The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Saturday 4 June with a 4.10pm kick off. In season 1932-33 on June 3rd (3pm) Meadow beat Ardeer Recreation 3-0 in the Irvine & District Cup final replay at Victoria Park, Saltcoats. 19:30 Cumnock Juniors F.C. FinalPlayed as a single match in lat May/early June. I've uncovered most of the results for the inaugural2002-03 SWPL and compiled a more up-to-date table. The team for me would be Morton who have spent most time out top flight with decent following, ground and trophies / history. The crowds were so big that fans spilled onto the pitch, causing the kick-off to be delayed by 45 minutes as police on horseback cleared spectators off of the playing surface. Interest was perhaps heightened because it wasn't broadcast on the radio due to a disagreement at the time between the Scottish FA and the BBC. Total number of years in which a club from the league won the Scottish Cup. Tom McGouran is researching the above competition with the intent of publishing the work soon. So, there you have it - a list of some of the largest football attendances of all time. 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. Hampden Park holds the record for the largest ever club attendance in Europe which was also the largest attendance ever recorded for a UEFA competition. Impressive numbers. A change to Edinburgh FA happened soon after. Auchinleck Talbot, Shotts Bon Accord, Hurlford United, Beith Juniors, Glenafton Athletic. Brazil went into the match 1 point ahead of Uruguay. Any additions and amendments to anything on the pages is most welcome! They've won nothing big since the Scottish Cup in 1957 and their new "stadium" is pathetic. This included two five goal games, four 4 goal games, five hat-tricks, fourteen 2 goal games and thirteen one goal games. Tony Incenzo has been to over 2,000 football grounds - is he the world's barmiest football fan? 6 November In fact, it was the old Wembley's first ever game - the 1923 FA Cup final between Bolton and West Ham. Read about his love for Non-League football and groundhopping obsession, including watching a match in prison! 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 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. The Blizzard has a great in-depth article, Football Grounds To Visit While You Still Can, Surviving football boredom - a football fans' guide. Home. It has an unseeded format and full fixture details will be published in this section of the website. SCOTTISH JUNIOR ATTENDANCE RECORDS It has an unseeded format and full fixture details will be published in this section of the website. No way did Queens Park have bigger crowds than Thistle, and I highly doubt Clyde and Third Lanark did either. I've added the dates and results for the Second and Third divisions of the 2000-01 season. 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. 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. That's not a typo - three hundred thousand imagine the queue for the Underground at full time! It's one of those myths that have been passed on over the years. Jack Little has noted that two Scottish 2nd XI Cup ties in the first round of 1883-84 are incorrect and should read 15 Sep Partick v Vale of Leven 15-113 Oct Jamestown v Partick Thistle 2-5. and Highland & Islands Women's Leagueadded. Elgin City 11 Old Boys 2 and Forres Mechanics 1 Elgin Crown 3- both played on 4 April 1896. I'm in the process of compiling results grids and so far have many of the results going back to the 1990s. 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. 1950-2012 A sensible decision perhaps as Real's average has only once exceeded 70,000 in the past 5 years. In particular the following are often given as at least two different figures: . [5], The record attendance for a Junior Cup Final is 77,650 for the 1951 final between Petershill and Irvine Meadow XI.[6]. The record attendance at a Scottish Junior Cup Final was in 1951 when Petershill beat Irvine Meadow in front of 77,650 spectators. I've always had Dundee as the bigger of the two. Developed by Stewart Mathers for Android devices at Volunteer Park, Armadale, kick off 2.00pm A record 136,505 people attended the match between Celtic and Leeds United.The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England international match of 1937 . Bankies or Jeelie-Eaters put the attendance at over 20,000 and this game is unofficially regarded as the ground record for Boghead Park. Mike Whelan has uncovered two first round ties in the 1896Elginshire Charity Cup. 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. 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. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE INFO APP 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! A change to Edinburgh FA happened soon after. South Inch (opposite Scott Street) Nov 1884 to Mar 1885Hillyland Skating Pond Mar to Apr 18851st Balhousie Park (Dunkeld Rd.) 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. I've written this article for Alex to read when he gets older. Scottish Junior Cup. [3] Unlike previous seasons, all clubsincluding Auchinleck Talbot, Banks O Dee, Cumnock Juniors, Girvan, and Irvine Meadow XI who are also taking part in the Scottish Cupwere entered into the first round draw. Jamie has also helped set up Inverness Football Memories, Inverness Charity Cup Finals:1906-07: Citadel 3-1 Clachnacuddin on 22 May 19071909-10: Caledonian 2-1 Citadel on 14 May 19101910-11: Clachnacuddin 2-1 Citadel on 13 May 19111921-22: Clachnacuddin played Citadel on 15 May 1922 but I haven't been able to find the result (yet)1923-24: Citadel 2-0 Clachnacuddin on 14 May 19241924-25: Caledonian 4-3 Citadel on 14 May 19251925-26: Caledonian 3-0 Citadel on 13 May 19261927-28: Inverness Thistle 4-4 Clachnacuddin on 12 May 1928 (no mention of how the tie was decided; number of corners was usually first criteria)1945-46: I've been unable to find any mention of the Inverness Charity Cup in this or any subsequent season, 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. 2023 The Scottish Junior Football Association Ltd, Constitution & Rules / Discipline Procedures, MONTROSE ROSELEA LOOKING TO MOVE BACK TO EAST REGION. Using multiple sources, League and League Cup results going back to the late 1980s have now been added. Round 2Scheduled for playing September/October. 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. WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNIOR CUP RESULTS 1931-date Updated to include 2021-22 season and constitutions for the forthcoming 2022-23 season 10 January Scottish Women's Leagueregional tables for 2022 season added plus the memberships for the forthcoming short 2023 Spring season. 