2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
Country	Scotland
Teams	32
Defending champions	Ross County
Champions	Falkirk
Runners-up	Hamilton Academical
Matches played	31
Goals scored	102 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Paul di Giacomo; (5 goals)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 21st season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the Scottish Football League, and for the first time the top two clubs of the Highland Football League.

The defending champions were Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South in the 2010 final but were knocked out in the first round by Third Division side Elgin City.[1] The tournament winners were Falkirk, who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final with Darren Dods scoring the only goal of the match in the 2nd minute.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 23/24 July 2011	16	32 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 9 August 2011	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Sunday 4 September 2011	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sunday 9 October 2011	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 1 April 2012	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The First round draw was conducted on 6 June 2011.[2]

North and East region

23 July 2011	Deveronvale	1–3	Stirling Albion	Princess Royal Park, Banff
13:00	McKenzie 58'	Report	Bonar 19' (pen.), 48' MacPherson 63'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Don Robertson

23 July 2011	Arbroath	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Dundee	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Elfverson 77'	Report	Milne 79' O'Donnell 92'	Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Craig Charleston

23 July 2011	Brechin City	1–2	Falkirk	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	McKenna 40'	Report	Bennett 26' Dods 33'	Attendance: 596 Referee: George Salmond

23 July 2011	Forfar Athletic	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Buckie Thistle	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Gibson 29'	Report	MacMillan 33'	Attendance: 416 Referee: John Beaton

23 July 2011	Montrose	1–6	East Fife	Links Park, Montrose
15:00	McPhee 73'	Report	Linn 16' Ogleby 27', 51', 63' (pen.) Wallace 31' Young 64'	Attendance: 404

23 July 2011	Peterhead	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Alloa Athletic	Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00	Deasley 30' McAllister 60'	Report	Ro. McCord 16' Wright 73'	Attendance: 443 Referee: Gary Hilland

23 July 2011	Raith Rovers	2–1	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Baird 51', 77'	Report	Coult 80'	Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Mike Tumilty

23 July 2011	Ross County	1–2	Elgin City	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00	Morrison 2'	Report	Cameron 37' Leslie 61'	Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Source: The Scottish Football League

South and West region

23 July 2011	Airdrie United	0–5	Livingston	New Broomfield, Airdrie
15:00		Report	Sinclair 50' Russell 55', 67' Barr 82', 90'	Attendance: 719 Referee: Charlie Richmond

23 July 2011	Albion Rovers	0–2	Annan Athletic	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00		Report	Cox 29' Harty 81'	Attendance: 247 Referee: Des Roache

23 July 2011	Ayr United	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Queen of the South	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Campbell 94' Geggan 115'	Report		Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Brian Winter

23 July 2011	Clyde	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Berwick Rangers	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	Fitzpatrick 36' McDonald 51'	Report	L. Currie 4' Gray 10'	Attendance: 472 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

23 July 2011	Partick Thistle	2–1	Stenhousemuir	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Rowson 20' Stewart 82'	Report	Kean 86'	Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Stephen Finnie

23 July 2011	Queen's Park	0–2	Hamilton Academical	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00		Report	Crawford 72' Hopkirk 81'	Attendance: 748

23 July 2011	Stranraer	0–8	Greenock Morton	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00		Report	Jackson 19', 42', 77', 86' di Giacomo 53', 54', 64', 69'	Attendance: 374 Referee: John McKendrick

24 July 2011	Dumbarton	3–2	East Stirlingshire	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Prunty 54' Gilhaney 61' (pen.) Walker 90' Lyden 67'	Report	Love 66' Turner 70'	Attendance: 454 Referee: Paul Robertson

Source: The Scottish Football League

Second round

9 August 2011	Annan Athletic	4–2	Peterhead	Galabank, Annan
19:30	Harty 20', 48', 87' Muirhead 31'	Report	Redman 49' McAllister 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 359 Referee: Stephen Finnie

