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2024–25 Scottish Junior Cup#Final

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{{Infobox football tournament season

|title=Scottish Junior Cup

|year=2024–25

|image=

|image_size=

|caption=

|country=Scotland

|num_teams=127

|defending_champions=Darvel

|winners=Johnstone Burgh (3rd title)

|second=Tranent

|matches=

|goals=

|scoring_leader=

|award=

|prev_season=2023–24

|next_season=2025–26

|updated=20 January 2025

}}

The 2024–25 Scottish Junior Cup (known as the Call Robert Accident Repair Scottish Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons), was the 138th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). A total of 127 clubs entered the competition, fifteen more than in 2023–24.

Bo’ness United, Dunipace, Glasgow Perthshire, Livingston United, Neilston, Renfrew, Sauchie Juniors, and Tranent returned to take part in the competition while Drumchapel United, Easterhouse FA, Giffnock SC, Glasgow University, Glenvale, Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts, Kilsyth Athletic, Thorn Athletic, West Park United, and Westdyke are competing for the first time. Maryhill, St Cadoc's, and Stoneywood-Parkvale did not enter.

Darvel were the reigning champions.

For 2025–26 the Scottish Junior Cup was rebranded to the Scottish Communities Cup.

Calendar

The dates for each round of the 2024–25 tournament are as follows:

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!Round

!Main datehttps://x.com/scottishjuniors/status/1804414724290842935

!Matches

! width="100" |Clubs

align="center"

|First round

|31 August 2024
21 September 2024

|1

|127 → 126

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|Second round

|21 September 2024

|62

|126 → 64

align="center"

|Third round

|19 October 2024

|32

|64 → 32

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|Fourth round

|23 November 2024

|16

|32 → 16

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|Fifth round

|14 December 2024

|8

|16 → 8

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|Quarter-finals

|18 January 2025

|4

|8 → 4

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|Semi-finals

|April & May 2025

|2

|4 → 2

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|Final

|1 June 2025

|1

|2 → 1

Drawn matches proceed direct to a penalty shootout, with no extra time. The semi-finals are played home and away over two legs.

First round

The 20 clubs taking part in the Scottish Cup — Auchinleck Talbot, Beith Juniors, Benburb, Bo’ness United, Camelon Juniors, Carluke Rovers, Culter, Cumnock Juniors, Darvel, Dundee North End, Dunipace, Glasgow University, Glenafton Athletic, Irvine Meadow XI, Lochee United, Pollok, Rutherglen Glencairn, Sauchie Juniors, Tayport, and Tranent — received a bye into the second round draw. The winners of the first round tie progress to the third round draw.

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{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse;"

! width="195" align="right" |Home team

! width="65" align="center" |Score

! width="195" align="left" |Away team

colspan="3" |21 September 2024
align="right" |Cruden Bay

| align="center" |1–9

|Neilston

|}

Fourth round

= Matches =

{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishjuniorfa.com/scottish-junior-cup/results/|title=Scottish Junior Cup Results|host=SJFA|access-date=20 January 2025}}

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! width="295" align="right" |Home team

! width="65" align="center" |Score

! width="295" align="left" |Away team

colspan="3" |30 November 2024
align="right" |Arthurlie

| align="center" |2–4

|Darvel

align="right" |Bathgate Thistle

| align="center" |0–3

|Glenafton Athletic

align="right" |Dundee East Craigie

| align="center" |0–7

|Largs Thistle

align="right" |Lugar Boswell Thistle

| align="center" |4–2

|Larkhall Thistle

align="right" |Montrose Roselea

| align="center" |1–3

|Beith Juniors

align="right" |Vale of Leven

| align="center" |0–4

|Johnstone Burgh

align="right" |Pollok

| align="center" |4–2

|Cumbernauld United

align="right" |Armadale Thistle

| align="center" |1–1
(4–2 p)

|Hurlford United

align="right" |Benburb

| align="center" |2–0

|Hermes

align="right" |Camelon Juniors

| align="center" |6–0

|Letham

align="right" |Drumchapel United

| align="center" |6–0

|Burghead Thistle

align="right" |Easterhouse

| align="center" |1–2

|Kilbirnie Ladeside

align="right" |Tranent

| align="center" |3–0

|West Park United

colspan="3" |14 December 2024
align="right" |Troon

| align="center" |1–1
(5–4 p)

|Lochee United

colspan="3" |18 January 2025
align="right" |Irvine Meadow XI

| align="center" |4–2

|West Calder United

colspan="3" |No date
align="right" |Bo'ness United

| align="center" |–{{efn|Tie awarded to Dundee Downfield after they refused to play the tie on any day other than a Saturday and Bo'ness were unable to fulfill the fixture due to scheduling conflicts.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/factors-outwith-our-control-boness-united-chiefs-hit-out-at-scottish-junior-cup-exit-4954316|title='Factors outwith our control' - Bo'ness United chiefs hit out at Scottish Junior Cup exit |date=21 January 2025|access-date=2 February 2025}}

|Dundee Downfield

{{notelist}}

Fifth round

= Draw =

= Matches =

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! width="295" align="right" |Home team

