FT - The ref brings a fantastic Scottish Junior Cup game to an end. Click to see full details of finals from 2010 to 2019. JUNIOR SCOTLAND 1889 TO 2019: THE PLAYERS AND MATCHESDouglas Gorman and Tom McGouran have compiled the most comprehensive record of Scotland's junior international football team, Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches is available fromLULU.COM, An excel spreadsheet giving a summary account ofthis (dates, line-ups, scorers etc) can be accessed HERE. Please have a look, any help is most welcome, Developed by Stewart Mathers for Android devices, Information on all past and present league clubs, from Aberdeen to Vale of LevenImages of current club strips or that worn by former clubs prior to leaving the leagueClub League appearances and titles summarySelectable season-by-season club final standings for quick full table and results accessMiscellaneous records for both Tier 1 and All Tiers leagues, e.g. Meadows' 9-1 win was the first time a Junior football match had featured as the main game in a televised sports programme. A fact made even more impressive as the game was effectively worthless. 5 January 2023Junior Attendance RecordsBob Beresford has found that Glenesk Park, Dundee, home of Lochee Harp, hada recordattendance of 14,000 for the Scottish Junior Cup tie against Dunipace in Feb 1934. 7 February 27 October The distinct lack of updates is due to my ongoing research of the Scottish Women's League. A local morning paper printed a picture of the Brazilian team with the caption "world champions". Three International football matches have been played at Meadow Park. [7] The tournament was without a sponsor in 201314, with Barr Construction sponsoring the final only, then the SJFA entered a partnership with Dementia Scotland for the latter stages of the 201415 competition. Principally, it appears the early Champions are now as follows, 1973-74 Motherwell AEI [a report in the Dumbarton County Recorder in Feb 1976 noted that they had been unbeaten in over two seasons], 1975-76 Edinburgh Dynamos [as East winners they met and beat the West winners Motherwell. Meadow beat Arbroath 1-0 in the Active Nation Scottish Cup 3rd Round on Saturday 28th November 2009 at Meadow Park. The widespread introduction of seating in football stadiums led to a loss in the number of fans who could physically attend matches. In 2023-24 the three, now four, former recreational divisions will be integrated into the Pyramid. 189293, 191617, 192122, 192728, 193031. Elgin City 11 Old Boys 2 and Forres Mechanics 1 Elgin Crown 3- both played on 4 April 1896. RAN STRAIGHT ONTO THE PARK, HARDLY WARMED UP AND PROCEEDED TO PLAY US OF THE PARK.". It's a number that won't be achieved again anytime soon - the old Estadio da Luz is long gone now, knocked down and replaced by the new stadium opened in 2003, ready for Portugal hosting the 2004 UEFA European Championships. 1950-2012 Scottish League Division One Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 65,860 Saturday 26th April 1969 - the Old Firm Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Rangers in front of a Hampden crowd of. To complete the projecthe has generously allowed the SFHA to host the remaining years from 1886 to 1950. If you can contribute to this ongoing project in any way please contact me, 1886-1900 **UPDATED4 December2022**1900-1910 **UPDATED9 February2022**1910-1920**UPDATED 4 May 2021**1920-1925**UPDATED24 April 2021**1925-1930 **UPDATED12 April 2021**1930-1940 **UPDATED9 October 2021**1940-1950 **UPDATED17 April 2021**. I've written this article for Alex to read when he gets older. Away from footballgroundmap.com, Rob works as an Ecommerce Development Project Manager for one of the UK's largest clothing retailers. 