⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 14th August 2025
Steven Naismith joins Scotland coaching set-up. Edinburgh City beat Kilmarnock B. Lots of goals in the Highland League. Hibernian v Partizan Belgrade announced for BBC Scotland.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #124:
Gretna are the only team from the third tier to reach the Scottish Cup Final. They were eventually beaten on penalties by Hearts in the 2006 final.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 KDM EVOLUTION TROPHY - LEAGUE PHASE
Edinburgh City 1 - 0 Kilmarnock B
Hamilton Academical 0 - 0 Motherwell B
➡️ BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
Banks o’ Dee 0 - 2 Brechin City
Buckie Thistle 1 - 4 Strathspey Thistle
Clachnacuddin 5 - 0 Lossiemouth
Deveronvale 3 - 2 Keith
Fraserburgh 3 - 0 Rothes
Inverurie Loco Works 1 - 4 Forres Mechanics
Nairn County 1 - 3 Huntly
Turriff United 2 - 3 Formartine United
Wick Academy 1 - 2 Brora Rangers
Plus results in the Midlands League, East of Scotland Football League, North Caledonian League, and the West of Scotland Football League. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
NEWS
🏆 It was a quieter night in the KDM Evolution Trophy with just one goal scored between the two games. Edinburgh City beat Kilmarnock B 1-0 while Hamilton Academical drew 0-0 with Motherwell B in front of a sparse crowd at Broadwood.
⚽️ The score line of the night in the Breedon Highland League was Strathspey Thistle’s 4-1 win away at Buckie Thistle.
Brechin City remain top with five wins out of five. They beat Banks o’Dee 2-0 in Aberdeen. Formartine United now sit second after a 3-2 win away at Turriff United.
Rothes and Inverurie Locos are the only teams still looking for their first points of the season. - view the Highland League table
🆕 Steve Clarke has brought in Steven Naismith as Scotland Assistant Coach to replace John Carver.
New set-piece coach Andrew Hughes will join Naismith. Hughes is also Leicester City’s set-piece coach. - Scottish FA website
🟢 Hibernian’s second leg match against Partizan Belgrade at Easter Road tonight is live on BBC Scotland. - Brian McLauchlin previews the match on the BBC website here
🟠 You can also watch Dundee United v Rapid Vienna live tonight. It will be live on SolidSport. - Tyrone Smith previews the match on the BBC website here
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND SECOND LEG
Dundee United (2) v Rapid Vienna (2) (7.45pm - Live on SolidSport)
Hibernian (2) v Partizan Belgrade (0) (8pm - Live on BBC Scotland)
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