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This weekend sees the First Round proper get under way with 30 ties scheduled. This year's theme involves the 4 Rovers and I'll be following them to find out who is the last to return.

All the games in each Round will be decided on the day with extra time and then penalties if necessary. The Draw for the Second Round will take place on Sunday 29 September at 5pm.

Friday 27 September
Tynecastle v Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Dalkeith Thistle v Broxburn Athletic (LIVE ON BBC SCOTLAND AT 7.30 PM)

Saturday 28 September
Broomhill v Turriff United
Huntly v Wick Academy
Clachnacuddin v Nairn County
Dundonald Bluebell v Inverurie Loco Works
Fraserburgh v Rothes
Linlithgow Rose v Lossiemouth
Berwick Rangers v Cupar Hearts
Musselburgh Athletic v Darvel
Dundee North End v Tranent
Forres Mechanics v Jeanfield Swifts
Brechin City v Newtongrange Star
Formartine United v Whitehill Welfare
Clydebank v Girvan
Threave Rovers v Vale of Leithen
Cumbernauld Colts v Civil Service Strollers
East Stirlingshire v Lochee United
Albion Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot
Keith v Camelon Juniors
Buckie Thistle v Carluke Rovers
Brora Rangers v Cumnock Juniors
Burntisland Shipyard v Irvine Meadow
Strathspey Thistle v Sauchie Juniors
Gala Fairydean Rovers v Banks O'Dee
Deveronvale v Bo'ness United
Cowdenbeath v Rutherglen Glencairn
University of Stirling v Caledonian Braves
Dunbar United v Bo'ness Athletic
East Kilbride v Gretna 2008

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First Round Results

Tynecastle 2 v 3 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Dalkeith Thistle 0 v 4 Broxburn Athletic
Broomhill 0 v 1 Turriff United
Huntly 2 v 2 Wick Academy Huntly win 5-3 on penalties
Clachnacuddin 3 v 1 Nairn County
Dundonald Bluebell 1 v 1 Inverurie Loco Works Inverurie win 3-0 on penalties
Fraserburgh 8 v 0 Rothes
Linlithgow Rose 3 v 1 Lossiemouth
Berwick Rangers 4 v 2 Cupar Hearts
Musselburgh Athletic 1 v 0 Darvel
Dundee North End 4 v 0 Tranent
Forres Mechanics 1 v 2 Jeanfield Swifts
Brechin City 1 v 0 Newtongrange Star
Formartine United 2 v 0 Whitehill Welfare
Clydebank 3 v 1 Girvan
Threave Rovers 6 v 1 Vale of Leithen
Cumbernauld Colts 0 v 3 Civil Service Strollers
East Stirlingshire 2 v 3 Lochee United
Albion Rovers 1 v 2 Auchinleck Talbot
Keith 1 v 1 Camelon Juniors Keith win 4-3 on penalties
Buckie Thistle 2 v 1 Carluke Rovers
Brora Rangers 2 v 1 Cumnock Juniors
Burntisland Shipyard 1 v 4 Irvine Meadow
Strathspey Thistle 0 v 6 Sauchie Juniors
Gala Fairydean Rovers 0 v 1 Banks O'Dee
Deveronvale 2 v 4 Bo'ness United
Cowdenbeath 3 v 2 Rutherglen Glencairn
University of Stirling 0 v 2 Caledonian Braves
Dunbar United 1 v 4 Bo'ness Athletic
East Kilbride 2 v 0 Gretna 2008

My choice of teams to follow in this year's competition obviously proved a distraction for 3 of the teams, each losing by 1 goal. Threave Rovers will return for the next round, bucking the trend with a convincing 6-1 home victory. It'll be the end of November before Raith Rovers join the competition, so I'm hoping the Castle Douglas side can win through until then.

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The Second Round Draw took place yesterday and is as follows.

These ties will be played over the weekend of 26/27 October
Auchinleck Talbot v Broxburn Athletic
Brechin City v Huntly
Brora Rangers v Formartine United
East Fife v Banks O’Dee
East Kilbride v Bonnyrigg Rose
Elgin City v Clyde
Forfar Athletic v Berwick Rangers
Fraserburgh v Turriff United
Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Bo’ness United
Inverurie Loco Works v Dundee North End
Irvine Meadow v Civil Service Strollers
Jeanfield Swifts v Edinburgh City
Keith v Clydebank
Linlithgow Rose v Clachnacuddin
Musselburgh Athletic v Caledonian Braves
Peterhead v Lochee United
Sauchie Juniors v Buckie Thistle
Stirling Albion v Bo’ness Athletic
The Spartans v Cowdenbeath
Threave Rovers v Stranraer

Threave Rovers are at home again against near-neighbours Stranraer in a winnable game and the two Bo'ness sides have been "rewarded" for two away wins in the First Round with another two away games.

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BBC Scotland have decided to show live transmission of the local derby between Threave Rovers and Stranraer on Friday 25 October at 7.30pm.