⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 12th September 2025
More manager & player of the month awards announced. Ben Brannan wins goal of the month. Celtic fans planning protest. Penicuik Athletic v Kilwinning Rangers Scottish Cup game to be replayed.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #145:
James McFadden scored 15 goals for Scotland but never scored more than one goal in a game for his country.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 Finest Car Mats South Challenge Cup Second Round
St Andrews United 5 - 1 Edinburgh University
Happy James McFadden day. It was 18 years ago today that Faddy scored the only goal of the game in the Parc de Princes to give Scotland a 1-0 win over France.
NEWS
🏅 The SPFL announced more manager and player of the month awards yesterday. - SPFL website
Glen’s Vodka Championship Manager of the Month: Simo Valakari (St Johnstone)
William Hill Championship Player of the Month: Josh McPake (St Johnstone)
Glen’s Vodka Championship Manager of the Month: Scott Kellacher (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
William Hill Championship Player of the Month: Ross Munro (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
⚽️ Ben Brannan’s goal for Kilmarnock against Hibernian was named William Hill SPFL Goal of the Month for August.
🏅 Ross McCrorie has been nominated for Championship Player of the Month for August.
He scored one goal and three assists in four matches for Bristol City. - Bristol City on X
🟢 Celtic fans are planning a protest at Sunday’s away match against Kilmarnock. A statement from North Curve Celtic has said: “At Sunday's match v Kilmarnock, Celtic's 12th man will enter the stand on the 12th minute to remind the Celtic FC board that it exists.” - Blair Meikle, Glasgow Times
🗣️ Raith Rovers published a club statement about the rise of antisocial behaviour by their fans. They revealed that they had £3000 worth of seat damage in their ultras section at the recent Fife derby. - Raith Rovers website
🗳️ Falkirk are the latest Premiership club to publish the results of their fan survey. - Falkirk FC website
🏆 The Scottish Cup Second Preliminary Round match between Kilwinning Rangers and Penicuik Athletic is to be replayed after Kilwinning brought on a sixth substitute.
The match had finished 4-2 in favour of the Ayrshire side. Kilwinning were due to play Highland League side Clachnacuddin in the first round. A date for the replayed game will be announced today. - Andrew Henderson, Inverness Courier
📺 A last look back at the September international window - Adam Clery breaks down Steve Clarke’s tactics from Scotland’s games against Denmark and Belarus, highlighting reasons for optimism, though we’ll excuse his pronunciation of Glenrothes.
🎟️ Following yesterday’s story about a Dundee private school receiving Newcastle v Barcelona Champions League tickets while over 100,000 members missed out, the tickets have now been cancelled. - Daniel Hall, Chronicle Live
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (7.45pm)
🤝 Women’s Under-17 International Friendly
Finland v Scotland (4pm)
Plus fixtures in the Finest Cars Mats South Challenge Cup and North of Scotland Grill Cup. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
📺 Saturday
Open All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)
Hibernian v Dundee United (Premier Sports 1: 5.45pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
📺 Sunday
Partick Thistle Women v Rangers Women (BBC iPlayer: 1pm)
Kilmarnock v Celtic (Sky Sports Football: 3pm)
Aberdeen Women v Celtic Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
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