2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup was the 132nd season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.^[1]

2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	157
Defending champions	Glenafton Athletic
Final positions
Champions	Auchinleck Talbot
Runners-up	Hurlford United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	150
Goals scored	659 (4.39 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 27 May 2018.

Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2017–18 tournament are as follows:^[2]

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round
First Round	23 September 2017	29	157 → 128	153
Second Round	28 October 2017	64	128 → 64	4
Third Round	25 November 2017	32	64 → 32	none
Fourth round	20 January 2018	16	32 → 16	none
Fifth round	17 February 2018	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	17 March 2018	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	14-15 and 21-22 April 2018	4	4 → 2	none
Final	27 May 2018	1	2 → 1	none

Drawn matches are replayed and replays that end in a draw proceed direct to a penalty shootout, there is no extra time. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs with the winner on aggregate progressing to the final. If the aggregate score is tied at the end of the second leg, the match will also proceed direct to a penalty shootout.

First round

The four junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, are not included in the draw for the first round:

• Banks O' Dee - North Superleague champions (automatic qualifiers via National Club Licensing (NCL) award in any case)
• Girvan - in possession of NCL award
• Glenafton Athletic - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division champions and Scottish Junior Cup holders
• Linlithgow Rose - in possession of NCL award

The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 22 August 2017 and was made by SJFA president Felix McKenna and Linlithgow Rose club president Les Donaldson.^[3][4]

Home team Score Away team 22 September 2017 Maryhill 0–0 Irvine Meadow 23 September 2017 Culter 2–3 East Kilbride Thistle Dunipace Juniors 0–4 Dunbar United Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 5–0 Glenrothes Glasgow Perthshire 2–2 Dundee North End Rutherglen Glencairn 4–0 Kirriemuir Thistle Arniston Rangers 1–0 St Andrews United Ardeer Thistle 0–1 Yoker Athletic Penicuik Athletic 7–0 Livingston United Kello Rovers 3–4 Arthurlie Longside 2–1 Deveronside Troon 1–1 Renfrew Bonnyrigg Rose 5–0 Shettleston Lochee Harp 2–4 Bo'ness United Tayport 1–2 Cumbernauld United

Home team Score Away team 23 September 2017 Burghead Thistle 2–5 Shotts Bon Accord Thornton Hibs 2–0 Ellon United Kilwinning Rangers Awarded[A] Saltcoats Victoria Musselburgh Athletic 4–0 Newburgh Thistle Ardrossan Winton Rovers 6–2 Banchory St Ternan Broxburn Athletic 6–0 Fraserburgh United Rosyth 2–2 East Craigie Pumpherston 1–3 Cambuslang Rangers Aberdeen University 5–0 Kirkcaldy YMCA Irvine Victoria 0–0 Maybole Lewis United 1–2 Bathgate Thistle Rossvale 1–0 Greenock Juniors Hill of Beath Hawthorn 5–0 New Elgin Newmains United Community 2–4 Annbank United

Notes

1. ^
   A-Saltcoats Victoria could not raise a team and forfeited the tie.^[5]

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
30 September 2017
Irvine Meadow	0–0 (3–2p)	Maryhill
East Craigie	4–3	Rosyth
Dundee North End	0–1	Glasgow Perthshire
Maybole	0–3	Irvine Victoria
Renfrew	2–2 (2–4p)	Troon

Second round

The second round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 4 October 2017 at 2pm.^[6]

