# 2021–22 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2021–22 Scottish Junior Cup was the 135th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA).
A total of 110 clubs initially entered the competition, reduced from 132 in 2019–20, mainly due to more teams joining the East of Scotland League and clubs that did not retain SJFA membership after moving to the West of Scotland League. In addition, Annbank United, Buckie Rovers, Spey Valley United, and Pumpherston Juniors did not compete.
Auchinleck Talbot were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title for a second time with a 2–0 win over Yoker Athletic in the final.

## Calendar

The dates for each round of the 2021–22 tournament were as follows:
| Round | Main date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 21 August 2021 | 46 | 110 → 64 |
| Second round | 25 September 2021 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 23 October 2021 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 27 November 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 12 March 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 16 April 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 4 June 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Drawn matches proceeded direct to a penalty shootout, there was no extra time. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue, previously semi-finals were played home and away over two legs.

## First round
### Draw

The first and second round draws took place at Thomson Park, Dundee on 3 July 2021. Unlike previous seasons, all clubs—including Auchinleck Talbot, Banks O’ Dee, Cumnock Juniors, Girvan, and Irvine Meadow XI who are also taking part in the Scottish Cup—were entered into the first round draw. 18 clubs received a bye to the second round.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Teams | Midlands League (15) Broughty Athletic Coupar Angus Downfield Dundee North End Dundee St James Dundee Violet East Craigie Forfar United Forfar West End Kirriemuir Thistle Letham Lochee Harp Lochee United Scone Thistle Tayport North Superleague (14) Banchory St Ternan Banks O’ Dee Bridge of Don Thistle Colony Park Culter Deveronside Dyce Juniors East End Ellon United Hall Russell United Hermes Montrose Roselea Maud Nairn St Ninian West of Scotland League Premier Division (13) Auchinleck Talbot Beith Juniors Blantyre Victoria Benburb Cumbernauld United Glenafton Athletic Hurlford United Irvine Meadow Kilbirnie Ladeside Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle Pollok Troon | North First Division (8) Aberdeen University Buchanhaven Hearts Dufftown Fraserburgh United Longside Stonehaven Stoneywood Parkvale Sunnybank West of Scotland League Conferences (30) Ardeer Thistle Ardrossan Winton Rovers Arthurlie Ashfield Cambuslang Rangers Carluke Rovers Craigmark Burntonians Dalry Thistle East Kilbride Thistle Gartcairn Glasgow Perthshire Glasgow United Greenock Juniors Johnstone Burgh Kilsyth Rangers Lanark United Lesmahagow Lugar Boswell Thistle Maybole Juniors Muirkirk Juniors Newmains United Petershill Renfrew Saltcoats Victoria Shotts Bon Accord St Rochs Thorniewood United Vale of Leven Wishaw Yoker Athletic | North Second Division (9) Burghead Thistle Cruden Bay Forres Thistle Glentanar Islavale New Elgin Newmachar United Rothie Rovers Whitehills West of Scotland League Division 4 (1) Harthill Royal East of Scotland Conference X (6) Bathgate Thistle Fauldhouse United Livingston United Stoneyburn Syngenta West Calder United |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 21 August 2021 |||
| Ashfield | 5–0 | Islavale |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 3–1 | Montrose Roselea |
| Banks O’ Dee | 4–3 | Harthill Royal |
| Bathgate Thistle | w/o | Vale of Leven |
| Beith Juniors | 3–2 | Maud |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | 1–4 | Lochee United |
| Burghead Thistle | 0–4 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Cambuslang Rangers | 8–1 | Fauldhouse United |
| Carluke Rovers | 3–1 | Sunnybank |
| Colony Park | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Hurlford United |
| Cruden Bay | 3–4 | Lanark United |
| Culter | 1–0 | Hermes |
| Cumbernauld United | 2–0 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Downfield | 0–1 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Dufftown | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Letham |
| Dundee Violet | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Thorniewood United |
| Dyce Juniors | 6–0 | Buchanhaven Hearts |
| East Craigie | 3–1 | St Rochs |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 2–2 (10–9 p) | Broughty Athletic |
| Ellon United | 0–2 | Dundee St James |
| Forfar United | 0–7 | Muirkirk Juniors |
| Forres Thistle | 0–6 | Tayport |
| Gartcairn | 4–1 | East End |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 5–2 | Ardeer Thistle |
| Greenock Juniors | 1–2 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Hall Russell United | 0–5 | Renfrew |
| Irvine Meadow XI | 4–0 | Deveronside |
| Johnstone Burgh | 4–2 | Forfar West End |
| Kirriemuir Thistle | 3–3 (10–11 p) | Petershill |
| Largs Thistle | 2–1 | Glasgow United |
| Lesmahagow | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Dundee North End |
| Lochee Harp | 2–9 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Longside | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Fraserburgh United |
| Lugar Boswell Thistle | 1–7 | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Nairn St Ninian | 1–4 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Newmains United | 2–1 | Dalry Thistle |
| Pollok | 7–0 | Maybole Juniors |
| Rothie Rovers | 0–1 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Saltcoats Victoria | 0–7 | West Calder United |
| Scone Thistle | 4–2 | New Elgin |
| Stonehaven | 0–3 | Syngenta |
| Stoneywood Parkvale | 4–1 | Wishaw |
| Troon | 1–1 (9–10 p) | Benburb |
| Whitehills | 0–13 | Arthurlie |
| 4 September 2021 |||
| Coupar Angus | 0–2 | Yoker Athletic |
| 18 September 2021 |||
| Livingston United | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Stoneyburn |

