The 1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 6th season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

. The previous champions were , who defeated 3–2 after extra in the 1994 final

1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 6 November 1994, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 5th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between and both of the First Division. The final was won by who defeated Dundee 3–2, after extra time...

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The final

1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 5 November 1995, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 6th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stenhousemuir emerged winners by defeating Dundee United...

 was played on 5 November 1995, between and at McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park

McDiarmid Park is a football stadium in Perth, Scotland, the home ground of St. Johnstone FC. It has an all-seated capacity of 10,673.-History:...

 in Perth

Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...

. Stenhousemuir won 5–4 penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the first time.

Schedule

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	Sat/Tue/Wed 19/22/23 August 1995	14	30 → 16
Second round	Mon/Tue/Wed 11/12/13 September 1995	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Mon/Tue/Wed 25/26/27 September 1995	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 4 October 1995	2	4 → 2
Final 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 5 November 1995, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 6th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between of the First Division and of the Second Division. Stenhousemuir emerged winners by defeating Dundee United...	Sunday 5 November 1995	1	2 → 1

First round

and received random byes into the second round.

Second round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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