2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

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 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).

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

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

First round

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

North Section

Arbroath v Alloa Athletic

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

East Fife v Forfar Athletic

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

Montrose v Peterhead

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

Elgin City v Stirling Albion

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

Cowdenbeath v Brechin City

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

East Stirlingshire v Falkirk

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

Brora Rangers v Stenhousemuir

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers

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

Queen's Park v Berwick Rangers

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

Stranraer v Dumbarton

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

Heart of Midlothian v Annan Athletic

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

Airdrieonians v Albion Rovers

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

Queen of the South v Livingston

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

Greenock Morton v Spartans

26 July 2014	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Spartans	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	O'Neil 27'	Report		Attendance: 928 Referee: Gavin Ross

Clyde v Ayr United

26 July 2014	Clyde	2 – 0	Ayr United	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	McManus 8' Sweeney 29' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 689 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Rangers v Hibernian

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

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

Brora Rangers v East Fife

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

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

Brechin City v Peterhead

19 August 2014	Brechin City	0 – 2	Peterhead	Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45		Report	Redman 8' Noble 58'	Attendance: 328 Referee: Craig Charleston

Stirling Albion v Alloa Athletic

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

Rangers v Clyde

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

Greenock Morton v Berwick Rangers

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

Stranraer v Albion Rovers

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

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

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

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 2pm BST at Lesser Hampden in Glasgow.^[4]

Greenock Morton v Alloa Athletic

6 September 2014	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report	McCord 89'	Attendance: 1,273 Referee: Des Roache

Stranraer v Falkirk

6 September 2014	Stranraer	1 – 0	Falkirk	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Marenghi 41'	Report		Attendance: 551 Referee: Euan Anderson

Peterhead v Livingston

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

East Fife v Rangers

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

The semi-final draw took place on Tuesday 9 September 2014 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.^[5]

Livingston v Stranraer

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

Alloa Athletic v Rangers

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

Main article: 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Livingston v Alloa Athletic

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

1. 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.

External links

• Petrofac Training Cup at the Scottish Professional Football League