⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 9th April 2025
SWNT suffer a heavy defeat in Germany. Charlie Mulgrew resigns from Kelty. Motherwell win their appeal. Junction issue holding up Dundee stadium progress. Only an Excuse to make an audio return.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #33: Julie Fleeting holds the record for most goals scored for the Scotland Women's National Team - 116 goals in 121 appearances
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
🏆 UEFA Women’s Nations League - League A
Germany 6 - 1 Scotland
🏆 UEFA Women’s Under-19s EURO Qualification – League A
Switzerland 4- 0 Scotland
plus results in the West of Scotland League, North Region and Club Academy Scotland - view all results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
NEWS
6️⃣ Despite leading 1-0 at half-time in Wolfsburg, Scotland Women’s National Team conceded six second-half goals to lose 6-1 to Germany.
Scotland are bottom of their League A group. The final two fixtures in the group are at home to Austria and away to the Netherlands. - watch the highlights here
4️⃣ Scotland Women’s Under-19s crashed to a 4-0 defeat to Switzerland in Falkirk yesterday.
The result means Scotland finished third in the League A group behind Spain and Switzerland. In the other group game yesterday, Spain beat Czechia 10-0. - view the final group table here
🚪 Charlie Mulgrew has left Kelty Hearts. Mulgrew was appointed in January but only managed one win in 11 games in charge.
Saturday’s 6-0 home defeat to already relegated Dumbarton was his final game before resigning. - Ross Hart, Central Fife Times
🔴 Motherwell have won their appeal against the red card shown to Kofi Balmer in their defeat to Kilmarnock at the weekend.
Following the decision, the Fir Park side released a statement expressing their concerns about how VAR was used. - Calum Loudon, STV
🚪 Alan Muir, one of Scotland’s first full-time Video Assistant Referees has departed his role following a string of high-profile errors. - Stephen McGowan, The Herald
👦🏻 Ayr United released a statement about positive discussions with their ‘ultras’.
Concerns had been raised about “an element who attach themselves to the groups and engage in behaviours that are unacceptable in and around stadiums, which does little but increase costs to the football club, and misrepresent what the club seeks to achieve.” - Ayr United website
🏟️ Dundee are still waiting to hear if their planning application for their new stadium at Camperdown Park will get the green light.
A planning in-principle application seeking permission for a 12,500-seater stadium was submitted to Dundee City Council last February, however, one remaining traffic junction issue is delaying further progress. - Tyrone Smith, BBC
🏆 The SPFL Reserve Cup Final between Dunfermline Athletic Reserves and Kilmarnock Reserves will take place at New Central Park, Kelty, on Wednesday 23 April. Kick-off will be 7.45pm. - SPFL website
🆕 Tranent FC have appointed former Bonnyrigg Rose manager Robbie Horn as their new manager.
The Lowland League side lost previous manager Jonny Stewart to Bonnyrigg last month. - Tranent FC on X
🥂 Breedon Highland League side Banks o’Dee have submitted a planning application for a new hospitality area at their home ground Spain Park. - Bank’s o’Dee on X
🎙️ The BBC announced Only an Excuse is making a return in podcast form.
It will be a part of a new weekly podcast series titled Forget The Ball, Get On With The Game hosted by Jonathan Watson. - Robbie Hanratty, The National
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Formartine United v Nairn County (8pm)
Huntly v Fraserburgh (8pm)
Keith v Strathspey Thistle (8pm)
➡️ Parks Motor Group Lowland League
East Kilbride v Linlithgow Rose (7.45pm)
plus fixtures in the West of Scotland League, North Caledonian League and South of Scotland - view all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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