SPFL Trust Trophy 23-24

The SPFL Trust Trophy, formerly the Challenge Cup, is a competition traditionally for the clubs outwith the top division of Scottish Professional football.

It was initiated as an annual competition in 1991 following a successful one-off Centenary Cup, which was contested to commemorate 100 years of the Scottish Football League.

The format changed little for the first 25 years of the competition, but from 2016-17 onwards, the Colt or B teams of Premiership clubs have taken part together with invited guests from Northern Ireland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland and England.

There are four ‘cross border’ sides this year with The New Saints (Wales), Bala Town (Wales), Coleraine (NI) and Cliftonville (NI) all involved.  There are 11 Premiership ‘B’ teams involved, Ross County being the odd team who have not entered.

Hamilton Accies are the current holders – they beat Raith Rovers in last season’s final.

ARCHIVE RESULTS

2023-24 COMPETITION 

First Round (Aug 1/2)

  • Brechin City 2-2(5-3p) Heart of Midlothian B (Aug 1)
  • Elgin City 2-0 St Johnstone B (Aug 1)
  • Kilmarnock B 3-1 Bonnyrigg Rose (Aug 1)
  • Spartans 0-3 Rangers B (Aug 1)
  • St Mirren B 2-2(2-4p) Albion Rovers (Aug 1)
  • Tranent Juniors 0-0(3-1p) Motherwell B (Aug 1)
  • Brora Rangers 1-1(2-4p) Aberdeen B(Aug 2)
  • Celtic B 1-3 East Kilbride (Aug 2 @ Excelsior Stadium)
  • Dundee B 4-0 Buckie Thistle (Aug 2 @ Station Park)
  • Hibernian B 1-1(4-2p) Formartine United (Aug 2 @ Meadowbank Stadium)
  • Stirling University 4-0 Livingston B (Aug 2)

Second Round (Aug 15/16)

  • Aberdeen B 3-5 Peterhead (Aug 15 @ North Lodge Park, Pitmedden)
  • Albion Rovers 2-0 Tranent Juniors (Aug 15)
  • Annan Athletic 3-1 Stranraer (Aug 15)
  • Brechin City 0-4 Hibernian B (Aug 15)
  • Dundee B 0-0(3-5p) East Fife (Aug 15)
  • Elgin City 0-0(4-3p) Forfar Athletic (Aug 15)
  • Stirling Albion 0-3 East Kilbride (Aug 15)
  • Stenhousemuir 1-2 Rangers B (Aug 15)
  • Clyde 1-3 Stirling University (Aug 16)
  • Kilmarnock B 1-1(8-9p) Dumbarton (Aug 16)

Third Round (Sep 9)

  • Ayr United 0-1 Falkirk (Sep 5)
  • Hibernian B 0-3 The New Saints (Sep 8 @ Meadowbank Stadium)
  • Annan Athletic 0-2 Peterhead – artificial
  • Arbroath 4-2 Inverness Caley Thistle
  • Bala Town (Wal) 0-3 Queen’s Park – S4C
  • Coleraine (NI) 1-3 Hamilton Accies
  • Cove Rangers 0-2 Montrose
  • Dumbarton 1-3 Kelty Hearts
  • Dundee United 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
  • East Fife 2-1 Albion Rovers
  • Edinburgh City 1-4 East Kilbride
  • Greenock Morton 2-1 Elgin City
  • Partick Thistle 2-3 Queen of the South
  • Raith Rovers 3-0 Cliftonville (NI)
  • Stirling University 2-3 Airdrieonians
  • Rangers B 4-1 Alloa Athletic (Sep 26 @ Cappielow Park)

Fourth Round (Oct 14)

  • East Kilbride 2-5 Hamilton Accies
  • Falkirk 1-0 Queen’s Park
  • Greenock Morton 4-1 Kelty Hearts
  • Peterhead 0-2 Dundee United – BBC Alba
  • Queen of the South 1-2 Arbroath
  • Raith Rovers 3-1 Montrose
  • The New Saints (Wal) 2-2(5-4p) East Fife – S4C
  • Rangers B 2-4 Airdrieonians (Nov 7 @ Cappielow Park) 

Quarter Finals

  • Falkirk 4-2 Dundee United (Nov 17) – BBC Alba
  • Hamilton Accies 1-4 Raith Rovers (Nov 17)
  • The New Saints (Wal) 4-1 Arbroath (Nov 18)
  • Greenock Morton 0-0(5-6p) Airdrieonians (Nov 18)

Semi Finals

  • Raith Rovers 0-1 Airdrieonians (Feb 2) – BBC Alba
  • Falkirk 0-1 The New Saints (Wal) (Feb 3) – BBC Alba & S4C

Final

  • The New Saints (Wal) 1-2 Airdrieonians (Mar 24 @ Falkirk Stadium) – BBC Alba & S4C