⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 31st July 2025
Rangers to face Viktoria Plzeň after beating Panathinaikos 3-1 on aggregate. Hibs sell out Easter Road for tonight. Stenhousemuir sign Finn Robson.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #114:
The Scottish FA (along with the other three home-nation associations) withdrew from FIFA for a second time in 1928, due to the home nations reluctance to concede ultimate authority on football matters to FIFA. They wouldn't rejoin again until 1946.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Second Leg
Panathinaikos 1 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 3-1 on aggregrate)
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Brora Rangers 5 - 0 Forres Mechanics
Clachnacuddin 1 - 0 Wick Academy
Formartine United 1 - 0 Inverurie Loco Works
Huntly 4 - 0 Fraserburgh
Keith 0 - 5 Brechin City
Lossiemouth 1 - 0 Banks o’ Dee
Nairn County 1 - 1 Deveronvale
Rothes 3 - 4 Strathspey Thistle
Turriff United 0 - 4 Buckie Thistle
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
Gala Fairydean Rovers 0 - 3 Bonnyrigg Rose
Gretna 2008 4 - 4 Heart of Midlothian B
University of Stirling 1 - 4 Linlithgow Rose
Plus results in the West of Scotland Football League, and East of Scotland Football League. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
NEWS
⏳ One day to go until the first game of the new SPFL campaign gets under way.
There’s nothing else like it.
🏆 Rangers are through to the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round after a 1-1 draw with Panathinaikos in Athens.
Djeidi Gassama scored the equaliser last night to seal a 3-1 aggregate win. Rangers will now play Viktoria Plzeň.
The first leg will be at Ibrox next Tuesday. - watch the highlights on the BBC website
💯 Five teams have won their first two games in this season’s Breedon Highland League.
Last year’s champions Brora Rangers, Brechin City, Buckie Thistle, Clachnacuddin, and Strathspey have 100% records going into Saturday’s fixtures. - view the Highland League table here
⚽️ There were 16 goals scored across just three Lowland League games last night.
Gretna 2008’s 4 - 4 draw with Heart of Midlothian B was the highest scoring of them all. - view the Lowland League table
🟢 Hibernian have sold out tonight’s home UEFA Europa League Qualifier against FC Midtjylland.
It will be the highest home attendance since the redevelopment of Easter Road in the 1990s. - Hibernian FC website
✍️ Stenhousemuir have signed 22-year-old midfielder Finn Robson on a one-year contract following a successful trial.
The former Dundee United academy player was most recently at Forfar Athletic. - Stenhousemuir FC website
🔴 Hamilton Academical have made Scott Robinson their new captain ahead of the new League One season. - Hamilton Academical website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Second Leg
Hibernian (1) v FC Midtjylland (1) (8pm - Live on SolidSport)
🏆 UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round Second Leg
FC UNA Strassen (0) v Dundee United (1) (6pm - Live on SolidSport)
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