2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup

2015–16 ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	158
Final positions
Champions	Beith Juniors
Runner-up	Pollok

The 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup was the 130th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by ETHX Energy and known as The ETHXenergy Scottish Junior Cup.^[1] The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.^[2]

A total of 158 clubs entered this year's competition, three fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Ballingry Rovers, who folded, and Harthill Royal, Luncarty, Portgordon Victoria and Whitehills, who were in abeyance. North Region sides Glentanar and Islavale did not enter. New members Easthouses Lily MW and Gartcairn FA Juniors made their debut in the competition, while Coupar Angus and Fochabers returned to the tournament after a year in abeyance.

First round

The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round:

• Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division champions and Junior Cup holders
• Kelty Hearts - East Superleague champions
• Hermes - North Superleague champions

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

The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 August 2015.^[3]

Home team  Score  Away team Larkhall Thistle 3 – 2 Haddington Athletic East Kilbride Thistle 0 – 4 Armadale Thistle Inverness City 2 – 1 FC Stoneywood Kilwinning Rangers 3 – 1 Dalry Thistle Newmains United 1 – 8 Fraserburgh United Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 3 – 0 Thorniewood United Ardeer Thistle 3 – 3 West Calder United Nairn St. Ninian 1 – 1 Oakley United Crossgates Primrose 1 – 4 Lanark United Sunnybank 1 – 5 Yoker Athletic Stoneyburn 1 – 0 Dyce Juniors Whitletts Victoria 3 – 1 Lochgelly Albert Glenafton Athletic 14 – 0 Newmachar United Hall Russell United 1 – 2 Vale of Clyde Bridge of Don Thistle 2 – 2 Rosyth

Home team  Score  Away team Vale of Leven 0 – 0 Kennoway Star Hearts Newtongrange Star 5 – 1 Edinburgh United Newburgh 0 – 6 Kilbirnie Ladeside Irvine Victoria 1 – 7 Camelon Juniors Maybole 0 – 0 Broxburn Athletic Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2 – 1 Whitburn Montrose Roselea 4 – 0 Forfar Albion Lochee Harp 1 – 2 Tayport Banchory St. Ternan 1 – 2 East End Buckie Rovers 0 – 3 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Burghead Thistle 1 – 5 Kilsyth Rangers Cumnock Juniors 3 – 0 Broughty Athletic Neilston Juniors 3 – 1 Dufftown Bellshill Athletic 0 – 0 Wishaw Juniors Port Glasgow 1 – 1 Benburb

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team West Calder United 2 – 1 Ardeer Thistle Oakley United 4 – 0 Nairn St. Ninian Rosyth 7 – 0 Bridge of Don Thistle Kennoway Star Hearts 4 – 1 Vale of Leven Broxburn Athletic 4 – 0 Maybole Wishaw Juniors 1 – 0 Bellshill Athletic Benburb 2 – 1 Port Glasgow

Second round

The second round draw took place at Mar Hall, Erskine on 6 October 2015.^[4]

Home team  Score  Away team St Andrews United 2 – 2 Oakley United Thornton Hibs 1 – 1 East Craigie Dundee Violet 7 – 1 Forth Kilwinning Rangers 4 – 2 Ashfield Stonehaven 2 – 0 Shotts Bon Accord Forfar West End 0 – 2 Clydebank Arbroath Victoria 2 – 3 Dundonald Bluebell Shettleston 1 – 1 Kilbirnie Ladeside Kirkcaldy YM 0 – 3 Royal Albert Lesmahagow 3 – 4 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Saltcoats Victoria 3 – 3 Easthouses Lily MW Tranent Juniors 0 – 2 Auchinleck Talbot Beith Juniors 10 – 2 Vale of Clyde Linlithgow Rose 7 – 2 Annbank United Lochee United 4 – 3 Maryhill West Calder United 1 – 3 Dunipace Juniors Kelty Hearts 5 – 0 Stoneyburn Kilsyth Rangers 3 – 2 Culter Bathgate Thistle 2 – 2 Greenock Juniors Coupar Angus 0 – 0 Lossiemouth United Ellon United 0 – 3 St Roch's Aberdeen University 0 – 3 Dundee North End Livingston United 2 – 1 Largs Thistle Dunbar United 0 – 3 Irvine Meadow Brechin Victoria 1 – 2 Penicuik Athletic Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 0 – 3 Wishaw Juniors Fochabers 0 – 2 Kennoway Star Hearts Renfrew 4 – 0 Maud Larkhall Thistle 2 – 2 Arniston Rangers Camelon Juniors 3 – 2 Banks O' Dee Blantyre Victoria 1 – 5 Rosyth Neilston Juniors 2 – 0 Rutherglen Glencairn

