⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 18th April 2025

Rangers knocked out of the UEFA Europa League. Hamilton deducted 15 points. Hibs slash Rangers ticket allocation. Inverness Caley Thistle latest.

Apr 18, 2025

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➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #40: John Hewitt holds the record for the quickest ever goal scored in a Scottish Cup game - 9.6 seconds

LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS

🏆 UEFA Europa League Quarter-Final Second Leg

Athletic Club 2 - 0 Rangers (Athletic Club won 2 - 0 on aggregate)

NEWS

🏆 Rangers lost 2-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate to Athletic Club in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Quarter-Final.

📉 Hamilton Academical have been deducted 15 points for breaching various rules.

They are now eight points adrift at the bottom of the Championship with three games to play and could be relegated this weekend. - Thomas Duncan, BBC

Hamilton published a statement saying they were ‘astonished and disappointed’ with the independent tribunal decision. - Hamilton Academical website

🏟️ Alan Savage has said if he gets 100% control of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, he will put in fresh sponsorship investment into the club expected to be £600,000.

This would include renaming the ground to the Orian Group Stadium and sponsorship of the youth academy for three years. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal

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🆚 The SWPL will announce the fixture list for next season on Wednesday 25th June. - SWPL website

🟢 Hibernian have slashed Rangers’ ticket allocation for the final game of the season from approximately 3800 to 1500 tickets.

Hibs are the latest in a line of clubs to reduce away allocations. Aberdeen made the decision to significantly reduce the Edinburgh side’s numbers for their visit to Pittodrie post-split earlier this week. - Robbie Hanratty, The Herald

💷 Dundee United have set the ticket price for Celtic’s visit first game post-split at £42.

This is up from £34 earlier in the season but with the chance Celtic will win the title, club chiefs have said they are requiring additional policing and stewarding. - Alan Temple, The Courier

👏 Falkirk donated unclaimed 50/50 half-time draw winnings to local charities after a vote by the Falkirk Supporters’ Society. The Society voted for the winnings totalling £2830 to be split between Strathcarron Hospice, Maggie’s and the Heritage Trust. - Falkirk FC website

💜 Hearts Chief Executive Andrew McKinlay apologised to fans for the club falling below expectations this season.

In his quarterly update, he also said another signing was close following the announcement of Norwegian Christian Borchgrevink. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard

🔴 West of Scotland Premier Division side Johnstone Burgh have been deducted three points and received a £100 fine for bringing on Kyle Lafferty as a sixth substitute in a recent game against Darvel.

Lafferty won a penalty before the error was spotted and the substitution was reversed. The penalty was scored and Johnstone Burgh won the game 2-1. - Fraser Wilson, Daily Record

🔙 Duncan Ferguson has said he is keen to return to coaching and when asked about his time at Inverness Caledonian Thistle he said “The club wasn’t great, and the facilities were terrible – it’s shocking up there.” - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY

➡️ William Hill Championship

Livingston v Ayr United (7.45pm)

plus youth fixtures - view all the fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website

Scottish Football On TV This Weekend

📺 Friday

Livingston v Ayr United (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
A View From The Terrace (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)

📺 Saturday

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen (BBC One Scotland: 12.30pm)

📺 Sunday

Heart of Midlothian Women v Glasgow City (BBC iPlayer: 1pm)
St Johnstone v Celtic (Premier Sports 1: 3pm)
Hibernian Women v Rangers Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Scottish Cup Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)