2010–11 Scottish Junior Cup

201011 Emirates Junior Cup
Country  Scotland
Teams 162
Champions Auchinleck Talbot
Runners-up Musselburgh Athletic
Top goal scorer(s) Richie Barr - Irvine Meadow
Alain Kinney - Kilbirnie Ladeside
Kenny McLean - Beith Juniors
all 9 goals [1]

The 2010–11 Scottish Junior Cup was the 125th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition is sponsored by Emirates and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes.[2] Auchinleck Talbot won the competition for a record ninth time, defeating Musselburgh Athletic 21 after extra-time.[3]

All 162 member clubs of the SJFA entered this seasons tournament, a rise from 159 in season 2009–10. Newmachar United entered in their debut Junior season, Stonehouse Violet returned after one year in abeyance and RAF Lossiemouth were re-admitted after one seasons suspension owing to an unfulfilled fixture in the 2008–09 competition.[4]

The final of the competition was broadcast live on BBC ALBA.[5]

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round
First Round 2 October 2010 34 162 → 128 68
Second Round 30 October 2010 64 128 → 64 94
Third Round 27 November 2010 32 64 → 32 none
Fourth Round 22 January 2011 16 32 → 16 none
Fifth Round 26 February 2011 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 19 March 2011 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 16 & 23 April 2011 4 4 → 2 none
Final 29 May 2011 1 2 → 1 none

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout.

First Round

The First Round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 30 August 2010.

Home team Score Away team
Oakley United 1–2 Beith Juniors
Burghead Thistle 1–6 Vale of Leven
Bishopmill United 0–21 St Anthony's
Stoneywood 2–2 Cumbernauld United
Dundee North End 0–2 Vale of Clyde
Auchinleck Talbot 4–1 Kirkcaldy YM
Irvine Meadow 9–0 Buchanhaven Hearts
Sauchie 9–0 Nairn St Ninian
Spartans Juniors 3–3 Ballingry Rovers
Maybole 0–2 Shettleston
Lanark United 3–1 Inverness City
New Elgin 0–4 Port Glasgow
Home team Score Away team
Islavale 2–1 West Calder United
Hurlford United 4–1 Hillhead
Wishaw 1–4 Annbank United
Bo'ness United 1–0 Dundee Violet
Kelty Hearts 0–1 Glenrothes
Larkhall Thistle 3–0 Fauldhouse United
Blairgowrie 2–0 Maud
Whitburn 6–0 RAF Lossiemouth
Dundee East Craigie 2–1 Crossgates Primrose
Hall Russell United 0–6 Armadale Thistle
Steelend Victoria 1–3 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Home team Score Away team
Blantyre Victoria 8–1 Irvine Victoria
Cumnock Juniors 1–1 Benburb
Parkvale 2–3 Lesmahagow
Ashfield 6–4 Carluke Rovers
Kilbirnie Ladeside 4–0 Newmachar United
Kilwinning Rangers 1–1 Penicuik Athletic
Buckie Rovers 0–2 Yoker Athletic
Largs Thistle 2–0 Royal Albert
Camelon Juniors 1–2 Pollok
Kirrie Thistle 1–2 Stoneyburn
East Kilbride Thistle 2–2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

1 Tie played at Elgin City F.C.

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Cumbernauld United 3–0 Stoneywood
Ballingry Rovers 0–0 Spartans Juniors
Ballingry Rovers win 4–2 on penalties
Home team Score Away team
Benburb 1–3 Cumnock Juniors
Penicuik Athletic 0–1 Kilwinning Rangers
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 4–1 East Kilbride Thistle

Second Round

The Second Round draw took place in the Linlithgow Rose Social Club on 10 October 2010.

