2008–09 Scottish League Cup

The 2008–09 Scottish League Cup was the 63rd season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Celtic won the cup beating Rangers 2–0 after extra time thanks to a goal from Darren O'Dea and an Aiden McGeady penalty.

2008–09 Co-operative Insurance Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	5 August 2008 – 15 March 2009
Teams	42
Defending champions	Rangers
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runners-up	Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	135 (3.29 per match)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Calendar

Round	First match date[1]	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	5 August 2008	14	42 → 28
Second round	26 August 2008	12	28 → 16
Third round	23 September 2008	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	28 October 2008	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	27 January 2009	2	4 → 2
Final	15 March 2009	1	2 → 1

First round

The First round draw was conducted at Hampden Park on 2008-07-22.^[2]

Montrose v Cowdenbeath

2008-08-05	Montrose	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Links Park, Montrose
19:45		Report	McGregor 6' Fairbairn 81'	Attendance: 382 Referee: A Muir

Ross County v Airdrie United

2008-08-05	Ross County	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United	Victoria Park, Dingwall
19:45	Dall 43' Hart 76'	Report	di Giacomo 23' 112' Noble 86'	Attendance: 869 Referee: C Allan

Dumbarton v Annan Athletic

2008-08-05	Dumbarton	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Annan Athletic	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
19:30	Logan 115' Geggan  103'  104' Penalty Shootout Clark Logan Tiernan O'Byrne Murray	Report	Jack 103' (pen.) Penalty Shootout Jardine Johnstone Parker Adamson Inglis	Attendance: 462 Referee: G Hilland

Peterhead v Dunfermline Athletic

2008-08-05	Peterhead	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
19:45		Report	Phinn 46' Kirk 50'	Attendance: 1,291 Referee: G Salmond

Stranraer v Greenock Morton

2008-08-05	Stranraer	3–6	Greenock Morton	Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45	Frizzel 37' McColm 72' Gibson 84'	Report	McGuffie 5' Wake 12' 85' Russell 23' 32' Paartalu 40'	Attendance: 317 Referee: S Finnie

Alloa Athletic v Elgin City

2008-08-05	Alloa Athletic	2–0	Elgin City	Recreation Park, Alloa
19:45	Scott 71' Kelly 78'	Report		Attendance: 269 Referee: C Brown

Clyde v Queen's Park

2008-08-05	Clyde	4–1	Queen's Park	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
19:45	Roddy MacLennan 15' Gibson 63' McSwegan 86' 88'	Report	Harkins 82'	Attendance: 690 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Albion Rovers v Raith Rovers

2008-08-05	Albion Rovers	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Raith Rovers	Cliftonhill Stadium, Coatbridge
19:45		Report	Davidson  50'  78'	Attendance: 415 Referee: S Nicholls

Partick Thistle v Forfar Athletic

2008-08-05	Partick Thistle	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:30	McKeown 39' Gray 70' 97' Chaplain 112'	Report	Fotheringham 13' Lilley 65' Smith 103'	Attendance: 1,192 Referee: E Smith

Stenhousemuir v St Johnstone

2008-08-05	Stenhousemuir	1–5	St Johnstone	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:30	Love 12'	Report	Sheerin 23' (pen.) Milne 78' Holmes 79' 83' Hardie 88'	Attendance: 687 Referee: C Boyle

Ayr United v Berwick Rangers

2008-08-06	Ayr United	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Aitken 40' Williams 45'	Report	Greenhill 12'	Attendance: 745 Referee: S. Conroy

East Fife v Brechin City

2008-08-06	East Fife	0–3	Brechin City	Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45		Report	Twigg 44' White 65' Ward	Attendance: 523 Referee: B. Winter

Arbroath v Stirling Albion

2008-08-06	Arbroath	3–2	Stirling Albion	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45	McMullan 48' Wright 64' Bishop 80'	Report	A. Graham 5' Harty 63'	Attendance: 448 Referee: J. McKendrick

East Stirlingshire v Livingston

2008-08-06	East Stirlingshire	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:30	B. Graham 90'	Report	Fox 80' G. Smith 113'	Attendance: 360 Referee: C.Charleston

Source: Scottish Football League

Second round

The second round draw was conducted at The Signet Library, Edinburgh on 2008-08-11.^[3]

St Mirren v Dumbarton

26 August 2008	St Mirren	7–0	Dumbarton	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45	Robb 18' Mehmet 33', 50', 52' Dorman 39' Dargo 75' Mason 77'	Report		Attendance: 1,747 Referee: Steve O'Reilly

Livingston v St Johnstone

26 August 2008	Livingston	2–1 (a.e.t.)	St Johnstone	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	Griffiths 58' Cuenca 95'	Report	Craig 46'	Attendance: 979 Referee: Steven Nicholls

Dundee v Partick Thistle

26 August 2008	Dundee	1–2	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	McHale 80'	Report	Maxwell 78' Harkins 87' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

26 August 2008	Hibernian	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Greenock Morton	Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45	Keenan 80' Shiels 84' Pinau 91'	Report	Russell 29', 115' (pen.) Masterton 66' Harding 118'	Attendance: 14,874 Referee: Iain Brines

Hamilton Academical v Clyde

26 August 2008	Hamilton Academical	3–1	Clyde	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45	Grady 17' Thomas 81' Stevenson 90' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 19' Ohnesorge  66'	Attendance: 1,146 Referee: David Somers

