West of Scotland Junior Cup
The West of Scotland Junior Challenge Cup is an annual Scottish football competition played in a one-leg knockout format, organised by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.
History
The tournament has its origins in the Intermediate dispute of the 1920s, in which most of the leading Junior clubs in the west of Scotland left the Scottish Junior Football Association and formed their own Scottish Intermediate Football Association in 1927, which organised new leagues and cups similar to those run by the SJFA, including the Scottish Intermediate Cup as a replication of the flagship Junior competition, the Scottish Junior Cup. The dispute was resolved in 1931, the rebel clubs rejoined the SJFA and the competitions were continued, with the Scottish Intermediate Cup re-designated the West of Scotland Cup, below the Scottish Cup in the hierarchy. Initially it was open only to the clubs which had been in the intermediates but by 1949 this had been extended to other clubs which had joined those leagues – notably a group in southern Ayrshire – and those in the Lanarkshire League which had continued during the dispute, with a total of 82 clubs entering the 1949–50 edition. The format has remained almost unchanged since, with mergers in the leagues not affecting involvement in the West Cup.From 2003 until 2012, the winners qualified for the Evening Times Cup Winners Cup along with the other league and cup winners in the region.
The current holders are Beith Juniors who defeated Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in a Penalty shoot-out at the final played at Meadow Park in Irvine; Beith were also finalists in 2018, losing on penalties to Hurlford United at the same venue.
The Junior competition should not be confused with the West Of Scotland Amateur Cup operated by the Scottish Amateur Football Association, encompassing a similar geographical area and occupying a similar prominence below the Scottish Amateur Cup, nor with a West of Scotland Cup for Under-21 teams operated by the Scottish Youth FA.
Finals
- = Won after a replay/2nd replay.
- = Result after extra time.
- = Won on penalties.
Club Performance
| Club | Winner | Runner-up | Current | League |
| Auchinleck Talbot | 12 | 4 | Yes | Western ; Ayrshire ; West |
| Irvine Meadow | 9 | 3 | Yes | Western ; Ayrshire ; West |
| Arthurlie | 6 | 3 | Yes | Central ; Central ; West |
| Pollok | 6 | 3 | Yes | Central ; Central ; West |
| Petershill | 5 | 3 | Yes | Central ; Central ; West |
| Beith Juniors | 4 | 4 | Yes | Western ; West |
| Benburb | 4 | 0 | Yes | Central ; Central ; West |
| Cambuslang Rangers | 3 | 6 | Yes | Central ; Central |
| Glenafton Athletic | 3 | 2 | Yes | West |
| Shettleston | 3 | 1 | Yes | Central |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | 2 | 7 | Yes | Central |
| Maryhill | 2 | 2 | Yes | Central ; West |
| Johnstone Burgh | 2 | 1 | Yes | Central |
| Kilsyth Rangers | 2 | 1 | Yes | Central |
| Kilwinning Rangers | 2 | 1 | Yes | Ayrshire |
| Saltcoats Victoria | 2 | 0 | Yes | Western |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 1 | 4 | Yes | West |
| Glasgow Perthshire | 1 | 3 | Yes | Central |
| Clydebank Juniors | 1 | 2 | No | Central |
| Wishaw Juniors | 1 | 2 | Yes | Lanarkshire |
| Lesmahagow | 1 | 2 | Yes | Lanarkshire |
| Hurlford United | 1 | 1 | Yes | West |
| Troon | 1 | 1 | Yes | West |
| East Kilbride Thistle | 1 | 1 | Yes | Central |
| Blantyre Victoria | 1 | 1 | Yes | Central |
| Shotts Bon Accord | 1 | 1 | Yes | Lanarkshire |
| Baillieston Juniors | 1 | 1 | No | Central |
| Bridgeton Waverley | 1 | 0 | No | Central |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | 1 | 0 | Yes | Western |
| Douglas Water Thistle | 1 | 0 | No | Lanarkshire |
| Largs Thistle | 1 | 0 | Yes | Ayrshire |
| Newarthill Hearts | 1 | 0 | No | Lanarkshire |
| Parkhead | 1 | 0 | No | Central |
| Shawfield | 1 | 0 | No | Central |
| St Anthony's | 1 | 0 | Yes | Central |
| Strathclyde | 1 | 0 | No | Central |
| Greenock Juniors | 0 | 3 | Yes | N/A |
| Cumnock Juniors | 0 | 3 | Yes | N/A |
| Bellshill Athletic | 0 | 2 | Yes | N/A |
| Rutherglen Glencairn | 0 | 2 | Yes | N/A |
| Ashfield | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Yoker Athletic | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Annbank United | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Blantyre Celtic | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Dunipace | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Duntocher Hibernian | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Larkhall Thistle | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Irvine Victoria | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Morton Juniors | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Maryhill Harp | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Shieldmuir Celtic | 0 | 1 | No | N/A |
| Neilston Juniors | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Port Glasgow | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Renfrew | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Thorniewood United | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |
| Vale of Clyde | 0 | 1 | Yes | N/A |