⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 19th December 2025
Aberdeen lose in Prague. Morton appoint Gary Miller as interim head coach. Ross County sign former Crystal Palace youngster. Montrose issue update on their pitch.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 176
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #219: Kilmarnock’s record sale is £1.9 million for Steven Naismith to Rangers.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Conference League – League Phase
Sparta Praha 3 - 0 Aberdeen
➡️ Macleod & McCallum North Caledonian League
Invergordon 3 - 0 Clachnacuddin ‘A’
NEWS
🔴 Aberdeen finished second bottom of the UEFA Conference League following their 3-0 defeat away to Sparta Praha.
The Dons finished above Rapid Vienna. All six of their opponents in the league phase progressed to the next knockout phase, with five of the six finishing in the top eight. - view the UEFA Conference League table here
🔵 Greenock Morton have announced that Gary Miller, Head of Youth and Emerging Talent, will take interim charge of the club while they recruit a new head coach.
Morton also confirmed Billy Davies will return to his role as Technical Head Coach for the remainder of the season. - Craig Borland, Greenock Telegraph
✍️ Ross County have signed 21-year-old former Crystal Palace midfielder Jack Wells-Morrison on a short-term deal. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
🏟️ Montrose issued an update on their playing surface after experiencing their third postponement in the last six weeks.
The artificial playing surface was replaced at Links Park over the summer. To stay ahead of potential legislative changes, they chose a sustainable and more expensive infill option of specially treated wood chips as opposed to the common black pellet.
Unfortunately for the League One club, the pitch is retaining more water than normal. As a result, they are not only postponing home fixtures but also cancelling community bookings, all of which has meant a loss in revenue. - Montrose FC website
🖼️ A portrait picture of Scott McTominay’s overhead kick against Denmark has gone on display in the Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The photo by Ross MacDonald will be on display until January 5. - Peter Cassidy, STV
🙌 McTominay is ranked 19th in The Guardian’s Top 100 men’s players of 2025. - The Guardian
He also featured for Napoli last night in their 2-0 Super Cup win over AC Milan. He played the full game, picking up a booking.
🚌 St Mirren will have an open-top bus parade on Sunday to celebrate their Premier Sports Cup win. - St Mirren website
🆚 The Queen’s Park v Ross County Championship game that was postponed 15 minutes before kick-off has been rearranged for Tuesday, 3rd February. - SPFL website
📺 The latest SWPL and Sky Sports Cup matches selected for broadcast have been announced. - SWPL website
🔝 In the North Caledonian League last night, Invergordon won their 11th game from the 11 they have played.
They are four points clear, scored 58 goals in those 11 games, and only conceded three. They also have three games in hand over second-placed Alness United. - view the North Caledonian League table
🎟️ After selling out his initial Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2026 show, Allaster McKallaster has added a second show on Saturday, 14th March. - get tickets here
🤓 An additional Scottish football fact in today’s Kick-Off for you courtesy of The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast on X.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ North of Scotland League – Premier League
Banks o’ Dee Juniors – Bridge of Don Thistle (7.30pm)
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Saturday
Sportscene: Open All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
📺 Sunday
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers (Sky Sports Football 1: 1.30pm)
Heart of Midlothian Women v Glasgow City (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
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