Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1920-1949

1948–49 Auchinleck Talbot 3–2 Petershill

1949 Junior Cup Final
21/05/1949	Auchinleck Talbot	3–2	Petershill	Hampden Park, Glasgow
McKie (2), Galloway			Bishop
Burns, Scott, McFadzean, Finnan, Kelvin, Loneskie, McKie, Robertson, Galloway, Fraser, Goldie			Clark, Stewart, Ryan, J. Donaldson, Urquhart, Middlemass, McLaren, A. Donaldson, Bishop, Hughes, Armstrong
Attendance:68,837				Referee:

1947–48 Bo'ness United 2–1 Irvine Meadow

1948 Junior Cup Final
22/05/1948	Bo'ness United	2–1	Irvine Meadow	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Buckley, Wilson			Fullerton
Graham, Mitchell, Keenan, Walls, Stewart, McKee, Wilson, Pinkerton, Buckley, Sproule, Black			Miller, Howat, Colvin, Cousar, J. Murray, Niven, Hannah, Fullerton, Noble, Gillan, S. Murray
Attendance:55,602				Referee:

1946–47 Shawfield 2–1 Bo'ness United (Replay after 1-1 draw)

1947 Junior Cup Final
14/06/1947	Shawfield	2–1	Bo'ness United	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Robertson, Haldane, Connel, Whitelaw, Farrell, Dougan, Beattie, Fleck, Jack, Oswald, Clark			Stanners, Mitchell, Keenan, Paton, Stewart, Brash, Wilson, McGowan, Dickson, Pryde, McLean
Attendance:26,251				Referee:
07/06/1947 Att:56,410	Shawfield	1–1	Bo'ness United	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Fleck		McLean

Robertson, Haldane, Connel, Whitelaw, Farrell, Dougan, Beattie, Fleck, Jack, Oswald, Clark

Stanners, Mitchell, Keenan, Paton, Stewart, Brash, Wilson, McGowan, Dickson, Pryde, McLean

1945–46 Fauldhouse United 2–0 Arthurlie

1946 Junior Cup Final
18/05/1946	Fauldhouse United	2–0	Arthurlie	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Hynds (pen), Toner
Cunningham, Welsh, Hall, McCreary, Hynds, McCreadie, Wallace, Toner, Morton, Sproule, Torley			Robertson, H Ormond, Maxwell, McKnight, Winters, Haggerty, Sloan, Johnstone, Whyte, McGarrity, W Ormond
Attendance:44,236				Referee:

This match was Fauldhouse United's 43rd consecutive match without defeat.

1944–45 Burnbank Athletic 3–1 Cambuslang Rangers (Replay following a protest)

1945 Junior Cup Final
19/05/1945	Burnbank Athletic	3–1	Cambuslang Rangers	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Todd (2), Leitch			Clarkston
Johnstone, McFarlane, Brannan, Hay, Higgins, Coats, Bartleman, Leitch, Todd, Murphy, Cameron			McIntyre, Manuel, Orr, Wright, Dunnn, Jardine, Lindsay, Kyle, Clarkston, Rooney, Quinn
Attendance:25,000				Referee:
19/05/1945	Burnbank Athletic	1-2	Cambuslang Rangers	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Todd		Morrison, Jardine

1943–44 Glasgow Perthshire 1–0 Blantyre Victoria

1944 Junior Cup Final
13/05/1944	Glasgow Perthshire	1–0	Blantyre Victoria	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Graham
McFarlane, Stewart, Hoy, McGilp, Douglas, Souter, A. Donaldson, L. Donaldson, Timmons, McLean, Graham			Grassie, McInnes, Black, Lumsden, Kerr, Wilson, Aitken, Creighton, Jones, Duffy, McColl
Attendance:32,100				Referee:

Reports suggest that this may have been the first Junior Cup match where players wore shirt numbers.

1942–43 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 3–1 Benburb (Second Replay after 1-1 and 0-0 draws)

1943 Junior Cup Final
16/05/1943	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	3–1	Benburb	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Harper (2 pens), Callanan			McCreadie
Bell, Monaghan, Cochrane, McManus, Campbell, Harper, Callanan, Paton, McLuskey, Murphy, Corr			Shaw, Meechan, McFetridge, Campbell, Sweeney, Kerr, McCreadie, Creighton, Milne, Brooks, Calderwood
Attendance:15,697				Referee:
09/05/1943 Att:15,623	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	0-0	Benburb	Hampden Park, Glasgow
02/05/1943 Att:15.210	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	1–1	Benburb	Shawfield Park, Glasgow

1941–42 Clydebank Juniors 4–2 Vale of Clyde (Trophy withheld due to a protest lodged by Vale of Clyde)

