⚽ The Kick-Off | Tuesday 27th May 2025
Livingston promoted. Kilmarnock appoint Stuart Kettlewell. Foundation of Hearts members approve Tony Bloom investment. Rachel Corsie announces her retirement. St Johnstone sign Jack Baird.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #67: Bonnyrigg Rose picked up 98 yellow cards this season. The most across all of the SPFL.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
⬆️ William Hill SPFL Premiership Play-Off Final Second Leg
Ross County 2 - 4 Livingston (3 - 5 on aggregate)
NEWS
⬆️ Ross County couldn’t survive a third relegation play-off after Livingston came from two goals down on the night to win 5-3 on aggregate.
David Martindale’s side have bounced straight back up to the Premiership ending the Staggies six-year stay in the division.
🆕 Stuart Kettlewell is the new manager of Kilmarnock. He has joined on a two-year deal.
Kettlewell resigned from Motherwell in January. The response from Killie fans to the appointment has been mixed. - Matthew Fulton, STV
🗳️ Foundation of Hearts members have voted unanimously to back Tony Bloom’s investment proposal of £9.86m for a 29% stake in the club.
With 70% of the 8000 members voting, 98.5% voted in favour. Only 96 people were against the investment. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🔚 Scotland Women’s National Team captain Rachel Corsie has announced her retirement from football after the upcoming UEFA Women’s Nation League matches.
Corsie has been capped 154 times and has been captain since 2017. - Scottish FA website
👋 Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie is set to leave Pittodrie after agreeing to join Plymouth Argyle. - Paul Third, The Press and Journal
✍️ St Johnstone have signed Greenock Morton captain Jack Baird on a two-year deal. - St Johnstone website
✍️ Union Berlin have confirmed the signing of Oli Burke from Werder Bremen on a free transfer.
💷 Queen’s Park President Graeme Shields has revealed that the club’s expenditure will be £5.7m this season. Once their sponsorship deal with City Facilities Management finishes at the end of next season, spending has to be reduced to £1m. - Blair Meikle, Glasgow Times
🔴 Sean McGinty and Nikolay Todorov have exercised release clauses in their contracts and have left Hamilton Academical. - Hamilton Academical website
🟢 Celtic have told Scott Bain he can leave on a free transfer despite the 33-year-old having 12 months left on his contract. - Stephen McGowan, The Herald
✍️ League Two side The Spartans have signed 35-year-old midfielder Sean Welsh from Queen’s Park. - The Spartans website
🔵 Inverness Caledonian Thistle goalkeeper Musa Dibaga has rejected a new contract offer.
His agent told The Press and Journal that the parties were too far apart financially and Dibaga is looking for a new club. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
🔴 Bonnyrigg Rose fan favourite Keiran McGachie has retired from football.
McGachie made over 250 appearances for the club and helped them get promoted to the SPFL. - Bonnyrigg Rose website
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