⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 15th October 2025
Derek McInnes named Manager of the Month. Scotland Under-21s draw 3-3 with Azerbaijan. SWPL announce record club payouts. Rangers disciplined by SPFL.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #168:
Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park was requisitioned by the War Department in 1940, for use as a fuel storage area.LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying – Group B
Azerbaijan 3 - 3 Scotland
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Albion Rovers 0 - 3 Bonnyrigg Rose
Bo’ness United 2 - 5 Clydebank
Broxburn Athletic 1 - 0 Gala Fairydean Rovers
Cowdenbeath 1 - 1 Cumbernauld Colts
Heart of Midlothian B 1 - 3 Berwick Rangers
plus results in the East of Scotland League and Club Academy Scotland. View all the results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
🏅 Derek McInnes has been named Glen’s Premiership Manager of the Month for September.
It is the Hearts manager’s second consecutive manager of the month award and a Tynecastle treble with Lawrence Shankland winning Player of the Month and Alexandros Kyziridis winning Goal of the Month. - SPFL website
🏴 Scotland Under-21s drew 3-3 with Azerbaijan in Baku. Scot Gemmill’s side finished with nine men following red cards for Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen and Dire Mebude.
The young Scots went into the break 2-1 ahead thanks to goals from Emilio Lawrence and Luke Graham. Chioloka-Mullen was sent off in the 47th minute, and the hosts went 3-1 up with 11 minutes to go. Sam Cleall-Harding equalised in the 91st minute before Dire Mebude was sent off.
Scotland sits fourth in the group with four points after four games. Only the group winners and the best runner-up qualify directly. It already looks like a massive ask to reach second for a playoff spot. - Ross McLeish, The Scotsman
Scot Gemmill has stated that they will lodge an official complaint with UEFA regarding the referee’s performance. - Mark Walker, The Herald
🔝 Clydebank have gone top of the Park’s Motor Group Lowland League following their 5-2 away win over Bo’ness United.
There were also wins for Bonnyrigg Rose away to Albion Rovers, Broxburn Athletic at home to Gala Fairydean Rovers, and Berwick Rangers away to Heart of Midlothian B. - view the Lowland League table
🏟️ The Edinburgh Evening News has ranked every Premiership club’s average attendance this season so far. - Alistair Gordon, Edinburgh Evening News
💷 The Scottish Women’s Premier League has announced record payments to clubs. Clubs received £549,00 - an increase of 41% compared to the previous year.
Turnover also exceeded £1million for the first time. - SWPL Website
🪑 The SWPL has also announced the appointment of Elizabeth Fagan as its new Chair. - SWPL Website
🧨 Rangers have been found in breach of SPFL rules following the behaviour of the club’s supporters during their first league game of the season away at Motherwell.
The following sanction was imposed:
(i) A suspended reduction of 50 tickets for a future away match in an SPFL competition, to be triggered in event of another rule breach of SPFL Rule H37 through pyrotechnic use by the club’s supporters at an away match in any SPFL competition on, or before, 30 June 2026. If this sanction is triggered, the club will be required to pay the costs for said 50 tickets to the home club for the respective match. - SPFL website
📺 Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle and Queen’s Park v Ross County in November have been selected for live coverage on BBC Scotland. - SPFL website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Women’s Europa Cup – Second Qualifying Round, Second Leg
Glasgow City (1) v (2) HB Koge (7.35pm - live on BBC iPlayer)
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
East Stirlingshire v Tranent (7.45pm)
Gretna 2008 v Caledonian Braves (7.45pm)
University of Stirling v Civil Service Strollers (7.45pm)
plus fixtures in the East of Scotland League and North Caledonian League. View all the fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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