⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 4th September 2025
Tony Docherty named new Ross County manager. Ester Sokler leaves Aberdeen on loan. SPFL and SPFL Trust have launched a new fund to help younger fan experience.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #139:
Rangers have had 158 different players play for Scotland men's team. The most of any club. Celtic have had 148 players and Hearts 88.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UNDER-19 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT - SLOVENIA NATIONS CUP
Slovenia 3 - 2 Scotland
➡️ PARKS MOTOR GROUP LOWLAND LEAGUE
Gala Fairydean Rovers 2 - 1 Broxburn Athletic
🏆 NORTH OF SCOTLAND CUP SEMI-FINAL
Clachnacuddin 2 - 1 Ross County
🏆 EVENING EXPRESS ABERDEENSHIRE CUP SEMI-FINAL
Buckie Thistle 2 - 4 Aberdeen
Huntly 0 - 4 Formartine United
Plus results in the East of Scotland Football League. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
NEWS
🆕 Ross County have appointed Tony Docherty as their new manager.
The former Dundee boss replaces Don Cowie, who left the club last week. Ross County are yet to win a game in the Championship this season. - Peter Cassidy, STV
💰 The SPFL and SPFL Trust have launched a new fund to help build better matchday experiences for younger fans.
The new funding programme, which will be run by the SPFL Trust, will allow clubs and associated trusts to apply for individual grants of up to £5,000 to fund creative and innovative approaches that support and encourage positive fan engagement, particularly amongst fans in the 16-24 age bracket, across the SPFL. - SPFL website
✍️ Falkirk announced the loan signing of defender Sam Hart from Port Vale. There was a delay in the paperwork, which meant the transfer was only announced yesterday. - BBC
⚽️ UEFA revealed the Aberdeen, Celtic, and Rangers European squads last night.
Aberdeen have added Tuesday’s signings Jesper Karlsson, Stuart Armstrong, and Kevin Nisbet to the squad.
New signings Kenan Bilalovic, Kjarton Mar Kjartansson, and Mitchel Frame, as well as Alfie Dorrington and Peter Ambrose, have been left out. - Danny Law, The Press & Journal
Celtic have added Kelechi Iheanacho, Marcelo Saracchi, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, and Sebastian Tounekti.
Summer signings Callum Osmand, Shin Yamada, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, and Hayato Inamura are left out. - Josh McCafferty, The Celtic Way
Rangers have included new signings Youssef Chermiti, Bojan Miovski, and Derek Cornelius to their squad. Nicolas Raskin is also named.
Kieran Dowell and Nedim Bajrami have missed out. - Clyde 1
🔴 Aberdeen’s Ester Sokler has joined Serbian SuperLiga club FK Radnički 1923 on a season-long loan. - Ewan Paton, The Herald
🏟️ Stirling Albion have submitted an expression of interest in a community asset transfer of Forthbank Stadium from the council. - Alex Watson, The Courier
🏆 Clachnacuddin will face Forres Mechanics in the North of Scotland Cup Final. The Lilywhites beat Ross County 2-1 in Inverness last night to reach their second North of Scotland Cup final in a row.
🏆 In the Evening Express Aberdeenshire Cup, Aberdeen will take on Formartine United in the final. Marko Lazetic scored a double for Aberdeen in their 4-2 win away to Buckie Thistle.
🟢 Several Celtic fan groups, fan media organisations, and 87 supporters' clubs have penned an open letter to the club’s board asking for answers to seven questions they have. - Ewan Paton, The Celtic Way
📺 The SPFL announced the latest TV selections and fixture changes.
The first Edinburgh derby of the season has been moved to 5.45pm on Saturday, 4th October for live coverage on Premier Sports. - SPFL website
🔙 Craig Gordon made his return from injury in a 3-1 bounce game win for Hearts over Dunfermline Athletic yesterday. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🏆 Scotland Under-19s lost 3-2 to Slovenia in their opening match of the Slovenia Nations Cup.
Fletcher Boyd (who has reportedly signed for Aston Villa from Aberdeen) and Joseph McGrath (Hibernian) got the Scotland goals. They face Kazakhstan next on Saturday.
🎙️ If you are looking for a podcast to listen to ahead of Denmark v Scotland tomorrow night, give the latest Hampden Roar episode a listen.
🆘 Edinburgh readers, if you have a pair of football boots sitting in the cupboard that no longer fit or are used, please consider donating them to the Spartans Community Foundation – they could make a huge difference for someone in their community.
The drop-off point is Spartans Community Foundation, 94 Pilton Drive. They are asking for moulded or bladed boots only.
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