The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.
The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership.
[2] From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup were broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports.
BBC Scotland had the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports broadcast both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland and both channels screened the final live.
[4] Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale all received byes to the preliminary round 2.
Lowland Football League SJFA teams There were four ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.
[16] The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík.
[16] The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot.
The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 live on Sky Sports News HQ.