⚽ The Kick-Off - Tuesday 21st July 2026
Signings for Motherwell, Inverness, Stenhousemuir and Arbroath. Scottish clubs learn next European opponents. Kilmarnock sell Eddie Beach. Craig Halkett named Hearts captain.
Random Scottish Football Fact #352:
Hearts and Motherwell are the only two Scottish clubs outside of Celtic and Rangers to complete in UEFA Champions League Qualifiers - Hearts (2007 & this season), Motherwell (2013)
LATEST NEWS
✍️ Motherwell have signed Dylan Williams from Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old defender has signed an initial two-year contract. - Motherwell FC website
🔵 Inverness Caledonian Thistle announced the signing of Miller Keir from Turriff United for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old striker was the top scorer in the Highland League last season. - Inverness Caledonian Thistle website
✍️ Stenhousemuir have signed midfielder Lewis O’Donnell after he left Dundee United. The 21-year-old picked up valuable SPFL experience with loan spells at Kelty Hearts, Queen of the South, and Cove Rangers. - Stenhousemuir FC website
✍️ Arbroath have signed Dundee United defender Scott Constable on a season-long loan. - Alan Temple, The Courier
🔵 Kilmarnock have sold goalkeeper Eddie Beach to League of Ireland side Shelbourne FC. The 22-year-old had joined the Ayrshire club last summer. - Kilmarnock FC website
✍️ Hearts have agreed a deal to sign Forest Green Rovers captain Laurent Mendy.
The Jambos tried to sign the 29-year-old midfielder in January but were unsuccessful. - Brian McLauchlin, BBC
🆚 The draws for the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Third Qualifying Rounds were made yesterday. - BBC
If Hearts can beat Sturm Graz, they will face Fenerbahce or Polish club Gornik Zabrze in Champions League qualification. If they get beaten, they will face Swiss side St Gallen or Benfica in Europa League qualifying.
Rangers will meet Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok in the third round of Europa League qualifying.
Motherwell will face either Northern Ireland’s Coleraine or Finland’s HJK Helsinki in the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round if they beat Havnar Bóltfelag first.
Hibernian will take on NK Bravo (Slovenia) or KF Shkëndija (North Macedonia) in the third round of Conference League qualifying if they progress against KF Malisheva.
🔵 Croatian centre back Bozo Mikulic has signed a new contract at St Johnstone. - St Johnstone website
🔵 Cove Rangers have agreed to settle with a club partner after being taken to court for the second time in just over a year. According to the Press & Journal, Strathclyde Commercials claimed they were due £40,000 by the Aberdeen side. - Dale Haslam, The Press & Journal
©️ Hearts have made defender Craig Halkett their new club captain. In his absence, head coach Wouter Vrancken also revealed a list of four vice-captains - Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Jamie McCart and Blair Spittal. - Barry Anderson, Edinburgh Evening News
🍻 Dundee United will be selling alcohol again at tonight’s Premier Sports Cup game against The Spartans. The Tannadice club had a successful trial on Saturday and have been granted a licence again. - Dundee United website
🏟️ Dundee have confirmed that all the necessary documentation has been submitted to Dundee City Council in relation to their planned new stadium in the Camperdown area of the city. - Dundee FC website
🔙 The new season of the official William Hill Premiership Fantasy Football game is now live. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round - First Leg
Sturm Graz v Heart of Midlothian
(7.30pm - live on Premier Sports 1)
🏆 Premier Sports Cup Group Stage
(all 7.45pm kick-offs)
Group A:
Kelty Hearts v Brora Rangers
Group B:
Arbroath v Montrose
Dundee United v The Spartans (live on Premier Sports Player)
Group C:
Dunfermline Athletic v Cove Rangers
St Mirren v East Kilbride (live on Premier Sports Player)
Group D:
Clyde v Annan Athletic
Ross County v Dundee (live on Premier Sports Player)
Group E:
Livingston v Forfar Athletic
Partick Thistle v Stenhousemuir
Group F:
East Fife v Linlithgow Rose
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone (live on Premier Sports Player)
Group G:
Alloa Athletic v Falkirk (live on Premier Sports Player)
Stranraer v Edinburgh City
Group H:
Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical (live on Premier Sports Player)
Raith Rovers v Peterhead
View Tuesday’s pre-season fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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