William Hill Scottish Cup First Round Draw And Odds Unveiled

The sponsors unveiled their odds for the 2012/13 William Hill Scottish Cup following the first draw at Edinburgh Castle this afternoon.

Scottish FA Commercial Director Kenny MacLeod, last season’s winning Hearts captain Marius Zaliuskas and David Russell, William Hill Group HR Director, conducted the first round draw.

Coldstream, who had a seven hour round-trip to Wick in last season ‘Cup, face another long trip to the Highlands. ‘The Streamers’ will face Fraserburgh in the opening round of Scotland’s premier football competition.

Several games could lay claim to being the tie of the round, but the stand out fixture looks set to be the game between Irvine Meadow against Gala Fairydean. The two sides are filled with quality and it should be a rip-roaring first round tie.

Celtic are the 4/5 favourites to lift the cup, while Hearts are 8/1 with the sponsors to retain their crown.

‘The first round draw has thrown up some very juicy ties,’’ said William Hill spokesman Tony Kenny, ‘and we just can’t wait for the action to get underway.’

To win the 2012/13 William Hill Scottish Cup (Sponsors odds)
4/5 Celtic
8/1 Dundee Utd
8/1 Hearts
12/1 Motherwell
14/1 Aberdeen
14/1 Hibernian
14/1 Rangers
20/1 St Johnstone
20/1 Kilmarnock
25/1 Inverness
25/1 St Mirren
40/1 Ross County
50/1 Dundee
50/1 Dunfermline
50/1 Falkirk
66/1 Bar

William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

7/1 Non League Side to Reach Fifth Round

33/1 Non League Side to beat an SPL Side

Non League Side to Progress the Furthest
9/2 Cove Rangers
13/2 Stirling University
7/1 Forres Mechanics
8/1 Irvine Meadow
10/1 Dalbeattie Star
10/1 Inverurie loco
10/1 Nairn County
12/1 Spartans
14/1 Bonnyrigg
14/1 Buckie Thistle
20/1 Shotts
25/1 Fraserburgh
33/1 Deveronvale
33/1 Whitehill Welfare
40/1 Edinburgh City
40/1 Edinburgh University
50/1 Threave Rovers
Others On Request

Highland League Side to Progress the Furthest
7/2 Cove Rangers
4/1 Forres Mechanics
13/2 Inverurie loco
13/2 Nairn County
7/1 Buckie Thistle
12/1 Fraserburgh
14/1 Deveronvale
16/1 Keith
16/1 Wick Academy
20/1 Clachnacuddin
20/1 Formartine Utd
20/1 Huntly
25/1 Brora Rangers
33/1 Lossiemouth
33/1 Turriff Utd
66/1 Rothes
100/1 Fort William

East of Scotland League Side to Progress the furthest?
3/1 Stirling University
7/2 Spartans
13/2 Whitehill Welfare
15/1 Edinburgh University
8/1 Edinburgh City
12/1 CS Strollers
14/1 Gala Fairydean
14/1 Preston Athletic
14/1 Vale of Leithen
20/1 Selkirk
25/1 Coldstream
33/1 Burntisland Shipyard
100/1 Hawick Royal Albert

South of Scotland League Side to Progress the furthest
2/5 Dalbeattie Star
4/1 Threave Rovers
8/1 Newton Stewart
16/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers
16/1 Wigtown & Bladnoch

Junior Side to Progress the Furthest?
8/11 Irvine Meadow
5/2 Bonnyrigg
6/1 Shotts
10/1 Hermes
20/1 Girvan

Tony Kenny
Head of Sponsorship PR

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M: 07714138698
E: tkenny@williamhill.co.uk
William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
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William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

Scottish Specials 19th November

William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

Old Firm v The Rest
Old Firm Winner 1/2
Anyone Else Win Cup 6/4

Non SPL Winner 10/1

Non SPL Side in Final 9/2

Old Firm to meet in the Final 5/1

Non League/Junior Side to Reach Fifth Round 4/1

Non League/Junior Side to Beat an SPL Side 33/1

How Many Non League/Junior Sides will be in the Fourth Round
Four or More 9/4
Three or Less 1/3

All Four Junior Sides In Fourth Round 100/1

How Many Junior Sides will be in the Fourth Round
None 7/1
One 1/2
Two 11/4
Three 12/1
Four 100/1

