2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup

November 2014 Scottish FA Youth Cup 2014–15 Little Big Shot Youth Cup Scotland 51 Celtic Rangers 34 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup was the 32nd season of the Scottish Youth Cup, the national knockout tournament at youth level organised by the Scottish Football Association for its full and associate member clubs. The tournament was for the under-20 age group, to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition. Players born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to play. Celtic won the cup, defeating Rangers after a 5-2 win in the final.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32839856 Celtic beat Rangers to win Scottish Youth Cup BBC Sport BBC 21 May 2015 29 October 2015http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/gots/item/17808-nesbitt-the-hat-trick-hero-as-emphatic-celtic-claim-the-little-big-shot-youth-cup.html Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as emphatic Celtic claim the Little Big Shot Youth Cup Youth Football Scotland 21 May 2015 19 August 2017 11 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190711210308/http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/gots/item/17808-nesbitt-the-hat-trick-hero-as-emphatic-celtic-claim-the-little-big-shot-youth-cup.html dead Calendar Round Match date Fixtures Clubs First Round Sunday 31 August 2014 3 51 → 48 Second Round Sunday 28 September 2014 16 48 → 32 Third Round Sunday 2 November 2014 16 32 → 16 Fourth round Sunday 7 December 2014 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals Sunday 22 February 2015 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Sunday 3 May 2015 2 4 → 2 Final Thursday 21 May 2015 1 2 → 1 Format The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2013–14 competition receive a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The remaining twenty eight clubs enter the first round and are initially divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards. First round The draw for the first and second rounds took place in July 2013.http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=3164&newsCategoryID=4&newsID=12242 Scottish FA Youth Cup first and second round draws 30 July 2013 Scottish Football Association 30 July 2013 Central Group Two ties were drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round: 30em Airdrieonians Clyde Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United East Kilbride Edinburgh City Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Spartans Whitehill Welfare Home team Score Away teamFalkirk0–0 (5–3 pens)Stirling AlbionStenhousemuir4–1Alloa Athletic North Group One tie was drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round. Aberdeen Banks O'Dee Brora Rangers Clachnacuddin Forfar Athletic Fraserburgh Huntly Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Montrose Ross County Home team Score Away teamCove Rangers6–0Turriff United South Group No first round ties were drawn in this group with all the following clubs receiving byes to the second round. Annan Athletic Dalbeattie Star Selkirk Threave Rovers Second round Central Group Home team Score Away teamFalkirk 2–2 (5–3 pens)AirdrieoniansSpartans 4–2Partick ThistleEdinburgh City 1–4Whitehill WelfareDundee United 4–3DundeeHamilton Academical 2–0LivingstonEast Kilbride 3–2StenhousemuirClyde2–1Dumbarton North Group Home team Score Away teamClachnacuddin2–0KeithCove Rangers1–0Brora RangersForfar Athletic1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverurie Loco Works7–9FraserburghMontrose1–3Banks O'DeeHuntly10–0LossiemouthRoss County0–2Aberdeen South Group Home team Score Away teamDalbeattie Star 3–4SelkirkAnnan Athletic 7–0Threave Rovers Third round The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition: 30em Ayr United Celtic Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Formartine United Greenock Morton Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers Rangers St Johnstone St Mirren The third round draw was announced on 6 October 2014.http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1957&newsCategoryID=37&newsID=13833 Scottish FA Youth Cup 2014/15 Third Round Draw 6 October 2014 Scottish Football Association 29 October 2015 Home team Score Away teamQueen of the South5–3Forfar AthleticFalkirk1–3St MirrenAberdeen1–1 (2–4 pens)HibernianDunfermline Athletic5–1ClydeAyr United2–0CowdenbeathBanks O'Dee2–3SelkirkDundee United4–0Formartine UnitedRaith Rovers0–5Greenock MortonRangers4–0SpartansClachnacuddin0–9Hamilton AcademicalCeltic2–0MotherwellCove Rangers0–3St JohnstoneAnnan Athletic3–1FraserburghHeart of Midlothian3–0Whitehill WelfareKilmarnock9–0HuntlyEast Kilbride2–2 (7–6 pens)Queen's Park Fourth round The draw for the fourth round took place on 26 November 2014 with ties played on 7 December 2014http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1957&newsCategoryID=37&newsID=13975 Scottish FA Youth Cup fourth round draw 26 November 2014 Scottish Professional Football League 29 October 2014 Home team Score Away teamGreenock Morton4–4 (3–4 pens)Queen's ParkAyr United 7–1Annan AthleticDundee United 0–3CelticHibernian 3–1KilmarnockQueen of the South 0–2RangersSt Mirren7–0Heart of MidlothianSt Johnstone 2–0Dunfermline AthleticHamilton Academical 10–0Selkirk Quarter-finals Home team Score Away teamCeltic2–1Hamilton AcademicalAyr United 2–1 St MirrenRangers0–0 (3–2 pens)St JohnstoneHibernian 3–0Queen's Park Semi-finals The ties for the semi-finals were played on 3 and 7 May 2015. Home team Score Away teamRangers 1–0Ayr UnitedCeltic 6–0Hibernian Final 21 May 2015 15:00 Celtic 5 – 2 BBC Sport Rangers Sam Wardrop 20 Nesbitt 26 71 pen 73 Luke Donnelly 32 Callum Waters og 21 Dylan Dykes 89 Hampden Park 2000 External links Youth Cup on Scottish FA website Results on archive.org References 5 Category:Scottish Youth Cup seasons Category:2014–15 in European youth football