2006–07 Scottish League Cup

The 2006–07 Scottish League Cup was the 61st staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.

2006–07 Co-operative Insurance Cup
CountryScotland
Dates7 August 2006 – 18 March 2007
ChampionsHibernian
Runners-upKilmarnock

The competition began on 9 August 2006, and was won by Hibernian, who defeated Kilmarnock 5–1 in the final.

Schedule

First round Tuesday, 8 – Wednesday, 9 August 2006.

Second round Tuesday, 22 – Wednesday, 23 August 2006.

Third round Tuesday, 19 – Wednesday, 20 September 2006.

Fourth round Tuesday, 7 – Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Semi-finals Tuesday, 30 January – Wednesday, 31 January 2007 – SF1 at Fir Park, SF2 at Tynecastle

Final Sunday, 18 March 2007 – at Hampden Park

First round
Albion Rovers1–2Stenhousemuir
Scott Chaplain  10' Report Kevin Nichol  74' (o.g.)
John Baird  77'
19:30 – Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Attendance: 228
Referee: Anthony Law
Brechin City2–1Greenock Morton
Chris Geddes  55'
Stuart Callaghan  74' (pen.)		 Report Paul McGowan  6'
19:30 – Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 501
Referee: Calum Murray
Cowdenbeath4–1East Stirlingshire
Liam Buchanan  27'
Chris Hughes  31', 45'
Pat Clarke  34'		 Report Carl Thywissen  63'
19:30 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 271
Referee: Craig Charleston
Dumbarton3–0Stirling Albion
David Bagan  74'
Chris Boyle  88'
John Gemmell  90'		 Report
19:30 – Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Attendance: 544
Referee: Brian Winter
Dundee1–3Partick Thistle
Gavin Swankie  10' Report Darren Brady  40'
Billy Gibson  64'
Scott Boyd  75'
19:30 – Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Craig MacKay
Forfar Athletic1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Alloa Athletic
Darren Gribben  90' Report Graeme Brown  4'
John Grant  93'
19:30 – Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 308
Referee: David Somers
Queen of the South4–2Clyde
John O'Neill  8', 45'
Murray Henderson  17'
Graham Weir  32'		 Report Dougie Imrie  43'
Stephen O'Donnell  52' (pen.)
19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,435
Referee: William Collum
Queen's Park2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Hamilton Academical
Steven Canning  6'
Rob Bowers  107'		 Report Richard Offiong  72'
19:30 – Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 611
Referee: Eddie Smith
Raith Rovers1–2Airdrie United
Armand One  40' Report Willie McLaren  47'
Bryan Prunty  73'
19:45 – Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Craig Thomson
Ross County4–2Stranraer
Don Cowie  27', 58'
Sean Higgins  61'
Craig Gunn  78'		 Report Alex Burns  70'
Michael Moore  90'
19:45 – Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 750
Referee: Mike Ritchie
St Johnstone3–1East Fife
Jason Scotland  60', 70'
Martin Hardie  62'		 Report Craig O'Reilly  76'
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: John Underhill
Arbroath0–1Elgin City
Report Steven Mackay  49'
19:45 – Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 613
Referee: Steven Nicholls
Ayr United2–0Berwick Rangers
Mark Casey  18'
Ryan Caddis  39' (pen.)		 Report
19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 902
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Montrose1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Peterhead
Andy Rodgers  25' (pen.) Report Bobby Linn  60'
Martin Wood  108'
Martin Bavidge  115'
19:30 – Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 421
Referee: Colin Brown

