# 2022–23 Scottish Junior Cup

The 2022–23 Scottish Junior Cup known as the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 136th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). A total of 108 clubs entered the competition, two fewer than in 2021–22.
Belshill Athletic, Darvel, Lossiemouth United, Royal Albert, Rutherglen Glencairn, and Vale Of Clyde all took part once again having rejoined the SJFA, while Annbank United, Fauldhouse, Girvan, Kello Rovers, Pollok, Renfrew, Spey Valley United, and Whitletts Victoria did not compete after declining to renew their SJFA membership. Buckie Rovers, Hall Russell United, and Whitehills were in abeyance, and Pumpherston Juniors did not compete. Banks O' Dee Junior were the newest entrant (they were set up after the main Banks O' Dee club was promoted to the Highland Football League).
Auchinleck Talbot were the defending champions; they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by local rivals Cumnock Juniors, who went on to defeat their other neighbours Glenafton Athletic in the semi-finals, then overcame Rutherglen Glencairn in the final to claim the trophy for the first time since 1989, and the third time overall.

## Calendar

The dates for each round of the 2022–23 tournament were as follows:
| Round | Main date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 27 August 2022 | 44 | 108 → 64 |
| Second round | 24 September 2022 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 29 October 2022 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 3 December 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 11 February 2023 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 14 and 16 April 2023 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 2 June 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Drawn matches proceed direct to a penalty shootout, with no extra time. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue, prior to 2021–22 semi-finals were played home and away over two legs.

## First round
### Draw

The first round draw took place at Hampden Park on 21 July 2022.
Clubs taking part in the Scottish Cup — Auchinleck Talbot, Benburb, Carnoustie Panmure, Cumnock Juniors, Darvel, Irvine Meadow XI, Lochee United, Rutherglen Glencairn, Syngenta, Tayport — received a bye into the second round draw, along with ten other clubs.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (16) Arbroath Victoria Blairgowrie Brechin Victoria 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 Scone Thistle North Region Premier Division (13) Banchory St Ternan Bridge of Don Thistle Colony Park Culter Dufftown Dyce East End Ellon United Hermes Maud Montrose Roselea Nairn St Ninian Stonehaven West of Scotland League Premier Division (7) Arthurlie Beith Juniors Cambuslang Rangers Glenafton Athletic Largs Thistle Petershill Troon | North Region League Championship (14) Aberdeen University Banks O' Dee Junior Buchanhaven Hearts Burghead Thistle Cruden Bay Deveronside Forres Thistle Fraserburgh United (reinstated after Irvine Victoria expelled) Islavale Longside Lossiemouth United New Elgin Juniors Newmachar United Rothie Rovers West of Scotland League First Division (6) Blantyre Victoria Cumbernauld United Gartcairn Johnstone Burgh Rossvale Shotts Bon Accord | West of Scotland League Second Division (13) Ardeer Thistle Ashfield Craigmark Burntonians Glasgow Perthshire Glasgow United Greenock Juniors Kilsyth Rangers Maryhill Maybole Juniors Muirkirk Juniors St Anthony's Wishaw Yoker Athletic | East of Scotland League Third Division (5) Armadale Thistle Harthill Royal Livingston United Stoneyburn West Calder United West of Scotland League Third Division (14) Ardrossan Winton Rovers Bellshill Athletic Carluke Rovers Dalry Thistle East Kilbride Thistle Irvine Victoria (Expelled for fielding a suspended player) Lanark United Lesmahagow Lugar Boswell Thistle Newmains United Royal Albert Saltcoats Victoria Vale of Clyde Vale of Leven |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 26 August 2022 |||
| Rossvale | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Muirkirk Juniors |
| 27 August 2022 |||
| Ardeer Thistle | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Johnstone Burgh |
| Arthurlie | 10–1 | Harthill Royal |
| Banks O' Dee Junior | 2–4 | Newmains United |
| Blairgowrie | 0–6 | Stonehaven |
| Brechin Victoria | 0–5 | Maybole Juniors |
| Buchanhaven Hearts | 0–3 | Ashfield |
| Carluke Rovers | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Ellon United |
| Colony Park | 3–4 | Bellshill Athletic |
| Coupar Angus | 0–8 | Beith Juniors |
| Craigmark Burntonians | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Largs Thistle |
| Cumbernauld United | 0–2 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Downfield | 3–2 | Dyce |
| Dufftown | 0–3 | Maryhill |
| Dundee North End | 1–0 | Deveronside |
| Dundee St James | 0–5 | St Anthony's |
| Dundee Violet | 1–4 | Culter |
| East Craigie | 2–1 | Cambuslang Rangers |
| East End | 5–3 | Lanark United |
| Forfar West End | 1–4 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Forres Thistle | 4–1 | Aberdeen University |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 6–1 | Cruden Bay |
| Glasgow United | 0–3 | Blantyre Victoria |
| Glenafton Athletic | 8–1 | East Kilbride Thistle |
| Greenock Juniors | 7–2 | Saltcoats Victoria |
| Irvine Victoria | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Fraserburgh United |
| Islavale | 1–4 | Dalry Thistle |
| Kirriemuir Thistle | 2–4 | Broughty Athletic |
| Lesmahagow | 1–2 | Hermes |
| Letham | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Burghead Thistle |
| Livingston United | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Yoker Athletic |
| Lochee Harp | 0–1 | Newmachar United |
| Longside | 1–3 | Stoneyburn |
| Lossiemouth United | 0–6 | Arbroath Victoria |
| Lugar Boswell Thistle | 3–2 | Forfar United |
| Montrose Roselea | 3–2 | Maud |
| Petershill | 4–0 | Nairn St Ninian |
| Rothie Rovers | 4–2 | Armadale Thistle |
| Royal Albert | 1–4 | West Calder United |
| Scone Thistle | 5–2 | New Elgin |
| Troon | 4–1 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Vale of Clyde | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Gartcairn |
| Vale of Leven | 2–4 | Banchory St Ternan |
| Wishaw | 2–1 | Bridge of Don Thistle |