## Second round

| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Teams | Midlands League (11) Arbroath Victoria Blairgowrie Brechin Victoria Carnoustie Panmure Dundee North End Dundee St James East Craigie Letham Lochee United Scone Thistle Tayport North Superleague (5) Banchory St Ternan Banks O’ Dee Colony Park Culter Dyce Juniors West of Scotland League Premier Division (12) Auchinleck Talbot Beith Juniors Benburb Blantyre Victoria Cumbernauld United Cumnock Juniors Glenafton Athletic Irvine Meadow XI Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle Pollok Rossvale | North First Division (3) Aberdeen University Fraserburgh United Stoneywood Parkvale West of Scotland League Conferences (27) Ardrossan Winton Rovers Arthurlie Ashfield Cambuslang Rangers Carluke Rovers Craigmark Burntonians East Kilbride Thistle Gartcairn Girvan Glasgow Perthshire Irvine Victoria Johnstone Burgh Kello Rovers Kilsyth Rangers Lanark United Larkhall Thistle Maryhill Muirkirk Juniors Newmains United Petershill Renfrew Shotts Bon Accord St Anthony’s Thorniewood United Vale of Leven Whitletts Victoria Yoker Athletic | North Second Division (2) Glentanar Newmachar United East of Scotland Conference X (4) Armadale Thistle Livingston United Syngenta West Calder United |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 24 September 2021 |||
| Rossvale | 1–0 | Cambuslang Rangers |
| 25 September 2021 |||
| Aberdeen University | 0–4 | Lochee United |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 3–2 | Maryhill |
| Armadale Thistle | w/o | Dyce Juniors |
| Banks O’ Dee | 4–2 | Syngenta |
| Blairgowrie | 1–7 | Benburb |
| Blantyre Victoria | 0–1 | West Calder United |
| Brechin Victoria | 1–2 | Newmachar United |
| Carluke Rovers | 1–2 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 3–0 | Fraserburgh United |
| Culter | 0–3 | Beith Juniors |
| Dundee North End | 3–0 | Colony Park |
| Dundee St James | 1–4 | Johnstone Burgh |
| East Craigie | 7–2 | Banchory St Ternan |
| Gartcairn | 5–2 | Tayport |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Girvan | 2–3 | Yoker Athletic |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 4–1 | Scone Thistle |
| Glentanar | 1–6 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Irvine Meadow XI | 4–1 | Arbroath Victoria |
| Irvine Victoria | A–A (1–2) | Pollok |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 3–4 | Arthurlie |
| Lanark United | 0–2 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Largs Thistle | 5–3 | Larkhall Thistle |
| Letham | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Muirkirk Juniors |
| Livingston United | 1–4 | Cumbernauld United |
| Newmains United | 0–4 | Vale of Leven |
| Petershill | 4–0 | Stoneywood Parkvale |
| Renfrew | 3–4 | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Shotts Bon Accord | w/o | Kello Rovers |
| St Anthony’s | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Ashfield |
| Thorniewood United | 3–2 | Whitletts Victoria |
| 13 October 2021 |||
| Cumnock Juniors | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Glenafton Athletic |

