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William Hill Competition 2019-20

PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE – Saturday 10 August 2019

(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 22 licensed clubs from the ESL, SSL and Other Leagues, as denoted below)

27 Clubs (13 ties and 1 bye) -

 1 Clubs from the East of Football League  Camelon Juniors (South & East Cup Winners Shield Winners)

 2 Clubs from the Scottish Junior FA  Lochee United (East Junior Super League Winners)  Auchinleck Talbot (West Junior Super League Winners/Junior Cup Winners)

 1 Club from the Scottish Amateur FA  Colville Park AFC ( Winners) ------

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

 Banks O’Dee (North Junior Super League Winners)  Blackburn United  Broxburn Athletic  Burntisland Shipyard  Coldstream  Dundonald Bluebell  Easthouses Lily MWFC  Girvan  University  Golspie Sutherland  Hawick Royal Albert United  Hawthorn  Jeanfield Swifts  Linlithgow Rose  Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale  Newton Stewart  Penicuik Athletic  Preston Athletic  St. Cuthbert Wanderers  Threave Rovers  Tynecastle  Whitehill Welfare  Wigtown & Bladnoch

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PRELIMINARY ROUND TWO – Saturday 31 August 2019

14 Clubs (7 ties) –

 13 Preliminary Round One Winners

 1 Preliminary Round One Bye (from the ESL, SSL and Other Leagues NCL Approved)

ROUND ONE – Saturday 21 September 2019

36 Clubs (18 ties) –

 7 Preliminary Round Two Winners

 16 Clubs from the Scottish (NCL approved)  Buckie Thistle  Clachnacuddin  Deveronvale  Formartine United  Forres Mechanics  Fort William  Fraserburgh  Huntly  Inverurie Loco Works  Keith  Lossiemouth  Nairn County  Rothes  Strathspey Thistle  Turriff United  Wick Academy

 13 Clubs from the Scottish (NCL approved)  Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (East of Scotland Football League Winners)  Civil Service Strollers  Cumbernauld Colts  Dalbeattie Star  East Stirlingshire  University  Edusport Academy  Gala Fairydean Rovers  Gretna 2008  Hearts  Spartans  University of  Vale of Leithen

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ROUND TWO – Saturday 19 October 2019

32 Clubs (16 ties) –

 18 Round One Winners

 1 Club from the Scottish Highland Football League  Brora Rangers (SHFL Runners Up)

 3 Clubs from the Scottish Lowland Football League  East Kilbride (SLFL Winners)  BSC Glasgow (SLFL Runners Up)  Berwick Rangers (SPFL League Two Relegated Club)

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

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ROUND THREE – Saturday 23 November 2019

32 Clubs (16 ties) –

 16 Round Two Winners

 10 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League (League 1)  Airdrieonians  Clyde  Dumbarton  East  Forfar Athletic  Montrose  Peterhead  Raith Rovers  Stranraer

 6 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League Championship  Greenock Morton  Partick Thistle  Athletic  Alloa Athletic  Queen of the South 

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ROUND FOUR – Saturday 18 January 2020

32 Clubs (16 ties) –

 16 Round Three Winners

 16 Clubs from the Scottish Professional Football League Premiership & Championship  Celtic (Scottish Cup Holders)  Rangers   Hibernian  Heart of Midlothian  St. Johnstone  Motherwell  Livingston  Hamilton Academical  St. Mirren   Ross County  Dundee United  Inverness Caledonian Thistle  Ayr United

ROUND FIVE – Saturday 8 February 2020

16 Round Four Winners (8 ties)

ROUND SIX – Saturday 29 February 2020

8 Round Five Winners (4 ties)

SEMI-FINAL TIES – Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 April 2020

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CUP FINAL TIE – Saturday 9 May 2020

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