The 2012–13 Scottish Junior Cup was the 127th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition was sponsored by Emirates and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] The winner of this competition was eligible to enter the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Country |  Scotland |
| Teams | 163 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Runner-up | Linlithgow Rose |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Steve Hislop (Bo'ness United) 10 goals |
A total of 163 clubs entered, one fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Stonehouse Violet, who had folded and Dufftown, who are in abeyance. Scone Thistle returned to the tournament after taking one season out of the game.
The five Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round. These were the three Superleague champions: Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (East), Hermes (North) and Irvine Meadow (West); the Scottish Junior Cup winners Shotts Bon Accord, and Girvan who qualify automatically as a full member of the Scottish Football Association.
Calendar
editThe scheduled dates for each round of the 2012–13 tournament were as follows:[3]
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
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| First Round | 22 September 2012 | 35 | 158 → 123 | 158 |
| Second Round | 20 October 2012 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 5 |
| Third Round | 17 November 2012 | 32 | 64 → 32 | none |
| Fourth round | 19 January 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fifth round | 16 February 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 16 March 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semifinals | 13/14 & 20/21 April 2013 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 2 June 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
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, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round
editThe first round draw took place at the Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow on 22 August 2012.[4][5]
1 Tie played at New Elgin F.C.
2 Tie played at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
Replays
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Second round
editThe second round draw took place at the Shotts Bon Accord Social Club, Shotts on 30 September 2012.[6]
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3 Tie played at Nairn St. Ninian F.C.
Replays
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Third round
editThe third round draw took place at the offices of the Sun newspaper, Glasgow, on 6 November 2012.[7]
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4 Tie played at Oakley United F.C.
5 Tie played at Arthurlie F.C.
6 Tie played at Kinnoull F.C.
Replays
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7 Tie played at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
8 Tie played at Forfar Athletic F.C.
Fourth round
editThe fourth round draw took place at the offices of the Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow, on 27 November 2012.[8]
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Replays
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Fifth round
editThe fifth round draw took place on the Clyde 1 football phone-in show, on 7 February 2013.[9]
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Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals took place on the Central 103.1 FM football phone-in show, on 26 February 2013.[10]
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9 Tie played at Ballingry Rovers F.C.[11]
Semifinals
editThe draw for the semifinals took place at Mar Hall, Erskine on 24 March 2013, at a training base of the Scotland national football team.[12]
First leg
edit| Auchinleck Talbot | 1 – 1 | Rutherglen Glencairn |
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Bryan Young  6' |
Report | 84' (pen.) Mark McCarry |
| Linlithgow Rose | 3 – 1 | Shotts Bon Accord |
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| Tommy Coyne 33', 42' Ruari MacLennan 67' |
[1] | 34' Allan Mackenzie |
Second leg
edit| Rutherglen Glencairn | 0 – 1 (aggregate 1 – 2) | Auchinleck Talbot |
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| 8' (o.g.) Brian Welsh |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1 – 1 (aggregate 2 – 4) | Linlithgow Rose |
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| Hugh Kerr 82' |
52' (pen.) Tommy Coyne |
Final
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References
edit- ^ "Emirates sponsorship". Scottish FA. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Junior clubs enter Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Junior Cup dates". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup". Scottish Junior Football Association. 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup". Scottish Junior Football Association. 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup- 2nd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 3rd Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup 4th Round Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup - 5th round draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Jim O'Donnell (27 February 2013). "Cumnock tie for Shotts in Scottish Cup". Evening Times. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Cup tie venue switched". Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Emirates Junior Cup - Semi-final Draw". Scottish Junior Football Association. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.