⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 14th April 2025
Weekend round up. Arbroath win League One. Brora Rangers win the Highland League. Oli McBurnie and Oli Burke on the scoresheet. Ryan Christie out until pre-season.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #36: Motherwell won a post-season special four-team 'Copa Del Rey' tournament in 1927 beating a Real Madrid XI in the final. Real Unión won the official Copa Del Rey earlier that season.
THE WEEKEND ROUND UP
➡️ SPFL Premiership
St Mirren secured the last top-six spot after beating Ross County 3-2. A win was enough for them after the 0-0 draw between Motherwell and Hearts. Celtic can win the title with at least a draw in their next game after beating Kilmarnock 5-1. Rangers came from two behind again to draw 2-2 with Aberdeen. Hibs beat Dundee 4-0 yesterday to move onto 53 points. Three ahead of Dundee United who beat St Johnstone 1-0 and Aberdeen. - View the Premiership table here
➡️ SPFL Championship
Livingston kept their faint title hopes alive with a 2-1 win away to Morton after Falkirk drew 1-1 with Ayr United on Friday night. The gap is now six points with three to play. Airdrieonians picked up another point at the bottom of the table. Queen’s Park are now second bottom and five points clear of Airdrie after losing 1-0 to Dunfermline Athletic. Hamilton Academical beat Partick Thistle 2-1 to move seven points clear of the relegation spot. - View the Championship table here
➡️ SPFL League One
Arbroath are William Hill SPFL League One champions. They beat Stenhousemuir 4-0 to win the league. Cove Rangers beat Dumbarton 3-1, while Alloa Athletic beat Annan Athletic 1-0 to keep the pressure on Queen of the South for fourth place. The Doonhamers beat Montrose 2-1. Managerless Kelty Hearts beat Inverness 2-0 away. - View the League One table here
➡️ SPFL League Two
There were wins for Peterhead (1-0 v The Spartans) and East Fife (2-0 v Bonnyrigg Rose) at the top. Peterhead remains four points clear with three games to go. Bonnyrigg are now seven points adrift at the bottom of the league. Forfar drew 1-1 with Clyde to provide a bigger buffer. Stirling Albion are two points off the play-offs after their 3-1 win over Stranraer and Elgin’s 2-0 defeat away to Edinburgh City. - View the League Two table here
➡️ SWPL
Glasgow City are the new leaders of the SWPL. They sit top on goal difference after beating Motherwell 4-0. Hibernian are second after losing 2-1 at home to rivals Hearts. Rangers are one point back in third after drawing 1-1 with Celtic. - View the SWPL table here
NEWS
🏆 Brora Rangers won the Breedon Highland League on Saturday.
They beat bottom-of-the-table Rothes 7-2 to win the league on goal difference over Brechin City. - view the final Highland League table
🆚 The Pyramid Play-off will be between Brora Rangers and East Kilbride. The winner of the two legs will play the team at the bottom of League Two, which looks to be Bonnyrigg Rose.
The first leg is on Saturday 26th of April at East Kilbride, with the return leg the following weekend.
⬆️ Gala Fairydean Rovers moved off the bottom of the Parks Motor Group Lowland League following a dramatic 3-2 win over Broomhill.
Gala’s 90th-minute winner saw Broomhill go bottom with one game left. - view the Lowland League table
⚽️ Oli McBurnie scored for the second game running as Las Palmas won 3-1 against Getafe on Friday.
Las Palmas are two points from safety with seven games remaining. - Robbie Chalmers, Football Scotland
⚽️ Oli Burke scored a double for Werder Bremen as the German side won 2-1 away at Stuttgart.
Bremen are three points outside the European places with five games to go. - Fraser Clarke, Football Scotland
🆙 Left-back Josh Doig was celebrating a return to Serie A at the weekend as Sassuolo were promoted from Serie B.
🏆 Invergordon scored two goals in added time to win the North Caledonian Cup on Saturday. - Will Clark, Ross-Shire Journal
🚪 Robbie Nielson was sacked as Tampa Bay Rowdies manager at the end of last week.
The Rowdies lost eight games of the 42 Nielson was in charge of. - Ewan Paton, Hearts Standard
🏥 Ryan Christie will definitely miss Scotland’s June friendlies following his groin surgery. - Robbie Chalmers, Football Scotland
👋 Hearts have revealed they will not be making Gerald Taylor’s loan permanent. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🏟️ Livingston United are appealing for help after vandals caused damage to their Station Park ground. - Livingston Utd on X
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ SPFL Reserve League
Queen’s Park v Livingston (2pm)
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