1942 Junior Cup Final
11/04/1942	Clydebank Juniors	4–2	Vale of Clyde	Shawfield Park, Glasgow
Johnstone, Speedie, Gregal, -			Dawson, Wilson (pen)
Grassie, Hynds, McLaughlin, A. Young, Pollok, Candlin, Gregal, Johnstone, Rice, Speedie, J. Young			Walker, Richardson, McLure, Green, Wilson, McIntyre, Laurie, Dawson, Hamilton, Geatons, McGowan
Attendance:24,579				Referee:

1940–41 Glasgow Perthshire 3–1 Armadale Thistle (Second Replay after 2-2 and 0-0 draws)

1941 Junior Cup Final
26/04/1941	Glasgow Perthshire	3–1	Armadale Thistle	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Riley, Rice (pen), Jack			McKinley (pen)
McCandlish, Cowan, Carrick, Rice, Gibson, Mutters, Riley, Davidson, Jack, Paterson, Philips			Johnstone, Dryburgh, Inglis, Deans, McNeil, Peden, Henderson, Dobey, Hadden, McKinlay, Banks
Attendance:15,400				Referee:
16/04/1941 Att:8,000	Glasgow Perthshire	0-0	Armadale Thistle	Firhill Park, Glasgow
12/04/1941 Att:22,100	Glasgow Perthshire	2-2	Armadale Thistle	Firhill Park, Glasgow

1939–40 Maryhill 1–0 Morton Juniors

1940 Junior Cup Final
27/04/1940	Maryhill	1–0	Morton Juniors	Celtic Park, Glasgow
Gillan
Grassie, D'Arcy, Lang, Mickelm, Phillips, McMurray, Yuill, Young, Chisholm, Gillan, Watson			Scott, Maley, Highet, Campbell, Leitch, Paterson, Shaw, Wardlaw, Hodge, Black, Orr
Attendance:26,000				Referee:

1938–39 Rutherglen Glencairn 2–1 Shawfield

1939 Junior Cup Final
20/05/1939	Rutherglen Glencairn	2-1	Shawfield	Celtic Park, Glasgow
Campbell, J.F. Clark			Farrell
Gillespie, Whitelaw, McNicol, Geddes, Whiteford, J. Clark, McCallum, McVey, J.F. Clark, Beattie, Campbell			Bell, W. Thompson, Kelly, McDickon, Mullen, Fleming, Hamilton, Farrell, A. Thompson, Ovens, Mann
Attendance:22,363				Referee:

1937–38 Cambuslang Rangers 3–2 Benburb

1938 Junior Cup Final
21/05/1938	Cambuslang Rangers	3-2	Benburb	Celtic Park, Glasgow
McGhie, Taylor (2)			Brown, Anderson
Owens, Stewart, Leonard, Robertson, Kenmuir, Arnold, Wylie, McGhie, Taylor, McNab, Tough			Campbell, Huddleston, Burrell, Smith, Allison, Brown, Creighton, Anderson, Nugent, Dearie
Attendance:28,058				Referee:

1936–37 Arthurlie 5–1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

1937 Junior Cup Final
22/05/1937	Arthurlie	5-1	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Celtic Park, Glasgow
McHarg (2), Anderson (2), Rankine (og)			McManus
Brown, Hamilton, Higgins, Bingham, Galt, Elliot, Paterson, Anderson, McHarg, Aloran, Sim			Anderson, McNaught, Costello, McManus, Rankine, White, Flavell, McAuley, Burke, Sutherland, Keane
Attendance:28,508				Referee:

1935–36 Benburb 1–0 Yoker Athletic (Replay after 1-1 draw)

1936 Junior Cup Final
29/04/1936	Benburb	1-0	Yoker Athletic	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Dearie
Johnstone, Kelso, Sutherland, Ross, Swift, Smith, Goudie, Barr, Riddell, Sharp, Dearie			Scott, Milne, Fulton, McLean, Boyd, Colvbin, Ferguson, Howie, Weir, Forbes, Wilson
Attendance:12,500				Referee:
25/04/1936 Att:16,000	Benburb	1-1	Yoker Athletic	Hampden Park, Glasgow

1934–35 Tranent Juniors 6–1 Petershill

1935 Junior Cup Final
18/05/1935	Tranent Juniors	6-1	Petershill	Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Reid, McBean (3), Duncan, Miller			Mason
Brown, Buchanan, A. Arnot, Clark, Roberts, Fleckleton, Duncan, Reid, McBean, McFarlane, Miller			Brackenridge, Lewis, McCalman, McFadyen, Stevenson, Logan, Mason, Connor, McGown, T. Breslin, W. Breslin
Attendance:22,564				Referee:

