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
Teams	164
Final positions
Champions	Shotts Bon Accord
Runners-up	Auchinleck Talbot
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Paul Blackwood (Lochee United) 8 goals[citation needed]
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First leg

15 April 2012

15:00

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	1 – 1	Auchinleck Talbot
Paul Shields 84'	Report	55' (pen.) Gordon Pope

New Dundas Park, Bonnyrigg

Attendance: 2,413

Referee: Andrew Dallas

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15 April 2012

15:00

Shotts Bon Accord	1 – 1	Largs Thistle
Tony Fleming 81'	Report	43' Graham Black

Hannah Park, Shotts

Attendance: 944

Referee: Kevin Graham

Second leg

21 April 2012

15:00

Auchinleck Talbot	0 – 0 (agg. 1 – 1; 6 – 5 pens)	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
	Report

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

Attendance: 1,674

Referee: Gavin Duncan

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21 April 2012

15:00

Largs Thistle	0 – 0 (agg. 1 – 1; 2 – 4 pens)	Shotts Bon Accord
	Report

Barrfields Stadium, Largs

Attendance: 1,044

Referee: Colin Steven

Final

27 May 2012

16:05

Auchinleck Talbot	1 – 2	Shotts Bon Accord
Faulds 88'		10' McCluskey 14' Boyack

Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston

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