2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup was the 126th 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.[1]

2011–12 Emirates Junior Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Teams164
Final positions
ChampionsShotts Bon Accord
Runner-upAuchinleck Talbot
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Paul Blackwood (Lochee United)
8 goals[citation needed]

164 clubs entered this season's tournament, an increase of two from 2010–11. The four new SJFA member clubs – Colony Park, Falkirk Juniors, Portgordon Victoria and Rossvale – made their first appearance. Missing from the previous season were Arbroath Sporting Club who had folded and Scone Thistle who were in abeyance.

Shotts Bon Accord won the trophy for the second time in their history, defeating cup holders Auchinleck Talbot, 2–1, in the final at Almondvale Stadium.[2] Under a 2007 rule change, the Junior Cup winners (along with winners of the North, East and West regional leagues) qualify for the senior Scottish Cup; Shotts Bon Accord therefore competed in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Calendar

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The scheduled dates for each round of the 2011–12 tournament were as follows:[3] The decision to move the first leg of the semifinals back one day to Sunday 15 April was made in March 2012.[4]

Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round
First round 1 October 2011 36 164 → 128 72
Second round 29 October 2011 64 128 → 64 92
Third round 26 November 2011 32 64 → 32 none
Fourth round 21 January 2012 16 32 → 16 none
Fifth round 18 February 2012 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 17 March 2012 4 8 → 4 none
Semifinals 15 & 21 April 2012 4 4 → 2 none
Final 27 May 2012 1 2 → 1 none

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semifinals are played home and away over two legs.

First round

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The First round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 30 August 2011.[5]

Home team  Score  Away team
Yoker Athletic 6 – 0 Craigmark Burntonians
Dyce Juniors 2 – 5 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Lochee Harp 2 – 3 Ardeer Thistle
Port Glasgow 2 – 1 Harthill Royal
Cruden Bay 1 – 3 Armadale Thistle
Dundee North End 1 – 2 Hall Russell United
Penicuik Athletic 1 – 1 Glenrothes
Greenock Juniors 5 – 1 Fochabers
Shettleston 2 – 3 Dunbar United
Kello Rovers 5 – 0 Lossiemouth United
Saltcoats Victoria 4 – 1 East Kilbride Thistle
Largs Thistle 0 – 0 St. Anthony's
Maybole 7 – 0 Brechin Victoria
Oakley United 1 – 0 Rutherglen Glencairn
Islavale 1 – 3 Annbank United
Sauchie Juniors 1 – 0 Steelend Victoria
Arthurlie 5 – 0 Tranent
Lochee United 7 – 0 Luncarty
Home team  Score  Away team
Rosyth 4 – 2 Dundonald Bluebell
Kirriemuir Thistle 0 – 2 Kelty Hearts
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2 – 1 Lochgelly Albert
Ellon United 3 – 0 Forres Thistle
Newtongrange Star 2 – 1 Longside
Hurlford United 1 – 2 Broxburn Athletic
Benburb 0 – 2 Cambuslang Rangers
Edinburgh United 0 – 8 Auchinleck Talbot
Colony Park 0 – 7 Neilston Juniors
Petershill 5 – 2 Maryhill
Bo'ness United 2 – 1 Linlithgow Rose
Jeanfield Swifts 8 – 5 East End
Wishaw 0 – 6 Dunipace Juniors
Forfar Albion 2 – 2 Nairn St. Ninian
Buchanhaven Hearts 1 – 5 Dalkeith Thistle
Deveronside 0 – 11 Whitletts Victoria
Banks O' Dee 1 – 6 Ashfield
Stoneyburn 1 – 1 Larkhall Thistle

1 Tie played at Deveronvale F.C.[6]

Replays

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Home team  Score  Away team
Glenrothes 0 – 3 Penicuik Athletic
St. Anthony's 2 – 4 Largs Thistle
Nairn St. Ninian 0 – 0
(5 – 3 pens)
Forfar Albion
Larkhall Thistle 5 – 2 Stoneyburn

Second round

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The Second round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. Social Club on 9 October 2011.[7]