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. 197273, 197677, 197879, 198586, 198687, 198788, 198889, 199091, 199192, 199293, 199394, 199899. All contributions are most welcome so please send any corrections, additions etc by EMAILING me. [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. 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. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 in what is India's largest ever sporting attendance - higher even than any cricket match. There's now only a handful which can accommodate more than 100,000 people, the largest of which is North Korea's Rungrado 1st of May Stadium with a capacity of 114,000. 25 August thanks to Andy Mitchell who sent me numerous press clippings , I've managed to build a better picture of the early 1970s Scottish Women's League. Very much a work-in-progress,Douglas Gormanhas compiled an excel spreadsheet of the record attendances of Scottish Junior clubs. The company has signed a three year deal with the Scottish Junior FA to sponsor the tournament which held its first Final back in 1887. Stewart hasUPDATED hislist of the available books, please take a look and grab yourself a bargain! 4 June 2022 16:10 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Greg Soutar References [ edit] ^ Scottish Junior FA [@scottishjuniors] (3 July 2021). This spreadsheet contains all known tables and memberships of Senior and Junior leagues since since 1890. So even if North Korea ever got awarded the World Cup, we're still unlikely to get anywhere near the Maracana's record. 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** He's somewhat of a traditionalist, preferring the older grounds to newer purpose-built ones. Attendances at Scottish football in the 1950s were much higher than most people now imagine. 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. Unlike most other sponsored contests whose names change often, OVD had become so ingrained into the Scottish Junior Cup that it was often simply referred to as the "OVD Junior Cup". Paul Crankshaw writes: "Here's an advance of the highest attendance at Almondvale for a Junior game, 11 April 2003 Junior Cup Semi-finalLinlithgow 2-0 Bo'ness Utd7,483, I was at this match and was surprised how low the official attendancewas. 4 December Bob Beresford has noted that the semi-final between Maryhillf and Hamilton WE in the 1887-88 Scottish Junior Cup was played at Old Public Park, Wishaw and not at Larkhall's Raploch Park. All corrections, amendments and additions, especially for the 1972-1982 period are most welcome! He also owns and runs kick22.com, a system which allows junior and non-League clubs to create their own low cost website. Benfica v Porto, Portuguese Primeira Liga, 1987. They famously did this with a white police horse called Billie - giving the game the nickname of The White Horse Final. You are using an out of date browser. In those 44 years, the average attendance was 109,324 with the games watched by more than 5.5 million people. 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. 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. then lost the 1970 European Cup Final. The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The original title was actually "Eastern Branch of the Scottish FA" a name which the SFA refused to acknowledge. Junior Cup Final. Minor adjustments made to the membership of the Scottish Women's League,mainlyregarding Falkirk (Ladies)/Falkirk FC and the Aberdeen clubs post 2011. It is also one of the most recent on our list, with the impressive attendance being set just over 30 years ago. Shared on whatsapp and the conversation turned to the question above. THEY ARRIVED SLIGHTLY LATE. Please have a look, any help is most welcome These are the top 3 supported football clubs in Europe at the moment, each averaging somewhere around 75,000-80,000. Most would agree that Dundee United are one of Scotland's biggest clubs. 31 August Th first was in 1968 which was the first to be held at a Junior ground since 1900 when Scotland beat Wales 5-2. Although the Cup season was over for the Vale, honours still came the way of the players. 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 . Forrest also notes that Selkirk had beaten Peebles FC, not Peebles Rovers, in the first round. League Cup mid 90s. In addition, Annbank United, Buckie Rovers, Spey Valley United, and Pumpherston Juniors did not compete. Scottish Women's Leagueupdated. Scottish Football Historical Results Archive, Copyright Scottish Football Historical Results Archive 2002-2022. 17 February By far the most recent large attendance was set on August 2nd 2014 when Man United played Real Madrid in an International Champions Cup match in America. When were Dumbarton last in the top flight? Jack Little has noted that two Scottish 2nd XI Cup ties in the first round of 1883-84 are incorrect and should read Manchester United. . 14 November Brian Coutts has noted that Orion reserves, and not a somewhat enigmaticSturgeon Thistle, were winners of the 1898 Figaro Cup. The company has signed a three year deal with the Scottish Junior FA to sponsor the tournament which held its first Final back in 1887. Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup. Unsurprisingly, the biggest ever football attendance in England was at the old Wembley Stadium. To this end hehas compiled a Queries List. highest win, defeat etc.Display of historic ground locations, where known, on present and old offline mapsQuick launch of clubs' official websites and history pagesLeague tables and results for all divisions from 1890 to 2022Table modes for Home & Away records, Goal Ave. or Difference (season specific)League date navigation for viewing table standings and results for any match dayColour coded Elected, Demoted, Promoted and Relegated clubsFull end-of-season play-off resultsClub's season league results options of All, Home, or Away display format, Listing thechampions of over a thousand league and non-league competitions, this edition, the first in nearly a decadenow features the principal winners of amateur, welfare and juvenile football. Scottish Women's Leagueupdated. 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. The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. Goals from man-of-the-match Craig McCracken and substitute Jamie. Will we ever record 100,000+ attendance again? The distinct lack of updates is due to my ongoing research of the Scottish Women's League. The attendance of 147,365 for the 1937 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match. 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. 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