2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup Explained

2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup
Country:Scotland
Defending Champions:Rangers
Champions:Hibernian
Runner-Up:Rangers
Matches:57
Prevseason:2007–08

The 2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup was the 26th season of the competition. The holders Rangers were defeated by under-19 league winners Hibernian in the final.

Calendar

RoundFirst match dateFixtureswidth=100Clubs
align=left First Round align=left 14 September 2008 5
align=left Second Round align=left 12 October 2008 18
align=left Third Round align=left 7 November 2008 16 32 → 16
align=left Fourth Round align=left 5 December 2008 8 16 → 8
align=left Quarter-finals align=left 15 February 2009 4 8 → 4
align=left Semi-finals align=left 28 March 2009 2 4 → 2
align=left Final align=left 29 April 2009 1 2 → 1

First round

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Falkirk2 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Fraserburgh1 – 3Deveronvale
Spartans8 – 2Berwick Rangers
Stranraer4 – 3Newton Stewart
Wigtown & Bladnoch0 – 9Annan Athletic

Second round

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Annan Athletic1 – 4Gala Fairydean
Ayr United2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 pen.)
Kilmarnock
Clachnacuddin4 – 0Cove Rangers
East Stirlingshire1 – 5Dumbarton
Edinburgh City3 – 2Airdrie United
Falkirk6 – 0Spartans
Huntly2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)
Deveronvale
Keith1 – 3Inverurie Loco Works
Nairn County3 – 7Brora Rangers
Preston Athletic3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 pen.)
Civil Service Strollers
Queen's Park5 – 0Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South2 – 0Threave Rovers
Stenhousemuir1 – 0Clyde
St Mirren3 – 1Montrose
Stirling Albion0 – 2Dundee
Partick Thistle1 – 0Arbroath
Ross County3 – 0Elgin City
St Cuthbert Wanderers0 – 7Stranraer

Third round

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Civil Service Strollers2 – 0Deveronvale
Cowdenbeath4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Partick Thistle
Dumbarton3 – 2Edinburgh City
Falkirk1 – 0Aberdeen
Hamilton Academical5 – 0Clachnacuddin
Heart of Midlothian7 – 0Queen of the South
Inverness CT8 – 2Annan Athletic
Inverurie Loco Works0 – 6Raith Rovers
Livingston2 – 1Dundee
Motherwell4 – 0Kilmarnock
Queen's Park3 – 2St Johnstone
Rangers6 – 0Brora Rangers
Ross County5 – 1Dalbeattie Star
Stenhousemuir0 – 2Hibernian
Stranraer0 – 11Celtic
St Mirren1 – 0Dundee United

Fourth round

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St Mirren0 – 2Inverness CT
Falkirk3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Heart of Midlothian
Queen's Park2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 pen.)
Hamilton Academical
Rangers3 – 1Dumbarton
Ross County0 – 8Hibernian
Celtic7 – 0Cowdenbeath
Raith Rovers6 – 1Civil Service Strollers
Motherwell2 – 1Livingston

Quarter-finals

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Hamilton Academical0 – 2Falkirk
Hibernian5 – 0Raith Rovers
Motherwell3 – 4 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Inverness CT0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 pen.)
Celtic

Semi-finals

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Final

RANGERS:
GK
RB Darren Cole
CB Ross Perry
CB Danny Wilson
LB Gregg Wylde
RM Kyle Hutton
CM Stephen Stirling
CM Jamie Ness
LM
CF Archie Campbell
CF
Substitutes:
GK
DF Scott Durie
MF Gordon Dick
MF Dylan McGeouch
FW Isa Bagci
Manager:
Billy Kirkwood
HIBERNIAN:
GK Thomas Flynn
RB Ally Park
CB Ewan Moyes
CB Scott Smith
LB Callum Booth
RM Ollie Russell
CM David Wotherspoon
CM Lee Currie
LM Fergus Bell
CF Kurtis Byrne
CF
Substitutes:
GK Lewis Graham
DF Matthew Welch
MF Darren Kelly
MF Keith Murray
FW
Manager:
Alistair Stevenson
width=50% valign=topMATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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