2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup

The 2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup was the 26th season of the competition. The holders Rangers were defeated by under-19 league winners Hibernian in the final.

Calendar Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First Round 14 September 2008 5 Second Round 12 October 2008 18 Third Round 7 November 2008 16 32 → 16 Fourth Round 5 December 2008 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 15 February 2009 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 28 March 2009 2 4 → 2 Final 29 April 2009 1 2 → 1

First round Home teamScoreAway teamFalkirk2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFraserburgh1 – 3DeveronvaleSpartans8 – 2Berwick RangersStranraer4 – 3Newton StewartWigtown & Bladnoch0 – 9Annan Athletic

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAnnan Athletic1 – 4Gala FairydeanAyr United2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 pen.) KilmarnockClachnacuddin4 – 0Cove RangersEast Stirlingshire1 – 5DumbartonEdinburgh City3 – 2Airdrie UnitedFalkirk6 – 0SpartansHuntly2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 pen.)DeveronvaleKeith1 – 3Inverurie Loco WorksNairn County3 – 7Brora RangersPreston Athletic3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 pen.)Civil Service StrollersQueen's Park5 – 0Alloa AthleticQueen of the South2 – 0Threave RoversStenhousemuir1 – 0ClydeSt Mirren3 – 1MontroseStirling Albion0 – 2DundeePartick Thistle1 – 0ArbroathRoss County3 – 0Elgin CitySt Cuthbert Wanderers0 – 7Stranraer

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamCivil Service Strollers2 – 0DeveronvaleCowdenbeath4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Partick ThistleDumbarton3 – 2Edinburgh CityFalkirk1 – 0AberdeenHamilton Academical5 – 0ClachnacuddinHeart of Midlothian7 – 0Queen of the SouthInverness CT8 – 2Annan AthleticInverurie Loco Works0 – 6Raith RoversLivingston2 – 1DundeeMotherwell4 – 0KilmarnockQueen's Park3 – 2St JohnstoneRangers6 – 0Brora RangersRoss County5 – 1Dalbeattie StarStenhousemuir0 – 2HibernianStranraer0 – 11CelticSt Mirren1 – 0Dundee United

Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamSt Mirren0 – 2Inverness CTFalkirk3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Heart of MidlothianQueen's Park2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 pen.)Hamilton AcademicalRangers3 – 1DumbartonRoss County0 – 8HibernianCeltic7 – 0CowdenbeathRaith Rovers6 – 1Civil Service StrollersMotherwell2 – 1Livingston

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical0 – 2FalkirkHibernian5 – 0Raith RoversMotherwell3 – 4 (a.e.t.)RangersInverness CT0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 pen.)Celtic

Semi-finals

Final

RANGERS: GK Grant Adam RB Darren ColeCB Ross PerryCB Danny WilsonLB Gregg WyldeRM Kyle HuttonCM Stephen StirlingCM Jamie NessLM Kal Naismith CF Archie CampbellCF Kane Hemmings Substitutes:GK Artūrs Vaičulis DF Scott DurieMF Gordon Dick MF Dylan McGeouchFW Isa Bagci Manager: Billy KirkwoodHIBERNIAN: GK Thomas FlynnRB Ally ParkCB Ewan Moyes CB Scott SmithLB Callum BoothRM Ollie RussellCM David WotherspoonCM Lee CurrieLM Fergus Bell CF Kurtis ByrneCF Patrick Deane Substitutes:GK Lewis GrahamDF Matthew Welch MF Darren Kelly MF Keith MurrayFW Scott Taggart Manager: Alistair Stevenson 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