⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 2nd June 2025
Rangers takeover is completed. Mark Wilson named permanent Partick Thistle head coach. Broomhill FC fold. Hearts make fourth summer signing. Queen's Park release 18 players.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #71: Dundee United's Will Ferry had the most yellow cards in the Scottish Premiership this season - 12.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 Call Robert Scottish Junior Cup
Johnstone Burgh 1 - 1 Tranent (Johnstone Burgh won 4-2 on penalties)
NEWS
🔵 The Rangers takeover was completed on Friday. The American consortium has acquired a 51% stake in the Ibrox club. - Andy Coyle, STV
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has described the takeover of Rangers as “huge” for the club. - Peter Cassidy, STV
Three board members have stepped down at Ibrox following the takeover. The three stepping down are Graeme Park, Julian Wolhardt, and former chairman Alastair Johnston. - Stewart Wilson, The Herald
🆕 Former Everton head of recruitment Dan Purdy has joined Rangers spelling the end of technical director Nils Koppen’s time at the club. - Chris Jack, Rangers Review
🟡 Mark Wilson has been appointed as the new permanent head coach of Partick Thistle. - Partick Thistle website
🪦 Broomhill FC has folded after finishing bottom of the Lowland League.
They were due to play in the West of Scotland Premier Division next season. Kilwinning Rangers, who finished fourth in the first division, have been promoted to replace Broomhill.
Lanark United, Greenock Juniors, and Easterhouse FA have also been promoted as a result.
✍️ Hearts has announced the pre-contract signing of defender Osin McEntee.
McEntee, who was on loan at Greenock Morton in the 2021/22 season, will join from Walsall. - Heart of Midlothian website
🔵 St Johnstone has signed 25-year-old Jamie Gullan after his contract expired at Raith Rovers. - St Johnstone website
🔵 Drey Wright has decided to leave St Johnstone after rejecting the club’s offer of a new contract. - Eric Nicolson, The Courier
🟢 Jake Doyle-Hayes is suing Hibernian over a training-ground tackle by former manager Lee Johnson that caused a severe ankle injury and subsequently ended his time at Hibernian. - John Greechan, Edinburgh Evening News
⚫️ Queen’s Park has released 18 players. Cammy Kerr, Josh Thompson, Will Tizzard, Josh Scott and, Joseph Turner are among those departing. - Queen’s Park website
Queen’s Park Director of Football Darren O’Donnell is also leaving the club. - Queen’s Park website
👋 Ryan Leak has left Ross County following the expiration of his contract. Leak joined in 2023 and made 58 appearances. - Ross County website
⚽️ Falkirk has appointed former captain Stephen McGinn as first-team coach. - Falkirk FC website
📺 The Premier Sports Cup fixtures and TV picks were announced on Friday. Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic is the first TV game. - SPFL website
🔴 Hamilton Academical will be playing their Premier Sports Cup home fixtures at K-Park in East Kilbride. - Hamilton Academical website
🤝 Motherwell will face Hertha Berlin in a pre-season friendly at Fir Park on Friday 25th July.
📝 Dunfermline Athletic vice-captain Chris Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension. - Dunfermline Athletic website
🔴 Bonnyrigg Rose has signed former Rangers, Hearts and Inverness player Billy King. - Bonnyrigg Rose on X
🏟️ Saltcoats Victoria has had a second break-in at their Campbell Park home. The club has started a GoFundMe page to help recover from the break-ins and secure the ground further. - Saltcoats Victoria website
🔵 Greenock Morton released their new home and away shirts at the end of last week.
🏆 Johnstone Burgh won the Scottish Junior Cup for the first time since the 1967/68 season.
They beat Tranent on penalties after the game finished 1-1 in front of 4538 people at Broadwood. Kyle Lafferty scored the winning penalty for the West of Scotland Premier Division side.
⚽️ The Scottish Junior Cup was the last game of the Scottish football pyramid season. You can see every league table, winner, relegated side, promotion winners, top scorers and cup winners in The Scottish Football Almanac.
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🤝 Women’s Under-23 International Friendly
Scotland v Iceland (3pm at Falkirk Stadium)
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