189596, 189697, 189899, 18991900, 190102, 190203, 190304, 190405, 190607, 190910, 191112, 191415, 191516, 191718, 191819, 191920, 192021, 192324, 192526, 192728. The draw for the Fourth Round of the Scottish Junior Cup was made this afternoon on PLZ Soccer by Charlie Adam and Tam McManus, The draw for the Third Round of the Scottish Junior Cup was carried out at the offices of the competition sponsors Macron, BROUGHTY BOSS LOOKS AT SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP TIES, We have been speaking to Broughty Athletic manager Darren Scott about this weekends ties in the Second Round of the Scottish Junior Cup, The Scottish Junior Football Association has made the following announcement, LOCHEE UNITED HOST MACRON SCOTTISH CUP DRAW, Lochee United will host the draw for the First and Second Rounds of the Macron Scottish Junior Cup 2021/22, Macron Scottish Junior Cup Semi-Final Draw. Does anyone know what the official crowd figure was for yesterday's final at Livingston? Thanks to Bob Beresford for hiscorrections tothe various Shotts clubs' results and Stuart McBay for his input on Clydebank. @OnlySportLTD1. Just a week after the Scotland-England game, an incredible 147,365 packed into Hampden for the Scottish Cup Final where Celtic took on Aberdeen. Such was Brazil's confidence of victory, they'd already printed 22 gold medals inscribed with each player's name and practiced and recorded a winners' sing to be played at full-time. Borussia Dortmund. Tayport, Carnoustie Panmure, Linlithgow Rose, Bathgate Thistle. 7 February Find out more about how this website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. The game was televised live by BBC Alba. Tom McGouran has added the 2007-08 Scottish Women's LeagueDivision 2 table, as well as Celtic II's results. 57/92. Rutherglen Glencairn v Dundee East Craigie. Elgin City 11 Old Boys 2 and Forres Mechanics 1 Elgin Crown 3- both played on 4 April 1896. Clyde, Stirling Albion, Dumbarton, Queens Park, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Morton, Ayr and even East Fife & Cowdenbeath are all historically good clubs who have been wasted by the insane decision to go 12 teams, and keep it that way. East Bengal went on to lose in the final a week later. 10 January Scottish Women's Leagueregional tables for 2022 season added plus the memberships for the forthcoming short 2023 Spring season. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2005 Scottish Non-League Junior Cup Q Final prog - Lochee Utd v Arthurlie at the best online prices at eBay! Whether Clyde are a big club though as their circumstances have changed significantly and if it's trophies won historically for your criteria, Queens Park will have been out the top league a long time. +44 (0) 141 620 4560. Mike Whelan has uncovered two first round ties in the 1896Elginshire Charity Cup. 6 November CONFIRMATION of today's #clydebuilthomeimprovements Scottish Junior Cup 1/4 Finals. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Scottish Women's Leagueupdated. Blantyre Victoria 3 - 0 Cumnock. Since the 200607 season, the winner of the Junior Cup Final has qualified for the following season's senior Scottish Cup. Yes, part of Barcelona's plans to expand the Nou Camp include adding around 6,000 extra seats to take the total capacity to over 105,000 - so 100,000+ attendances will be possible from the mid-2020s (although FC Barca do rarely sell out, at present). Get in touch. Scottish Women's Leagueand Scottish Women's Cupupdated, thanks to Andy Mitchell for supplying me with press reports from 1976 and 1977. You are using an out of date browser. A number of dates have been added to the Scottish Women's Cuppage and this will be added to over the coming weeks. Fifth Edition now available. John Treleven has sent in moreresultsfor the 1946-47 Updated to include 2021-22 season and constitutions for the forthcoming 2022-23 season, Extensive listing of virtually every Senior and Junior club to have existed since the 1850s, This spreadsheet contains all known tables and memberships of the national women's leagues since 1972. The draw for the Fourth Round of the Scottish Junior Cup was made this afternoon on PLZ Soccer by Charlie Adam and Tam McManus. The attendance of 146,433 for the 1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match. I hope to have the page uploaded to the site in a couple of weeks 20 September some of the missing results for the 2017-2019 seasons of theScottish Women's Cupadded. Are Falkirk any bigger a club than say. Between 1928 and 1973, 37 finals recorded attendances of over 100,000. Get in touch. Scottish Junior Cup Finals. The team for me would be Morton who have spent most time out top flight with decent following, ground and trophies / history. King Cup. Vale of Clyde, St Mirren Juniors, St Roch's, Maryhill Hibs, Denny Hibs. 19:30 Cumnock Juniors F.C. 8 November Many thanks to Ken Morton, Peterhead FC's Head of Administration, for supplying the result (Peterhead 2, Huntly 0) of the 1971-72 Aberdeenshire Cup final. 