The draw for the third round of the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup took place on Friday at Hampden Park.
The winners of our 2nd round tie at Rutherglen Glencairn will play host to the winners of Forfar United vs. Arthurlie in the 3rd round.
This tie will take place on Saturday 11th November. Scheduled league matches will be rearranged for a later date.
3rd Round Draw
32 balls entered the trophy in the 3rd round draw, creating 16 fixtures.
The home teams were drawn by Scottish Junior FA Vice-President Clark Nicol, and Scottish FA Chief Executive Ian Maxwell drew the away teams.
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers or Dundee Downfield | vs. | Pollok or Dalry Thistle |
| Bridge of Don Thistle or Irvine Victoria | vs. | Cumnock or Auchinleck Talbot |
| Broughty Athletic or Bellshill Athletic | vs. | Hall Russell United or Lesmahagow |
| Caledonian Locomotives or Glasgow United | vs. | Carnoustie Panmure or Letham |
| Colony Park or Rothie Rovers | vs. | Shotts Bon Accord or St Roch’s |
| Culter or Craigmark Burntonians | vs. | Lochee United or Maybole |
| Dundee Violet or Deveronside | vs. | Petershill or St Cadoc’s |
| Finnart or Dyce | vs. | Ardeer Thistle or Larkhall Thistle |
| Greenock or Glenafton Athletic | vs. | Rossvale or Darvel |
| Hermes or Beith | vs. | Hurlford United or Tayport |
| Johnstone Burgh or Dundee North End | vs. | Lochee Harp or Irvine Meadow XI |
| Kello Rovers or Gartcairn | vs. | Ashfield or Largs Thistle |
| Rutherglen Glencairn or Troon | vs. | Forfar United or Arthurlie |
| St Anthony’s or Stoneywood Parkvale | vs. | Arbroath Victoria or Benburb |
| Stonehaven | vs. | Aberdeen East End or East Kilbride Thistle |
| Vale of Leven or Carluke Rovers | vs. | Banks O’Dee or Montrose Roselea |
WATCH THE DRAW BACK
You can watch footage of the draw, filmed at the home of Scottish Football in Hampden Park, on the YouTube link below.
137 YEARS OF HISTORY
Scottish Junior FA Chief Operating Officer Alex McDowall has breathed new life into the 137 year old competition, with some ambitious plans for the future, and in terms of prestige it is back up there as the one to win.
With a showpiece final screened live on national TV, and the biggest prize fund outside of the SPFL, there is just a special feel to “Scottish Junior Cup Day” which is yet to be replicated by any other.
Cumnock are the defending Champions, after defeating Rutherglen Glencairn with a last gasp winner live on BBC in last year’s final at Broadwood in front of a crowd of 4241.
The 2023-24 Calendar is as follows:
| 1st Round | Saturday 2nd September 2023 |
| 2nd Round | Saturday 7th October 2023 |
| 3rd Round | Saturday 4th November 2023 |
| 4th Round | Saturday 2nd December 2023 |
| Quarter-Final | Saturday 10th February 2024 |
| Semi-Final | Saturday 13th April 2024 |
| Final | Sunday 2nd June 2024 |