2018–19 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2018–19 Scottish Junior Cup was the 133rd season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The competition was sponsored by Macron in the first year of a three-year deal and is known as the Macron Scottish Junior Cup.

2018–19 Macron Scottish Junior Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams129
Defending championsAuchinleck Talbot
Final positions
ChampionsAuchinleck Talbot
Runner-upLargs Thistle
Tournament statistics
Matches played139
Goals scored629 (4.53 per match)

All statistics correct as of 2 June 2019.

A total of 129 clubs entered the competition, which was 28 fewer than the previous season. This was due to 25 teams leaving the Junior ranks for the East of Scotland League along with Cruden Bay, Inverness City, and Lewis United not entering the tournament.

Auchinleck Talbot were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title with a 2–0 win over Largs Thistle in the final.

Calendar

edit

The dates for each round of the 2018–19 tournament are as follows:[1]

Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round
First round 15 September 2018 1 129 → 128 125
Second round 29 September 2018 64 128 → 64 4
Third round 27 October 2018 32 64 → 32 none
Fourth round 24 November 2018 16 32 → 16 none
Fifth round 26 January 2019 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 23 February 2019 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 30 March and 6 April 2019 4 4 → 2 none
Final 2 June 2019 1 2 → 1 none

Drawn matches are replayed and replays that end in a draw proceed direct to a penalty shootout, there is no extra time. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs with the winner on aggregate progressing to the final. If the aggregate score is tied at the end of the second leg, the match will also proceed direct to a penalty shootout.

First round

edit

The four Junior clubs competing in the Scottish Cup were not included in the draw for the first round:

Also qualified automatically for the second round were Banks O'Dee, who achieved national club licensing requirements, and Girvan, who qualify automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.

The first and second round draws took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 23 August 2018.

Home team Score Away team
15 September 2018
Colony Park 4–2 Kirriemuir Thistle

Second round

edit
Home team Score Away team
29 September 2018
Kinnoull 2–0 Saltcoats Victoria
Cambuslang Rangers 5–0 Fraserburgh United
Troon 5–1 Lochee Harp
Blantyre Victoria 2–2 Vale of Clyde
Auchinleck Talbot 4–2 Forfar West End
Cumnock Juniors w/o1 Coupar Angus
Cumbernauld United 1–2 Glenafton Athletic
Ellon United 3–2 Forth Wanderers
Girvan 2–0 Culter
Bellshill Athletic 4–0 Burghead Thistle
Islavale 3–0 Vale of Leven
Lochore Welfare 2–4 Fauldhouse United
Pollok 9–0 Buchanhaven Hearts
Dundee Violet 4–2 Maryhill
East End 2–1 Lochgelly Albert
New Elgin 1–1 Whitehills
Rosyth 1–02 Newmains United
Carnoustie Panmure 3–0 Longside
Kirkcaldy YMCA 0–3 Renfrew
Muirkirk 2–2 Yoker Athletic
Gartcairn 3–23 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Arthurlie 3–0 Forres Thistle
Tayport 3–1 Port Glasgow
Rutherglen Glencairn 8–0 Deveronside
Bridge of Don Thistle 2–1 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Maybole 2–2 Aberdeen University
Kilwinning Rangers 3–1 Beith
Benburb 0–4 Broughty Athletic
Banks O'Dee 6–0 Dyce Juniors
Scone Thistle 0–1 Neilston
Hurlford United 10–0 Dufftown
Spey Valley United 2–7 Harthill Royal
Home team Score Away team
29 September 2018
Livingston United 0–2 Kilsyth Rangers
Glenrothes 3–0 Brechin Victoria
Wishaw 2–0 West Calder United
Hermes 4–3 Newburgh
Lochee United 6–2 Dalry Thistle
Glasgow Perthshire 1–6 St. Roch's
St. Anthony's 0–3 Irvine Meadow XI
Irvine Victoria 1–9 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Petershill 1–2 Darvel
Royal Albert 5–3 Lugar Boswell Thistle
Annbank United 5–0 Ardeer Thistle
Hall Russell United 4–3 Kennoway Star Hearts
Glentanar 1–3 Carluke Rovers
Colony Park 4–1 Stonehaven
Ashfield 1–0 Banchory St Ternan
Nairn St Ninian 3–0 Buckie Rovers
Clydebank 4–0 Armadale Thistle
Thornton Hibs 7–1 Stoneywood Parkvale
East Kilbride Thistle 1–0 Montrose Roselea
Arbroath Victoria 0–9 Largs Thistle
Bathgate Thistle 1–2 Craigmark Burntonians
Newmachar United 1–3 Whitburn
Kello Rovers 2–1 Blairgowrie
Shettleston 0–1 Dundee North End
Whitletts Victoria 2–2 Lanark United
Thorniewood United 0–3 Dundee East Craigie
Shotts Bon Accord 3–2 Maud
Greenock 2–5 Rossvale
Stoneyburn 2–4 Luncarty
Sunnybank 0–3 Lesmahagow
Downfield 7–1 Larkhall Thistle
Pumpherston 3–1 Forfar Albion

1 Tie awarded to Cumnock Juniors as Coupar Angus unable to raise side.[2]
2 Tie played at Victoria Park, Newmains after Rosyth's Fleet Grounds deemed unsuitable to host match.[3]
3 Tie played at Valefield Park, Kilbirnie after Gartcairn's MTC Park deemed unsuitable to host match.[4]

Replays

edit
Home team Score Away team
Vale of Clyde 0–7 Blantyre Victoria
Whitehills 1–3 New Elgin
Yoker Athletic 3–3
(4–5p)
Muirkirk
Aberdeen University 1–0 Maybole
Lanark United 2–0 Whitletts Victoria