Home team Score Away team 28 October 2017 Shotts Bon Accord 13–0 Muirkirk Newmachar United 2–7 Dyce Lanark United 2–1 Dalkeith Thistle Longside 1–4 Carnoustie Panmure Vale of Clyde 4–1 Arbroath Victoria West Calder United 3–6 Scone Thistle Tranent 5–1 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 6–0 Carluke Rovers Lochee United 1–0 Armadale Thistle Hill of Beath Hawthorn 4–0 Buckie Rovers Lesmahagow 3–3 Arthurlie Auchinleck Talbot 8–0 Forres Thistle Dufftown 1–1 Oakley United Forfar Albion 0–6 Haddington Athletic Kilsyth Rangers 3–1 Stoneywood Parkvale Sunnybank 1–6 Ashfield Glasgow Perthshire 4–0 Kinnoull Hermes 3–1 Blairgowrie Fauldhouse United 2–3 Bonnyrigg Rose Irvine Meadow 5–2 Broxburn Athletic St Roch's 0–1 Bellshill Athletic Neilston 2–3 Downfield East Craigie 1–2 Newtongrange Star Troon 3–1 Stoneyburn Montrose Roselea 1–3 Coupar Angus Port Glasgow 0–0 Petershill Rossvale 3–1 Edinburgh United Wishaw 1–1 Arniston Rangers Thorniewood United 1–0 Dundonald Bluebell Maud 5–3 Harthill Royal Broughty Athletic 1–3 Bathgate Thistle Rutherglen Glencairn 11–0 Glentanar Craigmark Burntonians 0–5 Cumnock

Home team Score Away team 28 October 2017 Cruden Bay Awarded[B] Banks o' Dee Crossgate Primrose 1–0 Newburgh Kilwinning Rangers 2–1 Larkhall Thistle Brechin Victoria 0–4 Bo'ness United Girvan 2–3 East Kilbirde Thistle Gartcairn 9–0 Whitehills Kennoway Star Hearts 3–2 Clydebank Camelon 4–1 Hall Russell United Whitletts Victoria 1–2 Jeanfield Swifts St Anthony's 1–3 Yoker Athletic Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2–4 Dunbar United Lochore Welfare 3–1 Spey Valley United Beith 12–0 Inverness City Royal Albert 1–4 Pollok Vale of Leven 3–2 Luncarty Cambuslang Rangers 1–3 Stonehaven Benburb 3–2 Craigroyston Blantyre Victoria 3–0 Lochgelly Albert Aberdeen University 1–2 Johnstone Burgh Thornton Hibs 0–2 Cumbernauld United Aberdeen East End 0–6 Blackburn United Sauchie 3–1 Largs Thistle Hurlford United 2–0 Nairn St Ninian Dundee Violet 2–2 Forfar West End Musselburgh Athletic 3–2 Darvel Lugar Boswell Thistle 1–3 Linlithgow Rose Buchanhaven Hearts 2–2 Whitburn 4 November 2017 Kilbirnie Ladeside 2–2 Penicuik Athletic Dalry Thistle 1–5[C] Glenafton Athletic 11 November 2017 Forth Wanderers 1–0[D] Irvine Victoria Annbank United 1–2[E] Colony Park

Notes

1. ^
   B-Cruden Bay could not raise a team and forfeited the tie.
2. ^
   C-Played at Abbey Park, Kilwinning
3. ^
   D-Played at Victoria Park, Irvine
4. ^
   E-Played at Dam Park, Ayr

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
4 November 2017
Oakley United	3–2	Dufftown
Petershill	3–0	Port Glasgow
Arniston Rangers	2–3	Wishaw
Forfar West End	1–0	Dundee Violet
Whitburn	9–1	Buchanhaven Hearts
11 November 2017
Arthurlie	4–3	Lesmahagow
Penicuik Athletic	3–3 (3–4p)	Kilbirnie Ladeside

Third round

Home team Score Away team 25 November 2017 Glasgow Perthshire 3–3 Pollok Haddington Athletic 3–1 Vale of Clyde Hermes 1–1 Dunbar United Rossvale 3–2 Banks o' Dee Troon 0–3 Yoker Athletic Arthurlie 3–1 Coupar Angus Vale of Leven 2–3 Bonnyrigg Rose Bo'ness United 3–0 Kilwinning Rangers Tranent 0–3 Jeanfield Swifts Blackburn United 5–1 Colony Park 2 December 2017 Forth Wanderers 2–2[F] Lochore Welfare Cumnock 5–1 Bathgate Thistle Kilbirnie Ladeside 4–1 Lanark United Kennoway Star Hearts 4–0 Blantyre Victoria Gartcairn 3–1 Maud Rutherglen Glencairn 6–0 Stonehaven

