Scottish Cup Prelim Draw

[roy of the rovers]

The draw for the preliminary rounds of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup were made tonight.

The first prelim round is to played on the weekend of 10th August and the second prelim round is to be played on the weekend of 31st August.

The prelim rounds are for all full members of the SFA who are not in the top 5 tiers of the pyramid and a select few other teams who've won competitions such as the West of Scotland League and Scottish Junior Cup etc. who aren't required to be SFA members.

The 1st round proper is to be played on the weekend of 28th September when all 18 Highland League and 16 Lowland League (no B teams of course).

SPFL League Two teams enter in round 2, SPFL League One and Championship teams in round 3 and Premiership sides in round 4.

The BBC and Premier Sports still hold the TV broadcasting rights with the BBC showing live matches from round 1 again this year.

Prelim 1

Culter v Invergordon
Bo'ness Athletic v Beith Juniors

Cupar Hearts and Dundee North End gained byes to the 2nd prelim round

Prelim 2

Glenafton Athletic v Threave Rovers
Coldstream v Camelon Juniors
Bo'ness Ath/Beith v Kilwinning Rangers
Bonnyton Thistle v Dunbar United
Jeanfield Swifts v Newton Stewart
Lochee United v Hawick Royal Albert
Golspie Sutherland v Carluke Rovers
Pollok v Darvel
Cupar Hearts v Wigtown and Bladnoch
Preston Athletic v Irvine Meadow
Tayport v Dundee North End
Culter/Invergordon v Sauchie Juniors
Dundonald Bluebell v Edinburgh University
Fort William v Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Benburb v Vale of Leithen
Burntisland Shipyard v Dunipace
Haddington Athletic v Auchinleck Talbot
Creetown v Cumnock Juniors
Penicuik Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic
Girvan v St Cuthbert Wanderers
Dalkeith Thistle v Blackburn United
Tynecastle v Glasgow University
Dalbeattie Star v Whitehill Welfare
Rutherglen Glencairn v Hutchison Vale
Easthouses Lily v Newtongrange Star
Clydebank v St Andrews United

Edited July 22 by roy of the rovers