# 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup was the 129th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was partnered by the charity Dyslexia Scotland and is known as The Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.
A total of 161 clubs entered the competition, one more than the previous season. Dropping out were Coupar Angus, Fochabers and Steelend Victoria, who were in abeyance. New members Aberdeen University, Grantown and Spey Valley made their debut in the competition while Lossiemouth United returned to the tournament after a period of abeyance.
The seven Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round. These were the four reigning league and cup champions:
* Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
* Bo'ness United - East Superleague
* Culter - North Superleague
* Hurlford United - Junior Cup holders
Also qualified automatically are Banks O'Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved national club licensing requirements and Girvan who qualified automatically as historic full members of the Scottish Football Association.

## Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2014–15 tournament were as follows:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
| First Round | 27 September 2014 | 33 | 161 → 128 | 154 |
| Second Round | 25 October 2014 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 7 |
| Third Round | 22 November 2014 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none |
| Fourth Round | 17 January 2015 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fifth Round | 14 February 2015 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 14 March 2015 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 11/12 & 18/19 April 2015 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 7 June 2015 | 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 first round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. pavilion, Glasgow on 26 August 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Forth Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Dufftown |
| Ellon United | 1 – 4 | Carluke Rovers |
| Thornton Hibs | 2 – 1 | Ashfield |
| Oakley United | 1 – 1 | Jeanfield Swifts |
| Glentanar | 0 – 7 | Kelty Hearts |
| Wishaw Juniors | 2 – 2 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Aberdeen University | 3 – 1 | Kirkcaldy YM |
| Tranent Juniors | 0 – 0 | Edinburgh United |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 4 – 1 | Blairgowrie |
| Kilwinning Rangers | 12 – 0 | New Elgin |
| Whitehills | 2 – 5 | Lochee Harp |
| Harthill Royal | 3 – 4 | Darvel Juniors |
| Arthurlie | 3 – 0 | Hall Russell United |
| Annbank United | 0 – 2 | FC Stoneywood |
| Scone Thistle | 0 – 5 | Newtongrange Star |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 2 – 1 | Inverness City |
| Sunnybank | 1 – 4 | Glenrothes |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Renfrew | 1 – 2 $^1$ | Ballingry Rovers |
| Dundee North End | 2 – 3 | Kello Rovers |
| St. Roch's | 5 – 2 | Lochgelly Albert |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 1 – 5 | Johnstone Burgh |
| Falkirk Juniors | 5 – 1 $^2$ | Islavale |
| Cruden Bay | 2 – 2 | Tayport |
| Downfield | 2 – 0 | Vale of Leven |
| East Craigie | 1 – 0 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| Shettleston | 2 – 1 | Ardeer Thistle |
| St. Anthony's | 3 – 3 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Colony Park | 0 – 0 | Clydebank |
| Cambuslang Rangers | 0 – 2 | Irvine Meadow |
| Lanark United | 1 – 3 | Penicuik Athletic |
| Lochee United | 4 – 1 | Muirkirk Juniors |
| Parkvale | 1 – 2 | Rosyth |
| Hermes | 2 – 1 | Petershill |
$^1$ Match played at Johnstone Burgh F.C. $^2$ Match played at Falkirk F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 5 – 0 | Oakley United |
| Sauchie Juniors | 7 – 2 | Wishaw Juniors |
| Edinburgh United | 4 – 0 | Tranent Juniors |
| Tayport | 2 – 0 | Cruden Bay |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 2 – 3 | St. Anthony's |
| Clydebank | 4 – 1 | Colony Park |

