2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

Football tournament season
2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
Petrofac Training Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams32
Defending championsLivingston
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upPeterhead
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored99 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rory McAllister (8 goals)[1]
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2016.

The 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the Petrofac Training Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the competition. It was competed for by 32 clubs, which include the 30 members of the 2015–16 Scottish Championship, 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, the top 2014–15 Highland Football League club with a valid SFA club licence (Brora Rangers) and the highest placed team from the 2014–15 Lowland Football League with a valid SFA club licence (Edinburgh City).[2]

The defending champions were Livingston, who defeated Alloa Athletic in the 2015 final,[3] but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Rangers.

Rangers defeated Peterhead in the final at Hampden Park by a score of 4–0 to win the competition for the first time.

Schedule

Round First match date[4] Fixtures Clubs
First round 25 July 2015 16 32 → 16
Second round 18 August 2015 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 10 October 2015 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 14 November 2015 2 4 → 2
Final 10 April 2016 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

The first round draw took place on Monday 29 June 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.[5]

North Section

Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers
25 July 2015 Cowdenbeath0–1 Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath
15:00 BBC Sport Report Vaughan 23' Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 711
Referee: Clancy
Forfar Athletic v Montrose
25 July 2015 Forfar Athletic 1–0MontroseForfar
15:00 Campbell 79' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 579
Referee: Newlands
Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic
25 July 2015 Arbroath1–4 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath
15:00 Grehan 72' BBC Sport Report El Bakhtaoui 9', 28'
Moffat 20'
Wallace 62'
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 914
Referee: Walsh
Brechin City v Peterhead
25 July 2015 Brechin City0–3 Peterhead Brechin
15:00 BBC Sport Report Brown 57', 67'
McAllister 75'
Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 346
Referee: Steven
Falkirk v East Fife
25 July 2015 Falkirk 3–1East FifeFalkirk
15:00 P. Grant 2'
McHugh 90+1'
Baird 90+3'
BBC Sport Report Smith 14' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Anderson
Elgin City v Stirling Albion
25 July 2015 Elgin City 3–2Stirling AlbionElgin
15:00 Gunn 42' (pen)
Duff 60'
Cameron 83'
BBC Sport Report Beattie 19'
Cunningham 54'
Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 612
Referee: Milne
East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir
25 July 2015 East Stirlingshire2–3 Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir
15:00 Donaldson 30'
McKenna 77'
BBC Sport Report Stirling 35', 45+1'
McMenamin 59'
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 304
Referee: Finnie
Brora Rangers v Alloa Athletic
25 July 2015 Brora Rangers0–1 Alloa Athletic Brora
15:00 BBC Sport Report Mitchell 49' Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Attendance: 265
Referee: Northcroft

South Section

Hibernian v Rangers
25 July 2015 Hibernian2–6 Rangers Edinburgh
12:30 Stanton 14'
Cummings 61' (pen)
BBC Sport Report Tavernier 39'
Waghorn 44', 47'
Halliday 62'
Miller 77', 82'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Collum
Annan Athletic v Airdrieonians
25 July 2015 Annan Athletic 3–1AirdrieoniansAnnan
15:00 Todd 51', 72', 74' BBC Sport Report Crighton 11' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 553
Referee: Munro
St Mirren v Berwick Rangers
25 July 2015 St Mirren 3–1Berwick RangersPaisley
15:00 Thompson 19' (pen)
Agnew 50', 61'
BBC Sport Report Henderson 6' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Muir
Edinburgh City v Queen's Park
25 July 2015 Edinburgh City0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Queen's Park Edinburgh
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 344
Referee: Roncone
Penalties
Muhsin soccer ball with red X
Carse soccer ball with red X
Gair soccer ball with check mark
Osborne soccer ball with red X
Woods soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
Wharton soccer ball with check mark
McElroy soccer ball with red X
Greenock Morton v Dumbarton
25 July 2015 Greenock Morton2–3 Dumbarton Greenock
15:00 Kilday 73'
MacDonald 83' (pen)
BBC Sport Report Gallagher 6', 30'
Fleming 65'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Charleston
Ayr United v Albion Rovers
25 July 2015 Ayr United 3–1Albion RoversAyr
15:00 Trouten 39' (pen)
Devlin 50'
Caldwell 71'
BBC Sport Report Love 90+2' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Ross
Livingston v Clyde
25 July 2015 Livingston 2–1ClydeLivingston
15:00 Mullen 4'
Hippolyte 17'
BBC Sport Report Bolochoweckyj 35' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 741
Referee: Allan
Queen of the South v Stranraer
25 July 2015 Queen of the South 2–0StranraerDumfries
15:00 Lyle 20'
Conroy 90+1'
BBC Sport Report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Madden

