2010–11 Scottish Junior Cup
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.[1] Auchinleck Talbot won the competition for a record ninth time, defeating Musselburgh Athletic 2–1 after extra-time.[2]
| Country |  Scotland |
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| 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 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
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; Auchinleck Talbot therefore competed in the 2011–12 Scottish Cup.
All 162 member clubs of the SJFA entered this season's 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 season's suspension owing to an unfulfilled fixture in the 2008–09 competition.[3]
The final of the competition was broadcast live on BBC ALBA.[4]
Calendar
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
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| First Round | 2 October 2010 | 34 | 162 → 128 | 68 |
| Second Round | 30 October 2010 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 94 |
| Third Round | 27 November 2010 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none |
| Fourth Round | 22 January 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fifth Round | 26 February 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 19 March 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 16 & 23 April 2011 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 29 May 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
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
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Second round
The Second Round draw took place in the Linlithgow Rose Social Club on 10 October 2010.
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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
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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.[5][6]
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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 | ||
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| 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.[7]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 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 |
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| Beith Juniors | 0–1 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Real Radio on Tuesday 8 March 2011.[8]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 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.[9]
First leg
| Musselburgh Athletic | 1 – 0 | Dalry Thistle |
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| Chris King |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2 – 0 | Bo'ness United |
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| Bryan Young David Gillies |
Second leg
| Dalry Thistle | 1 – 1 (aggregate 1 – 2) | Musselburgh Athletic |
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| James Canning | Report | Scott Gibson |
| Bo'ness United | 1 – 3 (aggregate 1 – 5) | Auchinleck Talbot |
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| Grant Plenderleith | Report | James Latta Gavin Collins David Gillies |
Final
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Musselburgh Athletic |
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Michael McCann  43'Bryan Young 93' |
Report | Chris King 76' |
      
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References
- "Emirates Airlines announce deal to sponsor Scottish Junior Cup at first round draw". The Herald. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- Vallance, Matt (30 May 2011). "Auchinleck Talbot 2 - 1 Musselburgh Athletic". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- McLeod, Keith; Ferguson, John (27 September 2008). "RAF team training for war are kicked out by Scottish Juniors chiefs". Daily Record. Glasgow.
- "Junior Cup final live on BBC ALBA". Cumnock Chronicle. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- Parks, Gordon (14 February 2011). "Scottish Junior Cup: Blantyre Vics 1 Broughty Athletic 2". Daily Record. Glasgow.
- McGilvray, Andrew (17 February 2011). "Blantyre Vics Created Scottish Junior Cup History". Hamilton Advertiser.
- "Emirates Junior Cup 5th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 7 February 2011.
- "Emirates Junior Cup - Quarter Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 March 2011.
- "Emirates Junior Cup Semi Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 29 March 2011.