⚽ The Kick-Off - Friday 10th April 2026
Andy Robertson to leave Liverpool. Scotland to face Bolivia. Jim Goodwin named Manager of the Month. Eva Olid to leave at Hearts Women. Weekend TV guide.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #285: Dunfermline Athletic's record win is 11–2 against Stenhousemuir in 1930
NEWS
🔴 It has been confirmed that Andy Robertson will be leaving Liverpool this summer. The Scotland captain has spent nine seasons at Anfield. - Lorraine McKenna, BBC
🆚 Scotland’s final World Cup warm-up will be against Bolivia in New Jersey on Saturday, 6th June. It will kick off at 9pm UK time. - Scottish FA website
🏅 Dundee United’s Jim Goodwin has been named the Glen’s Vodka Premiership Manager of the Month for February. - SPFL website
See the treasures of Scottish football and explore the national stadium as part of a fun and fact-filled family day out at the Scottish Football Museum. Book online now, open 7 days!
🔚 Hearts Women’s Manager Eva Olid is to leave the club at the end of the season. Hearts currently sit top of SWPL 1. - Blair Meikle, Hearts Standard
🔴 Hamilton Academical have made Rebecca Nuttall their permanent CEO, alongside her role at Haverfordwest County A.F.C. - Hamilton Academical website
🔵 Morton in the Community will be hosting a Boots + Pieces collection on Saturday, 18th April, before Greenock Morton’s match against Queen’s Park.
They will be located on Sinclair Street, collecting pre-loved sports items such as football boots, trainers, tops, shorts, tracksuits, and more. - Greenock Morton on X
🌎 No Scottish referees have been selected amongst the 52 referees, 88 assistant referees, and 30 video match officials chosen for the World Cup. - FIFA website
🍺 A bar in Boston is stocking up on Tennent’s ahead of the World Cup. The Haven in Boston, owned by Jason Waddleton from Stonehaven, is Boston’s only Scottish bar and restaurant. - Matthew Fulton, STV
🌎 In the prize pot for The Scottish Football Kick-Off World Cup Quiz hosted by Rory Hamilton on Monday, 1st June in Glasgow are annual Nutmeg subscriptions, a £100 gift voucher for the Scottish Football Museum, and Scott McTominay commemorative coins courtesy of Zenith Coins, with more to be added.
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🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 64
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Championship
Queen’s Park v Ross County (7.45pm)
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Celtic B v Cowdenbeath (7.45pm)
Heart of Midlothian B v Albion Rovers (7.45pm)
🏆 UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championship Qualifier
Austria v Scotland (1pm - Kirkintilloch Sports Complex)
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
Queen’s Park v Ross County (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
A View From The Terrace (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)
📺 Saturday
Sportscene: Open All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)
Stenhousemuir v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (BBC Alba: 5.30pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
📺 Sunday
Falkirk v Rangers (Sky Sports: 12 noon)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
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