⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 21st April 2025

Weekend round up. Aberdeen to face Celtic in Scottish Cup Final. Hamilton to appeal points deduction. Brora make history. PFA Team of the Years announced. McTominay scores again.

Apr 21, 2025

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➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #41: Scotland is the home of the oldest football trophy still in use, the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup - The Scottish Cup

THE WEEKEND ROUND UP

➡️ Scottish Cup
Aberdeen beat Hearts 2-1 after extra time on Saturday. Hearts played the majority of the game with 10 men and the last five minutes with nine men.

Celtic joined Aberdeen in the final to set-up a repeat of the 2017 Scottish Cup Final. They beat St Johnstone 5-0.

➡️ SPFL Championship
Have we got a title race again? Livingston beat Ayr United 5-0 on Friday night and Falkirk lost 3-1 at home to Raith Rovers. The gap is now three points with two games to go. Hamilton were relegated following their points deduction and 0-0 draw with Queen’s Park. Dunfermline Athletic are all but safe after their 0-0 draw with Partick Thistle. Raith Rovers are now just one point behind Partick Thistle in fourth. Greenock Morton still have an outside chance of the play-offs after beating ninth-place Airdrieonians 1-0. - View the Championship table here

➡️ SPFL League One
Annan Athletic are still fighting to avoid the relegation play-off spot after beating champions Arbroath 5-1. Inverness drew 1-1 away to Stenhousemuir to stay above Annan. Stenhousemuir will be looking over their shoulder after dropping to fourth. They are two points ahead of Alloa Athletic who drew 1-1 with Cove Rangers. Queen of the South are up to third after beating Kelty Hearts 3-1. Montrose and Dumbarton drew 2-2. - View the League One table here

➡️ SPFL League Two
The gap at the top of League Two is back to one point after Elgin City beat Peterhead 4-0 and East Fife beat Stirling Albion 2-0. There is a glimmer of hope for Bonnyrigg Rose at the bottom after they beat ninth-placed Forfar Athletic 2-0 away. They remain four points behind with two games to go. The Spartans kept their play-off hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Clyde. Stranraer beat Edinburgh City 2-0. - View the League Two table here

➡️ SWPL
This time last week Glasgow City were top of the SWPL. Midweek it was Rangers. This week it is Hibernian after they beat Rangers 2-0. Glasgow City could only draw 0-0 with Hearts. - View the SWPL table here

NEWS

🏆 Brora Rangers completed their first-ever treble after winning the Highland League Cup. They beat Fraserburgh 3-1 in Inverness thanks to a hat-trick from Max Ewan.

It is the first time since Buckie Thistle 71 years ago that a club has won everything they competed for at Highland League level. - Callum Law, The Press & Journal

⬇️ Broomhill are all but down in the Lowland League. Their game was called off today but Gala Fairydean Rovers and Cumbernauld Colts won on Saturday.

Broomhill need to beat Civil Service Strollers by 10 goals in the rearranged game to avoid finishing bottom. - view the Lowland League table

🔝 Scott McTominay scored his third goal in two games, his tenth of the season, as Napoli beat Monza 1-0.

Billy Gilmour was substituted at half-time.

Inter Milan lost 1-0 to Bologna yesterday. As a result Napoli are now second on goal difference. Lewis Ferguson missed the game through injury.

1️⃣ Scott McKenna played the full 90 minutes as Las Palmas beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 to move out of the relegation zone.

Oli McBurnie played 67 minutes before being substituted.

⚽️ The PFA Scotland Teams of the Year were announced. The Premiership team as voted by their fellow players is:

Kasper Schmiechel (Celtic)

Alistair Johnston (Celtic)
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
John Souttar (Rangers)
James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian)

Nicolas Raskin (Rangers)
Callum McGregor (Celtic)
Reo Hatate (Celtic)

Nicolas Kühn (Celtic)
Sam Dalby (Dundee United)
Daizen Maeda (Celtic)

View the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year on X here
View the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year on X here
View the PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year on X here
View the PFA Scotland SWPL team of the Year on X here

🔴 Hamilton Academical have indicated they are appealing their 15 point deduction for several rule breaches. - Hamilton Academical website

🚓 Hamilton CEO Seref Zengin was escorted by police from the stands following abuse from fans at their home match against Queen’s Park at the weekend. - Ewan Paton, The Herald

🆕 Ray McKinnon has been appointed the permanent manager of Brechin City after winning eight of his nine games in interim charge. - Brechin City website

📝 Lee Gibson and Hayley Lauder have signed one-year contract extensions at Glasgow City. - Glasgow City website

❓ Celtic have raised a ‘number of concerns’ with the SPFL ahead of their next match against Dundee United. Celtic fans are being charged £42 a ticket. - Ewan Paton, The Celtic Way

🔎 Dundee are looking for a Head of Recruitment. - George Cran, The Courier

🤕 Rangers defender Leon Balogun fractured his cheekbone against Athletic Club but doesn’t expect to be out for long. - Andy Coyle, STV

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY

No fixtures today 👎