⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 13th August 2026
Motherwell sign Joe Hodge. Celtic sign Haissem Hassan. Dundee United bring Abdoulaye Yoro in on loan. Rangers sell Mohamed Diomande. Tennent's Sixes to return.
Random Scottish Football Fact #369:
Owen Coyle was the last player to be top scorer at the Tennent’s Sixes. He scored nine goals for finalists Airdrieonians in the 1993 edition.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 KDM EVOLUTION TROPHY LEAGUE PHASE - MATCHDAY ONE
Hamilton Academical 1 - 3 Celtic B
🏆 EVENING EXPRESS ABERDEENSHIRE CUP FIRST ROUND
Deveronvale 1 - 1 Turriff United (Deveronvale won 4-3 on penalties)
Huntly 3 - 2 Stonehaven
Inverurie Loco Works 3 - 0 Elgin City
Plus matches in the North Caledonian League, Midlands League, East of Scotland League, West of Scotland Football League and South of Scotland League. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
LATEST NEWS
✍️ Motherwell have signed midfielder Joe Hodge from Portuguese side FC Tondela for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old Republic of Ireland international began his career in Manchester City’s Academy. - Motherwell FC website
🟢 Celtic have signed Egyptian international winger Haissem Hassan from Real Oviedo for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old is Celtic’s third signing of the summer. - Matthew Fulton, STV
🟠 Dundee United have signed Abdoulaye Yoro from Istanbul Basaksehir F.K on a season-long loan. The 19-year-old Ivory Coast-born midfielder is United’s 12th signing of the summer. - Dundee United website
🔵 Rangers have sold Mohamed Diomande to Turkish Super League side Çorum FK for £4.5 million. The 24-year-old joined the Ibrox club in January 2024 and joins Alexandros Kyziridis at the club following his move from Hearts. - Martin McMillan, The Herald
🏆 Tennent’s Sixes is making a return. All 12 Premiership clubs will enter a legends team into the tournament which takes place at Braehead Arena in Glasgow over the weekend of 3rd and 4th October. Clubs will be playing in their official club shirts.
For the past couple of years, the Masters Football tournament has taken place at the P&J Live Arena in Aberdeen. This year’s Masters is a home international version. - SPFL website
🚀 Dylan Forrest scored this fantastic long-distance volley for Peterhead in their 5-1 win over Banks o’Dee in the KDM Evolution Trophy on Tuesday night. Well worth a watch.
🔵 Greenock Morton manager Ian Murray fears the Championship club could be forced to forfeit matches if they don’t sign more players. - Andy Ross, Greenock Telegraph
🔚 East of Scotland Football League club Peebles Rovers has ceased to exist. The Borders side had ongoing issues with their home ground meeting league standards and, as such, after a period of abeyance, resigned from the league earlier in the year.
The club was formed in the 1890s.
🔵 Rangers’ hearing into the disorder at last season’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Final game against Celtic at Ibrox has been postponed until Monday, 24 August. The Celtic hearing is today. - Stewart Wilson, The Herald
🏟️ Historic Environment Scotland is asking football fans to help identify sites linked to the development of football in Scotland. Submissions could include grounds, pavilions, parks, buildings or other locations with a strong connection to the history of football in Scotland. All submissions need to be submitted before the August 20 deadline. - Historic Environment Scotland website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND - FIRST LEG
Heart of Midlothian (1) v (6) Benfica (7.45pm - live on Hearts TV)
Rangers (1) v (2) Jagiellonia Bialystok (7.30pm - live on RangersTV)
🏆 UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND - FIRST LEG
KF Shkendija (1) v (2) Hibernian (7pm - live on SolidSport)
Motherwell (1) v (1) HJK Helskini (7.30pm - live on SolidSport)
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