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]
| Tournament details | |
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| Country |  Scotland |
| Teams | 164 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Runner-up | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Paul Blackwood (Lochee United) 8 goals[citation needed] |
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
editThe 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 |
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| 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
editThe First round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 30 August 2011.[5]
1 Tie played at Deveronvale F.C.[6]
Replays
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Second round
editThe Second round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. Social Club on 9 October 2011.[7]
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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.
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7 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.
Third round
editThe Third round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 15 November 2011.[10]
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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]
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15 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.
16 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
Fourth round
editThe Fourth round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper on 15 December 2011.[12]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 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 |
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Fifth round
editThe Fifth round draw took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 2 February 2012.[13]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 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
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17 Tie played at Petershill F.C.
Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the Quarter-finals took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 1 March 2012.[14]
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Semifinals
editThe draw for the semifinals took place at Hampden Park on 28 March 2012.[15]
First leg
edit| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 1 – 1 | Auchinleck Talbot |
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Paul Shields  84' |
Report | 55' (pen.) Gordon Pope |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1 – 1 | Largs Thistle |
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| Tony Fleming 81' |
Report | 43' Graham Black |
Second leg
edit| Auchinleck Talbot | 0 – 0 (agg. 1 – 1; 6 – 5 pens) | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
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| Largs Thistle | 0 – 0 (agg. 1 – 1; 2 – 4 pens) | Shotts Bon Accord |
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Final
edit| Auchinleck Talbot | 1 – 2 | Shotts Bon Accord |
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| Faulds 88' |
10' McCluskey 14' Boyack |
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References
edit- ^ "Emirates Airlines announce deal to sponsor Scottish Junior Cup at first round draw". The Herald. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Shotts Bon Accord set for Auchinleck Talbot clash". Daily Record. November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 2011/12 dates". Scottish Junior Football Association. 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Emirates Semi-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup First Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Emirates Cup Tie - Switched". Scottish Junior Football Association. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup Second Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "'I fear there may be more' — Forfar West End's problems a sign of financial pressures facing junior football". The Courier. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Switch of Venue". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Emirates 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "RAF bombed out of Junior Cup". North Region Junior Football Association. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 4th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Emirates 5th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Quarter-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup Semi-finals Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.