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen East End 3–3 Bankfoot Athletic
Pollok 0–1 Neilston Juniors
Thorniewood United 2–32 Lochee Harp
St Anthony's 0–3 Shettleston
Longside 0–2 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Kinnoull 2–2 Bo'ness United
Whitburn 3–6 Cumnock Juniors
Banchory St. Ternan 1–1 Newburgh
Dufftown 0–5 Haddington Athletic
Luncarty 0–3 Lochee United
Kello Rovers 3–5 Banks O' Dee
Dyce Juniors 0–0 Stoneyburn
Forth Wanderers 1–2 Greenock Juniors
Blairgowrie 4–0 Deveronside
Newtongrange Star 6–1 Fraserburgh United
Glenafton Athletic 1–4 Bellshill Athletic
Kilbirnie Ladeside 5–4 Newmains United
Larkhall Thistle 3–2 Annbank United
Yoker Athletic 1–1 Saltcoats Victoria
Lugar Boswell Thistle 0–0 Lochgelly Albert
Downfield 2–3 Rosyth
Port Glasgow 0–0 Troon
Home team Score Away team
Harthill Royal 0–9 Tayport
Livingston United 1–2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Whitehills 3–1 Fochabers
Dunipace 1–3 Lochore Welfare
Lanark United 2–1 Ballingry Rovers
Cruden Bay 0–8 Rutherglen Glencairn
Irvine Meadow 3–1 Bathgate Thistle
Blantyre Victoria 2–23 Ashfield
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 4–2 Johnstone Burgh
Dundee East Craigie 2–2 Stonehaven
Thornton Hibs 1–3 Kilsyth Rangers
Petershill 3–1 Dalkeith Thistle
Dundonald Bluebell 0–5 Auchinleck Talbot
Shotts Bon Accord 2–0 Lesmahagow
Jeanfield Swifts 1–4 Tranent
Broughty Athletic 2–0 Stonehouse Violet
Coupar Angus 1–4 Glasgow Perthshire
Edinburgh United 6–4 Girvan
Brechin Victoria 2–3 Dunbar United
Forres Thistle 0–6 Musselburgh Athletic
Carnoustie Panmure 1–2 Sauchie
Home team Score Away team
Forfar Albion 1–3 Culter
Maryhill 4–0 Glentanar
Renfrew 2–1 Largs Thistle
Lossiemouth United 1–4 Forfar West End
Arbroath Sporting Club 1–2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Dalry Thistle 7–1 St Roch's
Arniston Rangers 0–3 Arthurlie
Vale of Clyde 1–0 Kilwinning Rangers
Craigmark Burntonians 4–9 Sunnybank
Cambuslang Rangers 3–0 Montrose Roselea
Linlithgow Rose 1–0 Clydebank
Beith Juniors 5–1 Hurlford United
Darvel 4–1 Hermes
Cumbernauld United 0–2 Vale of Leven
Blackburn United 1–2 Pumpherston
Glenrothes 2–1 Scone Thistle
Islavale 1–0 Lewis United
Arbroath Victoria 1–4 St Andrews United
Whitletts Victoria 5–0 Ellon United
Ardeer Thistle 1–2 Broxburn Athletic
Muirkirk 2–04 Armadale Thistle

2 Tie played at Bellshill Athletic F.C.
3 Tie played at Ashfield F.C.
4 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Bankfoot Athletic 4–0 Aberdeen East End
Bo'ness United 4–0 Kinnoull
Newburgh 0–2 Banchory St Ternan
Stoneyburn 3–2 Dyce
Ashfield 11 Blantyre Victoria
Blantyre Victoria win 43 on penalties
Home team Score Away team
Saltcoats Victoria 0–1 Yoker Athletic
Lochgelly Albert 3–3 Lugar Boswell Thistle
Lugar Boswell Thistle win 3–1 on penalties
Troon 0–4 Port Glasgow
Stonehaven 1–2 Dundee East Craigie

Third Round

The Third Round draw took place in the Evening Times newspaper offices, Glasgow, on 9 November 2010.

After nine weather-related postponements, the tie between Blantyre Victoria and Broughty Athletic finally went ahead at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell, and became the first ever competitive match to be played indoors in Scotland.[6][7]

Home team Score Away team
Tayport 00 Petershill
Lanark United 01 Whitletts Victoria
Maryhill 50 Muirkirk
Forfar West End 13 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Stoneyburn 15 Musselburgh Athletic
Haddington Athletic 21 Rosyth
Lochore Welfare 03 Cumnock Juniors
Neilston Juniors 10 Vale of Clyde
Larkhall Thistle 12 Greenock Juniors
Edinburgh United 25 Arthurlie
St Andrews United 12 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Sunnybank 21 Glasgow Perthshire
Sauchie 41 Cambuslang Rangers
Banchory St Ternan 02 Vale of Leven
Glenrothes 30 Tranent
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 52 Banks O' Dee
Home team Score Away team
Blantyre Victoria 125 Broughty Athletic
Yoker Athletic 14 Bo'ness United
Shotts Bon Accord 01 Bellshill Athletic
Darvel 12 Kilsyth Rangers
Linlithgow Rose 22 Auchinleck Talbot
Shettleston 31 Port Glasgow
Newtongrange Star 11 Beith Juniors
Kilbirnie Ladeside 80 Blairgowrie
Dalry Thistle 21 Rutherglen Glencairn
Culter 006 Broxburn Athletic
Renfrew 22 Lochee United
Lochee Harp 01 Lugar Boswell Thistle
Irvine Meadow 90 Dundee East Craigie
Whitehills 12 Dunbar United
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 40 Pumpherston
Islavale 227 Bankfoot Athletic

5 Tie played at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
6 Tie played at Montrose F.C.
7 Tie played at Buckie Rovers F.C.

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Lochee United 23 Renfrew
Bankfoot Athletic 228 Islavale
Bankfoot Athletic win 32 on penalties
Auchinleck Talbot 21 Linlithgow Rose
Beith Juniors 62 Newtongrange Star
Petershill 00 Tayport
Petershill win 54 on penalties
Broxburn Athletic 33 Culter
Culter win 43 on penalties

8 Tie played at Scone Thistle F.C.

Fourth Round

The Fourth Round draw took place at Hampden Park on 11 January 2011.

