1994 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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1994 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event 1994–95 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time [1]
Date6 November 1994
Venue McDiarmid Park, Perth
Referee H. Williamson (Renfrew) [2]
Attendance8,884 [2]
1993
1995

The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the B&Q Cup final for sponsorship reasons, [1] was an association football match between Dundee and Airdrieonians on 6 November 1994 at McDiarmid Park in Perth. [2] [3] It was the fifth final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

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The match was Dundee's first national cup final since winning the inaugural tournament in 1990 whilst it was Airdrieonians's first in only two years since contesting the 1992 Scottish Cup final. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier Division, with both finalists from the First Division.

Route to the final

Round Opposition Score
First round Arbroath (a) 5–0
Second round Inverness Caledonian Thistle (a) 1–1 (a.e.t.) Dundee won on penalties
Quarter-final Morton (h) 2–1
Semi-final Dunfermline Athletic (a) 2–1

Dundee

Dundee faced a trip to Arbroath in the first round which saw the team triumph 5–0 winners. [4] 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. [4] 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. [4] 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 [4] 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. [4]

Airdrieonians

Round Opposition Score
First round Berwick Rangers (h) 3–1
Second round Raith Rovers (h) 1–1 (a.e.t.) Airdrie won on penalties
Quarter-final Ayr United (h) 2–0
Semi-final Clydebank (h) 3–0

The first round draw paired Airdrieonians with Berwick Rangers at home with The Diamonds producing a 3–1 win. [4] 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. [4] The reward for reaching the quarter-final stage was another home game with the opposition being Ayr United and again Airdrieonians winning 2–0. [4] The semi-final draw again resulted in Airdrieonians playing another home game, with Clydebank the opposition provided, Airdrieonians won by 3 goals to 0, [4] to keep their second clean sheet of the tournament and progress to the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time since its inauguration in 1990. [4]

Pre-match

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, Dundee 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. [4]

Match

Dundee 2–3 Airdrieonians
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McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 8,884
Referee: H. Williamson (Renfrew)

Teams

Dundee:
GK  Flag of France.svg Michel Pageaud
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg John McQuillan
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Bain
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Ray Farningham
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Duffy
MF  Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Wieghorst
FW  Flag of Scotland.svg George Shaw
DF  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dusan Vrto
FW  Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Tosh Sub off.svg
FW  Flag of Scotland.svg Gerry Britton
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McCann
Substitutes:
FW  Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Hamilton Sub on.svg
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Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Duffy
Airdrieonians:
GK  Flag of Scotland.svg John Martin
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Stewart Sub off.svg
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Jack
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Sandison
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Hay
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Black
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Boyle
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg John Davies
FW  Flag of England.svg Steve Cooper
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Harvey
MF  Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Lawrence Sub off.svg
Substitutes:
DF  Flag of Scotland.svg Tony Smith Sub on.svg
FW  Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Smith Sub on.svg
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Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex MacDonald

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

  1. 1 2 The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup Final Results, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Bell's Cup, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. "Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Scottish Challenge Cup, statto.com. Retrieved 2011-06-16.