2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup

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2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
CountryScotland
England
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Wales
Teams58
Defending championsInverness Caledonian Thistle
ChampionsRoss County
Runners-upConnah's Quay Nomads
Matches played56
Goals scored172 (3.07 per match)
Attendance37,300 (666 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Blair Henderson
(6 goals)

The 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the IRN-BRU Cup[1] due to sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the competition. The tournament took on a similar format from the previous season with the addition of two teams from England's National League entering the competition for the first time. This took the total number of participating clubs to 58.

Thirty teams from the Scottish Championship, Scottish League One and Scottish League Two competed, along with four teams from the Highland Football League (one eliminated in preliminary round) and four from the Lowland Football League (one eliminated in preliminary round). In addition to this, Under-21 teams of the clubs competing in the Scottish Premiership were represented. This was the third edition with two clubs from both Northern Ireland's NIFL Premiership and the Welsh Premier League and was the second time that two teams from the League of Ireland entered. A new change was the addition of two entrants from the English National League (fifth tier).[2]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle were the defending champions after they beat Dumbarton 1–0 in the 2018 final,[3] but they were eliminated in the first round by Dunfermline Athletic.

Ross County won the competition for the third time, defeating Connah's Quay Nomads 3–1 in the final.

Format[]

Round Date[4] Fixtures Clubs New entries
Preliminary round 31 July–1 August 2018 2 58 → 56 Teams placed 3rd and 4th in 2017–18 Lowland Football League & teams placed 3rd and 4th in 2017–18 Highland Football League
First round 14–15 August 2018 24 56 → 32 Teams from 2018–19 Scottish Championship
Teams from 2018–19 Scottish League One
Teams from 2018–19 Scottish League Two
3 teams from 2018–19 Highland Football League (1st, 2nd and preliminary round winner)
3 teams from 2018–19 Lowland Football League (1st, 2nd and preliminary round winner)
12 U21 teams from 2018–19 Scottish Premiership
Second round 8–9 September 2018 16 32 → 16 2 teams from 2017–18 NIFL Premiership (1st and 2nd)
2 teams from 2017–18 Welsh Premier League (1st and 3rd)
2 teams from 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division (6th and 7th)
2 teams from 2017–18 National League (3rd and 4th)
Third round 13–14 October 2018 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 17–18 November 2018 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 16–17 February 2019 2 4 → 2
Final 24 March 2019 1 2 → 1

Preliminary round[]

Matches[]

29 July 2018 BSC Glasgow0–1 East Stirlingshire Alloa
15:00 Report Tennant Goal 50' (o.g.) Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 147
Referee: Chris Graham
1 August 2018 Inverurie Loco Works 2–2
(5–4 p)		FraserburghInverurie
20:00
  • McCabe Goal 37'
  • Smith Goal 68'
 Report
  • Beagrie Goal 8'
  • Campbell Goal 84'
 Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 399
Referee: Mat Northcroft
Penalties
  • Gauld Penalty scored
  • Butcher Penalty scored
  • Layden Penalty scored
  • Smith Penalty missed
  • Duff Penalty scored
  • McCabe Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored Campbell
  • Penalty scored Angus
  • Penalty scored Christie
  • Penalty scored Hay
  • Penalty missed Buchan
  • Penalty missed Rae

First round[]

The draw for the first round was made on 26 June 2018 at 1pm live on the SPFL Facebook page.

North Section[]

Draw[]

Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

North section

Matches[]

