⚽ The Kick-Off | Monday 11th August 2025
Weekend round-up. Hibs, Dundee, Ross County and The Spartans make signings. Queen's Park president resigns citing personal and online abuse. The Scottish Cup kicks-off.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #121:
Archie Gemmill of St Mirren was the first substitute to come on in a competitive game in Scotland. Gemmill came on for the injured Jim Clunie in a League Cup tie against Clyde in 1966.WEEKEND ROUND-UP
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
After two games, Hearts and Celtic sit joint-top with 100% records, while Aberdeen are bottom and the only team yet to win a point.
Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic
Dundee United 2-3 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock
Livingston 3-1 Falkirk
St Mirren 0-0 Motherwell
Rangers 1-1 Dundee
View the Premiership table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
St Johnstone sit top with two wins from two.
Ayr United 0-1 Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Airdrieonians
Partick Thistle 1-1 Greenock Morton
Queen’s Park 1-3 Arbroath
Ross County 0-1 St Johnstone
View the Championship table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Inverness, Alloa, and Hamilton have all won their first two games. Cove Rangers, Montrose, and East Fife are still in search of their first points of the season.
East Fife 0-1 Alloa Athletic
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-0 Peterhead
Montrose 1-2 Kelty Hearts
Queen of the South 1-4 Hamilton Academical
Stenhousemuir 1-0 Cove Rangers
View the League One table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
Dumbarton maintain their 100% record in League Two and move onto one point after their five point deduction. Annan, Stirling, and Forfar all sit joint top with four points. Elgin and Stranraer are yet to pick up points. Edinburgh City are now on -12 points after their win at Stranraer.
Clyde 0-0 Forfar Athletic
Elgin City 0-1 East Kilbride
Stirling Albion 0-0 Annan Athletic
Stranraer 1-2 Edinburgh City
The Spartans 1-2 Dumbarton
View the League Two table here
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Jeremy Bokila (Livingston - 88’), James Tavernier (Rangers - 90+2’), Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian - 90+4’); Joseph Teasdale (Kelty Hearts - 90+5’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
Nasser Djiga (Rangers); Jack Wylie (Kelty Hearts); Ryan Blair (Dumbarton)
NEWS
🟢 Hibernian signed midfielder Miguel Chaiwa from BSC Young Boys on Friday.
The 21-year-old has signed a three-year deal at Easter Road. - Hibernian FC website
🟢 It was a busy day at Easter Road on Friday. Hibs sold defender Marvin Ekpiteta to MK Dons. The 29-year-old signed for the Hibees last summer on a free transfer. - Hibernian FC website
✍️ Dundee have signed Hearts’ Yan Dhanda on a season-long loan. - George Cran, The Courier
2️⃣ Ross County made a double-signing on Friday. St Mirren’s James Scott signed on loan while Alex Iacovitti joined permanently from the Paisley club.
Iacovitti has returned to Ross County after making 116 appearances for The Staggies before leaving in 2022. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
✍️ The Spartans signed Hearts B left-back Ethan Drysdale. - The Spartans website
🔵 A 70-year-old Rangers fan sadly passed away after falling ill at the Rangers v Dundee game on Saturday. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times
🟠 Scotland international Hayley Lauder has been appointed as a player-assistant coach at Glasgow City following Leanne Crichton’s departure. - Glasgow City FC website
⚫️ Queen’s Park President Graeme Shields has resigned, citing personal and online abuse. - Blair Meikle, The Herald
🏆 The Scottish Cup started on Saturday. Dundee North End, Invergordon, Johnstone Burgh, and Whitburn Junior all progressed to the second preliminary round.
💯 Brechin City and Buckie Thistle continued their 100% records in the Breedon Highland League.
Brechin beat bottom-of-the-table Rothes 8-1, which included another Grady McGrath hat-trick. Buckie beat Keith 2-0. - view the Highland League table here
🔝 Clydebank’s 100% record in the Parks Motor Group Lowland League came to an end with a 1-1 draw at home to Cowdenbeath.
East Stirlingshire and University of Stirling picked up their first points of the season with away draws at Berwick Rangers and Bonnyrigg Rose. - view the Lowland League table here
⚽️ In the EFL Championship, Lyndon Dykes’ late handball allowed George Hirst to score from the spot to give Ipswich Town a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City.
Ross McCrorie scored and got an assist in Bristol City’s 4-1 win away at Sheffield United. Ryan One was a second-half substitute for the Blades.
📱 Glasgow Girls & Women FC posted a statement on their social media over the weekend to clarify that, despite the rumours, they had not folded as a club.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
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One small correction - there is a team in League Two with a 100% record: Dumbarton. Their points deduction means this isn’t reflected by their position in the table.