## Third round

| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Teams | Midlands League (4) Carnoustie Panmure Dundee North End East Craigie Lochee United North Superleague (2) Banks O’ Dee Dyce Juniors West of Scotland League Premier Division (9) Auchinleck Talbot Beith Juniors Benburb Cumbernauld United Cumnock Juniors Irvine Meadow XI Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle Rossvale | West of Scotland League Conferences (14) Ardrossan Winton Rovers Arthurlie Ashfield Craigmark Burntonians Gartcairn Glasgow Perthshire Johnstone Burgh East Kilbride Thistle Muirkirk Juniors Petershill Shotts Bon Accord Thorniewood United Vale of Leven Yoker Athletic | North Second Division Newmachar United East of Scotland Conference X West Calder United |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 23 October 2021 |||
| Carnoustie Panmure | 3–4 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| East Craigie | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Johnstone Burgh |
| Dyce Juniors | 4–2 | West Calder United |
| Gartcairn | 6–0 | Beith Juniors |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 1–6 | Arthurlie |
| Irvine Meadow XI | 5–2 | Cumbernauld United |
| Muirkirk Juniors | 2–1 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Newmachar United | 0–2 | Dundee North End |
| Petershill | 3–0 | Benburb |
| Rossvale | w/o | Irvine Victoria or Pollok |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1–0 | Thorniewood United |
| Vale of Leven | 2–2 (1–4 p) | Ashfield |
| Cumnock Juniors | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Largs Thistle |
| Yoker Athletic | 3–1 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| 6 November 2021 |||
| Lochee United | 1–0 | Banks O’ Dee |
| 8 January 2022 |||
| Craigmark Burntonians | 0–2 | Auchinleck Talbot |

## Fourth round

| Tier | 6 | 7 |
| Teams | Midlands League (2) Dundee North End Lochee United North Superleague (1) Dyce Juniors West of Scotland League Premier Division (5) Auchinleck Talbot Irvine Meadow XI Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle Rossvale | West of Scotland League Conferences (8) Arthurlie Ashfield Gartcairn Johnstone Burgh Muirkirk Juniors Petershill Shotts Bon Accord Yoker Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 26 November 2021 |||
| Yoker Athletic | 3–1 | Ashfield |
| 27 November 2021 |||
| Gartcairn | 1–4 | Arthurlie |
| Johnstone Burgh | 1–3 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Largs Thistle | 1–0 | Dundee North End |
| Muirkirk Juniors | 0–1 | Dyce Juniors |
| Petershill | 2–1 | Lochee United |
| 15 January 2022 |||
| Auchinleck Talbot | 3–2 | Irvine Meadow XI |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1–0 | Rossvale |

## Quarter-finals

| Tier | 6 | 7 |
| Teams | North Superleague (1) Dyce Juniors West of Scotland League Premier Division (3) Auchinleck Talbot Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Largs Thistle | West of Scotland League Conferences (4) Arthurlie Petershill Shotts Bon Accord Yoker Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 12 March 2022 |||
| Dyce Juniors | 0–1 | Yoker Athletic |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 4–1 | Arthurlie |
| Largs Thistle | 2–3 | Petershill |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1–2 | Auchinleck Talbot |

## Semi-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 16 April 2022 |||
| Auchinleck Talbot | 2–1 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Petershill | 1–2 | Yoker Athletic |

## Final

The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Saturday 4 June with a 4.10pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC Alba.