The 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup was the 129th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was partnered by the charity Dyslexia Scotland and is known as The Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup.[1] The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Country |  Scotland |
| Teams | 161 |
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| Champions | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Runner-up | Musselburgh Athletic |
A total of 161 clubs entered the competition, one more than the previous season. Dropping out were Coupar Angus, Fochabers and Steelend Victoria, who were in abeyance. New members Aberdeen University, Grantown and Spey Valley made their debut in the competition while Lossiemouth United returned to the tournament after a period of abeyance.
The seven Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round. These were the four reigning league and cup champions:
- Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
- Bo'ness United - East Superleague
- Culter - North Superleague
- Hurlford United - Junior Cup holders
Also qualified automatically are Banks O'Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved national club licensing requirements and Girvan who qualified automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.
Calendar
editThe provisional dates for each round of the 2014–15 tournament were as follows:[3]
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
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| First Round | 27 September 2014 | 33 | 161 → 128 | 154 |
| Second Round | 25 October 2014 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 7 |
| Third Round | 22 November 2014 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none |
| Fourth Round | 17 January 2015 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fifth Round | 14 February 2015 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 14 March 2015 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 11/12 & 18/19 April 2015 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 7 June 2015 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round
editThe first round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. pavilion, Glasgow on 26 August 2014.[4][5]
1 Match played at Johnstone Burgh F.C.
2 Match played at Falkirk F.C.
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Second round
editThe second round draw took place in the Irvine Meadow Social Club, Irvine on 5 October 2014.[6][7]
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3 Match played at Stoneyburn F.C.
4 Tie switched to Banchory St. Ternan F.C.
5 Tie switched to Deveronside F.C.
6 Match played at Camelon Juniors F.C.
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Third round
editThe third round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 4 November 2014 at 12:30pm.[8]
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7 Match played at Longside F.C.
8 Match played at Montrose F.C.
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Fourth round
editThe fourth round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow on 2 December 2014.[9]
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9 Tie switched to Penicuik Athletic F.C.
10 Match played at Banks O' Dee F.C.
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Fifth round
editThe fifth round draw took place on Peter and Roughie's Football Show on STV Glasgow on 4 February 2015.[10]
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Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 February 2015.[11]
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Semi-finals
editThe draw for the Semi Final of the Dyslexia Scottish Junior Cup took place at Mar Hall Bishopton on Friday 27 March 2015 and was carried out by Steven Naismith of Everton.
First leg
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Second leg
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Final
editThe Final of the Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 7 June 2015 with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2 – 1 | Musselburgh Athletic |
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Hislop  30'Pope 60' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | 41' Sheerin |
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References
edit- ^ "Dyslexia Scotland to partner the Scottish Junior Cup". Scottish FA. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Junior Cup dates 2013/14". Scottish Junior Football Association. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Junior Cup First Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Junior Cup Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Scottish Junior Cup Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Scottish Junior Cup 2nd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Junior Cup 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Junior Cup 4th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Junior Cup 5th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Junior Cup Quarter Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 24 February 2015.