⚽ The Kick-Off - Friday 6th February 2026
Scottish Cup Fifth Round details. Weekend TV guide. Grant Hanley out for up to a month. Rangers recall goalkeeper Mason Munn from Dunfermline Athletic.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #245: In the 1979–80 season, St Mirren became the first and only Scottish club to win the Anglo-Scottish Cup, beating Bristol City in the final.
NEWS
After a hectic start to the year, yesterday was a relatively quiet day on the Scottish football news front.
🏆 It is Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round weekend. The action kicks off tonight in Airdrie with Airdrieonians v St Mirren.
The draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Sunday night after the Stenhousemuir v Falkirk tie on BBC Scotland.
🟢 Grant Hanley faces up to a month out for Hibs after sustaining a hamstring injury in Sunday’s match against Rangers. - John Greechan, Edinburgh Evening News
✍️ Forfar Athletic have signed Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender Matthew Strachan on loan. - Forfar Athletic website
🔵 Rangers recalled goalkeeper Mason Munn from his loan at Dunfermline Athletic. - Rangers FC on X
📝 Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Darren Jamieson has signed a one-year contract extension at Ochilview. - Stenhousemuir FC website
☔️ Celtic issued a short statement apologising to fans for the late postponement of Wednesday night’s away game at Aberdeen. They have also questioned whether the SPFL Inspection Protocol was followed correctly. - Celtic FC website
The rearranged match has been scheduled for Wednesday, 4th March.
🆚 Several SPFL matches have been changed on the weekend of Saturday, 28th March due to the Scotland v Japan friendly at Hampden. - View all the fixture changes here
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 127
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Airdrieonians v St Mirren (7.45pm)
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League, East of Scotland Football League, and Midlands League. View all the fixtures here.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ON TV THIS WEEKEND
📺 Friday
Airdrieonians v St Mirren (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
📺 Saturday
Celtic v Dundee (Premier Sports: 5.30pm)
Aberdeen v Motherwell (Premier Sports : 7.30pm)
Sportscene: Scottish Cup Highlights (BBC One Scotland: 10.25pm)
📺 Sunday
Rangers v Queen’s Park (Premier Sports: 2pm)
Glasgow City v Celtic Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Stenhousemuir v Falkirk (BBC Scotland: 7.30pm)
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