2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup was the 130th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by ETHX Energy and known as The ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup.[1] The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]

2015–16 ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup
Country Scotland
Teams158
ChampionsBeith Juniors
Runners-upPollok

A total of 158 clubs entered this year's competition, three fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Ballingry Rovers, who folded, and Harthill Royal, Luncarty, Portgordon Victoria and Whitehills, who were in abeyance. North Region sides Glentanar and Islavale did not enter. New members Easthouses Lily MW and Gartcairn FA Juniors made their debut in the competition, while Coupar Angus and Fochabers returned to the tournament after a year in abeyance.

First round

The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round:

Also qualified automatically were 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]

Home team  Score  Away team
Larkhall Thistle 3 – 2 Haddington Athletic
East Kilbride Thistle 0 – 4 Armadale Thistle
Inverness City 2 – 1 FC Stoneywood
Kilwinning Rangers 3 – 1 Dalry Thistle
Newmains United 1 – 8 Fraserburgh United
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3 – 0 Thorniewood United
Ardeer Thistle 3 – 3 West Calder United
Nairn St. Ninian 1 – 1 Oakley United
Crossgates Primrose 1 – 4 Lanark United
Sunnybank 1 – 5 Yoker Athletic
Stoneyburn 1 – 0 Dyce Juniors
Whitletts Victoria 3 – 1 Lochgelly Albert
Glenafton Athletic 14 – 0 Newmachar United
Hall Russell United 1 – 2 Vale of Clyde
Bridge of Don Thistle 2 – 2 Rosyth
Home team  Score  Away team
Vale of Leven 0 – 0 Kennoway Star Hearts
Newtongrange Star 5 – 1 Edinburgh United
Newburgh 0 – 6 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Irvine Victoria 1 – 7 Camelon Juniors
Maybole 0 – 0 Broxburn Athletic
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2 – 1 Whitburn
Montrose Roselea 4 – 0 Forfar Albion
Lochee Harp 1 – 2 Tayport
Banchory St. Ternan 1 – 2 East End
Buckie Rovers 0 – 3 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Burghead Thistle 1 – 5 Kilsyth Rangers
Cumnock Juniors 3 – 0 Broughty Athletic
Neilston Juniors 3 – 1 Dufftown
Bellshill Athletic 0 – 0 Wishaw Juniors
Port Glasgow 1 – 1 Benburb

Replays
Home team  Score  Away team
West Calder United 2 – 1 Ardeer Thistle
Oakley United 4 – 0 Nairn St. Ninian
Rosyth 7 – 0 Bridge of Don Thistle
Kennoway Star Hearts 4 – 1 Vale of Leven
Broxburn Athletic 4 – 0 Maybole
Wishaw Juniors 1 – 0 Bellshill Athletic
Benburb 2 – 1 Port Glasgow

Second round

The second round draw took place at Mar Hall, Erskine on 6 October 2015.[4]