## Second round
### Draw

The second round draw took place on the PLZ Soccer - The Football Show YouTube channel on 26 Aug 2022.
Clubs taking part in the Scottish Cup and the teams that received a bye all entered at this round.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (11) Arbroath Victoria Broughty Athletic Carnoustie Panmure Downfield Dundee North End East Craigie Letham Lochee United Scone Thistle Tayport North Region Premier Division (8) Banchory St Ternan Culter East End Ellon United Hermes Montrose Roselea Stonehaven Stoneywood Parkvale West of Scotland League Premier Division (11) Auchinleck Talbot Arthurlie Beith Juniors Cumnock Juniors Darvel Glenafton Athletic Hurlford United Irvine Meadow XI Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Petershill Troon | North Region Championship (6) Glentanar Forres Thistle Fraserburgh United Newmachar United Rothie Rovers Sunnybank West of Scotland League First Division (9) Blantyre Victoria Benburb Gartcairn Kilbirnie Ladeside Rossvale Rutherglen Glencairn Shotts Bon Accord St Roch's Thorniewood United | East of Scotland League Second Division (1) Syngenta West of Scotland League Second Division (10) Ardeer Thistle Ashfield Craigmark Burntonians Glasgow Perthshire Greenock Juniors Kilsyth Rangers Maryhill Maybole Juniors St Anthony's Wishaw | East of Scotland League Third Division (4) Bathgate Thistle Livingston United Stoneyburn West Calder United West of Scotland League Third Division (5) Bellshill Athletic Dalry Thistle Larkhall Thistle Lugar Boswell Thistle Newmains United |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 16 September 2022 |||
| Petershill | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Irvine Meadow XI |
| 24 September 2022 |||
| Arbroath Victoria | 2-1 | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Arthurlie | 4-0 | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
| Banchory St Ternan | 1-6 | Gartcairn |
| Beith Juniors | 2-0 | Hermes |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 4-2 | West Calder United |
| Cumnock Juniors | 1-1 (4–2 p) | Ashfield |
| Dalry Thistle | 1-2 | Stoneyburn |
| Darvel | 10-1 | Glentanar |
| East Craigie | 3-2 | Broughty Athletic |
| East End | 2-2 (6–5 p) | Sunnybank FC |
| Ellon United | 1-1 (3–1 p) | Bathgate Thistle |
| Forres Thistle | 0-1 | Thorniewood United |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 1-2 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Greenock Juniors | 1-5 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Hurlford United | 7-0 | Downfield |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 3-0 | Dundee North End |
| Larkhall Thistle | 3-1 | Benburb |
| Livingston United | 4-1 | Scone Thistle |
| Lochee United | 1-2 | St Roch's |
| Maryhill | 4-1 | Newmains United |
| Montrose Roselea | 1-2 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Newmachar United | 2-0 | Letham |
| Rossvale | 2-4 | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Rothie Rovers | 1-5 | Glenafton Athletic |
| St Anthony's | 1-1 (6–7 p) | Blantyre Victoria |
| Stonehaven | 1-1 (6–5 p) | Culter |
| Syngenta | w/o | Craigmark Burntonians |
| Tayport | 7-1 | Ardeer Thistle |
| Wishaw | 1-2 | Maybole Juniors |
| 8 October 2022 |||
| Stoneywood Parkvale | 1-2 | Bellshill Athletic |
| 22 October 2022 |||
| Troon | 4-0 | Fraserburgh United |