9 August 2011	Forfar Athletic	0–5	Greenock Morton	Station Park, Forfar
19:30		Report	O'Brien 56' Weatherson 59' MacDonald 61', 75' Campbell 78'	Attendance: 448 Referee: Matt Northcroft

9 August 2011	Ayr United	3–0	Raith Rovers	Cappielow, Greenock
19:45	Patterson 43' McKernan 76' Robertson 79'	Report		Attendance: 227 Referee: Steve Conroy

9 August 2011	Dumbarton	0–2	Berwick Rangers	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
19:45		Report	Greenhill 55' Currie 89'	Attendance: 334 Referee: Craig Charleston

9 August 2011	East Fife	2–0	Elgin City	Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45	Wallace 52', 77'	Report		Attendance: 408 Referee: Mike Tumilty

9 August 2011	Falkirk	1–0	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	El Alagui 43'	Report		Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Brian Winter

9 August 2011	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45	Chambers 86' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Craig Thomson

9 August 2011	Livingston	5–0	Stirling Albion	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	Deuchar 23', 34', 90' Devon Jacobs 36' (o.g.) Gary Thom 87' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 549 Referee: Iain Brines

Last updated: 9 August 2011
Source: The Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm in a Ramsdens outlet in The Forge Shopping Centre, Glasgow.[3]

4 September 2011

15:00

Berwick Rangers	1–2	Livingston
McDonald 52'	Report	Scougall 12' Russell 85'

Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Attendance: 567

Referee: Beaton

4 September 2011

15:00

East Fife	1–4	Falkirk
Wallace 27'	Report	Millar 42' Higginbotham 52' (87) Sibbald 54'

Bayview Stadium, Methil

Attendance: 1,064

Referee: Colvin

4 September 2011

15:00

Hamilton Academical	2–1	Greenock Morton
Spence 18' Mensing 33'	Report	Di Giacomo 10'

New Douglas Park, Hamilton

Attendance: 1,496

Referee: O'Reilly

4 September 2011

15:00

Ayr United	0–1	Annan Athletic
	Report	Cox 58'

Somerset Park, Ayr

Attendance: 1,232

Referee: Charleston

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Challenge cup took place at 2:00 pm on 7 September 2011, at Hampden Park, Glasgow.[4]

9 October 2011

15:00

Annan Athletic	0–3	Falkirk
	Report	Millar 10' El Alagui 25', 42'

Galabank, Annan

Attendance: 1,575

Referee: Salmond

9 October 2011

15:00

Hamilton Academical	1–0	Livingston
McLaughlin 43'	Report

New Douglas Park, Hamilton

Attendance: 1,418

Referee: Richmond

Final

1 April 2012

16:05 BST[5]

Falkirk	1–0	Hamilton Academical
Dods 2'	Report

Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston

Attendance: 5,210

Referee: Winter

Top scorers

Last updated on 9 October 2011

#	Name	Club	Goals
1	Paul di Giacomo	Greenock Morton	5
2	Ian Harty	Annan Athletic	4
	Andy Jackson	Greenock Morton	4
	Ryan Wallace	East Fife	4
5	Kenny Deuchar	Livingston	3
	Farid El Alagui	Falkirk	3
	Robert Ogleby	East Fife	3

References

"Alba Challenge Cup Final: Queen of the South 0 Ross County 2". Daily Record. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
"Highland duo enter new Ramsdens Cup". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
"Ramsdens Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
"Ramsdens Cup Semi-final Draw". Scottish Football League. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
"IRN-BRU SFL Rescheduled List of Fixtures 2011/12". Scottish Football League. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

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[1] "Alba Challenge Cup Final: Queen of the South 0 Ross County 2". Daily Record. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.

[First_round_draw-2] "Highland duo enter new Ramsdens Cup". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[Quarter-finals_draw-3] "Ramsdens Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

[Semi-finals_draw-4] "Ramsdens Cup Semi-final Draw". Scottish Football League. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

[5] "IRN-BRU SFL Rescheduled List of Fixtures 2011/12". Scottish Football League. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

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