Home team  Score  Away team
Oakley United 5 – 3 Portgordon Victoria
Crossgates Primrose 1 – 0 Ardeer Thistle
Hermes 4 – 2 Stonehaven
Maud 0 – 2 Shotts Bon Accord
Thorniewood United 5 – 1 Newmachar United
St. Roch's 4 – 0 Bankfoot Athletic
Forth Wanderers 0 – 2 Camelon Juniors
Lesmahagow 5 – 12 Whitehills
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 1 – 2 Armadale Thistle
Dunbar United 1 – 4 Cumnock Juniors
Kelty Hearts 2 – 0 Culter
Fraserburgh United 3 – 2 Downfield
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 0 – 2 Auchinleck Talbot
Burghead Thistle 1 – 2 Pollok
New Elgin 2 – 2 Kilwinning Rangers
Glasgow Perthshire 0 – 0 Penicuik Athletic
Maybole 3 – 1 Falkirk Juniors
Broxburn Athletic 6 – 0 Dalry Thistle
Dunipace Juniors 5 – 1 Royal Albert
Kilbirnie Ladeside 4 – 1 Livingston United
Blackburn United 2 – 2 Carnoustie Panmure
Troon 4 – 1 Lochore Welfare
St Andrews United 4 – 0 FC Stoneywood
Kinnoull 4 – 2 Irvine Victoria
Sunnybank 1 – 4 Irvine Meadow
Petershill 2 – 2 Ballingry Rovers
Renfrew 1 – 1 Sauchie Juniors
Whitburn 1 – 1 Newburgh
West Calder United 0 – 3 Neilston Juniors
Largs Thistle 2 – 0 Ellon United
Arthurlie 11 – 2 Bishopmill United
Blantyre Victoria 2 – 1 Jeanfield Swifts
Home team  Score  Away team
Newtongrange Star 0 – 0 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Carluke Rovers 3 – 2 Vale of Clyde
Pumpherston 0 – 6 Lochee United
Inverness City 0 – 3 East Craigie
Musselburgh Athletic 2 – 1 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Bellshill Athletic 4 – 1 Thornton Hibs
Whitletts Victoria 2 – 1 Dalkeith Thistle
Kello Rovers 0 – 13 Annbank United
RAF Lossiemouth 2 – 1 Dufftown
Dundee Violet 3 – 0 Hall Russell United
Larkhall Thistle 4 – 1 Muirkirk
Forfar West End w/o4 Girvan
Buckie Rovers 1 – 5 Broughty Athletic
Newmains United 0 – 55 Glenafton Athletic
Spartans 0 – 0 Glentanar
Cambuslang Rangers 4 – 2 Yoker Athletic
Kirkcaldy YM 7 – 0 Coupar Angus
Saltcoats Victoria 8 – 06 Darvel
Arniston Rangers 3 – 0 Banchory St. Ternan
Clydebank 9 – 2 Rossvale
Haddington Athletic 5 – 0 Johnstone Burgh
Lugar Boswell Thistle 1 – 2 Stonehouse Violet
Tayport 5 – 0 Arbroath Victoria
Bathgate Thistle 1 – 2 Ashfield
Fauldhouse United 6 – 1 Port Glasgow
Lanark United 2 – 0 Vale of Leven
Greenock Juniors 3 – 1 Parkvale
Beith Juniors 5 – 5 Cumbernauld United
Rosyth 2 – 3 Nairn St. Ninian
Bo'ness United 3 – 0 Lewis United
Kilsyth Rangers 6 – 0 Bridge of Don Thistle
Montrose Roselea 2 – 3 Blairgowrie

2 Tie switched to Whitehills F.C. after three postponements.
3 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
4 Forfar West End went into abeyance on 18 October 2011 and withdrew from all competitive matches.[8]
5 Tie played at Glenafton Athletic F.C.[9]
6 Tie switched to Darvel F.C. after three postponements.

Replays

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Home team  Score  Away team
Kilwinning Rangers 3 – 1 New Elgin
Penicuik Athletic 4 – 1 Glasgow Perthshire
Carnoustie Panmure 2 – 2
(5 – 4 pens)
Blackburn United
Ballingry Rovers 2 – 2
(4 – 2 pens)
Petershill
Sauchie Juniors 0 – 07
(5 – 4 pens)
Renfrew
Newburgh 2 – 5 Whitburn
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2 – 1 Newtongrange Star
Glentanar 2 – 2
(5 – 4 pens)
Spartans
Cumbernauld United 0 – 1 Beith Juniors

7 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.

