⚽ The Kick-Off - Monday 9th March 2026
Weekend round-up. Arrests made after yesterday's Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox. Kieron Bowie scores his first Serie A goal. SWNT beat Luxembourg 7-0. Scottish Cup Semi-Final draw.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #266: In 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in a match to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League
WEEKEND ROUND-UP
🏆 SCOTTISH GAS SCOTTISH CUP QUARTER FINALS
Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 Aberdeen
Falkirk 2-1 Dundee United
Rangers 0-0 Celtic (Celtic won 4-2 on penalties)
St Mirren 2-1 Partick Thistle
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Dundee have moved above Aberdeen into eighth following their victory over Motherwell. The Steelmen are four points behind third-placed Rangers.
Dundee 2-1 Motherwell
View the Premiership table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONSHIP
St Johnstone’s lead is up to eight points over Partick Thistle. Ross County are in ninth with Airdrieonians dropping to 10th. Greenock Morton are now just three points above the relegation play-offs and four from Airdrieonians.
Arbroath 0-0 Ross County
Greenock Morton 0-2 St Johnstone
Queen’s Park 1-0 Airdrieonians
View the Championship table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE ONE
Inverness are two points clear of second-placed Stenhousemuir with a game in hand. East Fife are being drawn into the battle to avoid the relegation play-offs. Following their defeat to ninth-placed Hamilton, they are just four points clear of Accies.
Alloa Athletic 2-1 Kelty Hearts
Cove Rangers 2-1 Peterhead
East Fife 0-3 Hamilton Academical
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1 Montrose
Queen of the South 1-1 Stenhousemuir
View the League One table here
➡️ WILLIAM HILL LEAGUE TWO
You would have got great odds on both Dumbarton and Edinburgh City picking up home wins on Saturday. East Kilbride are now five points clear of second-placed The Spartans. Clyde drew their 14th league match of the season from the 27 they have played. One point separates Stranraer in fourth and Stirling Albion in seventh.
Annan Athletic 3-3 Stirling Albion
Dumbarton 3-0 The Spartans
East Kilbride 3-0 Elgin City
Edinburgh City 4-1 Stranraer
Forfar Athletic 1-1 Clyde
View the League Two table here
⚽️ THE LATE GOALS SOCIETY
(goals scored in the 85th minute or later)
Liam Smith (St Johnstone- 88’)
Jordan Alonge (Inverness Caledonian Thistle- 90+5’)
Jason Jarvis (Edinburgh City- 85’), Marley Redfern (Clyde- 90+4’)
🔴 THE RED CARD CLUB
Kaedyn Kamara (Ross County), Ross Docherty (Ross County), Tommy Muir (Annan Athletic), Jordan Stuart (Stranraer)
NEWS
7️⃣ Scotland Women’s National Team made it two wins from two at the start of FIFA World Cup Qualifying.
Having beaten Luxembourg 5-0 away during the week, they put seven past them at Hampden Park on Saturday evening.
Goal scorers for Scotland were a double by Kathleen McGovern and Jenna Clark, plus goals from Lauren Davidson, Emma Lawton, and Maria McAneny.
🏆 The draw for the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi-Finals were made last night.
Celtic v St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
Ties to be played weekend of 18th and 19th April.
🚔 Both Police Scotland and the Scottish FA have condemned the scenes at Ibrox yesterday.
Fans from both sides spilled onto the pitch after Celtic won on penalties, with flares being flung into the away end. Police Scotland has said that a number of arrests have already been made, with more to come. - Mary McCool, BBC
🔵 Queen of the South issued a statement following their 1-1 draw with Stenhousemuir in Dumfries.
“We are aware of the appalling incident that happened after our game with Stenhousemuir yesterday, when a brick was thrown at a visiting supporter’s bus window.
As a club, we cannot and will not tolerate such idiotic and irresponsible behavior. While it took place away from the stadium, the juveniles involved were videoed wearing our colours.” - Queen of the South website
⚽️ Andy Robertson scored for Liverpool on Friday night in their 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tommy Conway scored from the penalty spot in Middlesbrough’s 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Championship. Ross Stewart also scored a penalty as Southampton knocked Fulham out of the FA Cup.
⚽️ Kieron Bowie scored his first goal for Hellas Verona as they beat Lewis Ferguson’s Bologna 2-1 yesterday.
Billy Gilmour played 90 minutes for Napoli as they beat Torino 2-1. Scott McTominay is set to return next week after missing the game on Friday. Che Adams was a 57th-minute substitute and set up the Torino goal.
➡️ It was another weekend of drama at the top of the Breedon Highland League.
Brechin City lost 1-0 away to Fraserburgh, and Clachnacuddin drew 2-2 with Formartine United. Top-of-the-table Brora Rangers beat Buckie Thistle 2-0 away.
Brechin and Formartine still have two games in hand over Brora, but neither can afford to drop any points. - view the Highland League table here
➡️ The Park’s Motor Group Lowland League title race has taken another twist. Second-placed Clydebank put five past top of the table, Bonnyrigg Rose, on Saturday.
The Bankies 5-1 win has moved them to within five points of Bonnyrigg with a game in hand. Tranent, who beat Cumbernauld Colts 2-1, are seven points back with two games in hand. - view the Lowland League table here
⚖️ Marc McNulty, Paul McGowan, and Keaghan Jacob have all appeared in court accused of conspiracy and being concerned in a fraudulent scheme. - Alexander Lawrie, The Courier
🔴 Hamilton Academical have entered into a formal partnership agreement with the Accies Supporters Association that will include significant ongoing financial contributions to support the club’s sustainability and on and off-field development. - Hamilton Academical website
🎟️ The SPFL has announced that they have frozen ticket prices for the KDM Evolution Trophy between Raith Rovers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with under-12s getting in free. - SPFL website
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 96
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
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Errata: the late goal credited to Jason Jarvis of Stranraer was actually a penalty scored by Jason Jarvis of Edinburgh City