Home team Score Away team
Dalry Thistle 51 Neilston Juniors
Greenock Juniors 22 Beith Juniors
Lugar Boswell Thistle 23 Haddington Athletic
Glenrothes 21 Arthurlie
Cumnock Juniors 03 Auchinleck Talbot
Dunbar United 11 Petershill
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 40 Vale of Leven
Sunnybank 22 Sauchie
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 32 Culter
Bellshill Athletic 12 Bo'ness United
Broughty Athletic 04 Musselburgh Athletic
Kilsyth Rangers 13 Irvine Meadow
Maryhill 33 Shettleston
Whitletts Victoria 11 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 11 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Renfrew 10 Bankfoot Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Sauchie 309 Sunnybank
Kilbirnie Ladeside 21 Whitletts Victoria
Beith Juniors 51 Greenock Juniors
Shettleston 20 Maryhill
Petershill 11 Dunbar United
Petershill win 53 on penalties
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 21 Hill of Beath Hawthorn

9 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.

Fifth Round

The Fifth Round draw took place in the Scottish Sun newspaper offices on 15 February 2011. The date for the Fifth Round ties was also revised to 26 February 2011.[8]

Home team Score Away team
Auchinleck Talbot 41 Sauchie
Petershill 01 Bo'ness United
Shettleston 04 Irvine Meadow
Kilbirnie Ladeside 33 Beith Juniors
Glenrothes 12 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Dalry Thistle 21 Haddington Athletic
Musselburgh Athletic 50 Renfrew
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 26 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Beith Juniors 01 Kilbirnie Ladeside

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Real Radio on Tuesday 8 March 2011.[9]

Home team Score Away team
Bo'ness United 40 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Dalry Thistle 31 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Irvine Meadow 13 Auchinleck Talbot
Musselburgh Athletic 20 Kilbirnie Ladeside

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place at Hampden Park on 31 March 2011.[10]

First leg

16 April 2011
14:30
Musselburgh Athletic 1 0 Dalry Thistle
Chris King
Olivebank Stadium, Musselburgh
Referee: Kevin Graham

16 April 2011
14:30
Auchinleck Talbot 2 0 Bo'ness United
Bryan Young
David Gillies
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck
Referee: Barry Cook

Second leg

23 April 2011
14:30
Dalry Thistle 1 1
(aggregate 1 2)
Musselburgh Athletic
James Canning Report Scott Gibson
Merksworth Park, Dalry
Referee: Paul Robertson

23 April 2011
14:30
Bo'ness United 1 3
(aggregate 1 5)
Auchinleck Talbot
Grant Plenderleith Report James Latta
Gavin Collins
David Gillies
Newtown Park, Bo'ness
Referee: Don Robertson

Final

29 May 2011
15:00
Auchinleck Talbot 2 1 (a.e.t.) Musselburgh Athletic
Michael McCann  43'
Bryan Young  93'
Report Chris King  76'
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Greg Aitken
GK 1 Andy Leishman
RM 2 James Latta  71'
LB 3 Liam McVey
CB 4 Ricky Robb
CB 5 Gavin Collins
CM 6 Colin Spence  84'
LM 7 Bryan Young
CM 8 Steven White
CF 9 Michael McCann  107'
CF 10 John Boyle
RB 11 Bryan Slavin
Substitutes:
CF 12 David Gillies  71'
CM 14 Kenny Connolly  84'
15 Stuart Davidson
CF 16 Stevie Mallan  107'
17 John O'Neill
18 Martin McGoldrick
19 Graham Smith
Manager:
Tommy Sloan
GK 1 Kieron Renton
RB 2 Chris Gordon
LB 3 Alan Morgan
CB 4 Scott Gibson
CB 5 Guy Kerr
CM 6 Calvin Shand  108'
RM 7 Graeme Beveridge
CM 8 Chris King
CF 9 Kris Renton
CF 10 Matti King  117'
LM 11 Paul Tansey  64'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Brian Murray  64'
MF 14 Ollie Russell  108'
15 Jerry Draper
MF 16 Andy Porteous  117'
17 Iain Ramage
18 Wes Mitchell
19 Ally Adams
Manager:
David McGlynn

References

  1. Campbell, Scott (18 June 2011). "Gold Barr". The Scottish Sun (Glasgow).
  2. "Emirates Airlines announce deal to sponsor Scottish Junior Cup at first round draw". The Herald. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Vallance, Matt (30 May 2011). "Auchinleck Talbot 2 - 1 Musselburgh Athletic". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. McLeod, Keith; Ferguson, John (27 September 2008). "RAF team training for war are kicked out by Scottish Juniors chiefs". Daily Record (Glasgow).
  5. "Junior Cup final live on BBC ALBA". Cumnock Chronicle. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  6. Parks, Gordon (14 February 2011). "Scottish Junior Cup: Blantyre Vics 1 Broughty Athletic 2". Daily Record (Glasgow).
  7. McGilvray, Andrew (17 February 2011). "Blantyre Vics Created Scottish Junior Cup History". Hamilton Advertiser.
  8. "Emirates Junior Cup 5th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 7 February 2011.
  9. "Emirates Junior Cup - Quarter Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 March 2011.
  10. "Emirates Junior Cup Semi Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 29 March 2011.

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