2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup: Difference between revisions

2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	112
Defending champions	Cumnock Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	196 (4.17 per match)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →; All statistics correct as of 2 December 2023.

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The 2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup known as the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup due to sponsorship reasons,^[1] is the 137th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA).

Cumnock Juniors are the defending champions however they were eliminated in the second round by local rivals Auchinleck Talbot.

Calendar

The dates for each round of the 2023–24 tournament are as follows:

Round	Main date	Matches	Clubs
First round	2 September 2023	48	112 → 64
Second round	7 October 2023	32	64 → 32
Third round	4 November 2023	16	32 → 16
Fourth round	2 December 2023	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	10 February 2024	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	13 April 2024	2	4 → 2
Final	2 June 2024	1	2 → 1

Drawn matches proceed direct to a penalty shootout, with no extra time. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue, prior to 2021–22 semi-finals were played home and away over two legs.

First round

Clubs taking part in the Scottish Cup — Auchinleck Talbot, Beith Juniors, Benburb, Camelon Juniors, Carluke Rovers, Carnoustie Panmure, Culter, Cumnock Juniors, Darvel, Irvine Meadow XI, Lochee United, Rutherglen Glencairn, and Tayport — received a bye into the second round draw along with St Anthony's.

Second round

Matches

Home team	Score	Away team
6 October 2023
Petershill	1–5	St Cadoc's
Banks O' Dee Junior	1–2	Montrose Roselea
7 October 2023
Arbroath Victoria	1–4	Benburb
Ardeer Thistle	0–1	Larkhall Thistle
Ardrossan Winton Rovers	2–3	Downfield
Bridge of Don Thistle	6–1	Irvine Victoria
Caledonian Locomotives	2–1	Glasgow United
Camelon Juniors	w/o	Stonehaven
Colony Park	0–1	Rothie Rovers
Culter	4–2	Craigmark Burntonians
Cumnock Juniors	2–3	Auchinleck Talbot
Hall Russell United	2–5	Lesmahagow Juniors
Hermes	1–1 (3–1 p)	Beith Juniors
Lochee Harp	3–4	Irvine Meadow XI
Lochee United	3–2	Maybole Juniors
Rossvale	1–4	Darvel
St Anthony's	3–2	Stoneywood-Parkvale

Home team	Score	Away team
14 October 2023
Carnoustie Panmure	3–2	Letham
Dundee Violet	3–0	Deveronside
East End	5–0	East Kilbride Thistle
Finnart	2–1	Dyce
Kello Rovers	2–3	Gartcairn
Vale of Leven	1–0	Carluke Rovers
17 October 2023
Pollok	2–2 (7–8 p)	Dalry Thistle
18 October 2023
Greenock Juniors	1–4	Glenafton Athletic
4 November 2023
Ashfield	1–3	Largs Thistle
Forfar United	1–6	Arthurlie
Hurlford United	6–0	Tayport
Johnstone Burgh	3–0	Dundee North End
Rutherglen Glencairn	2–0	Troon
Shotts Bon Accord	0–0 (6–5 p)	St. Roch's

Third round

Matches

Home team	Score	Away team
4 November 2023
Bellshill Athletic	3–1	Lesmahagow Juniors
Bridge of Don Thistle	1–1 (2–4 p)	Auchinleck Talbot
Caledonian Locomotives	4–2	Carnoustie Panmure
Culter	0–2	Lochee United
Finnart	1–4	Larkhall Thistle
Glenafton Athletic	1–2	Darvel
St. Anthony's	2–2 (5–6 p)	Benburb
Stonehaven	2–0	East End
Vale of Leven	4–2	Montrose Roselea
11 November 2023
Downfield	1–0	Dalry Thistle
Dundee Violet	0–3	St Cadoc's
Gartcairn	2–3	Largs Thistle
Hermes	0–8	Hurlford United
Johnstone Burgh	3–1	Irvine Meadow XI
Rothie Rovers	4–3	Shotts Bon Accord
Rutherglen Glencairn	3–3 (3–4 p)	Arthurlie

Fourth round

Draw

Tier	6	7	8	9
Teams	Midlands League (2) Downfield Lochee United North Region Premier Division (2) Rothie Rovers Stonehaven West of Scotland League Premier Division (7) Arthurlie Auchinleck Talbot Benburb Darvel Largs Thistle Hurlford United St Cadoc's	West of Scotland League First Division (1) Johnstone Burgh	West of Scotland League Second Division (2) Caledonian Locomotives Larkhall Thistle	West of Scotland League Third Division (2) Bellshill Athletic Vale of Leven

Matches

Home team	Score	Away team
2 December 2023
Largs Thistle	2–2 (0–3 p)	Lochee United
9 December 2023
Johnstone Burgh	v	Downfield
Stonehaven	v	St Cadoc's
16 December 2023
Hurlford United	v	Caledonian Locomotives
Benburb	v	Arthurlie
Rothie Rovers	v	Bellshill Athletic
Vale of Leven	v	Auchinleck Talbot
Darvel	v	Larkhall Thistle

Quarter-finals

Draw

Tier	6
Teams	Midlands League Lochee United West of Scotland League Premier Division Benburb or Arthurlie

Matches

Home team	Score	Away team
10 February 2024
Darvel or Larkhall Thistle	v	Lochee United
Johnstone Burgh or Downfield	v	Stonehaven or St Cadoc's
Rothie Rovers or Bellshill Athletic	v	Benburb or Arthurlie
Vale of Leven or Auchinleck Talbot	v	Hurlford United or Caledonian Locomotives

References

^ "Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[1] "Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

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