⚽ The Kick-Off - Monday 11th May 2026
Weekend round-up. Stirling Albion appoint Steven Whittaker as manager. Hamilton hit by another winding up petition. Montrose sign Shaun Byrne. Contract extension news across the SPFL.
Random Scottish Football Fact #306:
Motherwell spent a total of six weeks at sea to play 13 games on a South American tour at the end of the 1927/28 season. They played teams from Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, including the Argentinian national team, who they beat 3-0.
WEEKEND ROUND-UP
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Hearts now know it is four points from their last two games to guarantee the title. They could win it on Wednesday night if Motherwell beat Celtic and they beat Falkirk at Tynecastle. At the other end, it is looking like St Mirren will be in the relegation play-off. They are four points behind Kilmarnock with two games to go.
Celtic 3-1 Rangers
Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian
Motherwell 1-1 Heart of Midlothian
Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee United
Dundee 3-0 Livingston
St Mirren 0-3 Kilmarnock
View the Premiership table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFFS QUARTER FINAL
Dunfermline will now face Partick Thistle for a chance to play the team finishing 11th in the Premiership. The first leg is tomorrow, followed by the second leg on Friday.
Arbroath 0-0 Dunfermline Athletic
(Dunfermline won 1-0 on aggregate)
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP & LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFFS SEMI-FINALS
Alloa will face Stenhousemuir for a place in the Championship next season. Airdrieonians will be playing League One football.
Clyde will take on Hamilton Academical to see who plays in League One next season. And as you will be fully aware, the first leg will be in Hamilton, where Hamilton are the away team, and the second leg will be in Cumbernauld, where Hamilton will be the home team.
The matches are midweek and on Saturday.
Airdrieonians 1-2 Alloa Athletic
(Alloa won 3-1 on aggregate)
Stenhousemuir 2-2 Queen of the South
(after extra time - 3-3 on aggregate, Stenhousemuir won 4-3 on penalties)
Hamilton Academical 2-1 Forfar Athletic
(Hamilton won 5-2 on aggregate)
The Spartans 1-1 Clyde
(Clyde won 3-1 on aggregate)
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO PYRAMID PLAY-OFF FIRST LEG
It is finely poised in the League Two play-off as Brora travel to Edinburgh for the second leg on Saturday.
Brora Rangers 1-1 Edinburgh City
➡️ SCOTTISHPOWER SWPL 1
Hearts can win the title next weekend if results go their way - sound familiar? The Jambos are four points clear of Rangers with two games to go. Glasgow City are effectively out of the title race. It would take an incredible set of results for them to win.
Celtic 1-2 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian 3-2 Glasgow City
Partick Thistle 0-3 Rangers
Aberdeen 4-0 Hamilton Academical
Montrose 1-2 Motherwell
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen - 88’)
Calum Adamson (Alloa Athletic - 87’), Olly Whyte (Stenhousemuir - 103’), Nicky Clark (Queen of the South - 117’)
Bridget Galloway (Aberdeen Women - 87’), Tegan Bowie (Hibernian Women - 90+3’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
Emmanuel Agyei (Dundee United), Jade McLaren (Montrose Women)
NEWS
🆕 League Two Stirling Albion have appointed Steven Whittaker as their new manager. The former Hibs and Rangers defender was most recently Scott Brown’s assistant at Ayr United. - Stirling Albion website
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📺 Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk will be broadcast live on Sky Sports on Wednesday night. Hearts could win the title if Celtic lose at Motherwell and they beat Falkirk.
Of course, it could all come down to Sunday when Celtic host Hearts, which will also be live on Sky Sports. - SPFL website
🔴 Hamilton Academical announced that they have been subject to another winding-up petition - this time lodged by HMRC in relation to a legacy debt arising under the club’s previous ownership. - Hamilton Academical website
🔵 Montrose have signed Raith Rovers midfielder Shaun Byrne on a two-year deal. - Montrose FC website
📝 Several SPFL clubs announced contract extensions over the weekend.
Dunfermline Athletic’s Chris Kane has signed on for another year at East End Park. - Dunfermline Athletic website
Raith Rovers Callum Fordyce and Lewis Stevenson have signed new deals. - Raith Rovers website
Ross County have extended the contracts of Josh Reid, Andrew Macleod, Jamie Williamson, Calum Brown, and Jayden Reid. - Ross County website
St Johnstone’s Cheick Diabate has signed a new two-year deal at McDiarmid Park. Goalkeeper Craig Hepburn, who was on loan at East Kilbride this season, has also signed a new deal. - St Johnstone website
🔵 Stranraer have released Sean Docherty, Ryan Edgar, Robbie Foster, Lewis Hunter, Kirk McKnight, and Sallu Turay at the end of their contracts. - Stranraer FC website
🏟️ Inverness Caledonian Thistle condemned the action of their fans after they invaded the pitch last weekend against Hamilton.
The club is helping the authorities identify the individuals involved in the disorder and revealed that there was significant damage within their north stand. - Inverness Caledonian Thistle website
🟢 On loan Celtic forward Tomas Cvancara has confirmed that he has played his last game for Celtic after picking up an injury. - Ryan McGinlay, The Celtic Way
🔚 Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday will retire from playing professional football at the end of the season. The 34-year-old has played for a host of clubs, including Livingston, where he started his career, Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Rangers, and Hearts. - Motherwell FC website
🏆 James Penrice won the Greek title with AEK Athens yesterday. The left back has made 32 appearances this season.
⚽️ A special mention to West of Scotland Football League Fourth Division club Campbelltown Pupils, who picked up their first win of the season at the weekend with a 1-0 win over Newmains United.
It has been a tough season for the Argyll & Bute club. They have only picked up four points from 27 games so far. - view the WOSFL Fourth Division table
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