Third round

edit

The third round draw took place at the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper in Glasgow on 9 October 2018.[5]

Home team Score Away team
27 October 2018
New Elgin 0–7 Luncarty
Pollok 0–0 Cumnock Juniors
Ashfield 4–2 Neilston
Renfrew 2–1 Fauldhouse United
Wishaw 1–1 Lanark United
Pumpherston 1–4 Blantyre Victoria
Kinnoull 0–3 Clydebank
St Roch's 4–1 Downfield
Hurlford United 2–1 Broughty Athletic
Tayport 1–5 Rossvale
Colony Park 1–6 Cambuslang Rangers
Gartcairn Juniors 0–24 Lochee United
Darvel 4–2 Whitburn
Muirkirk 2–2 Girvan
East End 0–3 Dundee North End
Largs Thistle 4–0 Shotts Bon Accord
Home team Score Away team
27 October 2018
Bridge of Don Thistle 3–5 Rosyth
Carnoustie Panmure 5–0 Aberdeen University
Troon 4–2 Nairn St. Ninian
Kilsyth Rangers 2–0 Irvine Meadow
Carluke Rovers 1–0 Hermes
Craigmark Burntonians 4–1 East Craigie
Ellon United 1–3 Glenafton Athletic
Royal Albert 2–2 Harthill Royal
Banks O' Dee 5–1 East Kilbride Thistle
Annbank United 2–1 Kello Rovers
Glenrothes 8–0 Hall Russell United
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–3 Thornton Hibs
Arthurlie 1–3 Dundee Violet
Islavale 1–4 Rutherglen Glencairn
Kilwinning Rangers 2–0 Bellshill Athletic
3 November 2018
Auchinleck Talbot 9–1 Lesmahagow

4 Tie played at Petershill Park, Glasgow after Gartcairn's MTC Park deemed unsuitable to host match.[6]

Replays

edit
3 November 2018
Home team  Score  Away team
Cumnock Juniors 1–3 Pollok
Girvan 4–4
(6–5p)
Muirkirk
Harthill Royal 3–3
(3–5p)
Royal Albert
Lanark United 2–1 Wishaw

Fourth round

edit
Home team Score Away team
24 November 2018
Glenafton Athletic 0–0 Pollok
Craigmark Burntonians 2–1 Glenrothes
Carluke Rovers 1–3 Lochee United
Royal Albert 1–3 Clydebank
Kilsyth Rangers 1–3 Hurlford United
Darvel 1–2 Largs Thistle
Kilwinning Rangers 3–1 Banks O' Dee
St Roch's 3–0 Luncarty
Lanark United 1–1 Rossvale
Dundee North End 0–4 Cambuslang Rangers
Rutherglen Glencairn 7–1 Ashfield
Girvan 7–1 Dundee Violet
Rosyth 2–0 Annbank United
1 December 2018
Carnoustie Panmure 1–3 Troon
8 December 2018
Blantyre Victoria 0–4 Auchinleck Talbot
Thornton Hibs 2–05 Renfrew

5Tie played at Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy.[7]

Replays

edit
Home team Score Away team
1 December 2018
Pollok 1–1
(3–0p)
Glenafton Athletic
Rossvale 3–1 Lanark United

Fifth round

edit
Home team Score Away team
26 January 2019
Kilwinning Rangers 6–2 Thornton Hibs
Largs Thistle 1–1 St Roch's
Cambuslang Rangers 0–1 Troon
Rossvale 1–1 Hurlford United
Pollok 8–2 Rosyth
Auchinleck Talbot 4–1 Rutherglen Glencairn
9 February 2019
Girvan 1–7 Clydebank
Craigmark Burntonians 0–4 Lochee United

Replays

edit
Home team Score Away team
9 February 2019
St Roch's 2–5 Largs Thistle
Hurlford United 4–3 Rossvale

Quarter-finals

edit
Home team Score Away team
23 February 2019
Largs Thistle 5–0 Kilwinning Rangers
Troon 0–2 Lochee United
Hurlford United 1–1 Clydebank
Pollok 0–3 Auchinleck Talbot

Replay

edit
Home team Score Away team
2 March 2019
Clydebank 1–3 Hurlford United

Semi-finals

edit

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 7 March 2019.

First leg

edit
Lochee United1–4Auchinleck Talbot
Thomson Park, Dundee

Largs Thistle2–2Hurlford United
Barrfields Park, Largs

Second leg

edit
Hurlford United1–2Largs Thistle
Blair Park, Hurlford

Largs Thistle won 4–3 on aggregate.


Auchinleck Talbot2–0Lochee United
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

Auchinleck Talbot won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

edit

The Final of the Macron Scottish Junior Cup was played at New Douglas Park, Hamilton on Sunday 2 June with a 4.10pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC Alba. Both teams wore their away strips.

Auchinleck Talbot2–0Largs Thistle
  • McCracken   3'
  • Samson   38'
Report
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Peter Stuart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

edit
  1. ^ "Junior Cup dates 2018-19". Scottish Junior Football Association. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Cumnock Juniors FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Club news!..." www.facebook.com. Rosyth Football Club. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Gartcairn F.A. Juniors". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Macron Scottish Junior Cup Draw". www.scottishjuniorfa.com. SJFA. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "LOCHEE 'S LATEST JUNIOR CUP WIN 27TH OCTOBER 2018". www.locheeunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ Turnbull, Craig (4 December 2018). "Thornton Hibs switch Scottish Junior Cup fourth round tie to Stark's Park". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.