1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
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The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 6 November 1994, at McDiarmid Park
in Perth
and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time. Airdrieonians won the tournament for the first time in their history.
The first round draw paired Airdrieonians with Berwick Rangers at home with The Diamonds producing a 3–1 win. Raith Rovers were the opposition in the second round at Excelsior Stadium
. With the scores tied at 1–1 after extra time, the game went to penalties and Airdrie emerged winners. The reward for reaching the quarter-final stage was another home game with the opposition being Ayr United and again Airdrieonians winning 2–0. The semi-final draw again resulted in Airdrieonians playing another home game, with Clydebank the opposition provided, Airdrieonians won by 3 goals to 0, to keep their second clean sheet of the tournament and progress to the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the first time since it's inauguration in 1990.
Dundee faced a trip to Arbroath in the first round which saw the team triumph 5–0 winners. The second round was another game on the road against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. With the game tied 1–1 after extra time, the game went to penalties with Dundee emerging victorious. to progress to the quarter-finals. A first home game of the tournament saw Morton travel to Dens Park
, with the home team winning 2–1. The reward for reaching the semi-final was a third away game with the opponents in the form of Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park
. Dundee won 2–1 to book a place in the final. This was Dundee's second appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final since winning the competition in its inaugural year in 1990.
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Dundee:
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GK
1
Michel Pageaud
DF
2
John McQuillan
DF
3
Kevin Bain
MF
4
Ray Farningham
DF
5
Jim Duffy
MF
6
Morten Wieghorst
FW
7
George Shaw
DF
8
Dusan Vrto
FW
9
Paul Tosh
FW
10
Gerry Britton
MF
11
Neil McCann
Substitutes:
FW
12
Jim Hamilton
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Manager:
Jim Duffy
McDiarmid Park
McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...
in Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time. Airdrieonians won the tournament for the first time in their history.
Airdrieonians
The first round draw paired Airdrieonians with Berwick Rangers at home with The Diamonds producing a 3–1 win. Raith Rovers were the opposition in the second round at Excelsior Stadium
Excelsior Stadium
The Excelsior Stadium is the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division. It was built in 1998 to house Airdrieonians F.C., and when Airdrieonians went into liquidation four years later, Airdrie United began playing their home games there.When the stadium first...
. With the scores tied at 1–1 after extra time, the game went to penalties and Airdrie emerged winners. The reward for reaching the quarter-final stage was another home game with the opposition being Ayr United and again Airdrieonians winning 2–0. The semi-final draw again resulted in Airdrieonians playing another home game, with Clydebank the opposition provided, Airdrieonians won by 3 goals to 0, to keep their second clean sheet of the tournament and progress to the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the first time since it's inauguration in 1990.
Dundee
Dundee faced a trip to Arbroath in the first round which saw the team triumph 5–0 winners. The second round was another game on the road against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. With the game tied 1–1 after extra time, the game went to penalties with Dundee emerging victorious. to progress to the quarter-finals. A first home game of the tournament saw Morton travel to Dens Park
Dens Park
Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 12,085...
, with the home team winning 2–1. The reward for reaching the semi-final was a third away game with the opponents in the form of Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park
East End Park
East End Park is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of 11,380.The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League side, Dunfermline Athletic F.C. It currently comprises four stands: East Stand, Main Stand, SGM Stand and the Norrie...
. Dundee won 2–1 to book a place in the final. This was Dundee's second appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final since winning the competition in its inaugural year in 1990.
