FIRST-ROUND ties in the Scottish Amateur Cup are set to take place on Saturday, September 17. SAFA has issued the following ties involving teams from the East of Scotland. Amazingly, Liberton Royal Mail were the last team from the Lothian and Edinburgh AFA to win the Scottish Cup – in 1999.
Draw: Addiewell Hearts v Newtongrange Star A; Bonnybidge v Granton Vale; Buckhaven Town v Kinross Utd; Burntisland Utd v Pilton Albion Wands; Edinburgh South Vics v Burgh Vale; Fallin v Hearts of Beath; Fernieside v Star Hearts; Grangemouth v Bo'nes
s; Heriot Vale v Fair City; IPS 2008 v Bathgate Ath; Musselburgh Utd v Thornton; Musselburgh Ams v Liberton AVU: Newburgh Juvs v St Andrews; Newcraighall Leith Vics v Watt Star; Pathhead MS v East Linton; Plean v Lochend; Rosyth v Laurieston Th; Silverknowes Vale v Meadow Star; Spartans (Central Scotland) v Bluebell; West Lothian v Queensferry Albert; Westfield Ams v Armadale Ath; Whitson Star v Tweeddale Rovers.
LINKS United won the East of Scotland Amateur Cup last season, beating Slammanan 1-0 in the final at Almondvale, with Ryan Dignan the scorer of the goal.
First-round ties this season kick off on Saturday, October 25, and Links are the visitors at Pilrig Park to play Redpath Albion.
Draw: Penicuik Utd v Whitson Star; Addiewell Hearts v Dunedin Ath; AFC Milton v Edinburgh Rose; IPS 2008 v Plean; Brightons v Balerno Ath; Scottish Widows v Broughton; Dunipace Th v Riverside; Newcraighall Leith Vics v Spartans (Central Scotland); Slammanan v Niddrie Mill; Lothian Th v Bara-Milton 97; Watt Star v Silverknowes Vale; Uphall Station v Maddiston; Redpath Albion v Links Utd; Tartan v Falkirk; Cabrera Ath v Preston Ath; Spartans (L&EAFA ) v Loanhead; Burgh Vale Breck Hermitage Albion; Meadow Star v Pilton Albion Wands; Granton Vale v Arygle; Dalkeith MW v Argyle; Daleith MW v Stirling Th; Grangemouth Ams v Redhall Star; West Lothian Ams v Bo'ness; Musselburgh Utd v Musselburgh Ams; Heriot Vale v California Star; Forth Th v Seaforth Highlanders; Steins Th v Torbrex Utd; Carse Th v North Berwick; Lochend v Symington Tinto; Cowie Colts v Danderhall MW; Melville Rovers v Fallin Ams; Stirling City v Dynamo Whitburn; Napier Univ v Lauriston Th; Linlithgow Th v Edinburgh South Vics; Pathhead v Carronshore Ath; Civil Service Strolles A v Tynecastle Star; Blackridge v Doune Castle; Fernieside v Ratho Ath; Bluebell Ams v Cambusarron Rovers. Second round (November 15): Steins or Torbrex v Cowie or Danderhall; Dalkeith or Stirling v Tartan or Falkirk; Forth or Seaforth Highlanders v Stenhouse Ams; Dunipace or Riverside v Linlithgow or Edinburgh South; Balbardie Vale v Burgh Vale or Breck Hermitage; Lothian Th or Barca v Redpath or Links; PPS or Plean v Livi Th; Carse or North Berwick v Spartans or Loanhead; West Lothian or Bo'ness v Watt Star or Silverknowes; Tollcross Th v Napier or Lauriston; Westfield v St Bernard's; Alba Ath v Grangemouth or Redhall; Brightons or Balerno v East Linton; Glenpark Th v Standard Life; Dunblane Th v Armadale Ath; Heriot Vale or California v Slammanan or Niddrie; Livingston v California; Fernieside or Ratho v AFC Milton or Edinburgh Rose; Caledonian Highlanders v East Calder Utd; Penicuik or Whitson Star v Tullibody; Blackridge or Doune v BoS Strollers; Meadow Star or Pilton Albion Wands v Newcraighall or Spartans; Stirling Univ v Haddington Ath; Liberton AVU v Musselburgh Utd or Musselburgh Ams; Melville or Fallin v Camelon; Addiewell or Dunedin v Bluebell of Cambusbarron; Lochend or Symington v Bonnybridge; Stirling BC v Cabrera or Preston; Bridgend Utd v Sandy's; Stirling City or Dynamo Whitburn v Uphall Station or Madiston; Granton or Argyle v CSS A or Tynecastle Star; Scottish Widows or Broughton v Pathhead or Carronshore.