## Second round

The second round draw took place in the Irvine Meadow Social Club, Irvine on 5 October 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Livingston United | 1 – 5 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Blackburn United | 0 – 3 | Musselburgh Athletic |
| Montrose Roselea | 3 – 1 | Irvine Victoria |
| Arthurlie | 6 – 0 | Dunbar United |
| Pumpherston Juniors | 0 – 2 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Newmains United | 3 – 10 | Lochee United |
| Kennoway Star Hearts | 5 – 0 | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Haddington Athletic | 0 – 5 | Linlithgow Rose |
| Glenafton Athletic | 1 – 0 | Broxburn Athletic |
| Luncarty | 7 – 0 | Forfar Albion |
| Bathgate Thistle | 1 – 6 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Edinburgh United | 7 – 0 | Crossgates Primrose |
| Kello Rovers | 1 – 8 | Glenrothes |
| Grantown | 2 – 5 | Bellshill Athletic |
| West Calder United | 0 – 0 | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Clydebank | 7 – 0 | Lossiemouth United |
| Thorniewood United | 6 – 1 | Kirriemuir Thistle |
| Carluke Rovers | 1 – 2 | Troon |
| Greenock Juniors | 0 – 4 | Newtongrange Star |
| Largs Thistle | 3 – 1 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Dalry Thistle | 1 – 2 | Hermes |
| Buckie Rovers | 0 – 3 | St Andrews United |
| Armadale Thistle | 2 – 2 | Fauldhouse United |
| St. Anthony's | 3 – 4 | Dunipace Juniors |
| Larkhall Thistle | 1 – 3 | Darvel Juniors |
| Saltcoats Victoria | 0 – 5 | Maud |
| Rosyth | 1 – 3 | Hurlford United |
| Fraserburgh United | 1 – 3 | Rossvale |
| Whitburn | 1 – 2 $^3$ | St. Roch's |
| Port Glasgow | 6 – 0 | Ballingry Rovers |
| Burghead Thistle | 2 – 5 | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
| Longside | 2 – 4 | Yoker Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cumnock Juniors | 3 – 1 | Newmachar United |
| Aberdeen University | 1 – 4 | Dundonald Bluebell |
| Forfar West End | 0 – 1 | Kelty Hearts |
| Dundee Violet | 1 – 0 | Maryhill |
| Portgordon Victoria | 1 – 6 $^4$ | Banchory St. Ternan |
| Beith Juniors | 4 – 1 | Cumbernauld United |
| Spey Valley | 4 – 1 | East End |
| Lesmahagow | 6 – 0 | Lochore Welfare |
| Kinnoull | 1 – 6 | Arbroath Victoria |
| Downfield | 1 – 0 | Lochee Harp |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 1 – 2 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Girvan | 0 – 3 | Neilston Juniors |
| Tayport | 2 – 4 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 2 – 0 | Bridge of Don Thistle |
| Arniston Rangers | 2 – 0 | Vale of Clyde |
| Culter | 1 – 1 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Penicuik Athletic | 4 – 2 | Maybole Juniors |
| Pollok | 4 – 0 | Whitletts Victoria |
| Royal Albert | 1 – 3 | Shettleston |
| Newburgh | 0 – 4 | Camelon Juniors |
| Nairn St. Ninian | 1 – 0 | Lewis United |
| Dyce Juniors | 2 – 1 | Forth Wanderers |
| Bo'ness United | 10 – 0 | Stoneyburn |
| FC Stoneywood | 2 – 0 $^5$ | Deveronside |
| Dalkeith Thistle | 1 – 2 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Forres Thistle | 2 – 5 | East Craigie |
| Broughty Athletic | 2 – 1 | Stonehaven |
| Irvine Meadow | 2 – 1 | Benburb |
| Falkirk Juniors | 4 – 3 $^6$ | Buchanhaven Hearts |
| Banks O' Dee | 0 – 6 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Thornton Hibs | 1 – 3 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Johnstone Burgh | 5 – 2 | Brechin Victoria |
$^3$ Match played at Stoneyburn F.C. $^4$ Tie switched to Banchory St. Ternan F.C. $^5$ Tie switched to Deveronside F.C. $^6$ Match played at Camelon Juniors F.C. .

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 0 – 3 | West Calder United |
| Fauldhouse United | 4 – 0 | Armadale Thistle |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 2 – 3 | Culter |

## Third round

The third round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 4 November 2014 at 12:30pm.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Edinburgh United | 1 – 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Dyce Juniors | 0 – 2 | Port Glasgow |
| Lesmahagow | 1 – 1 | Jeanfield Swifts |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 4 – 0 | Luncarty |
| St Andrews United | 6 – 2 | St. Roch's |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1 – 6 | Hurlford United |
| Arthurlie | 6 – 2 | Darvel Juniors |
| Beith Juniors | 0 – 1 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| FC Stoneywood | 2 – 2 $^7$ | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| West Calder United | 0 – 3 | Clydebank |
| Shettleston | 1 – 0 | Neilston Juniors |
| Rossvale | 7 – 0 | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
| Lochee United | 1 – 3 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Irvine Meadow | 0 – 4 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Glenrothes | 3 – 0 | Hermes |
| Cumnock Juniors | 1 – 0 | Kennoway Star Hearts |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Nairn St. Ninian | 1 – 3 | Fauldhouse United |
| Camelon Juniors | 4 – 1 | East Craigie |
| Montrose Roselea | 2 – 2 | Linlithgow Rose |
| Troon | 2 – 1 | Arniston Rangers |
| Bellshill Athletic | 3 – 1 | Downfield |
| Dundee Violet | 0 – 5 | Pollok |
| Dundonald Bluebell | 0 – 0 | Yoker Athletic |
| Spey Valley | 5 – 3 | Banchory St. Ternan |
| Culter | 2 – 2 $^8$ | Falkirk Juniors |
| Newtongrange Star | 7 – 0 | Maud |
| Penicuik Athletic | 2 – 0 | Arbroath Victoria |
| Johnstone Burgh | 4 – 2 | Largs Thistle |
| Dunipace Juniors | 1 – 2 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 2 – 1 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Kelty Hearts | 1 – 2 | Bo'ness United |
| Thorniewood United | 1 – 3 | Broughty Athletic |
$^7$ Match played at Longside F.C. $^8$ Match played at Montrose F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 1 – 4 | Lesmahagow |
| Linlithgow Rose | 6 – 0 | Montrose Roselea |
| Yoker Athletic | 3 – 2 | Dundonald Bluebell |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 4 – 0 | FC Stoneywood |
| Falkirk Juniors | 0 – 1 | Culter |

## Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow on 2 December 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Arthurlie | 1 – 1 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Spey Valley | 0 – 7 $^9$ | Penicuik Athletic |
| Bonnyrigg Rose | 4 – 1 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Culter | 2 – 3 $^{10}$ | Linlithgow Rose |
| Pollok | 1 – 0 | Cumnock Juniors |
| Clydebank | 2 – 3 | Shettleston |
| Port Glasgow | 0 – 4 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Glenrothes | 0 – 1 | Yoker Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Newtongrange Star | 2 – 2 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Lesmahagow | 4 – 0 | Johnstone Burgh |
| Hurlford United | 2 – 0 | Bo'ness United |
| St Andrews United | 2 – 0 | Broughty Athletic |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 4 – 2 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Rossvale | 3 – 5 | Musselburgh Athletic |
| Kilwinning Rangers | 2 – 3 | Fauldhouse United |
| Camelon Juniors | 3 – 3 | Troon |
$^9$ Tie switched to Penicuik Athletic F.C. $^{10}$ Match played at Banks O' Dee F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 1 – 1 (Arthurlie won 4-3 on Pens) | Arthurlie |
| Troon | 1 – 2 | Camelon Juniors |
| Blantyre Victoria | 1 – 2 | Newtongrange Star |

## Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place on Peter and Roughie's Football Show on STV Glasgow on 4 February 2015.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 1 – 1 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| St Andrews United | 0 – 4 | Pollok |
| Yoker Athletic | 1 – 0 | Lesmahagow |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 0 – 2 | Hurlford United |
| Linlithgow Rose | 2 – 2 | Camelon Juniors |
| Penicuik Athletic | 2 – 1 | Arthurlie |
| Shettleston | 2 – 0 | Newtongrange Star |
| Fauldhouse United | 1 – 2 | Musselburgh Athletic |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 1 – 2 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Camelon | 1 - 2 | Linlithgow Rose |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 27 February 2015.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Shettleston | 1 – 4 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Hurlford United | 3 – 1 | Pollok |
| Yoker Athletic | 2 – 3 | Linlithgow Rose |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 2 – 0 | Penicuik Athletic |

## Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi Final of the Dyslexia Scottish Junior Cup took place at Mar Hall Bishopton on Friday 27 March 2015 and was carried out by Steven Naismith of Everton.

### First leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Hurlford United | 1 – 3 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Linlithgow Rose | 2 – 3 | Musselburgh Athletic |

### Second leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2 - 1 (Auchinleck Talbot win 5-2 on aggregate) | Hurlford United |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 2 - 2 (Musselburgh Athletic win 5-4 on aggregate) | Linlithgow Rose |

## Final

The Final of the Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 7 June 2015 with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.
| | 1 | Andy Leishman |
| | 2 | Willie Lyle |
| | 3 | Gordon Pope |
| | 4 | Martin McGoldrick |
| | 5 | Mark Campbell |
| | 6 | Willie Boyd |
| | 7 | Bryan Young |
| | 8 | Dwayne Hyslop |
| | 9 | Keir Milliken |
| | 10 | David Gormley |
| | 11 | Graham Wilson |
| Substitutes: |||
| | 12 | Mark Shankland |
| | 14 | Lee Cochrane |
| | 16 | Colin Spence |
| | 17 | Steven White |
| | 18 | James Latta |
| Manager: |||
| Tommy Sloan ||||
| | 1 | Ally Adams |
| | 2 | Alex Christie |
| | 3 | Brian Martin |
| | 4 | Jackie Myles |
| | 7 | Lewis Turner |
| | 8 | Darren Smith |
| | 9 | Graeme Beveridge |
| | 10 | Steven Thomson |
| | 11 | Jordyn Sheerin |
| | 16 | Robert Wilson |
| | 19 | Andy Munro |
| Substitutes: |||
| | 21 | Murray Jackson |
| | 5 | Gary Hamilton |
| | 6 | Michael Hunter |
| | 14 | Ewan Ralton |
| | 15 | Jed Davie |
| Manager: |||
| Stevie McLeish ||||