A chance to get to Hampden is always a decent carrot to get your players turning up when you manage a small team. Two cup competitions kick off in August with a decent prize at the end.
The smaller clubs who fill football grounds around the country are about to start on the long road to Hampden . The Tennent's Scottish Qualifying Cups provide two prizes, the North and South cup plus entry for the top four clubs in each Cup into the Scottish Cup proper. Tennent's Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) Preliminary Round - Saturday, 26 August Wigtown and Bladnoch v Selkirk Edinburgh City v Civil Service Strollers Girvan v Spartans Edinburgh University v Glasgow University First Round - Saturday, 16 September Coldstream v Hawick Royal Albert Vale of Leithen v Newton Stewart Threave Rovers v Girvan or Spartans St Cuthbert Wanderers v Edinburgh City or Civil Service Strollers Edinburgh University or Glasgow University v Whitehill Welfare Wigtown and Bladnoch or Selkirk v Preston Athletic Gala Fairydean v Dalbeattie Star Burntisland Shipyard v Annan Athletic Second Round - Saturday, 30 September Wigtown and Bladnoch/Selkirk/Preston Athletic v Gala Fairydean/Dalbeattie Star Coldstream/Hawick Royal Albert v St Cuthbert Wanderers/Edinburgh City/Civil Service Strollers Threave Rovers/Girvan/Spartans v Burntisland Shipyard/Annan Athletic Vale of Leithen/Newton Stewart v Edinburgh Univ/Glasgow Univ/Whitehill Welfare Tennent's Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) First Round - Saturday, 26 August Forres Mechanics v Nairn County Fort William v Buckie Thistle Wick Academy v Inverurie Loco Works Brora Rangers v Deveronvale Rothes v Cove Rangers Fraserburgh v Golspie Sutherland Huntly v Clachnacuddin Keith v Lossiemouth Second Round - Saturday, 16 September Wick Academy or Inverurie Loco Works v Fort William or Buckie Thistle Fraserburgh or Golspie Sutherland v Huntly or Clachnacuddin Rothes or Cove Rangers v Keith or Lossiemouth Forres Mechanics or Nairn County v Brora Rangers or Deveronvale |
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