Third round

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The Third round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 15 November 2011.[10]

Home team  Score  Away team
Broxburn Athletic 2 – 2 Girvan
Stonehouse Violet 1 – 28 Arniston Rangers
Maybole 4 – 1 Fauldhouse United
Cumnock Juniors 6 – 2 Kirkcaldy YM
Troon 2 – 2 Haddington Athletic
Lochee United 2 – 2 Tayport
Bo'ness United 2 – 0 Saltcoats Victoria
Cambuslang Rangers 2 - 0 East Craigie
Kilsyth Rangers 1 – 1 Armadale Thistle
Oakley United 0 – 2 Arthurlie
Ashfield 1 – 1 Whitletts Victoria
Thorniewood United 2 – 59 Larkhall Thistle
Kilwinning Rangers 3 – 1 Blantyre Victoria
Hermes 1 – 4 Glenafton Athletic
Dunipace Juniors 0 – 1 Irvine Meadow
St Andrews United 3 – 1 Carnoustie Panmure
Home team  Score  Away team
Sauchie Juniors 2 – 210 Neilston Juniors
Dundee Violet 3 – 0 Ballingry Rovers
Shotts Bon Accord 2 – 211 Annbank United
Camelon Juniors 0 – 0 Kelty Hearts
Whitburn 1 – 112 Glentanar
Bellshill Athletic 2 – 113 Greenock Juniors
Largs Thistle 3 – 0 Lesmahagow
Fraserburgh United 2 – 4 St. Roch's
Nairn St. Ninian 0 – 3 Lanark United
Blairgowrie 2 – 2 Pollok
Beith Juniors 2 – 3 Musselburgh Athletic
Kinnoull 1 – 0 Crossgates Primrose
Auchinleck Talbot 6 – 0 Penicuik Athletic
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3 – 2 Clydebank
Carluke Rovers 2 – 1 Broughty Athletic
Kilbirnie Ladeside w/o14 RAF Lossiemouth

8 Tie played at Carluke Rovers F.C.
9 Tie played at Wishaw Sports Centre
10 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.
11 Tie played at Petershill F.C.
12 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.
13 Tie played at Yoker Athletic F.C.
14 RAF Lossiemouth unable to fulfil re-arranged fixture due to festive leave and expelled from competition[11]

Replays

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Home team  Score  Away team
Girvan 4 – 3 Broxburn Athletic
Haddington Athletic 1 – 1
(3 – 4 pens)
Troon
Tayport 0 – 3 Lochee United
Armadale Thistle 0 – 215 Kilsyth Rangers
Whitletts Victoria 0 – 2 Ashfield
Neilston Juniors 0 – 1 Sauchie Juniors
Pollok 6 – 0 Blairgowrie
Kelty Hearts 1 – 0 Camelon Juniors
Annbank United 0 – 316 Shotts Bon Accord
Glentanar 1 – 2 Whitburn

15 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.
16 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.

Fourth round

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The Fourth round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper on 15 December 2011.[12]

Home team  Score  Away team
Kelty Hearts 4 – 2 Whitburn
Kilwinning Rangers 1 – 0 Glenafton Athletic
Larkhall Thistle 2 – 1 Bellshill Athletic
Musselburgh Athletic 1 – 3 Auchinleck Talbot
Pollok 1 – 1 Lochee United
St Andrews United 1 – 1 Cumnock Juniors
Carluke Rovers 0 – 1 Irvine Meadow
Dundee Violet 0 – 1 Ashfield
Largs Thistle 1 – 1 Arniston Rangers
Kilsyth Rangers 1 – 3 Arthurlie
Sauchie Juniors 2 – 3 Bo'ness United
Cambuslang Rangers 1 – 2 Shotts Bon Accord
Kilbirnie Ladeside 3 – 1 Troon
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3 – 2 Maybole
Girvan 2 – 4 St. Roch's
Lanark United 0 – 4 Kinnoull

