King Cup 23-24

The King Cup is a long established competition contested by East of Scotland FA member clubs who play in the lower three divisions of the East of Scotland League (Tiers 7, 8 & 9).

The format is straight knockout.

Lochore Welfare are the current cup holders – they beat Dunipace in last season’s final to lift the cup for the first time.

ARCHIVE RESULTS

2023-24 COMPETITION

First Round (Nov 18)

  • Arniston Rangers 1-0 Dalkeith Thistle (Nov 18)
  • Bathgate Thistle 1-3 Easthouses Lily (Nov 18)
  • Bo’ness Athletic 6-2 Whitburn Juniors (Nov 18)
  • Linton Hotspur 1-7 Preston Athletic (Nov 18)
  • Newtongrange Star 4-2 Lochgelly Albert (Nov 18)
  • Heriot Watt University 3-0 Tweedmouth Rangers (Nov 25)
  • Kennoway Star Hearts 2-3 Whitehill Welfare (Nov 25)
  • Burntisland Shipyard 3-1 Edinburgh United (Feb 3, post Nov 18 & Jan 20)
  • Lochore Welfare 1-0 Edinburgh Community (Feb 3, post Nov 18 & Jan 20)
  • Oakley United 4-1 Hawick Royal Albert (Feb 3, post Nov 18 & Jan 20)
  • Harthill Royal 1-3 Thornton Hibs (Feb 10)

Second Round

  • Armadale Thistle 3-1 Stirling University EOS (Nov 18)
  • Fauldhouse United 3-2 Edinburgh College (Nov 18)
  • Livingston United 0-7 Camelon Juniors (Nov 18)
  • Rosyth 6-2 Peebles Rovers (Nov 18)
  • Heriot Watt University 5-0 Dunipace (Jan 20)
  • Whitehill Welfare 3-0 Easthouses Lily (Jan 20)
  • St Andrews United 4-2 Edinburgh South (Feb 3)
  • Arniston Rangers 3-2 Preston Athletic (Feb 10, post Jan 20)
  • Blackburn United 0-3 Lochore Welfare (Feb 10)
  • Newtongrange Star 4-0 Coldstream (Feb 10, post Jan 20)
  • West Calder United 5-4 Oakley United (Feb 10)
  • Burntisland Shipyard 0-1 Stoneyburn Juniors (Mar 6, post Feb 10)
  • Kirkcaldy & Dysart 1-3 Bo’ness Athletic (Mar 9, post Jan 20 & Feb 10)
  • Leith Athletic 3-0 Thornton Hibs (Mar 9)
  • Ormiston Primrose 2-0 Vale of Leithen (Mar 9, post Nov 18, Jan 20 & Feb 10)
  • Pumpherston Juniors 1-2 Newburgh (Mar 9, post Nov 18, Jan 20 & Feb 10)

Third Round

  • Armadale Thistle 3-2 West Calder United (Mar 6)
  • Newtongrange Star 1-0 Fauldhouse United (Mar 6)
  • Heriot Watt University 3-0 Lochore Welfare (Mar 9)
  • Camelon Juniors 5-0 Newburgh (Mar 19)
  • Leith Athletic 5-1 Arniston Rangers (Mar 19)
  • Whitehill Welfare 5-0 Stoneyburn Juniors (Mar 20)
  • Ormiston Primrose 1-8 St Andrews United (Apr 20, post Mar 30)
  • Bo’ness Athletic, a bye due to Rosyth withdrawing

Quarter Finals

  • Bo’ness Athletic 5-4 Leith Athletic (Apr 2)
    • Bo’ness Athletic disqualified – ineligible player
  • Heriot Watt University 3-2 Armadale Thistle (Apr 16)
  • Whitehill Welfare 2-1(aet) Camelon Juniors (Apr 16)
  • St Andrews United 5-1 Newtongrange Star (Apr 27)

Semi Finals

  • Heriot Watt University 4-2(aet) Whitehill Welfare (Apr 27)
  • St Andrews United 2-0 Leith Athletic (May 21)

Final

  • Heriot Watt University 4-1 St Andrews United (May 26 @ New Central Park, Kelty)