The draw for the third round of the 2018/19 Scottish FA Youth Cup was made earlier today at Hampden Park.

Holders Hibernian will begin the defence of their title when they play host to Stirling Albion, and all ties to be played on Friday, 9 November.

Hearts face St Mirren at home, Tynecastle travel to Dundee whilst Spartans are away to Celtic.

Third round fixtures

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical

Rangers v East Kilbride

Queen of the South v Dundee United

Montrose v Greenock Morton

St Johnstone v Motherwell

Dundee v Tynecastle

Camelon Juniors v Kilmarnock

Inverurie Loco Works v Aberdeen

Haddington Athletic v Lossiemouth

Hibernian v Stirling Albion

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

Deveronvale v Ross County

Fraserburgh v Queen’s Park

Celtic v Spartans

Kelty Hearts v Cove Rangers

Clachnacuddin v Buckie Thistle or Turriff United

Ties to be played on Friday, 9 November

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.