Juniors make mark in Scottish Cup

Linlithgow Rose and Pollok were league champions last season

Junior clubs enjoyed their historic introduction to the Scottish Cup with a clean sweep of victories in Saturday's first round.

Linlithgow Rose won 6-0 at Newton Stewart, while Culter went one better - beating Hawick Royal Albert 7-0.

Pollok made it a trio of high-scoring wins with a comfortable 6-2 triumph at St Cuthbert Wanderers.

And Girvan completed a good day for the juniors with a 2-0 home win against Forres Mechanics.

It is the first year members of the Junior FA have entered the cup.

Until now, "non-league" outfits given places were from the Highland League and Scotland's amateur leagues.

But this season it has also been opened up to the champions of the three semi-professional regional junior superleagues and the Junior Cup winners.

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First Round results:

Brora Rangers 0-5 Cove Rangers

Golspie Sutherland 3-1 Preston Athletic

Coldstream 0-4 Dalbeattie Star

Glasgow University 1-2 Buckie Thistle

Wigtown & Bladnoch 3-5 Burntisland

Shipyard Civil Service Strollers 1-2 Selkirk

Fort William 0-6 Spartans

Newton Stewart 0-6 Linlithgow Rose

Vale of Leithen 3-1 Gala Fairydean

Wick Academy 0-5 Deveronvale

Culter 7-0 Hawick Royal Albert

Rothes 0-3 Nairn County

St Cuthbert Wanderers 2-6 Pollok

Fraserburgh 1-1 Huntly

Girvan 2-0 Forres Mechanics

Lossiemouth 1-3 Whitehill Welfare

Clachnacuddin 2-2 Edinburgh City

Edinburgh University received a bye