2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

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2010–11 ALBA Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
Teams30
Defending championsDundee
ChampionsRoss County
Runners-upQueen of the South
Matches played29
Goals scored97 (3.34 per match)

The 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 20th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Dundee, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 in the 2009 final. Dundee were knocked out in the second round after being defeated 4–1 by Stenhousemuir.

The Challenge Cup was won by Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South 2–0 in the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth[1] to win the cup for the second time in their history.

Schedule[]

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round Sat/Sun 24/25 July 2010 14 30 → 16
Second round Tuesday 10 August 2010 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals Sat/Sun 4/5 September 2010 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sat/Sun 9/10 October 2010 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 10 April 2011[2] 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results[]

First round[]

The first round draw took place on 27 May 2010.[3]

North and East region[]

Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round.[3]

24 July 2010 Dundee 2–1 Alloa Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 McMenamin Goal 86'
Higgins Goal 90'		 Report Walker Goal 74' Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Euan Norris
24 July 2010 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Arbroath East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Kirk Goal 64' Report Attendance: 976
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 July 2010 East Fife 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Brechin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Sloan Goal 56' (pen)
Crawford Goal 88'
Eurie Goal 93'
Linn Goal 119'
Bryce Red card 103'		 Report McAllister Goal 27'
Janczyk Goal 90'
Moyes Goal 101'
Nelson Red card 55'		 Referee: Thomas Robertson
24 July 2010 Elgin City 1–2 Ross County Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00 Gunn Goal 82' Report Scott Goal 55'
Lawson Goal 62'		 Attendance: 855
Referee: Neil Waters
24 July 2010 Peterhead 5–0 Montrose Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00 Wyness Goal 7', Goal 56'
McNalley Goal 50' (o.g.)
Emslie Goal 66'
Bavidge Goal 76'		 Report Attendance: 357
Referee: John Beaton
24 July 2010 Raith Rovers 0–1 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Armstrong Goal 58' Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Frank McDermott
24 July 2010 Stirling Albion 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00 Devine Penalty scored
Colquhoun Penalty scored
Gibson Penalty missed
Buist Penalty missed
Forsyth Penalty scored		 Report Millar Penalty missed
Finnigan Penalty missed
O'Brien Penalty scored
Stewart Penalty missed		 Attendance: 1,542
Referee: John McKendrick

Source: Scottish Football League

South and West region[]

Berwick Rangers received a random bye to the second round.[3]

24 July 2010 Airdrie United 1–2 Ayr United New Broomfield, Airdrie
15:00 Muir Goal 51' (pen) Report Trouten Goal 83'
Rodgers Goal 87'		 Attendance: 624
Referee: Brian Colvin
24 July 2010 Partick Thistle 2–1 Clyde Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Buchanan Goal 12'
MacBeth Goal 71'		 Report Strachan Goal 31' Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Steven Nicholls
24 July 2010 Queen of the South 2–1 Albion Rovers Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 McGuffie Goal 18'
Burns Goal 73'		 Report Donnelly Goal 48' Attendance: 1,115
Referee: G. Falmond
24 July 2010 Queen's Park 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Livingston Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Eagleshan Goal 40', Goal 96', Goal 103' (pen) Report MacDonald Goal 25'
Sinclair Goal 119'
Bullock 		Attendance: 605
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 July 2010 Stenhousemuir 3–2 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Watson Goal 29' (o.g.)
Williams Goal 43', Goal 45'		 Report Halsman Goal 89'
Muirhead Goal 90+1'		 Attendance: 223
Referee: Steven McLean
24 July 2010 Stranraer 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) East Stirlingshire Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 McColm Goal 78' Report Cawley Goal 51'
Richardson Goal 117'		 Attendance: 269
Referee: Eddie Smith
25 July 2010 Dumbarton 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Greenock Morton Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Stephen Finny

Source: Scottish Football League

Second round[]

The second round draw was conducted on 27 July 2010 at Hampden Park.[4]