Home team  Score  Away team
St Andrews United 2 – 2 Oakley United
Thornton Hibs 1 – 1 East Craigie
Dundee Violet 7 – 1 Forth
Kilwinning Rangers 4 – 2 Ashfield
Stonehaven 2 – 0 Shotts Bon Accord
Forfar West End 0 – 2 Clydebank
Arbroath Victoria 2 – 3 Dundonald Bluebell
Shettleston 1 – 1 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Kirkcaldy YM 0 – 3 Royal Albert
Lesmahagow 3 – 4 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Saltcoats Victoria 3 – 3 Easthouses Lily MW
Tranent Juniors 0 – 2 Auchinleck Talbot
Beith Juniors 10 – 2 Vale of Clyde
Linlithgow Rose 7 – 2 Annbank United
Lochee United 4 – 3 Maryhill
West Calder United 1 – 3 Dunipace Juniors
Kelty Hearts 5 – 0 Stoneyburn
Kilsyth Rangers 3 – 2 Culter
Bathgate Thistle 2 – 2 Greenock Juniors
Coupar Angus 0 – 0 Lossiemouth United
Ellon United 0 – 3 St Roch's
Aberdeen University 0 – 3 Dundee North End
Livingston United 2 – 1 Largs Thistle
Dunbar United 0 – 3 Irvine Meadow
Brechin Victoria 1 – 2 Penicuik Athletic
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 0 – 3 Wishaw Juniors
Fochabers 0 – 2 Kennoway Star Hearts
Renfrew 4 – 0 Maud
Larkhall Thistle 2 – 2 Arniston Rangers
Camelon Juniors 3 – 2 Banks O' Dee
Blantyre Victoria 1 – 5 Rosyth
Neilston Juniors 2 – 0 Rutherglen Glencairn
Home team  Score  Away team
Lochore Welfare 0 – 1 Darvel
Musselburgh Athletic 7 – 1 Johnstone Burgh
Buchanhaven Hearts 0 – 4 Arthurlie
Parkvale 4 – 5 Tayport
Fauldhouse United 2 – 2 Hurlford United
Lewis United 0 – 4 Troon
St Anthony's 6 – 0 Forres Thistle
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 6 – 1 Montrose Roselea
Blackburn United 2 – 1 Downfield
Rossvale 2 – 0 Pumpherston
Bo'ness United 5 – 0 East End
Falkirk Juniors 4 – 0 Longside
Girvan 7 – 1 Cambuslang Rangers
Broxburn Athletic 1 – 3 Whitletts Victoria
Pollok 3 – 1 Yoker Athletic
Inverness City 1 – 3 Sauchie Juniors
Gartcairn FA Juniors 3 – 3 Hermes
Scone Thistle 1 – 1 Benburb
Colony Park 0 – 7 Carnoustie Panmure
Spey Valley 1 – 8 Cumbernauld United
Glenafton Athletic 1 – 3 Jeanfield Swifts
Fraserburgh United 1 – 3 Kinnoull
Kello Rovers 2 – 3 Cumnock Juniors
Grantown 2 – 3 Blairgowrie
Carluke Rovers 4 – 2 Lugar Boswell Thistle
Petershill 1 – 1 Newtongrange Star
Dalkeith Thistle 1 – 0 Kirriemuir Thistle
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 7 – 3 Deveronside
Glasgow Perthshire 0 – 4 Lanark United
Cruden Bay 0 – 7 Armadale Thistle
Muirkirk Juniors 3 – 2 Craigmark Burntonians
New Elgin 0 – 5 Glenrothes

Replays
Home team  Score  Away team
Oakley United 1 – 0 St Andrews United
East Craigie 3 – 2 Thornton Hibs
Kilbirnie Ladeside 2 – 0 Shettleston
Easthouses Lily MW 1 – 3 Saltcoats Victoria
Greenock Juniors 1 – 1
(3–4 p)		 Bathgate Thistle
Lossiemouth United 1 – 4 Coupar Angus
Home team  Score  Away team
Arniston Rangers 3 – 1 Larkhall Thistle
Hurlford United 1 – 0 Fauldhouse United
Hermes 4 – 2 Gartcairn FA Juniors
Benburb 3 – 3
(3–4 p)		 Scone Thistle
Newtongrange Star 2 – 2
(8–9 p)		 Petershill

Third round

The third round draw took place at The Sun offices in Glasgow on 3 November 2015.[5]

Home team  Score  Away team
Cumnock Juniors 3 – 2 Dundonald Bluebell
Lochee United 4 – 2 Penicuik Athletic
Whitletts Victoria 1 – 5 Dalkeith Thistle
Carnoustie Panmure 5 – 0 Livingston United
Linlithgow Rose 5 – 0 Cumbernauld United
Wishaw Juniors 1 – 1 Armadale Thistle
Royal Albert 1 – 41 Pollok
Bathgate Thistle 1 – 4 Oakley United
Hurlford United 4 – 1 Falkirk Juniors
Troon 2 – 1 Bo'ness United
Girvan 0 – 0 Beith Juniors
Lanark United 0 – 5 Rossvale
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 3 – 1 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Scone Thistle 3 – 1 Saltcoats Victoria
St Roch's 1 – 1 Kennoway Star Hearts
Kinnoull 2 – 8 Auchinleck Talbot
Home team  Score  Away team
Renfrew 4 – 1 East Craigie
Glenrothes 2 – 2 Rosyth
Jeanfield Swifts 1 – 3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Kilbirnie Ladeside 0 – 0 Dundee Violet
Petershill 1 – 0 Musselburgh Athletic
Neilston Juniors 1 – 1 Arniston Rangers
Tayport 0 – 0 Muirkirk
Irvine Meadow 6 – 2 Blackburn United
Blairgowrie 2 – 3 Darvel
Kilwinning Rangers 2 – 1 Sauchie Juniors
Stonehaven 3 – 1 St Anthony's
Arthurlie 4 – 1 Dunipace Juniors
Clydebank 0 – 1 Kelty Hearts
Dundee North End 2 – 0 Carluke Rovers
Kilsyth Rangers 1 – 4 Camelon Juniors
Coupar Angus 1 – 4 Hermes

