Hamilton Accies have learned the outcome of their appeal against the 15-point deduction recently imposed by the SPFL.
The Championship club have LOST the appeal, meaning the points penalty remains.
The Lanarkshire club were found guilty of multiple SPFL rule breaches by an independent disciplinary panel. Those four charges saw the club fined £9,000, and more importantly, docked 15 points.
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Due to the results that followed, this saw Accies relegated to League One, with the likes of Airdrieonians, Dunfermline and Queen's Park thrown a survival lifeline.
List of charges passed down by the SPFL in full:
- Charge 1: Breach of Rules B1, E17 and E18 in relation to the failure to notify the SPFL of Remuneration Defaults in respect of six players and a failure to act with the utmost good faith in its representations to the SPFL Board regarding the lifting of a transfer embargo after previous Remuneration and Tax Defaults.
Sanction: Immediate 12 point deduction and £5,000 fine
- Charge 2: Breach of Rule D4.3.2 in relation to the provision of incorrect information regarding stadium ownership in the Club’s Season 2024/25 Membership Criteria submission.
Sanction: £3,000 fine (£1,500 of which has been suspended)
- Charge 3: Breach of Rule D4.8 in relation to the downgrading of the Club’s Scottish FA Club Licence overall award from Bronze to Entry level.
Sanction: Immediate 3 point deduction
- Charge 4: Breach of Rule E28.7 in relation to the late provision of the Club’s Membership Criteria submission for Season 2025/26.
Sanction: £1,000 fine (fully suspended)