14 August 2018 Livingston U21s1–0
(Abandoned)[A]		Forfar AthleticLivingston, Scotland
19:45 Watson Goal 30' Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Referee: David Dickinson
14 August 2018 Dundee U21s 2–2
(4–3 p)		Hibernian U21sDundee, Scotland
19:45
Report
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 191
Referee: Chris Fordyce
Penalties
  • Penalty scored Gullan
  • Penalty missed Stirling
  • Penalty scored Waugh
  • Penalty missed I. Murray
  • Penalty scored Allan
14 August 2018 Peterhead 2–1Brechin CityPeterhead, Scotland
19:45
Report Shields Goal 12' Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 496
Referee: Steven Kirkland
14 August 2018 Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 White Goal 61' Report
  • Higginbotham Goal 25' (pen.)
  • Smith Goal 87'
 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Alan Muir
14 August 2018 Heart of Midlothian U21s1–2 Ross County Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Keena Goal 44' Report McKay Goal 4', 30' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 344
Referee: Gavin Duncan
14 August 2018 Cowdenbeath1–3 East Fife Cowdenbeath, Scotland
19:45 Sheerin Goal 30' Report
Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 261
Referee: David Munro
14 August 2018 Raith Rovers 3–1Aberdeen U21sKirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45
Report Anderson Goal 72' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 479
Referee: Grant Irvine
14 August 2018 Alloa Athletic 3–1Stirling AlbionAlloa, Scotland
19:45
Report Hamilton Goal 55' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 332
Referee: David Lowe
14 August 2018 Inverurie Loco Works0–1 Formartine United Inverurie, Scotland
20:00 Report Gethins Goal 61' Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 399
Referee: Mike Roncone
15 August 2018 Cove Rangers2–2
(3–4 p)		 Montrose Cove Bay, Scotland
19:45 McManus Goal 44', 49' Report
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 420
Referee: Graham Beaton
Penalties
15 August 2018 Elgin City1–1
(6–7 p)		 Arbroath Elgin, Scotland
19:45 O'Brien Goal 57' Report McHardy Goal 83' Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 401
Referee: Scott Lambie
Penalties
15 August 2018 Dundee United 3–2St Johnstone U21sDundee, Scotland
19:45
Report Hendry Goal 21', 58' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Colin Steven
Notes
  1. ^
    A-The Livingston U21s-Forfar Athletic match was abandoned with Livingston U21s leading 1–0 after 71 minutes due poor lighting caused by a power outage. The match was replayed on 21 August 2018.

Replay[]

21 August 2018 Livingston U21s 0–0
(5–4 p)		Forfar AthleticLivingston, Scotland
19:45 Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 460
Referee: David Dickinson
Penalties

South Section[]

Draw[]

Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

South section

Matches[]

14 August 2018 Kilmarnock U21s1–2 St Mirren U21s Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:00
Report
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 208
Referee: Stephen Brown
14 August 2018 Stenhousemuir0–3 Queen of the South Stenhousemuir, Scotland
19:30 Report
  • Dobbie Goal 59', 66'
  • Dykes Goal 62'
 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 387
Referee: Kevin Graham
14 August 2018 Rangers U21s1–2 Falkirk Stirling, Scotland
19:30
  • Rudden Goal 90'
 Report
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 636
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 August 2018 Queen's Park 0–0
(4–2 p)		Ayr UnitedGlasgow, Scotland
19:45 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 834
Referee: Greg Aitken
Penalties
  • McKernon Penalty missed
  • Gibson Penalty scored
  • Mortimer Penalty scored
  • Roberts Penalty scored
  • Osadolor Penalty scored
14 August 2018 Hamilton Academical U21s 4–1ClydeHamilton, Scotland
19:45
Report McStay Goal 9' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 297
Referee: Chris Graham
14 August 2018 East Stirlingshire0–3 Motherwell U21s Falkirk, Scotland
19:45 Report
  • Turnbull Goal 16'
  • Watson Goal 20'
  • Hastie Goal 22'
 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Duncan Smith
14 August 2018 Annan Athletic 4–0Celtic U21sAnnan, Scotland
19:45
Report Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 266
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
14 August 2018 Edinburgh City 3–1Albion RoversEdinburgh, Scotland
19:45
Report Cunningham Goal 15' Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 182
Referee: Steven Reid
14 August 2018 Stranraer0–5 Partick Thistle Stranraer, Scotland
19:45 Report
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 480
Referee: Alan Newlands
14 August 2018 Dumbarton 2–1Greenock MortonDumbarton, Scotland
19:45
Report Oliver Goal 39' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: Gavin Ross
14 August 2018 Berwick Rangers0–3 Airdrieonians Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
19:45 Report
Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 317
Referee: John McKendrick
15 August 2018 East Kilbride 1–1
(5–4 p)		SpartansEast Kilbride, Scotland
19:45 McNeil Goal 61' Report Cennarazo Goal 3' Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 207
Referee: Duncan Williams
Penalties
  • Winter Penalty scored
  • Malcolm Penalty scored
  • Longworth Penalty scored
  • Reid Penalty scored
  • Coll Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored Corbett
  • Penalty scored Stevenson
  • Penalty missed Smith
  • Penalty scored Herd
  • Penalty scored Maxwell