1 Match played at Pollok F.C.

Replays
Home team  Score  Away team
Armadale Thistle 2 – 2
(3–5 p)		 Wishaw Juniors
Beith Juniors 2 – 1 Girvan
Kennoway Star Hearts 3 – 3
(4–3 p)		 St Roch's
Rosyth 0 – 0
(3–4 p)		 Glenrothes
Home team  Score  Away team
Dundee Violet 1 – 4 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Arniston Rangers 2 – 1 2 Neilston Juniors
Muirkirk Juniors 0 – 5 Tayport

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
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
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
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
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
Camelon Juniors 1 – 4 Kilwinning Rangers

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi finals took place on 22 March 2016.[9]

First leg
Beith Juniors3 – 0Kilwinning Rangers
Andy Reid  52'
Darren Christie  73'
John Sheridan  83'
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Steven Reid
Hurlford United0 – 0Pollok
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Craig Napier

Second leg
Kilwinning Rangers1 – 0Beith Juniors
Ross Stewart 50'
Abbey Park, Kilwinning
Pollok0 – 0Hurlford United
Penalties
McAleenan
Hanlon
Gallacher
Winters
Hepburn
Sideserf 		4–3 R.Robertson
Kean
McKenzie
McClune
Chisholm
C.Robertson
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Scott Millar

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.

Beith Juniors1 – 1Pollok
Darren Christie  61' The Herald  72' Robbie Winters
Penalties
McLean
Collins
Frize
Wilson
Burke 		4–3 McAleenan
Sideserf
Mackenzie
D. Winters
R. Winters
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Graham Beaton
1Stephen Grindlay
2Iain Fisher
3Nicky Docherty
4Kevin MacDonald
5John Sheridan
6Tommy Martin  19'
7Darren Christie  84'
8Paul Frize
9Kenny McLean
10Andy Reid  77'
11Richie Burke
Substitutes:
12David McGowan  77'
14Jamie Wilson  19'
16Thomas Collins  84'
17Josh McArthur
18Zander Ryan
Manager:
John Millar
1Jordan Longmuir
2Tam Hanlon
3Mark Sideserf
4Paul Gallacher
5Chris Walker
6Findlay Frye
7Kevin Bradley  85'
8Colin Williamson  71'
9David Winters
10Carlo Monti  71'
11Kieran McAleenan
Substitutes:
12Ross McCabe
14Robbie Winters  71'
15Liam Rowan  71'
16Derek Hepburn
17Allan Mackenzie  85'
Manager:
Tony McInally

References
  1. O'Donnell, Jim (4 November 2015). "Paisley firm ETHX Energy clinches Scottish Cup sponsorship deal as Troon ace Colin Spence revels in mouth-watering third-round draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. "Junior Cup First Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. O'Donnell, Jim (7 October 2015). "Glasgow-based quartet land plum home ties in Scottish Junior Cup draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. "Scottish Junior Cup 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 October 2015.
  6. McGarry, Graeme (9 December 2015). "Auchinleck Talbot draw Ayrshire rivals Cumnock in ETHX Energy Scottish Junior Cup fourth round draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. "ETHXEnergy Cup Draw". scottishfa.com. Scottish Junior Football Association. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. "Ethx Energy Scottish Junior Cup Quarter Final Draw". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  9. "ETHXEnergy Scottish Junior Cup Semi Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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