1993–94 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 1993–94 Scottish Challenge Cup was the fourth season of the competition, which was also known as the B&Q Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 26 clubs in the Scottish Football League Division One and Two. The defending champions were Hamilton Academical, who defeated Morton 3–2 in the 1992 final.[1]

1993–94 Scottish Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
Teams26
Defending championsHamilton Academical
ChampionsFalkirk
Runners-upSt Mirren
Matches played25
Goals scored83 (3.32 per match)

The final was played on 12 December 1993,[1] between Falkirk and St Mirren at Fir Park in Motherwell. Falkirk won 3–0,[1] to win the tournament for the first time.

Schedule
Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First roundWed/Thu 6/7 October 19931026 → 16
Second roundTue/Wed 19/20 October 1993816 → 80
Quarter-finalsTue/Wed 26/27 October 199348 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday 2 November 199324 → 2
FinalSunday 12 December 199312 → 1

First round

Airdrieonians, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Morton, Queen's Park and Stirling Albion entered the second round.

6 October 1993 Albion Rovers2 – 2* (a.e.t.)CowdenbeathCliftonhill, Coatbridge
Cowdenbeath won on penalties
6 October 1993 Ayr United3–1East FifeSomerset Park, Ayr
6 October 1993 Dumbarton1–2StranraerBoghead Park, Dumbarton
7 October 1993 Brechin City3 – 1 (a.e.t.)ArbroathGlebe Park, Brechin
7 October 1993 Clyde0–1St MirrenDouglas Park, Hamilton
7 October 1993 Falkirk2–1Alloa AthleticBrockville Park, Falkirk
7 October 1993 Forfar Athletic2 – 3 (a.e.t.)Meadowbank ThistleStation Park, Forfar
7 October 1993 Montrose5–0East StirlingshireLinks Park, Montrose
7 October 1993 Queen of the South2–1Berwick RangersPalmerston Park, Dumfries
7 October 1993 Stenhousemuir0–5ClydebankOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir

Source: SFL

Second round
19 October 1993 Airdrieonians3–1Hamilton AcademicalBroomfield Park, Airdrie
19 October 1993 Ayr United2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Brechin CitySomerset Park, Ayr
19 October 1993 Falkirk3–0CowdenbeathBrockville Park, Falkirk
19 October 1993 Morton2–4St MirrenCappielow, Greenock
19 October 1993 Queen's Park0–1ClydebankHampden Park, Glasgow
20 October 1993 Meadowbank Thistle2–0Stirling AlbionMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
20 October 1993 Montrose0* – 0 (a.e.t.)StranraerLinks Park, Montrose
Montrose won on penalties
20 October 1993 Queen of the South0–6Dunfermline AthleticPalmerston Park, Dumfries

Source: SFL

Quarter-finals
Airdrieonians0 – 1 (a.e.t.)St Mirren
Ayr United2–0Clydebank
Falkirk4–1Dunfermline Athletic
Meadowbank Thistle1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Montrose
Meadowbank Thistle won on penalties

Semi-finals
Ayr United1–2St Mirren
Falkirk3–2Meadowbank Thistle

Final
Main article: 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Falkirk3–0St Mirren
Duffy
Cadette
Hughes 		Report
Attendance: 13,763
Referee: D. Hope
gollark: What's `test.json`?
gollark: I still think a configuration file would be better.
gollark: Since it is lazy it doesn't really matter though.
gollark: Yes, but if it wasn't for the laziness thing it would not be loaded.
gollark: Anyway, I only skimmed it and I'm not really familiar with the libraries, but I cannot see any *obvious* issues.

References
  1. Scottish Challenge Cup 1992–1993 Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.