⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 30th July 2025

Tier Five restructure approved. New TV deal for SWPL. Signings for Kelty Hearts and Annan Athletic. Liam Cooper leaves CSKA Sofia. All the latest Lowland League results.

Jul 30, 2025

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📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #113: 
After the first-ever international match in 1872, it took Scotland until 1929 to play against opposition outside of England, Wales, and Ireland for the first time. Scotland beat Norway 7–3 in Bergen.

LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS

➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League

Broxburn Athletic 0 - 2 Caledonian Braves
Civil Service Strollers 3 - 3 Celtic B
Cowdenbeath 1 - 0 Bo’ness United
Cumbernauld Colts 1 - 2 Clydebank
East Stirlingshire 1 - 2 Albion Rovers
Tranent 0 - 0 Berwick Rangers

Plus results in the West of Scotland Football League, East of Scotland Football League, and pre-season fixtures. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website

NEWS

🗳️ The proposal to restructure tier five was voted through at the end of last week. The changes will introduce a Lowland League West and a Lowland League East, alongside the Highland League, from the 2026/27 season.

The winners from all three leagues will play each other once to determine which club will face the team that finishes bottom of League Two. - Callum Law, The Press & Journal

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📺 The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) announced the extension of broadcast partnerships with both BBC ALBA and BBC Scotland until the end of the 2027/28 season.

They also announced the first live TV games of the new season. - SWPL website

✍️ Kelty Hearts have signed defender Jack Wylie on a season-long loan from Rangers. - Kelty Hearts website

✍️ League Two Annan Athletic have signed experienced defender Keith Watson. The 35-year-old was with Arbroath last season. - Annan Athletic website

⚽️ Scotland defender Liam Cooper has left CSKA Sofia by mutual consent.

Cooper played 27 times for the Bulgarian club after arriving in September last year. - Graham Smyth, Yorkshire Evening Post

🔝 Caledonian Braves and Clydebank made it two wins from two in the Parks Motor Group Lowland League last night. Gretna 2008 and Gala Fairydean Rovers can also make it two wins from two tonight. - View the Lowland League table

🚙 The number of drivers receiving parking fines near Tannadice and Dens Park on a matchday has increased by 25%.

Dundee City Council issued 2,071 parking tickets during the 2024/25 season, up by 431 fines from the season before.

The council introduced a restricted parking zone on the streets surrounding the grounds in 2023. - Isla Glen, The Courier

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY

🏆 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Second Leg

Panathinaikos v Rangers (7pm - Live on BBC Scotland)

➡️ Breedon Highland League

Brora Rangers v Forres Mechanics (8pm)
Clachnacuddin v Wick Academy (8pm)
Formartine United v Inverurie Loco Works (8pm)
Huntly v Fraserburgh (8pm)
Keith v Brechin City (8pm)
Lossiemouth v Banks o’ Dee (8pm)
Nairn County v Deveronvale (8pm)
Rothes v Strathspey Thistle (8pm)
Turriff United v Buckie Thistle (8pm)