⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 12th March 2026
Aberdeen given permission to speak to Stephen Robinson. Kilmarnock sell Marcus Dackers. John McGinn back in training at Aston Villa.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #269: Dundee's first ever game in Europe was an 8-1 home win over FC Koln in the European Cup. They lost the second leg 4-0.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Clachnacuddin 0 - 1 Brechin City
Formartine United 3 - 0 Lossiemouth
Keith 2 - 0 Inverurie Loco Works
Strathspey Thistle 2 - 1 Buckie Thistle
Turriff United 1 - 1 Banks o’ Dee
🏆 Park’s Motor Group Lowland League Cup Semi-Final
Gala Fairydean Rovers 2 - 1 Tranent
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League, Midlands League and various non-league cups. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
🔴 Aberdeen have been permitted to speak to St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson.
The Paisley club revealed that Aberdeen “have met a contractual clause in Stephen’s contract, so the club has granted them permission to speak to him regarding the vacancy”. - Clive Lindsay, BBC
🔵 Kilmarnock have sold Marcus Dackers to Daegu FC of the K League 2 in South Korea for an undisclosed fee.
The forward joined in the summer, scoring four goals in 30 appearances. - Kilmarnock FC website
🙌 Some good news for a Thursday. John McGinn is back in training at Aston Villa.
➡️ Brechin City closed the gap on Brora Rangers at the top of the Breedon Highland League to two points following their 1-0 away win at Clachnacuddin. Cillian Sheridan scored the late winner.
Formartine United are five points behind following their comfortable win over Lossiemouth. Both teams still have a game in hand over Brora. - view the Highland League table
🔵 In case you missed it, as I did, Strathspey Thistle recently announced Gordon Smith as their new footballing ambassador.
Smith’s role will involve watching as many matches as he can, providing his viewpoint on players and how things are going.
He will also be meeting with local businesses and fans. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
🏆 Gala Fairydean Rovers will face Cumbernauld Colts in the Park’s Motor Group Lowland League Cup Final. The final is due to be played on Sunday, 22nd March, with the venue to be confirmed.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 93
THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL KICK-OFF WORLD CUP QUIZ
Monday 1st June 2026
Hosted by Rory Hamilton
Arrival from 6pm for a 6.45pm start
The Clubhouse, Princes Square, Glasgow
£10 per person - maximum team size of five.
I am delighted to say that Nutmeg Magazine has come on board as a partner for the quiz. Every quiz goer can expect a free copy of a Nutmeg, and one of the prizes will be a year’s subscription for each team member.
Please purchase an entry for all of your team at the same time. The maximum team size is five.
If you would like to attend but don’t have a team, you can purchase a single entry, and you will be placed into a team with other single entrants.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
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