Analysis
Airdrieonians played all four of their games preceding the final at home, in the process scoring nine goals and conceding two. On the other hand St. Mirren played only one game at home with the other three played on the road, whilst scoring a total of ten goals and conceding three. Airdrieonians kept two clean sheets over Dundee's one. This was the first appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for Airdrieonians but the second appearance for Dundee since winning the competition in its inaugural year in 1990.Match
Teams
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| GK | 1 | John Martin |
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| DF | 2 | Sandy Stewart |
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| DF | 3 | Paul Jack |
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| DF | 4 | Jimmy Sandison Jimmy Sandison Jimmy Sandison is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians. He captained the latter club and featured in the 1995 Scottish Cup Final. He was also a member of the squad during the club's only appearance in European competition as the... |
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| DF | 5 | Graham Hay |
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| MF | 6 | Kenny Black Kenny Black Kenneth George "Kenny" Black is a retired Scottish footballer and former manager of Airdrie United. He is currently a part of Craig Levein's Scotland set-up, as well as assistant manager to Stuart McCall at Motherwell.... |
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| MF | 7 | Jimmy Boyle Jimmy Boyle (footballer) Jimmy Boyle is a former Scottish footballer best known for the eight years he spent with Airdrieonians. He played in two Scottish Cup finals in his time with the Diamonds and is currently manager at Airdrie United.... |
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| MF | 8 | John Davies John Davies (footballer born 1966) John Davies is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Clydebank, St. Johnstone, Airdrie, Ayr United and Motherwell.... |
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| FW | 9 |  Steve CooperSteve Cooper Steve Cooper was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. His headed goal in the semi-final at Hampden against Hearts ensured that his Airdrie side made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and he played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a... |
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| MF | 10 | Paul Harvey Paul Harvey (footballer) Paul Harvey is a journeyman Scottish former professional association footballer.Paul Harvey began his professional career in England with Manchester United in 1986-87 for whom he never played for the first team.... |
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| MF | 11 | Alan Lawrence Alan Lawrence Alan Lawrence , fondly known as “Nipper”, is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians and Heart of Midlothian in the early and mid-1990s... |
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| DF | 12 | Tony Smith |
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| FW | 14 | Andy Smith Andy Smith (footballer born 1968) Andrew Mark "Andy" Smith , is a retired Scottish football player, who most recently was a temporary manager of Gretna F.C. with Mick Wadsworth.-Career:Smith's first professional club was Airdrieonians... |
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| Alex MacDonald |
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Michel PageaudMichel Pageaud
Michel Pageaud is a French former football goalkeeper, who played for Angers SCO, Valenciennes and Scottish club Dundee....
John McQuillanJohn McQuillan
John McQuillan is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:McQuillan, a right-back, began his career with his hometown club Stranraer in 1986, despite having already played for Dundee United's victorious youth side in the Milk Cup earlier that year...
Kevin BainKevin Bain
Kevin Bain is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dundee, Rotherham United, Stirling Albion, Brechin, Peterhead and East Fife.- External links :*, www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com...
Ray FarninghamRay Farningham
Ray Farningham is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder for a handful of Scottish clubs. In November 2008, he returned to former club Dundee as assistant manager...
Jim Duffy Morten WieghorstMorten Wieghorst
Morten Wieghorst is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Denmark national under-21 football team and the former manager of FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.During his active career, Wieghorst...
George ShawGeorge Shaw (Scottish footballer)
George Shaw is a Scottish former football player and manager.Shaw began his career with St. Mirren but left the club in June 1991 for Partick Thistle when he and Mark McWalter were exchaged for Chic Charnley and David Elliot...
Dusan VrtoDušan Vrťo
Dušan Vrťo is a Slovakian former footballer, who played for Baník Ostrava, Dukla Banská Bystrica, Dundee and Slovakia.- External links :...
Paul ToshPaul Tosh
Paul Tosh is a Scottish association football player. He started his career with his local club Arbroath before a move in 1993 to Tayside neighbours Dundee who paid an Arbroath club record fee of £120,000 to take Paul to Dens Park.Following three years at Dens Park, he moved to Hibernian with Lee...
Gerry BrittonGerry Britton
Gerard Joseph "Gerry" Britton is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. His most recent role in football was as assistant manager to Ian McCall at Partick Thistle.-Career:...
Neil McCannNeil McCann
Neil Docherty McCann is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Partick Thistle-Club career:...
Jim Hamilton Jim Duffy