Tag: SPFL

It's been a disappointing week for Scottish teams in Europe, with Celtic and Rangers both going down, and the sorry story continued when Hearts suffered a similar fate in Florence, losing 5-1.The Edinburgh side lost four...

A Danny Handing brace gave Edinburgh City another three points in their league game against Elgin City last night. The former Hibs midfielder scored in the first minute of the match after Hibs loanee Innes...

Hearts have tonight issued a statement on their official website following the conclusion of their preliminary hearing at the Court of Session on Friday afternoon.Lord Clark said the rules of the football authorities mean...

Hearts owner Ann Budge has given an update on the club’s stance with the SPFL’s resolution which member clubs voted on last Friday. She gave the following statement to the club’s official website on Sunday afternoon:“On Wednesday,...

Hearts manager Craig Levein has given his customary forthright views regarding the SPFL’s controversial decision to play both Betfred Cup semi-finals at Hampden on Sunday 28th October.Aberdeen play Rangers in the first tie which...

Hearts have been notified of the sanction taken by the SPFL following the fielding of an ineligible player during last week’s Betfred Cup victory against Cove Rangers. At a disciplinary hearing on Monday afternoon,...

Easter Road's playing surface has been voted second best in the top flight, behind Fir Park in a survey conducted by PFA Scotland, the Scottish FA and Sports Labs. Throughout the season, players from all...

Police  in Aberdeen have urged football fans planning to attend the Aberdeen v Hibs match at Pittodrie on Saturday, 5 May, to arrive early and allow additional time for their journeys.Kick off is at...

The Hibernian Development Squad wrapped up the SPFL Development League title with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen at the Oriam yesterday.That result, coupled with Dundee’s 4-2 defeat at the hands of Hearts saw the youngsters'...

After several days wait, the SPFL today finally announced the post-split fixtures in the Ladbrokes Premiership.There has been much hoo-ha in the media about the SPFL wanting to avoid a scenario where Celtic acquire...

  Scott Allan's superb strike in the Edinburgh derby has been voted the SPFL Goal of the Month award for March 2018. The on-loan midfielder won 42% of the vote for his left footed effort from...

At the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL)’s Annual General Meeting today, the 42-member clubs elected six club representatives who will serve on the SPFL Board for the next twelve months. Among the three Ladbrokes Premiership...

Hearts will begin the 2017/18 Ladbrokes Premiership season with a trip to League Champions Celtic.  The game is presently scheduled for Saturday 5th August but the game is likely to be subject to live...

Hibs will mark their return to the Ladbrokes Premiership with a home fixture against Partick Thistle on the opening day of the season.This is followed by a trip to Ibrox to play Rangers, and...

The draw for the first stage of the Betfred Cup – the League Cup as was – was made on Friday evening.Hearts have been drawn with Dunfermline Athletic, Peterhead, East Fife and Elgin City.Hibernian...

The Scottish Challenge Cup is being expanded in season 2016/17 with the introduction of additional clubs from the Highland and Lowland Leagues, all Ladbrokes Premiership under-20 teams and two representatives each from the Welsh...

Hibs face a hectic schedule in their quest for promotion, with a potential seven game in just over three weeks.By failing to clinch second place, Hibs now enter the play-offs at the quarter-final stage and travel to...

PFA Scotland today announced the nominations for Player and Young Player of the Year, with the winners to be unveiled on Sunday evening.Former Hibs' striker Leigh Griffiths is amongst the nominations and current Hibs'...

Supporters Direct Scotland in partnership with the Scottish FA and supported by the SPFL have launched  the Scottish Football Supporters Survey 2016 – designed to give supporters across the country their say on the big...

Hearts Ladbrokes SPFL Premiership fixture at Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday lunchtime is subject to a pitch inspection at 7.30am. A statement from the Highland club said:As a result of the extreme weather conditions...

Hearts owner Ann Budge has yet again shown she isn’t afraid to speak her mind by criticising the SPFL’s latest idea to bolster Scottish football with its plans for revamping next season’s League Cup...

The SPFL has today announced the betting company Ladbrokes as its title sponsor from season 2015/16, in a two-year deal which includes rights across all four leagues and 42 clubs.The deal is the biggest...

Former Hibs' striker Leigh Griffiths has won the SPFL Player of the Month award for April.Griffiths scored seven goals in six games for Celtic over the course of the month, including two hat-tricks which...

In the aftermath of the SPFL Championship fixture shambles, Hearts will make a formal complaint about SPFL’s Chief Executive Neil Doncaster's handling of the situation.Hearts owner Ann Budge is understood to be angry at...

The on-going row over the SPFL’s decision to move Hearts last SPFL Championship game of the season with Rangers to 3 May took a new twist today with the news that the SPFL have...

SPFL Championship, Sunday 17 August 2014 – TynecastleHistory was made at Tynecastle this afternoon. Given the amount of times there is an Edinburgh derby these days you may question that statement. However, this afternoon...

A season which began with much doom and gloom thanks to a 15 point deduction and signing embargo, ended on a high for Heart of Midlothian. Hot on the heels of the news that...

A solitary goal from Kilmarnock's Kris Boyd was all it took to turn Hibs' torrid season from bad to worse, the striker costing the Easter Road side a guaranteed spot of safety and sending...

The SPFL have announced a number of changes to the times and dates of Hibs and Hearts’ matches.Hibs will now play Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership at Easter Road on Saturday 8 March, kick...

Hibs' miserable run of form continued as two early goals from visitors Inverness saw the Easter Road side soundly beaten in a performance that would have shown Terry Butcher just exactly how much work...