1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

Airdrieonians

Champions

Stenhousemuir

Runners-up

Dundee United

Matches played

Goals scored

82 (2.83 per match)

← 1994–95

1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup was the sixth season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The previous champions were Airdrieonians, who defeated Dundee 3–2 after extra in the 1994 final.^[1]

The final was played on 5 November 1995,^[1] between Stenhousemuir and Dundee United at McDiarmid Park in Perth. Stenhousemuir won 5–4 penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time,^[1] to win the tournament for the first time.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Tue/Wed 19/22/23 August 1995	14	30 → 16
Second round	Mon/Tue/Wed 11/12/13 September 1995	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Mon/Tue/Wed 25/26/27 September 1995	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 4 October 1995	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 5 November 1995	1	2 → 1

First round

Cowdenbeath and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

*2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

1 – 2 (a.e.t.)

0–2

2–0

0–1

2–4

0–3

*2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

1–2

2–1

0–1

3–0

1–0

0–2

Source: SFL
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

3–0

1–3

2–4

3–0

3–0

2–1

3–1

2–0

Source: SFL
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarter-finals

Dundee v Stenhousemuir

25 September 1995

Dundee	1–3	Stenhousemuir

Dens Park, Dundee

Clydebank v Dundee United

26 September 1995

Clydebank	0–1	Dundee United

Kilbowie Park, Clydebank

Dunfermline Athletic v Brechin City

26 September 1995

Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Brechin City

East End Park, Dunfermline

Meadowbank Thistle v Stirling Albion

27 September 1995

Meadowbank Thistle	1 – 1* (a.e.t.)	Stirling Albion
		Stirling Albion won on penalties

Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh

Semi-finals

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

4 October 1995

Dunfermline Athletic	0–4	Dundee United

East End Park, Dunfermline

Stirling Albion v Stenhousemuir

4 October 1995

Stirling Albion	1–2	Stenhousemuir

Forthbank Stadium, Stirling

Final

Main article: 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Stenhousemuir v Dundee United

5 November 1995
15:00

Stenhousemuir	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 pen.)	Dundee United
	Report

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 7,856
Referee: John Rowbotham

References

1 2 3 Scottish Challenge Cup 1994–1995, statto.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

External links

Scottish Football League Scottish Challenge Cup on Scottish Football League website
Soccerbase Scottish League Challenge Cup on Soccerbase.com
ESPN Soccernet Scottish League Challenge Cup homepage on ESPN Soccernet
BBC Sport – Scottish Cups Challenge Cup on BBC Sport

Scottish Challenge Cup

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