Half Time Bovril

Today we saw the stage set for our teams journys through the coming season, commencing on Saturday the 4th of August. Hibs kick off with a trip to Hearts in the first Edinburgh derby of the season, whilst newly promoted Gretna host Falkirk at their temporary home for the year Fir Park. The highlight of the opening day First Division matches is Dunfermlines’ trip to Hamilton, and Colin Hendry gets his Clyde managerial career started away to Morton. There has been a return for the New Years Old Firm match which takes place at Parkhead on the 2nd of January, with the first Old Firm match taking place on the 20th of October at Ibrox.

Here are all the opening day fixtures for all four divisions:

SPL
Celtic v Kilmarnock, 15:00
Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, 15:00
Gretna v Falkirk, 15:00
Hearts v Hibernian, 15:00
Inverness CT v Rangers, 15:00
St Mirren v Motherwell, 15:00

Division 1
Hamilton v Dunfermline, 15:00
Livingston v Dundee, 15:00
Morton v Clyde, 15:00
Queen of South v St Johnstone, 15:00
Stirling v Partick, 15:00

Division 2
Airdrie Utd v Raith, 15:00
Berwick v Cowdenbeath, 15:00
Peterhead v Alloa, 15:00
Queens Park v Brechin, 15:00
Ross County v Ayr, 15:00

Division 3
Dumbarton v Elgin, 15:00
East Fife v East Stirling, 15:00
Montrose v Albion, 15:00
Stenhousemuir v Arbroath, 15:00
Stranraer v Forfar, 15:00