Ayr United are facing an SPFL rap after fielding two ineligible players against Rangers B on Tuesday night.
League chiefs have confirmed this afternoon that The Honest Men have been charged with breaching the rules after including teenagers Kinlay Bilham and Alex Jeanes.
The pair made their competitive first-team debuts as Ayr ran out 3-0 winners against the Ibrox youth team.
Both are currently on loan to West of Scotland Football League sides, and came on as late subs in Ayr's victory.
Bilham, on loan at Irvine Meadow, and Jeanes, currently at Girvan, are among United's promising clutch of Academy talent.
A statement from the SPFL read: "Ayr United have confirmed to the SPFL that they included Kinlay Bilham and Alex Jeanes in Tuesday’s SPFL Trust Trophy second-round tie against Rangers B at the C&G Systems Stadium when they were on temporary transfers to West of Scotland League clubs Irvine Meadow XI and Girvan respectively.
"Both players entered the field as 81st-minute substitutes in a match Ayr United won 3-0.
"As a result, Ayr United have been charged with breaching SPFL Rules and Regulations and the SPFL has arranged a disciplinary hearing for Monday, September 20."
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