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
Auchinleck Talbot 10/11
Inverurie Loco 5/1
Bo’ness 13/2
Irvine Meadow 10/1
Keith 10/1
Deveronvale 14/1
Vale of Leithen 16/1
Culter 20/1
Gala Fairydean 20/1

SPL Specials

Who will be Second in the SPL on Saturday Evening?
Celtic 1/8
Motherwell 9/2

Who will be bottom of the SPL on Saturday Evening?
Inverness 1/4
Aberdeen 7/2
Dunfermline 15/2
Hibernian 20/1
Dundee Utd 66/1
Kilmarnock 250/1

Inverness v Celtic
Both SPL victories for Inverness over Celtic have been
3-2 scorelines.
Inverness to win 3-2 66/1

Highscoring matches are norm when these sides meet
Over 3.5 goals in match 13/8

When Celtic lost in Inverness last season that
was the day that threw the title race wide open
Celtic to lose v Inverness and Win SPL 20/1
Celtic to lose v Inverness and NOT win SPL 8/1
Celtic to Win v Inverness and Win SPL 3/1
Celtic to Win v Inverness and Not win SPL 4/5

Will Celtic blow the title in the Highlands again?
Celtic to lead at Half Time and Fail to win 16/1

Joe Ledley has scored 3 goals in his last two matches
against Inverness
Ledley to Score at Anytime 11/4

Aberdeen v Motherwell
Scott Vernon hasn’t scored since he grabbed a hat trick
v Dunfermline. Will he return to form?
Vernon to Score and Aberdeen to Win 11/4

Motherwell are unbeaten in their last 8 matches
against Aberdeen
Motherwell – Draw No Bet Evs

Dundee Utd v Hearts
Jon Daly has scored in the last two United victories
against Hearts
Daly to Score and Dundee Utd to Win 11/4

Hearts have failed to score in their last three
matches with David Templeton scoring their last goal
Templeton to Score Anytime 10/3

Hibernian v Kilmarnock
When these sides meet there are always goals
Over 3.5 goals in match 12/5

Leigh Griffiths is the form striker at Easter Road. Can he
get Hibs 3 points?
Griffiths to Score and Hibs to Win 16/5

Dean Shiels returns to his former club
Shiels to Score Anytime 2/1

Rangers v St Johnstone
Jelavic looks like scoring every week now
Jelavic to Score a Hat- trick 12/1

Rangers have kept a Clean Sheet in 5 of the last 7
matches against the Saints
Rangers to win to nil 19/20

Former Celt Cillian Sheridan will be hoping to get
one over his old rivals
Sheridan to Score anytime 7/2

St Mirren v Dunfermline
None of their last 5 meetings have produced more than
two goals.
Under 2.5 Goals 19/20

St Mirren to Keep a Clean Sheet 23/20

Dunfermline to Keep a Clean Sheet 16/5

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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William Hill Scottish Cup Specials

Old Firm v The Rest
Old Firm Winner 1/2
Anyone Else Win Cup 6/4

Non SPL Winner 10/1

Non SPL Side in Final 9/2

Old Firm to meet in the Final 7/2

Non League Side to Reach Fifth Round 5/1

Non League Side to Beat an SPL Side 33/1

Which Non League Side will progress Furthest?
Spartans 7/2
Auchinleck Talbot 9/2
Cove Rangers 6/1
Bo’ness United 8/1
Inverurie Loco 8/1
Irvine Meadow 8/1
Buckie Thistle 10/1
Keith 10/1
Deveronvale 12/1
Whitehill Welfare 20/1
Fraserburgh 25/1
Gala Fairydean 25/1
Threave Rovers 25/1

Which Highland League Side will progress Furthest?
Cove Rangers 7/2
Inverurie Loco 4/1
Keith 9/2
Buckie Thistle 11/2
Deveronvale 8/1
Nairn County 10/1
Wick Academy 10/1
Clachnacuddin 12/1
Fraserburgh 14/1
Huntly 14/1

Which East of Scotland League Side will progress furthest?
Spartans 8/13
Gala Fairydean 5/1
Edinburgh City 6/1
Whitehill Welfare 6/1
Vale of Leithen 10/1

Which Junior Side will progress furthest?
Auchinleck Talbot 8/11
Irvine Meadow 11/4
Bo’ness 7/2
Culter 14/1

There are 6 SFL v Non League Ties in the Cup.
How many of these ties will produce shocks
None 5/2
One 9/4
Two 2/1
Three 5/1
Four 12/1
Five 25/1
Six 66/1

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William Hill Scottish Cup: Can Anybody Trump The Old Firm?

