# 2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup (known as the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup due to sponsorship reasons), was the 137th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). A total of 112 clubs entered the competition, four more than in 2022–23.
Camelon Juniors, Caledonian Locomotives (previously Rossvale), Hall Russell United, Kello Rovers, Pollok, Pumpherston, and Whitehills returned to take part in the competition while Finnart and Rossvale (formerly Rossvale Academy) entered for the first time. Glasgow Perthshire, Harthill Royal, and Livingston United did not compete, along with Aberdeen University who also withdrew from their league and Syngenta who had folded.
Defending champions Cumnock Juniors were eliminated in the second round by local rivals Auchinleck Talbot. Darvel defeated Auchinleck in the semi-final en route to claiming the trophy for the first time.

## Calendar

The dates for each round of the 2023–24 tournament were as follows:
| Round | Main date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 2 September 2023 | 48 | 112 → 64 |
| Second round | 7 October 2023 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 4 November 2023 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 2 December 2023 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 February 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 13 April & 20 April 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 2 June 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Drawn matches proceed direct to a penalty shootout, with no extra time. The semi-finals reverted back to being played home and away over two legs after two seasons as single legs at neutral venues.

## First round

The 15 clubs taking part in the Scottish Cup — Auchinleck Talbot, Beith Juniors, Benburb, Camelon Juniors, Carluke Rovers, Carnoustie Panmure, Culter, Cumnock Juniors, Darvel, Glenafton Athletic, Irvine Meadow XI, Lochee United, Pollok, Rutherglen Glencairn, and Tayport — received a bye into the second round draw along with St Anthony's.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 September 2023 |||
| Arbroath Victoria | 4–2 | Dundee St James |
| Banchory St Ternan | 0–8 | Maybole Juniors |
| Blairgowrie | 0–3 | Troon |
| Brechin Victoria | 0–2 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Maryhill |
| Buchanhaven Hearts | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Ardeer Thistle |
| Burghead Thistle | 1–3 | Lesmahagow Juniors |
| Coupar Angus | 1–3 | Rothie Rovers |
| Cruden Bay | 1–6 | Stoneywood-Parkvale |
| Cumbernauld United | 0–4 | Dundee North End |
| Dalry Thistle | 3–1 | Royal Albert |
| Dufftown | 0–3 | Lochee Harp |
| Ellon United | 1–3 | Downfield |
| Forres Thistle | 1–5 | Letham |
| Fraserburgh United | 1–4 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Gartcairn | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Glentanar | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Deveronside |
| Hermes | 3–1 | Armadale Thistle |
| Hurlford United | 3–2 | Sunnybank |
| Irvine Victoria | 7–0 | Forfar West End |
| Islavale | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Greenock Juniors |
| Johnstone Burgh | 3–0 | East Craigie |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Ashfield |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 0–4 | Arthurlie |
| Lanark United | 1–3 | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Largs Thistle | 5–0 | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
| Larkhall Thistle | 3–0 | Thorniewood United |
| Longside | 1–2 | Colony Park |
| Lossiemouth United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Hall Russell United |
| Maud | 1–4 | Dundee Violet |
| Muirkirk Juniors | 3–3 (9–10 p) | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Nairn St. Ninian | 0–4 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| New Elgin | 1–4 | Banks O' Dee Junior |
| Newmains United | 0–6 | Dyce |
| Petershill | 7–0 | Cambuslang Rangers |
| Pumpherston | 0–3 | Finnart |
| Saltcoats Victoria | 2–4 | Forfar United |
| Scone Thistle | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Kello Rovers |
| St Cadoc's | 2–1 | Blantyre Victoria |
| St Roch's | 3–1 | Bathgate Thistle |
| Stonehaven | 1–0 | Kirriemuir Thistle |
| Stoneyburn | 1–1 (2–4 p) | East End |
| Vale of Clyde | 1–3 | Glasgow United |
| Vale of Leven | 2–1 | Newmachar United |
| West Calder United | 1–2 | Montrose Roselea |
| Whitehills | 2–7 | Caledonian Locomotives |
| Wishaw Juniors | 1–2 | Rossvale |
| Yoker Athletic | 0–3 | Broughty Athletic |

