The 2010–11 Scottish Junior Cup was the 125th season of the

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, the national

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for member clubs of the

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. The competition is sponsored by

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and is known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship purposes.

Auchinleck Talbot Auchinleck Talbot Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. They currently play in the . The club is also a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and have won the Scottish Junior Cup on a reco ...

won the competition for a record ninth time, defeating Musselburgh Athletic 2–1 after extra-time. Under a 2007 rule change, the Junior Cup winners (along with winners of the

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and

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regional leagues) qualify for the senior

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. All 162 member clubs of the SJFA entered this season's 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

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were re-admitted after one season's suspension owing to an unfulfilled fixture in the 2008–09 competition. The final of the competition was broadcast live on

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Calendar

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to

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First round

The First Round draw took place at

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on 30 August 2010. ¹ Tie played at

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Replays

Second round

The Second Round draw took place in the

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Social Club on 10 October 2010. ² Tie played at Bellshill Athletic F.C.
³ Tie played at Ashfield F.C.
⁴ Tie played at Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.

Replays

Third round

The Third Round draw took place in the

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, on 9 November 2010. After nine weather-related postponements, the tie between Blantyre Victoria and Broughty Athletic finally went ahead at the

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, and became the first ever competitive match to be played indoors in Scotland. ⁵ Tie played at

⁶ Tie played at

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⁷ Tie played at Buckie Rovers F.C.

Replays

⁸ Tie played at Scone Thistle F.C.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round draw took place at

on 11 January 2011.

Replays

⁹ Tie played at

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Fifth Round

The Fifth Round draw took place in the

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newspaper offices on 15 February 2011. The date for the Fifth Round ties was also revised to 26 February 2011.

Replays

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on

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on Tuesday 8 March 2011.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place at Hampden Park on 31 March 2011.

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

References

External links

SJFA
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