welshbairn Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Thought this would mainly interest people who frequent this sub forum. The boy who did the main twitter and facebook pages has said he's stopping, so the information might be harder to come by. Quote The date for the draw of the opening rounds of the Highland Amateur Cup has been confirmed. Organisers have revealed the draw for the preliminary round and first round of the tournament will take place on Saturday, April 13. The draw will take place at the National Hotel in Dingwall at 11:30am. Preliminary round ties will take place on Saturday, April 20 with first round ties on Saturday, May 11. Ross-shire outfit Avoch won the tournament for the seventh time in their history when they defeated Wick Groats 1-0 in 2023. Competition dates Preliminary round: April 20. First Round: May 11. Second Round: June 1. Third Round: June 29. Quarter Final: July 13. Semi Final: August 3 Final: August 17 (Depending on pitch availability) https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/sport/date-and-venue-revealed-for-draw-of-highland-amateur-cup-fir-344638/ Edited March 12 by welshbairn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Draw has been made, regionalised preliminary and first round ties, before going all-in from the second round onwards. A good number of entries this season, with great representation from the island sides. Avoch are the defending champions and will be fancying their chances to hold on to the cup for another year. Preliminary round - 20th April North Castletown v Pentland Utd John o' Groats v High Ormlie Hotspurs Mallard v Golspie Stafford Thurso Academicals v Wick Groats Thurso Swifts v Helmsdale Utd Wick Thistle v Thurso Pentland South Culbokie v Conon Bridge Culloden v Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union Gellions v CK FC Highland Athletic v Slackbuie Mallaig v Drakies Tomatin Utd v Hill Rovers Western Isles Back v Point Carloway v Eriskay North Uist v Westside Stornoway Athletic v Iochdar Saints Orkney East Utd v Kirkwall Academicals Harray v Thorfinn Shetland Delting v Ness Utd Lerwick Spurs v Scalloway First round - 11th May North John o' Groats or High Ormlie Hotspurs v Keiss Lairg Rovers v Tain Thistle Lochinver v Halkirk Lybster v Lochbroom Mallard or Golspie Stafford v Inver Staxigoe Utd v Thurso Academicals or Wick Groats Thurso Swifts or Helmsdale Utd v Brora Wanderers Top Joes v Castletown or Pentland Utd Watten v Wick Thistle or Thurso Pentland South Auctioneers v Maryburgh Black Rock Rovers v Glen Urquhart Contin v Gellions or CK FC Culloden or Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union v Avoch Fort William v Portree Highland Athletic or Slackbuie v Ardersier Kyleakin v Stratton Wanderers Loch Ness v Sleat & Strath Mallaig or Drakies v Culbokie or Conon Bridge North West Skye v Inverness Athletic Tomatin Utd or Hill Rovers v Kirkhill Western Isles Benbecula v Back or Point Harris v Lochs Ness v Barra North Uist or Westside v Carloway or Eriskay Stornoway Athletic or Iochdar Saints v Stornoway Utd Orkney Dounby Athletic v Kirkwall Hotspurs East Utd or Kirkwall Academicals v Harray or Thorfinn Firth v Rendall Kirkwall Rovers v Stromness Athletic Shetland Lerwick Spurs or Scalloway v Delting or Ness Utd Ness Utd B v Lerwick Thistle Shetland Banks v North Isles 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Second round - 1st June Auctioneers or Maryburgh v Contin or Gellions or CK FC Culloden or Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union or Avoch v Benbecula or Back or Point Dounby Athletic or Kirkwall Hotspurs v Thurso Swifts or Helmsdale Utd or Brora Wanderers East Utd or Kirkwall Academicals or Harray or Thorfinn v John o' Groats or High Ormlie Hotspurs or Keiss Fort William or Portree v Staxigoe Utd or Thurso Academicals or Wick Groats Harris or Lochs v Firth or Rendall Kirkwall Rovers or Stromness Athletic v Lairg Rovers or Tain Thistle Lerwick Spurs or Scalloway or Delting or Ness Utd v Black Rock Rovers or Glen Urquhart Lochinver or Halkirk v Stornoway Athletic or Iochdar Saints or Stornoway Utd Mallaig or Drakies or Culbokie or Conon Bridge v Highland Athletic or Slackbuie or Ardersier North West Skye or Inverness Athletic v North Uist or Westside or Carloway or Eriskay Ness or Barra v Kyleakin or Stratton Wanderers Ness Utd B or Lerwick Thistle v Lybster or Lochbroom Tomatin Utd or Hill Rovers or Kirkhill v Mallard or Golspie Stafford or Inver Top Joes or Castletown or Pentland Utd v Shetland Banks or North Isles Watten or Wick Thistle or Thurso Pentland v Loch Ness or Sleat & Strath 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Are there many new clubs in the Highlands Amateur Leagues in 2024? I see Mallards FC (where are they?). Haven't checked for more yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, Dev said: Are there many new clubs in the Highlands Amateur Leagues in 2024? I see Mallards FC (where are they?). Haven't checked for more yet. The Mallard is