⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 4th March 2026
Dundee United beat St Mirren 2- 1. Dunfermline into play-off spot. SWNT beat Luxembourg 5-0. Johnny Russell returns to Dundee United. Hamilton agree resolution with The Funding Globe.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #263: Kelty Hearts are the only SPFL club not to have won at home in the league this season.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying
Luxembourg 0 - 5 Scotland
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Dundee United 2 - 1 St Mirren
➡️ William Hill Championship
Arbroath 1 - 1 Ayr United
Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 0 Ross County
➡️ William Hill League One
Hamilton Academical 0 - 1 Stenhousemuir
Montrose 1 - 1 Kelty Hearts
➡️ William Hill League Two
The Spartans 2 - 0 Stirling Albion
🏆 Lowland League Cup Quarter Final
Civil Service Strollers 1 - 2 Tranent
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League and Scottish FA Youth Cup. View all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
➡️ Dundee United fans experienced a more entertaining Tuesday night at Tannadice than last week’s drab 0-0 against Aberdeen.
A Marcus Fraser own goal and an Amar Fatah late penalty won the points for Dundee United. Jake Young had equalised for St Mirren at the start of the second half.
St Mirren remain just three points above 11th-placed Kilmarnock. - view the Premiership table here
➡️ Dunfermline Athletic have moved into the play-off places in the Championship. Two goals from Callumn Morrison and a late goal from Chris Kane gave the Pars the win against bottom-side Ross County.
Arbroath and Ayr United drew 1-1. Findlay Marshall opened the scoring for the home side in the 74th minute. However, Anton Dowds levelled the game with six minutes left on the clock. - view the Championship table here
➡️ Stenhousemuir have moved level on points with Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the top of League One. The Warriors have played one game more.
On loan Motherwell striker Olly Whyte scored the only goal of the game against Hamilton Academical.
Kelty Hearts have reduced the gap to Hamilton to three points after drawing 1-1 with Montrose.
Montrose are now five points from the play-offs. - view the League One table here
➡️ The Spartans have closed the gap on East Kilbride to two points at the top of League Two and still have a game in hand.
Mark Stowe scored a brace for the Edinburgh club in their 2-0 win over Stirling Albion. - view the League Two table here
🏴 Scotland Women’s National Team got their World Cup Qualifying campaign off and running with a 5-0 win over Luxembourg.
Captain Caroline Weir scored a hat-trick, with the other goals coming from Jenna Clark and Kathleen McGovern.
Up next is Luxembourg again on Saturday at Hampden Park. Kick-off is at 5pm.
🔙 Johnny Russell has returned to Dundee United, signing a short-term deal until the end of the season.
He made his second debut in last night’s win over St Mirren. - Dundee United website
🔴 Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack has said ex-New York Red Bulls head coach Sandro Schwarz is on their head coach shortlist and will be attending the Celtic game tonight.
Cormack told Red TV: “What I will tell you, because he said it was okay to mention it, is that visiting from yesterday through the Celtic game is Sandro Schwarz, the German ex-Bundesliga coach who worked in Russia and at New York Red Bulls most recently.
“He’s visiting to check us out and vice versa. A top, top, top candidate.” - Danny Law & Paul Third, The Press & Journal
🔙 Darren Mowbray has returned as Aberdeen’s Head of Recruitment after leaving for Southampton in 2023. - Aberdeen FC website
🟢 Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Kasper Schmeichel remains unavailable for Celtic ahead of tonight’s game away at Aberdeen. - John McGinley, The Celtic Way
🔴 Hamilton Academical have announced they have finally reached an agreement with The Funding Globe after they provided emergency funding before the new owners took over. - Hamilton Academical website
⭐ The Spartans’ Marc McNulty was named the star man in the SPFL’s Team of the Week after his weekend hat-trick against Annan Athletic. - SPFL website
📺 Four matches in April have been announced as TV selections by the SPFL. The games include Livingston v Heart of Midlothian, live on Sky Sports, and Queen’s Park v Ross County live on BBC Scotland. - SPFL website
🏆 Hearts will face Queen’s Park in this season’s Scottish FA Youth Cup Final at Hampden. - Barry Anderson, Edinburgh Evening News
📺 TRNSMT will be showing the Scotland v Morocco World Cup game after Richard Ashcroft’s headline set finishes ahead of kick-off. - Donald Erskine, The Herald
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 101
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Aberdeen v Celtic (8pm - live on Sky Sports Football)
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Banks o’ Dee v Buckie Thistle
Brechin City v Deveronvale
Brora Rangers v Turriff United
Huntly v Lossiemouth
Keith v Formartine United
Rothes v Inverurie Loco Works
Strathspey Thistle v Clachnacuddin
plus matches in the West of Scotland Football League and North Caledonian League. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
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