10 August 2010 Ayr United 2–0 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park, Ayr
Goal 63'
Roberts Goal 73'		 Report Attendance: 556
Referee: Bobby Madden
10 August 2010 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Queen of the South East End Park, Dunfermline
Kirk Goal 82' Report Weatherston Goal 53' Attendance: 1,160
Referee: John McKendrick
10 August 2010 East Fife 3–1 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium, Methil
Byrne Goal 3'
Johnstone Goal 50'
Cargill Goal 90'		 Report Devine Goal 29' Attendance: 512
Referee: Matt Northcroft
10 August 2010 Partick Thistle 2–1 Berwick Rangers Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Cairney Goal 40'
Rowson Goal 80'		 Report McLean Goal 28' Attendance: 931
Referee: Anthony Law
10 August 2010 Peterhead 6–1 East Stirlingshire Balmoor, Peterhead
Smith Goal 14'
Hay Goal 54' (o.g.)
Bavidge Goal 66'
MacDonald Goal 71', Goal 74'
Gethans Goal 84'		 Report Maguire Goal 38' (pen) Attendance: 368
Referee: G. Simpson
10 August 2010 Queen's Park 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Forfar Athletic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Watt Goal 31'
McBride Goal 70'		 Report Templeman Goal 74'
Deasley Goal 76'
Sellars Goal 94'
Campbell 		Attendance: 404
Referee: E. Smith
10 August 2010 Ross County 3–1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park, Dingwall
McKinlay Goal 37' (o.g.)
Gardyne Goal 58'
Scott Goal 90'		 Report Kelbie Goal 16' Attendance: 856
Referee: William Collum
10 August 2010 Stenhousemuir 4–1 Dundee Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Williams Goal 9'
Anderson Goal 16'
Quinn Goal 63'
Motion Goal 83'		 Report Griffiths Goal 74' Attendance: 665
Referee: E. Brines

Source: Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals[]

The quarter-final draw was conducted on 12 August 2010 at Hampden Park.[5]

Forfar Athletic0–2Ross County
Bolochoweckyj Red card 59' Report Lawson Goal 11', Goal 70'
Scott Red card 56'
Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 552
Referee: Alan Muir
Partick Thistle2–1Ayr United
Doolan Goal 3', Goal 33' Report Rodgers Goal 36'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
Queen of the South5–0East Fife
Burns Goal 32', Goal 46', Goal 79'
Ovenstone Goal 64' (o.g.)
Harris Goal 90+2'		 Report
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,751
Peterhead3–1Stenhousemuir
Wyness Goal 9', Goal 50'
Gethans Goal 43'		 Report Dalziel Goal 76'
Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 442
Referee: Brian Colvin

Semi-finals[]

The semi-final draw was conducted on 9 September 2010 at Hampden Park.[6]

Peterhead1–2Queen of the South
Bavidge Goal 78' Report Reid Goal 66'
Holmes Goal 69'
Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Mike Tumilty
Ross County2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.)		Partick Thistle
Morrison Goal 54'
Barrowman Goal 88'		 Report Kinniburgh Goal 8'
Boyle Goal 64'
Penalties
Brittain Penalty scored
Barrowman Penalty scored
Milne Penalty missed
Scott Penalty missed
Lawson Penalty scored
Craig Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty scored Cairney
Penalty missed Flannigan
Penalty scored Buchanan
Penalty scored Erskine
Penalty missed Boyle
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Steve Conroy

Final[]

Main article: 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Queen of the South0–2Ross County
Report Barrowman Goal 9'
Vigurs Goal 39'
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Euan Norris

References[]

  1. ^ Ross County claim Challenge Cup, BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ The match was rescheduled from November to April due to inclement weather
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c The ALBA Challenge Cup, 2010/2011 – First Round Draw Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup Third Round Draw". Scottish Football League. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. ^ "The ALBA Challenge Cup – Semi-finals Draw". Scottish Football League. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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