The match was Falkirk's first national cup final in 36 years since winning the Scottish Cup in 1957; whilst it was St Mirren's first in only six years since lifting the Scottish Cup in 1987. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier Division, with both finalists from the First Division.
The match was goalless after 45 minutes, but Falkirk took the lead two minutes into the second half with a goal from Neil Duffy and only one minute later were 2–0 up with a goal from Richard Cadette. The final goal of the game came from John Hughes, which was enough for Falkirk to win the match 3–0 and the tournament for the first time.[2]
Falkirk faced neighbours Alloa Athletic at home in the first round with the home team producing a 2–1 victory.[4] The second round draw saw Cowdenbeath travel to Brockville Park, in another home game for Falkirk with the team winning 3–0[4] to progress to the quarter-final. The reward for reaching the quarter-final was a third home game of the tournament against rivals Dunfermline Athletic with The Bairns emerging 4–1 winners.[4] The semi-final opposition was Livingston, and a fourth consecutive home game at Brockville with Falkirk winning 3–2[4] to book a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time.[4]
St Mirren faced a trip to Clyde in the first round which saw the team emerge 1–0 winners.[4] The second round was another game on the road against Renfrewshire rivals Morton with The Saints producing a 4–2 victory[4] to progress to the quarter-finals. A third away game of the tournament saw St Mirren travel to Airdrieonians, winning 1–0.[4] The reward for reaching the semi-final was another away game with the opponents in the form of Ayr United at Somerset Park. St Mirren won 2–1[4] to book a place in the final. St Mirren reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time.[4]
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Falkirk played all of their games preceding the final at their home of Brockville Park, in the process scoring twelve goals and conceding four. On the other hand, St Mirren played all four of their games on the road with no matches played at their home of Love Street. Despite playing all of their games away from home, St Mirren scored eight goals and conceded only three, whilst keeping two clean sheets compared with Falkirk's one. This was the first appearance for both Falkirk and St Mirren in the Scottish Challenge Cup final since its inauguration in 1990.[4]
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The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup final also known as the B amp Q Cup final for sponsorship reasons was an association football match between Falkirk and St Mirren on 12 December 1993 at Fir Park in Motherwell 3 It was the fourth final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup finalEvent1993 94 Scottish Challenge CupFalkirk St Mirren3 0Date12 December 1993VenueFir Park MotherwellRefereeDouglas Hope Erskine 1 Attendance13 763 2 19921994 The match was Falkirk s first national cup final in 36 years since winning the Scottish Cup in 1957 whilst it was St Mirren s first in only six years since lifting the Scottish Cup in 1987 The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier Division with both finalists from the First Division The match was goalless after 45 minutes but Falkirk took the lead two minutes into the second half with a goal from Neil Duffy and only one minute later were 2 0 up with a goal from Richard Cadette The final goal of the game came from John Hughes which was enough for Falkirk to win the match 3 0 and the tournament for the first time 2 Contents 1 Route to the final 1 1 Falkirk 1 2 St Mirren 2 Pre match 2 1 Analysis 3 Match 3 1 Teams 4 ReferencesRoute to the final editSee also 1993 94 Scottish Challenge Cup Falkirk edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round Alloa Athletic h 2 1Second round Cowdenbeath h 3 0Quarter final Dunfermline Athletic h 4 1Semi final Livingston h 3 2Falkirk faced neighbours Alloa Athletic at home in the first round with the home team producing a 2 1 victory 4 The second round draw saw Cowdenbeath travel to Brockville Park in another home game for Falkirk with the team winning 3 0 4 to progress to the quarter final The reward for reaching the quarter final was a third home game of the tournament against rivals Dunfermline Athletic with The Bairns emerging 4 1 winners 4 The semi final opposition was Livingston and a fourth consecutive home game at Brockville with Falkirk winning 3 2 4 to book a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time 4 St Mirren edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round Clyde a 1 0Second round Morton a 4 2Quarter final Airdrieonians a 1 0Semi final Ayr United a 2 1St Mirren faced a trip to Clyde in the first round which saw the team emerge 1 0 winners 4 The second round was another game on the road against Renfrewshire rivals Morton with The Saints producing a 4 2 victory 4 to progress to the quarter finals A third away game of the tournament saw St Mirren travel to Airdrieonians winning 1 0 4 The reward for reaching the semi final was another away game with the opponents in the form of Ayr United at Somerset Park St Mirren won 2 1 4 to book a place in the final St Mirren reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time 4 Pre match editAnalysis edit Falkirk played all of their games preceding the final at their home of Brockville Park in the process scoring twelve goals and conceding four On the other hand St Mirren played all four of their games on the road with no matches played at their home of Love Street Despite playing all of their games away from home St Mirren scored eight goals and conceded only three whilst keeping two clean sheets compared with Falkirk s one This was the first appearance for both Falkirk and St Mirren in the Scottish Challenge Cup final since its inauguration in 1990 4 Match edit12 December 199314 30 GMTFalkirk3 0St MirrenDuffy nbsp 47 Cadette nbsp 48 Hughes nbsp 65 ReportFir Park MotherwellAttendance 13 763Referee Douglas Hope Erskine Teams edit Falkirk GK nbsp Tony ParksDF nbsp Joe McLaughlinDF nbsp John HughesDF nbsp David WeirDF nbsp Tommy McQueenMF nbsp Eddie MayMF nbsp Ian McCall nbsp 78 MF nbsp Brian RiceMF nbsp Neil DuffyFW nbsp Kevin Drinkell nbsp 78 FW nbsp Richard CadetteSubstitutes GK nbsp Ian WestwaterDF nbsp Neil Oliver nbsp 78 FW nbsp Greg Shaw nbsp 78 Manager nbsp Jim Jefferies St Mirren GK nbsp Campbell MoneyDF nbsp Robert DawsonDF nbsp Martin BakerDF nbsp Norrie McWhirterDF nbsp Barry McLaughlinMF nbsp Neil OrrMF nbsp Alex Bone nbsp 55 MF nbsp Jim DickMF nbsp Barry LavetyFW nbsp David ElliotFW nbsp John Hewitt nbsp 87 Substitutes GK nbsp Alan CombeDF nbsp Paul McIntyre nbsp 87 FW nbsp Ricky Gillies nbsp 55 Manager nbsp Jimmy BoneMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level References edit McKinney David 13 December 1993 Football Falkirk find their fire The Independent London Retrieved 21 March 2015 a b Bell s Cup scottishfootballleague com Scottish Football League 2 November 2005 Retrieved 21 April 2013 Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 1 April 2010 a b c d e f g h i j k Scottish Challenge Cup statto com Retrieved 2011 06 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup final amp oldid 1150179071, 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