2010–11 Scottish Junior Cup

2010–11 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]
← 2009–10

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 2–1 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

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round2 October 201034162 → 12868
Second Round30 October 201064128 → 6494
Third Round27 November 20103264 → 32none
Fourth Round22 January 20111632 → 16none
Fifth Round26 February 2011816 → 8none
Quarter-finals19 March 201148 → 4none
Semi-finals16 & 23 April 201144 → 2none
Final29 May 201112 → 1none

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.

1 Tie played at Elgin City F.C.

Replays

Second round

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

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

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]

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 2–3 Renfrew
Bankfoot Athletic 2–28 Islavale
Bankfoot Athletic win 3–2 on penalties
Auchinleck Talbot 2–1 Linlithgow Rose
Beith Juniors 6–2 Newtongrange Star
Petershill 0–0 Tayport
Petershill win 5–4 on penalties
Broxburn Athletic 3–3 Culter
Culter win 4–3 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 5–1 Neilston Juniors
Greenock Juniors 2–2 Beith Juniors
Lugar Boswell Thistle 2–3 Haddington Athletic
Glenrothes 2–1 Arthurlie
Cumnock Juniors 0–3 Auchinleck Talbot
Dunbar United 1–1 Petershill
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 4–0 Vale of Leven
Sunnybank 2–2 Sauchie
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 3–2 Culter
Bellshill Athletic 1–2 Bo'ness United
Broughty Athletic 0–4 Musselburgh Athletic
Kilsyth Rangers 1–3 Irvine Meadow
Maryhill 3–3 Shettleston
Whitletts Victoria 1–1 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1–1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Renfrew 1–0 Bankfoot Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Sauchie 3–09 Sunnybank
Kilbirnie Ladeside 2–1 Whitletts Victoria
Beith Juniors 5–1 Greenock Juniors
Shettleston 2–0 Maryhill
Petershill 1–1 Dunbar United
Petershill win 5–3 on penalties
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2–1 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 4–1 Sauchie
Petershill 0–1 Bo'ness United
Shettleston 0–4 Irvine Meadow
Kilbirnie Ladeside 3–3 Beith Juniors
Glenrothes 1–2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Dalry Thistle 2–1 Haddington Athletic
Musselburgh Athletic 5–0 Renfrew
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2–6 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Beith Juniors 0–1 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 4–0 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Dalry Thistle 3–1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Irvine Meadow 1–3 Auchinleck Talbot
Musselburgh Athletic 2–0 Kilbirnie Ladeside

Semi-finals

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

First leg

Musselburgh Athletic 1 – 0 Dalry Thistle
Chris King
Olivebank Stadium, Musselburgh
Referee: Kevin Graham
Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 0 Bo'ness United
Bryan Young
David Gillies
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck
Referee: Barry Cook

Second leg

Dalry Thistle 1 – 1
(aggregate 1 – 2)		 Musselburgh Athletic
James Canning Report Scott Gibson
Merksworth Park, Dalry
Referee: Paul Robertson
Bo'ness United 1 – 3
(aggregate 1 – 5)		 Auchinleck Talbot
Grant Plenderleith Report James Latta
Gavin Collins
David Gillies
Referee: Don Robertson

Final

Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Musselburgh Athletic
Michael McCann  43'
Bryan Young  93'		 Report Chris King  76'
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Greg Aitken

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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