The 2025–26 season is Cove Rangers's third consecutive season in the third tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2022–23 season.
Season review May On 22 May 2025, Cove Rangers announced the departure of club legend Connor Scully. 6 days later, Cove announced the departure of Myles Gaffney, Finlay Murray and Nick Suman following the expiration of their contracts, and Adam Emslie, Dylan Lobban, Findlay Marshall and Liam Parker returned to their parent clubs.
June On the 12th June, William Gillingham left the club, Blair Yule signed a new contract, as did Michael Doyle. Declan Glass signed a new contract 4 days later. Goalkeeper Balint Demus left the club one day later on June 17. 9 days later, Cove made their first signing of the new season with Robbie Mutch joining. Two days later, Cove made a triple signing with Liam Parker, David Eguaibor and Layton Bisland all joining the club.
July On the 11th July Balint Demus returned despite being on trial with Dunfermline Athletic. On the same day, Mackenzie Strachan joined the club having featured in pre season friendlies as a trialist. On the 12th, Cove played Aberdeen in a friendly in front of a record crowd at Balmoral, losing 2–0. On the 13th July, Jack Robertson was loaned out to Rothes. On the 18th July, Cove signed Justin Eguaibor. A day later, Cove secured a 0–0 draw against Scottish Premiership side Falkirk in the League Cup, however, they lost on penalties and failed to gain a bonus point. A week later, Cove were knocked out of the League Cup following a 2–1 defeat to Queen's Park in the final group game.
August On August 15, Cove agreed a co-operation agreement with St Johnstone and signed Jackson Mylchreest on loan as part of this agreement.
September On the 4th September, Cove signed Lewis O'Donnell from Dundee United on a loan deal until January, a much needed signing with Cove having just 2 players on the bench for their league game against Hamilton Academical 5 days prior. On the 26th September, Adam Emslie returned on loan from Ross County, while Milosz Ochmanski left the club to join Inverurie Locos.
October On October 16, Reuben McAllister returned to the club. On the 25th October, Cove finally secured this first win in the league, a 3–0 triumph against Montrose.
November On the 22nd November, Chris Maguire made his debut against Alloa Athletic but this wasn't announced until the 29th where Greg Stewart was also announced. On the same day, Cove upset St Johnstone securing a 2–1 win after extra time at McDiarmid Park.
December On the 16th December, Cove were knocked out of the Challenge Cup after losing 2–1 at home to Partick Thistle.
January On the 23rd January, Cove entered a co-operation agreement with Aberdeen. As part of this agreement three players joined on a co-operation loan, Joseph Teasdale, Cooper Masson and Lewis Carrol.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Robbie Mutch GK 21 0 21 Balint Demus GK 42 0 Defenders 2 Layton Bisland DF 27 1 3 Michael Doyle DF 96 3 6 Justin Eguaibor DF 25 0 7 Ryan Harrington DF 76 3 15 Arron Darge DF 92 3 32 Liam Parker DF 52 1 Midfielders 4 MacKenzie Strachan MF 28 0 8 Blair Yule MF 246 14 10 Declan Glass MF 73 13 17 Reuben McAllister MF 20 1 22 Lewis O'Donnell MF 17 2 24 Fraser Fyvie MF 164 30 25 Mikey Milnes MF 4 0 26 Greg Stewart MF 2 0 Forwards 9 Mitch Megginson FW 395 236 14 Jackson Mylchreest FW 15 2 18 Adam Emslie FW 52 16 20 David Eguaibor FW 28 11 77 Chris Maguire FW 5 0 Loaned out 11 Grady McGrath FW 30 2 19 Cole Donaldson MF 7 0 23 Jack Robertson GK 0 0 Players who left during the season — Milozs Ochmanski DF 10 0
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 25 June 2025 GK Robbie Mutch Unattached Free 27 June 2025 DF Liam Parker Unattached Free 27 June 2025 FW David Eguaibor Unattached Free 27 June 2025 DF Layton Bisland Unattached Free 11 July 2025 GK Balint Demus Unattached Free 11 July 2025 MF MacKenzie Strachan Unattached Free 18 July 2025 DF Justin Eguaibor Unattached Free 16 October 2025 MF Reuben McAllister Unattached Free 29 November 2025 FW Chris Maguire Unattached Free 29 November 2025 MF Greg Stewart Unattached Free
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Date to 15 August 2025 FW Jackson Mylchreest St Johnstone 1 January 20264 September 2025 MF Lewis O'Donnell Dundee United End of season26 September 2025 FW Adam Emslie Ross County End of season23 January 2026 FW Cooper Masson Aberdeen End of season 23 January 2026 MF Joseph Teasdale Aberdeen End of season 23 January 2026 DF Lewis Carroll Aberdeen End of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 26 September 2025 DF Milosz Ochmanski Inverurie Locos Undisclosed2 February 2026 DF Michael Doyle Dumbarton Undisclosed
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date to 13 July 2025 GK Jack Robertson Rothes End of season25 July 2025 FW Grady McGrath Brechin City End of season21 November 2025 MF Cole Donaldson Buckie Thistle End of season
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
League One
League table
Results summary
Results
Scottish Cup
League Cup Group stage
Results
Scottish Challenge Cup Group stage
Results
Knockout phase
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Loaned out:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Cove during the season:
Goal scorers
Rank Position Nation Squad number Name League One Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total1 FW9Mitch Megginson12221172 FW20David Eguaibor6023113 FW18Adam Emslie610184 MF22Lewis O'Donnell700075 FW77Chris Maguire300036 MF17Reuben McAllister10012FW14Jackson Mylchreest000227 FW16Joseph Teasdale10001MF8Blair Yule10001MF14Cooper Masson10001DF2Layton Bisland10001DF3Michael Doyle10001GK21Balint Demus10001MF10Declan Glass00101DF7Ryan Harrington00011DF15Arron Darge00011TOTALS39351057
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