Co-Operative Insurance Cup Draw
Thursday 4th June 2009
The draw for the first round of 2009/2010 Co-Operative Insurance Cup took place this morning and Thistle were handed a home tie with Third Division Berwick Rangers.
The tie will take place at Firhill on Saturday August 1st.
Thistle played Berwick as recently as September 2007 although this encounter was a Challenge Cup tie. Thistle eventually squeezed through to the next round 3-1 winners but it took goals from Paul Di Giacomo and Paul Keegan inside the tie's last 8 minutes to see Thistle safely home.
The full draw is as follows:
Brechin City v Elgin City
Queen's Park v Queen of the South
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Annan Athletic
Stenhousemuir v St. Johnstone
Ross County v Montrose
East Stirlingshire v St. Mirren
Partick Thistle v Berwick Rangers
East Fife v Raith Rovers
Dundee v Stranraer
Stirling Albion v Ayr United
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
Cowdenbeath v Morton
Peterhead v Arbroath
Albion Rovers v Livingston
Clyde v Forfar Athletic
Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic
The scheduled dates for this season's competition are as follows:
First Round:- Saturday, 1st August, 2009
Second Round:- Tuesday 25th or Wednesday 26th August, 2009
Third Round:- Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd September, 2009
Fourth Round:- Tuesday 27th or Wednesday 28th October, 2009
Semi-Finals:- Tuesday 2nd or Wednesday 3rd February, 2010
Final :- Sunday 21st March, 2010
