Golspie Sutherland will not take part in the Scottish Cup

By Will Clark

- will.clark@hnmedia.co.uk

Published: 14:43, 10 November 2020

| Updated: 15:01, 10 November 2020

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NORTH Caledonian League football club Golspie Sutherland will not take part in the Scottish Cup this season.

Golspie Sutherland will not take part in the Scottish Cup. Picture: Callum Mackay

Golspie, who are eligible to take part due to being full Scottish FA members, have decided to opt out taking part in the 2020/21 tournament due to the impact of the Coronavirus restrictions.

They were due to be entered in the first preliminary round on Saturday, November 28

Highland League club Forres Mechanics have also pulled out from taking part in this season's competition. Fourteen Highland League clubs will enter the tournament on Saturday, December 12.

Highland League champions Brora Rangers and last season's runners-up Fraserburgh will enter the competition in the first round stage on Boxing Day.

Scottish Cup draw

Preliminary Round One:

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v St Cuthbert Wanderers

Penicuik Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic

Ties to be played Saturday, November 28.

Preliminary Round Two:

Banks O'Dee v Vale of Leithen

Blackburn United v Civil Service Strollers

BSC Glasgow v Haddington Athletic

Clachnacuddin v Caledonian Braves

Coldstream v Bo'ness United

Deveronvale v Camelon

Dundonald Bluebell v Easthouses Lily MWFC

Dunipace v Berwick Rangers

East Stirlingshire v Inverurie Loco Works

Edinburgh University v Tranent Juniors

Formartine United v Turriff United

Gala Fairydean Rovers v Wigtown & Bladnoch

Glasgow University v Linlithgow Rose

Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Whitehill Welfare

Huntly v Dalbeattie Star

Jeanfield Swifts v University of Stirling

Keith v Fort William

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale or St Cuthbert Wanderers v Lossiemouth

Nairn County v Threave Rovers

Newton Stewart v Broxburn Athletic

Newtongrange Star v Rothes

Preston Athletic v Hawick Royal Albert United

Spartans v East Kilbride

Strathspey Thistle v Buckie Thistle

Tynecastle v Cumbernauld Colts

Wick Academy v Penicuik Athletic or Musselburgh Athletic

Ties to take place on Saturday, December 12.

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