⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 18th March 2026
Wins for Inverness and The Spartans. Scotland Under-21 squad announced. Dundee United sign A-League striker on a pre-contract. Triple injury blow for Partick Thistle.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #273: Eight of today’s Premiership clubs were part of the inaugural 1998–99 SPL season, with only Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone from that original ten clubs currently playing outside the top division
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ William Hill League One
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 - 1 Peterhead
➡️ William Hill League Two
The Spartans 1 - 0 Forfar Athletic
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Albion Rovers P - P East Stirlingshire
Broxburn Athletic 1 - 6 Linlithgow Rose
Civil Service Strollers 0 - 1 Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 University of Stirling
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League, North of Scotland League and East of Scotland Qualifying Cup. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
🔝 Inverness Caledonian Thistle are three points clear of Stenhousemuir at the top of League One.
Two goals from Chanka Simba and a strike from Jordan Alonge gave Inverness a 3-1 win over Peterhead. - view the League One table
🔝 The Spartans have returned to the top of League Two following their 1-0 win over Forfar Athletic last night. Marc McNulty’s penalty was enough to move the Edinburgh club a point ahead of East Kilbride. - view the League Two table
💜 Linlithgow Rose have closed the gap on Bonnyrigg Rose to seven points with two games still in hand at the top of the Parks Motor Group Lowland League. - view the Lowland League Table
🟠 Dundee United have gone shopping in the A-League again. This time, they have agreed a pre-contract with Newcastle Jets’ striker Lachlan Rose. - Dundee United website
🆕 Scot Gemmill has announced his latest Scotland Under-21 squad ahead of qualifiers against Portugal and Czechia.
Amongst those called up are Tyler Fletcher, Barney Stewart, Robbie Ure, and James Wilson. - Scottish FA website
🤕 Partick Thistle have been dealt a triple-injury blow. On loan, Oisin Smyth and Tony Watt are out for up to eight weeks, and Logan Chalmers is out for six weeks. - Partick Thistle website
🔵 Inverness Caledonian Thistle announced a commercial affiliation with American side Lorain County Leviathan. The semi-professional club was founded last year.
As part of the announcement, the Highlands club said: “The partnership will see Caley Thistle’s brand promoted across the United States…
“Plans include collaborative projects, engaging social media content, and opportunities for fans of both clubs to connect and share in each club’s journey.” - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
😬 Falkirk have provided Dundee United with a formal apology after publishing photos of Craig Sibbald holding a Falkirk scarf in his pre-contract signing announcement photos. - BBC
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🌎 Fred MacAulay and Ally McCoist are reuniting for a special World Cup show at the SEC Armadillo in May. McCoist and MacAulay Live will take place on Friday, 15 May, with tickets going on sale this Friday. - Lewis Anderson, GlasgowWorld
🤝 The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast has been acquired by Newsquest. As part of the move alongside other Newsquest publications such as Rangers Review and Hearts Standard, the Terrace will have a subscription website producing written content about all levels of the SPFL. - Craig Fowler, The Terrace
📺 Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou sat down for an in-depth interview with Open Goal following his Manager of the Month award for February.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 87
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Men’s Under-17 European Championships Qualification – Second Round
Scotland v Spain (12 noon - Match played in Coleraine, Northern Ireland)
🏆 UEFA Women’s Under-17 European Championships Qualification – Second Round
Greece v Scotland (12 noon - Match played in Norway)
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Banks o’ Dee v Strathspey Thistle (8pm)
Buckie Thistle v Formartine United (8pm)
Inverurie Loco Works v Fraserburgh (8pm)
Lossiemouth v Brora Rangers (8pm)
Turriff United v Forres Mechanics (8pm)
plus matches in the North of Scotland League, Midlands League and South of League. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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