2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup

2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsRangers
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored296 (5.19 per match)

The 2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup was the 25th season of the competition. The holders Rangers defeated Celtic in the final.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 16 September 2007 10
Second Round 20 October 2007 16
Third Round 8 November 2007 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 5 December 2007 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 15 February 2008 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 13 March 2008 2 4 → 2
Final 24 April 2008 1 2 → 1

First round

Home team Score Away team
Annan Athletic 6 – 3 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Burntisland Shipyard 1 – 2 Preston Athletic
Clachnacuddin 4 – 0 Nairn County
Edinburgh City 2 – 3 Dundee
Falkirk 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 pen.)
Stirling Albion
Fraserburgh 4 – 2 Elgin City
Inverurie Loco Works 5 – 0 Deveronvale
Montrose 2 – 3 Arbroath
Partick Thistle 9 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Stranraer 5 – 5 (a.e.t.)
(0 – 3 pen.)
Dalbeattie Star

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 1 – 4 Inverurie Loco Works
Airdrie United 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)
St Johnstone
Annan Athletic 0 – 2 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Ayr United 3 – 1 Arbroath
Civil Service Strollers 1 – 4 Partick Thistle
Cove Rangers 11 – 0 Brora Rangers
Dundee 4 – 1 Preston Athletic
East Fife 1 – 3 Alloa Athletic
Gala Fairydean 0 – 8 Dalbeattie Star
Huntly 1 – 3 Fraserburgh
Keith 0 – 2 Peterhead
Kilmarnock 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)
Raith Rovers
Motherwell 3 – 0 Queen's Park
Queen of the South 7 – 4 Threave Rovers
Spartans 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)
Whitehill Welfare
Stirling Albion 2 – 4 Clyde

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 13 – 0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Alloa Athletic 2 – 7 Heart of Midlothian
Ayr United 1 – 5 Gretna
Clyde 2 – 3 Hamilton Academical
Cove Rangers 1 – 8 Livingston
Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 Inverurie Loco Works
Dumbarton 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 pen.)
Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dalbeattie Star
Hibernian 13 – 0 Queen of the South
Inverness CT 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Partick Thistle 0 – 5 Celtic
Peterhead 0 – 3 Dundee United
Rangers 12 – 0 Fraserburgh
St Johnstone 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.)
Stenhousemuir
St Mirren 2 – 4 Motherwell
Whitehill Welfare 4 – 2 Ross County

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 6 – 0 Dalbeattie Star
Livingston 4 – 0 Raith Rovers
St Johnstone 1 – 2 Aberdeen
Gretna 1 – 4 Heart of Midlothian
Whitehill Welfare 0 – 11 Rangers
Inverness CT 0 – 1 Dundee United
Celtic 3 – 2 Motherwell
Hibernian 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Cowdenbeath

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1 Rangers
Aberdeen 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Livingston
Hamilton Academical 0 – 4 Dundee United
Celtic 4 – 1 Hibernian

Semi-finals

Dundee United1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Pope Report 1 Fleck
Little
Craig
Referee: Stuart Stevenson

Aberdeen1 – 2Celtic
Aluko 52' Report 1
Report 2
Cawley 9'
Marr 75'

Final

Celtic1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Sheridan 61' Report 1
Report 2
Fleck 90', 120'
Little 96'
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Willie Collum
Celtic
Rangers
CELTIC:
GK Paul Skinner
RB Grant Gallacher  109'
CB Jason Marr (c)
CB Daniel Lafferty
LB Carlo Monti
RM Kevin Cawley
CM Richie Towell
CM Michael Tidser
LM Luca Santonocito  67'
CF Paul Cahillane
CF Cillian Sheridan  73'
Substitutes:
GK Ryan Marshall
DF Kevin Ross
MF Michael Graham  67'
FW Declan Bunting  73'
FW Eric Foley  109'
Manager:
John McLaughlan
RANGERS:
GK Scott Gallacher
RB William McLachlan
CB Ross Perry
CB Ross Harvey
LB Steven Kinniburgh
RM Jamie Ness
CM Stephen Stirling  64'
LM Andrew Shinnie
FW Isa Bagci  46'
FW John Fleck (c)
FW Georgios Efrem  76'
Substitutes:
GK Artūrs Vaičulis
DF Kyle Hutton  76'
MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen  64'
FW Chris Craig
FW Andrew Little  46'
Manager:
Billy Kirkwood

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References