Scottish League Challenge Cup 2004/05

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Scottish League Challenge Cup
ScotlandScotlandTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1990/91
Teams 30th
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder FC Falkirk (3rd title)
Record winner FC Falkirk
Airdrieonians FC (3 wins each)
Website scottishfootballleague.com

The Scottish League Challenge Cup was played for the 14th time in 2004/05 . The Scottish football competition, officially known as Bell's Challenge Cup was held, started on 31 July 2004 and ended with the final on November 7, 2004 at the McDiarmid Park of Perth . The defending champion was Inverness Caledonian Thistle , who beat Airdrie United in the final last year . The clubs of the Scottish Football League took part in the competition. In this year's final, FC Falkirk prevailed against Ross County and won the Challenge Cup for the third time in the club's history.

1 round

The matches took place on July 31, 2004.

Home team Visiting team Result
Airdrie United - Queen of the South 0: 2
Alloa Athletic - Elgin City 2-0
FC Arbroath - Peterhead FC 2: 4
Ayr United - FC Falkirk 0: 3
Dumbarton FC - Stirling Albion 1: 2
East Fife FC - Cowdenbeath FC 3: 4 i. E.
East Stirlingshire FC - Berwick Rangers 1: 2
Forfar Athletic - Greenock Morton 3: 1
FC Gretna - Montrose FC 3-0
Partick Thistle - Brechin City 3-0
FC Queen's Park - FC Stenhousemuir 4: 2 i. E.
Raith Rovers - Albion Rovers 0: 2
Ross County - FC St. Mirren 2: 1
St. Johnstone FC - Hamilton Academical 2-0

2nd round

The matches took place on August 31, 2004.

Home team Visiting team Result
Albion Rovers - Partick Thistle 1: 2
Alloa Athletic - Berwick Rangers 1: 2
FC Falkirk - Stirling Albion 5: 3
Forfar Athletic - FC Queen's Park 4: 3 i. E.
Peterhead FC - Ross County 1: 2
Clyde FC - FC Stranraer 1-0
FC Gretna - Cowdenbeath FC 1-0
St. Johnstone FC - Queen of the South 3-0

Quarter finals

The matches took place on September 14th and 15th, 2004.

Home team Visiting team Result
FC Falkirk - FC Gretna 3-0
Berwick Rangers - St. Johnstone FC 0: 1
Clyde FC - Forfar Athletic 1: 2
Ross County - Partick Thistle 5: 3 i. E.

Semifinals

The encounters took place on September 28, 2004.

Home team Visiting team Result
St. Johnstone FC - FC Falkirk 1: 2
Ross County - Forfar Athletic 5: 2

final

FC Falkirk Ross County
FC Falkirk
Final,
November 7, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. (local time) in Perth , McDiarmid Park
Result: 2: 1 (0: 0)
Spectators: 7,471
Referee: Kenny Clark ( Scotland ) ScotlandScotland 
Match report
Ross County


Allan Ferguson - Andy Lawrie , Craig McPherson , Scott MacKenzie , Mark Campbell - Kevin James , John O'Neil (28th Neil Scally ), David Nicholls (50th Pedro Moutinho ), Andy Thomson (72nd Daniel McBreen ) - Russell Latapy , Darryl Duffy Trainer: John Hughes ( Scotland ) (C)Captain of the crew
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Stuart Garden - John Robertson , Mark McCulloch , Jamie McCunnie , Martin Canning - Jim Lauchlan , Don Cowie , Charlie Adam (60th Sean Kilgannon ), Sean Higgins (66th Steven McGarry ) - John Rankin , David Winters (80th Stuart Malcolm ) Coach: Alex Smith ( Scotland ) (C)Captain of the crew
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goal1: 1 Neil Scally (70th)
goal2: 1 Darryl Duffy (75th)
goal 0: 1 David Winters (56th)
yellow cards Mark Campbell

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