⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 16th July 2026
Motherwell sign Australian defender Jake Girdwood-Reich. East Kilbride take Alexander Smith on loan from Rangers. Aberdeen release new home shirt.
Random Scottish Football Fact #349:
Glasgow-born Alexander Watson Hutton is known as ‘the father of Argentine football’, after founding the Argentinian national association in 1893 - the first in South America.
LATEST NEWS
✍️ Motherwell made their fourth signing of the summer. Australian defender Jake Girdwood-Reich has joined from MLS club St Louis for an undisclosed fee. - Motherwell FC website
✍️ East Kilbride have signed 18-year-old midfielder Alexander Smith on loan from Rangers. - East Kilbride on X
🆕 Aberdeen launched their new home shirt.
🟢 Hibs are off to Kosovo next week for their UEFA Conference League Second Round Qualifier. They will face KF Malisheva who won their first-round tie 6-2 on aggregate. - Ryan McGinlay, Hibs Observer
🏆 The fixtures for the KDM Evolution Trophy League Phase are released at 1pm today. - SPFL website
🏃♂️ Several former SPFL players are participating in the PFA pre-season camp in England. Amongst them are Charles Dunne, Angus MacDonald, Kane Hemmings, Marley Watkins and Louis Moult.
👏 Scott Brown, Kris Doolan, David Gray, and Jonny Hayes were amongst the latest cohort of graduates from the UEFA Pro-Licence with the Scottish FA Coach Education Department. - Scottish FA website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
View Thursday’s pre-season fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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