The 2014–15 Scottish Junior Cup was the 129th season of the

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, the national

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for member clubs of the

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. The competition was partnered by the charity Dyslexia Scotland and is known as The Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup. The winner of this competition entered the following season's

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, Fochabers and Steelend Victoria, who were in abeyance. New members

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and Spey Valley made their debut in the competition while Lossiemouth United returned to the tournament after a period of abeyance. The seven Junior clubs qualified for this season's

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* Bo'ness United - East Superleague * Culter - North Superleague *

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holders Also qualified automatically are Banks O'Dee and

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who achieved national club licensing requirements and

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who qualified automatically as historic full members of the

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Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2014–15 tournament were as follows: Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to

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. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.

First round

The first round draw took place in the

Pollok F.C. Pollok Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Newlands in the southside of the city of Glasgow. The club competes in the West of Scotland Football League and are one of the biggest football clubs operating in Scottish non-league fo ...

pavilion,

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on 26 August 2014. ¹ Match played at

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² Match played at

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Replays

Second round

The second round draw took place in the Irvine Meadow Social Club, Irvine on 5 October 2014. ³ Match played at Stoneyburn F.C.
⁴ Tie switched to Banchory St. Ternan F.C.
⁵ Tie switched to Deveronside F.C.
⁶ Match played at Camelon Juniors F.C.
.

Replays

Third round

The third round draw took place in the offices of the

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newspaper,

on 4 November 2014 at 12:30pm. ⁷ Match played at Longside F.C.
⁸ Match played at

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Replays

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place in the offices of the

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on 2 December 2014. ⁹ Tie switched to Penicuik Athletic F.C.
¹⁰ Match played at

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Replays

Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place on Peter and Roughie's Football Show on STV Glasgow on 4 February 2015.

Replays

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place at

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on 27 February 2015.

Semi-finals

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

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of Everton.

First leg

Second leg

Final

The Final of the Dyslexia Scotland Junior Cup was played at

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on Sunday 7 June 2015 with a 4.05pm kick off. The game was televised live by

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References

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