⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 21st November 2025
Aberdeen's former head of recruitment returns to the club. Andrew Tod signs new contract at Dunfermline. Scott McTominay's goal voted goal of the round. Weekend TV guide.
🌎 Days until the World Cup: 202 ⏳ Days until the World Cup draw: 14
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #195: This is the 10th men’s World Cup Scotland have qualified for. The Scottish FA refused to play at the 1950 World Cup on a matter of principal, as the team 'only' finished second in the British Home Championship, despite the protestations of the players.
NEWS
🔴 Aberdeen’s former head of recruitment, Darren Mowbray, has returned to the club. Mowbray, who helped bring Bojan Miovski, Ylber Ramadani, and Duk to the club, departed the Dons for Southampton in 2023. - Ryan Cryle, The Press & Journal
⚫️ Dunfermline Athletic’s Andrew Tod has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2028. - Dunfermline Athletic website
🏆 The SPFL has published the KDM Evolution Trophy seedings for the last 32 draw. Each club in a seeded pair will be drawn against a club from the corresponding unseeded pair.
For example, Ross County or St Johnstone (seeded first and second) will draw either of the bottom seeds, Celtic B or Heart of Midlothian B.- SPFL website
🔵 Cowdenbeath chairman Donald Findlay admits he ‘fears for the future’ of the Lowland League club unless new investors come forward.
The majority shareholder has offered to gift 51 percent of the club to interested parties ‘who can inject significant monies’ into the Central Park side. - Iain Collin, The Courier
🏴 A wee bit more Scotland content before the domestic action returns tonight?
🚲 The European Qualifiers Goal of the Round was none other than Scott McTominay.
Second was Kenny McLean. Any other time, and Hungary’s Barnabas Vargas would not have finished third for his incredible strike against Ireland.
⚽️ Adam Clery has provided the tactical analysis from Tuesday night.
📺 The Scotland v Denmark highlights on the Scotland National Team YouTube channel have surpassed 4 million views.
🎥 Talking of the Scotland National Team YouTube channel, relive the story of the night with the behind-the-scenes footage from the Scottish FA media team.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship
Queen’s Park v Ross County (7.45pm)
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Cumbernauld Colts v Bo’ness United (7.45pm)
plus Scottish Communities Cup and Potts Cup matches. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
KDM Evolution Trophy Last-32 Draw (SPFL YouTube: 1pm)
Queen’s Park v Ross County (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
A View From The Terrace (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)
📺 Saturday
Sportscene: Open All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South (BBC Alba: 5.30pm)
St Mirren v Celtic (Sky Sports: 8pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC One Scotland: 10.20pm)
📺 Sunday
Celtic Women v Partick Thistle Women (BBC iPlayer: 2pm)
Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian (Sky Sports Football: 3pm)
Glasgow City v Hibernian Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
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