East Lothian Junior Cup

1891-1933

 

See also

Main index

Club directory

East Lothian football

 

 

In 1892, the old Haddingtonshire Senior Cup was renamed the East Lothian Junior Cup and competed for by Junior clubs in the county. From 1923 it was open to all clubs under the East of Scotland Junior FA’s jurisdiction.

 

This page is based upon material researched by Thomas Thornton ©, with some additional information from Graeme McGinty and John Aitken.

 

Winners

1891-92 Elphinstone Athletic

1892-93 Prestonpans Athletic

1893-94 Elphinstone Athletic

1894-95 Elphinstone Athletic

1895-96 Ormiston Primrose

1896-97 Macmerry St Clair

1897-98 Prestonpans Athletic

1898-99 Dunbar Star      

1899-00 Tranent United

1900-01 Tranent United

1901-02 Tranent United

1902-03 Prestonpans Athletic

1903-1911  not played

1911-12 Musselburgh Athletic

1912-13 Wemyss Athletic

1913-14 Musselburgh Athletic

 

1914-15 Wemyss Athletic

1915-1919  not played

1919-20 Wemyss Athletic

1920-21 Musselburgh Bruntonians

1921-22 Tranent

1922-23 Musselburgh Bruntonians

1923-24 Musselburgh Bruntonians

1924-25 Edinburgh Emmet

1925-26 Musselburgh Bruntonians

1926-27 Newtongrange Star

1927-28 Prestonpans Athletic

1928-29 Dunbar United

1929-30 Elphinstone Athletic

1930-1932  not played

1932-33 Dunbar Star

 

 

Results 1892-1914

 

1892-93

First Round

21/1       Prestonpans Athletic v Dunbar Star                         3-0

21/1       Ormiston Primrose v Elphinstone Athletic             2-0 protested

4/2         Ormiston Primrose v Elphinstone Athletic             2-2

18/2       Elphinstone Athletic v Ormiston Primrose             3-1 abandoned

21/1       Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  0-4 protested

18/2       Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  3-2 protested

11/3       Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  6-2

21/1       Prestonpans Thistle v Haddington St Leonard’s  5-2

 

Semi Final

4/3         Elphinstone Athletic v Prestonpans Athletic         2-1 protested

1/4         Elphinstone Athletic v Prestonpans Athletic         3-3

8/4         Prestonpans Athletic v Elphinstone Athletic         2-1

18/3       Haddington Thistle v Prestonpans Thistle              2-1

 

Final

6/5         Haddington Thistle v Prestonpans Athletic           1-2

 

 

1893-94

First Round

4/11       Haddington St Leonard’s v Dunbar Star                  4-1

4/11       Ormiston Primrose v Elphinstone Athletic             0-7

4/11       Haddington Thistle v Macmerry Bluebell               wo-scr

4/11       Macmerry St Clair v Prestonpans Athletic              5-1

 

Second Round

2/12       Tranent United v Dunbar Star                     2-2

9/12       Dunbar Star v Tranent United                     3-1

 

Semi Final

13/1       Haddington Thistle v Dunbar Star                              3-1 protested

27/1       Haddington Thistle v Dunbar Star                              1-1

3/2         Dunbar Star v Haddington Thistle                              6-3

13/1       Elphinstoen Athletic v Macmerry St Clair               6-2

 

Final

24/2       Elphinstone Athletic v Dunbar Star                           2-1

 

 

1894-95

First Round

3/11       Dunbar Star v Prestonpans Athletic                         1-2

3/11       Elphinstone Athletic v Hearts of East Lothian       8-0

3/11       Tranent United v North Berwick Victoria               11-1

 

Semi Final

12/1       Prestonpans Athletic v Haddington Thistle           5-1 protested

16/2       Prestonpans Athletic v Haddington Thistle           1-1

2/3         Haddington Thistle v Prestonpans Athletic           1-5

                Prestonpans Athletic v

 

Final at Tranent (att 1200)

30/3       Elphinstone Athletic v Prestonpans Athletic

 

 

1895-96

First Round

26/10     Hearts of East Lothian v Ormiston Primrose         1-3

26/10     Prestonpans United v Dunbar Star                           2-1

26/10     Elphinstone Athletic v Tranent United                    3-2 protested

16/11     Elphinstone Athletic v Tranent United                    4-4

30/11     Tranent United v Elphinstone Athletic                    2-1

23/11     Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  1-3

 

Semi Final

21/12     Tranent United v Prestonpans United                    4-0

                Ormiston Primrose v Macmerry St Clair

 

Final at Haddington

7/3         Ormiston Primrose v Tranent United                      3-2

 

 

