⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 31st October 2025

Weekend guide. Premier Sports Cup fixture details. Scotland Under-17s back in action following England win.

📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #180: 
Former Aberdeen Manager Ebbe Skovdahl was the uncle of Danish international footballers Michael and Brian Laudrup.

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NEWS

The Kick-Off doesn’t normally start like this. However, there was pretty much zero actual Scottish football news yesterday apart from Michael Paton leaving his assistant role at Kelty Hearts.

I have included a couple of interesting items, but feel free to skip to the bottom, check what football is on tonight, and discover the Scottish football TV schedule over the weekend.

🔴 Aberdeen defender Dylan Lobban made his debut for the club on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old defender starred in an Aberdeen season ticket campaign 10 years ago.

Aberdeen put a fun video looking back at Dylan then and now.

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6️⃣ Hearts started with the same line-up for the sixth game in a row. The first time the Tynecastle club had done so since the 1986/87 season.- Joel Sked, Hearts Standard

👋 Kelty Hearts Assistant Manager Michael Paton has departed the club. - Kelty Hearts on X

🏆 It is Premier Sports Cup Semi-Final weekend. Motherwell take on St Mirren tomorrow, Celtic face Rangers on Sunday. The final takes place on Sunday, 14th December.

🟢 Fellow Substack, Scotland’s Coefficient has analysed Celtic’s annual report in great detail. Check it out below.

Celtic F.C annual report - year ending June 2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 If you are at a loose end this afternoon and in the North Lanarkshire area, get along to support the Scotland Under-17s take on Sweden in Airdrie.

Following the 1-0 win over England in the opening game, Brian McLaughlin’s side will be looking to get another win to put them in a strong position. Entry is free. It is also available to watch on the Scotland National Team YouTube channel.

Watch highlights of the England win here.

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY

➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic (7.45pm)

➡️ Breedon Highland League

Deveronvale v Fraserburgh (8pm)

➡️ SWPL 1

Hamilton Academical v Celtic (8pm)

➡️ UEFA Under-17 European Championship Qualifying Round

Scotland v Sweden (3.30pm - Albert Bartlett Stadium, Airdrie)

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND

📺 Friday

• Scotland Under-17s v Sweden Under-17s (Scotland National Team YouTube: 3.30pm)

• Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)

• A View From The Terrace (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)

📺 Saturday

• Sportscene: Open All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)

• Motherwell v St Mirren (Premier Sports 1: 5.30pm)

• Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)

📺 Sunday

• Celtic v Rangers (Premier Sports 1: 2pm)

• Heart of Midlothian Women v Rangers Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)

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