2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup was the 129th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was partnered by the charity Dyslexia Scotland and is known as The Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup.[1] The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]

2014–15 Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup

Country	Scotland
Teams	161
Champions	Auchinleck Talbot
Runners-up	Musselburgh Athletic
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

A total of 161 clubs entered the competition, one more than the previous season. Dropping out were Coupar Angus, Fochabers and Steelend Victoria, who were in abeyance. New members Aberdeen University, Grantown and Spey Valley made their debut in the competition while Lossiemouth United returned to the tournament after a period of abeyance.

The seven Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round. These were the four reigning league and cup champions:

• Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
• Bo'ness United - East Superleague
• Culter - North Superleague
• Hurlford United - Junior Cup holders

Also qualified automatically are Banks O'Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved national club licensing requirements and Girvan who qualified automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.

Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2014–15 tournament were as follows:[3]

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round
First Round	27 September 2014	33	161 → 128	154
Second Round	25 October 2014	64	128 → 64	7
Third Round	22 November 2014	32	64 → 32	none
Fourth Round	17 January 2015	16	32 → 16	none
Fifth Round	14 February 2015	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	14 March 2015	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	11/12 & 18/19 April 2015	4	4 → 2	none
Final	7 June 2015	1	2 → 1	none

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.

First round

The first round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. pavilion, Glasgow on 26 August 2014.[4][5]

Home team  Score  Away team Forth Wanderers 1 – 0 Dufftown Ellon United 1 – 4 Carluke Rovers Thornton Hibs 2 – 1 Ashfield Oakley United 1 – 1 Jeanfield Swifts Glentanar 0 – 7 Kelty Hearts Wishaw Juniors 2 – 2 Sauchie Juniors Aberdeen University 3 – 1 Kirkcaldy YM Tranent Juniors 0 – 0 Edinburgh United Kilsyth Rangers 4 – 1 Blairgowrie Kilwinning Rangers 12 – 0 New Elgin Whitehills 2 – 5 Lochee Harp Harthill Royal 3 – 4 Darvel Juniors Arthurlie 3 – 0 Hall Russell United Annbank United 0 – 2 FC Stoneywood Scone Thistle 0 – 5 Newtongrange Star Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 2 – 1 Inverness City Sunnybank 1 – 4 Glenrothes

Home team  Score  Away team Renfrew 1 – 2 ^1 Ballingry Rovers Dundee North End 2 – 3 Kello Rovers St. Roch's 5 – 2 Lochgelly Albert East Kilbride Thistle 1 – 5 Johnstone Burgh Falkirk Juniors 5 – 1 ^2 Islavale Cruden Bay 2 – 2 Tayport Downfield 2 – 0 Vale of Leven East Craigie 1 – 0 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Shettleston 2 – 1 Ardeer Thistle St. Anthony's 3 – 3 Ardrossan Winton Rovers Colony Park 0 – 0 Clydebank Cambuslang Rangers 0 – 2 Irvine Meadow Lanark United 1 – 3 Penicuik Athletic Lochee United 4 – 1 Muirkirk Juniors Parkvale 1 – 2 Rosyth Hermes 2 – 1 Petershill

¹ Match played at Johnstone Burgh F.C.
² Match played at Falkirk F.C..

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Jeanfield Swifts 5 – 0 Oakley United Sauchie Juniors 7 – 2 Wishaw Juniors Edinburgh United 4 – 0 Tranent Juniors Tayport 2 – 0 Cruden Bay Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2 – 3 St. Anthony's Clydebank 4 – 1 Colony Park

Second round

The second round draw took place in the Irvine Meadow Social Club, Irvine on 5 October 2014.[6][7]

Home team  Score  Away team Livingston United 1 – 5 Shotts Bon Accord Blackburn United 0 – 3 Musselburgh Athletic Montrose Roselea 3 – 1 Irvine Victoria Arthurlie 6 – 0 Dunbar United Pumpherston Juniors 0 – 2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Newmains United 3 – 10 Lochee United Kennoway Star Hearts 5 – 0 Craigmark Burntonians Haddington Athletic 0 – 5 Linlithgow Rose Glenafton Athletic 1 – 0 Broxburn Athletic Luncarty 7 – 0 Forfar Albion Bathgate Thistle 1 – 6 Blantyre Victoria Edinburgh United 7 – 0 Crossgates Primrose Kello Rovers 1 – 8 Glenrothes Grantown 2 – 5 Bellshill Athletic West Calder United 0 – 0 Carnoustie Panmure Clydebank 7 – 0 Lossiemouth United Thorniewood United 6 – 1 Kirriemuir Thistle Carluke Rovers 1 – 2 Troon Greenock Juniors 0 – 4 Newtongrange Star Largs Thistle 3 – 1 Sauchie Juniors Dalry Thistle 1 – 2 Hermes Buckie Rovers 0 – 3 St Andrews United Armadale Thistle 2 – 2 Fauldhouse United St. Anthony's 3 – 4 Dunipace Juniors Larkhall Thistle 1 – 3 Darvel Juniors Saltcoats Victoria 0 – 5 Maud Rosyth 1 – 3 Hurlford United Fraserburgh United 1 – 3 Rossvale Whitburn 1 – 2 ^3 St. Roch's Port Glasgow 6 – 0 Ballingry Rovers Burghead Thistle 2 – 5 Lugar Boswell Thistle Longside 2 – 4 Yoker Athletic

