2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 12th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Airdrieonians, who defeated Alloa Athletic 2–1 in the 2001 final.[1]

2002–03 Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsAirdrieonians
ChampionsQueen of the South
Runners-upBrechin City
Matches played29

The final was played on 20 October 2002,[2] between Queen of the South and Brechin City at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld. Queen of the South won 2–0,[2] to win the competition for the first time.

Schedule
Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First roundTuesday 6 August 20021430 → 16
Second roundTue/Wed 13/14 August 2002816 → 80
Quarter-finalsTuesday 20 August 200248 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday 27 August 200224 → 2
FinalSunday 20 October 200212 → 1

First round

Alloa Athletic and Clyde received random byes into the second round.

6 August 2002 Arbroath 0–2 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park, Arbroath
18:45 Report Tosh  25',  44' (pen.) Attendance: 642
Referee: J Rowbotham
6 August 2002 Airdrie United 3–0 Raith Rovers New Broomfield
19:30 Glancy  11'
McGuire  31'
Docherty  87'		 Report Attendance: 1,649
Referee: I Brines
6 August 2002 Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) Ross County Central Park, Cowdenbeath
19:30 Gifillan Report Webb  118'
Gethins  119'		 Attendance: 339
Referee: D Summers
6 August 2002 Elgin City 1–4 Brechin City Borough Briggs, Elgin
19:30 Ross  31'
Tully 		Report Templeman  41',  53'
Millar  51'
King  90'		 Attendance: 505
Referee: A Freeland
6 August 2002 Montrose 1–0 Albion Rovers Links Park, Montrose
19:30 Johnson  78' Report Attendance: 320
Referee: G Mitchell
6 August 2002 Greenock Morton 3–2 Stirling Albion Cappielow, Greenock
19:30 Williams  11',  83'
Hawke  48'		 Report Munro  28'
Nicholas  81'		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: C Hardy
6 August 2002 Peterhead 0–2 Queen of the South Balmoor, Peterhead
19:30 Report O'Neill  74'
Weatherson  78'		 Attendance: 562
Referee: K Toner
6 August 2002 Queen's Park 2–1 Gretna Hampden Park, Glasgow
19:30 Canning  19'
Gemmell  82'		 Report Dobie  65'
Alexander 		Attendance: 602
Referee: I Frickleton
6 August 2002 St Mirren 7–0 East Stirlingshire St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:30 Cameron  15',  27',  34',  41'
Guy  49'
Ross  76'
Gillies  85'		 Report Attendance: 1,403
Referee: G Clyde
6 August 2002 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Falkirk Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:30 Wilson  74' Report Miller  55' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: C Hamilton
6 August 2002 Stranraer 1–2 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
19:30 Farrell  78' Report Annand  25'
Grady  54'		 Attendance: 835
Referee: H Dallas
6 August 2002 Berwick Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
19:45 Bennett  67' (pen.) Report Attendance: 338
Referee: J Underhill
6 August 2002 Dumbarton 1–0 East Fife Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
19:45 Duffy  10' Report Attendance: 452
Referee: C Melville
6 August 2002 St Johnstone 3–0 Hamilton Academical McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Stevenson  38'
McCann  69'
MacDonald 87'		 Report Attendance: 1,538

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Second round
13 August 2002 Clyde 1–2 St Mirren Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
19:30 Hinds  47' Report Baltacha  2'
Gillies  34' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Kenny Clark
13 August 2002 Forfar Athletic 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Queen's Park Station Park, Forfar
19:30 Bavidge  65'
Tosh  114'
Brown  105'
McCulloch 		Report Moffat  48',  105'
Gemmell
Gallagher 		Attendance: 384
Referee: B McGarry
13 August 2002 Dumbarton 3–0 Ayr United Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
19:30 Brown  42'
Dillon  50',  83'
McEwan 		Report Black  37'
Nicolson 		Attendance: 938
Referee: B Cassidy
13 August 2002 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Ross County Recreation Park, Alloa, Alloa
19:30 Report Ferguson  48' (o.g.) Attendance: 416
Referee: W Young
13 August 2002 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Airdrie United Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
19:45 Burke  11',  89' Report Attendance: 560
Referee: C Murray
13 August 2002 Montrose 0–2 Falkirk Links Park, Montrose
19:45 Report Miller  15'
James  45'		 Attendance: 805
Referee: J Gilmour
13 August 2002 Queen of the South 1–0 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 O'Connor  83' Report Keenan  70'
Reilly  90'
Williams  90'		 Attendance: 1,982
Referee: E Martindale
14 August 2002 Brechin City 3–2 St Johnstone Glebe Park, Brechin
19:30 Grant  35',  84'
Dods  50' (o.g.)		 Report Murray  7'
MacDonald  43'		 Attendance: 1,007
Referee: I Fyfe

Source: ESPN Soccernet

Quarter-finals
Brechin City1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 pen.)		Falkirk
Fotheringham  89' Report McPherson  87'
McQuilken
Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 844
Referee: A Freeland
Ross County1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 6 pen.)		St Mirren
Gethins  42' Report Gillies  61' (pen.)
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: D McDonald
Berwick Rangers1–2Queen's Park
Murie  39' Report Whelan  55' (pen.)
Allen  64'
Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Attendance: 407
Referee: T Brown
Queen of the South2–0Dumbarton
O'Neill  25'
Lyle  90'		 Report
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: J Underhill

Semi-finals
Queen's Park3–4Brechin City
Allen  26'
Gemmell  72'
Whelan  75'		 Report Millar  34'
Jackson  64'
Fotheringham  69' (pen.)
Grant  73'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: S Dougal
St Mirren3–5Queen of the South
McGinty  12'
Cameron  43'
Fellner  80'		 Report Shields  7',  90'
Lyle  38'
Bowey  50'
Weatherson  89'
Attendance: 2,508
Referee: M McCurry

Final
Main article: 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Brechin City0–2Queen of the South
Report O'Neill  33'
Lyle  47'
Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 6,428

References
  1. Match: Airdrie v Alloa Athletic – Scottish League Challenge Cup, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. Match: Brechin City v Queen of the South – Scottish League Challenge Cup, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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