The 2013–14 Scottish Junior Cup was the 128th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The winner of this competition is eligible to enter the following season's Scottish Cup at the first round stage.[1]
A total of 160 clubs entered, three fewer than the previous season. Dropping out were Bankfoot Athletic, Bishopmill United and Lossiemouth United, who were in abeyance, RAF Lossiemouth, who were playing in welfare football, and Spartans, who had transferred their Junior side to the East of Scotland League. New member Kennoway Star Hearts made their debut in the competition, while Dufftown returned to the tournament after a period of abeyance.
The four Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round. These were the East Superleague champions Linlithgow Rose, North Superleague champions Culter, West Super League champions and reigning Junior Cup holders Auchinleck Talbot and Girvan who qualify automatically as a full member of the Scottish Football Association.
The scheduled dates for each round of the 2013–14 tournament are as follows:[2]
Round
Date
Matches
Clubs
New entries this round
First Round
28 September 2013
32
160 → 128
156
Second Round
26 October 2013
64
128 → 64
4
Third Round
23 November 2013
32
64 → 32
none
Fourth Round
18 January 2014
16
32 → 16
none
Fifth Round
15 February 2014
8
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
15 March 2014
4
8 → 4
none
Semi-finals
12/13 & 19/20 April 2014
4
4 → 2
none
Final
1 June 2014
1
2 → 1
none
Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.
First round[]
The first round draw took place at the Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow on 3 September 2013.[3]
The second round draw took place in the Auchinleck Talbot Social Club, Auchinleck on 9 October 2013.[4]Girvan received a bye after Steelend Victoria went into abeyance prior to the draw.