Cowdenbeath v Dundee United

26 August 2008	Cowdenbeath	1–5	Dundee United	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
19:45	Dempster 74'	Report	Daly 30', 47', 80' Goodwillie 41', 60'	Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Euan Norris

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

26 August 2008	Raith Rovers	1–3	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45	Walker  58' Campbell 74'	Report	Higdon 16' J. Stewart 35' (pen.) M. Stewart 84'	Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

26 August 2008	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Alloa Athletic	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Kirk 8'	Report	McKeown  84'	Attendance: 1,326 Referee: S McLean

Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

27 August 2008	Arbroath	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45	Tosh 21' Sellars 87' (pen.)	Report	Vigurs 18' Wood 64' Barrowman  120'	Attendance: 596 Referee: A Muir

Ayr United v Aberdeen

27 August 2008	Ayr United	0–1	Aberdeen	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45		Report	Maguire 40'	Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Brian Winter

Brechin City v Kilmarnock

27 August 2008	Brechin City	0–2	Kilmarnock	Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45		Report	Wright 58' Bryson 65'	Attendance: 802 Referee: Steve Conroy

Heart of Midlothian v Airdrie United

27 August 2008	Heart of Midlothian	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Airdrie United	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:45		Report	McDonald  107'	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Eddie Smith

Source: Scottish Football League

Third round

The Third round draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 2008-09-01.^[4]

Celtic v Livingston

23 September	Celtic	4–0	Livingston	Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45	Loovens 24' Samaras 64' 85' (pen.) Scott Brown 81'	Report		Attendance: 23,569 Referee: W Collum

Dundee United v Airdrie United

23 September	Dundee United	2–0	Airdrie United	Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45	Goodwillie 33' Robertson 42'	Report		Attendance: 3,444 Referee: M Tumilty

Dunfermline Athletic v St Mirren

23 September	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	St Mirren	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Bayne 69' Wiles 74'	Report		Attendance: 2,186 Referee: C Murray

Falkirk v Queen of the South

23 September	Falkirk	2–1	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	McCann 29' Lovell 73'	Report	Kean 58'	Attendance: 2,058 Referee: E Smith

Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

23 September	Greenock Morton	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Cappielow, Greenock
19:45	McAlister 34'	Report	Hastings 79' Imrie 111'	Attendance: 2,023 Referee: M McCurry

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

24 September	Kilmarnock	4–2	Aberdeen	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45	Sammon 2' 33' Fernandez 12' Taouil 17' (pen.)	Report	McDonald 6' Miller 26' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,339 Referee: D McDonald

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

24 September	Motherwell	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hamilton Academical	Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45	Murphy 66' Porter  45'	Report	Graham 53' Ettien 95' Mensing  112'	Attendance: 5,590 Referee: I Brines

Partick Thistle v Rangers

24 September	Partick Thistle	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Rangers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	McKeown 33'	Report	Boyd 25' Mendes 116'	Attendance: 6,497 Referee: S Conroy

Source: Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 September 2008.^[5]

28 October 2008

19:45

Dundee United	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic
S Robertson 16'	Report

Tannadice Park, Dundee

Attendance: 5,350

Referee: D McDonald

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28 October 2008

19:45

Falkirk	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
McCann 36'	Report

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

Attendance: 3,007

Referee: S Conroy

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28 October 2008

19:45

Rangers	2–0	Hamilton Academical
Boyd 24' Lafferty 50'	Report

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Attendance: 32,083

Referee: E Smith

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29 October 2008

19:45

Kilmarnock	1–3	Celtic
Invincibile 69'	Report	McDonald 11' Nakamura 45' McGeady 72'

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Attendance: 6,319

Referee: C Thomson

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 12 November 2008 by First Minister Alex Salmond, a representative of sponsors Co-operative Insurance and the Presiding Officer of the Parliament, Alex Fergusson.^[6]

27 January 2009

19:45

Rangers	3–0	Falkirk
Novo 8' 40' Boyd 88'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 24,507

Referee: C Richmond

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28 January 2009

19:45

Celtic	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Dundee United
	Report
Penalties
McDonald Caldwell Nakamura Robson Samaras Naylor Crosas Brown Loovens Hinkel Boruc McDonald	11–10 Dundee United went first	Flood Daly Feeney Conway Dixon Gomis Kenneth Robertson Wilkie Kovačević Załuska Flood

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 19,258

Referee: C Murray

Final

Main article: 2009 Scottish League Cup Final

15 March 2009

15:00

Celtic	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
O'Dea 91' McGeady 120' (pen.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 51,193

Referee: D McDonald

Awards

A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.

Round	Team	Player	Young player	Ref
R1	Greenock Morton
R2	Greenock Morton	Stephen Robertson (Airdrie United)	Leigh Griffiths (Livingston)
R3	Dunfermline Athletic	Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock)	David Goodwillie (Dundee United)	[7]
QF		Scott Robertson (Dundee United)	Scott Arfield (Falkirk)	[citation needed]

Media coverage

In Australia the Scottish League Cup was available on SBS and Setanta Sports who also broadcast it in Ireland. In the UK the Scottish League Cup was broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC Red Button.

External links

• BBC Scottish Cups page
• SFL page