⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 9th April 2026
Brora in pole position to win the Highland League. Hearts lose Marc Leonard red card appeal. Awards double for Dumbarton. Barry Douglas retires.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #284: The Highland League title has been won on the final day the last four seasons. It goes to the final day again this season.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Brora Rangers 2 - 1 Brechin City
Formartine United 2 - 0 Banks o’ Dee
Nairn County 0 - 1 Fraserburgh
Turriff United 1 - 3 Inverurie Loco Works
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
University of Stirling 0 - 4 Caledonian Braves
plus matches in the North of Scotland League, West of Scotland Football League, Midlands League, and South of Scotland League. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
🔝 Year after year, the Highland League is full of drama, twists, and turns, and this season has once again proved to be no different.
Brechin City, who were three points clear, knew a win in Brora last night would win them the title. Anything else and it would go down to the final day.
Brechin scored an equaliser with 10 men in the 80th minute, but Brora Rangers scored a 94th-minute winner to go top on goal difference. Last season’s champions go into the last game of the season four goals better off. - view the Highland League table
🚫 Hearts were unsuccessful in their appeal against Marc Leonard’s red card from the weekend. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🏅 It was a League Two awards double for Dumbarton.
Manager Frank McKeown won the Glen’s Vodka Manager of the Month for March. Striker Leighton McIntosh won the player of the month. - SPFL website
🔁 Everton defender Kenzie Weir has been drafted into the Scotland Women’s National Team squad ahead of the qualifiers against Belgium. Leah Eddie has dropped out. - BBC
🔚 Former Queen’s Park, Dundee United, and St Johnstone defender Barry Douglas has announced his retirement from football. - Graham Falk, The Scotsman
🆕 Five new clubs have been accepted into the West of Scotland Football League for next season. Annbank United, Castlemilk, Gartcosh United, Eddlewood (Hamilton), and St Patrick’s FP (Dumbarton). - West of Scotland Football League on X
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 65
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
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