Dates confirmed for next season’s Scottish Cup

2026-27 COMPETITION

Preliminary Round One (Aug 1)

Preliminary Round Two (Aug 22)

Preliminary Round Three (Sep 12)

First Round (Oct 3)

Second Round (Oct 24)

Third Round (Nov 28)

Fourth Round (Jan 16) 

Fifth Round (Feb 6)

Quarter Finals (Mar 6)

Semi Finals (Apr 17/18)

Final (May 22)

Dons enter in round 4. 
 

Stonehaven make their debut in Scottish Cup after winning North League.

What better way to mark the 80th anniversary of our first cup win by winning it again?

20 hours ago, swaddon said:

What better way to mark the 80th anniversary of our first cup win by winning it again?

Beating the Jambos in the final? 💪

Given that our victory in 2025 saw us score four nae bad penalties, I believe that the SFA still owes us one in any future run of the competition. There was no point in cashing it in during last season’s competition, although we might have called it in before Motherwell went down to nine men, prior to our heroes folding, like Stewartie  Milne’s well-worn 1973 fiver, at East End Park. I hope we can make good use of it in 2026-27. 

Two preliminary rounds drawn to night

Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Preliminary Round One

Glenafton Athletic v Stonehaven
Hawick Royal Albert v Penicuik Athletic
Shortlees Amateurs v Dundee North End
St Andrews United v Jeanfield Swifts
Whitletts Victoria v Sauchie Juniors

Matches to be played across the weekend of Saturday, 1 August.

Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Preliminary Round Two

Benburb v Newtongrange Star
Blackburn United v St Cuthbert Wanderers 
Bonnyton Thistle v Tweedmouth Rangers Broughty Athletic v Threave Rovers
Camelon Juniors v Whitletts Victoria or Sauchie Juniors
Coldstream v Dunbar United
Creetown v Glenafton Athletic or Stonehaven
Dalkeith Thistle v Haddington Athletic 
Easthouses Lily MWFC v Preston Athletic 

Edinburgh University v Irvine Meadow 
Glasgow University v Darvel
Hawick Royal Albert or Penicuik Athletic v Golspie Sutherland
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy v Tynecastle 
Rutherglen Glencairn v Dundonald Bluebell
Shortlees Amateurs or Dundee North End v Wigtown & Bladnoch
St Andrews United or Jeanfield Swifts v Hutchison Vale
St Cadocs v Burntisland Shipyard
Tayport v Carluke Rovers
Vale of Leithen v Drumchapel United 
Whitehill Welfare v Girvan

Matches to be played across the weekend of Saturday, 22 August.

Mon the Glasgow University.