Scottish Cup draw produces first West Lothian derby in nearly 100 years

Broxburn Athletic will host Blackburn United within the Scottish Cup Preliminary Spherical - a primary West Lothian derby within the competitors for practically 100 years.

The 2 sides, who each play within the sixth-tier East of Scotland Premier Division, have been paired collectively on this afternoon's draw, which additionally noticed Linlithgow Rose handed a house conflict in opposition to South of Scotland League winners St Cuthbert's Wanderers.

Broxburn famously reached the fourth spherical of their first-ever Scottish Cup enterprise three seasons in the past and took 1600 followers to an away conflict in opposition to Premiership outfit St Mirren, shedding 3-0.

Blackburn United, in the meantime, reached the primary spherical correct for the primary time final season after defeating Easthouses Lily within the Preliminary Spherical.

The conflict at Albyn Park, which is scheduled to happen on the weekend of August 27, is the primary time two West Lothian sides have met within the nation's premier cup competitors because the 1926/27 season when Broxburn United defeated Armadale FC 2-1 in a primary spherical conflict.

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