2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final

The New Saints Airdrieonians 1 2
Event	2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date	24 March 2024
Venue	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Referee	Matthew MacDermid
Attendance	3,191
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The 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match on 24 March 2024 between the Cymru Premier club The New Saints and the Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians. It was the 31st final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the ninth since the SPFL was formed. It was played at Falkirk Stadium.

Route to the final

See also: 2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup

The New Saints

The New Saints (TNS), as an invited team representing the Cymru Premier, started in the Third Round where they were drawn away at Hibernian B where they won 3–0 at Meadowbank Stadium. In the next round they played East Fife at home. At their Park Hall, TNS progressed after winning 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In the quarter-finals, they overcame Arbroath 4–1 at Park Hall. In the semi-finals, they played Falkirk away at Falkirk Stadium. TNS won 1–0 becoming the second Welsh team to reach the final after Connah's Quay Nomads in 2019. TNS also entered this match looking to match the world record for consecutive wins in all competitions.

Round	Opposition	Score
Third round	Hibernian B (a)	3–0
Fourth round	East Fife (h)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (p)
Quarter-final	Arbroath (h)	4–1
Semi-final	Falkirk (a)	1–0

Airdrieonians

Airdrieonians also started in the Third Round away at the University of Stirling and won 3–2 at Forthbank Stadium. In the next round they played away against Rangers B and progressed after a 4–2 win at Cappielow. They then faced Greenock Morton at Cappielow and won 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In the semi-finals they played away at Raith Rovers and progressed to the final after a 1–0 win at Stark's Park.

Round	Opposition	Score
Third round	University of Stirling (a)	3–2
Fourth round	Rangers B (a)	4–2
Quarter-final	Greenock Morton (a)	0–0 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (p)
Semi-final	Raith Rovers (a)	1–0

Match details

24 March 2024 16:15 GMT Final	The New Saints	1–2	Airdrieonians	Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,191 Referee: Matthew MacDermid
	Clark  12'	Report	McStravick  22' Todorov  67' (pen.)

The New Saints

Airdrieonians

GK 25 Connor Roberts RB 7 Josh Daniels CB 22 Danny Davies CB 2 Josh Pask LB 3 Chris Marriott CM 19 Ben Clark 74' CM 21 Leo Smith 90' CM 10 Daniel Redmond 74' RW 18 Rory Holden 79' FW 23 Brad Young RW 17 Jordan Williams 78' Substitutes: GK 1 Reece Thompson DF 12 Blaine Hudson DF 26 Jordan Marshall 79' MF 8 Ryan Brobbel 90' MF 14 Dan Williams 74' MF 15 Jared Harlock FW 9 Declan McManus 74' FW 11 Adrian Cieślewicz 78' FW 39 Tom Jones Manager: Craig Harrison

GK 40 Robbie Hemfrey RB 2 Cammy Ballantyne CB 16 Craig Watson CB 6 Callum Fordyce LB 5 Mason Hancock CDM 4 Rhys McCabe 45' RM 28 Gavin Gallagher 54' CM 10 Adam Frizzell CB 12 Liam McStravick 61' LM 21 Charlie Telfer FW 11 Nikolay Todorov 90+3' Substitutes: GK 43 David Hutton DF 3 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair MF 8 Lewis McGregor MF 14 Dean McMaster 45' MF 19 Elliot Dunlop MF 26 Chris Donnell 61' FW 7 Josh O'Connor 54' FW 9 Calum Gallagher 90+3' FW 23 Gabby McGill Manager: Rhys McCabe

Man of the match: Nikolay Todorov (Airdrieonians)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Notes

• TNS are based in [Oswestry], England but play in the Welsh Cymru Premier