⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 14th January 2026
Hearts agree pre-contract with Rogers Mato. Elliott Watt named Player of the Month. David Gold & Colin Hamilton named Championship Managers of the Month. Latest SPFL transfers.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 150
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #228: As it stands, the clubs in the Highland and Lowland League with a bronze licence are Banks o'Dee, Bonnyrigg Rose, Brechin City, Brora Rangers, Cumbernauld Colts, and Fraserburgh.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 KDM Evolution Trophy Last 16
Arbroath 3-0 East Fife
Ayr United 4-1 Stranraer
Partick Thistle 3-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Inverness won 4-2 on penalties)
Queen’s Park 2-0 Forfar Athletic
St Johnstone 2-0 Ross County
Stirling Albion 1-2 Stenhousemuir
plus South of Scotland League and Scottish FA Youth Cup matches. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
✍️ Hearts have announced a pre-contract agreement with Ugandan international Rogers Mato.
The 22-year-old winger, currently plays for North Macedonian club FK Vardar - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
🏅 Motherwell’s Elliott Watt has been named the William Hill Premiership Player of the Month for December. - SPFL website
🏆 League One Inverness Caledonian Thistle were the only club to knock out a team from a higher division in the KDM Evolution Trophy Last 16 last night. They beat Partick Thistle on penalties.
They join Arbroath, Ayr United, Airdrieonians, Queen’s Park, Raith Rovers, St Johnstone, and Stenhousemuir in Thursday’s quarter-final draw.
🏅 Arbroath co-managers David Gold and Colin Hamilton have been selected as the William Hill Scottish Championship Managers of the Month for December. - SPFL website
🔴 Emma Burrows, the wife of Aberdeen CEO Alan Burrows addressed some of the rumours circulating about him working the majority of the time from home in Motherwell.
🟢 Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill has said he doesn’t believe fans will be seeing Jota playing again this season. - Ewan Paton, Celtic Way
⚽️ Che Adams scored twice for Torino last night in their 3-2 away win over AS Roma in the Coppa Italia Round of 16.
🫡 Scotland internationals Grant Hanley and Lyndon Dykes are expected to receive a civic seal of approval by Dumfries and Galloway council. - Marc McLean, The Herald
⭐️ Stirling Albion’s Russell McLean has been named the star man in the SPFL Team of the Week. - SPFL website
🆚 The SPFL have confirmed new dates for several League One and League Two postponed fixtures. - SPFL website
✍️ Latest transfers:
Permanent Signings
Cale Loughrey - Hamilton Academical to Partick Thistle - Partick Thistle website
Robbie Hemfrey - Unattached to East Fife - East Fife website
Loan Signings
Emile Acquah - Dundee to Harrogate Town - Dundee FC website
George Finney - Everton to Ayr United - Ayr United on X
Harry Welsh - Dundee United to Stirling Albion - Stirling Albion website
Oscar Cortes - Rangers to Huracan - Andy Coyle, STV
Loan Extensions
Alfie Stewart - Aberdeen to Inverness Caledonian Thistle - Inverness Caledonian Thistle website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Scottish Premiership
Falkirk v Celtic (7.45pm - live on Premier Sports)
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren (7.45pm)
🏆 Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Stirling University v Heart of Midlothian (7.45pm)
➡️ South of Scotland Football League
Dalbeattie Star v St Cuthbert Wanderers (7.45pm)
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