Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,football
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knockout competition. The winners were Rangers, who defeated Queen of the South in the final.
The 2007–08 tournament saw a change in structure with the abolition of the
Scottish Qualifying Cup
The Scottish Qualifying Cup was a football competition played in Scotland between 1895 and 2007. During that time, apart from a brief spell in the 1950s, it was the only way for non-league teams to qualify for the Scottish Cup. The Qualifying Cu ...
and the admission of 4 members of the
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football (soccer), football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the ...
to the first round.
Calendar
First round
Edinburgh University
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were given a random bye to the 2nd round. This was because only three
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football (soccer), football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the ...
clubs entered, due to Linlithgow Rose winning both the East League and the
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA on the 2nd October 1886 and, as of the 2023–24 ed ...
and there being no mechanism allowing for runners-up to enter (the other Juniors to enter were Culter from the North Region and
Pollok
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from the West Region, all progressing to at least the 3rd round).
Keith,
Inverurie Loco Works
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History
The club was founded in 1902 by workmen from the Great North of Sco ...
Highland Football League
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winners and runners-up,
East of Scotland Football League
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Sky Sports
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and BBC Sport Scotland broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round.
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BBC Radio Scotland
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has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament.
* Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Setanta Sports.
These matches were broadcast live on television:
Largest wins
A list of the largest wins from the competition.
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Scottish Cup seasons
Cup
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