⚽ The Kick-Off - Tuesday 5th May 2026

Hearts beat Rangers 2-1. Stuart Kettlewell to manage Ross County next season. The Staggies announce who is leaving the club. Raith Rovers sign George Oakley.

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Random Scottish Football Fact #302:

Today is the 16th anniversary of Motherwell 6 - 6 Hibernian

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LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS

➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP

Heart of Midlothian 2 - 1 Rangers

Plus matches in the Midlands League, West of Scotland Football League and South of Scotland Cups. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.

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NEWS

🔝 Second-half goals from Stephen Kingsley and Lawrence Shankland sent Hearts three points clear of Celtic at the top of the league and have left Rangers seven points behind with three games to go.

Up next, Hearts visit Fir Park to take on Motherwell, and Celtic host Rangers. - view the Premiership table

📝 Ross County have confirmed that Stuart Kettlewell will be the man to lead them in their first season in the third tier of Scottish football since the 2007/08 season. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal

And for those interested in this sort of thing. This was the final league table from that season.

🔚 Ross County also confirmed Ross Laidlaw, Declan Gallagher, Alex Iacovitti, Jay Henderson, Uche Ikpeazu, and Jordan White will all be leaving the club at the end of their contracts. - Ross County website

✍️ Raith Rovers have signed George Oakley on a two-year deal. He will join Raith once his Ayr United contract expires in the summer. - Raith Rovers website

⚫️ Miko Virtanen and Brian Cameron have signed new contracts at Elgin City. - Elgin City website

🥃 World Cup and alcohol combos have proven popular in The Kick-Off before, so I may as well share the official Scotland National Team whisky for the World Cup.

Distilled in June 1998, this Glen Elgin 27-year-old will set you back £189. - You can pre-order it here

🎟️ If you are interested in going to McCoist & MacAulay Live - World Cup Special at the SEC Armadillo on Friday, 15th May, there are limited £28 tickets available via this link.

🧵 Ahead of the play-offs starting tonight, relive the fun, funny, and outright bizarre moments from the William Hill SPFL Championship season in this X thread by Robbie Weir. - read the thread here

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🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 39

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY

➡️ William Hill Premiership Play-Off Quarter Final - First Leg

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath (7.45pm - live on BBC Scotland)

➡️ William Hill Championship Play-Off Semi-Finals - First Leg

Alloa Athletic v Airdrieonians (7.45pm)
Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir (7.45pm)

➡️ William Hill League One Play-Off Semi-Finals - First Leg

Clyde v The Spartans (7.45pm)
Forfar Athletic v Hamilton Academical (7.45pm)

plus matches in the North of Scotland League, East of Scotland League, and West of Scotland League. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.

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