⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 19th February 2026
Aberdeen beat Motherwell 2-0. Work on a Scott McTominay mural on Glasgow's Southside has begun. Scotland Under-17s lose 2-0 to Norway.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #254: Portugal manager Roberto Martinez played for Motherwell in the 2000-01 season.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Strathspey Thistle P - P Buckie Thistle
🏆 Morrison Motors Aberdeenshire Shield Final
Aberdeen 1 - 3 Fraserburgh
🏆 Lowland League Cup Quarter Finals
Gala Fairydean Rose 2 - 0 Bonnyrigg Rose
plus a Scotland Under-17 friendly and North of Scotland Football League match. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
NEWS
🏆 Aberdeen will face Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals after beating Motherwell 2-0 last night.
The game was not short of incident. Motherwell were reduced to 10 men after just two minutes when Oscar Priestman denied a goal-scoring opportunity. Kevin Nisbet scored the resulting free-kick.
Aberdeen were then down to 10 men themselves, with Dennis Geiger shown a red for a high tackle. Liam Gordon was the third man to be sent off just three minutes after the break. Gordon was also sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
Graeme Shinnie made the man advantage count to seal the Dons’ place in the next round.
John McGinn was not too enamoured by the decision.
🎨 A mural depicting Scott McTominay’s overhead goal against Denmark has begun to be painted in Mount Florida on Glasgow’s Southside.
🟢 Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill will join the League Managers’ Association Hall of Fame 1,000 club.
The Northern Irishman will take charge of his 1,000th game at club and international level against Stuttgart tonight. - LMA website
🏴 Scotland Men’s Under-17s lost 2-0 to Norway in a friendly in Spain yesterday. They lost an early goal, then conceded the second late on as they chased the equaliser.
They will face Poland in a second friendly in Spain on Saturday.
🏆 Fraserburgh won the Morrisons Motors Aberdeenshire Shield last night. The Highland League club went one down to a young Aberdeen side before bouncing back to win 3-1.
🏟️ West of Scotland Football League club Kilwinning Rangers have announced plans for a new 236-seater stand.
The new stand is integral to the Ayrshire side’s ambitions to gain a Scottish FA bronze licence. - Kilwinnng Rangers website
🔙 Buckie Rovers have been getting their ground ready ahead of their inspection to get back into the Scottish football pyramid.
Rovers originally played in the North Juniors before folding in 2022. - Buckie Rovers on Facebook
🆚 The SPFL has confirmed new dates for four postponed Championship matches.
The matches include games at the top and bottom of the league. - SPFL website
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 115
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League Play Off Round - First Leg
Celtic v VfB Stuttgart (8pm - live on TNT Sports 1)
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