the first round draw paired st mirren with forfar athletic at love street with the home team winning 1–0 after extra time. the second round was a trip to dumfries to face queen of the south at palmerston park with the buddies producing 2–1 win to progress to the quarter-finals. the opponents drawn were stenhousemuir at home in the quarter-finals and st mirren won 3–2. the reward for reaching the semi-final was a home game at against renfrewshire rivals, greenock morton with st mirren edging out the opponents to win 4–2 on penalties after 0–0 after extra time. st mirren reached the scottish challenge cup final for the second time, since losing the 1993 final against falkirk.