⚽ The Kick-Off - Friday 10th July 2026
St Mirren sign Henry Fieldson from Queen's Park. Motherwell sell Calum Ward to QPR. Signings for Partick Thistle, Airdieonians, Stenhousemuir, Peterhead, Dumbarton and Stranraer.
Random Scottish Football Fact #345:
Stenhousemuir have never played in the top flight
LATEST NEWS
⚫ St Mirren have signed Queen’s Park defender Henry Fieldson. - St Mirren website
✍️ Queen’s Park Rangers have bought Motherwell goalkeeper Calum Ward. The 25-year-old joined in January last year and kept 17 clean sheets in the Premiership last season. - Motherwell FC website
✍️ Ethan Ingram has signed a permanent deal with Partick Thistle. The 23-year-old defender was on loan from Dundee last season. - Partick Thistle website
♦️ Airdrieonians have signed goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon after a successful trial at the club. He left Falkirk at the end of last season. - Airdrieonians website
✍️ Stenhousemuir have brought St Mirren players Callum Penman (defender) and Lewis Hodgkiss (midfielder) on loan to Ochilview. - Stenhousemuir FC website
🔵 Three young Aberdeen players have joined Peterhead on loan for the season. Defender Lewis Carrol and midfielders Zak To and Jack Searle have made the move up the North East coast. - Peterhead on X
✍️ Dumbarton have signed 19-year-old midfielder David Craig following his release from Ayr United. - Dumbarton FC website
🔵 Scotland Under-19 international Archie Traynor has joined Stranraer on a season-long loan from Kilmarnock. - Stranraer FC website
✍️ Lowland League West side Gretna 2008 have signed former Hibs and Aberdeen midfielder Dylan McGeouch. - Gretna 2008 on X
🔙 Former Scotland international Barry Bannan has re-signed for Sheffield Wednesday after a short stint at Millwall last season. - Sheffield Wednesday website
🆕 Like Inverness, St Mirren have also gone for gold for their away shirt this season.
🆕 Raith Rovers also released their away shirt.
⚖️ The Scottish Government has given more weight to football banning orders to target pyrotechnic use, pitch invasions and the throwing of missiles. - Kieran Fleming, STV
🔄️ If you would like to track all the SWPL summer transfers, the SWPL website has an ins and outs tracker. - SWPL website
🏟️ The Scotland Women’s National Team will take on Czechia at St Mirren’s SMiSA stadium on Tuesday, 13th October. - Scottish FA website
🏆 The draw for the first round of the 2026/27 South Challenge Cup has been made. It is one of the biggest non-league cups in Scotland. The competition is open to clubs from the Lowland League, West of Scotland League, East of Scotland League, and South of Scotland League. There are 162 entries this season. - Scottish Football Fixtures website
🏟️ The future of Cathkin Park’s football pitch is being argued in Glasgow Sheriff Court today. The Jimmy Johnstone Charitable Trust is looking to fence off the pitch to prevent damage to the playing surface, on which they say they have spent thousands of pounds. Local residents and others argue that the trust is trying to privatise public land. - Graeme McGarry, The Herald
⚫ Speaking of pitches, Dunfermline Athletic have invested in a partial hybrid playing surface. The Championship club have made a five-figure investment targeting key areas of their East End Park pitch. - Iain Collin, The Courier
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
View all the Scottish pre-season friendlies today on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Saturday
Dumbarton v St Mirren (Premier Sports Player: 3pm)
Dundee v Airdrieonians (Premier Sports Player: 3pm)
East Kilbride v Dunfermline Athletic (Premier Sports Player: 3pm)
Edinburgh City v Falkirk (Premier Sports Player: 3pm)
Stirling Albion v Dundee United (Premier Sports 2: 5.30pm)
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