2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup

2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup

Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Champions	Ross County
Runners-up	Clyde
Matches played	29
Goals scored	104 (3.59 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Scott Chaplain (4)
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The 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 16th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League.

Ross County and Clyde were the finalists, the final was played at McDiarmid Park, Perth and was won on penalties by Ross County.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Tue/Wed 15/16 August 2006	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tue/Wed 29/30 August 2006	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tuesday 12 September 2006	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 27 September 2006	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 12 November 2006	1	2 → 1

First round

North and East region

Alloa Athletic received a random bye into the second round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Cowdenbeath 4–0 Stirling Albion Clarke  15' Fotheringham  25' Paatelainen  53' Dalziel  63' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance 497 Referee Stephen Finnie
Brechin City 1–2 Arbroath Callaghan  35' (pen.) Cook  36' Rennie  51' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 506 Referee S MacDonald
Forfar Athletic 2–1 Dundee Gribben  51' Coyle  75' Swankie  90' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 840 Referee Calum Murray
St Johnstone 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Raith Rovers Milne  24',  112' James  97' One  8' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance 1,261 Referee Chris Boyle
East Fife 0–3 Ross County Dowie  21' Gunn  70',  72' Report Report link Date 16 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance 304 Referee Mike Tumilty
Elgin City 2–0 Stenhousemuir Charlesworth  79',  90' Report Report link Date 16 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Borough Briggs, Elgin Attendance 276 Referee Willie Collum
Montrose 2–0 Peterhead Henslee  52' Michie  56' Report Report link Date 16 August 2006 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 335 Referee David Somers

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

South and West region

Clyde received a random bye into the second round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Dumbarton 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton McNaught  114' Weatherson  117',  119' Greacen  105' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance 932 Referee Euan Norris
East Stirlingshire 0–5 Queen's Park Ronald  24' Livingstone  25' (o.g.) Bowers  37' Paton  51' Molloy  54' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Firs Park, Falkirk Attendance 391 Referee A Boyd
Partick Thistle 1–2 Albion Rovers Ferguson  21' McBride  3' Chaplain  28' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance 1,208 Referee Colin Hardy
Ayr United 2–1 Livingston Hislop  28' (o.g.) Vareille  75' Craig  17' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Somerset Park, Ayr Attendance 949 Referee Mike McCurry
Hamilton Academical 3–1 Berwick Rangers Tunbridge  24' Payo  54' Offiong  90' Horn  2' Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium New Douglas Park, Hamilton Attendance 590 Referee Steve Conroy
Queen of the South 1–0 Stranraer O'Neil  52' (pen.) Report Report link Date 15 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,389 Referee Dougie McDonald
Airdrie United 0–3 Gretna Deuchar  12',  76' Tosh  71' Report Report link Date 16 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium New Broomfield, Airdrie Attendance 1,093 Referee Kenny Clark

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Albion Rovers 5–2 Elgin City Donnelly  14' (pen.) Lennon  19' Chaplain  60',  64' Savage  71' Kaczan  56' MacKay  88' Report Report link Date 29 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Attendance 180 Referee Colin Hardie
Forfar Athletic 1–3 Arbroath Lunan  14' Brazil  27' Stein  64' Sellars  72' Report Report link Date 29 August 2006 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 628 Referee Mike Tumilty
Greenock Morton 3–2 Cowdenbeath McLaughlin  10' McGowan  12' Millar  16' Clarke  48' Fotheringham  61' Report Report link Date 29 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 1,175 Referee Willie Collum
Ross County 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Alloa Athletic McKinlay  62',  120' (pen.) Townsley  1' Report Report link Date 29 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance 750 Referee Stephen Finnie
St Johnstone 3–0 Queen's Park Scotland  19',  59' MacDonald  38' Report Report link Date 29 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance 1,351 Referee Eddie Smith
Gretna 3–1 Hamilton Academical Graham  3', Townsley  42' McGuffie  51' (pen.) Neill  17' Report Report link Date 30 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Raydale Park, Gretna Attendance 841 Referee Martin Sproule
Montrose 0–3 Clyde McHale  40' (pen.) Ferguson  62' Imrie  90' Report Report link Date 30 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 427 Referee Crawford Allan
Queen of the South 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (pen.) Ayr United O'Neil  63' Lauchlan  78' Robertson  50' (pen.) Weaver  90' Report Report link Date 30 August 2006 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,239 Referee John Underhill

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

Albion Rovers v Arbroath

12 September 2006 19:45

Albion Rovers	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Arbroath
Savage  20' Chisholm  42' Chaplain  58'	Report	Martin  16',  44' Sellars  87'

Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Attendance: 320 Referee: Brian Winter

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Clyde v Ayr United

12 September 2006 19:45

Clyde	1–0	Ayr United
McHale  60'	Report

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance: 682 Referee: Kenny Clark

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Greenock Morton v St Johnstone

12 September 2006 19:45

Greenock Morton	3–2	St Johnstone
Harding  49' McGowan  54',  89'	Report	Mensing  7'  80'

Cappielow, Greenock Attendance: 2,300 Referee: David Sommers

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Ross County v Gretna

12 September 2006 19:45

Ross County	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Gretna
Williams  35' Ciani  40' Anderson  96'	Report	McMenamin  73' Jenkins  77' Canning  86'

Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Alan Freeland

Semi-finals

Clyde v Greenock Morton

27 September 2006 19:45

Clyde	3–1	Greenock Morton
Michael McGowan  13' Higgins  41' Bryson  79'	Report	Higgins  63' (o.g.)

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Calum Murray

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Ross County v Albion Rovers

27 September 2006 19:45

Ross County	4–1	Albion Rovers
Higgins  11',  50' Gunn  85' McKinlay  87' (pen.)	Report	Dowie  56' (o.g.)

Victoria Park, Dingwall Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Craig Thomson

Final

Main article: 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Ross County v Clyde

12 November 2006 15:00

Ross County	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 pen.)	Clyde
Dowie  80'	Report	Hunter  43' Malone  93'
	Penalties
Gardyne Robertson McKinlay Adams Irvine Crooks	5–4	O'Donnell McGregor McCann Miller McHale Higgins

McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Craig Thomson

Top scorers

4 goals

• Scott Chaplain – Albion Rovers

3 goals

• Craig Gunn – Ross County
• Kevin McKinlay – Ross County
• Paul McGowan – Greenock Morton

External links

• BBC Scottish Cups page
• Scottish Football League Challenge Cup page