2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	33
Defending champions	Queen of the South
Final positions
Champions	Raith Rovers
Runner-up	Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	103 (3.12 per match)
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Ramsdens Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with Ramsdens, was the 23rd season of the competition. It was contested by 32 clubs, which included the 30 members of the 2013–14 Scottish Championship-League Two, the top Highland League club with a valid SFA club licence (Formartine United)^[1] and the winner of a preliminary round tie between the highest placed top in the East of Scotland League with a valid SFA club licence (Spartans) and their counterparts in the South of Scotland League (Threave Rovers),^[2] the preliminary tie was a two-legged tie played on the Saturdays of 13 and 20 July with Spartans at home in the 1st leg. Spartans came out on top.^[3]

The defending champions were Queen of the South, who defeated Partick Thistle in the 2013 final.

Raith Rovers won the trophy with a late winner by John Baird against Rangers at Easter Road in Edinburgh.^[4]

Schedule[edit]

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
Preliminary round	Sat 13/20 July 2013^[3]	2	33 → 32
First round	Sat 27 July 2013^[5]	16	32 → 16
Second round	Tue 20/Wed 21 August 2013^[5]	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Saturday 7 September 2013^[5]	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sunday 13 October 2013^[5]	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 6 April 2014^[5]	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Spartans	4–3	Threave Rovers	4–2	0–1

First leg

13 July 2013

15:00^[6]

Spartans	4–2	Threave Rovers
Ross 48', 55' Motion 85' Anderson 90'	BBC Sport	Milligan 71' Wilby 77' (pen.)

Ainslie Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 321

Referee: Walsh

Second leg

20 July 2013

15:00^[7]

Threave Rovers	1–0	Spartans
Fyfe 75'	BBC Sport

Meadow Park, Castle Douglas

Attendance: 252

Referee: Graham

First round[edit]

The first round draw took place on Friday 28 June 2013 at 11am BST at Hampden Park.^[8]

North and East Region[edit]

27 July 2013	Formartine United	2–0	East Stirlingshire	North Lodge Park, Pitmedden
15:00	Park 26' Keith 42'	Report		Attendance: 186 Referee: Steven

27 July 2013	Stenhousemuir	4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Arbroath	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Higgins 25' Gemmell 68', 119' (pen.) Douglas 97' Devlin 104'	Report	Linn 21' Banjo 36' Milne 95', 120'	Attendance: 280 Referee: Somers

27 July 2013	Forfar Athletic	2–1	East Fife	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Kader 25' Malcolm 30'	Report	Buchanan 40' (pen.)	Attendance: 545 Referee: Dallas

27 July 2013	Elgin City	2–0	Montrose	Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00	Gunn 57' Sutherland 84'	Report		Attendance: 505 Referee: Cook

27 July 2013	Cowdenbeath	1–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Wedderburn 15' Milne 85'	Report	Morris 36' Ferguson 64' Thomson 80'	Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Madden

27 July 2013	Peterhead	2–1	Brechin City	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00	Cox 8' Brown 73'	Report	Strachan 45' (o.g.)	Attendance: 546 Referee: Roache

27 July 2013	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Dundee	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report	Monti 60' (pen.)	Referee: Clancy

27 July 2013	Raith Rovers	2–1	Stirling Albion	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Moon 74' Cardle 90'	Report	White 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,111 Referee: Norris

Source: [1]

South and West Region[edit]

27 July 2013	Annan Athletic	1–0	Greenock Morton	Galabank, Annan
15:00	Weatherson 71'	Report		Attendance: 732 Referee: Allan

27 July 2013	Berwick Rangers	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00	Gray 26' Morris 99' Ronald 105'	Report	McNulty 90' Talbot 94' Mensing 105' (pen.)	Attendance: 460 Referee: Salmond

27 July 2013	Queen's Park	1–2	Ayr United	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Quinn 28' (pen.)	Report	Moffat 53' Forrest 89'	Attendance: 887 Referee: P.Robertson

27 July 2013	Queen of the South	4–0	Spartans	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	McKenna 12', 23' Lyle 18' Holt 68'	Report		Attendance: 1,224 Referee: D.Robertson

27 July 2013	Clyde	1–2	Falkirk	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	McCluskey 61'	Report	Alston 49' McGrandles 64'	Attendance: 935 Referee: Brines

27 July 2013	Stranraer	4–2	Dumbarton	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Winter 10' Grehan 67' Aitken 83', 88' (pen.)	Report	Fleming 26' Smith 45'	Attendance: 333 Referee: McKendrick

27 July 2013	Airdrieonians	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	McLaren 24' Blockley 59'	Report	Longridge 18'	Referee: Murray

28 July 2013	Albion Rovers	0–4	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
16:05^[9]		Report	Trialist 26', 44' Black 71' Templeton 74'	Attendance: 5,345 Referee: Beaton

Source: [2]

Second round[edit]

The second round draw took place on Wednesday 31 July 2013 at 3pm BST at the Ramsdens store in Clydebank.^[10]

North and East Region[edit]

20 August 2013^[11]	Peterhead	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Stenhousemuir	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
19:30^[11]	Cox 26'	Report	Gemmell 63' R.Smith 90' D.Smith 93' McNeil 120'	Attendance: 427 Referee: Northcroft

