2002 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Brechin City had few chances to score and Queen of the South held on to win the tournament and a national cup competition for the first time.

[9] Queen's Park scored first through James Allan after 26 minutes but Brechin equalised before half time with a goal from Marc Millar.

[10] Queen of the South also entered the first round and were drawn to play Third Division club Peterhead away from home at Balmoor Stadium.

[12] Queen of the South dominated the majority of the game and scored two late goals in the second half from John O'Neill and Peter Weatherson to progress to the next round as 2–0 winners.

[15] Sean O'Connor scored the winning goal for Queen of the South with only seven minutes left to play but shortly before the end sustained an injury from a tackle by Reilly which resulted in his sending off.

Despite Dumbarton's efforts, Queen of the South sealed the victory with a goal from Derek Lyle in the final minute of the match to win 2–0 and progress to the semi-finals.

[18] With four teams left in the tournament, Queen of the South travelled to Love Street to face fellow First Division club St Mirren.

At the time of the final Queen of the South were in bad league form, ranking second-last in the First Division with only two wins and eight points from 10 games.

[29] Peter Weatherson had a similar opportunity for Queen of the South after a pass from Derek Lyle but was also saved by Brechin's goalkeeper, David Hay.

[29] Weatherson almost scored again shortly before half time when he headed the ball into goalkeeper Hay's hands after a Robbie Neilson cross.

[21] Brechin's best chance of the game came in the 58th minute when Charlie King's 20-yard shot forced goalkeeper Goram to make his first proper save of the match.

With three minutes left to play, Queen of the South had an opportunity to extend their lead further when Sean O'Connor's attempted header was hit wide from a corner kick by McAlpine.

However, Queen of the South have made two further appearances in the final of the tournament since the match; losing to Ross County in 2010 and beating Partick Thistle in 2013.