⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 25th July 2025
Hibs draw and Dundee United win in Europe. St Mirren make double signing. Queen of the South, Clyde and East Kilbride make signings. Hamilton appoint new Head of Academy.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #110: Dundee United named no Scottish players in their starting XI last night for the first time in history for a competitive match. (Fact courtesy of @DufcStats on X)
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round First Leg
FC Midtjylland 1 - 1 Hibernian
🏆 UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round First Leg
Dundee United 1 - 0 FC UNA Strassen
NEWS
🏆 Hibernian and Dundee United take positive results into next week’s European qualifier second legs.
Jamie McGrath scored on his Hibs’ debut to open the scoring in Denmark. But FC Midtjylland equalised midway through the second half to keep it level for the second leg in Edinburgh.
Dundee United beat FC UNA Strassen 1-0 at home thanks to a debut goal for Zac Sapsford.
⚫️ St Mirren made a double signing yesterday.
The Paisley club have signed defender Miguel Freckleton from Sheffield United and brought former Livingston Goalkeeper Shamal George on loan from Wycombe Wanderers. - Peter Cassidy, STV
🏆 The draw for the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup will take place on Premier Sports after the St Mirren v Ayr United match on Sunday. - SPFL website
🔵 League One Queen of the South have signed St Mirren defender Callum Penman on a season-long loan. - Queen of the South website
🔵 Sticking with the Doonhamers, a Queen of the South fan suffered a suspected broken nose after their drum was stolen at the end of the midweek Premier Sports Cup game against Partick Thistle.
Both clubs released a statement in response to the incident. - Peter Cassidy, STV
✍️ Clyde have signed goalkeeper Jay Hogarth on a one-year contract.
The goalkeeper played as a trialist during Tuesday’s Premier Sports Cup tie against Stenhousemuir and made two saves in the penalty shoot-out. - Clyde FC website
✍️ East Kilbride have signed defender Rhys Breen after the 25-year-old left Dunfermline Athletic. - East Kilbride on X
🆕 Kilmarnock have launched their new third shirt. The kit celebrates 52 years since Marie Osmond’s “Paper Roses” first echoed through the terraces of Rugby Park.
🔴 Hamilton Academical have named former Motherwell player Scott Leitch as their new Head of Academy.
Accies have also announced that Michael Tidser, Kevin Harper, and Darryl Duffy have all joined the club as youth coaches. - Hamilton Academical website
📺 Hamilton’s home League One game against Cove Rangers has been moved to a 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday 30th August for live coverage on BBC Alba. - Cove Rangers website
🏟️ Motherwell’s Fir Park will host two Scotland Under-21 qualifiers this year.
Scotland's matches against Portugal in September and Bulgaria in November will both be played in Motherwell. - Motherwell FC website
📻 Clyde SuperScoreBoard is expanding to seven days a week, featuring a new regular Sunday show from 4-7pm. - Clyde SuperScoreBoard on X
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
Celtic B v Broxburn Athletic (7.45pm)
Heart of Midlothian B v Tranent (7.45pm)
View Friday’s pre-season fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
Scottish Football On TV This Weekend
📺 Saturday
Dundee v Montrose (Premier Player: 3pm)
Falkirk v The Spartans (Premier Player: 3pm)
Kilmarnock v East Fife (Premier Player: 3pm)
Livingston v Kelty Hearts (Premier Player: 3pm)
Ross County v Partick Thistle (Premier Player: 3pm)
St Johnstone v Elgin City (Premier Player: 3pm)
📺 Sunday
St Mirren v Ayr United (Premier Sports 1: 3pm)
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