# 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup

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.

## Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2016–17 tournament were as follows:
| 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:
* Auchinleck Talbot - West of Scotland Super League Premier Division champions
* Banks O' Dee - North Superleague champions (automatic qualifiers via National Club Licensing (NCL) award in any case)
* Beith Juniors - Scottish Junior Cup winners
* Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic - East Superleague champions
* Girvan - in possession of NCL award
* Linlithgow Rose - in possession of NCL award
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 August 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Armadale Thistle | 1 – 3 | Kennoway Star Hearts |
| Wishaw Juniors | 2 – 0 | Cumnock Juniors |
| Kirriemuir Thistle | 4 – 0 | Easthouses Lily MW |
| Whitletts Victoria | 5 – 2 | Buckie Rovers |
| Ellon United | 0 – 1 | Glasgow Perthshire |
| Newburgh Thistle | 0 – 5 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Ardeer Thistle | 0 – 1 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Buchanhaven Hearts | 0 – 2 | Culter |
| Thornton Hibs | 2 – 2 | Dunbar United |
| New Elgin | 1 – 8 | Dundee North End |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 3 – 0 | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
| Livingston United | 7 – 0 | Cruden Bay |
| Pumpherston Juniors | 3 – 0 | Kirkcaldy YM |
| Saltcoats Victoria | 0 – 2 | Renfrew |
| West Calder United | 3 – 0 | Stoneywood Parkvale |
| Vale of Clyde | 8 – 0 | Sunnybank |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Irvine Victoria | 2 – 1 | Newtongrange Star |
| Newburgh | 0 – 5 | Hermes |
| Largs Thistle | 0 – 1 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Port Glasgow | 5 – 0 | Whitehills |
| Lochee United | 2 – 1 | Hurlford United |
| Bo'ness United | 3 – 3 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Lesmahagow | 0 – 2 | Irvine Meadow |
| Haddington Athletic | 1 – 0 | Troon |
| East Craigie | 1 – 3 | Bathgate Thistle |
| Broxburn Athletic | 3 – 3 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 2 – 1 | Dundonald Bluebell |
| Camelon Juniors | 3 – 4 | Whitburn |
| St Roch's | 0 – 1 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 6 – 0 | Banchory St. Ternan |
| Arbroath Victoria | 4 – 4 | Crossgates Primrose |

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Dunbar United | 3 – 3 (4 – 3 p.) | Thornton Hibs |
| Bellshill Athletic | 1 – 6 | Bo'ness United |
| Glenafton Athletic | 3 – 1 | Broxburn Athletic |
| Crossgates Primrose | 1 – 3 | Arbroath Victoria |

## Second round

The second round draw took place at Bellsdale Park, Beith, on 1 October 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Forfar Albion | 0 – 11 | Blackburn United |
| Downfield | 1 – 0 | Nairn St Ninian |
| Yoker Athletic | 2 – 3 | Irvine Victoria |
| Dundee North End | 5 – 0 | Wishaw Juniors |
| Petershill | 2 – 1 | Dalkeith Thistle |
| Tranent Juniors | 4 – 3 | Longside |
| Hall Russell United | 0 – 2 | Maybole Juniors |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 1 – 0 | St Andrews United |
| Pollok | 4 – 0 | Glentanar |
| Carluke Rovers | 1 – 0 | Deveronside |
| Craigmark Burntonians | 0 – 4 | Penicuik Athletic |
| Forfar West End | 0 – 2 | Culter |
| Arbroath Victoria | 3 – 4 | Whitburn |
| Lewis United | 1 – 3 | Rosyth |
| Darvel Juniors | 1 – 1 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Greenock Juniors | 2 – 1 | Vale of Leven |
| Irvine Meadow | 4 – 0 | Oakley United |
| Burghead Thistle | 0 – 3 | Stonehaven |
| Islavale | 9 – 0 | Fochabers |
| West Calder United | 0 – 2 | Arniston Rangers |
| Lanark United | 0 – 0 | Neilston Juniors |
| Dundee Violet | 4 – 1 | Blairgowrie |
| Johnstone Burgh | 1 – 2 | Broughty Athletic |
| Coupar Angus | 3 – 5 | Forth Wanderers |
| Luncarty | 4 – 1 | Fraserburgh United |
| Kello Rovers | 1 – 2 | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Cumbernauld United | 2 – 1 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Kilwinning Rangers | 0 – 0 | Arthurlie |
| Dunbar United | 5 – 0 | Kennoway Star Hearts |
| Lochore Welfare | 0 – 4 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Kirriemuir Thistle | 3 – 1 | Whitletts Victoria |
| Inverness City | 3 – 5$^1$ | Scone Thistle |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Glenafton Athletic | 8 – 1 | Livingston United |
| Vale of Clyde | 0 – 3 | Beith Juniors |
| Kinnoull | 1 – 2 | Glasgow Perthshire |
| Lochee Harp | 3 – 5 | Maryhill |
| Linlithgow Rose | 3 – 0 | Clydebank |
| Banks O' Dee | 1 – 0 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Ashfield | 1 – 1 | Stoneyburn |
| Glenrothes | 1 – 6 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| Newmains United | 1 – 1 | Hermes |
| Fauldhouse United | 5 – 0 | St Anthony's |
| Kelty Hearts | 6 – 1 | Aberdeen University |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 – 1 | Rossvale |
| East End | 0 – 6 | Lochee United |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 3 – 1 | Forres Thistle |
| Port Glasgow | 1 – 1 | Thorniewood United |
| Annbank United | 1 – 2 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Shettleston | 2 – 0 | Montrose Roselea |
| Edinburgh United | 3 – 1 | Dunipace Juniors |
| Royal Albert | 1 – 3$^2$ | Larkhall Thistle |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 3 – 3 | Haddington Athletic |
| Gartcairn Juniors | 5 – 0 | Newmachar United |
| Blantyre Victoria | 2 – 0 | Tayport |
| Dalry Thistle | 0 – 4 | Bo'ness United |
| Benburb | 5 – 3 | Dyce Juniors |
| Colony Park | 0 – 4 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Dufftown | 3 – 2 | Pumpherston |
| Maud | 5 – 1 | Spey Valley United |
| Girvan | 5 – 2 | Muirkirk Juniors |
| Renfrew | 6 – 4 | Bathgate Thistle |
| Brechin Victoria | 1 – 4 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Cambuslang Rangers | 1 – 2 | Lochgelly Albert |
| Musselburgh Athletic | 8 – 4 | Craigroyston |
$^1$ Tie played at Clachnacuddin F.C. $^2$ Tie played at Larkhall Thistle F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 1 – 2 | Darvel Juniors |
| Neilston Juniors | 2 – 1 | Lanark United |
| Arthurlie | 1 – 3 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Stoneyburn | 1 – 2 | Ashfield |
| Hermes | 6 – 0 | Newmains United |
| Thorniewood United | 3 – 1 | Port Glasgow |
| Haddington Athletic | 3 – 3 (3 – 2 p.) | Shotts Bon Accord |

