2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

The 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship reasons with MG Alba, was the 20th season of the competition, competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Dundee, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 in the 2009 final. Dundee were knocked out in the second round after being defeated 4–1 by Stenhousemuir.

2010–11 ALBA Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	30
Defending champions	Dundee
Final positions
Champions	Ross County
Runners-up	Queen of the South
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	97 (3.34 per match)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The Challenge Cup was won by Ross County, who defeated Queen of the South 2–0 in the final at McDiarmid Park in Perth^[1] to win the cup for the second time in their history.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Sun 24/25 July 2010	14	30 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 10 August 2010	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Sat/Sun 4/5 September 2010	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sat/Sun 9/10 October 2010	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 10 April 2011[2]	1	2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

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The first round draw took place on 27 May 2010.^[3]

North and East region

Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round.^[3]

Dundee v Alloa Athletic

24 July 2010	Dundee	2–1	Alloa Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McMenamin 86' Higgins 90'	Report	Walker 74'	Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Euan Norris

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

24 July 2010	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Arbroath	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00	Kirk 64'	Report		Attendance: 976 Referee: Bobby Madden

East Fife v Brechin City

24 July 2010	East Fife	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Brechin City	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Sloan 56' (pen.) Crawford 88' Eurie 93' Linn 119' Bryce  103'	Report	McAllister 27' Janczyk 90' Moyes 101' Nelson  55'	Referee: Thomas Robertson

Elgin City v Ross County

24 July 2010	Elgin City	1–2	Ross County	Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00	Gunn 82'	Report	Scott 55' Lawson 62'	Attendance: 855 Referee: Neil Waters

Peterhead v Montrose

24 July 2010	Peterhead	5–0	Montrose	Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00	Wyness 7', 56' McNalley 50' (o.g.) Emslie 66' Bavidge 76'	Report		Attendance: 357 Referee: John Beaton

Raith Rovers v Cowdenbeath

24 July 2010	Raith Rovers	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		Report	Armstrong 58'	Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Frank McDermott

Stirling Albion v Falkirk

24 July 2010	Stirling Albion	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Falkirk	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00	Devine Colquhoun Gibson Buist Forsyth	Report	Millar Finnigan O'Brien Stewart	Attendance: 1,542 Referee: John McKendrick

Source: Scottish Football League

South and West region

Berwick Rangers received a random bye to the second round.^[3]

Airdrie United v Ayr United

24 July 2010	Airdrie United	1–2	Ayr United	New Broomfield, Airdrie
15:00	Muir 51' (pen.)	Report	Trouten 83' Rodgers 87'	Attendance: 624 Referee: Brian Colvin

Partick Thistle v Clyde

24 July 2010	Partick Thistle	2–1	Clyde	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Buchanan 12' MacBeth 71'	Report	Strachan 31'	Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Steven Nicholls

Queen of the South v Albion Rovers

24 July 2010	Queen of the South	2–1	Albion Rovers	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	McGuffie 18' Burns 73'	Report	Donnelly 48'	Attendance: 1,115 Referee: G. Falmond

Queen's Park v Livingston

24 July 2010	Queen's Park	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Eagleshan 40', 96', 103' (pen.)	Report	MacDonald 25' Sinclair 119' Bullock  120'	Attendance: 605 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Stenhousemuir v Annan Athletic

24 July 2010	Stenhousemuir	3–2	Annan Athletic	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00	Watson 29' (o.g.) Williams 43', 45'	Report	Halsman 89' Muirhead 90+1'	Attendance: 223 Referee: Steven McLean

Stranraer v East Stirlingshire

24 July 2010	Stranraer	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	East Stirlingshire	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	McColm 78'	Report	Cawley 51' Richardson 117'	Attendance: 269 Referee: Eddie Smith

Dumbarton v Greenock Morton

25 July 2010	Dumbarton	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Greenock Morton	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Stephen Finny

