The 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup is the 129th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition is partnered by the charity Dyslexia Scotland and is known as The Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup.[1] The winner of this competition is eligible to enter the following seasons Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[2]
A total of 161 clubs are entered to this year's competition, one more than the previous season. Dropping out are Coupar Angus, Fochabers and Steelend Victoria who are in abeyance. New members Aberdeen University, Grantown and Spey Valley make their debut in the competition while Lossiemouth United return to the tournament after a period of abeyance.
The seven Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, are not included in the draw for the first round. These are the four reigning league and cup champions:
The provisional dates for each round of the 2014–15 tournament are as follows:[3]
Round
Date
Matches
Clubs
New entries this round
First Round
27 September 2014
33
161 → 128
154
Second Round
25 October 2014
64
128 → 64
7
Third Round
22 November 2014
32
64 → 32
none
Fourth Round
17 January 2015
16
32 → 16
none
Fifth Round
14 February 2015
8
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
14 March 2015
4
8 → 4
none
Semi-finals
11/12 & 18/19 April 2015
4
4 → 2
none
Final
7 June 2015
1
2 → 1
none
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
The draw for the Semi Final of the Dyslexia Scottish Junior Cup took place at Mar Hall Bishopton on Friday 27 March 2015 and was carried out by Steven Naismith of Everton.
The Final of the Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 7 June 2015 with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.