⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 28th April 2025
Celtic and Peterhead win league titles. Hearts sack Neil Critchley. David Gray extends contract at Hibs. Johnny Russell moves to Real Salt Lake.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #46: Glasgow City hold the record for most Women's Scottish Cup Final wins - nine
THE WEEKEND ROUND UP
➡️ SPFL Premiership
Celtic won the title on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Dundee United. Aberdeen ended Hibernian’s long unbeaten run with a 1-0 at Pittodrie. Aberdeen are now level on points, with Hibs in third. Rangers and St Mirren drew 2-2. In the bottom half, Ross County dropped into the relegation play-off spot with a 2-0 defeat to Kilmarnock. Dundee beat Hearts 1-0 and Motherwell beat bottom-of-the-table St Johnstone. - View the Premiership table here
➡️ SPFL Championship
We are going to the final day of the title race. Falkirk lost 2-1 to Partick Thistle on Friday night and Livingston beat Hamilton Academical 3-0. The sides are level on points but Falkirk have the superior goal difference. Airdrieonians will be in the play-offs after drawing 0-0 away to Dunfermline. Queen’s Park drew 2-2 with Ayr United and Raith Rovers drew 1-1 with Greenock Morton. - View the Championship table here
➡️ SPFL League One
Stenhousemuir are on a run of eight games without a win and have fallen out of the play-offs after losing 2-0 to Queen of the South. The Dumfries side and Cove Rangers are guaranteed play-off spots. Cove drew 2-2 with Kelty Hearts. Alloa are in fourth after beating Montrose 2-1. Annan will finish 9th after losing 3-1 to Dumbarton and Inverness beating Arbroath 3-0. - View the League One table here
➡️ SPFL League Two
Peterhead won the title on Saturday after beating East Fife 1-0 at Balmoor Park. They are four points clear with one game to go. Bonnyrigg Rose have given themselves a fighting chance of avoiding the relegation play-off after beating The Spartans 2-1. They are two points behind Forfar Athletic who drew 0-0 with Edinburgh City. Elgin City will be in the promotion play-offs after beating Stranraer 3-0. Stirling Albion lost 4-1 at home to Clyde. - View the League Two table here
🏆 Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup
Glasgow City will face Rangers Women in the Women’s Scottish Cup Final. City beat Motherwell 4-0 on Saturday and Rangers beat Aberdeen 5-0 yesterday.
NEWS
🚪 Hearts sacked Neil Critchley on Saturday evening after the club’s 1-0 home defeat to Dundee. He had only been in charge for six months. - BBC
4️⃣ East Kilbride beat Brora Rangers 4-1 in the first leg of the Highland League v Lowland League play-off. The second leg is on Saturday in Brora. The winner will face either Bonnyrigg Rose or Forfar Athletic.
🏅James Forrest became Celtic’s most-decorated player of all time, surpassing Bobby Lennox. Forrest who made his debut in 2010, has now won 26 trophies with Celtic. - Tom English, BBC
⚽️ Scott McTominay scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season has Napoli moved to the top of Serie A. Napoli beat Che Adam’s Torino 2-0. Inter Milan lost 1-0 at home to Roma.
Billy Gilmour was a late second-half substitute.
Bologna are in action tonight against Udinese. - View the Serie A table
📝 Hibernian Head Coach David Gray has signed a new three-year deal at Easter Road.
Gray’s Assistant Head Coaches Eddie May, Liam Craig, and Craig Samson have also extended their stays with the club. - Hibernian website
📝 Heart of Midlothian Women Manager Eva Olid has signed a one-year contract extension with the option of a further year.
She has been at the Edinburgh club since 2021. - Heart of Midlothian website
✍️ Johnny Russell has moved from from Kansas City to Real Salt Lake in the MLS. - Fraser Clarke, Football Scotland
🔴 Hamilton Academical’s appeal against their point deduction will be heard on Thursday 1st May. - Robbie Hanratty, The Herald
🏟️ Stirling Albion’s Forthbank Stadium was targeted by vandals at the end of last week. - Stirling Albion website
🔴 Tayport’s 19-year-old Nigerian goalkeeper Nathaniel Nwosu will go on trial with Aberdeen after his trial finishes with St Johnstone. - Danny Law, The Press & Journal
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ GreenVersity West of Scotland First Division (Tier 7)
Arthurlie v Kilwinning Rangers (7pm)
➡️ Potts Cup Semi-Final
Newton Stewart v Lochar Thistle (7.30pm)
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