1933–34 Benburb 3–1 Bridgeton Waverley

1934 Junior Cup Final
19/05/1934	Benburb	3-1	Bridgeton Waverley	Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Clark (2), Wilson			Telford
Campbell, Fraser, Kelso, Cameron, Swift, Smith, Brownlie, Murray, Devers, Wilson, Clark			Lindsay, Borland, Paton, Sneddon, Waddell, Lees, Saunders, Mackie, Telford, Fergus, Mathieson
Attendance:13,000				Referee:

1932–33 Yoker Athletic 4–2 Tranent Juniors (Replay after 0-0 draw)

1933 Junior Cup Final
11/06/1933	Yoker Athletic	4–2	Tranent Juniors	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Farr, Keane, H.Boyd (pen), Carson			Grant, Somerville
Blackstock, Miller, Fulton, Clancy, S. Boyd, H. Boyd, Carson, Farr, Finnan, A. Duffy, Keane			Brown, Telfer, Arnot, Drysdale, Roberts, Fitzsimmons, Grant, Clark, McBean, McFarlane, Somerville
Attendance:11,849				Referee:
20/05/1933 Att:22,128	Yoker Athletic	0-0	Tranent Juniors	Tyncastle Park, Edinburgh

1931–32 Glasgow Perthshire 2–1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

1932 Junior Cup Final
21/05/1932	Glasgow Perthshire	2–1	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Firhill Park, Glasgow
Corrance, McVicar			Peter
McCulloch, Miller, Fulton, Corrance, Pollock, Taylor, Baggley, Fraser, McVicar, Allan, Hogg			Britton, Naylor, Ure, Knox, Lyon, McCaffer, Peter, McConnell, Dowdells, Breslin, Millar
Attendance:13,000				Referee:

1930–31 Denny Hibs 1–0 Burnbank Athletic

1931 Junior Cup Final
23/05/1931	Denny Hibs	1–0	Burnbank Athletic	Tyncastle Park, Edinburgh
McDonagh
Tonner, Herd, Martin, Davidson, McLaughlin, Crossley, McKay, McDonagh, Wilson, Comrie, Archibald			Kenny, Boyle, Morrison, Bolling, Gibson, Wilson, Smith, Benzie, Hillan, Collins, Faulds
Attendance:10,000				Referee:

Burnbank Athletic protested. Match ordered to be replayed on 6 June. Denny Hibs took this through the courts and after a protracted action, the end result (almost a year later) was that they were awarded the cup.

1929–30 Newtongrange Star 3–0 Hall Russell

1930 Junior Cup Final
24/05/1930	Newtongrange Star	3–0	Hall Russell	Tyncastle Park, Edinburgh
Allan (2), McAuley
Currie, Letham, Todd, McPherson, Henderson, Marman, Thomson, Walker, McAuley, Allan, Barclay			Cummings, McKay, Baxter, Paterson, A. Smith, Sutherland, H. Smith, J. Stephen, W. Stephen, Ritchie, Soutar
Attendance:17,000				Referee:

A number of clubs did not compete in the Junior Cup between 1927/28 and 1930/31 seasons due to a dispute with SJFA and SFA over fees paid for Junior players moving to Senior football.

1928–29 Dundee Violet 4–0 Denny Hibs (Second Replay after a protested game and a 2-2 draw)

1929 Junior Cup Final
08/06/1929	Dundee Violet	4–0	Denny Hibs	Dens Park, Dundee
Wilson (2), Reilly (2)
Malloy, Phin, Proctor, McAndrew, Barr, Robertson, Falconer, Thorn, Wilson, Reilly, Pryde			Maxwell, McAuley, Mackin, Kerr, McMullan, Crossley, McCormack, McKay, Young, Anderson, Regan
Attendance:9,559				Referee:
01/06/1929 Att:10,314	Dundee Violet	2-2	Denny Hibs	Dens Park, Dundee
25/05/1929 Att:8,000	Dundee Violet	4–0	Denny Hibs	Tyncastle Park, Edinburgh

1927–28 Maryhill Hibernians 6–2 Burnbank Athletic

1928 Junior Cup Final
26/05/1928	Maryhill Hibernians	6–2	Burnbank Athletic	Firhill Park, Glasgow
Gray (4 [2 pens]), Riley, Hay			Donnachie (2)
Nicoll, Miller, Campbell, Browhn, Ferguson, McNeill, Hay, Burke, Gray, Riley, McMeekin			-
Attendance:8,000				Referee:

1926–27 Rutherglen Glencairn 2–1 Cambuslang Rangers

1927 Junior Cup Final
21/05/1927	Rutherglen Glencairn	2–1	Cambuslang Rangers	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Sim, Docherty (og)			Waugh
Lang, Fraser, Smith, Ferguson, Robb, G. Borland, Crozier, McMillan, Stevenson, H. Borland, Sim			Tonner, Irwan, Guthrie, Docherty, Cunningham, McFarlane, Wilson, Connolly, Waugh, Wallace, McKay
Attendance:25,000				Referee:

