2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Teams | 158 |
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Champions | Beith Juniors |
Runner-up | Pollok |
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The 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup is the 130th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition is sponsored by ETHX Energy and is known as The ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup.[1] The winner of this competition is eligible to enter the following seasons Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]
A total of 158 clubs are entered to this year's competition, three fewer than the previous season. Dropping out are Ballingry Rovers who have folded and Harthill Royal, Luncarty, Portgordon Victoria and Whitehills who are in abeyance. North Region sides Glentanar and Islavale did not enter. New members Easthouses Lily MW and Gartcairn FA Juniors make their debut in the competition while Coupar Angus and Fochabers return to the tournament after a year in abeyance.
Contents
First round
The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, are not included in the draw for the first round:
- Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division champions and Junior Cup holders
- Kelty Hearts - East Superleague champions
- Hermes - North Superleague champions
Also qualified automatically are Banks O'Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved national club licensing requirements and Girvan who qualify automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 August 2015.[3]
Replays
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Second round
The second round draw took place at Mar Hall, Erskine on 6 October 2015.[4]
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Replays
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Third round
The third round draw took place at The Sun offices in Glasgow on 3 November 2015.[5]
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1 Match played at Pollok F.C.
Replays
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2 Match played at Tranent Juniors F.C.
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place at the Evening Times offices in Glasgow on 9 December 2015.[6]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Kennoway Star Hearts | 2 – 7 | Pollok |
Kelty Hearts | 8 – 0 | Renfrew |
Auchinleck Talbot | 3 – 0 | Cumnock Juniors |
Linlithgow Rose | 1 – 1 | Irvine Meadow |
Kilwinning Rangers | 3 – 0 | Arniston Rangers |
Camelon Juniors | 1 – 0 | Dundee North End |
Kilbirnie Ladeside | 3 – 0 | Tayport |
Glenrothes | 4 – 5 3 | Hermes |
Oakley United | 0 – 1 | Carnoustie Panmure |
Darvel Juniors | 2 – 1 | Troon |
Scone Thistle | 1 – 5 | Beith Juniors |
Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 0 – 3 | Petershill |
Hurlford United | 5 – 3 | Dalkeith Thistle |
Rossvale | 6 – 1 | Stonehaven |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 2 – 0 | Lochee United |
Arthurlie | 4 – 1 | Wishaw Juniors |
3 Match played at Kennoway Star Hearts F.C.
Replay
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Irvine Meadow | 0 – 2 | Linlithgow Rose |
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place in Glasgow City Chambers on 26 January 2016.[7]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Beith Juniors | 3 – 1 | Petershill |
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 0 – 5 | Pollok |
Hermes | 0 – 2 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
Kilwinning Rangers | 4 – 1 | Linlithgow Rose |
Camelon Juniors | 4 – 1 | Kelty Hearts |
Carnoustie Panmure | 2 – 3 | Auchinleck Talbot |
Darvel Juniors | 0 – 3 | Arthurlie |
Hurlford United | 4 – 0 | Rossvale |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 25 February 2016.[8]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Beith Juniors | 3 – 1 | Arthurlie |
Kilwinning Rangers | 3 – 3 | Camelon Juniors |
Hurlford United | 2 – 0 | Auchinleck Talbot |
Pollok | 1 – 0 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
Replay
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Camelon Juniors | 1 – 4 | Kilwinning Rangers |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi finals took place on 22 March 2016.[9]
First leg
9 April 2016
14:30 |
Beith Juniors | 3 – 0 | Kilwinning Rangers |
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Andy Reid 52' Darren Christie 73' John Sheridan 83' |
Second leg
23 April 2016
14:30 |
Pollok | 0 – 0 | Hurlford United |
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Penalties | ||
McAleenan Hanlon Gallacher Winters Hepburn Sideserf |
4–3 | R.Robertson Kean McKenzie McClune Chisholm C.Robertson |
Final
The Final of The ETHX Energy Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 29 May with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.
29 May 2016
16:05 |
Beith Juniors | 1 – 1 | Pollok |
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Darren Christie 61' | The Herald | 72' Robbie Winters |
Penalties | ||
McLean Collins Frize Wilson Burke |
4–3 | McAleenan Sideserf Mackenzie D. Winters R. Winters |
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