Random Scottish Football Fact #376:
Brora Rangers are the last team to go through a Highland League season undefeated - 2014-15 (30 wins and four draws)
WEEKEND ROUND-UP
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
There was only one Premiership game due to European postponements. Dundee took the derby honours thanks to goals from Drey Wright and Owen Bevan.
Dundee United 0-2 Dundee
view the Premiership league table
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Stenhousemuir fairy tale continues with the Warriors at the top of the Championship on goal difference. Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle are also on seven points at the top. Four clubs are still in search of their first league win: Inverness, Dunfermline, Morton and Queen’s Park.
Greenock Morton 1-2 Arbroath
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Partick Thistle
Livingston 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Queen’s Park 0-2 Stenhousemuir
Raith Rovers 2-0 Ayr United
view the Championship league table
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Hamilton Academical remain top despite drawing 0-0 away to East Fife. Ross County are a point behind with a game in hand following their win over Airdrieonians. The Diamonds are ninth and are still in search of their first win of the season. Queen of the South are bottom on zero points. Montrose got their first win of the season with an excellent 3-0 win at home to East Kilbride.
Airdrieonians 1-3 Ross County
Cove Rangers 3-0 Peterhead
East Fife 0-0 Hamilton Academical
Montrose 3-0 East Kilbride
Queen of the South 0-2 Alloa Athletic
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
Clyde have leapfrogged Elgin City and Forfar Athletic to go top of League Two. Edinburgh City have a positive points tally following their 1-0 home win over Annan Athletic.
Clyde 3-0 Forfar Athletic
Edinburgh City 1-0 Annan Athletic
Kelty Hearts 3-1 Dumbarton
Stirling Albion 2-2 Stranraer
The Spartans 3-3 Elgin City
➡️ SWPL 1
Last season’s top five scored 21 goals yesterday with just one conceded. Aberdeen, Motherwell and Montrose are still searching for their first points, with the Dons and Motherwell still to score.
Aberdeen 0-3 Glasgow City
Celtic 3-0 Montrose
Partick Thistle 1-3 Hibernian
Motherwell 0-5 Heart of Midlothian
Rangers 7-0 The Spartans
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Alfie Bavidge (Inverness Caledonian Thistle - 89’), Robbie Muirhead (Livingston- 90’), Thomas O’Brien (Arbroath - 90+2’)
Edimond Oppong (Cove Rangers - 86’)
Innes Lawson (Edinburgh City - 87)
Maria McAney (Celtic Women - 87’), Erin McLaughlin (Glasgow City - 88’), Issy Fisher (Celtic Women - 90+2’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
(sent off over the weekend)
Leon King (Ayr United)
LATEST NEWS
🟢 Hibernian have signed midfielder Jacob Devaney on an initial season-long loan from Manchester United. The Hibees have the option to make the move permanent at the end of the loan. The 19-year-old was on loan at St Mirren last season. - Hibernian website
Hibs also reached an agreement with Charleston Battery for their USA Under-20 international Colton Swan. The forward will join in December. - Hibernian website
✍️ Dundee signed Swiss striker Bradley Fink on a season-long loan from Wycombe Wanderers. The 23-year-old, who came through the Borussia Dortmund academy, made his debut as a substitute in Saturday’s derby win over Dundee United. - Dundee FC website
✍️ Falkirk made their 14th summer signing with Jacob Murrell joining from DC United. The 22-year-old American striker has signed a two-year deal. - Falkirk FC website
⚫ St Mirren sold forward Roland Idowu to Romanian SuperLiga side FC Botosani for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old scored eight goals in 80 appearances for the Buddies. - St Mirren website
✍️ Here is your roundup of signings across the rest of the SPFL.
Arbroath signed Celtic’s Jude Bonnar on loan from Celtic. The midfielder took just 19 minutes to make his mark at the Championship club - he scored the opener in the Lichties’ 2-1 win over Morton. - Arbroath FC on X
Cove Rangers were busy on Friday. The Aberdeen club announced three signings.
