⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 3rd November 2025
Weekend round-up. Michael Tidser back at Kelty Hearts. Injury blows for Raith Rovers and Inverness. Che Adams on the scoresheet in Italy. Billy Gilmour off injured in Napoli game.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #181:
St Mirren’s name is derived from the patron saint of Paisley, St Mirrin.WEEKEND ROUND-UP
➡️ PREMIER SPORTS CUP SEMI-FINALS
St Mirren will face Celtic at Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup Final on Sunday, 14 December.
It will be St Mirren’s fourth appearance in a League Cup Final. They have won one and lost two of their previous appearances.
It will be Celtic’s 38th appearance in a League Cup Final. They have won 22 and lost 15 of their previous League Cup Finals.
Celtic 3-1 Rangers (after extra time)
Motherwell 1-4 St Mirren
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Hearts’ win over Dundee has seen them go nine points clear of Celtic at the top. Falkirk are up to fifth and Livingston have closed the gap on Dundee to two points at the bottom of the table.
Falkirk 3-1 Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Dundee
Livingston 2-2 Hibernian
View the Premiership table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dunfermline Athletic moved into the play-off spots following their win over Ayr United on Friday night. Morton drew their ninth of 13 league games played this season. Airdrieonians remain at the bottom.
Arbroath 3-0 Ross County
Ayr United 0-1 Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle 5-0 Queen’s Park
Raith Rovers 1-1 Greenock Morton
St Johnstone 3-0 Airdrieonians
View the Championship table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have leaped back to the top of the table above second-placed Stenhousemuir. Alloa Athletic are three points behind in third. Cove Rangers are still bottom.
Alloa Athletic 3-0 Kelty Hearts
Cove Rangers 1-2 Peterhead
East Fife 1-1 Hamilton Academical
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Montrose
Queen of the South 1-1 Stenhousemuir
View the League One table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
The Spartans have moved six points clear at the top of League Two. Clyde are now one point behind second-placed East Kilbride. Elgin City are in fourth on goal difference. Dumbarton have dropped to second bottom, seven points clear of Edinburgh City.
Clyde 3-1 Dumbarton
Elgin City 2-0 Annan Athletic
Stirling Albion 0-1 Edinburgh City
Stranraer 3-1 Forfar Athletic
The Spartans 2-1 East Kilbride
View the League Two table here
➡️ SWPL 1
Glasgow City remain five points clear at the top. Rangers are down to fifth with Hearts moving into fourth.
Glasgow City 5-0 Aberdeen
Hamilton Academical 0-3 Celtic
Heart of Midlothian 3-2 Rangers
Hibernian 3-0 Partick Thistle
Montrose 1-1 Motherwell
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Richard King (St Mirren - 86’), Mikael Mandron (St Mirren - 89’), Graham Carey (Livingston - 90+2’), Callum McGregor (Celtic - 93’), Callum Osmand (Celtic - 108’)
Kris Moore (Greenock Morton - 90+1’), Luke McBeth (Partick Thistle - 90+1’)
Ross Taylor (Stenhousemuir - 90+3’)
Deryn Lang (Stranraer - 87’), Scott Williamson (Clyde - 88’)
Lisa Forrest (Glasgow City - 90’), Ellis Notley (Hibernian Women - 90+1’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers)
NEWS
🆕 Kelty Hearts have appointed former manager Michael Tidser as assistant manager to Thomas O’Ware.
Tidser was playing for Montrose this season but has been brought in to replace Michael Paton, who departed last week. - Kelty Hearts on X
🤕 Raith Rovers will be without Callum Fordyce for the foreseeable future after he picked up a shoulder injury in training, which will require surgery. - Raith Rovers on X
🔵 There was also disappointing injury news for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Billy Mackay. It was confirmed that he will be out for five weeks with a torn hamstring. - Alasdair Fraser, The Press & Journal
🔵 Rangers are to request a formal explanation for the decision not to send off Auston Trusty in yesterday’s semi-final after he caught Jack Butland in the face with his boot. - David Irvine, Glasgow Times
⚽️ David Weir has been appointed the new Sporting Director at French club Strasbourg. The former Scotland defender recently left his role as Technical Director at Brighton & Hove Albion. - Mark Atkinson, The Scotsman
🔴 Stirling Albion released a statement on Friday expressing their deep concern for verbal exchanges between fans and coaching staff at their recent Scottish Cup tie with Caledonian Braves. - Stirling Albion website
📺 The Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Third Round tie between Linlithgow Rose and Queen’s Park has been selected for live coverage on BBC Scotland.
This will be the second time Linlithgow Rose have featured live on the BBC in a third-round match; their tie against Raith Rovers in the 2019–20 season was also broadcast. - Scottish Cup on X
🆕 Hearts have appointed Edinburgh businessman Calum Paterson as their new club chairman. Ann Budge has been made Honorary President. - Blair Meikle, The Herald
➡️ Formartine United and Brora Rangers played out a 3-3 draw in the big game in the Breedon Highland League. The biggest winners of the day were Clachnacuddin, who beat Forres Mechanics 6-0 in Inverness.
The match between Nairn County and Brechin City was abandoned at half-time following the tragic passing of a home supporter who became unwell in the main stand. Nairn were leading 2–1 at the time. - view the Highland League table
➡️ In the Park’s Motor Group Lowland League, Linlithgow Rose and Broxburn Athletic lost, allowing Clydebank to take advantage with a 4-0 win over Celtic B. Linlithgow lost 3-1 away to Berwick Rangers and Broxburn 1-0 away to Cumbernauld Colts.
Gretna 2008 beat East Stirlingshire 3-2 away. The result means Gretna have moved above East Stirlingshire at the bottom of the table. - view the Lowland League table here
⚽️ George Hirst scored a double for Ipswich Town in there 4-1 away win at QPR in the EFL Championship.
⚽️ Billy Gilmour was taken off after 37 minutes of Napoli’s 0-0 draw with Como due to an injury. Scott McTominay played the full game.
Che Adams scored in Torino’s 2-2 draw with Pisa yesterday. Lewis Ferguson was an unused substitute in Bologna’s 3-1 win away at Parma. - view the Serie A table
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Under-17 European Championship Qualifying Round
Scotland v Lithuania (3pm - Albert Bartlett Stadium, Airdrie - live on Scotland National Team YouTube Channel)
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