1925–26 Strathclyde 2-0 Bridgeton Waverley (Replay after 1-1 draw)

1926 Junior Cup Final
25/05/1926	Strathclyde	2-0	Bridgeton Waverley	Firhill Park, Glasgow
Haddow (2)
Stevencon, Westwater, Reid, Semple, Fulton, McMurray, Waddell, Gray, Brunton, Haddow, McDonald			Moyes, Steel, T. Creighton, McHarg, Milne, Bolton, McGowan, Roberston, Mairs, Beattie, Hart
Attendance: 20,000				Referee:
22/05/1926 Att:20,000	Strathclyde	1-1	Bridgeton Waverley	Firhill Park, Glasgow

1924–25 Saltcoats Victoria 2–1 St Anthony's (Second Replay after 1-1 and 3-3 draws)

1925 Junior Cup Final
06/06/1925	Saltcoats Victoria	2-1	St Anthony's	Firhill Park, Glasgow
Brunton, Barr			Donnachie
McMinn, McGinn, Berryman, O'Donnell, Mathieson, W. McLellan, McKenzie, J. McLellan, Barr, Brunton, McDonald			Mills, Shea, Bryers, McNeil, Gillon, Lochead, McDonald, Peelan, Donnachie, Gribben, Brown
Attendance:21,000				Referee:
30/05/1925 Att:12,000	Saltcoats Victoria	3-3	St Anthony's	McKenna Park, Glasgow
23/05/1925 Att:18,000	Saltcoats Victoria	1-1	St Anthony's	Firhill Park, Glasgow

1923–24 Parkhead 3-1 Baillieston Juniors (Replay after 1-1 draw)

1924 Junior Cup Final
30/04/1924	Parkhead	3-1	Baillieston Juniors	Firhill Park, Glasgow
Hart, Kennedy, Hannah			Wyper
McIntosh, Reilly, Girvan, Baxter, Hyslop, Stewart, Beattier, Morgan, Hart, Hannah, Kennedy (7 & 8 also listed as Morgan & McTavish)			Duncan, Clarkston, Brance, Walls, Millarkie, Purdon, McMurray, Liddell, Gibson, Wyper, Owen
Attendance:12,000				Referee:
26/04/1924 Att:12,000	Parkhead	1-1	Baillieston Juniors	Firhill Park, Glasgow

1922–23 Musselburgh Bruntonians 3–0 Arniston Rangers

1923 Junior Cup Final
26/05/1923	Musselburgh Bruntonians	3-0	Arniston Rangers	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Waterston (2), Ralton
Wilson, Morrison, Donaldson, Findlay, Christie, Hickey, Dalzell, McLean, Waterston, Ralton, McGregor			Kinghorn, Reid, McCue, Willis, Gordon, Lemans, Moble, Wright, Lennie, Alston, Walker
Attendance:20,000				Referee:

1921–22 St Roch's 2–1 Kilwinning Rangers (Replay following a protest)

1922 Junior Cup Final
03/06/1922	St Roch's	2-1	Kilwinning Rangers	Firhill Park, Glasgow
McGrory, Rollo			McLean
Steel, Clark, Brodie, Mooney, Swan, Stafford, Milne, McGrory, Barton, Rollo, Harvey			McMinn, Thorn, Berryman, Douglas, Harvie, Morrison, McPhee, McNeil, MacLean, Palmer, Ferguson
Attendance:25,000				Referee:
20/05/1922 Att: 15,000	St Roch's	2-1	Kilwinning Rangers	Firhill Park, Glasgow

1920–21 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1-0 Ashfield

1921 Junior Cup Final
21/05/1921	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	1-0	Ashfield	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Boyd
Bruce, Fergus, Scullion, Boyd, Stafford, Michie, Murdoch, Wiliamson, Robertson, Osborne, Connolly			Murphy, Cornock, Allan, J. Gibson, N. Gibson, Goodwin, Harvey, Ballantyne, Mitchell, Elliot, Devan
Attendance:20,000				Referee:

1919–20 Parkhead 2-0 Cambuslang Rangers

1920 Junior Cup Final
29/05/1920	Parkhead	2-0	Cambuslang Rangers	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Manson, Dempster
Walker, Smith, Cant, Murphy, Kirkwood, Beattie, Cringan, Manson, Lister, Dempster, Hosie			McKessock, Finaly, McDonald, McManus, Pollock, McGowan, Neil, Lawrie, Connolly, McCulloch, Williamson
Attendance:22,453				Referee:

Entry was one shilling with the stand being a shilling extra. Boys paid fivepence. It cost sevenpence extra for the reserved enclosure. Gate receipts were £842 from a “paying crowd” of 22453, with the overall crowd being around 25000.