Replays

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Home team  Score  Away team
Lochee United 5 – 2 Pollok
Cumnock Juniors 2 – 4 St Andrews United
Arniston Rangers 1 – 1
(2 – 4 pens)
Largs Thistle

Fifth round

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The Fifth round draw took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 2 February 2012.[13]

Home team  Score  Away team
Arthurlie 1 – 1 Bo'ness United
Ashfield 2 – 3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Auchinleck Talbot 5 – 0 St. Roch's
Kilwinning Rangers 2 – 2 Larkhall Thistle
St Andrews United 1 – 1 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Kinnoull 2 – 2 Shotts Bon Accord
Lochee United 0 – 3 Irvine Meadow
Largs Thistle 2 – 1 Kelty Hearts

Replays

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Home team  Score  Away team
Bo'ness United 2 – 0 Arthurlie
Larkhall Thistle 1 – 2 Kilwinning Rangers
Kilbirnie Ladeside 0 – 2 St Andrews United
Shotts Bon Accord 4 – 117 Kinnoull

17 Tie played at Petershill F.C.

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the Quarter-finals took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 1 March 2012.[14]

Home team  Score  Away team
St Andrews United 0 – 1 Shotts Bon Accord
Irvine Meadow 0 – 2 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Largs Thistle 2 – 0 Kilwinning Rangers
Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 0 Bo'ness United

Semifinals

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The draw for the semifinals took place at Hampden Park on 28 March 2012.[15]

First leg

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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic1 – 1Auchinleck Talbot
Paul Shields   84' Report   55' (pen.) Gordon Pope
New Dundas Park, Bonnyrigg
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Shotts Bon Accord1 – 1Largs Thistle
Tony Fleming   81' Report   43' Graham Black
Attendance: 944
Referee: Kevin Graham

Second leg

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Auchinleck Talbot0 – 0
(agg. 1 – 1; 6 – 5 pens)
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Report
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Largs Thistle0 – 0
(agg. 1 – 1; 2 – 4 pens)
Shotts Bon Accord
Report
Barrfields Stadium, Largs
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Colin Steven

Final

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Auchinleck Talbot1 – 2Shotts Bon Accord
Faulds   88'   10' McCluskey
  14' Boyack
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Don Robertson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Andy Leishman
2 Martin McGoldrick
3 Gordon Pope
4 Craig Pettigrew
5 Gavin Collins   80'
6 Colin Spence   70'
7 Bryan Young
8 Steven White
9 Keir Milliken
10 Kyle Faulds
11 James Latta   87'
Substitutes:
12 Ally Park   87'
14 Michael McCann   80'
15 Bryan Slavin   70'
16 Liam McVey
17 Ricky Robb
18 David Gillies
21 Brian McGarrity
Manager:
Tommy Sloan
1 Johnny Murdoch
2 Paul Finnigan
3 Paul Burns
4 Tony Fleming   55'
5 Darren Ferguson
6 John Boyack   69'
7 Andy Scott
8 Colin Williamson
9 Allan Mackenzie   62'
10 Stefan McCluskey
11 Mark Sideserf
Substitutes:
12 Bryan Wharton   55'
14 Gary McStay   69'
15 Ryan Sullivan
16 Craig Miles
17 Brian Jack
18 Hugh Kerr   62'
21 Craig Brown
Manager:
Tony McInally

References

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  1. ^ "Emirates Airlines announce deal to sponsor Scottish Junior Cup at first round draw". The Herald. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Shotts Bon Accord set for Auchinleck Talbot clash". Daily Record. November 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 2011/12 dates". Scottish Junior Football Association. 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Emirates Semi-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Emirates Junior Cup First Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Emirates Cup Tie - Switched". Scottish Junior Football Association. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Emirates Junior Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  8. ^ "'I fear there may be more' — Forfar West End's problems a sign of financial pressures facing junior football". The Courier. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Switch of Venue". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Emirates 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  11. ^ "RAF bombed out of Junior Cup". North Region Junior Football Association. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 4th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Emirates 5th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Emirates Quarter-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Emirates Junior Cup Semi-finals Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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