​Here is a rewritten version of your club-by-club guide to the summer 2026 transfers in Scotland’s fourth tier, focusing on who each Premiership, Championship, Scottish League 1, and Scottish League 2 club recruited or released. For the fourth tier, the entries cover the January 2026 window and the summer 2026 activity, including in-comings, outs, and loan moves.
Premiership club activity for summer 2026: who they brought in, who they let go. Involved signings include Aaron Muirhead, a defender joining Arbroath; Ally Roy, a forward arriving from Dumbarton; Kirk McKnight, a midfielder joining Stranraer; Corey O’Donnell, a forward moving to Stranraer; Brannan McDermott, a defender from Glenafton Athletic; and Daniel Martins, a defender from Caledonian Braves. A loan acquisition was Sam Murdoch, a goalkeeper from Greenock Morton. Departures included Myles Gaffney, whose loan to East Fife became permanent; Tommy Goss, a forward to Threave Rovers; Paul McGowan, a midfielder departure; Joel Mumbongo, a forward departure; Ryan Muir, a defender exit; Euan Deveney, a defender exit; and Gio Clarke, a goalkeeper departure.
Loan activity also saw Timam Scott, a forward from Queen’s Park, end his loan; Josiah Sowa, a forward from Queen’s Park, also ended his loan; and Darryl Carrick, a defender from Queen’s Park, likewise had his loan end.
Incomings for the summer window included Jamie Bradley, a midfielder from Queen’s Park; Timam Scott, a forward from East Kilbride; Nathan Cannon, a forward from Forfar Athletic (loan to permanent); and Lewis Lovering, a midfielder from Troon. A further loan in was Jay Hogarth, a goalkeeper from Falkirk.
Outgoings featured the end of Jay Hogarth’s spell at Falkirk; Brian Kinnear, a goalkeeper who left for Greenock Morton; Tommy Robson, a defender to Dumbarton; Robbie Leitch, a midfielder to Edinburgh City; Liam Scullion, a midfielder to Elgin City; Mouhamed Niang, a midfielder departure; Lennon Connolly, a forward departure; Ross Lyon, a defender departure; and forwards such as Shay Nevans and other players who moved on. The loan ended for Aiden McGinlay, a forward to Queen’s Park.
Incoming activity also recorded Connor Campbell, a defender from Rangers; Scott Tomlinson, a midfielder from Ayr United; Tommy Robson, a defender from Clyde; Lewis Spence, a midfielder from East Kilbride; Deryn Lang, a forward from Stranraer; and Hayden McSpadyen, a midfielder from Forth Wanderers. Outgoings included Shay Kelly, a goalkeeper to East Kilbride; Ally Roy, a forward to Annan Athletic; Adam Livingstone, a defender to Forfar Athletic; Gordon Walker, a defender to Kelty Hearts; Morgyn Neill, a defender from Elgin City (loan to permanent); Mark Durnan, a defender to Johnstone Burgh; Brett Long, a goalkeeper to Johnstone Burgh; Oluwatobi Joseph, a defender; and Jack Duncan, a forward departure. The loan ended for Aidan Rice, a goalkeeper to Celtic; Alexander Smith, a midfielder to Rangers; and Scott Tomlinson, a midfielder to Ayr United.
January 2026 and summer 2026 movements also included arrivals like Ricky Waugh, a midfielder from Queen’s Park; Jack Leitch, a midfielder from East Kilbride; Robbie Leitch, a midfielder from Clyde; Jordan McGregor, a defender from East Kilbride; Shea Dowie from Gala Fairydean Rovers; Cammy McKinley, a forward from Tranent; Chris McGinn, a defender from Civil Service Strollers (undisclosed); Josh Grigor, a defender from Tranent; and Lennon Walker from Caledonian Braves.
Outgoings in 2026 included Malik Zaid, a midfielder from East Kilbride (undisclosed); and Olly McDonald, a forward departure. Loan endings brought back Divine Iserhienrhien, a forward from Airdrieonians; and Cole Williams, a midfielder from Airdri.
Note: This summary consolidates the key incoming and outgoing transfers across the four Scottish divisions for summer 2026 and January 2026, including permanent moves and loan agreements, to provide a clear overview of each club’s recruitment and release activity.