The draw for the preliminary round of the 2014/15 William Hill Scottish Cup  took place at Commonwealth House, Glasgow, this morning. Eight ties were drawn, and six teams received byes in to the first round.

In the build-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scottish FA Chief Executive, Stewart Regan, was joined by Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive, David Grevemberg, and William Hill Area Operations Manager, Eddie Thompson to conduct the draw.

The home of Scottish football, Hampden Park, will be a key Commonwealth Games venue, hosting the track and field athletics competitions, and the closing ceremony.

Check out pictures from today's draw here on the official Scottish Cup Facebook page: http://scotfa.co/PrelimDrawPics

The full preliminary round draw:

1. Lothian Thistle HV  v Burntisland Shipyard Amateur
2. Auchinleck Talbot v St. Cuthbert Wanderers
3. Hurlford United  v Edinburgh University
4. Glasgow University  v Cove Rangers
5. Vale of Leithen v Gala Fairydean Rovers
6.  Newton Stewart  v Hawick Royal Albert
7. Edinburgh City  v Fort William
8. Wigtown & Bladnoch v Civil Service Strollers

Teams receiving byes in to the first round:

Bo’ness United
Coldstream
Culter
Dalbeattie Star
Girvan
Golspie Sutherland

Ties will be played on Saturday 16 August 2014