Reilly
attendance = 1,226----footballbox
date = 4 September 2007
team1 = Peterhead
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6976060.stm Report]
team2 = Greenock Morton
goals1 =
goals2 = McAlister goal|18
stadium = Balmoor, Peterhead
referee = C Brown
attendance = 650----footballbox
date = 5 September 2007
team1 = Clyde
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6978333.stm Report]
team2 = Dunfermline Athletic
goals1 = MacLennan goal|46
goals2 = Burchill goal|26, goal|74
Morrison goal|57, goal|90
stadium = Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
referee = W Collum
attendance = 799----footballbox
date = 5 September 2007
team1 = Ross County
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6978361.stm Report]
team2 = St. Johnstone
goals1 =
goals2 = Deuchar goal|14
Jackson goal|49
stadium = Victoria Park, Dingwall
referee = I Brines
attendance = 1,100

Quarter Finals

footballbox
date = 18 September 2007
team1 = Airdrie United
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7000313.stm Report]
team2 = Dunfermline Athletic
goals1 = McKeown sent off|0|86
goals2 = Burchill goal|54, goal|81
Woods sent off|0|86
stadium = Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
referee = M Tumilty
attendance = 931----footballbox
date = 18 September 2007
team1 = Ayr United
score = 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7000340.stm Report]
team2 = Partick Thistle
goals1 = Williams goal|86|pen., goal|120
goals2 = Forrest goal|65|o.g.
stadium = Somerset Park, Ayr
referee = W Collum
attendance = 1,110----footballbox
date = 18 September 2007
team1 = East Stirlingshire
score = 0 – 4
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7000352.stm Report]
team2 = Greenock Morton
goals1 =
goals2 = Templeman goal|49, goal|82
Moffat goal|61|o.g.
Linn goal|83
stadium = Firs Park, Falkirk
referee = B Winter
attendance = 488----footballbox
date = 25 September 2007
team1 = St. Johnstone
score = 4 – 1
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010060.stm Report]
team2 = Brechin City
goals1 = Deuchar goal|21, goal|42
Jackson goal|36
Weatherston goal|43
goals2 = Smith goal|57
stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
referee = C Allan
attendance = 1,159

emi Finals

footballbox
date = 2 October 2007
team1 = Dunfermline Athletic
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7022318.stm Report]
team2 = Ayr United
goals1 = Glass goal|83
goals2 =
stadium = East End Park, Dunfermline
referee = K Clark
attendance = 1,744----footballbox
date = 2 October 2007
team1 = Greenock Morton
score = 1 – 3
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7022326.stm Report]
team2 = St. Johnstone
goals1 = Graham goal|12
goals2 = Jackson goal|10
MacDonald goal|65
Quinn goal|87
stadium = Cappielow, Greenock
referee = S Conroy
attendance = 1,831

Final

footballbox
date = 25 November 2007
time = 15:00
team1 = Dunfermline Athletic
score = 2 – 3
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm Report]
team2 = St. Johnstone
goals1 = Wilson goal|37
Glass goal|70|pen.
goals2 = Sheerin goal|13|pen.
MacDonald goal|19
Deuchar goal|30
stadium = Dens Park, Dundee
referee = Eddie Smith
attendance = 6,446

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