Almost 100 goals were scored as the 2022-23 Scottish Cup kicked off with a hugely entertaining Preliminary Round.

Syngenta secured the first win of this season's competition on Friday night, as they marked their first ever Scottish Cup match with a 1-0 victory over Threave Rovers. 

Benburb and Drumchapel United also enjoyed success on their competition debuts, with Benburb securing a 4-0 victory away against Fort William and the Drum triumphing 3-0 at home to Easthouses Lily MWFC.

Clydebank, who were one of the stand-out stories of last season's Scottish Cup after their stunning run to the Fourth Round, kicked off their campaign with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Bonnyton Thistle. 

Darvel and Auchinleck Talbot also reached Round Four last year and both will have aspirations of cup runs again as they began with impressive victories. 

Dunipace were the round's high scorers as they came away with an incredible 12-0 victory against Wigtown & Bladnoch.

Pollok celebrated their first Scottish Cup match since 2008 with a 6-0 win over Girvan, while Linlithgow Rose also secured a goal-laden 9-0 win against St Cuthbert Wanderers.

Three ties finished level and will require replays, which will take place on Saturday, 3 September.

Full Preliminary Round Results

Auchinleck Talbot 7-0 Coldstream
Broxburn Athletic 3-0 Blackburn United
Burntisland Shipyard 1-5 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Carnoustie Panmure 1-1 Hawick Royal Albert 
Clydebank 4-1 Bonnyton Thistle
Dalkeith Thistle 1-3 Lochee United 
Drumchapel United 3-0 Easthouses Lily MWFC
Dundonald Bluebell 3-1 Tayport
Fort William 0-4 Benburb
Glasgow University 2-0 Golspie Sutherland
Haddington Athletic 1-3 Darvel 
Invergordon 1-5 Newtongrange Star
Irvine Meadow XI 1-1 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Linlithgow Rose 9-0 St Cuthbert Wanderers 
Penicuik Athletic 0-1 Musselburgh Athletic
Pollok 6-0 Girvan
Preston Athletic 0-1 Newton Stewart
Rutherglen Glencairn 2-2 Kilwinning Rangers
Sauchie Juniors 4-2 St Andrews United
Syngenta 1-0 Threave Rovers 
Vale of Leithen 0-2 Dunbar United
Whitehill Welfare 1-4 Camelon Juniors
Wigtown & Bladnoch 0-12 Dunipace

First Round Draw Information

This weekend's victorious sides will enter the First Round Draw which takes place on Monday at 3pm. 

They will be joined by 18 clubs from the Scottish Highland Football League and 16 clubs from the Scottish Lowland Football League, while Cumnock, Jeanfield Swifts and Tynecastle are already in the hat after securing byes in the Preliminary Round.

The draw will be conducted by Scottish swimmer Ross Murdoch, who won two bronze medals at the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. 

You can watch the draw live across the Scottish Cup Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.