40 odd years without top flight football if Im not mistaken but theyve always had a healthy support. The Cup has been competed for since the 188687 season, when Fairfield Govan became the first winners. 18 December Many thanks to Andy McGregor who has noted the following concerning the Junior Record AttendancesLanglands Park in Luncarty shows a figure of 4000 for a Junior Cup tie against Blairgowrie on November 19th 1949.The Perthshire Advertiser of November 23rd 1949 gives the crowd as a record attendance - 1017, gate receipts 39 GBP.4000 was never possible for an attendance at Langlands Park which was simply a roped-off field in a public park with no banking etc. South Inch (opposite Scott Street) Nov 1884 to Mar 1885Hillyland Skating Pond Mar to Apr 18851st Balhousie Park (Dunkeld Rd.) Mike Whelan has uncovered two first round ties in the 1896Elginshire Charity Cup. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and, as of the 2022-23 edition, 108 teams compete in the tournament. Interesting snapshot. The Dons were looking to win their first ever. Stewart would alsolike to thank the following for their input over the years:Tom McGouran, Stuart Robertson, John Aitken, Gordon Baird, Eaaton Thain, Gordon Hunter, Harry Smith, Brian McColl, Peter Cogle, Alick Milne, Malcolm Pagan, Paul Crankshaw, Alun Urquhart, David Fasken. The distinct lack of updates is due to my ongoing research of the Scottish Women's League. Dumfermline not been in top flight for a while, Hearts are 100% a better supported team than Aberdeen. John Treleven has been researching Berwick Rangersduring 1947-48 and has been able to add more to the EOSQualifying Cup, City Cup and Border Cup. and Highland & Islands Women's Leagueadded. Biggest football attendance in England Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United, FA Cup Final, 1923. On the afternoon of June 16, 1962 Irvine Meadow and Greenock drew 2-2 in the West of Scotland Cup Final. Rob is the owner of footballgroundmap.com. Stewart Davidson decided to 'retire' after 30 years at the helm and has a number of his publications still available for sale at discounted prices. then lost the 1970 European Cup Final. I initially had listed Motherwell but had assumed they were Div 1 champions and not regional winners], As for memberships, 1975-76's West league had the following,Motherwell AEIWestthorn UnitedDumbartonGrangemouthHavelockMonklandsCoatbridge West EndKilmarnock. Ah, how low I fall when I am tempted by them! Its odd that the biggest decline in Scottish football clubs has been in the Glasgow area. This is a record attendance for football (soccer) in the USA, surpassing the previous record of 101,799. Madrid went on to beat French side Reims 4-3 in the final, claiming an unrivalled 5th consecutive European Cup. The gate receipts totalled 6,381. 14 September winners of the various League Cups of theScottish Women's League, Scottish Women's Premier League. History of Junior Cup. Scottish Junior Cup. It's one of those myths that have been passed on over the years. I was at this match and was surprised how low the official attendancewas. Greenock is bigger than many other comparable provincial towns as well, albeit more closely attached and aligned with Glasgow than most too which leads to mass support for the OF. JUNIOR SCOTLAND 1889 TO 2019: THE PLAYERS AND MATCHESDouglas Gorman and Tom McGouran have compiled the most comprehensive record of Scotland's junior international football team, Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches is available fromLULU.COM John has also noticed a fair number of discrepencies with that seaon'sEast of Scotland League table which we hope to rectify soon. Developed by Stewart Mathers for Android devices Players such as Sandy Stewart, Fraser Wishart, Chic Charnley and Stewart Auld went on to have successful senior careers while Dougie Arnott won the "big" Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991. The 202122 Scottish Junior Cup was the 135th season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). "t.co/kAyRJIBEst" (Tweet). The Scottish Junior Football Association announced in 2006 that they would provide the sponsorship and prize money themselves, meaning the cup would be known simply as the Scottish Junior Cup. It was set in the 1970 European Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg between Celtic and Leeds. 