The 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Petrofac, was the 24th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2014–15 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the previous season in the Lowland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans).
 Petrofac Training Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Scotland |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Raith Rovers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Livingston |
| Runner-up | Alloa Athletic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 112 (3.61 per match) |
The defending champions were Raith Rovers, who had defeated Rangers in the 2014 final. Raith were eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic in the first round of the North Section.
Schedule
edit| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Sat 26 July 2014[1] | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round | Tue 19/Wed 20 August 2014[1] | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | Saturday 6 September 2014[1] | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Sunday 12 October 2014[1] | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Sunday 5 April 2015[1] | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Fixtures and results
editFirst round
editThe first round draw took place on Wednesday 2 July 2014 at 2pm BST at Easter Road.[2]
North Section
edit| 26 July 2014 | Arbroath | 1 – 4 | Alloa Athletic | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Tiffoney  90' (o.g.) |
Report | Simmons 9' Spence 54', 70', 83' |
Attendance: 560 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 July 2014 | East Fife | 2 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium, Methil |
| 15:00 | McShane 14' Moyes 42' |
Report | Hilson 72' |
Attendance: 449 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 26 July 2014 | Montrose | 0 – 3 | Peterhead | Links Park, Montrose |
| 15:00 | Webster  34'Wood 50' |
Report | Rodgers 6' McAllister 17'Stevenson 28' |
Attendance: 347 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 26 July 2014 | Elgin City | 0 – 3 | Stirling Albion | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
| 15:00 | Cooper 58' |
Report | G. Smith 48', 58' (pen.), 78' |
Attendance: 470 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 26 July 2014 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Brechin City | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Higgins 13' |
Report | Thomson 64' Trouten 93'Ferguson 108' |
Attendance: 294 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 26 July 2014 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 7 | Falkirk | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | McKenna 71' |
Report | Vaulks 29' Cooper 62'Loy 66' (pen.), 73'Bia-Bi 81'Alston 85', 88' |
Attendance: 933 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 26 July 2014 | Brora Rangers | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Stenhousemuir | Dudgeon Park, Brora |
| 15:00 | Sutherland 32', 92', 104' |
Report | Grehan 52' (pen.) |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 5 August 2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | Millen 82' |
Report | Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Alan Muir |
Source: [citation needed]
South Section
edit| 25 July 2014 | Queen's Park | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 19:45 | McPherson 33' Fraser  91' |
Report | Lavery 3' |
Attendance: 245 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 26 July 2014 | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | McKeown 65', 77' Winter 90+4' |
Report | Kirkpatrick 4' Gilhaney 45' |
Attendance: 355 Referee: Des Roache |
| 26 July 2014 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | King 8' Sow 18'Paterson 39' |
Report | Davidson 90' |
Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 26 July 2014 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | Albion Rovers | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Watt 5' Blockley 62' |
Report | Love 39' Gemmell 87' |
Attendance: 851 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 July 2014 | Queen of the South | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dowie 25' Russell 56'Paton 107' |
Report | Sives 57' Mullen 64'Hippolyte 98'Robertson 115' |
Attendance: 1,196 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 26 July 2014 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Spartans | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | O'Neil 27' |
Report | Attendance: 928 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 26 July 2014 | Clyde | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | McManus 8' Sweeney 29' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 689 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 5 August 2014 | Rangers | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Hibernian | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 19:35 | MacLeod 14' Law 101' |
Report | Handling 59' 108' |
Attendance: 18,138 Referee: John Beaton |
Source: [citation needed]
Second round
editThe second round draw took place on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 3:30pm BST at the Petrofac Training base in Aberdeen.[3]
North Section
edit| 19 August 2014 | Brora Rangers | 2 – 3 | East Fife | Dudgeon Park, Brora |
| 19:30 | MacKay 29' Sutherland 38' |
Report | McShane 34' (pen.), 42' Austin 86' |
Attendance: 395 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 19 August 2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | Geggan 68' |
Report | Taiwo 55', 60' Biabi 75' |
Attendance: 2,810 Referee: George Salmond |
| 19 August 2014 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Peterhead | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 19:45 | Report | Redman 8' Noble 58' |
Attendance: 328 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 19 August 2014 | Stirling Albion | 1 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
| 19:45 | D.Smith 82' |
Report | Spence 49', 69' |
Attendance: 537 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Source: [citation needed]
South Section
edit| 18 August 2014 | Rangers | 8 – 1 | Clyde | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 19:35 | Boyd 16', 33', 79' Aird 24'McCulloch 38', 77'MacLeod 45', 65' |
Report | Watt 90' |
Attendance: 11,190 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 19 August 2014 | Greenock Morton | 5 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Berwick Rangers | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 19:45 | J.McCluskey 14', 119' O'Ware 45'McManus 105', 114', 117' |
Report | Maxwell 9' L.Currie 90' |
Attendance: 906 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 19 August 2014 | Stranraer | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 19:45 | Malcolm 19' Rumsby 37' |
Report | Gemmell 72' (pen.) |
Attendance: 236 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 20 August 2014 | Livingston | 4 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | White 6', 76' Hippolyte 81'Robertson 84' |
Report | Talbot 90' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Source: [citation needed]
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 2pm BST at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow.[4]
| 6 September 2014 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | McCord 89' |
Attendance: 1,273 Referee: Des Roache |
| 6 September 2014 | Stranraer | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Marenghi 41' |
Report | Attendance: 551 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 6 September 2014 | Peterhead | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Rodgers 120' |
Report | Hippolyte 113' |
Attendance: 695 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 21 October 2014 | East Fife | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Bayview Stadium, Methil |
| 19:45 | Report | Daly 29' Black 57' |
Attendance: 1,827 Referee: George Salmond |
Source: [citation needed]
Semi-finals
editThe semi-final draw took place on Tuesday 9 September 2014 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[5]
| 12 October 2014 | Livingston | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 16:05 | Glen 66' |
Report | Longworth 45' |
Attendance: 845 Referee: George Salmond |
| 3 December 2014 | Alloa Athletic | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 19:30 | Spence 72', 89' McCord 74' |
Report | Miller 49' Shiels 64' |
Attendance: 2,443 Referee: John McKendrick |
Source: [citation needed]
Final
edit| 5 April 2015 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | McDiarmid Park, Perth[6] |
| 16:05 | Pittman 21' Fordyce 61'White 86', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 2,869 Referee: John Beaton |
Source: [citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Petrofac Training Cup draw on Wednesday
- ^ "Petrofac Training Cup 1st round". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Date set for Petrofac Training Cup R2 draw
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
- ^ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw
- ^ "McDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final". Scottish Professional Football League. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.