## Second round
### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 October 2023 |||
| Petershill | 1–5 | St Cadoc's |
| Banks O' Dee Junior | 1–2 | Montrose Roselea |
| 7 October 2023 |||
| Arbroath Victoria | 1–4 | Benburb |
| Ardeer Thistle | 0–1 | Larkhall Thistle |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 2–3 | Downfield |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | 6–1 | Irvine Victoria |
| Broughty Athletic | 0–2 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Caledonian Locomotives | 2–1 | Glasgow United |
| Camelon Juniors | w/o | Stonehaven |
| Colony Park | 0–1 | Rothie Rovers |
| Culter | 4–2 | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Cumnock Juniors | 2–3 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Hall Russell United | 2–5 | Lesmahagow Juniors |
| Hermes | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Beith Juniors |
| Lochee Harp | 3–4 | Irvine Meadow XI |
| Lochee United | 3–2 | Maybole Juniors |
| Rossvale | 1–4 | Darvel |
| St Anthony's | 3–2 | Stoneywood-Parkvale |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 14 October 2023 |||
| Carnoustie Panmure | 3–2 | Letham |
| Dundee Violet | 3–0 | Deveronside |
| East End | 5–0 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Finnart | 2–1 | Dyce |
| Kello Rovers | 2–3 | Gartcairn |
| Vale of Leven | 1–0 | Carluke Rovers |
| 17 October 2023 |||
| Pollok | 2–2 (7–8 p) | Dalry Thistle |
| 18 October 2023 |||
| Greenock Juniors | 1–4 | Glenafton Athletic |
| 4 November 2023 |||
| Ashfield | 1–3 | Largs Thistle |
| Forfar United | 1–6 | Arthurlie |
| Hurlford United | 6–0 | Tayport |
| Johnstone Burgh | 3–0 | Dundee North End |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 2–0 | Troon |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 0–0 (6–5 p) | St. Roch's |

## Third round
### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 November 2023 |||
| Bellshill Athletic | 3–1 | Lesmahagow Juniors |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Caledonian Locomotives | 4–2 | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Culter | 0–2 | Lochee United |
| Finnart | 1–4 | Larkhall Thistle |
| Glenafton Athletic | 1–2 | Darvel |
| St. Anthony's | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Benburb |
| Stonehaven | 2–0 | East End |
| Vale of Leven | 4–2 | Montrose Roselea |
| 11 November 2023 |||
| Downfield | 1–0 | Dalry Thistle |
| Dundee Violet | 0–3 | St Cadoc's |
| Gartcairn | 2–3 | Largs Thistle |
| Hermes | 0–8 | Hurlford United |
| Johnstone Burgh | 3–1 | Irvine Meadow XI |
| Rothie Rovers | 4–3 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Arthurlie |

## Fourth round
### Draw

| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (2) Downfield Lochee United North Region Premier Division (2) Rothie Rovers Stonehaven West of Scotland League Premier Division (7) Arthurlie Auchinleck Talbot Benburb Darvel Largs Thistle Hurlford United St Cadoc's | West of Scotland League First Division (1) Johnstone Burgh | West of Scotland League Second Division (2) Caledonian Locomotives Larkhall Thistle | West of Scotland League Third Division (2) Bellshill Athletic Vale of Leven |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 December 2023 |||
| Largs Thistle | 2–2 (0–3 p) | Lochee United |
| 9 December 2023 |||
| Stonehaven | 0–1 | St Cadoc's |
| 16 December 2023 |||
| Hurlford United | 3–2 | Caledonian Locomotives |
| Benburb | 2–3 | Arthurlie |
| Rothie Rovers | 1–4 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Vale of Leven | 1–4 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Darvel | 4–0 | Larkhall Thistle |
| 27 January 2024 |||
| Johnstone Burgh | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Downfield |

## Quarter-finals
### Draw

| Tier | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (1) Lochee United West of Scotland League Premier Division (5) Arthurlie Auchinleck Talbot Darvel Hurlford United St Cadoc's | West of Scotland League First Division (1) Johnstone Burgh | West of Scotland League Third Division (1) Bellshill Athletic |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 10 February 2024 |||
| Darvel | 3–0 | Lochee United |
| Johnstone Burgh | 3–3 (4–1 p) | St Cadoc's |
| Bellshill Athletic | 1–2 | Arthurlie |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 3–0 | Hurlford United |

## Semi-finals

| Tier | 6 | 7 |
| Teams | West of Scotland League Premier Division (3) Arthurlie Auchinleck Talbot Darvel | West of Scotland League First Division (1) Johnstone Burgh |

### Second leg

Darvel won 2–1 on aggregate.
Arthurlie won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Final

The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld on Sunday 2 June with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC Alba.