⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 19th September 2025
Stranraer bring two Hearts players in on loan. Inverness announce a loan partnership with Brora Rangers. St Johnstone documentary to be released today. This weekend's Scottish football TV guide.
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NEWS
🔵 League Two Stranraer have signed Hearts youngsters Matthew Gillies and Dom Plank on loan from Heart of Midlothian.
Defender Gillies is a Scotland Under-19 international, while Plank is a 19-year-old winger. - Stranraer FC website
🤝 Inverness Caledonian Thistle have entered a loan partnership with Highland League champions Brora Rangers.
Interim CEO Charlie Christie said: “Christie explained: “It is a new initiative between the clubs, not a formal agreement but more a verbal agreement as we can’t formally arrange a co-operation loan unless in Championship or above, but very similar.” - Alasdair Fraser, The Press & Journal
🟢 Hibernian have recalled striker Dean Cleland from East Kilbride.
The 17-year-old had moved on loan in July as part of the co-operation agreement between the clubs, but did not feature much for the League Two side.- Liam Bryce, Hibs Observer
📺 A fly-on-the-wall documentary of St Johnstone’s relegation season will be available on STV Player today.
Clover Films were granted open access inside the Perth club throughout the season. The questionable title of the documentary is “Bagpipes & Bravehearts: The St Johnstone Story”. - Eric Nicolson, The Courier
🍫 Pie and Bovril has launched a League Cup Tenz competition with a £100 top prize as well as boxes of Freddos on offer.
There are nine multiple-choice questions to answer on how you predict this weekend’s cup action going, with a tie-breaker question at the end. It is free to enter.- Pie & Bovril website
🏆 The Premier Sports Cup Semi-Final draw will take place live on Premier Sports following Sunday’s coverage of Partick Thistle v Celtic.
📖 If you are looking for some extended Friday reading, Daniel Gray’s Slow Match Reports for Nutmeg FC are always worth checking out.
🗳️ The Blizzard is running a vote for the greatest goals of all time. They have shortlisted 256 goals into groups of four for which to vote.
Eight Scottish players are on the shortlist, including John McGinn (below), Davie Cooper, Che Adams, Archie Gemmill, and Graeme Sharp. - Vote for the goals here
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 Premier Sports Cup Quarter Final
Kilmarnock v St Mirren (7.45pm)
➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship
St Johnstone v Dunfermline Athletic (7.45pm)
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Celtic B v Caledonian Braves (7.45pm)
East Stirlingshire v Linlithgow Rose (7.45pm)
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
Kilmarnock v St Mirren (Premier Sports Player: 7.45pm)
St Johnstone v Dunfermline Athletic (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
📺 Saturday
Aberdeen v Motherwell (Premier Sports 2: 3pm)
Rangers v Hibernian (Premier Sports 1: 5.45pm)
📺 Sunday
Glasgow City v Heart of Midlothian Women (BBC iPlayer: 1pm)
Partick Thistle v Celtic (Premier Sports 1: 3.30pm)
Celtic Women v Hibernian Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
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