Second round[]

Teams from Wales (The New Saints and Connah's Quay Nomads), Northern Ireland (Crusaders and Coleraine), England (Sutton United and Boreham Wood) and the Republic of Ireland (Bohemians and Sligo Rovers) entered in the second round.[5] Originally, Bray Wanderers were to be the second side to represent the League of Ireland however, they were subsequently thrown out by the FAI on 16 July 2018 for failing to pay their players and replaced by Limerick.[6] A similar statement was released by the FAI hours later about Limerick who were also in financial difficulties.[7] St Patrick's Athletic were then invited to compete as the next ranked team in line but declined. Sligo Rovers accepted the position in their place so they would represent the League of Ireland instead.[8]

Draw[]

The draw for the second round was made on 16 August 2018 at 1pm live on the SPFL Facebook page.

Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw.

Scotland SPFL Other Scottish Teams from other countries

Championship

  • Alloa Athletic
  • Dundee United
  • Dunfermline Athletic
  • Falkirk
  • Partick Thistle
  • Queen of the South
  • Ross County

League One

  • Airdrieonians
  • Arbroath
  • Dumbarton
  • East Fife
  • Montrose
  • Raith Rovers

League Two

Highland League

Lowland League

  • East Kilbride

Premiership U21s

  • Dundee U21
  • Hamilton Academical U21
  • Livingston U21
  • Motherwell U21
  • St Mirren U21

England National League

  • Boreham Wood
  • Sutton United

Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

  • Coleraine
  • Crusaders

Wales Welsh Premier League

Republic of Ireland Premier Division

  • Bohemians
  • Sligo Rovers

Matches[]

6 September 2018 Dundee U21s1–2 Motherwell U21s Dundee, Scotland
19:00 Armstrong Goal 43' (o.g.) Report
  • MacDonald Goal 25'
  • Watson Goal 86'
 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 208
Referee: Mike Roncone
8 September 2018 Boreham Wood0–0
(5–6 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Borehamwood, England
13:00 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,001
Referee: Evan Boyce
Penalties
8 September 2018 Queen of the South 4–3CrusadersDumfries, Scotland
14:30
Report
  • Patterson Goal 47', 51' (pen.)
  • Heatley Goal 85'
 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Damian McGrath
8 September 2018 Falkirk0–1 Connah's Quay Nomads Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 Report Wilde Goal 46' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Daniel Middleton
8 September 2018 Airdrieonians0–1 Sutton United Airdrie, Scotland
15:00 Report Wright Goal 21' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 831
Referee: Mark Petch
8 September 2018 Peterhead0–1 Bohemians Peterhead, Scotland
15:00 Report Devaney Goal 63' Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 713
Referee: Sam Purkiss
8 September 2018 East Fife 2–1Partick ThistleMethil, Scotland
15:00
Report Mbuyi-Mutombo Goal 22' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 932
Referee: Alan Muir
8 September 2018 Arbroath 3–0Annan AthleticArbroath, Scotland
15:00
  • Linn Goal 8'
  • Denholm Goal 71'
  • McKenna Goal 83'
 Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 524
Referee: Colin Steven
8 September 2018 Dumbarton0–1 Montrose Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00 Report Johnston Goal 19' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 456
Referee: David Munro
8 September 2018 Dundee United1–1
(4–5 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Smith Goal 15' Report Trouten Goal 78' (pen.) Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Greg Aitken
Penalties
8 September 2018 East Kilbride2–3 Edinburgh City East Kilbride, Scotland
15:00
Report
  • Henderson Goal 36'
  • Smith Goal 84', 86'
 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 287
Referee: Steven Kirkland
8 September 2018 St Mirren U21s 3–2Hamilton Academical U21sPaisley, Scotland
15:00
Report
  • A. Smith Goal 27'
  • L. Smith Goal 87'
 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 316
Referee: Graham Beaton
8 September 2018 Ross County 5–0Raith RoversDingwall, Scotland
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,232[9]
Referee: John Beaton
8 September 2018 The New Saints2–2
(2–4 p)		 Queen's Park Oswestry, England
19:35
  • Hart Goal 30' (o.g.)
  • Nembhard Goal 90+5'
 Report
  • Osadolor Goal 89'
  • Hawke Goal 90+1'
 Stadium: Park Hall
Attendance: 278
Referee: Bernard Connolly
Penalties
  • Penalty scored McLean
  • Penalty missed Gibson
  • Penalty scored Foy
  • Penalty scored Roberts
  • Penalty scored Peters
8 September 2018 Coleraine 1–1
(2–1 p)		Formartine UnitedColeraine, Northern Ireland
19:45 Carson Goal 31' Report MacPhee Goal 20' Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 973
Referee: David Morgan
Penalties
  • Penalty missed S. Anderson
  • Penalty missed Fraser
  • Penalty missed MacPhee
  • Penalty scored Greig
  • Penalty missed Gethins
8 September 2018 Sligo Rovers 4–1Livingston U21sSligo, Ireland
19:45
  • Drennan Goal 15', 52', 86'
  • Cawley Goal 60'
 Report Knox Goal 3' Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 408[10]
Referee: Lee Tavinder

