1992–93 Scottish Challenge Cup

1992–93 B&Q Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	26
Defending champions	Hamilton Academical
Final positions
Champions	Hamilton Academical
Runner-up	Morton
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	83 (3.32 per match)

The 1992–93 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 3rd season of the competition, which was also known as the B&Q Cup for sponsorship reasons, and was competed for by the 26 clubs in the Scottish Football League Division One and Two. The defending champions were Hamilton Academical, who defeated Ayr United 1–0 in the 1991 final.

The final was played on 13 December 1992, between Morton and Hamilton Academical at Love Street in Paisley. Hamilton Academical won 3–2, to defend the title for a second season.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Tue/Wed 6/7 October 1992	10	26 → 16
Second round	Tuesday 20 October 1992	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	Tue/Wed 27/28 October 1992	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Tue/Wed 10/11 November 1992	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 13 December 1992	1	2 → 1

First round

Albion Rovers, Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion, Clydebank and Queen of the South entered the second round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Arbroath 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Date 6 October 1992 Stadium Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Ayr United 2–1 St Mirren Stadium Somerset Park, Ayr
Berwick Rangers *2 – 2 (a.e.t.) East Stirlingshire Berwick Rangers won on penalties Stadium Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Dumbarton 0–3 Hamilton Academical Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Forfar Athletic 2–5 Morton Stadium Station Park, Forfar
Kilmarnock 2–1 Clyde Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Meadowbank Thistle 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) East Fife Date 7 October 1992 Stadium Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Queen's Park 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Montrose Stadium Hampden Park, Glasgow
Stenhousemuir 2–4 Cowdenbeath Stadium Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Stranraer 3–2 Alloa Athletic Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer

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

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Albion Rovers 0–2 Hamilton Academical Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Berwick Rangers 1–0 Arbroath Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Brechin City 1–2 Morton Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Glebe Park, Brechin
Cowdenbeath 0–4 Montrose Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Kilmarnock 1–0 Ayr United Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Raith Rovers 0 – 0* (a.e.t.) Meadowbank Thistle Meadowbank Thistle won on penalties Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Stirling Albion 2–1 Clydebank Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Stranraer 0–2 Queen of the South Date 29 October 1992 Stadium Stair Park, Stranraer

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

Quarter-finals

Stirling Albion v Montrose

27 October 1992

Stirling Albion	0–1	Montrose

Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir

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Hamilton Academical v Berwick Rangers

28 October 1992

Hamilton Academical	5–2	Berwick Rangers

Douglas Park, Hamilton

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Kilmarnock v Morton

28 October 1992

Kilmarnock	1–2	Morton

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

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Meadowbank Thistle v Queen of the South

28 October 1992

Meadowbank Thistle	3–2	Queen of the South

Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh

Semi-finals

Morton v Montrose

10 November 1992

Morton	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Montrose

Cappielow, Greenock

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Hamilton Academical v Meadowbank Thistle

11 November 1992

Hamilton Academical	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Meadowbank Thistle
Hamilton Academical won on penalties

Douglas Park, Hamilton

Final

Main article: 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Morton v Hamilton Academical

13 December 1992 15:00

Morton	2–3	Hamilton Academical
Alexander ,	Report	Hillcoat Clark ,

Love Street, Paisley Attendance: 7,391 Referee: J. Timmons

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