2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

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]

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 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

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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

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First round

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

North Section

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25 July 2015 Cowdenbeath0–1 Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath
15:00 BBC Sport Report Vaughan   23' Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 711
Referee: Clancy
25 July 2015 Forfar Athletic 1–0MontroseForfar
15:00 Campbell   79' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 579
Referee: Newlands
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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
25 July 2015 Annan Athletic 3–1AirdrieoniansAnnan
15:00 Todd   51', 72', 74' BBC Sport Report Crighton   11' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 553
Referee: Munro
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
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  
Carse  
Gair  
Osborne  
Woods  
Quinn  
Wharton  
McElroy  
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
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
25 July 2015 Livingston 2–1ClydeLivingston
15:00 Mullen   4'
Hippolyte   17'
BBC Sport Report Bolochoweckyj   35' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 741
Referee: Allan
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

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

North Section

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18 August 2015 Forfar Athletic0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Forfar
19:30 Nicoll   31' BBC Sport Report Moffat   32' (pen.), 82'
El Bakhtaoui   44'
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Allan
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
18 August 2015 Stenhousemuir 2–0Raith RoversStenhousemuir
19:45 Cook   67'
Stirling   71'
BBC Sport Report Thomson   90' Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 449
Referee: Aitken
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

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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
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
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
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

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

10 October 2015 Peterhead 3–0StenhousemuirPeterhead
15:00 Redman   17'
McAllister   38'
Noble   45'
BBC Sport Report Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 561
Referee: Muir
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
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
20 October 2015 Rangers 1–0LivingstonGlasgow
19:45 Clark   75' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 17,386
Referee: Dallas

Semi-finals

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

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
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

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

Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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

References

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  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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