Second round

The second round draw took place on Monday 27 July 2015 at 14:30 BST at St Mirren Park.[6]

North Section

Forfar Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
18 August 2015 Forfar Athletic0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Forfar
19:30 Nicoll Red card 31' BBC Sport Report Moffat 32' (pen.), 82'
El Bakhtaoui 44'
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Allan
Falkirk v Peterhead
18 August 2015 Falkirk3–5 Peterhead Falkirk
19:45 Smith 13'
Watson 20'
Cooper 76'
BBC Sport Report McAllister 22', 27', 43', 81', 87' (pen.) Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Colvin
Stenhousemuir v Raith Rovers
18 August 2015 Stenhousemuir 2–0Raith RoversStenhousemuir
19:45 Cook 67'
Stirling 71'
BBC Sport Report Thomson Red card 90' Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 449
Referee: Aitken
Alloa Athletic v Elgin City
19 August 2015 Alloa Athletic0–2 (a.e.t.) Elgin City Alloa
19:30 BBC Sport Report Gunn 104' (pen.)
McKenzie 111' (pen.)
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 240
Referee: Salmond

South Section

Queen's Park v Dumbarton
18 August 2015 Queen's Park 1–0 (a.e.t.) Dumbarton Glasgow
19:30 Bradley 95' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 587
Referee: Walsh
Annan Athletic v St Mirren
18 August 2015 Annan Athletic1–2 St Mirren Annan
19:45 Weatherson 1' (pen.) BBC Sport Report Stewart 50'
Gow 66'
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 794
Referee: Robertson
Queen of the South v Livingston
18 August 2015 Queen of the South0–1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Dumfries
19:45 BBC Sport Report White 115' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Graham
Ayr United v Rangers
19 August 2015 Ayr United0–2 Rangers Ayr
19:45 BBC Sport Report Clark 15'
McKay 43'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 7,468
Referee: Finnie

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw took place on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[7]

Peterhead v Stenhousemuir
10 October 2015 Peterhead 3–0StenhousemuirPeterhead
15:00 Redman 17'
McAllister 38'
Noble 45'
BBC Sport Report Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 561
Referee: Muir
St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
10 October 2015 St Mirren 4–0Dunfermline AthleticPaisley
15:00 Gallagher 10'
Mallan 23', 88'
Agnew 37'
BBC Sport Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,339
Referee: Salmond
Queen's Park v Elgin City
10 October 2015 Queen's Park 2–1Elgin CityGlasgow
15:00 Carter 2'
Duggan 18'
BBC Sport Report McHardy 50' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 497
Referee: Walsh
Rangers v Livingston
20 October 2015 Rangers 1–0LivingstonGlasgow
19:45 Clark 75' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 17,386
Referee: Dallas

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on Monday 12 October 2015 at 14:30 BST at Hampden Park.[8]

Queen's Park v Peterhead
14 November 2015 Queen's Park1–2 Peterhead Glasgow
15:00 Woods 22' (pen.) BBC Sport Report McAllister 17'
McIntosh 27'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 917
Referee: Robertson
Rangers v St Mirren
28 November 2015 Rangers 4–0 St Mirren Glasgow
12:15 Holt 34'
Miller 77'
Waghorn 84'
Kelly 90+1' (og)
BBC Sport Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 22,369
Referee: Madden

Final

Rangers v Peterhead
10 April 2016 Rangers 4–0 Peterhead Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00

Source:[citation needed]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 10 April 2016[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Rory McAllister Peterhead 8
2 Scotland Kenny Miller Rangers 4
3 Scotland Scott Agnew St Mirren 3
Morocco Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Michael Moffat Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Stephen Stirling Stenhousemuir
England Josh Todd Annan Athletic
England Martyn Waghorn Rangers

References

  1. ^ a b "2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup scorers". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Petrofac Training Cup format". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Livingston 4-0 Alloa Athletic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ "2015-16 fixture and draw dates announced". Petrofac Training Cup. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ Petrofac Training Cup 1st round
  6. ^ Petrofac Training Cup 2nd-round draw
  7. ^ Petrofac Training Cup QF draw
  8. ^ Petrofac Training Cup semi-final draw

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