Home team  Score  Away team Lochore Welfare 0 – 1 Darvel Musselburgh Athletic 7 – 1 Johnstone Burgh Buchanhaven Hearts 0 – 4 Arthurlie Parkvale 4 – 5 Tayport Fauldhouse United 2 – 2 Hurlford United Lewis United 0 – 4 Troon St Anthony's 6 – 0 Forres Thistle Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 6 – 1 Montrose Roselea Blackburn United 2 – 1 Downfield Rossvale 2 – 0 Pumpherston Bo'ness United 5 – 0 East End Falkirk Juniors 4 – 0 Longside Girvan 7 – 1 Cambuslang Rangers Broxburn Athletic 1 – 3 Whitletts Victoria Pollok 3 – 1 Yoker Athletic Inverness City 1 – 3 Sauchie Juniors Gartcairn FA Juniors 3 – 3 Hermes Scone Thistle 1 – 1 Benburb Colony Park 0 – 7 Carnoustie Panmure Spey Valley 1 – 8 Cumbernauld United Glenafton Athletic 1 – 3 Jeanfield Swifts Fraserburgh United 1 – 3 Kinnoull Kello Rovers 2 – 3 Cumnock Juniors Grantown 2 – 3 Blairgowrie Carluke Rovers 4 – 2 Lugar Boswell Thistle Petershill 1 – 1 Newtongrange Star Dalkeith Thistle 1 – 0 Kirriemuir Thistle Ardrossan Winton Rovers 7 – 3 Deveronside Glasgow Perthshire 0 – 4 Lanark United Cruden Bay 0 – 7 Armadale Thistle Muirkirk Juniors 3 – 2 Craigmark Burntonians New Elgin 0 – 5 Glenrothes

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Oakley United 1 – 0 St Andrews United East Craigie 3 – 2 Thornton Hibs Kilbirnie Ladeside 2 – 0 Shettleston Easthouses Lily MW 1 – 3 Saltcoats Victoria Greenock Juniors 1 – 1 (3–4 p) Bathgate Thistle Lossiemouth United 1 – 4 Coupar Angus

Home team  Score  Away team Arniston Rangers 3 – 1 Larkhall Thistle Hurlford United 1 – 0 Fauldhouse United Hermes 4 – 2 Gartcairn FA Juniors Benburb 3 – 3 (3–4 p) Scone Thistle Newtongrange Star 2 – 2 (8–9 p) Petershill

Third round

The third round draw took place at The Sun offices in Glasgow on 3 November 2015.^[5]

Home team  Score  Away team Cumnock Juniors 3 – 2 Dundonald Bluebell Lochee United 4 – 2 Penicuik Athletic Whitletts Victoria 1 – 5 Dalkeith Thistle Carnoustie Panmure 5 – 0 Livingston United Linlithgow Rose 5 – 0 Cumbernauld United Wishaw Juniors 1 – 1 Armadale Thistle Royal Albert 1 – 4^1 Pollok Bathgate Thistle 1 – 4 Oakley United Hurlford United 4 – 1 Falkirk Juniors Troon 2 – 1 Bo'ness United Girvan 0 – 0 Beith Juniors Lanark United 0 – 5 Rossvale Hill of Beath Hawthorn 3 – 1 Ardrossan Winton Rovers Scone Thistle 3 – 1 Saltcoats Victoria St Roch's 1 – 1 Kennoway Star Hearts Kinnoull 2 – 8 Auchinleck Talbot

Home team  Score  Away team Renfrew 4 – 1 East Craigie Glenrothes 2 – 2 Rosyth Jeanfield Swifts 1 – 3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Kilbirnie Ladeside 0 – 0 Dundee Violet Petershill 1 – 0 Musselburgh Athletic Neilston Juniors 1 – 1 Arniston Rangers Tayport 0 – 0 Muirkirk Irvine Meadow 6 – 2 Blackburn United Blairgowrie 2 – 3 Darvel Kilwinning Rangers 2 – 1 Sauchie Juniors Stonehaven 3 – 1 St Anthony's Arthurlie 4 – 1 Dunipace Juniors Clydebank 0 – 1 Kelty Hearts Dundee North End 2 – 0 Carluke Rovers Kilsyth Rangers 1 – 4 Camelon Juniors Coupar Angus 1 – 4 Hermes

¹ Match played at Pollok F.C.

Replays

Home team  Score  Away team Armadale Thistle 2 – 2 (3–5 p) Wishaw Juniors Beith Juniors 2 – 1 Girvan Kennoway Star Hearts 3 – 3 (4–3 p) St Roch's Rosyth 0 – 0 (3–4 p) Glenrothes

Home team  Score  Away team Dundee Violet 1 – 4 Kilbirnie Ladeside Arniston Rangers 2 – 1 ^2 Neilston Juniors Muirkirk Juniors 0 – 5 Tayport

² Match played at Tranent Juniors F.C.