Third round[]

Draw[]

The draw for the third round was made on 11 September 2018 at 1pm live on the SPFL Facebook page.

Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Scotland SPFL Teams from other countries

Championship

League One

  • Arbroath
  • East Fife
  • Montrose

League Two

Premiership U21s

  • Motherwell U21
  • St Mirren U21

England National League

  • Sutton United

Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership

  • Coleraine

Wales Welsh Premier League

Republic of Ireland Premier Division

  • Bohemians
  • Sligo Rovers

Matches[]

12 October 2018 Arbroath1–4 Edinburgh City Arbroath, Scotland
19:35 McKenna Goal 11' Report
  • B. Henderson Goal 25' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
  • Shepherd Goal 56'
  • L. Henderson Goal 78'
 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 506
Referee: Alan Muir
13 October 2018 East Fife 2–0Queen of the SouthMethil, Scotland
15:00
  • Smith Goal 34'
  • Dowds Goal 78'
 Report Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 579
Referee: Barry Cook
13 October 2018 Bohemians 0–0
(4–3 p)		Sutton UnitedDublin, Ireland
15:00 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Mike Roncone
Penalties
  • Penalty scored Lafayette
  • Penalty scored Davis
  • Penalty scored Drinan
  • Penalty missed Cadogan
  • Penalty missed Eastmond
  • Penalty missed Thomas
13 October 2018 Dunfermline Athletic2–2
(4–5 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 L. Longridge Goal 28', 47' (pen.) Report Trouten Goal 8', 70' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Nick Walsh
Penalties
13 October 2018 Ross County 3–1MontroseDingwall, Scotland
15:00
Report Johnston Goal 44' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Craig Napier
13 October 2018 St Mirren U21s2–4 Queen's Park Paisley, Scotland
15:00
  • Jamieson Goal 2'
  • Breadner Goal 63'
 Report
  • Hawke Goal 61'
  • McLean Goal 66', 82' (pen.)
  • East Goal 80'
 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Grant Irvine
13 October 2018 Motherwell U21s 2–0Sligo RoversMotherwell, Scotland
15:00
  • McClean Goal 12' (o.g.)
  • Mbulu Goal 71'
 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 950
Referee: Richard Hulme
13 October 2018 Connah's Quay Nomads 2–0ColeraineConnah's Quay, Wales
19:30
  • Horan Goal 61'
  • Owens Goal 90'
 Report Stadium: Deeside Stadium
Attendance: 624
Referee: Colin Steven

Quarter-finals[]

Draw[]

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 16 October 2018 at 1pm at The Hub in Edinburgh live on the SPFL Facebook page.[11]

Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Scotland Teams from other countries

Championship

League One

  • East Fife

League Two

Premiership U21s

  • Motherwell U21

Wales Welsh Premier League

Republic of Ireland Premier Division

  • Bohemians

Matches[]

