This stage in the football calendar always offers a thrill. There will be 32 balls in the vase and the unseeded draw is full of possibilities. Motherwell fans will be excused for believing that the first game in this season’s grandly named William Hill Scottish Cup will see us on the road – after all we have been handed an away tie at this stage in each of the last ELEVEN YEARS!
Our tale of eleven-in-a-row is listed below.
2002 Dunfermline 3 1 Motherwell
2003 Kilmarnock 0 1 Motherwell
2004 St Johnstone 0 3 Motherwell
2005 Kilmarnock 2 0 Motherwell
2007 Airdrie United 0 1 Motherwell
The names in the pot on Tuesday are...
16 teams joining at 4th round - Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Hamilton, Hearts, Hibs, Inverness, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers, Rangers, St Johnstone, St Mirren
And
16 from 3rd round – Airdrie United, Arbroath, Auchinleck Talbot, Ayr or Montrose, Brechin, Cowdenbeath, Dundee, East Fife, Elgin or Queen’s Park, Livingston, Morton, Peterhead, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer or Forfar.
