2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup

The 2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup was the 25th season of the competition. The holders Rangers defeated Celtic in the final.

Calendar Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First Round 16 September 2007 10 Second Round 20 October 2007 16 Third Round 8 November 2007 16 32 → 16 Fourth Round 5 December 2007 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 15 February 2008 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 13 March 2008 2 4 → 2 Final 24 April 2008 1 2 → 1

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAnnan Athletic6 – 3St Cuthbert WanderersBurntisland Shipyard1 – 2Preston AthleticClachnacuddin4 – 0Nairn CountyEdinburgh City2 – 3DundeeFalkirk1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 pen.)Stirling AlbionFraserburgh4 – 2Elgin CityInverurie Loco Works5 – 0DeveronvaleMontrose2 – 3ArbroathPartick Thistle9 – 0Berwick RangersStranraer5 – 5 (a.e.t.) (0 – 3 pen.)Dalbeattie Star

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamClachnacuddin1 – 4Inverurie Loco WorksAirdrie United0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.) St JohnstoneAnnan Athletic0 – 2Wigtown & BladnochAyr United3 – 1ArbroathCivil Service Strollers1 – 4Partick ThistleCove Rangers11 – 0Brora RangersDundee4 – 1Preston AthleticEast Fife1 – 3Alloa AthleticGala Fairydean0 – 8Dalbeattie StarHuntly1 – 3FraserburghKeith0 – 2PeterheadKilmarnock1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.)Raith RoversMotherwell3 – 0Queen's ParkQueen of the South7 – 4Threave RoversSpartans0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.)Whitehill WelfareStirling Albion2 – 4Clyde

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen13 – 0Wigtown & BladnochAlloa Athletic2 – 7Heart of MidlothianAyr United1 – 5GretnaClyde2 – 3Hamilton AcademicalCove Rangers1 – 8LivingstonCowdenbeath3 – 0Inverurie Loco WorksDumbarton1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 pen.)Raith RoversDunfermline Athletic0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Dalbeattie StarHibernian13 – 0Queen of the SouthInverness CT2 – 1 (a.e.t.)DundeePartick Thistle0 – 5CelticPeterhead0 – 3Dundee UnitedRangers12 – 0FraserburghSt Johnstone1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 pen.)StenhousemuirSt Mirren2 – 4MotherwellWhitehill Welfare4 – 2Ross County

Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical6 – 0Dalbeattie StarLivingston4 – 0Raith RoversSt Johnstone1 – 2AberdeenGretna1 – 4Heart of MidlothianWhitehill Welfare0 – 11RangersInverness CT0 – 1Dundee UnitedCeltic3 – 2MotherwellHibernian1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Cowdenbeath

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamHeart of Midlothian0 – 1RangersAberdeen4 – 3 (a.e.t.)LivingstonHamilton Academical0 – 4Dundee UnitedCeltic4 – 1Hibernian

Semi-finals

Final

CELTIC: GK Paul SkinnerRB Grant Gallacher CB Jason Marr (c)CB Daniel LaffertyLB Carlo MontiRM Kevin CawleyCM Richie TowellCM Michael TidserLM Luca Santonocito CF Paul CahillaneCF Cillian Sheridan Substitutes:GK Ryan MarshallDF Kevin RossMF Michael Graham FW Declan Bunting FW Eric Foley Manager: John McLaughlanRANGERS: GK Scott GallacherRB William McLachlanCB Ross PerryCB Ross HarveyLB Steven KinniburghRM Jamie NessCM Stephen Stirling LM Andrew ShinnieFW Isa Bagci FW John Fleck (c)FW Georgios Efrem Substitutes:GK Artūrs VaičulisDF Kyle Hutton MF Thomas Kind Bendiksen FW Chris CraigFW Andrew Little Manager: Billy Kirkwood MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

References SFA – Scottish Youth Cup archive