⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 13th May 2026
Despite win, St Mirren will be in relegation play-off. Kilmarnock win 3-1. SPFL Player of the Season awards announced. Halkett and Leonard out for up to nine months. Airdrie release 11 players.
Random Scottish Football Fact #308:
Chris Waddle played for Falkirk in Division One in 1996. He made four appearances before signing for Bradford City a month later.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Aberdeen 0 - 2 St Mirren
Dundee United 0 - 0 Livingston
Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Dundee
➡️ William Hill Premiership Play-Off Quarter Final - First Leg
Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 1 Partick Thistle
➡️ William Hill League One Play-Off Semi-Finals - First Leg
Clyde 1 - 1 Hamilton Academical
NEWS
🔵 It is mission accomplished for Kilmarnock after they guaranteed their Premiership status for next season, despite St Mirren winning 2-0 in Aberdeen.
Two late goals from Joe Hugill gave Kilmarnock a 3-1 win over Dundee to keep them four points clear of the Buddies with one game remaining. Tom Lowery had opened the scoring for Killie before scoring at the wrong end to make it 1-1.
Dundee United secured seventh place with their 0-0 draw at home to Livingston. - view the Premiership table here
⚽️ Both of last night’s play-offs are evenly poised ahead of Friday night’s second legs.
Callumn Morrison’s first-half opener for Dunfermline Athletic was immediately cancelled out by Partick Thistle’s Ben Stanway.
In Hamilton, the away team, Hamilton Academical, took the lead through Stuart McKinstry. Aiden McGinley tied things up for Clyde.
🏅 The SPFL were busy announcing Player of the Season awards yesterday. - SPFL website
Premiership Player of the Season: Claudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian)
Championship Player of the Season: Josh McPake (St Johnstone)
League One Player of the Season: Alfie Stewart (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
🏟️ The SPFL also revealed the winners of the ProPitch awards. Celtic won the Premiership Pitch of the Season, while Queen’s Park took the Championship award.
Heart of Midlothian and Ross County received highly commended awards for their surfaces.
The awards will be extended to League One and Two for next season. - SPFL website
⚽️ Ross Stewart is doing his best to try to give Steve Clarke a decision to make after scoring again last night. He scored as Southampton made it to the EFL Championship Play-Off Final, where they will face Oli McBurnie and Hull City.
Tommy Conway was forced off with an injury for Middlesbrough during the game.
🏥 Craig Halkett and Marc Leonard both had surgery on their ruptured Achilles on Sunday. Hearts’ manager Derek McInnes revealed both players will be out for seven to nine months. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🔚 Wycombe Wanderers have released Shamal George at the end of his contract. The goalkeeper has been on loan at St Mirren this season. - Wycombe Wanderers on X
♦️ Airdrieonians have released 11 players at the end of their contracts following their relegation to League One. Amongst those released are Rhys Armstrong, Jamie Barjonas, Sean McGinty, Lewis McGrattan, Lewis Strapp, and Dom Thomas. - Airdrieonians website
🔴 Stirling Albion have made their second signing in as many days. Former Celtic and Bayern Munich youth player Barry Hepburn has signed a one-year deal. The midfielder had signed for a club in the Victorian Premier League (Australia) earlier this year. - Stirling Albion website
📝 Here are the latest SPFL contract extensions:
Montrose defender Keir Bertie has signed a new one-year deal at Links Park. - Montrose FC website
Stirling Albion’s Players’ Player of the Year, Kyle Banner, has signed a one-year extension. - Stirling Albion website
🔄 Ross County have made several changes to their recruitment staff. Donnie Forbes has been appointed Head of Data Strategy and Recruitment. Previous head of recruitment Greg Strong has moved to EFL League Two club Oldham Athletic. Chief Scout Stuart Millar is also leaving the club. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
⭐️ Celtic’s Daizen Maeda was named the star man in the SPFL Team of the Week. - SPFL website
✍️ Lowland League side Broxburn Athletic have signed former Dundee United and Hearts midfielder Morgaro Gomis. The 40-year-old has been playing with East Stirlingshire for the past 18 months. - Broxburn Athletic on X
🏅 Hibernian Women’s Eilidh Adams has won the SWPL Player of the Month Award. The Spartans’ Robyn McCafferty won the SWPL2 award. - SWPL website
⚽️ The BBC vote for Scotland’s most iconic goal is at the semi-final stage. This week’s vote is between Archie Gemmill’s goal v Netherlands and Leigh Griffiths’ first free-kick v England. - you can vote here
🏆 In case anyone needs a reminder, Hearts could win the title tonight if they beat Falkirk and Celtic lose to Motherwell.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 31
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk (8pm - live on Sky Sports)
Motherwell v Celtic (8pm - live on Sky Sports)
Rangers v Hibernian (8pm)
➡️ William Hill Championship Play-Off Final - First Leg
Alloa Athletic v Stenhousemuir (7.45pm - live on BBC Alba)
plus matches in the West of Scotland League, and East of Scotland League Cup, East of Scotland Cup, and Tweedie Cup. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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I didn't know anything about Waddle at Falkirk, but I found some videos and it was still worth watching him play.