16 November 2018 Queen's Park1–2 Connah's Quay Nomads Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 Hawke Goal 64' Report
  • Horan Goal 81'
  • Wilde Goal 84'
 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 559
Referee: David Rock
17 November 2018 Edinburgh City 2–2
(4–3 p)		Alloa AthleticEdinburgh, Scotland
15:00
Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 478
Referee: Don Robertson
Penalties
  • L. Henderson Penalty scored
  • Laird Penalty scored
  • Smith Penalty scored
  • Thomson Penalty scored
17 November 2018 Motherwell U21s1–2 Ross County Motherwell, Scotland
15:00 Livingstone Goal 53' Report Stewart Goal 51', 56' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: David Munro
2 February 2019 Bohemiansw/o[B] East Fife Dublin, Ireland
15:00 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Notes
  1. ^
    B-The Bohemians-East Fife match was originally due to take place on 17 November 2018 but was rearranged as the Irish football season had finished. It was rearranged to be played on 2 February 2019 but was called off due to a frozen pitch at 14:53, seven minutes before kick-off.[12] Following discussions with the SPFL in an attempt to rearrange the fixture again, Bohemians withdrew from the competition and East Fife advanced to the semi-finals.[13]

Semi-finals[]

Draw[]

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 21 November 2018 at 1pm at Hampden Park live on the SPFL Facebook page.[14]

15 February 2019 Ross County 2–1East FifeDingwall, Scotland
19:45 Armstrong Goal 18'
McManus Goal 37'		 Report
  • Dowds Goal 39'
 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Alan Newlands
16 February 2019 Connah's Quay Nomads 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Edinburgh CityConnah's Quay, Wales
19:25 Wilde Goal 18' Report Walker Goal 2' Stadium: Deeside Stadium
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
  • Penalty scored L.Henderson
  • Penalty scored Laird
  • Penalty scored Donaldson
  • Penalty missed Thomson
  • Penalty scored B.Henderson
  • Penalty missed Diver

Final[]

Main article: 2019 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
23 March 2019 Ross County 3–1 Connah's Quay Nomads Inverness, Scotland
16:30 Mullin Goal 75', Goal 78'
Lindsay Goal 86'		 Report Bakare Goal 22' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Alan Muir

Player of the Round[]

The Golden Ball Award is a 'Player of the Round' award given to the player who is adjudged to have had the best performance of that round out of all the players in teams left competing in that round of the competition. The winner is voted for by supporters from a chosen short-list of players, which is posted on the Irn-Bru Football Twitter page.

Round Player Club Match Ref
First Round Scotland Aidan Fitzpatrick Partick Thistle 5–0 v Stranraer (A) [15]
Second Round Republic of Ireland Mikey Drennan Sligo Rovers 4–1 v Livingston U21s (H) [16]
Third Round England Christian Mbulu Motherwell U21s 2–0 v Sligo Rovers (H) [17]
Quarter-finals Scotland Scott Shepherd Edinburgh City 2–2 v Alloa Athletic (H) [18]
Semi-finals Scotland Ross Stewart Ross County 2–1 v East Fife (H) [19]

Broadcasting rights[]

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held jointly by BBC Alba, S4C (for matches involving Welsh teams) and subscription channel Premier Sports. Prior to the re-format in the 2016–17 season, BBC Alba had exclusive rights.[20]

One of the semi-final matches was also confirmed as being broadcast live on BT Sport despite no apparent previous announcement of rights.

The following matches were broadcast live on UK television:

Round BBC Alba S4C Premier Sports BT Sport
Second Round The New Saints v Queen's Park[21]
Third Round Arbroath v Edinburgh City[22] Connah's Quay Nomads v Coleraine[22]
Quarter-Finals Queen's Park v Connah's Quay Nomads[23]
Semi-Finals Ross County v East Fife[24] Connah's Quay Nomads v Edinburgh City[24] Ross County v East Fife[24]
Final Ross County v Connah's Quay Nomads[25] Ross County v Connah's Quay Nomads[25] Ross County v Connah's Quay Nomads[25]

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