# 2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup

The 2010–11 Scottish Youth Cup is the 28th season of Scotland's annual competition run by Scottish Football Association. The holders Celtic defeated Rangers 2–0 in last season's final.

## Calendar

| Round | Match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
| First Round | Sunday 12 September 2010 | 8 | 56 → 48 |
| Second Round | Sunday 10 October | 16 | 48 → 32 |
| Third Round | Sunday 7 November 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | Sunday 16 January 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | Sunday 13 February 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Sunday 27 March 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Wednesday 27 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Format

* First Round - 40 teams are divided geographically. 19 teams go into the Central Group, 10 into the North Group and 11 into the South Group. In this groups teams are played respectively only 3, 2 and 3 matches, while rest of teams go straight into the second round as byes.
* Second Round - 8 winners of the first round join 24 teams, who did not play in the previous round.
* Third Round - 16 winners of the second round join 16 seeded teams, who started at this stage.
* Fourth Round - 16 winners of the third round.
* Quarter-finals - 8 winners of the fourth round.
* Semi-finals - 4 winners of the quarter-finals.
* Final - 2 winners of the semi-finals.

## Fixtures & results
### First round

The first-round draw was conducted on 1 September 2010.

#### Central Group

Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Civil Service Strollers, Clyde, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Greenock Morton, Montrose, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Spartans, Stirling Albion receive byes into the second round.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Berwick Rangers | walkover | Stenhousemuir |
| East Stirlingshire | 0–6 | Hamilton Academical |
| East Fife | 3–1 | Brechin City |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

#### North Group

Cove Rangers, Deveronvale, Elgin City, Fraserburgh, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Peterhead receive byes into the second round.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Clachnacuddin | 4–8 | Keith |
| Aberdeen | 16–0 | Huntly |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

#### South Group

Ayr United, Coldstream, Gala Fairydean, Newton Stewart, St Cuthbert Wanderers receive byes into the second round.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Queen of the South | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Kilmarnock |
| Annan Athletic | 4–2 | Dalbeattie Star |
| Stranraer | walkover | Threave Rovers |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

### Second round

The second-round draw was conducted on 15 September 2010.

#### Central Group

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Alloa Athletic | 0 - 3 | Raith Rovers |
| Dumbarton | 3 - 2 | East Fife |
| Motherwell | 3 - 0 | Stirling Albion |
| Greenock Morton | 2 - 5 | Stenhousemuir |
| Spartans | 2 - 3 | Montrose |
| Partick Thistle | 7 - 0 | Civil Service Strollers |
| Edinburgh City | 0 - 7 | Hamilton Academical |
| Arbroath | 1 - 3 | Clyde |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

#### North Group

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Deveronvale | 2 - 0 | Fraserburgh |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 - 2 | Keith |
| Cove Rangers | 2 - 3 | Elgin City |
| Peterhead | 1 - 3 | Aberdeen |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

#### South Group

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Gala Fairydean | 1 - 3 | Annan Athletic |
| Kilmarnock | 18 - 0 | St Cuthbert Wanderers |
| Ayr United | 1 - 0 | Stranraer |
| Newton Stewart | 1 - 6 | Coldstream |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

### Third round

The third-round draw was conducted on 21 October 2010.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| St Mirren | 1 - 0 | Partick Thistle |
| St Johnstone | 1 - 4 | Aberdeen |
| Falkirk | 4 - 2 (a.e.t.) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Kilmarnock | 4 - 6 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United |
| Ayr United | 4 - 2 | Annan Athletic |
| Rangers | 13 - 0 | Deveronvale |
| Dumbarton | 2 - 2 (a.e.t.) 12 - 13 (pen.) | Coldstream |
| Livingston | 1 - 0 | Motherwell |
| Hibernian | 12 - 0 | Brora Rangers |
| Ross County | 0 - 4 | Raith Rovers |
| Celtic | 6 - 1 | Dundee |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 - 1 | Queen's Park |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4 - 0 | Dundee United |
| Elgin City | 0 - 8 | Stenhousemuir |
| Cowdenbeath | 1 - 3 | Clyde |
| Montrose | 5 - 1 | Keith |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

### Fourth round

The fourth-round draw was conducted on 12 November 2010.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Ayr United | 2 - 0 | Clyde |
| Rangers | 3 - 2 | Hamilton Academical |
| Celtic | 5 - 1 | Airdrie United |
| Stenhousemuir | 4 - 3 | Montrose |
| Heart of Midlothian | 0 - 1 | Hibernian |
| Coldstream | 0 - 9 | Livingston |
| Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers |
| Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | St Mirren |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

### Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw was conducted on 27 January 2011.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Celtic | 4 - 0 | Stenhousemuir |
| Hibernian | 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk |
| Ayr United | 2 - 6 | Rangers |
| Aberdeen | 2 - 4 | Livingston |
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/default.stm

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw was conducted after Quarter-finals matches.