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All 162 member clubs of the SJFA entered this seasons tournament, a rise from 159 in season 2009–10. Newmachar United entered in their debut Junior season, Stonehouse Violet returned after one year in abeyance and RAF Lossiemouth were re-admitted after one seasons suspension owing to an unfulfilled fixture in the 2008–09 competition.[4]
The final of the competition was broadcast live on BBC ALBA.[5]
Calendar
Round
Date
Matches
Clubs
New entries this round
First Round
2 October 2010
34
162 → 128
68
Second Round
30 October 2010
64
128 → 64
94
Third Round
27 November 2010
32
64 → 32
none
Fourth Round
22 January 2011
16
32 → 16
none
Fifth Round
26 February 2011
8
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
19 March 2011
4
8 → 4
none
Semi-finals
16 & 23 April 2011
4
4 → 2
none
Final
29 May 2011
1
2 → 1
none
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout.
The Third Round draw took place in the Evening Times newspaper offices, Glasgow, on 9 November 2010.
After nine weather-related postponements, the tie between Blantyre Victoria and Broughty Athletic finally went ahead at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell, and became the first ever competitive match to be played indoors in Scotland.[6][7]
The Fifth Round draw took place in the Scottish Sun newspaper offices on 15 February 2011. The date for the Fifth Round ties was also revised to 26 February 2011.[8]