2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 26 October 2003, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 13th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the First Division and Airdrie United of the Second Division. Inverness Caledonian Thistle emerged winners after defeating Airdrie United 2–0 to win the competition for the first time.

2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup
Inverness
Caledonian Thistle		 Airdrie
United
2 0
Date26 October 2003
VenueMcDiarmid Park, Perth
RefereeWillie Young
Attendance5,428

Route to the final
See also: 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Round Opposition Score
First round Gretna (a) 5–0
Second round Peterhead (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Ross County (h) 1–0
Semi-final Raith Rovers (a) 4–0

The first round draw saw Inverness Caledonian Thistle travel to Raydale Park to face Gretna with Caley Thistle emerging 5–0 victors.[1] The second round was another away game with Peterhead providing the opposition, Inverness won 2–1 to progress to the quarter-finals.[2] A home game at the Caledonian Stadium against rivals Ross County was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals, with the home side edging out the opposition to win 1–0.[3] The semi-final draw paired the club with Raith Rovers away from home at Stark's Park. Inverness Caledonian Thistle triumphed to win 4–0[4] and book a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time after losing the 1999 final to Alloa Athletic.

Airdrie United
Round Opposition Score
First round Montrose (h) 2–0
Second round Greenock Morton (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Forfar Athletic (a) 2–0
Semi-final Brechin City (a) 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Airdrie United were drawn against Montrose at home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over the club.[1] The second round saw United drawn against Greenock Morton away from home at Cappielow and produced 2–1 win to progress to the quarter-finals.[2] Another away game awaited Airdrie United in the quarter-finals as they were drawn against Forfar Athletic which saw the club produce a 2–0 win and a second clean sheet of the tournament to progress to the semi-finals.[3] The opposition provided was Brechin City at Glebe Park, again away from home with Airdrie United emerging 2–1 winners after extra time.[4] Airdrie United reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time in the club's history.

Pre-match

Analysis

Inverness Caledonian Thistle scored a total of twelve goals in the rounds preceding the final whilst conceding only one goal in the process. Compared with Airdrie United who scored eight goals in total and conceded two, although only managing two clean sheets compared to Inverness Caledonian Thistle's three. Both teams played three games away from their respective homes of Caledonian Stadium and New Broomfield, whilst only playing one home game each. Inverness Caledonian Thistle reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time in its history after losing on penalties in the 1999 final to Alloa Athletic after a 4–4 draw after extra time, whereas it was Airdrie United's first time in the final under their new identity.

Match details
Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0Airdrie United
Bingham  79'
Hislop  89'		 Report
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Willie Young
INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE:
GK1 Mark Brown
DF2 Ross Tokely
DF3 Stuart Golabek
DF4 Bobby Mann (c)
DF5 Stuart McCaffrey
MF6 Russell Duncan
MF7 Barry Wilson
MF8 Richie Hart 86'
FW9 Paul Ritchie 58'
MF10 Roy McBain
FW11 David Bingham 90'
Substitutes:
DF12 Grant Munro
MF14 Darran Thomson 90'
FW15 Steven Hislop 58'
FW16 Liam Keogh 86'
GK17 Michael Fraser
Manager:
John Robertson
AIRDRIE UNITED:
GK1 Mark McGeown
DF2 Stephen Docherty (c) 64'
DF3 Sandy Stewart
DF4 Scott Wilson 73'
DF5 Allan McManus
MF6 Willie Wilson
FW7 Jerome Vareille 83'
MF8 Marvyn Wilson
FW9 Mark Roberts
MF10 David Dunn
MF11 Alan Gow
Substitutes:
FW12 Paul Ronald 73'
DF14 Felicien Singbo 64'
MF15 Stephen McKeown 83'
FW16 Martin Glancy
GK17 Lee Hollis
Manager:
Sandy Stewart

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions
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References
  1. Scottish League Challenge Cup Round 1 Results - 2003/04, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  2. Scottish League Challenge Cup Round 2 Results - 2003/04, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  3. Scottish League Challenge Cup Round 3 Results - 2003/04, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  4. Scottish League Challenge Cup Semi-finals Results - 2003/04, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
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