⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 9th October 2025
Max Johnston called up for Scotland. SWNT squad announced. Record SPFL revenues and payouts. Rangers set to talk to Gerrard. Alexandros Kyziridis wins goal of the month.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #164:
Scotland were the first ever country to be eliminated from a World Cup tournament (1974) whilst being undefeated.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Women’s Europa Cup – Second Qualifying Round, First Leg
HB Koge 2 - 1 Glasgow City
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Strathspey Thistle 1 - 2 Forres Mechanics
🏆 UEFA Women’s Under-17 European Championship Qualifying
England 3 - 1 Scotland
NEWS
🔢 Scotland have called up Max Johnston to the squad ahead of tonight’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier at home to Greece. - Matthew Elder, The Scotsman
If Che Adams, Ryan Christie, Lewis Ferguson, Ben Gannon-Doak, Aaron Hickey, or Max Johnston get booked tonight, they will be suspended for Sunday’s game against Belarus. - Josh McCafferty, The Herald
🆕 Melissa Andreatta has named her Scotland Women’s National Team squad for the upcoming international friendly matches against Morocco and Switzerland. - Scottish FA website
💷 The SPFL announced record revenues of £50.4m and record club distribution totaling £42m. - SPFL website
⚽️ Hearts’ Alexandros Kyziridis has won September’s William Hill SPFL Goal of the Month for his strike against Falkirk.
🏅 St Johnstone’s Simo Valakari and Josh McPake have won the Glen’s Vodka Championship Manager of the Month and William Hill SPFL Championship Player of the Month for September. They both won August’s awards too. - SPFL website
🔵 Rangers are set to have talks with Steven Gerrard about the vacant head coach role. - Sami Mokbel, BBC
🆕 Ayr United launched their new third kit yesterday.
🤝 Scottish Women’s Football and Walking Football Scotland have announced a new collaboration to encourage more women to stay active and involved in football into later life, including a new £5,000 fund to help clubs establish new women’s Walking Football groups. - SWF website
🟠 Glasgow City fell to a narrow defeat away to Danish side HB Koge in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Europa Cup Second Qualifying Round. Amy Anderson got the Glasgow goal. The second leg takes place at Petershill Park next week. - Glasgow City website
⚽️ Caroline Weir scored twice for Real Madrid in their 6-2 UEFA Women’s Champions League match against Roma.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Group C
Scotland v Greece (7.45pm - live on BBC Scotland)
🏆 UEFA Under 21 Championship Qualifying – Group B
Scotland v Gibraltar (5.30pm - Den’s Park, Dundee)
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