⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 5th March 2025
Police Scotland open to discussions on lifting the alcohol ban. Inverness Caley hoping to have a preferred bidder by end of April. Falkirk and Ayr win. Arbroath and Forfar pick up three points.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #8: Kirk Broadfoot has played in more European finals than Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Latest Scottish Football Results
➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship
Airdrieonians 0 - 3 Falkirk
Queen’s Park 2 - 3 Ayr United
➡️ William Hill SPFL League One
Dumbarton 1 - 2 Arbroath
➡️ William Hill SPFL League Two
Stranraer 1 - 2 Forfar Athletic
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
Cowdenbeath 2 - 2 Civil Service Strollers
Heart of Midlothian B 2 - 3 East Kilbride
Plus results in the West of Scotland League, East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, SPFL Reserve League and youth football - view all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
News
🍺 Following a Freedom of Information request, The Herald has revealed that Scottish Police are ‘open to discussions’ on lifting the alcohol ban in Scottish football. The FOI request revealed they are looking at several pilot projects to allow alcohol to be sold in concourses. - Andrew Learmonth, The Herald
↕️ Falkirk looked to have widened the gap Ayr United last night with a convincing 3-0 win away to bottom-side Airdrieonians. However, Ayr came from 2-0 down to Queen’s Park at Hampden to win 3-2. Curtis Main with the winner to keep the gap to three points.
Third-placed Livingston host Raith Rovers tonight. A win will move them back into second and close the gap to one point once again. A win for Raith Rovers puts them within two points of the play-offs. - View the Championship league table here
🔝 Arbroath came from one down to beat Dumbarton 2-1 away. The Red Lichtes have gone four points clear at the top of the league albeit having played one game more than Stenhousemuir in second. - View the League One table here
↕️ The ten men of Forfar Athletic staged a dramatic comeback to beat Stranraer 2-1 at Stair Park last night. The home side were one goal up and one man up at half-time however, Craig Slater equalised for Forfar in the 75th minute. Stranraer hit the bar in the 90th minute before Brad Rodden scored a 94th-minute penalty. The Loons are now three points behind second-bottom Bonnyrigg Rose. - View the League Two table here
🔝 East Kilbride bounced back from two consecutive defeats in the Lowland League to beat Heart of Midlothian B 3-2 and move back to the top of the table.
In the other Lowland League game, Civil Service Strollers came from 2-0 down to Cowdenbeath to draw 2-2. - View the Lowland League table here
🗂️ Administration-hit Inverness Caledonian Thistle hopes to have a preferred bidder for the club by the end of April.
A complicated car park issue has delayed the process until now. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
🔴 Dunfermline Athletic have successfully appealed Kyle Benedictus’ red card. The Pars captain was sent off in their 2-1 win over Greenock Morton at the weekend. - Iain Collin, The Courier
👋 Philippe Clement has released a statement following his sacking by Rangers last weekend. - Ewan Paton, Glasgow Times
🏃 Sheffield United have invited Partick Thistle youth player Jack Braid for a trial. - Jack Price, Football League World
⚽️ Steven Fletcher scored the winner for Wrexham away to Huddersfield last night. The former Scotland striker came on in the 72nd minute and scored the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute.
🗣️ Napoli boss Antonio Conte spoke highly of Billy Gilmour following his performance against Inter Milan at the weekend.
"But Billy? I love him. He is young, and his future is for him. And for sure, from now until the end of the season, he will help us a lot." Conte also praised Gilmour’s talents and attitude in training. - Anthony Evans & Fraser Clarke, Football Scotland
🆕 A new women’s football team will be launched on Sunday. Thornton Hibs Ladies will be officially launched at a special ceremony at 2pm in Memorial Park. The team hopes to join a fifth-tier league in August.- Craig Goldthorp, Fife Today
🏆 Livingston announced that they have sold 2492 tickets so far for their SPFL Trust Trophy Final against Queen’s Park. - Livingston FC website
👏 The SPFL Team of the Week has been revealed. - SPFL website
Scottish Football Fixtures Today
➡️ William Hill SPFL Championship
Livingston v Raith Rovers (7.45pm)
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Brora Rangers v Nairn County (8pm)
Deveronvale v Brechin City (8pm)
Formartine United v Lossiemouth (8pm)
Fraserburgh v Rothes (8pm)
Huntly v Banks O’ Dee (8pm)
Strathspey Thistle v Buckie Thistle (8pm)
Plus fixtures in the West of Scotland League and East of Scotland Qualifying Cup. - view all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website