## Third round
### Draw

The third round draw took place on the PLZ Soccer - The Football Show YouTube channel on 16 Sep 2022.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (4) Arbroath Victoria Carnoustie Panmure East Craigie Tayport North Region Premier Division (3) East End Ellon United Stonehaven West of Scotland League Premier Division (10) Auchinleck Talbot Arthurlie Beith Juniors Cumnock Juniors Darvel Glenafton Athletic Hurlford United Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Petershill Troon | North Region Championship (1) Newmachar United West of Scotland League First Division (7) Blantyre Victoria Gartcairn Kilbirnie Ladeside Rutherglen Glencairn Shotts Bon Accord St Roch's Thorniewood United | West of Scotland League Second Division (3) Craigmark Burntonians Maryhill Maybole Juniors | East of Scotland League Third Division (2) Livingston United Stoneyburn West of Scotland League Third Division (2) Bellshill Athletic Larkhall Thistle |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 29 October 2022 |||
| Arbroath Victoria | 0-0 (4–5 p) | Hurlford United |
| Gartcairn | 2-0 | Livingston United |
| Craigmark Burntonians | 2-3 | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Cumnock Juniors | 4-1 | Thorniewood United |
| East Craigie | 3-1 | Ellon United |
| East End | 3-1 | Newmachar United |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 1-3 | Arthurlie |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 2-2 (7–6 p) | Beith Juniors |
| Petershill | 2-3 | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 3-1 | Darvel |
| Glenafton Athletic | 4-1 | Stoneyburn |
| Blantyre Victoria | 0-3 | Troon |
| Stonehaven | 1-4 | St Roch's |
| Bellshill Athletic | 5-2 | Maryhill |
| Tayport | 0-4 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Maybole Juniors | 1-1 (4–5 p) | Larkhall Thistle |

## Fourth round
### Draw

The fourth round draw took place on the at Clydebuilt Home Improvements Limited Offices on 28 Oct 2022.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (2) Carnoustie Panmure East Craigie North Region Premier Division (1) East End West of Scotland League Premier Division (6) Auchinleck Talbot Arthurlie Cumnock Juniors Glenafton Athletic Hurlford United Troon | West of Scotland League First Division (5) Gartcairn Kilbirnie Ladeside Rutherglen Glencairn Shotts Bon Accord St Roch's | West of Scotland League Third Division (2) Bellshill Athletic Larkhall Thistle |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 3 December 2022 |||
| Bellshill Athletic | 2–2 (2–1 p) | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Carnoustie Panmure | 1–3 | Glenafton Athletic |
| Cumnock Juniors | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Auchinleck Talbot |
| East Craigie | 1–1 (3–1 p) | St Roch's |
| Gartcairn | 1–2 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Hurlford United | 1–0 | Troon |
| Larkhall Thistle | 1–1 (7–6 p) | East End |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Arthurlie |

## Quarter-final
### Draw

The quarter final draw took place at Hampden Park on 2 December 2022.
| Tier | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Teams | Midlands League (1) East Craigie West of Scotland League Premier Division (3) Cumnock Juniors Glenafton Athletic Hurlford United | West of Scotland League First Division (2) Rutherglen Glencairn Shotts Bon Accord | West of Scotland League Third Division (2) Bellshill Athletic Larkhall Thistle |

### Matches

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 11 February 2023 |||
| Bellshill Athletic | 0–4 | Glenafton Athletic |
| East Craigie | 2–1 | Shotts Bon Accord |
| Hurlford United | 1–2 | Cumnock Juniors |
| Larkhall Thistle | 1–2 | Rutherglen Glencairn |

## Semi-final
### Draw

The semi final draw took place at Hampden Park on 14 February 2023
| Tier | 6 | 7 |
| Teams | Midlands League (1) East Craigie West of Scotland League Premier Division (2) Cumnock Juniors Glenafton Athletic | West of Scotland League First Division (1) Rutherglen Glencairn |

### Matches
## Final

The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld on Friday 2 June with a 7.35pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC Alba.