2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time
Date6 April 2014
VenueEaster Road, Edinburgh
RefereeKevin Clancy
Attendance19,983
2013
2015

The 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at Easter Road on 6 April 2014, between Raith Rovers and Rangers.[1] The match was televised by BBC ALBA.[1] It was the 23rd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it was the first Challenge Cup final since the formation of the SPFL. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was both clubs' first appearance in the final of the competition, whilst it was Raith Rovers' first cup final in 20 years since winning the League Cup in 1994.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ Ralston, Gary (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet): Former Gers kid John Baird pops up to secure Ramsdens Cup glory for Kirkcaldy men". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (6 April 2014). "Glory for Raith". Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Ramsden Cup: Raith Rovers 1-0 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2014.