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place at the Evening Times offices in Glasgow on 9 December 2015.^[6]

Home team	Score	Away team
Kennoway Star Hearts	2 – 7	Pollok
Kelty Hearts	8 – 0	Renfrew
Auchinleck Talbot	3 – 0	Cumnock Juniors
Linlithgow Rose	1 – 1	Irvine Meadow
Kilwinning Rangers	3 – 0	Arniston Rangers
Camelon Juniors	1 – 0	Dundee North End
Kilbirnie Ladeside	3 – 0	Tayport
Glenrothes	4 – 5 ^3	Hermes
Oakley United	0 – 1	Carnoustie Panmure
Darvel Juniors	2 – 1	Troon
Scone Thistle	1 – 5	Beith Juniors
Hill of Beath Hawthorn	0 – 3	Petershill
Hurlford United	5 – 3	Dalkeith Thistle
Rossvale	6 – 1	Stonehaven
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	2 – 0	Lochee United
Arthurlie	4 – 1	Wishaw Juniors

³ Match played at Kennoway Star Hearts F.C.

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Irvine Meadow	0 – 2	Linlithgow Rose

Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place in Glasgow City Chambers on 26 January 2016.^[7]

Home team	Score	Away team
Beith Juniors	3 – 1	Petershill
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	0 – 5	Pollok
Hermes	0 – 2	Kilbirnie Ladeside
Kilwinning Rangers	4 – 1	Linlithgow Rose
Camelon Juniors	4 – 1	Kelty Hearts
Carnoustie Panmure	2 – 3	Auchinleck Talbot
Darvel Juniors	0 – 3	Arthurlie
Hurlford United	4 – 0	Rossvale

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 25 February 2016.^[8]

Home team	Score	Away team
Beith Juniors	3 – 1	Arthurlie
Kilwinning Rangers	3 – 3	Camelon Juniors
Hurlford United	2 – 0	Auchinleck Talbot
Pollok	1 – 0	Kilbirnie Ladeside

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Camelon Juniors	1 – 4	Kilwinning Rangers

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 22 March 2016.^[9]

First leg

9 April 2016

14:30

Beith Juniors	3 – 0	Kilwinning Rangers
Andy Reid 52' Darren Christie 73' John Sheridan 83'

Bellsdale Park, Beith

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Steven Reid

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16 April 2016

14:30

Hurlford United	0 – 0	Pollok
	Report

Blair Park, Hurlford

Attendance: 800

Referee: Craig Napier

Second leg

16 April 2016

14:30

Kilwinning Rangers	1 – 0	Beith Juniors
Ross Stewart 50'

Abbey Park, Kilwinning

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23 April 2016

14:30

Pollok	0 – 0	Hurlford United
Penalties
McAleenan Hanlon Gallacher Winters Hepburn Sideserf	4–3	R.Robertson Kean McKenzie McClune Chisholm C.Robertson

Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 1,650

Referee: Scott Millar

Final

The Final of The ETHX Energy Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 29 May with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.

29 May 2016

16:05

Beith Juniors	1 – 1	Pollok
Darren Christie 61'	The Herald	72' Robbie Winters
Penalties
McLean Collins Frize Wilson Burke	4–3	McAleenan Sideserf Mackenzie D. Winters R. Winters

Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Attendance: 4,877

Referee: Graham Beaton

1 Stephen Grindlay 2 Iain Fisher 3 Nicky Docherty 4 Kevin MacDonald 5 John Sheridan 6 Tommy Martin  19' 7 Darren Christie  84' 8 Paul Frize 9 Kenny McLean 10 Andy Reid  77' 11 Richie Burke Substitutes: 12 David McGowan  77' 14 Jamie Wilson  19' 16 Thomas Collins  84' 17 Josh McArthur 18 Zander Ryan Manager: John Millar

1 Jordan Longmuir 2 Tam Hanlon 3 Mark Sideserf 4 Paul Gallacher 5 Chris Walker 6 Findlay Frye 7 Kevin Bradley  85' 8 Colin Williamson  71' 9 David Winters 10 Carlo Monti  71' 11 Kieran McAleenan Substitutes: 12 Ross McCabe 14 Robbie Winters  71' 15 Liam Rowan  71' 16 Derek Hepburn 17 Allan Mackenzie  85' Manager: Tony McInally

References

1. O'Donnell, Jim (4 November 2015). "Paisley firm ETHX Energy clinches Scottish Cup sponsorship deal as Troon ace Colin Spence revels in mouth-watering third-round draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. "Junior Cup First Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
4. O'Donnell, Jim (7 October 2015). "Glasgow-based quartet land plum home ties in Scottish Junior Cup draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
5. "Scottish Junior Cup 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 October 2015.
6. McGarry, Graeme (9 December 2015). "Auchinleck Talbot draw Ayrshire rivals Cumnock in ETHX Energy Scottish Junior Cup fourth round draw". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
7. "ETHXEnergy Cup Draw". scottishfa.com. Scottish Junior Football Association. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
8. "Ethx Energy Scottish Junior Cup Quarter-final Draw". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
9. "ETHXEnergy Scottish Junior Cup Semi-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.