⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 29th September 2025
Weekend round-up. Scottish Cup Second Round draw details. Loan signings for Morton, Dunfermline, Cove Rangers, and Alloa Athletic.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #156:
Lawrence Shankland is the SPFL's all-time top scorer. He has scored 163 goals across all divisions. One more than Rory McAllister.WEEKEND ROUND-UP
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Hearts are now two points clear of Celtic at the top of the Premiership. Motherwell, Kilmarnock, and Rangers all won their first league games of the season. Aberdeen remain without a goal or a win in the league. They are four points adrift of Livingston and Falkirk at the bottom.
Celtic 0-0 Hibernian
Dundee United 0-2 Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Falkirk
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
St Mirren 1-0 Dundee
View the Premiership table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
St Johnstone are eight points clear following their seventh win out of eight games. Morton have now drawn seven of their eight league games. Airdrieonians and Ross County are still looking for their first league win of the season.
Ayr United 4-2 Airdrieonians
Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton 1-1 Ross County
Queen’s Park 1-2 St Johnstone
Raith Rovers 3-0 Arbroath
View the Championship table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Inverness have gone top of League One after eight games despite their five-point deduction. Hamilton and Stenhousemuir are two points behind. Cove Rangers are still winless and sit at the bottom with two points.
Cove Rangers 0-2 Kelty Hearts
Hamilton Academical 2-0 Stenhousemuir
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 East Fife
Montrose 2-1 Queen of the South
Peterhead 2-1 Alloa Athletic
View the League One table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
The Spartans are now four points clear at the top. Stranraer picked up their first league win of the season away to Dumbarton.
Annan Athletic 3-1 East Kilbride
Dumbarton 1-2 Stranraer
Edinburgh City 1-1 Forfar Athletic
Elgin City 2-3 The Spartans
Stirling Albion 2-4 Clyde
View the League Two table here
➡️ SWPL 1
Glasgow City have gone top ahead of Rangers following their sixth win from six. Hamilton are still searching for their first points of the season.
Hamilton Academical 0-5 Hibernian
Montrose 0-4 Celtic
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 0-5 Heart of Midlothian
Rangers 0-1 Glasgow City
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Johnny Koutroumbis (Motherwell- 90+2’), Max Aarons (Rangers- 90+4’), Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell- 90+6’); Jack Hamilton (Raith Rovers - 88’), Josh McPake (St Johnstone - 89’); Joseph Teasdale (Kelty Hearts - 90’), Alfie Bavidge (Inverness Caledonian Thistle - 90+9’); Josh O’Connor (Elgin City - 87’), Russell Maclean (Stirling Albion - 88’ & 89’), James Dolan (Stranraer - 90+2’), Tommy Muir (Annan Athletic - 90+3’); Nicole Kozlova (Glasgow City - 85’), Sienna McGoldrick (Celtic Women - 89’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
Jefferson Caceres (Dunfermline Athletic); Jordan McGregor (East Kilbride), Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic)
NEWS
🔵 Greenock Morton have brought Aaron Lyall back to Cappielow.
The winger left Morton for Ross County in the summer but has rejoined on loan. - Greenock Morton website
⚫️ Dunfermline Athletic have signed Falkirk forward Barney Stewart on loan. - Dunfermline Athletic website
🔵 Cove Rangers signed Ross County midfielder Adam Emslie on loan. The former Aberdeen midfielder only joined the Dingwall club in the summer but has returned to Cove Rangers, where he was on loan last season. - Cove Rangers website
✍️ Alloa Athletic re-signed Hearts goalkeeper Liam McFarlane on loan after he had been recalled by Derek McInnes due to injuries. - Craig Cairns,The Hearts Standard
🤝 Partick Thistle and Lowland League club Linlithgow Rose have entered a co-operation agreement.
Nick Lockhart and Matthew Falconer have moved on loan as part of the agreement. - Partick Thistle website
🏆 Wick Academy were the biggest winners in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup First Round this weekend. They beat Highland League rivals Rothes 5-0.
Lowland League Clydebank beat East of Scotland Football League side Jeanfield Swifts 4-0. Sauchie Juniors caused an upset by beating Inverurie Loco Works 2-0 away.
Midlands League club Dundee North End beat Highland League side Strathspey Thistle 2-1 after extra time. Nairn County came out on top 2-0 against Berwick Rangers, and Caledonian Braves won by the same score line at Forres in the two Highland League v Lowland League ties.
The draw for the second round was made yesterday. Standout ties include Banks o’Dee v Fraserburgh, Elgin City v Deveronvale, and Musselburgh Athletic v Forfar Athletic. View the full draw on the Scottish FA website.
⚽️ In the English Premier League, John McGinn scored his second goal in two games for Aston Villa yesterday. Villa beat Fulham 3-1 to pick up their first league win of the season.
Aaron Hickey started his first Premier League game in 700 days for Brentford. The Bees beat Manchester United 3-1.
⚽️ George Hirst scored for Ipswich Town in their 2-1 win over Portsmouth in the EFL Championship. Oli McBurnie was on the scoresheet again for Hull City. The Tigers lost 2-1 away at Watford.
🚀 Former Hearts player Jamie Walker scored twice, including this rocket for Grimsby Town in their EFL League Two 7-1 win over Cheltenham.
📺 Hibernian v Rangers on Wednesday, 29th October has been selected for live television coverage. The game will be on Sky Sports. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup First Round
University of Stirling v Burntisland Shipyard (7.45pm)
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