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2024–25 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season2024–25
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2024–25 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Championship champions
League 1 champions
League 2 champions
Scottish Cup winners
League Cup winners
Challenge Cup winners
Youth Cup winners
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, St Mirren
Scotland national team
2024–25 UEFA Nations League; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2024–25 season is the 128th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season to began on 13 July 2024 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership were played on the weekend of 2–4 August.[1]

Transfer deals

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League competitions

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Scottish Premiership

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (V) 23 19 3 1 64 11 +53 60 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Rangers 24 15 5 4 47 19 +28 50 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dundee United 24 10 7 7 32 27 +5 37 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Aberdeen 24 10 5 9 32 36 −4 35 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Motherwell 24 9 4 11 29 39 −10 31
6 Hibernian 24 7 9 8 35 37 −2 30
7 St Mirren 24 9 3 12 30 38 −8 30
8 Dundee 23 7 6 10 37 41 −4 27
9 Heart of Midlothian 24 7 6 11 28 33 −5 27
10 Ross County 24 6 8 10 24 43 −19 26
11 Kilmarnock 24 6 7 11 27 40 −13 25 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 24 5 3 16 27 48 −21 18 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[4]
(V) Assured of a top six finish
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Scottish Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 21 14 4 3 39 17 +22 46 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Ayr United 22 13 5 4 36 18 +18 44 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Livingston 22 12 6 4 30 16 +14 42 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 22 10 5 7 27 21 +6 35
5 Queen's Park 22 8 5 9 24 24 0 29
6 Greenock Morton 20 6 8 6 19 23 −4 26
7 Raith Rovers 20 7 3 10 19 28 −9 24
8 Hamilton Academical 20 6 3 11 27 37 −10 21
9 Dunfermline Athletic 22 5 4 13 21 31 −10 19 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Airdrieonians 21 2 3 16 14 41 −27 9 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]

Scottish League One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 20 10 4 6 31 23 +8 34 Promotion to the Championship
2 Stenhousemuir 22 9 5 8 29 24 +5 32 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Queen of the South 22 9 5 8 24 25 −1 32
4 Cove Rangers 21 9 4 8 34 25 +9 31
5 Kelty Hearts 21 8 7 6 28 19 +9 31
6 Alloa Athletic 22 7 8 7 28 25 +3 29
7 Montrose 21 6 7 8 21 23 −2 25
8 Annan Athletic 22 5 6 11 20 39 −19 21
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 9 7 6 26 24 +2 19[a] Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Dumbarton 21 5 7 9 27 41 −14 7[b] Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[7]
  2. ^ Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[8]

Scottish League Two

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Fife 22 14 3 5 49 21 +28 45 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 22 12 4 6 30 22 +8 40 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Elgin City 20 9 7 4 30 23 +7 34
4 Edinburgh City 22 9 4 9 30 30 0 31
5 Stirling Albion 21 8 3 10 29 34 −5 27
6 The Spartans 19 7 5 7 24 25 −1 26
7 Clyde 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
8 Stranraer 20 5 6 9 17 23 −6 21
9 Bonnyrigg Rose 20 7 4 9 23 33 −10 19[a]
10 Forfar Athletic 20 3 6 11 17 28 −11 15 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[11]

Non-league football

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Level 5

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Level 6

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Highland
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Lowland
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Honours

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Cup honours

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2024–25 Scottish Cup
2024–25 League Cup
2024–25 Challenge Cup
2024–25 South Challenge Cup
2024–25 Youth Cup
2024–25 Junior Cup

Non-league honours

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Level Competition Winner
5 Highland League
Lowland League
6 Midlands League
North Caledonian League
North Region Premier League
East of Scotland League Premier Division
South of Scotland League
West of Scotland League Premier Division
7 North Championship
East of Scotland League First Division
West of Scotland League First Division
8
East of Scotland League Second Division
West of Scotland League Second Division
9 East of Scotland League Third Division
West of Scotland League Third Division
10 West of Scotland League Fourth Division

Individual honours

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PFA Scotland awards

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Championship Player
League One Player
League Two Player

SFWA awards

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Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scottish clubs in Europe

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Summary

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Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League League phase 6.000*
Rangers UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 0.000*
UEFA Europa League League Phase
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round 0.000*
Kilmarnock UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 0.500*
UEFA Conference League Third qualifying round
St Mirren UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.500*
Total 8.000*
Average 1.600*

Celtic

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UEFA Champions League

Having won the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Celtic will enter the Champions League in the league phase.

Rangers

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UEFA Champions League

Having finished second in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Rangers will enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round.

6 August 2024 QR3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Rangers Lublin, Poland
Yarmolenko 38' Dessers 90+4' Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Donatas Rumsas Lithuania
13 August 2024 QR3 Rangers 0–2
(1–3 agg.)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Glasgow, Scotland
Jefte Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card Pikhalyonok 82',
Voloshyn 84'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Marco Guida Italy

Heart of Midlothian

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UEFA Europa League

Having finished third in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Hearts will enter the Europa League in the play-off round.