Home team Score Away team 16 December 2017 Forfar West End 4–2[G] Shotts Bon Accord Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–0[H] Glenafton Athletic 23 December 2017 Scone Thistle 0–3 Kilsyth Rangers Sauchie 3–1 Camelon Bellshill Athletic 3–0 Ashfield Oakley United 0–3 Linlithgow Rose Downfield 2–2 Wishaw Whitburn 4–1 Benburb Thorniewood United 0–0 East Kilbride Thistle Newtongrange Star 0–0 Cumbernauld United Hurlford United 2–1 Musselburgh Athletic Carnoustie Panmure 2–1 Petershill Lochee United Awarded[I] Johnstone Burgh Crossgates Primrose 1–5 Beith Hill of Beath Hawthorn 0–2 Auchinleck Talbot 13 January 2018 Dyce 0–2 Irvine Meadow

Notes

1. ^
   F-Played at John Cumming Stadium, Carluke
2. ^
   G-Played at Station Park, Forfar
3. ^
   H-Played at Petershill Park, Glasgow
4. ^
   I-Johnstone Burgh could not raise a team and forfeited the tie

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
2 December 2017
Pollok	5–0	Glasgow Perthshire
Dunbar United	4–0	Hermes
23 December 2017
Lochore Welfare	1–2	Forth Wanderers
6 January 2018
East Kilbride Thistle	7–1[J]	Thorniewood United
Cumbernauld United	0–4	Newtongrange Star
27 January 2018
Wishaw	5–1	Downfield

Notes

1. ^
   J-Played at K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
20 January 2018
Irvine Meadow	6–2	Dunbar United
Bonnyrigg Rose	5–2	Newtongrange Star
27 January 2018
Lochee United	5–0	East Kilbride Thistle
Blackburn United	0–5	Linlithgow Rose
Cumnock	1–5	Auchinleck Talbot
Bellshill Athletic	1–2	Sauchie
Whitburn	1–2	Yoker Athletic
Gartcairn	2–2	Arthurlie
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	6–2	Kennoway Star Hearts
Rossvale	0–3	Pollok
3 February 2018
Kilsyth Rangers	0–2	Carnoustie Panmure
Jeanfield Swifts	2–6	Beith
Rutherglen Glencairn	0–3	Bo'ness United
Hurlford United	3–0	Haddington Athletic
Kilbirnie Ladeside	2–1	Forfar West End
24 February 2018
Wishaw	1–0	Forth Wanderers

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
3 February 2018
Arthurlie	2–1	Gartcairn

Fifth round

Home team	Score	Away team
17 February 2018
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	4–3	Linlithgow Rose
Bonnyrigg Rose	1–2	Beith
Irvine Meadow	0–2	Lochee United
Kilbirnie Ladeside	0–3	Bo'ness United
Auchinleck Talbot	4–1	Pollok
Carnoustie Panmure	3–0	Arthurlie
Sauchie	0–1	Hurlford United
17 March 2018
Yoker Athletic	1–3	Wishaw

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
17 March 2018
Beith	1–4	Lochee United
Carnoustie Panmure	0–2	Auchinleck Talbot
Bo'ness United	2–2	Hurlford United
24 March 2018
Wishaw	2–0	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
24 March 2018
Hurlford United	2–1	Bo'ness United

Semifinals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 29 March 2018.

First leg

14 April 2018

14:30

Auchinleck Talbot	0–1	Lochee United

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

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14 April 2018

14:30

Wishaw	0–1	Hurlford United

Beltane Park, Wishaw

Second leg

21 April 2018

14:30

Hurlford United	1–1	Wishaw

Blair Park, Hurlford

Hurlford United won 2–1 on aggregate

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21 April 2018

14:30

Lochee United	0–2	Auchinleck Talbot

Thomson Park, Dundee

Auchinleck Talbot won 2–1 on aggregate

Final

The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 4 June with a 4.15pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.

27 May 2018

16:15

Auchinleck Talbot	3–2	Hurlford United
Hyslop 37' Wilson 90+1' McCracken 90+3'	Report	Robertson 5' (pen.) McKenzie 64'

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Attendance: 4,874

Referee: Lloyd Wilson