1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
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The 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 2 November 1997, at Fir Park
in Motherwell
and was the 8th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Falkirk edged out Queen of the South to win the trophy for the second time in its history following a 1–0 victory.
Falkirk were drawn against Dumbarton away from home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over The Sons. The second round saw Forfar Athletic travel to Brockville Park and be beaten 3–1. Another home game for Falkirk was drawn in the quarter-finals against Stranraer which saw The Bairns triumph 3–0 winners to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was Hamilton Academical which saw Falkirk win with a 2–1 victory and send the club to a Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the second time in its history.
Queen of the South faced a long trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the first round which saw the team emerge 2–0 winners. The second round was a home game with the visitors in the form of Stirling Albion with The Doonhamers producing a second consecutive 2–0 victory. A trip to Airdrieonians was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals with Queen of the South edging the opposition out to win 3–2. Morton provided the opposition for the Dumfries club in the semi-finals with the team producing their third 2–0 victory of the tournament. Queen of the South reached the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the first time.
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QUEEN OF THE SOUTH:
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GK
1
David Mathieson
DF
2
David Kennedy
DF
3
Andy Aitken
DF
4
George Rowe
DF
5
Jim Thomson
MF
6
Derek Townsley
MF
7
Marc Cleeland
MF
8
Tommy Bryce
FW
9
Stevie Mallan
FW
10
Ken Eadie
MF
11
Des McKeown
Substitutes:
MF
12
Craig Irving
DF
14
Jamie McAllister
FW
15
Craig Flannigan
Manager:
Rowan Alexander
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
in Motherwell
Motherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
and was the 8th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Falkirk edged out Queen of the South to win the trophy for the second time in its history following a 1–0 victory.
Falkirk
Falkirk were drawn against Dumbarton away from home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over The Sons. The second round saw Forfar Athletic travel to Brockville Park and be beaten 3–1. Another home game for Falkirk was drawn in the quarter-finals against Stranraer which saw The Bairns triumph 3–0 winners to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was Hamilton Academical which saw Falkirk win with a 2–1 victory and send the club to a Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the second time in its history.
Queen of the South
Queen of the South faced a long trip to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the first round which saw the team emerge 2–0 winners. The second round was a home game with the visitors in the form of Stirling Albion with The Doonhamers producing a second consecutive 2–0 victory. A trip to Airdrieonians was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals with Queen of the South edging the opposition out to win 3–2. Morton provided the opposition for the Dumfries club in the semi-finals with the team producing their third 2–0 victory of the tournament. Queen of the South reached the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the first time.
Analysis
Before the final, after four games played each, both Falkirk and Queen of the South had only conceded four goals between them. Queen of the South earned three clean sheets bettering Falkirk's two. At the other end Falkirk had scored ten goals to Queen of the South's nine.Match
Teams
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| GK | 1 | Paul Mathers Paul Mathers Paul Mathers is a Scottish professional footballer and coach. He is currently the Goalkeeping Coach at Scottish Premier League side St Mirren... |
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| DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan Martyn Corrigan Martyn Alexander Corrigan is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently player/ coach for the Scottish side, Stenhousemuir.... |
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| DF | 3 | Jamie McGowan Jamie McGowan Jamie McGowan is an English former professional football defender.-External links:... |
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| MF | 4 | Scott MacKenzie Scott MacKenzie (footballer) Scott MacKenzie is a retired professional footballer. He is currently the Assistant manager at Second Division club Ayr United with former Falkirk team-mate Brian Reid.- External links :*http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player6/scottmckenzie.htm... |
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| DF | 5 | Kevin James |
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| DF | 6 | Neil Berry Neil Berry (footballer) Neil Berry was a Scottish football player who played the majority of his career with Scottish Premier League club Hearts.He was known for his tough-tackling, no nonsense style of play... |
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| MF | 7 | Kevin McAllister Kevin McAllister Kevin McAllister is a former association football player. A winger, he began his professional career with Falkirk, with whom he spent 10 years over four separate spells. In between these spells he played for Chelsea and Hibernian... |
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| MF | 8 | Albert Craig Albert Craig (footballer) Albert Craig is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.-Career:Craig began his career with Dumbarton in 1981 and made over 150 appearances for the Sons over a five-year period. A move to Hamilton Academical in 1986 won him a move to Newcastle United just six months later but saw... |
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| FW | 9 | Paul McGrillen Paul McGrillen Paul McGrillen was a Scottish footballer who was playing as a striker for junior side Bathgate Thistle when his death was announced in July 2009.-Career:... |
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| MF | 10 | David Moss David Moss (footballer born 1968) David Moss is an English former footballer, who played for Boston United, Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Ayr United and Swansea City.- External links :... |
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| FW | 11 | David Hagen David Hagen David James Hagen is a retired Scottish footballer.-Career:Hagen began his career with Rangers, where he played a handful of games, before moving to Hearts.... |
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| DF | 12 | Neil Oliver Neil Oliver (footballer) Neil Oliver is an English former footballer, who played for Berwick Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Clydebank and East Fife. He is currently the manager of amateur club Duns.- External links :... |
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| MF | 14 | Brian Hamilton Brian Hamilton (footballer) Brian Hamilton is a retired Scottish association football player, who played for both Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian as a midfielder. He was part of the Hibernian side that won the 1991 Scottish League Cup Final, and part of the St. Mirren side that won the 1987 Scottish Cup Final.-External... |
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| FW | 15 | Marino Keith Marino Keith Marino Keith is a Scottish former professional footballer who retired from full-time football in March 2007 before joining Peterhead. He is an alumnus of Mintlaw Academy. He is known as Dan after Dan Marino.-Career:... |
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| Alex Totten |
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David MathiesonDavid Mathieson
David Mathieson is a retired Scottish professional association footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Queen of the South and Gretna and made three appearances for Scotland at under 21 level.-Queen of the South:...
David Kennedy Andy AitkenAndy Aitken (footballer born 1978)
Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken is a Scottish professional footballer who made over 300 appearances for Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he also played for Gretna and Ayr United...
George RoweGeorge Rowe (footballer)
George Rowe is a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Arbroath, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion. His position was Central Defence.-Clydebank:...
Jim Thomson Derek TownsleyDerek Townsley
Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United...
Marc Cleeland Tommy BryceTommy Bryce
Tommy Bryce is a Scottish former association football player. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980-81 with Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Queen of the South of Dumfries, Clydebank, Ayr United and Arbroath. Bryce also served as player-manager of Partick...
Stevie MallanStevie Mallan
Stevie Mallan is a Scottish footballer, who has played as a forward for many clubs in his journeyman career. Now in his forties, he currently plays in the Scottish junior football setup with Auchinleck Talbot....
Ken EadieKen Eadie
Kenneth William Eadie is a retired Scottish footballer who played for, amongst others, Clydebank, Airdrieonians and Queen of the South during his career....
Des McKeownDes McKeown
Desmond "Des" McKeown is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Queen of the South in two spells, Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir...
Craig Irving Jamie McAllisterJamie McAllister
James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.-Early career:...
Craig Flannigan Rowan AlexanderRowan Alexander
Rowan Samuel Alexander is a former footballer and ex-manager of one-time Scottish Football League club Gretna.He is currently assistant manager at Ayrshire junior side .-Queen of the South:...