⚽ The Kick-Off | Tuesday 23rd December 2025
More Premiership live games announced. Grant Scott leaves Hibernian Women to replace Elena Sadiku at Celtic. McTominay wins Italian Super Cup. Scotland Player of the Year vote.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 172
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #217: The last time Scottish league matches were played on Christmas Day was in 1976 - St Mirren drew 2-2 with Clydebank in the top flight and Alloa Athletic beat Cowdenbeath in the Second Division.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ KDM Evolution Trophy – Round of 32
Montrose 2 - 1 The Spartans
NEWS
📺 Eight Premiership games will be broadcast live between January 31 and February 15, including the Edinburgh derby and Rangers v Hearts. - SPFL website
🟢 Hibernian Women manager Grant Scott has replaced Celtic Women manager Elena Sadiku, who left the club for Swedish club BK Hacken. - BBC
😮 Celtic Women had just beaten Hibernian Women at the weekend, which included this goal, direct from kick-off, by Celtic's Maria McAneny.
🚀 While not as far out as Maria McAneny’s strike, Jamie Gullan’s free-kick for St Johnstone at the weekend is well worth a watch.
🗳️ Voting is now open for the EE Scotland Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year for 2025. There are four nominees from each squad to pick from. Ryan Christie, John McGinn, Scott McTominay, and Andy Robertson have been nominated for the men’s side.
Erin Cuthbert, Kirsty MacLean, Kath McGovern, and Caroline Weir have been nominated for SWNT. - vote here on the Scottish FA website
🏆 Montrose are through to the last 16 of the KDM Evolution Trophy following their 2-1 win over The Spartans last night.
The match had been moved to Cove Rangers’ Balmoral Stadium due to ongoing drainage issues at Links Park.
They will now face Airdrieonians away in the New Year.
🏆 Scott McTominay won more silverware with Napoli last night. He played the full game as Napoli beat Bologna 2-0 in the Italian Super Cup. Lewis Ferguson played 69 minutes for Bologna.
😬 Turriff United manager Warren Cummings resigned last week due to interference from a committee member trying to dictate who should play.
Following the resignation, his father, Tom, who was the Highland League club’s chairman, also resigned. - Callum Law, The Press & Journal
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
Bonnyrigg Rose v Tranent (7.45pm)
Cumbernauld Colts v Caledonian Braves (7.45pm)
Heart of Midlothian B v Civil Service Strollers (7.45pm)
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