⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 26th June 2025
Signings for Rangers, Livingston, Dundee United, Cove Rangers, East Kilbride, Dumbarton & Stranraer. Shaun Maloney gets a role at Celtic. Alloa to install a new pitch.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #89: The only Scottish Cup Final to be played outside of Glasgow was the 1896 Scottish Cup Final between Hearts and Hibs. It was played at Logie Green in Edinburgh, the home ground of St Bernard’s.
NEWS
🔵 Rangers have signed 25-year-old full-back Max Aarons on loan from Bournemouth. - Rangers FC website
🦁 Livingston have signed Jannik Wanner from Austrian second-tier side SKU Amstetten.
The 25-year-old forward joins for an undisclosed fee. - Livingston FC website
🦁 Dundee United have signed goalkeeper Yevhenii Kucherenko from Ukrainian Premier League club LNZ Cherkasy. - Dundee United FC website
🟢 Shaun Maloney has been appointed Celtic’s new Professional Player Pathway Manager, replacing Darren O’Dea who left to be the assistant manager of Swansea.
Maloney was most recently manager of Wigan Athletic. - Celtic FC website
🆚 The Scottish Women’s Premier League published the SWPL 1 and SWPL 2 fixtures for the new season. You can view them on the SWPL website.
✍️ Greenock Morton have signed former Hamilton Academical defender Jackson Longridge on a one-year deal. - Greenock Morton website
🔵 Cove Rangers have signed goalkeeper Robbie Mutch on a two-year deal. - Cove Rangers website
✍️ East Kilbride made two signings yesterday. They signed Mouhamed Niang following the expiration of his contract at Dumbarton and Josh O’Connor from Northern Irish club Crusaders. - East Kilbride on X
⚫️ Dumbarton have begun their rebuild following relegation to League Two after entering administration. In addition to renewing several contracts, they have signed defenders Morgyn Neill and Gordon Walker.
They have also signed goalkeeper Shay Kelly on a permanent deal after he was on loan last season. - Dumbarton FC website
🔵 Stranraer have signed defender Evan Dunne from Beith Juniors. - Stranraer FC website
🏟️ David Martindale has revealed to STV that Livingston were told they had to replace their artificial pitch or risk being denied promotion to the Premiership. - Peter Cassidy, STV
🏟️ League One side Alloa Athletic are installing a new artificial surface at the Indodrill Stadium as part of a £400,000 upgrade package.
As a result of the works, their home league match against Stenhousemuir will now be played at Ochilview, with the October meeting between the sides to be played at the Indodrill. - Alloa Athletic website
🆕 Aberdeen’s new home kit has been revealed.
🆕 Dundee United have gone for a classic look for their new home kit.
🆕 Partick Thistle also unveiled their new home kit.
📺 Ross County v St Johnstone has been moved to Friday 8th August for live coverage on BBC Scotland. - SPFL website
🟠 Orange County SC have signed Stephen Kelly after his contract expired at Livingston. - Orange SC website
👏 Scottish football podcast Sammon’s Pizzeria raised £7601 for Dementia Scotland at their recent charity football tournament. - Sammon’s Pizzeria on X
🆘 The Amputee Football Association Scotland are looking for new players and volunteers.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🤝 Pre-Season Friendlies
Dundee XI v Scoutable United (7.30pm)
Lochmaben v Penrith (7.30pm)
Luncarty v Dundee North End (7.15pm)
Slavia Sofia v Dunfermline Athletic (Behind Closed Doors)
🙏🏼 Thank you for reading today’s Scottish Football Kick-Off. 🗣️ If you like getting this email, please recommend it to a friend, work colleague or family member. 📱 Latest subscriber number: 1582 🆓 The daily kick-off will always be free.