22 August 2024 PO Czech Republic FC Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 0 FC Heart of Midlothian Scotland Plzeň
Stadium: Doosan Arena
29 August 2024 PO Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
FC Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park

UEFA Conference League

24 October 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Omonia Nicosia Cyprus Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
7 November 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0 – 2 FC Heidenheim Germany Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
28 November 2024 League Phase Belgium Cercle Brugge v Heart of Midlothian Scotland Brugge, Belgium
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
12 December 2024 League Phase Denmark FC Kobenhavn v Heart of Midlothian Copenhagen, Denmark
Stadium: Parken
19 December 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian v CS Petrocub Moldova Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park

Kilmarnock

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UEFA Europa League

Having finished fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round.

25 July 2024 QR2 Scotland Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Cercle Brugge Belgium Kilmarnock
Watson 70' Olaigbe 55' Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Martin Dohal Slovakia
1 August 2024 Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
Kilmarnock Scotland Bruges, Belgium
Somers 21' Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
Referee: Sivert Oksnes Amland Norway
8 August 2024 QR3 Scotland Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Tromsø IL Norway Kilmarnock
Stadium: Rugby Park
15 August 2024 QR3 Norway Tromsø IL 0 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)
Kilmarnock FC Scotland Tromsø
Stadium: Romssa Arena
22 August 2024 PO Denmark FC Kobenhavn 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Scotland Copenhagen, Denmark
Stadium: Parken Stadium
29 August 2024 PO Scotland Kilmarnock 1 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)
FC Kobenhavn Denmark Kilmarnock
Stadium: Rugby Park

St Mirren

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UEFA Conference League

Having finished fifth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, St Mirren will enter the Conference League in the second qualifying round.

26 July 2024 QR2 St Mirren Scotland 0–0 Valur Iceland Reykjavík
Stadium: Hlíðarendi
2 August 2024 Iceland Valur 1–4
(1–4 agg.)
St Mirren Scotland Paisley,
Stadium: St Mirren Park
16 August 2024 Norway SK Brann 3–1
(4–2 agg.)
St Mirren Scotland Bergen,
Stadium: Brann Stadion

Scotland national team

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5 September 2024 Nations League A Scotland  2–3  Poland Glasgow
Gilmour 46'
McTominay 76'
Report S. Szymański 8'
Lewandowski 44' (pen.)
Zalewski 90+7' (pen.)
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,356
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
8 September 2024 Nations League A Portugal  2–1  Scotland Lisbon
Fernandes 54'
Ronaldo 88'
Report McTominay 7' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,894
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
12 October 2024 Nations League A Croatia  2–1  Scotland Zagreb
Matanović 36'
Kramarić 70'
Report Christie 33' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 21,702
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
15 October 2024 Nations League A Scotland  0–0  Portugal Glasgow
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,057
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
15 November 2024 Nations League A Scotland  1–0  Croatia Glasgow
McGinn 86' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,810
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
18 November 2024 Nations League A Poland  1–2  Scotland Warsaw
Piątkowski 59' Report McGinn 3'
Robertson 90+3'
Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 55,433
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

Women's football

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League and Cup honours

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Division Winner
2024–25 SWPL 1
2024–25 SWPL 2
2024–25 SWF Championship (North)
2024–25 SWF Championship (South)
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
Scottish Women's Cup
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

Scottish Women's Premier League

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SWPL 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Glasgow City 19 15 2 2 76 8 +68 47 Advances to the championship round
2 Rangers 19 14 3 2 94 16 +78 45
3 Hibernian 19 14 3 2 66 14 +52 45
4 Celtic 18 14 2 2 66 12 +54 44
5 Heart of Midlothian 19 13 2 4 64 11 +53 41
6 Motherwell 19 8 2 9 43 39 +4 26
7 Partick Thistle 18 5 6 7 28 32 −4 21 Participates in the relegation round
8 Spartans 19 4 2 13 16 52 −36 14
9 Aberdeen 17 4 2 11 15 66 −51 14
10 Montrose 18 3 2 13 18 69 −51 11
11 Queen's Park 18 2 1 15 10 87 −77 7
12 Dundee United 19 1 1 17 12 102 −90 4
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: SWPL.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results