Home team  Score  Away team Cumnock Juniors 3 – 1 Newmachar United Aberdeen University 1 – 4 Dundonald Bluebell Forfar West End 0 – 1 Kelty Hearts Dundee Violet 1 – 0 Maryhill Portgordon Victoria 1 – 6 ^4 Banchory St. Ternan Beith Juniors 4 – 1 Cumbernauld United Spey Valley 4 – 1 East End Lesmahagow 6 – 0 Lochore Welfare Kinnoull 1 – 6 Arbroath Victoria Downfield 1 – 0 Lochee Harp Glasgow Perthshire 1 – 2 Kilbirnie Ladeside Girvan 0 – 3 Neilston Juniors Tayport 2 – 4 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Jeanfield Swifts 2 – 0 Bridge of Don Thistle Arniston Rangers 2 – 0 Vale of Clyde Culter 1 – 1 Rutherglen Glencairn Penicuik Athletic 4 – 2 Maybole Juniors Pollok 4 – 0 Whitletts Victoria Royal Albert 1 – 3 Shettleston Newburgh 0 – 4 Camelon Juniors Nairn St. Ninian 1 – 0 Lewis United Dyce Juniors 2 – 1 Forth Wanderers Bo'ness United 10 – 0 Stoneyburn FC Stoneywood 2 – 0 ^5 Deveronside Dalkeith Thistle 1 – 2 Kilwinning Rangers Forres Thistle 2 – 5 East Craigie Broughty Athletic 2 – 1 Stonehaven Irvine Meadow 2 – 1 Benburb Falkirk Juniors 4 – 3 ^6 Buchanhaven Hearts Banks O' Dee 0 – 6 Auchinleck Talbot Thornton Hibs 1 – 3 Kilsyth Rangers Johnstone Burgh 5 – 2 Brechin Victoria

³ Match played at Stoneyburn F.C.
⁴ Tie switched to Banchory St. Ternan F.C.
⁵ Tie switched to Deveronside F.C.
⁶ Match played at Camelon Juniors F.C.
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Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Carnoustie Panmure 0 – 3 West Calder United Fauldhouse United 4 – 0 Armadale Thistle Rutherglen Glencairn 2 – 3 Culter

Third round

The third round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 4 November 2014 at 12:30pm.[8]

Home team  Score  Away team Edinburgh United 1 – 5 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dyce Juniors 0 – 2 Port Glasgow Lesmahagow 1 – 1 Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic 4 – 0 Luncarty St Andrews United 6 – 2 St. Roch's Shotts Bon Accord 1 – 6 Hurlford United Arthurlie 6 – 2 Darvel Juniors Beith Juniors 0 – 1 Kilwinning Rangers FC Stoneywood 2 – 2 ^7 Kilbirnie Ladeside West Calder United 0 – 3 Clydebank Shettleston 1 – 0 Neilston Juniors Rossvale 7 – 0 Lugar Boswell Thistle Lochee United 1 – 3 Blantyre Victoria Irvine Meadow 0 – 4 Auchinleck Talbot Glenrothes 3 – 0 Hermes Cumnock Juniors 1 – 0 Kennoway Star Hearts

Home team  Score  Away team Nairn St. Ninian 1 – 3 Fauldhouse United Camelon Juniors 4 – 1 East Craigie Montrose Roselea 2 – 2 Linlithgow Rose Troon 2 – 1 Arniston Rangers Bellshill Athletic 3 – 1 Downfield Dundee Violet 0 – 5 Pollok Dundonald Bluebell 0 – 0 Yoker Athletic Spey Valley 5 – 3 Banchory St. Ternan Culter 2 – 2 ^8 Falkirk Juniors Newtongrange Star 7 – 0 Maud Penicuik Athletic 2 – 0 Arbroath Victoria Johnstone Burgh 4 – 2 Largs Thistle Dunipace Juniors 1 – 2 Kilsyth Rangers Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2 – 1 Glenafton Athletic Kelty Hearts 1 – 2 Bo'ness United Thorniewood United 1 – 3 Broughty Athletic

⁷ Match played at Longside F.C.
⁸ Match played at Montrose F.C.

