2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup


The 2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup was the 126th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition is sponsored by Emirates and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes.
164 clubs entered this season's tournament, an increase of two from 2010–11. The four new SJFA member clubs – Colony Park, Falkirk Juniors, Portgordon Victoria and Rossvale – made their first appearance. Missing from the previous season were Arbroath Sporting Club who had folded and Scone Thistle who were in abeyance.
Shotts Bon Accord won the trophy for the second time in their history, defeating cup holders Auchinleck Talbot, 2–1, in the final at Almondvale Stadium. Under a 2007 rule change, the Junior Cup winners qualify for the senior Scottish Cup; Shotts Bon Accord therefore competed in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Calendar

The scheduled dates for each round of the 2011–12 tournament were as follows: The decision to move the first leg of the semifinals back one day to Sunday 15 April was made in March 2012.
RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round1 October 201136164 → 12872
Second Round29 October 201164128 → 6492
Third Round26 November 20113264 → 32none
Fourth Round21 January 20121632 → 16none
Fifth Round18 February 2012816 → 8none
Quarter-finals17 March 201248 → 4none
Semifinals15 & 21 April 201244 → 2none
Final27 May 201212 → 1none

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semifinals are played home and away over two legs.

First round

The First Round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 30 August 2011.

1 Tie played at Deveronvale F.C.

Replays

Second round

The Second Round draw took place in the Pollok F.C. Social Club on 9 October 2011.

2 Tie switched to Whitehills F.C. after three postponements.

3 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.

4 Forfar West End went into abeyance on 18 October 2011 and withdrew from all competitive matches.

5 Tie played at Glenafton Athletic F.C.

6 Tie switched to Darvel F.C. after three postponements.

Replays

7 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.

Third round

The Third Round draw took place in the offices of the Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow on 15 November 2011.

8 Tie played at Carluke Rovers F.C.

9 Tie played at Wishaw Sports Centre

10 Tie played at Alloa Athletic F.C.

11 Tie played at Petershill F.C.

12 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.

13 Tie played at Yoker Athletic F.C.

14 RAF Lossiemouth unable to fulfil re-arranged fixture due to festive leave and expelled from competition

Replays

15 Tie played at Broxburn Athletic F.C.

16 Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round draw took place in the offices of the Evening Times newspaper on 15 December 2011.
Home team Score Away team
Kelty Hearts4 – 2Whitburn
Kilwinning Rangers1 – 0Glenafton Athletic
Larkhall Thistle2 – 1Bellshill Athletic
Musselburgh Athletic1 – 3Auchinleck Talbot
Pollok1 – 1Lochee United
St Andrews United1 – 1Cumnock Juniors
Carluke Rovers0 – 1Irvine Meadow
Dundee Violet0 – 1Ashfield
Largs Thistle1 – 1Arniston Rangers
Kilsyth Rangers1 – 3Arthurlie
Sauchie Juniors2 – 3Bo'ness United
Cambuslang Rangers1 – 2Shotts Bon Accord
Kilbirnie Ladeside3 – 1Troon
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic3 – 2Maybole
Girvan2 – 4St. Roch's
Lanark United0 – 4Kinnoull

Replays

Fifth Round

The Fifth Round draw took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 2 February 2012.
Home team Score Away team
Arthurlie1 – 1Bo'ness United
Ashfield2 – 3Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Auchinleck Talbot5 – 0St. Roch's
Kilwinning Rangers2 – 2Larkhall Thistle
St Andrews United1 – 1Kilbirnie Ladeside
Kinnoull2 – 2Shotts Bon Accord
Lochee United0 – 3Irvine Meadow
Largs Thistle2 – 1Kelty Hearts

Replays

17 Tie played at Petershill F.C.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter Finals took place live on Real Radio on Thursday 1 March 2012.

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals took place at Hampden Park on 28 March 2012.

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

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