2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

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).

2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup
Petrofac Training Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Teams32
Defending championsRaith Rovers
Final positions
ChampionsLivingston
Runner-upAlloa Athletic
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored112 (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

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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 → 80
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

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First round

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The first round draw took place on Wednesday 2 July 2014 at 2pm BST at Easter Road.[2]

North Section

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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

Source: [citation needed]

South Section

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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

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The second round draw took place on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 3:30pm BST at the Petrofac Training base in Aberdeen.[3]

North Section

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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

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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

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The 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

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The 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Petrofac Training Cup draw on Wednesday
  2. ^ "Petrofac Training Cup 1st round". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ Date set for Petrofac Training Cup R2 draw
  4. ^ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
  5. ^ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw
  6. ^ "McDiarmid Park to host Petrofac Training Cup Final". Scottish Professional Football League. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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