Finals 2016-Present
Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
2016-17 | Dundee United | 2 | St. Mirren | 1 |
2017-18 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | Dumbarton | 0 |
2018-19 | Ross County | 3 | Connah’s Quay Nomads | 1 |
2019-20 | Final Cancelled: Finalists: Raith Rovers | c | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | c |
Report
Dundee United won the first Challenge Cupto feature teams from outside Scotland in 2016-17 with a 2-1 victory over St. Mirren. The following year Inverness Caledonian Thistle won 1-0 against Dumbarton in the Final and in 2018-19 Ross County defeated the firstnon-Scottish side to reach the Final, by defeating Connah’s Quay Nomads from Wales 3-1 in the Final. The 2019-20 Final between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.
About
The Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup is an Association Football (Soccer) which includes teams from Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier Football League U21s, Highland Football League, Lowland Football League, English National League, Welsh Premier League, the Northern Ireland Football League and the League of Ireland. It was originally from 1990-91 the Scottish Challenge Cup before incorporating teams from other leagues in the Atlantic Isles from 2016-17 onwards.
References
Images
[1] Scottish Professional Football League (2020) Tunnocks Website [Internet] Available from:https://spfl.co.uk/cms-content/images/shares/Tunnocks%20Website.png [Accessed 1 November 2020]
Websites
[2] Scottish Professional Football League (2020) Challenge Cup Winners [Internet] Available from: https://spfl.co.uk/league/challenge-cup/winners [Accessed 1 November 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 1 November 2020
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