Cup football returns to Scotland with the newly sponsored William Hill Scottish Cup and Hills make Celtic and Rangers joint 2/1 favourites to lift the trophy. Hills go 1/2 about either of the Old Firm sides winning the competition, while 6/4 is offered for anybody else to do so. Of course, the Cup is all about the smaller sides and Hills are offering odds on who will be the non-league side to progress the furthest and make Buckie Thistle the 7/2 favourites with Deveronvale and Spartans 11/2.

“The Old Firm have won eight of the last 10 Cup Finals and it may be time for one of the others to step up to the plate,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Scottish Cup First Round:

1/5 Culter; 7/1 Burntisland Shipyard; 5/1 Draw
23/10 Dalbeattie Star; 4/5 Inverurie Loco Works; 11/4 Draw
8/13 Edinburgh City; 11/4 Brora Rangers; 16/5 Draw
7/4 Edinburgh University; 1/1 Whitehill Welfare; 14/5 Draw
5/1 Forres Mechanics; 1/3 Irvine Meadow; 19/5 Draw
14/1 Fort William; 1/20 Bo’ness United; 17/2 Draw
2/5 Fraserburgh; 9/2 Civil Service Strollers; 10/3 Draw
1/5 Gala Fairydean; 7/1 Hawick Royal Albert; 5/1 Draw
7/1 Glasgow University; 1/5 Cove Rangers; 5/1 Draw
2/5 Huntly; 9/2 Newton Stewart; 10/3 Draw
9/1 Lossiemouth; 1/7 Auchinleck Talbot; 11/2 Draw
1/2 Nairn County; 10/3 Selkirk; 10/3 Draw
11/8 Rothes; 11/8 Clachnacuddin; 5/2 Draw
11/4 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 8/13 Keith; 16/5 Draw
5/4 Vale of Leithen; 6/4 Girvan; 13/5 Draw
2/5 Wick Academy; 9/2 Coldstream; 10/3 Draw
10/3 Wigtown and Bladnoch; 1/2 Preston Athletic; 10/3 Draw

Scottish Cup outright: 2/1 Rangers; 2/1 Celtic; 10/1 Hearts; 12/1 Dundee Utd; 16/1 Aberdeen; 16/1 Motherwell; 16/1 Hibernian; 25/1 Kilmarnock; 25/1 Inverness; 40/1 St Johnstone; 40/1 St Mirren; 50/1 BAR

Scottish Cup Specials:

Old Firm winner: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no

10/1 Non SPL winner

9/2 Non SPL side in the final

7/2 Old Firm to meet in final

5/1 Non league side to reach the fifth round

50/1 Non league side to beat an SPL side

Which non league side will progress furthest: 7/2 Buckie Thistle; 11/2 Deveronvale; 11/2 Spartans; 7/1 Auchinleck Talbot; 7/1 Bo’ness United; 7/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Threave Rovers; 12/1 Cove Rangers; 12/1 Fraserburgh; 12/1 Keith; 16/1 Whitehill Welfare

Which Highland League side will progress furthest: 9/4 Buckie Thistle; 9/2 Deveronvale; 7/1 Cove Rangers; 101 Fraserburgh; 10/1 Nairn County; 12/1 Keith; 14/1 Inverurie Loco Works; 14/1Wick Academy; 16/1 Forres Mechanics; 16/1 Huntly; 20/1 Clachnacuddin; 25/1 Brora Rangers; 25/1 Lossiemouth; 25/1 Rothes; 50/1 Fort William

Which East of Scotland side will progress furthest: 11/8 Spartans; 5/1 Edinburgh City; 6/1 Whitehill Wellfare; 8/1 Preston Athletic; 10/1 Edinburgh University; 12/1 Civil Service Strollers; 12/1 Gala Fairydean; 12/1 Vale of Leithen; 16/1 Selkirk; 20/1 Coldstream; 50/1 Hawick Royal Albert

Which South of Scotland side will Progress furthest: 4/9 Threave Rovers; 7/2 Dalbeatie Star; 10/1 Newton Stewart; 10/1 St Cuthbert Wanderers; 10/1 Wigtown and Bladnoch

Which Junior side will progress furthest: 2/1 Auchlineck Talbot; 2/1 Bo’ness United; 2/1 Irvine Meadow; 10/1 Culter; 10/1 Girvan

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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