19 December Research byBrian Coutts of the 1909-10 Aberdeen & District Junior League. 1973-74 Motherwell AEI [a report in the Dumbarton County Recorder in Feb 1976 noted that they had been unbeaten in over two seasons] Clubs which are currently members of the SJFA are indicated in bold. Round 5Scheduled for plaing January/February. Scottish Women's Leagueand Scottish Women's Cupupdated, thanks to Andy Mitchell for supplying me with press reports from 1976 and 1977. And the stats get even more impressive the Scottish Cup final was a bit of a big deal back in the day. Auchinleck Talbot were the defending champions. 2010s. WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNIOR CUP RESULTS 1931-date, Tom McGouran is researching the above competition with the intent of publishing the work soon. A total of 110 clubs initially entered the competition, reduced from 132 in 201920, mainly due to more teams joining the East of Scotland League and clubs that did not retain SJFA membership after moving to the West of Scotland League. It was a result which set them up to win the Primeira Liga that season - with Benfica pipping Porto to the title by 3 points. Police have launched an investigation into a mass disturbance outside Hampden Park ahead of the Scottish League Cup final. I was trying to compare them to clubs like St Johnstone, Inverness and even Queen of the South, relative one club to biggish town/city, in that regard I think they're a bit of a "sleeping giant" being in the bottom tier and are underachieving. Inverkeithing United, St Andrews United, Glenrothes, Hill of Beath Hawthorn. A separate tab also lists each club's recordseason-by-season. Cup Finals. "LOCHEE UNITED HOST MACRON SCOTTISH CUP DRAW", "Due to scheduling issues outwith our control we have forfeited this Saturday's Scottish Cup tie at home to Vale of Leven ", "Sadly we have withdrawn from the Scottish Junior Cup for this season", "Pollok and Irvine Vics thrown out Scottish Junior Cup after shame game", 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=202122_Scottish_Junior_Cup&oldid=1139015882, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 22:51. To this end hehas compiled a Queries List. The dates for each round of the 202122 tournament were as follows: Drawn matches proceeded direct to a penalty shootout, there was no extra time. Apr 1885 to Apr 1890 (realigned Apr 1887)2nd Balhousie Park (North side of Shields Factory, Dunkeld Rd) Aug 1890 to Oct 1898Played 2 games on Perth Academical's ground at North Inch Dec 1898 to Jan 1899Muirton Bank Park (between Dunkeld Rd and North Inch, 600 yards south east of Muirton Park) Feb 1899 to May 1901 (1st game 18 March 1899 beat Dumbarton 4-3North Inch September 1901 to 1902 Tickets on the terraces sold for 2 shillings (around 5 in today's money). Principally, it appears the early Champions are now as follows Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup. 200203, 200304, 200405, 200607, 200708, 200910. Minor adjustments made to the membership of the Scottish Women's League,mainlyregarding Falkirk (Ladies)/Falkirk FC and the Aberdeen clubs post 2011. And Hearts and Hibs both attracted crowds that at least matched, and usually exceeded, Celtic's. Queens Park, in their earlier heyday, certainly had (much) bigger crowds. Real are unlikely to better the attendance anytime soon - the modern day Bernabeu currently holds just 81,044. The second was in 1974 with Scotland beating Wales 3-0 and the third in 1981 when the Republic of Ireland beat Scotland 1-0. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, the sixth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]. That was set way back in 1937 when almost 150,000 fans saw Scotland take on England in a Home International Championship match. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions. Impressive numbers. In fact, it was the old Wembley's first ever game - the 1923 FA Cup final between Bolton and West Ham. UPDATED:19 December2022 Over a period of 13 months, Linlithgow went on an unbeaten run of 49 games, only to lose to Auchinleck Talbot in the 2013 Scottish Junior Cup Final. Any additions and amendments to anything on the pages is most welcome! Bankies or Jeelie-Eaters put the attendance at over 20,000 and this game is unofficially regarded as the ground record for Boghead Park. Benfica v Porto, Portuguese Primeira Liga, 1987. Click to see full details of finals from 2000 to 2009. . 31 August Any big cup game or promotion/relegation decider and Somerset is bouncing. So, there you have it - a list of some of the largest football attendances of all time. RAN STRAIGHT ONTO THE PARK, HARDLY WARMED UP AND PROCEEDED TO PLAY US OF THE PARK." Interestingly, the 3rd place play off match got (at the time) a record of 100,374 the day before, meaning the record was broken twice in 24 hours. SCOTTISH JUNIOR ATTENDANCE RECORDS The game was played at Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan in front of a sell-out crowd of 109,318 with Man Utd emerging 3-1 victors. Inverness Sports Bed Cup:1931-32: Final was Citadel v Caledonian on 24 August 1931 but can't find result (yet)1933-34: couldn't find any mention of this John Treleven has been researching Berwick Rangersduring 1947-48 and has been able to add more to the EOSQualifying Cup, City Cup and Border Cup. If it's a club size to time outside the top league ratio I'd say us. All contributions are most welcome so please send any corrections, additions etc by EMAILING me. This stat is heavily skewed by the Brazil though, as a handful of games didn't even reach 10,000: So, despite inventing the beautiful game, none of the top 7 football attendances ever recorded were actually in England. I read on here that from the final season of the old first division (74/75) and the teams reduced from 18, only Arbroath and Clyde from that 18 never played top flight again. The 2006-07 SWL divisions have also had more dates and results added totheir result grids. Stewart Davidson has been working on this over the last 20 years and has published books covering the years from1950onwards (see the advertbelow for more details). 17 February Goals from man-of-the-match Craig McCracken and substitute Jamie. These booklets are hard to come by and contain a plethora of historical material; club histories, sourcebooks, league and cup histories including a complete record of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. 8 November Many thanks to Ken Morton, Peterhead FC's Head of Administration, for supplying the result (Peterhead 2, Huntly 0) of the 1971-72 Aberdeenshire Cup final. He was also capped that season for junior Scotland. SCOTTISH WOMEN'S LEAGUE DATABASE If you're interested in reading more about that day, The Blizzard has a great in-depth article about the match. Meadow have won the Scottish Junior Cup three times - the first was in 1959 when they beat Shettleston 2-1 - the second was in 1963 when in an all Ayrshire final they beat Glenafton 2-1 - and the third was ten years later when they beat Cambuslang 1-0 after two replays. And the stats get even more impressive. Celtic player Jimmy Delaney also played in Scotland's win over England a week earlier. They famously did this with a white police horse called Billie - giving the game the nickname of The White Horse Final. see Stewart's books Kilwinning Rangers, Saltcoats Victoria, Auchinleck Talbot, Kilbirnie Ladeside, Irvine Meadow. Hardly a hotbed for football, but in 1997 an impressive 134,000 fans squeezed into Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata for the Federation Cup Semi-Final. The hosts went into the match only needing a draw to win. The ground record at Meadow Park is 13,470 who watched the Scottish Cup fifth round tie against Stonehouse Violet in 1949. Meadow have won the Scottish Junior Cup three times - the first was in 1959 when they beat Shettleston 2-1 - the second was in 1963 when in an all Ayrshire final they beat Glenafton 2-1 - and the third was ten years later when they beat Cambuslang 1-0 after two replays. Please have a look and if you can help in any way please email me and I will forward it on to them. The original title was actually "Eastern Branch of the Scottish FA" a name which the SFA refused to acknowledge. 