2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup

2002–03 Challenge Cup
Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Defending champions	Airdrieonians
Champions	Queen of the South
Runners-up	Brechin City
Matches played	29
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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]

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 round	Tuesday 6 August 2002	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue/Wed 13/14 August 2002	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 20 August 2002	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tuesday 27 August 2002	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 20 October 2002	1	2 → 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[]

20 August 2002

19:30 BST

Brechin City	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Falkirk
Fotheringham 89'	Report	McPherson 87' McQuilken

Glebe Park, Brechin

Attendance: 844

Referee: A Freeland

20 August 2002

19:30 BST

Ross County	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 pen.)	St Mirren
Gethins 42'	Report	Gillies 61' (pen.)

Victoria Park, Dingwall

Attendance: 1,128

Referee: D McDonald

20 August 2002

19:45 BST

Berwick Rangers	1–2	Queen's Park
Murie 39'	Report	Whelan 55' (pen.) Allen 64'

Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Attendance: 407

Referee: T Brown

20 August 2002

19:45 BST

Queen of the South	2–0	Dumbarton
O'Neill 25' Lyle 90'	Report

Palmerston Park, Dumfries

Attendance: 1,722

Referee: J Underhill

Semi-finals[]

27 August 2002

19:30 BST

Queen's Park	3–4	Brechin 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

27 August 2002

19:45 BST

St Mirren	3–5	Queen of the South
McGinty 12' Cameron 43' Fellner 80'	Report	Shields 7', 90' Lyle 38' Bowey 50' Weatherson 89'

St Mirren Park, Paisley

Attendance: 2,508

Referee: M McCurry

Final[]

20 October 2002

15:00 BST

Brechin City	0–2	Queen of the South
	Report	O'Neill 33' Lyle 47'

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

Attendance: 6,428

Referee: John Underhill

References[]

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

External links[]

[2001_Final-1] Match: Airdrie v Alloa Athletic – Scottish League Challenge Cup, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[ESPN-2] Match: Brechin City v Queen of the South – Scottish League Challenge Cup, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

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