Scottish Cup Competition 2020-21

PRELIMINARY COMPETITION ROUND ONE – Saturday 28 November 2020

(All participating clubs who do participate in the Club Licensing System and are not in possession of a Club Licence as at the date of the draw, shall be required to play in the first preliminary round ties, plus 3 licensed clubs from the ESL, SSL and Other Leagues, as denoted below)

26 Clubs (2 ties and 22 byes) -

 1 Club from the East of Scotland Football League  Musselburgh Athletic (South & East Cup Winners Shield Winners)

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 25 Clubs from the ESL, SSL and Other Leagues (NCL approved)

 Banks O’Dee  Blackburn United  Broxburn Athletic  Camelon  Coldstream  Dundonald Bluebell  Dunipace  Easthouses Lily MWFC  Glasgow University  Haddington Athletic  Hawick Royal Albert United  Hill of Beath Hawthorn  Jeanfield Swifts  Linlithgow Rose  Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale  Newtongrange Star  Newton Stewart  Penicuik Athletic  Preston Athletic  St. Cuthbert Wanderers  Threave Rovers  Tranent Juniors  Tynecastle  Whitehill Welfare  Wigtown & Bladnoch

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PRELIMINARY COMPETITIONS ROUND TWO – Saturday 12 December 2020

52 Clubs (26 ties) –

 2 Preliminary Competition Round One Winners

 22 Preliminary Competition Round One Byes (from the ESL, SSL and Other Leagues NCL Approved)

 14 Clubs from the Scottish Highland Football League  Buckie Thistle  Clachnacuddin  Deveronvale  Formartine United  Fort William  Huntly  Inverurie Loco Works  Keith  Lossiemouth  Nairn County  Rothes  Strathspey Thistle  Turriff United  Wick Academy

 14 Clubs from the Scottish Lowland Football League  Berwick Rangers  Bo’ness United  BSC Glasgow  Caledonian Braves  Civil Service Strollers  Cumbernauld Colts  Dalbeattie Star  East Kilbride  East Stirlingshire  Edinburgh University  Gala Fairydean Rovers  Spartans  University of Stirling  Vale of Leithen

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ROUND ONE – Saturday 26 December 2020

40 Clubs (20 ties) –

 26 Preliminary Round Competition Winners

 2 Clubs from the Scottish Highland Football League  Brora Rangers (SHFL Runners Up)  Fraserburgh (SHFL Runners Up)

 2 Clubs from the Scottish Lowland Football League  Kelty Hearts (SLFL Winners)  Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (SLFL Runners Up)

 10 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League (League 2)  Albion Rovers  Annan Athletic  Brechin City  Cowdenbeath  Edinburgh City  Elgin City  Queen’s Park  Stenhousemuir  Stirling Albion  Stranraer

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ROUND TWO – Saturday 9 January 2021

40 Clubs (20 ties) –

 20 Round One Winners

 10 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League (League 1)  Airdrieonians  Clyde  Cove Rangers  Dumbarton  East Fife  Falkirk  Forfar Athletic  Montrose  Partick Thistle  Peterhead

 10 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League Championship  Alloa Athletic  Arbroath  Ayr United  Dundee  Dunfermline Athletic  Greenock Morton  Heart of Midlothian  Inverness Caledonian Thistle  Queen of the South  Raith Rovers

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ROUND THREE – Saturday 30 January 2021

32 Clubs (16 ties) –

 20 Round Two Winners

 12 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League Premiership  Aberdeen  Celtic  Dundee United  Hamilton Academical  Hibernian  Kilmarnock  Livingston  Motherwell  Rangers  Ross County  St. Johnstone  St. Mirren

ROUND FOUR – Saturday 20 February 2021

16 Round Four Winners (8 ties)

ROUND FIVE – Saturday 13 March 2021

8 Round Five Winners (4 ties)

SEMI-FINAL TIES – Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 April 2021

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL TIE – Saturday 8 May 2021

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