⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 6th November 2025
Hearts report £400,000 loss. Mark Wilson named manager of the month. New Scotland home shirt revealed. John McGinn signs new contract at Aston Villa.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #184:
Former Celtic defender Olivier Tebily became Africa's first Cognac maker.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path - Second Round Second Leg
2. Korriku 1 - 0 Hibernian (Hibernian won 4-1 on aggregate)
NEWS
🏅 Partick Thistle’s Mark Wilson has been named as Glen’s Vodka Championship Manager of the Month for October. - SPFL website
💷 Hearts have published their latest financial accounts for the year ending 2025.
Revenue increased by £4 million to £24.4 million, while wages increased by 16% to £19.1 million. Overall, the club made a £400,000 loss. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🚑 Queen’s Park’s Charlie Fox has received an apology from the Scottish government’s health secretary, Neil Gray, after he had to wait until 1 am at Firhill for an ambulance.
The defender dislocated his knee in their loss to Partick Thistle on Saturday afternoon, then had to wait nearly 10 hours for the ambulance. - Jonathan Geddes, BBC
📝 John McGinn has signed a new contract at Aston Villa. The Villa captain’s new deal runs until 2028.
McGinn signed for the club from Hibernian in 2019. - Aston Villa website
🆕 The new Scotland home shirt was unveiled yesterday. It is available to buy from JD Sports today.
🎄 If a Scotland shirt is not on the Christmas list, something from the Scottish Football Christmas Gift Guide 2025 may be of interest.
🟢 Craig Bellamy has said, “It’s not on my radar - and it won’t be on my radar,” when he was asked about the Celtic job at his Wales press conference yesterday. - BBC
🟢 Callum Osmand has been brought into Celtic’s UEFA Europa League squad as a replacement for the injured Cameron Carter-Vickers.
As per UEFA rules, clubs can replace players who are injured and are out for more than 60 days. - Peter Cassidy, STV
🏴 Neil MacFarlane has selected his latest Scotland Under-19 squad as they prepare to travel to Lithuania for three qualification games.
Scotland will take on Latvia, Lithuania, and England. - Scottish FA website
🔵 A paramedic was attacked while trying to help a Rangers fan at Hampden Park on Sunday.
A fan had taken ill during the game, and while he was being treated, the paramedic was assaulted. Police Scotland is investigating. - Rosie Lewis, Glasgow Times
🚀 Barry Bannan scored a screamer for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Norwich City last night.
🏆 St Mirren have received an initial 9500 tickets for next month’s Premier Sports Cup Final. They have the potential of up to 17,000 tickets, depending on early uptake. - St Mirren website
The ticket prices were also confirmed by the SPFL. Adult tickets are priced from £40 and concessions from £25. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Europa League - League Phase
FC Midtjylland v Celtic (5.45pm - live on TNT Sports 2)
Rangers v AS Roma (8pm - live on TNT Sports 3)
🏆 UEFA Conference League - League Phase
AEK Larnaca v Aberdeen (5.45pm - live on TNT Sports 3)
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