2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Event	2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
Raith Rovers Rangers 1 0
After extra time
Date	6 April 2014
Venue	Easter Road, Edinburgh
Referee	Kevin Clancy
Attendance	19,983
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The 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at Easter Road on 6 April 2014, between Raith Rovers and Rangers. ^[1] The match was televised by BBC ALBA. ^[1] It was the 23rd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it was the first Challenge Cup final since the formation of the SPFL. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was both clubs' first appearance in the final of the competition, whilst it was Raith Rovers' first cup final in 20 years since winning the League Cup in 1994. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Route to the final

See also: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2013–14 was contested by 32 teams; the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, Highland League club Formartine United by invitation (the highest placed team in that league from the previous season with an SFA licence) & the winner of a preliminary round tie between Spartans & Threave Rovers (the highest placed teams in the previous season's East of Scotland & South of Scotland leagues with SFA licences), the winner of the tie being Spartans. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.

Raith Rovers Round Opposition Score First round Stirling Albion (h) 2–1 Second round Dunfermline Athletic (a) 2–0 Quarter-final Falkirk (h) 1–0 Semi-final Annan Athletic (h) 3–0

Rangers Round Opposition Score First round Albion Rovers (a) 4–0 Second round Berwick Rangers (h) 2–0 Quarter-final Queen of the South (a) 3–0 Semi-final Stenhousemuir (a) 1–0

Match details

6 April 2014

16:05

Final

Raith Rovers	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
Baird 117'	Report

Easter Road

Attendance: 19,983

Referee: Kevin Clancy

Raith Rovers

Rangers

RAITH ROVERS: GK 20 Lee Robinson RB 2 Jason Thomson (c) CB 4 Paul Watson CB 5 Dougie Hill LB 3 Callum Booth RM 7 Joe Cardle  68'  90+5' CM 8 Kevin Moon  78' CM 6 Liam Fox  42' LM 11 Grant Anderson  77' CF 29 John Baird CF 10 Calum Elliot  45'  86' Substitutes: GK 17 Ross Laidlaw DF 14 Reece Donaldson DF 19 Fraser Mullen  120+1'  78' FW 15 Gordon Smith  86' FW 9 Greig Spence  90+5' Manager: Grant Murray

RANGERS: GK 1 Cammy Bell RB 2 Richard Foster CB 6 Lee McCulloch (c) CB 3 Bilel Mohsni LB 5 Lee Wallace  66' RM 4 Fraser Aird CM 8 Ian Black  75' CM 10 Kyle Hutton  61' CM 11 Nicky Law LM 7 Steven Smith  79'  111' CF 9 Jon Daly Substitutes: GK 17 Steve Simonsen DF 14 Sébastien Faure  74'  66' MF 15 Dean Shiels FW 16 Calum Gallagher  111' FW 12 Nicky Clark  65'  61' Manager: Ally McCoist

Match officials [6] Referee: Kevin Clancy Assistant referees : Stephen Mitchell Joseph Lawson Fourth official : Greg Aitken

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

References

1. "Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
2. Forsyth, Roddy (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
3. Ralston, Gary (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet): Former Gers kid John Baird pops up to secure Ramsdens Cup glory for Kirkcaldy men". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
4. Bathgate, Stuart (6 April 2014). "Glory for Raith". Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
5. Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Ramsden Cup: Raith Rovers 1-0 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
6. Ramsdens Cup final officials Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine , spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.