Source: Scottish Football League

Second round

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The second round draw was conducted on 27 July 2010 at Hampden Park.^[4]

Ayr United v Cowdenbeath

10 August 2010	Ayr United	2–0	Cowdenbeath	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Campbell 63' Roberts 73'	Report		Attendance: 556 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

10 August 2010	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Queen of the South	East End Park, Dunfermline
	Kirk 82'	Report	Weatherston 53'	Attendance: 1,160 Referee: John McKendrick

East Fife v Stirling Albion

10 August 2010	East Fife	3–1	Stirling Albion	Bayview Stadium, Methil
	Byrne 3' Johnstone 50' Cargill 90'	Report	Devine 29'	Attendance: 512 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Partick Thistle v Berwick Rangers

10 August 2010	Partick Thistle	2–1	Berwick Rangers	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Cairney 40' Rowson 80'	Report	McLean 28'	Attendance: 931 Referee: Anthony Law

Peterhead v East Stirlingshire

10 August 2010	Peterhead	6–1	East Stirlingshire	Balmoor, Peterhead
	Smith 14' Hay 54' (o.g.) Bavidge 66' MacDonald 71', 74' Gethans 84'	Report	Maguire 38' (pen.)	Attendance: 368 Referee: G. Simpson

Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic

10 August 2010	Queen's Park	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Watt 31' McBride 70'	Report	Templeman 74' Deasley 76' Sellars 94' Campbell  84'	Attendance: 404 Referee: E. Smith

Ross County v Greenock Morton

10 August 2010	Ross County	3–1	Greenock Morton	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	McKinlay 37' (o.g.) Gardyne 58' Scott 90'	Report	Kelbie 16'	Attendance: 856 Referee: William Collum

Stenhousemuir v Dundee

10 August 2010	Stenhousemuir	4–1	Dundee	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	Williams 9' Anderson 16' Quinn 63' Motion 83'	Report	Griffiths 74'	Attendance: 665 Referee: E. Brines

Source: Scottish Football League

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-final draw was conducted on 12 August 2010 at Hampden Park.^[5]

Forfar Athletic	0–2	Ross County
Bolochoweckyj  59'	Report	Lawson 11', 70' Scott  56'

4 September 2010

15:00

Station Park, Forfar

Attendance: 552

Referee: Alan Muir

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Partick Thistle	2–1	Ayr United
Doolan 3', 33'	Report	Rodgers 36'

4 September 2010

15:00

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Attendance: 1,831

Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

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Queen of the South	5–0	East Fife
Burns 32', 46', 79' Ovenstone 64' (o.g.) Harris 90+2'	Report

4 September 2010

15:00

Palmerston Park, Dumfries

Attendance: 1,751

Referee: Charlie Richmond

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Peterhead	3–1	Stenhousemuir
Wyness 9', 50' Gethans 43'	Report	Dalziel 76'

5 September 2010

15:00

Balmoor, Peterhead

Attendance: 442

Referee: Brian Colvin

Semi-finals

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The semi-final draw was conducted on 9 September 2010 at Hampden Park.^[6]

Peterhead	1–2	Queen of the South
Bavidge 78'	Report	Reid 66' Holmes 69'

9 October 2010

15:00

Balmoor, Peterhead

Attendance: 1,003

Referee: Mike Tumilty

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Ross County	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.)	Partick Thistle
Morrison 54' Barrowman 88'	Report	Kinniburgh 8' Boyle 64'
Penalties
Brittain Barrowman Milne Scott Lawson Craig	4–3	Cairney Flannigan Buchanan Erskine Boyle tbd

10 October 2010

15:00

Victoria Park, Dingwall

Attendance: 1,307

Referee: Steve Conroy

Final

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Main article: 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Queen of the South	0–2	Ross County
	Report	Barrowman 9' Vigurs 39'

10 April 2011

15:00

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Attendance: 5,124

Referee: Euan Norris