2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup

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.

The final was played on 20 October 2002, between Queen of the South and Brechin City at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld. Queen of the South won 2–0, 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.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Arbroath 0–2 Forfar Athletic Tosh  25',  44' (pen.) Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 18:45 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance 642 Referee J Rowbotham
Airdrie United 3–0 Raith Rovers Glancy  11' McGuire  31' Docherty  87' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium New Broomfield Attendance 1,649 Referee I Brines
Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 (a.e.t) Ross County Gifillan  101' Webb  118' Gethins  119' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance 339 Referee D Summers
Elgin City 1–4 Brechin City Ross  31' Tully  72' Templeman  41',  53' Millar  51' King  90' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Borough Briggs, Elgin Attendance 505 Referee A Freeland
Montrose 1–0 Albion Rovers Johnson  78' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 320 Referee G Mitchell
Greenock Morton 3–2 Stirling Albion Williams  11',  83' Hawke  48' Munro  28' Nicholas  81' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Cappielow, Greenock Attendance 1,100 Referee C Hardy
Peterhead 0–2 Queen of the South O'Neill  74' Weatherson  78' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Balmoor, Peterhead Attendance 562 Referee K Toner
Queen's Park 2–1 Gretna Canning  19' Gemmell  82' Dobie  65' Alexander  90' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance 602 Referee I Frickleton
St Mirren 7–0 East Stirlingshire Cameron  15',  27',  34',  41' Guy  49' Ross  76' Gillies  85' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium St. Mirren Park, Paisley Attendance 1,403 Referee G Clyde
Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 2–3 (pen.) Falkirk Wilson  74' Miller  55' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir Attendance 2,000 Referee C Hamilton
Stranraer 1–2 Ayr United Farrell  78' Annand  25' Grady  54' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance 835 Referee H Dallas
Berwick Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Bennett  67' (pen.) Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed Attendance 338 Referee J Underhill
Dumbarton 1–0 East Fife Duffy  10' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance 452 Referee C Melville
St Johnstone 3–0 Hamilton Academical Stevenson  38' McCann  69' MacDonald 87' Report Report link Date 6 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium McDiarmid Park, Perth Attendance 1,538

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
Clyde 1–2 St Mirren Hinds  47' Baltacha  2' Gillies  34' (pen.) Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance 1,284 Referee Kenny Clark
Forfar Athletic 2 – 2 (a.e.t. 5–6 (pen.) Queen's Park Bavidge  65' Tosh  114' Brown  105' McCulloch  119' Moffat  48',  105' Gemmell  69' Gallagher  116' Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Station Park, Forfar Attendance 384 Referee B McGarry
Dumbarton 3–0 Ayr United Brown  42' Dillon  50',  83' McEwan  81' Black  37' Nicolson  65' Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Attendance 938 Referee B Cassidy
Alloa Athletic 0–1 Ross County Ferguson  48' (o.g.) Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Recreation Park, Alloa, Alloa Attendance 416 Referee W Young
Berwick Rangers 2–0 Airdrie United Burke  11',  89' Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed Attendance 560 Referee C Murray
Montrose 0–2 Falkirk Miller  15' James  45' Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Links Park, Montrose Attendance 805 Referee J Gilmour
Queen of the South 1–0 Greenock Morton O'Connor  83' Keenan  70' Reilly  90' Williams  90' Report Report link Date 13 August 2002 Kick off 19:45 Stadium Palmerston Park, Dumfries Attendance 1,982 Referee E Martindale
Brechin City 3–2 St Johnstone Grant  35',  84' Dods  50' (o.g.) Murray  7' MacDonald  43' Report Report link Date 14 August 2002 Kick off 19:30 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance 1,007 Referee I Fyfe

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

Quarter-finals

Brechin City v Falkirk

20 August 2002 19:30 BST

Brechin City	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Falkirk
Fotheringham  89'	Report	McPherson  87' McQuilken  111'

Glebe Park, Brechin Attendance: 844 Referee: A Freeland

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Ross County v St. Mirren

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

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Berwick Rangers v Queen's Park

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

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Queen of the South v Dumbarton

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

Queen's Park v Brechin City

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

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St. Mirren v Queen of the South

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

Main article: 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Brechin City v Queen of the South

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

External links

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