189798, 190001, 190708, 191011, 191314, 194445, 195758. I initially had listed Motherwell but had assumed they were Div 1 champions and not regional winners] Third Lanark going bust; similar with Clydebank (technically outside Glasgow, but you know); Clyde declining and moving out of the city; Queens Park doggedly staying amateur whatever the cost. 28 October The big clubs in Scotland outside us and them I would say would be Aberdeen, hearts, Hibs and Dundee Utd in that order. 1962: Dunfermline 2 Everton 0 | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Unsurprisingly, the biggest ever football attendance in England was at the old Wembley Stadium. I was in attendance and would estimate around 8000. Auchinleck Talbot are the current holders, after defeating Yoker Athletic 20 on 4 June 2022 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. Stewart hasUPDATED hislist of the available books, please take a look and grab yourself a bargain! The SJFA purchased an exact replica in 2007, to replace the original which was showing its age. Click to see full details of finals from 2010 to 2019, Click to see full details of finals from 2000 to 2009, Click to see full details of finals from 1990 to 1999, Click to see full details of finals from 1980 to 1989, Click to see full details of finals from 1970 to 1979, Click to see full details of finals from 1960 to 1969, Click to see full details of finals from 1950 to 1959, Click to see full details of finals from 1920 to 1949, Click to see full details of finals from 1886 to 1919, Scottish Junior Football AssociationHampden ParkGlasgowG42 9DD. The official attendance was recorded as 126,047 but many more fans gained entry and unofficial reports claim the attendance may have been as high as 300,000. The largest ever "official" attendance step forward the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where just shy of 200,000 people watched Uruguay lift the World Cup trophy back in 1950. Glenafton v Cumnock at Beechwood Park, kick off 7.30pm Sunday 16 April. Whilst arch rivals Barcelona may have the bigger stadium at the moment, it's Real Madrid who come out on top in terms of highest attendance. [1][2] The competition is named the Macron Scottish Cup for sponsorship reasons.[3]. Please have a look, any help is most welcome The 2002-03 SWPL results and table have also been amended slightly. The final table of the 2005-06 2nd Division is added, showing Buchan as champions. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Falkirk, Dunfermline and Raith Rovers spring to mind as teams that you'd expect to be in the top flight more often than they have been in recent years. Forbes relates: "I WAS AT THAT GAME. The draw for the 4th round of the Macron Scottish Junior Cup will take place at 4pm on Wednesday 6 November 2019 at PLZ Soccer. Scottish Football Answers to Questions. I've always had Dundee as the bigger of the two. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Real won 4-2 on the night, 5-4 on aggregate. Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 13:24, Musselburgh Bruntonians / Musselburgh Athletic, Edinburgh / Midlothian / East of Scotland, "Macron unveiled as sponsor of the Scottish Junior Cup", "CONSTITUTION, RULES and CUP COMPETITION RULES 2021-2022", "Emirates back showpiece trophy as first-round draw is made", "Scottish Junior Cup nets Barr as headline sponsor", "Dyslexia Scotland to partner the Scottish Junior Cup", "Juniors: Paisley firm ETHX Energy clinches Scottish Cup sponsorship deal as Troon ace Colin Spence revels in mouth-watering third-round draw", Bathgate Thistle 2-1 Cumnock Juniors: Hill's long quest rewarded by Scottish Junior Cup final win, Citylink Scottish Junior Cup final: Auchinleck Talbot 2 Clydebank 1, Emirates Scottish Junior Cup Final: Musselburgh 1-2 Auchinleck Talbot, "Best of the West: COVID-19 blow to Scottish Junior Cup", Results of all ties from 1886-1950 at SCOTTISH FOOTBALL HISTORICAL ARCHIVE, Scottish Junior Football Association East Region, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Junior_Cup&oldid=1139501536, Competition postponed at the semi-final stage due to the, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 13:24.