# 2015–16 Scottish Junior Cup

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. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.

### Second leg
## 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.
| | 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 ||||