Second round
Alloa Athletic2–1Ross County
Brown  34'
Forrest  47'		 Report McKinlay  57'
19:30 – Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 424
Referee: Brian Winter
Ayr United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 pen.)		Dunfermline Athletic
Report
19:45 – Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Craig Thomson
Brechin City0–3Livingston
Report Craig  37'
Dorrans  40'
Hislop  87'
19:45 – Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 466
Referee: Douglas McDonald
Cowdenbeath0–5Falkirk
Report Craig  35'
Moutinho  50', 81'
Twaddle  74'
Stewart  84'
19:45 – Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Eddie Smith
Dundee United1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Airdrie United
Robertson  118' Report
19:45 – Tannadice Park, Dundee
Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Steve Conroy
Hibernian4–0Peterhead
Iain Good  7' (o.g.)
Benjelloun  32'
Brown  52'
McCluskey  66' (pen.)		 Report
19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Chris Boyle
Motherwell3–2Partick Thistle
Foran  6', 16'
McGarry  88'		 Report Gibson  25'
Roberts  66'
19:45 – Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Kenny Clark
Queen of the South1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Kilmarnock
O'Connor  49' Report Murray  75'
Naismith  113'
19:45 – Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Michael McCurry
Queen's Park0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.)		Aberdeen
Report
19:45 – Firhill Stadium, Partick
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Stephen Finnie
St Johnstone4 – 0 (a.e.t.)Elgin City
Sheerin  98' (pen.)
Stevenson  105'
Milne  108'
Mackay  114' (o.g.)		 Report
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Mike Tumilty
St Mirren3–1Stenhousemuir
Mehmet  6', 30'
Sutton  14'		 Report Sinclair  78'
19:45 – Love Street, Paisley
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Inverness CT3–1Dumbarton
Wyness  6'
Bayne  54'
McAllister  72'		 Report Dobbie  30'
19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Calum Murray

Third round
Celtic2–0St Mirren
Beattie  76'
Żurawski  87'		 Report
19:45 – Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,587
Referee: Kenny Clark
Inverness CT0–1Falkirk
Report Stokes  60'
19:45 – Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Douglas McDonald
St Johnstone3–0Dundee United
Scotland  40'
Milne  53'
Mensing  80'		 Report
19:45 – McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: John Underhill
Kilmarnock2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Livingston
Wales  57'
Wright  115'		 Report Craig  72' (pen.)
19:45 – Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Eddie Smith
Alloa Athletic0–4Hearts
Report Mäkelä  34', 46', 82'
Aguiar  88'
19:45 – Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Dunfermline Athletic0–2Rangers
Report Bamba  65' (o.g.)
Boyd  73'
19:45 – East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Michael McCurry
Hibernian6–0Gretna
Fletcher  11'
Brown  18'
Jones  20'
Shiels  24', 63'
Benjelloun  72'		 Report
19:45 – Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 11,075
Referee: Craig Thomson
Queen's Park0–3Motherwell
Report Foran  24', 47', 54' (pen.)
19:45 – Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Mike Tumilty

Quarter-finals
Celtic1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)		Falkirk
Żurawski  98' Report Stokes  99'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 18,684
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Kilmarnock3–2Motherwell
Wright  7', 45'
Invincibile  71'		 Report Foran  25' (pen.)
Clarkson  59'
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 5,601
Referee: Kenny Clark
Hibernian1–0Hearts
Jones  31' Report
Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 15,825
Referee: Callum Murray
Rangers0–2St Johnstone
Report Milne  50', 67'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 31,074
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Semi-finals
Kilmarnock3–0Falkirk
Naismith  30', 71', 78' (pen.) Report
Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 10,722
Referee: Kenny Clark
St Johnstone1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Hibernian
Scotland  76' Report Fletcher  3'
Murphy  92'
Benjelloun  120'
Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Craig Thomson

Final
Main article: 2007 Scottish League Cup Final
Kilmarnock1–5Hibernian
Greer  77' Report Jones  28'
Benjelloun  59', 85'
Fletcher  66', 87'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,000

Player stats

Top goalscorers
GoalsPlayerClub
6Richie ForanMotherwell
5Abdessalam BenjellounHibernian
4Steven FletcherHibernian
Steven MilneSt Johnstone
Steven NaismithKilmarnock
Jason ScotlandSt Johnstone
3Juho MäkeläHearts
Frazer WrightKilmarnock

Player of the round
RoundPlayerClubYoung playerClub
1stJohn O'NeillQueen of the South––
2ndMark CairnsQueen's ParkSteven NaismithKilmarnock
3rdKris BoydRangers––
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