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2009–10 Scottish League Cup

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The 2009–10 Scottish League Cup was the 64th season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Rangers won the cup beating St Mirren 1–0 thanks to a goal from Kenny Miller.

The format of the competition was changed due to six Scottish clubs qualifying for European competition, two SPL clubs entered in the First Round.

Calendar

Roundurl=http://www.scottishfootballleague.co.uk/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2691title=The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 (match dates, first round draw)publisher=Scottish Football Leagueaccess-date=4 June 2009archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805204625/http://www.scottishfootballleague.co.uk/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2691archive-date=5 August 2009url-status=dead}}FixturesClubs
First roundSaturday 1 August 20091632 → 16
Second roundTuesday/Wednesday 25/26 August 20091020 → 10
Third roundTuesday/Wednesday 22/23 September 2009816 → 8
Quarter-finalsTuesday/Wednesday 27/28 October 200948 → 4
Semi-finalsTuesday/Wednesday 3/4 February 201024 → 2
FinalSunday 21 March 201012 → 1

Note: the 4 best placed SPL teams not competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 2nd round and the 6 teams who are competing in European competition enter the tournament in the 3rd round.

First round

All 30 SFL clubs entered here, along with St Johnstone (as the team promoted to the SPL), and St Mirren (as the eleventh placed SPL team). The draw was held on 4 June 2009. Byers McKenna Wilson Burns Eagle Imrie Sanchez Deuchar Samuel Gardyne Morrison Stewart Rodgers O'Donnell Buchanan Erskine Muir Tadé Williamson Harkins Cameron McMenamin Griffiths A. Aitken MacFarlane Bishop Raeside Barr McCusker Fotheringham Deasley Kirk Burke Bell Source: BBC Sport

Second round

The 16 winners of the first round entered here, along with the remaining 4 SPL clubs not to have qualified for Europe. These were Dundee United, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, and Hamilton Academical. Rooney Bulvītis Munro R.Campbell Antoine-Curier Tod Campbell Morais Deuchar Samuel Goodwillie Riordan Hanlon Brittain Kyle Mehmet Source: BBC Sport

Third round

The 10 winners of the second round entered here, along with the 6 Scottish clubs to have qualified for Europe. These were Rangers, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell. Forsyth Griffiths McCourt Killen Stewart Millar Morris Dorman Bulvītis Forbes Munro Proctor Novo Russell Source: BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 24 September 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 26 October. MacKenzie Fleck Dods Ross Craigan Source: BBC Sport

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh on 9 November 2009. The ties were played in the week commencing 1 February 2010. McCulloch Source: BBC Sport

Final

Main article: 2010 Scottish League Cup Final

The Final took place on Sunday 21 March. Wilson Miller

Awards

A team, player and young player were chosen by the Scottish sports press as the top performers in each round.

RoundTeamPlayerYoung playerRef
R1Chris Erskine (Partick Thistle)
R2Ross CountyDavid Weatherston (Queen of the South)Paul Hanlon (Hibernian)
R3DundeePaddy McCourt (Celtic)Leigh Griffiths (Dundee)
QFHeart of MidlthianAndy Dorman (St Mirren)John Fleck (Rangers)
SFSt MirrenBilly Mehmet (St Mirren)Danny Wilson (Rangers)

Media coverage

The 2009/10 Scottish League Cup was shown live in the UK on BBC One Scotland and in Ireland on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1. In Australia it was shown live on Setanta Sports Australia. In US, The Caribbean and Canada it was broadcast live on Setanta Premium.

References

References

  1. (21 March 2010). "St Mirren 0 – 1 Rangers". BBC Sport.
  2. (20 May 2009). "SPL trio face early start in cup". BBC Sport.
  3. "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 (match dates, first round draw)". Scottish Football League.
  4. (24 August 2009). "Co-operative Insurance Cup". [[The Scotsman.
  5. (20 September 2009). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Second Round Awards". SPFL.
  6. (21 September 2009). "Weatherston ready for Rangers after cup award". [[Scottish Television.
  7. (16 October 2009). "The Co-operative Insurance 2009/10 Third Round Awards". SPFL.
  8. (30 October 2009). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Fourth Round Awards". SPFL.
  9. (30 October 2009). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Fourth Round Awards (2)". SPFL.
  10. (11 February 2010). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Semi-Final Awards". SPFL.
  11. (11 February 2010). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup 2009/10 Semi-Final Awards (2)". SPFL.
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