⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 24th July 2025
Premier Sports Cup wins for Hearts and Airdrie. Scottish Cup Preliminary Round draws made. Dundee United's Ross Graham out until October. Vicente Besuijen leaves Aberdeen on loan.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #109: There are five debutants in this season's men's Scottish Cup: Johnstone Burgh, Lochar Thistle, Steins Thistle, Tweedmouth Rangers and Whitburn Junior.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 Premier Sports Cup Group Stage
Group C:
Montrose 1 - 2 Airdrieonians
Group E:
Heart of Midlothian 4 - 0 Dumbarton
NEWS
🏆 It was a comfortable win for Hearts over Dumbarton in the Premier Sports Cup last night as they made it four wins out of four to progress to the next round.
Shankland, Steinwender, Kyziridis, and Braga were all on the scoresheet in a 4-0 win.
Airdrieonians beat Montrose 2-1 in the night’s other game. Euan Henderson and Lewis McGrattan were the scorers for Airdrie. - View the Premier Sports Cup Group Tables
🤕 Newly-appointed Dundee United captain Ross Graham is ruled out until October with injury.
Graham suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury, which had plagued him last season, and has undergone surgery. - Andy Coyle, STV
🏆 The first and second preliminary round draws for the men’s Scottish Cup were made last night.
Midlands League winners Dundee North End versus North Region winners Culter is arguably the tie of the first preliminary round. - Scottish FA website
🏆 The first and second preliminary round draws for the women’s Scottish Cup were also made last night. - Scottish FA website
🔴 Aberdeen’s Vicente Besuijen has joined Finnish side HJK Helsinki on loan until January. - Aberdeen FC website
🆕 Partick Thistle unveiled their new away shirt.
🆕 Fellow Championship side Airdrieonians also revealed their new away kit.
🆚 The league action starts across Scottish non-league football this weekend. The Official Catch Up and Lowland League have put together a preview for their kick-off. - Lowland League website
📺 The Press & Journal’s Highland League Weekly team is hosting a live preview show on YouTube tonight at 7pm.
✍️ Former Greenock Morton striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has signed for National League South side AFC Totton following his release from jail. - Peter Cassidy, STV
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round First Leg
FC Midtjylland v Hibernian (6.30pm - live on SolidSport)
🏆 UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round First Leg
Dundee United v FC UNA Strassen (7.45pm - live on SolidSport)
View Thursday’s pre-season fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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