⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 2nd October 2025
Livingston sign a new full back. Several lower league loans confirmed following deadline. Aberdeen's Kristers Tobers out with long-term injury. Scotland Under-21 squad announced.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #159:
The first season of Scottish league football had no 0-0 draws.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ ScottishPower SWPL 1
Hibernian 1 - 1 Glasgow City
➡️ East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Camelon Juniors 2 - 1 Whitburn Junior
NEWS
🦁 Livingston have signed Curaçao international full-back Joshua Brenet on a free transfer.
The 31-year-old has spent his career in the Netherlands and had a spell at Hoffenheim in Germany. - Livingston FC website
✍️ Several lower-league loans were confirmed yesterday, following the loan deadline on Tuesday night.
Midfielder Sean McArdle joined Partick Thistle from Celtic. - Ryan McGinlay, The Celtic Way
Livingston centre back Brooklyn Kabongolo has joined Arbroath. - Arbroath FC on X
Airdrieonians signed Jake Hastie from fellow Championship side Ayr United. - Airdrieonians website
Dundee United’s Sam Cleall-Harding, Scott Constable, and Calvin Beattie will be eligible to represent Airdrieonians throughout the season as part of the club’s co-operation agreement. - Dundee United website
League One Peterhead signed 18-year-old striker Thomas Horn from Partick Thistle. - Peterhead FC website
Alloa Athletic signed winger Callum Burnside from Rangers. - Alloa Athletic website
Dunfermline Athletic striker Connor Young joined East Kilbride. - Iain Collin, The Courier
Forfar Athletic have signed Rangers duo Lyle Wark and Cormac Christie. - Forfar Athletic website
Young Rangers defender Arran Kerr has joined Stirling Albion as part of the co-operation agreement between the clubs. - Stirling Albion website
⚽️ Glasgow City moved three points clear at the top of SWPL 1 following their 1-1 draw with Hibernian Women.
Hibs are fourth, five points behind City.
🔴 Aberdeen defender Kristers Tobers is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after sustaining a knee injury in last weekend’s match against Motherwell.
As a result, on-loan Alfie Dorrington has been added to the Dons European squad. - Aberdeen FC website
🔵 Rangers are set to appoint 26-year-old Robbie Thelwell, Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell’s son, as their new head of recruitment.
The appointment is one of several backroom staff changes, including Everton’s Nathan Fisher, to be made the new head scout. - Stephen McGowan, The Herald
🆕 Scot Gemmill has announced his latest Scotland Under-21 squad for the upcoming UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifiers.
The Under-21s face Gibraltar at Dundee’s Den’s Park on Thursday, 9th October, before travelling to Baku to take on Azerbaijan. - Scottish FA website
⚖️ A Celtic fan has been fined and banned from football for 14 months for mocking the Ibrox disaster at the 1-1 draw at Ibrox at the end of last season.
Darren Malloch, who attended the game with a child, lost his job in the immediate aftermath of the incident. - BBC
🚓 A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with hitting a Hearts player with a lighter during the Dundee United v Hearts match last month. - BBC
📺 Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic has been moved to Halloween for live BBC Scotland coverage. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League - League Stage
Celtic v Braga (5.45pm - live on TNT Sports)
Sturm Graz v Rangers (8pm - live on TNT Sports)
🏆 UEFA Conference League - League Stage
Aberdeen v Shakhtar Donetsk (8pm - live on TNT Sports)
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