The 2010–11

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knockout competition. Celtic won the competition after they defeated Motherwell 3–0.

Calendar

From the first round to the third round, postponed or drawn ties were normally replayed on the following weekend and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. From the fourth round to the sixth round, postponed or drawn ties were normally replayed on the second midweek after the original date, and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. There were no replays in the semi-finals or the Final.

First round

The first-round draw was conducted on 1 September 2010. Wick Academy received a bye into the second round. Source
BBC Sport

First round replays

Matches were played on 2 October 2010. Source
BBC Sport

Second round

The second-round draw was conducted on 29 September 2010. Source
BBC Sport

Second round replays

Matches were played on 30 October 2010. Source
BBC Sport

Third round

The third-round draw was conducted on 28 October 2010. Source
BBC Sport

Third round replays

Matches were played on 4 January 2011 with the exception of Threave Rovers v Stenhousemuir which took place on Wednesday 12 January having been postponed for 4 January 5 January, 8 January & 11 January, all the matches were originally scheduled for 27 November then 30 November (postponed due to weather conditions) and 7 December (6 December for Threave Rovers v Stenhousemuir) (again postponed due to weather conditions) and also 14 December again postponed for weather conditions, the Annan match had also been scheduled for the next night following the postponement of the 14 December match. Following this the matches were scheduled for 21 December then 28 December but on both occasions they were again postponed due to the weather conditions. Source
BBC Sport

Fourth round

The fourth-round draw was conducted on 22 November 2010 at 11:30am at

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live on

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and Sky Sports News HD. These ties took place on Saturday 8 January and Sunday 9 January for the Dundee and Berwick Rangers matches with the Rangers tie the following night (Monday 10 January). The Falkirk and Queen of the South ties took place on Tuesday 11 January and the Morton tie took place on Tuesday 18 January after all 3 were postponed for 8 January. Hearts v St Johnstone also took place on 11 January & East Stirlingshire v Buckie Thistle took place on Wednesday 19 January having both been postponed for 9 January and the Stranraer tie took place on Tuesday 18 January following the Threave Rovers v Stenhousemuir replay from the last round being carried over to Wednesday 12 January due to the weather conditions. East Stirlingshire defeated Buckie Thistle 1–0 in the fourth round but were expelled due to fielding an ineligible player. Buckie Thistle qualified for the fifth round. Source
BBC Sport
*Buckie Thistle progressed after East Stirlingshire fielded an ineligible player.

Fourth round replays

The Dunfermline tie was originally scheduled for 11 January but was postponed and played on 18 January which was also when the rest of the ties were played except Airdrie v Morton & Stranraer v Stenhousemuir which were played on 25 January. Source
BBC Sport

Fifth round

The fifth-round draw was conducted on Tuesday 11 January 2011 at 2:30pm at

live on

and Sky Sports News HD. The ties were played on Saturday, 5 February & Sunday, 6 February, except for the St Johnstone v Partick Thistle match, which was postponed to Tuesday, 8 February due to an unplayable pitch and to Wednesday, 9 February due to snow-covered pitch. Source
BBC Sport

Fifth round replays

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BBC Sport

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was conducted on Sunday 6 February at 2:30pm at

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live on

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, Sky Sports HD2 &

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following the 5th round Old Firm tie. The ties were played on Saturday, 12 March and Sunday, 13 March, except for Inverness CT vs Celtic match, which was postponed to Wednesday, 16 March due to waterlogged pitch at

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. Source
BBC Sport

Quarter-finals replays

Source
BBC Sport

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was conducted on Monday, 14 March at

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at 1pm live on

& Sky Sports News HD. The ties were played on Saturday, 16 April & Sunday, 17 April at

. Source
BBC Sport

Final

Source
BBC Sport

Awards

The Scottish Cup Player of the Round was decided by the fans, who cast their vote to choose a winner from a list of nominations on the official Scottish Cup Facebook page.

Media coverage

UK/Ireland

From Round 4 onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Republic of Ireland by

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and

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. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per roundGers and Killie live on BBC TV
BBC Sport, 1 December 2010 with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay also. Both channels will screen the final live. These matches were broadcast live on television.

Overseas

From Round 4 onwards, in the

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and

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Premium Sports showed matches live.

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show matches live in Australia.

External links

Official site

2010–11 Scottish Cup at ESPN

References

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