1896-97

First Round

14/11     Gifford Athletic v Prestonpans Athletic  0-5

14/11     Haddington Thistle v Tranent Rangers                    1-2 protested

5/12       Haddington Thistle v Tranent Rangers                    1-4

14/11     Macmerry St Clair v North Berwick Victoria           12-1

 

Semi Final

19/12     Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent Rangers                7-2 protested

30/1       Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent Rangers                3-0

19/12     Dunbar Star v Macmerry St Clair                                1-3

 

Final at Haddington

6/3         Macmerry St Clair v Prestonpans Athletic              4-2

 

 

1897-98

First Round

25/9       North Berwick Victoria v Gifford Athletic               7-0

25/9       Tranent United v Prestonpans Athletic                  0-3

16/10     Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  1-6

 

Semi Final

20/11     Prestonpans Athletic v Macmerry St Clair              2-2

18/12     Macmerry St Clair v Prestonpans Athletic              2-3

20/11     North Berwick Victoria v Tranent Rangers             2-1

 

Final at Tranent

5/3         Prestonpans Athletic v North Berwick Victoria    8-0

 

 

1898-99

First Round

17/9       Prestonpans Athletic v Haddington Thistle           0-4

15/10     North Berwick Victoria v Macmerry St Clair           1-3 protested

26/11     North Berwick Victoria v Macmerry St Clair           3-1

 

Second Round

15/10     Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent United                  2-3 protested

19/11     Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent United                  2-4

 

Semi Final

3/12       Dunbar Star v Tranent United                     2-1

                Haddington Thistle v

 

Final at Tranent

25/2       Haddington Thistle v Dunbar Star                              2-1 protested

11/3       Dunbar Star v Haddington Thistle                              3-1

 

 

1899-00

First Round

21/10     Dunbar Star v Haddington Thistle                              1-1

28/10     Haddington Thistle v Dunbar Star                              3-4

 

2/12       Tranent United v Ormiston Athletic                         2-1

 

Semi Final

1/12       Haddington Thistlev Macmerry St Clair   3-1

9/12       Prestonpans Athletic v Dunbar Star                         7-0

 

Final  2nd game at Haddington

27/1       Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent United                  1-1

10/3       Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent United                  3-1

 

 

1900-01

First Round

20/10     Prestonpans Athletic v Tranent United                  0-1

 

Semi Final

1/12       Haddington Thistle v Macmerry St Clair  3-1

23/2       Tranent United v Ormiston Athletic                         6-0

 

Final

23/3       Tranent United v Haddington Thistle                       2-0

 

 

1901-02

Semi Final

1/3         Prestonpans Athletic v Haddington Amateurs     7-1

1/3         Haddington Thistle v Tranent United                       0-2

 

Final at Haddington

19/4       Tranent United v Prestonpans Athletic                  2-0

 

 

1902-03

Semi Final

14/3       Haddington Amateurs v Prestonpans Athletic     1-0 protested

18/4       Haddington Amateurs v Prestonpans Athletic     0-2

 

Final

                Prestonpans Athletic beat Ormiston Star

 

 

1903-04

 

20/2       Tranent United v Haddington Amateurs                2-3

 

Final

            Haddington beat Ormiston Star

 

 

 1904-1911 no competition

 

 

1911-12

Semi Final

6/4         Wemyss Athletic v Ormiston Star                              5-0

27/4       Musselburgh Athletic v Tranent                                2-2 (or 1-1)

 

Final at Tranent

3/6         Musselburgh Athletic v Wemyss Athletic              2-1

 

 

1912-13

Semi Final

31/5       Niddrie Bluebell v Wemyss Athletic                         1-1 at Musselburgh

3/6         Wemyss Athletic v Niddrie Bluebell                         3-1

 

Final at Musselburgh

7/6         Wemyss Athletic v Tranent                                          2-1

 

 

1913-14

Semi Final

18/4       Musselburgh Athletic v Wemyss Athletic              2-1 (att 1200)

11/5       Tranent v Niddrie Bluebell                                           1-2 (att 600)

 

Final

                Musselburgh Athletic v Niddrie Bluebell               

 

1919-20

Final

Wemyss Athletic beat Musselburgh Comrades


1920-21

Final

Musselburgh Bruntonians beat Tranent Juniors


1921-22

Final

Portobello Thistle beat Musselburgh Bruntonians


1922-23

Final

Musselburgh Bruntonians beat Edinburgh Emmet


1923-24 

Final

Musselburgh Bruntonians beat Portobello Thistle


1924-25 

Final

Edinburgh Emmet beat Wemyss Athletic


1925-26 

Final

Musselburgh Bruntonians beat Portobello Thistle


1926-27

Final

Dunbar United beat Linlithgow Rose