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Home \ Away ABE CEL DUN GLA HEA HIB MON MOT PAR QUE RAN SPA
Aberdeen 0–4 0–5 0–2 1–7 2–0 0–6 P-P 3–0 0–11
Celtic 8–0 9–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 5–1 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–3 1–0
Dundee United 1–2 0–13 0–8 0–5 1–6 0–4 2–3 0–10 1–2
Glasgow City 6–1 7–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–0 3–0 6–0
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 1–0 9–0 0–0 0–1 6–0 6–1 0–2 5–0
Hibernian 7–0 6–0 3–1 0–4 5–1 4–0 1–1 6–1 1–1 6–0
Montrose 2–4 2–1 0–7 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–9 0–3
Motherwell 0–4 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–5 3–2 0–4 6–1 0–1
Partick Thistle 2–2 0–3 4–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1
Queen's Park 0–2 1–2 1–6 1–11 0–3 0–6 0–14 1–0
Rangers 2–2 6–1 1–1 0–3 10–2 2–0 4–0 9–0 6–1
Spartans 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: SWPL.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
SWPL 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical 5 4 1 0 23 4 +19 13 Promotion to 2025–26 SWPL
2 Livingston 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 10
3 Kilmarnock 5 2 2 1 10 6 +4 8
4 Gartcairn 5 2 1 2 13 8 +5 7
5 Boroughmuir Thistle 5 2 1 2 9 5 +4 7
6 Rossvale 5 2 0 3 12 17 −5 6
7 Ayr United 5 1 0 4 7 22 −15 3 Participates in a relegation play-off
8 St Johnstone 5 1 0 4 6 22 −16 3 Relegation to 2025–26 WFC
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: SWPL.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;


Scotland women's national team

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16 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland  1–0  Serbia Glasgow
Stadium: Hampden Park

Deaths

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  • 11 July: Niall Hopper, 88, Queen's Park forward.[20]
  • 4 August: Jim Doherty, 65, Kilmarnock, Clyde, Queen of the South and Stranraer midfielder.[21]
  • 5 August: George Herd, 88, Queen's Park, Clyde and Scotland inside forward; Queen of the South manager.[22]
  • 8 August: Alex Kinninmonth, 82, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Forfar Athletic midfielder.[23]
  • 9 August: Brian Marjoribanks, Hibernian forward; Sportscene and Sportsound presenter.[24]
  • 2 September: Mick Cullen, 93, Scotland winger.[25]
  • 6 September: Ron Yeats, 86, Dundee United and Scotland defender.[26]
  • 10 October: Peter Cormack, 78, Hibernian, Partick Thistle and midfielder; Partick Thistle, Cowdenbeath and Greenock Morton manager.[27]
  • 13 October: Jim Liddle, 66, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Meadowbank Thistle forward.[28]
  • 25 October: Tommy Callaghan, 78, Dunfermline Athletic, Celtic and Clydebank midfielder.[29]
  • 22 November: Kenny Aird, 77, St Mirren, St Johnstone and Hearts winger.[30]
  • November: John McNamee, 83, Celtic and Hibernian defender.[31]
  • 11 December: Alex Edwards, 78, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian winger.[32]
  • 30 December: Tony Connell, 80, Third Lanark, St Mirren and Queen of the South full-back.[33]
  • 11 January: Bobby Kennedy, 87, Kilmarnock wing-half.[34]
  • 15 January: Alex Brash, 69, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers and Brechin City defender.[35]
  • 17 January: Denis Law, 84, Scotland forward.[36]
  • 19 January: Jimmy Calderwood, 69, Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Ross County manager.[37]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  6. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "SPFL statement - Inverness CT". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "SPFL statement - Dumbarton". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ "SPFL statement: Bonnyrigg Rose". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  13. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  17. ^ "League Table". Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  18. ^ Gartcairn FC [@GartcairnFC] (29 November 2024). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Bark, Stephen (19 September 2024). "Darvel deducted three points after "clerical error" in Shotts draw". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  20. ^ Niall Hopper
  21. ^ Jim Doherty
  22. ^ George Herd
  23. ^ Alex Kinninmouth 1941-2024
  24. ^ Brian Marjoribanks: Former Scottish footballer who found fame as actor and sports anchor dies at 82
  25. ^ Former Luton Town, Derby County and Scotland winger Cullen passes away
  26. ^ Liverpool FC is mourning the passing of legendary former captain Ron Yeats
  27. ^ Liverpool FC deeply saddened by passing of Peter Cormack
  28. ^ Cowdenbeath: Former striker Jim 'Gunner' Liddle passes away
  29. ^ The great Tommy Callaghan passes away
  30. ^ Obituary: Kenny Aird
  31. ^ Newcastle United hero John McNamee dies aged 83 as tributes paid to 'a giant of a man'
  32. ^ Alex Edwards | 14 March 1946 – 11 December 2024
  33. ^ Saints Hall of Famer Tony was a true gent... his memory will live on with Buddies young and old
  34. ^ Bobby Kennedy: 1937-2025
  35. ^ Alex Brash
  36. ^ Nakrani, Sachin (17 January 2025). "Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  37. ^ "Former Aberdeen & Dunfermline boss Calderwood dies". BBC Sport. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.