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Jeanfield Swifts 1 – 4 Lesmahagow Linlithgow Rose 6 – 0 Montrose Roselea Yoker Athletic 3 – 2 Dundonald Bluebell Kilbirnie Ladeside 4 – 0 FC Stoneywood Falkirk Juniors 0 – 1 Culter

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow on 2 December 2014.[9]

Home team  Score  Away team Arthurlie 1 – 1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Spey Valley 0 – 7 ^9 Penicuik Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose 4 – 1 Bellshill Athletic Culter 2 – 3 ^10 Linlithgow Rose Pollok 1 – 0 Cumnock Juniors Clydebank 2 – 3 Shettleston Port Glasgow 0 – 4 Auchinleck Talbot Glenrothes 0 – 1 Yoker Athletic

Home team  Score  Away team Newtongrange Star 2 – 2 Blantyre Victoria Lesmahagow 4 – 0 Johnstone Burgh Hurlford United 2 – 0 Bo'ness United St Andrews United 2 – 0 Broughty Athletic Kilbirnie Ladeside 4 – 2 Kilsyth Rangers Rossvale 3 – 5 Musselburgh Athletic Kilwinning Rangers 2 – 3 Fauldhouse United Camelon Juniors 3 – 3 Troon

⁹ Tie switched to Penicuik Athletic F.C.
¹⁰ Match played at Banks O' Dee F.C.

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1 – 1 (Arthurlie won 4-3 on Pens) Arthurlie Troon 1 – 2 Camelon Juniors Blantyre Victoria 1 – 2 Newtongrange Star

Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place on Peter and Roughie's Football Show on STV Glasgow on 4 February 2015.[10]

Home team  Score  Away team Auchinleck Talbot 1 – 1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic St Andrews United 0 – 4 Pollok Yoker Athletic 1 – 0 Lesmahagow Kilbirnie Ladeside 0 – 2 Hurlford United Linlithgow Rose 2 – 2 Camelon Juniors Penicuik Athletic 2 – 1 Arthurlie Shettleston 2 – 0 Newtongrange Star Fauldhouse United 1 – 2 Musselburgh Athletic

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1 – 2 Auchinleck Talbot Camelon 1 - 2 Linlithgow Rose

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 February 2015.[11]

Home team  Score  Away team Shettleston 1 – 4 Auchinleck Talbot Hurlford United 3 – 1 Pollok Yoker Athletic 2 – 3 Linlithgow Rose Musselburgh Athletic 2 – 0 Penicuik Athletic

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi Final of the Dyslexia Scottish Junior Cup took place at Mar Hall Bishopton on Friday 27 March 2015 and was carried out by Steven Naismith of Everton.

First leg

Home team  Score  Away team Hurlford United 1 – 3 Auchinleck Talbot Linlithgow Rose 2 – 3 Musselburgh Athletic

Second leg

Home team  Score  Away team Auchinleck Talbot 2 - 1 (Auchinleck Talbot win 5-2 on aggregate) Hurlford United Musselburgh Athletic 2 - 2 (Musselburgh Athletic win 5-4 on aggregate) Linlithgow Rose

Final

The Final of the Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 7 June 2015 with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.

7 June 2015

16:05

Auchinleck Talbot	2 – 1	Musselburgh Athletic
Hislop  30' Pope  60' (pen.)	BBC Sport	41' Sheerin

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Attendance: 5,186

Referee: Steven Kirkland

1 Andy Leishman 2 Willie Lyle 3 Gordon Pope 4 Martin McGoldrick 5 Mark Campbell 6 Willie Boyd 7 Bryan Young 8 Dwayne Hyslop 9 Keir Milliken 10 David Gormley 11 Graham Wilson Substitutes: 12 Mark Shankland 14 Lee Cochrane 16 Colin Spence 17 Steven White 18 James Latta Manager: Tommy Sloan

1 Ally Adams 2 Alex Christie 3 Brian Martin 4 Jackie Myles 7 Lewis Turner 8 Darren Smith 9 Graeme Beveridge 10 Steven Thomson 11 Jordyn Sheerin 16 Robert Wilson 19 Andy Munro Substitutes: 21 Murray Jackson 5 Gary Hamilton 6 Michael Hunter 14 Ewan Ralton 15 Jed Davie Manager: Stevie McLeish

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7. "Scottish Junior Cup 2nd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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9. "Junior Cup 4th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 December 2014.
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11. "Junior Cup Quarter Final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 24 February 2015.