20 August 2013^[12]	Dundee	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45^[12]	McBride 80' MacDonald 97', 120'	Report	Malcolm 52'	Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Allan

20 August 2013^[13]	Dunfermline Athletic	0 –2	Raith Rovers	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45^[13]		Report	Hill 2' Fox 64' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Aitken

21 August 2013^[14]	Formartine United	5–1	Elgin City	North Lodge Park, Pitmedden
19:30^[14]	Ewen 15' Keith 52' (pen.) McKeown 90'	Report	Crighton 6', 52'	Attendance: 480 Referee: Somers

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South and West Region[edit]

20 August 2013	Stranraer	2–3	Annan Athletic	Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45	Aitken 41' (pen.) Grehan 85'	Report	Mackay 19', 36' Hopkirk 86'	Attendance: 290 Referee: O'Reilly

20 August 2013^[15]	Ayr United	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45^[15]	Malcolm 41'	Report	Loy 62' Shepherd 111'	Attendance: 921 Referee: Charleston

20 August 2013^[16]	Airdrieonians	0 –2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:45^[16]		Report	Lyle 45+1', 64'	Attendance: 637 Referee: McKendrick

27 August 2013	Rangers	2–0	Berwick Rangers	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	McKay 60' Little 62'	Report		Attendance: 16,097 Referee: Norris

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarter-finals[edit]

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 22 August 2013 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.^[17]

7 September 2013	Raith Rovers	1–0	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Spence 86'	Report		Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Allan

7 September 2013	Dundee	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Stenhousemuir	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	MacDonald 52' (pen.)	Report	Higgins 63'	Attendance: 1,615 Referee: McKendrick

7 September 2013	Annan Athletic	4–0	Formartine United	Galabank, Annan
15:00	Love 53' (pen.) Brannan 73' MacKay 79' Hopkirk 86'	Report		Attendance: 506 Referee: Anderson

17 September 2013	Queen of the South	0–3	Rangers	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45	Higgins 75'	Report	Mohsni 7' Daly 75' McCulloch 83'	Attendance: 6,155 Referee: Murray

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-final draw took place on Thursday 19 September 2013 at 2pm BST at Hampden Park in Glasgow.^[18]

13 October 2013	Raith Rovers	3–0	Annan Athletic	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
16:05	Weatherson 1' (o.g.) Elliot 73', 89'	Report		Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Clancy

29 October 2013	Stenhousemuir	0–1	Rangers	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:35		Report	Daly 75'	Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Madden

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final[edit]

6 April 2014	Raith Rovers	1–0	Rangers	Easter Road, Edinburgh
16:05	Baird 116'	Report		Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ Ramsdens Cup first welcomed by United boss Pele.
^ The Edinburgh Reporters’ Weekly Sports Roundup
^ ^a ^b Ramsdens Cup Fixture Confirmed
^ "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Ramsdens Cup First Round Draw". Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Ramsdens Cup Fixtures". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ Threave Rovers FC – Spartans
^ "Ramsdens Cup First Round Draw". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
^ "Ramsdens Cup | Albion Rovers FC Official". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
^ "Ramsdens Cup Second Round Draw". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Ramsdens Cup 2nd Round Draw – Date and Time confirmed". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b RAMSDENS CUP 2ND ROUND INFORMATION
^ ^a ^b "DAFC v Raith Rovers – 20 August 2013". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "CITY FRIENDS REUNITED FOR RAMSDENS CUP TIE". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b Ramsdens Cup 2nd Round Draw
^ ^a ^b fixtures 2013 – 2014
^ Ramsdens Cup quarter-final draw
^ Ramsdens Cup semi-final draw on Thursday

External links[edit]

[1] Ramsdens Cup first welcomed by United boss Pele.

[2] The Edinburgh Reporters’ Weekly Sports Roundup

[Spartans_v_Threave_Rovers-3] Ramsdens Cup Fixture Confirmed

[4] "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[round_dates-5] "The Ramsdens Cup First Round Draw". Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[Spartans_v_Threave_Rovers_1st_Leg_Kick-Off_Time-6] "Ramsdens Cup Fixtures". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[Spartans_v_Threave_Rovers_2nd_Leg_Kick-Off_Time-7] Threave Rovers FC – Spartans

[round_1_draw-8] "Ramsdens Cup First Round Draw". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

[9] "Ramsdens Cup | Albion Rovers FC Official". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[round_2_draw-10] "Ramsdens Cup Second Round Draw". Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[peterheadvstenhousemuir-11] "Ramsdens Cup 2nd Round Draw – Date and Time confirmed". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[dundeevforfar-12] RAMSDENS CUP 2ND ROUND INFORMATION

[dunfermlinevraith-13] "DAFC v Raith Rovers – 20 August 2013". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[formartinevelgin-14] "CITY FRIENDS REUNITED FOR RAMSDENS CUP TIE". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[ayrvfalkirk-15] Ramsdens Cup 2nd Round Draw

[airdrievqos-16] xtures 2013 – 2014

[round_3_draw-17] Ramsdens Cup quarter-final draw

[semi-final_draw-18] Ramsdens Cup semi-final draw on Thursday

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