the pub at the station in Dingwall. Stratton Wanderers were Balloan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 The Facebook Comms with the draw was good, hopefully they'll keep this up with the approaches to each round,even before getting Ko times could be like trying to draw teeth Love this competition 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 hours ago, Dev said: Are there many new clubs in the Highlands Amateur Leagues in 2024? I see Mallards FC (where are they?). Haven't checked for more yet. They're from dingwall,the mallards the pub at the train station.think they're playing at the highland football academy at Ross county's ground.theyre playing in this season's northwest and Sutherland league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Loch Ness haven't put up an amateur team this summer, not sure if they have any connection with Gellions FC though, where they originated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Cyclizine said: The Mallard is the pub at the station in Dingwall. Stratton Wanderers were Balloan. 55 minutes ago, highlandmac said: They're from dingwall,the mallards the pub at the train station.think they're playing at the highland football academy at Ross county's ground.theyre playing in this season's northwest and Sutherland league Cheers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Staggie Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Tie of the round Mallaig v Drakies what an away day, bet they enjoy it more than Graham Roberts trip to Mallaig.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Nation Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Cyclizine said: The Mallard is the pub at the station in Dingwall When I was a lad, it was the Station “refreshment rooms”, aka “the Station” or “the Refresh”. It was licensed, at a time when there were only four proper pubs in town, and it was popular with under-age drinkers. Allegedly. God knows why it was renamed the Mallard, after a locomotive that never came anywhere near Dingwall AFAIK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I'm at a loose end on Saturday's now that Nairn's season is over, so the prelim round has come around at the perfect time for me I think I might go and watch Mallard vs Golspie. I've not been to Dingwall for a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Thinking of following Maryburgh home and away as far as they go. A wee trip to Germany might interfere though.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: Thinking of following Maryburgh home and away as far as they go. A wee trip to Germany might interfere though.. Sooner go to a beautiful,epic HAC game tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 9 hours ago, highlandmac said: Sooner go to a beautiful,epic HAC game tbh Hopefully I'll get to Fivepenny in Lewis again this summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) Preliminary round - Orkney Saturday 20th April 1215 Harray v Thorfinn (Kirkwall Grammar School) 1430 East Utd v Kirkwall Academicals (Dounby pitch) Preliminary round - Western Isles Friday 19th April 1830 Back v Point (Upper Coll) Saturday 20th April 1030 Carloway v Eriskay (Cnoc a' Choilich) TBC North Uist Utd v Westside (TBC) 1030 Stornoway Athletic v Iochdar Saints (Goathill Park) Edited April 17 by Cyclizine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Tempted to do a photography project and pick a game in the Preliminary round then follow the winners going forward. On 14/04/2024 at 19:25, welshbairn said: Loch Ness haven't put up an amateur team this summer, not sure if they have any connection with Gellions FC though, where they originated. I think they have, there's a Loch Ness playing in the Inverness leagues and in the first round of the cup (unless is a different team with the same name) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 18 minutes ago, Mackie The Staggie said: Tempted to do a photography project and pick a game in the Preliminary round then follow the winners going forward. I think they have, there's a Loch Ness playing in the Inverness leagues and in the first round of the cup (unless is a different team with the same name) I was sure I'd read that they weren't running a ammy team this year but I can't find anything now, no idea where I got it from. From the Inverness and District fixture list, it looks possible that they've merged with Balloan, but I've likely got the wrong end of the stick there too.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 7 hours ago, welshbairn said: I was sure I'd read that they weren't running a ammy team this year but I can't find anything now, no idea where I got it from. From the Inverness and District fixture list, it looks possible that they've merged with Balloan, but I've likely got the wrong end of the stick there too.. I thought Balloan had become Stratton Wanderers, but I might be wrong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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