2018–19 Scottish Cup

2018–19 William Hill Scottish Cup
Country  Scotland
Teams 95
Defending champions Celtic
Matches played 31
Goals scored 123 (3.97 per match)
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2018.

The 2018–19 Scottish Cup will be the 134th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament is sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what is the eighth season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.[1]

The defending champions are Celtic who won the 2018 Scottish Cup Final on 19 May 2018.[2]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, as announced by Scottish Football Association.[3]

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew Entries
Preliminary Round 111 August 2018795 → 8819
Preliminary Round 21 September 2018688 → 82None
First Round22 September 20181882 → 6430
Second Round20 October 20181664 → 4814
Third Round24 November 20181648 → 3216
Fourth Round19 January 20191632 → 1616
Fifth Round9 February 2019816 → 8None
Quarter-Finals2 March 201948 → 4None
Semi-Finals13-14 April 201924 → 2None
Final25 May 201912 → 1None

Preliminary rounds

Draw

The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 16 July 2018 at Hampden Park and was made by Scottish National Team Head Coaches Alex McLeish and Shelley Kerr.[4]

19 clubs were involved in the draw, of which five received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other 14 entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds will be made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League (8), South of Scotland Football League (4), North Caledonian Football League (1), Scottish Junior Football Association (4) and the Scottish Amateur Football Association (2). Shortlees and Tynecastle will take part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Amateur Cup and the 2017–18 South & East Cup-Winners Shield respectively.

There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which five clubs, from the 14 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Seven ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 11 August 2018. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 1 September 2018.

Clubs with a valid Club License at the date of the draw were eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round.[5] Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.

Clubs eligible for a bye Clubs participating in the first preliminary round draw
  1. Banks O’Dee
  2. Burntisland Shipyard
  3. Coldstream
  4. Girvan
  5. Glasgow University
  6. Golspie Sutherland
  7. Hawick Royal Albert
  8. Linlithgow Rose
  9. Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
  10. Newton Stewart
  11. Preston Athletic
  12. St Cuthbert Wanderers
  13. Threave Rovers
  14. Wigtown & Bladnoch
  1. Auchinleck Talbot (2017–18 Junior Cup winners)
  2. Beith (2017–18 West Super League winners)
  3. Bonnyrigg Rose (2017–18 East Superleague winners)
  4. Shortlees (2017–18 Scottish Amateur Cup winners)
  5. Tynecastle (2017–18 South & East Cup-Winners Shield)

Preliminary round one

Girvan, Linlithgow Rose, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Newton Stewart, and Wigtown & Bladnoch received a bye to preliminary round two.

Matches

Preliminary round two

Matches

First round

The first round took place on the weekend of 22 September 2018. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage - 16 from the Highland Football League and 14 from the Lowland Football League.[5]

Draw

The draw for the first round took place on Saturday, 1 September 2018 at Hampden Park and was made by former Scottish Cup winner Robbie Neilson and boxer Charlie Flynn. Selkirk withdrew from the competition before the draw was made so one team received a bye to the second round.[7]

Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland teams

SJFA teams

BSC Glasgow were drawn to receive a bye to the second round.

Matches

Replays

Second round

The second round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 20 October 2018. Along with the 17 winners and one bye from the first round, there will be 14 new entries at this stage - two each from the Highland Football League and the Lowland Football League and all 10 from League Two.[5]

Draw

The draw for the second round took place at Hampden Park on 22 September 2018. The draw was made by Olympic bronze medallist Eve Muirhead and Kilmarnock's Scottish Cup winning captain Ray Montgomerie.

Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw.

Scottish League Two Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland teams

SJFA teams

Matches

Third round

The third round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 24 November 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the second round, there will be 16 new entries at this stage - all 10 from League One, and six from the Championship.[5]

Draw

Scottish Championship Scottish League One Other

16 teams from the Second Round

Fourth round

The fourth round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 19 January 2019. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there will be 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the Championship, and all 12 from the Premiership.[5]

Draw

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Other

16 teams from the Third Round

Fifth round

The fifth round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 9 February 2019.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 2 March 2019.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 13 April 2019.

Final

The final will be played on 25 May 2019 at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

References

  1. ↑ "Bookmakers William Hill extend sponsorship of Scottish Cup". Sky Sports. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ English, Tom (19 May 2018). "Celtic 2–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "William Hill Scottish Cup 2018-19 dates confirmed". Scottish Football Association. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "William Hill Scottish Cup 2018-19 Preliminary Round Draws". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2018-19 Scottish Cup Format Composition" (PDF). scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ↑ @ColdstreamFC_ (11 August 2018). "Coldstream v St Cuthbert Wanderers attendance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Stage set for William Hill Scottish Cup First Round Draw". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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