Football tournament season
The 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup was the 131st season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.[1]
Calendar
The provisional dates for each round of the 2016–17 tournament were as follows:[2]
Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
First Round | 24 September 2016 | 31 | 153 → 122 | 153 |
Second Round | 22 October 2016 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 6 |
Third Round | 19 November 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none |
Fourth round | 21 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none |
Fifth round | 18 February 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
Quarter-finals | 18 March 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 15/16 & 22/23 April 2017 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
Final | 4 June 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round
The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round:
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 August 2016.[3]
Replays
Second round
The second round draw took place at Bellsdale Park, Beith, on 1 October 2016.[4]
1 Tie played at Clachnacuddin F.C.
2 Tie played at Larkhall Thistle F.C.[5]
Replays
Third round
The third round draw took place at the offices of The Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow, on 1 November 2016.[6]
3 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
4 Tie played at Hamilton Academical F.C.[7]
Replays
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place at the offices of Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow, on 30 November 2016.[8]
5 Tie played at Benburb F.C.
6 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
Replays
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place at Glasgow City Chambers, on 31 January 2017.[9]
7 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
Replay
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 28 February 2017.[10]
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 28 March 2017.[11]
First leg
Attendance: 1,349
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Second leg
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Chris Graham
Glenafton Athletic win 1–0 on aggregate.
Auchinleck Talbot win 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
The Final of The ETHX Energy 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.
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: David Dickinson
| | | | | 1 | Andrew Leishman | | 2 | Willie Lyle | | 3 | Ross Harvey | | 4 | Martin McGoldrick | | 5 | Steven White | | 6 | Stephen Wilson | | 7 | Bryan Young | | 8 | Craig McCracken 77' | | 9 | Keir Milliken | | 10 | Graham Wilson | | 11 | Dwayne Hyslop | Substitutes: | | 12 | Dylan Pooler | | 14 | Mark Shankland 77' | | 15 | Klark Thompson | | 16 | Neill McPherson | | 17 | Dylan Stevenson | Manager: | Tommy Sloan | | | | | | | 1 | Brian McGarrity | | 2 | Kyle McAusland | | 3 | Alan Cairns | | 4 | Craig Menzies | | 5 | Ryan McChesney | | 6 | Ally Park | | 7 | Dan Orsi | | 8 | Cameron Marlow | | 9 | Michael McCann 68' | | 10 | Chris Dallas 81' | | 11 | Darren McGill 73' | Substitutes: | | 19 | Blair Lochhead | | 12 | David Gray | | 14 | Joe Andrew 68' | | 15 | John Carter 81' | | 16 | Connor Lyness 73' | Manager: | Craig McEwan | |
References
- ^ "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Junior Cup dates 2016/17". Scottish Junior Football Association. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Scottishjuniorfa [@scottishjuniors] (10 August 2016). "Junior Cup draw" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 August 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ Scottishjuniorfa [@scottishjuniors] (26 September 2016). "The draw for the 2nd round of the Scottish Junior Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 October 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Scottish Junior Cup - 2nd round Changes". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Talbot drawn to face Pollok in tie of the Scottish Junior Cup third round". Daily Record. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Bell, David (2 December 2016). "Blantyre Vics fight back to grab a draw against Bo'ness, and they're confident of winning the replay". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Scottishjuniorfa [@scottishjuniors] (17 November 2016). "The 4th Rd Scottish Junior Cup draw" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 November 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Junior Cup 5th Round Draw". www.scottishfa.co.uk. The Scottish Football Association. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Scottish Junior FA [@scottishjuniors] (February 20, 2017). "The draw for the quarter-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Wilson, Fraser (28 March 2017). "Junior Cup semi final draw". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Murray, Keir (4 June 2017). "Scottish Junior Cup final: Glenafton seal double with win over Auchinleck". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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