Joe Chalmers joined on loan from Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Defender Afonso Lindo joined on a short-term deal until January. Lindo most recently had a spell at Georgian club Iberia 1999. Aberdeen’s Jamie Mercer joined on loan as part of their co-operation agreement. - Cove Rangers website
East Fife made a double signing over the weekend. Cammy Ballantyne made the move to Methil after most recently being with Linfield in Northern Ireland. - East Fife website
Tobi Joseph also signed for the League One club after being at Dumbarton for the second half of last season. - East Fife website
East Kilbride announced the loan signing of 19-year-old forward Rhys Dargie from Celtic. - East Kilbride on X
Raith Rovers have signed Scott Tiffoney on loan from Kilmarnock. He made his debut as a second-half substitute in Raith’s 2-0 win over Ayr United. - Raith Rovers website
✍️ Celtic midfielder Kyle Ure has joined EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan. The 20-year-old was on loan at Ayr United last season. - BBC
🔵 Paul Hartley has appointed Greg Stewart as his assistant at Cove Rangers. The 36-year-old had previously been at Cove as a player but will now concentrate on his number two role. - Cove Rangers website
🏥 East Fife confirmed that Pat Slattery has suffered ACL and MCL injuries. The 33-year-old has been referred to a specialist for further assessment. - East Fife on X
🚀 It was some goal from 16-year-old Greenock Morton midfielder Dean Black to open his professional account.
➡️ Brora Rangers remain top of the Breedon Highland League despite drawing 0-0 with Inverurie Loco Works at home. Fraserburgh inflicted Lossiemouth’s first defeat of the season with a 4-0 win. Clachnacuddin were the biggest winners of the weekend; the Inverness side beat local rivals Nairn County 6-1. Rothes picked up their first win of the season with a 3-2 win over bottom-of-the-table Wick Academy. - view the Highland League table here
➡️ Tranent sit top of the Lowland League East after beating East Stirlingshire 3-0 away. Cowdenbeath got their first win of the season with a 4-2 win over bottom-of-the-table University of Stirling. That is now five defeats out of five in the league for Stirling Uni. Lochee United arguably had the standout result in the East this weekend with a 5-2 home win over Linlithgow Rose.
In the Lowland League West, Auchinleck Talbot are back at the top with a 3-1 win over Albion Rovers. Kilwinning Rangers are second on goal difference following a 2-0 win over Largs Thistle. Clydebank were the biggest winners of the weekend with a 7-1 home win over Gretna 2008. Dalbeattie Star picked up their first league point with a 2-2 away draw at Cumbernauld Colts. - view the Lowland League tables here
☀️ Robbie Ure made his first start for Sevilla in their 3-1 win away at Athletic Club. After the game, his manager said that the striker will take time to get used to playing in the Spanish heat. - Mark Walker, The Herald
⚽ In the opening weekend of Serie A, Scott McTominay started for Napoli in their 2-0 win over Genoa. Billy Gilmour was an unused substitute.
Lennon Miller was a 71st-minute substitute for Udinese in their 1-1 home draw with Como.
Josh Doig and Kieron Bowie started for Sassuolo in their 2-1 defeat at Atalanta.
Che Adams came on in the 70th minute for Torino and scored a consolation goal in their 2-1 defeat to AC Milan.
⚽ Jack Hendry scored the only goal of the game as his Al-Ettifaq side beat Al Fateh 1-0.
⚽ Former Kilmarnock winger Danny Armstrong scored twice for Dinamo Bucharest in their 2-1 win over Universitatea Cluj at the weekend.
🏆 Blackburn United were the biggest winners in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Preliminary Round Two over the weekend. The West Lothian side beat St Cuthbert Wanderers 10-1. It wasn’t a good day for the South of Scotland League clubs, with Dundee North End beating Wigtown & Bladnoch 9-0. Penicuik Athletic were also big winners on Saturday; the East of Scotland League club beat North Caledonian League Golspie Sutherland 9-2. - view all results on the Scottish FA website
✍️ Former Scotland youth international and on-loan Dundee striker Michael Mellon signed for EFL League One club Stevenage on a permanent transfer from Burnley last week. - BBC
🟢 Another young Scottish talent has made the move down to England. Celtic’s 16-year-old Erskine Rennie has signed for Fulham on a scholarship agreement. - Fulham FC website
👮 Eight more people were charged in relation to Celtic fans’ title celebrations. - Ross Hempseed, STV
⏱️ Rangers have been fined €15,000 by UEFA after they were blamed for the late kick-off in their first leg against Jagiellonia Bialystok. - Stewart Wilson, Rangers Review
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