2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup
Country Scotland
Teams 30
Defending champions Ross County
Champions St Johnstone
Runners-up Dunfermline Athletic
Matches played 29
Goals scored 90 (3.1 per match)

The 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th season of the Scottish Challenge Cup, which was competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Ross County who defeated Clyde 5–4 on penalties in the 2006 final. Ross County were eliminated in the second round after a 2–0 home defeat to eventual champions St Johnstone.

The final was played on 25 November 2007, between Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone, at Dens Park in Dundee. St Johnstone won 3–2.[1] It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence.

Schedule

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round14 August 20071430 → 16
Second round4 September 2007816 → 8
Quarter-finals18 September 200748 → 4
Semi-finals2 October 200724 → 2
Final25 November 200712 → 1

First round

North and East region

Dunfermline Athletic received a random bye into the second round.

Source: BBC Sport

South and West region

Partick Thistle received a random bye into the second round.

Source: BBC Sport

Second round

Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

Airdrie United 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic
McKeown Red card 86' Report Burchill  54',  81'
Woods Red card 86'
Attendance: 931
Referee: M Tumilty
Ayr United 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Partick Thistle
Williams  86' (pen.),  120' Report Forrest  65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: W Collum
East Stirlingshire 0–4 Greenock Morton
Report Templeman  49',  82'
Moffat  61' (o.g.)
Linn  83'
Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 488
Referee: B Winter
St Johnstone 4–1 Brechin City
Deuchar  21',  42'
Jackson  36'
Weatherston  43'		 Report Smith  57'
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: C Allan

Semi-finals

Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Ayr United
Glass  83' Report
East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: K Clark
Greenock Morton 1–3 St Johnstone
Graham  12' Report Jackson  10'
MacDonald  65'
Quinn  87'
Cappielow, Greenock
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: S Conroy

Final

Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 St Johnstone
Wilson  37'
Glass  70' (pen.)		 Report Sheerin  13' (pen.)
MacDonald  19'
Deuchar  30'
Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: E Smith

References

  1. ↑ Dunfermline 2–3 St Johnstone – BBC Sport
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