## Third round

The third round draw took place at the offices of The Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow, on 1 November 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 1 – 1 | Culter |
| Kirriemuir Thistle | 1 – 4 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 3 – 0 | Lochgelly Albert |
| Penicuik Athletic | 2 – 0 | Scone Thistle |
| Haddington Athletic | 2 – 1 | Neilston Juniors |
| Blackburn United | 2 – 5 | Girvan |
| Thorniewood United | 1 – 1 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Stonehaven | 1 – 1 | Greenock Juniors |
| Luncarty | 3 – 2 | Rosyth |
| Dundee Violet | 0 – 2 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Dundee North End | 0 – 5 | Linlithgow Rose |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 3 – 4 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Petershill | 1 – 0 $^3$ | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Banks O' Dee | 0 – 5 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Renfrew | 1 – 0 | Arniston Rangers |
| Dufftown | 1 – 2 | Dunbar United |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Gartcairn Juniors | 3 – 0 | Whitburn |
| Lochee United | 2 – 3 | Musselburgh Athletic |
| Maybole Juniors | 2 – 3 | Benburb |
| Maryhill | 2 – 0 | Forth Wanderers |
| Blantyre Victoria | 2 – 2 $^4$ | Bo'ness United |
| Darvel Juniors | 1 – 1 | Irvine Meadow |
| Irvine Victoria | 1 – 2 | Carluke Rovers |
| Larkhall Thistle | 1 – 2 | Fauldhouse United |
| Kilwinning Rangers | 5 – 2 | Shettleston |
| Beith Juniors | 9 – 0 | Islavale |
| Downfield | 1 – 5 | Broughty Athletic |
| Kelty Hearts | 7 – 1 | Ashfield |
| Pollok | 1 – 1 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Edinburgh United | 2 – 1 | Maud |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 2 – 3 | Hermes |
| Cumbernauld United | 2 – 1 | Tranent Juniors |
$^3$ Tie played at St Anthony's F.C. $^4$ Tie played at Hamilton Academical F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Irvine Meadow | 5 – 3 | Darvel Juniors |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 4 – 0 | Pollok |
| Bo'ness United | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 p.) | Blantyre Victoria |
| Culter | 1 – 3 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Greenock Juniors | 3 – 2 | Stonehaven |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 4 – 0 | Thorniewood United |

## Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place at the offices of Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow, on 30 November 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 2 – 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Cumbernauld United | 1 – 3 | Luncarty |
| Carluke Rovers | 1 – 0 | Irvine Meadow |
| Beith Juniors | 0 – 1 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Renfrew | 2 – 0 | Greenock Juniors |
| Broughty Athletic | 0 – 4 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 2 – 1$^5$ | Musselburgh Athletic |
| Fauldhouse United | 0 – 0 | Maryhill |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 0 – 4 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Girvan | 1 – 3 | Penicuik Athletic |
| Gartcairn Juniors | 1 – 1 | Hermes |
| Kelty Hearts | 5 – 0 | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| Petershill | 7 – 1$^6$ | Haddington Athletic |
| Dunbar United | 3 – 1 | Benburb |
| Edinburgh United | 0 – 2 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Linlithgow Rose | 4 – 0 | Blantyre Victoria |
$^5$ Tie played at Benburb F.C. $^6$ Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.

### Replays

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Maryhill | 1 – 1 (5 – 3 p.) | Fauldhouse United |
| Hermes | 2 – 2 (4 – 5 p.) | Gartcairn Juniors |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 - 0 | Kilsyth Rangers |

## Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place at Glasgow City Chambers, on 31 January 2017.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Maryhill | 2 – 4$^7$ | Linlithgow Rose |
| Dunbar United | 0 – 3 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Penicuik Athletic | 3 – 4 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 4 – 0 | Luncarty |
| Kelty Hearts | 1 – 2 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Gartcairn Juniors | 2 – 2 | Carluke Rovers |
| Renfrew | 2 – 4 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Petershill | 0 – 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
$^7$ Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.

### Replay

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Carluke Rovers | 2 – 3 | Gartcairn Juniors |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 28 February 2017.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2 – 0 | Kilwinning Rangers |
| Glenafton Athletic | 1 – 0 | Sauchie Juniors |
| Linlithgow Rose | 7 – 0 | Gartcairn Juniors |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 2 – 0 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |

## Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 28 March 2017.

### Second leg

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.
| | 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 ||||