! width="65" align="center" |Score

! width="295" align="left" |Away team

colspan="3" |14 December 2024
align="right" |Beith Juniors

| align="center" |1–3

|Largs Thistle

align="right" |Lugar Boswell Thistle

| align="center" |0–4

|Benburb

align="right" |Darvel

| align="center" |2–3

|Johnstone Burgh

colspan="3" |18 January 2025
align="right" |Camelon Juniors

| align="center" | 1–0

|Kilbirnie Ladeside

align="right" |Tranent

| align="center" | 4–3

|Glenafton Athletic

align="right" |Troon

| align="center" | 1–1
(3–5 p)

|Armadale Thistle

colspan="3" |8 February 2025
align="right" |Dundee Downfield

| align="center" | 1–1
(1–4 p)

|Drumchapel United

colspan="3" |15 February 2025
align="right" |Irvine Meadow XI

| align="center" | 1–1
(3–2 p)

|Pollok

Quarter-finals

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! width="295" align="right" |Home team

! width="65" align="center" |Score

! width="295" align="left" |Away team

colspan="3" |15 February 2025
align="right" |Largs Thistle

| align="center" |1–0

|Armadale Thistle

align="right" |Drumchapel United

| align="center" |3–0

|Benburb

colspan="3" |8 March 2025
align="right" |Johnstone Burgh

| align="center" | 0–0
(4–2 p)

| Irvine Meadow XI

colspan="3" |26 March 2025
align="right" |Camelon Juniors

| align="center" | 2–2
(3–4 p)

|Tranent

Semi-finals

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=19 April 2025

|time=17:30

|team1=Johnstone Burgh

|score=0–1

|report=

|team2=Largs Thistle

|goals1=

|goals2=Hughes {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Keanie Park

|location=Johnstone

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{football box

|date=26 April 2025

|time=17:30

|team1=Tranent

|score=3–1

|report=

|team2=Drumchapel United

|goals1=*Brett {{goal|2|pen||goal|84|pen}}

  • Doan {{goal|35}}

|goals2=Hopkirk {{goal|68|pen}}

|stadium=Forresters Park

|location=Tranent

|attendance=

|referee=Lewis Hogarth

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=3 May 2025

|time=17:30

|team1=Drumchapel United

|score= 1–0

|report=

|team2=Tranent

|goals1=Hopkirk {{goal|74|pen}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Holm Park

|location=Clydebank

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Tranent won 3-2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=18 May 2025

|time=14:00

|team1=Largs Thistle

|score=0–2

|report=

|team2=Johnstone Burgh

|goals1=

|goals2=*Diver {{goal|15}}

  • Mason {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Barrfields Stadium

|location=Largs

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Johnstone Burgh won 1–2 on aggregate.

Final

The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld on Sunday 1 June.

{{football box

| date = 1 June 2025

| time = 16:05

| team1 = Johnstone Burgh

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/25206264.tranent-lose-penalties-johnstone-burgh-scottish-junior-cup/

| team2 = Tranent

| goals1 = *{{Abbr|Diver|Ciaran Diver}} {{goal|74}}

| goals2 = *{{Abbr|Girdwood|Harry Girdwood}} {{goal|43}}

  • {{Abbr|S. Gray|Scott Gray}} {{sentoff|2|51|77}}

| stadium = Broadwood Stadium

| attendance = 4,538

| referee = Cameron Stirling

| location = Cumbernauld

| event =

| round =

| score1 = 1

| score2 = 1

| penaltyscore = 4–2

| penalties1 = *Mullen {{pengoal}}

  • {{Abbr|Diver|Ciaran Diver}} {{pengoal}}
  • Davidson {{pengoal}}
  • Lafferty {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 = *Brett {{penmiss}}

  • {{Abbr|Miller|Ben Miller}} {{pengoal}}
  • {{Abbr|Bauld|Euan Bauld}} {{penmiss}}
  • {{Abbr|McIntyre|Robbie McIntyre}} {{pengoal}}

| aet =

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{2024–25 in Scottish football}}

{{Scottish Junior Football Association}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Scottish Junior Cup}}

Category:Scottish Junior Cup seasons

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