Disciplinary Updates

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Review of Player Misconduct

Alleged Parties in Breach: See list of Clubs below and outcomes.

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 79 - For the purposes of the review of player misconduct within clubs, a club’s Club Average shall not exceed the relevant League Average by one point or more (but less than two points).
Where a club is a Rule 79 Defaulting Club, in accordance with Annex E, that club shall be in breach of this Rule 79.
Where a club has been found to be a Rule 79 Defaulting Club (previously Rule 73 and/or 88 Defaulting Club) in any of the preceding three Seasons, the following percentage uplifts shall apply to the sanction awarded:
1st Season repeat offender – 20%
2nd Season repeat offender – 40%
3rd Season repeat offender – 60%

Aberdeen FC - £5,000
Hamilton Academical FC - £8,000
Stenhousemuir FC - £1,200
Ross County FC - £2,400
Wick Academy FC - £250
Gala Fairydean Rovers FC - £250
East Stirlingshire FC - £350
Vale of Leithen FC - £300
Whitehill Welfare FC - £350
Cumbernauld Colts FC - £250
Civil Service Strollers FC - £300
Edinburgh United FC - £150
Craigroyston FC - £180
Tranent Juniors FC - £150
St Andrews United FC - £150
Newtongrange Star FC - £150
Tynecastle FC - £180
Burntisland Shipyard AFC - £240
Mid Annandale FC - £150

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 80 - For the purposes of the review of player misconduct within clubs, a club’s Club Average shall not exceed the relevant League Average by two points or more.
Where a club is a Rule 80 Defaulting Club, in accordance with Annex E, that club shall be in breach of this Rule 80.
Where a club has been found to be a Rule 80 Defaulting Club (previously Rule 74 and/or 89 Defaulting Club) in any of the preceding three Seasons, the following percentage uplifts shall apply to the sanction awarded:
1st Season repeat offender – 20%
2nd Season repeat offender – 40%
3rd Season repeat offender – 60%

Cowdenbeath FC - £2,100
Huntly FC - £525
Peebles Rovers FC - £360
Arniston Rangers FC - £225
Easthouses Lily FC - £225
Newton Stewart FC - £360
Nithsdale Wanderers FC - £360
Upper Annandale FC - £225
St Cuthbert Wanderers FC - £270
Inverness Athletic FC - £225

Principal hearing date: Wednesday 26 June 2019

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Upper Annandale FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Upper Annandale FC

Match: Edusport Academy FC v Upper Annandale FC

Date: 18 May 2019

Competition: South of Scotland Haig Gordon Memorial Cup

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 204 - where three or more players and/or members of Team Staff from one team are involved in a confrontation with opposing players and/or members of Team Staff of the opposing team during and/or directly after a match.

Principal hearing date: Monday 24 June 2019

Response date: 13 June 2019

Outcome: Admitted. £125 fine

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Edusport Academy FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Edusport Academy FC

Match: Edusport Academy FC v Upper Annandale FC

Date: 18 May 2019

Competition: South of Scotland Haig Gordon Memorial Cup

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 204 - where three or more players and/or members of Team Staff from one team are involved in a confrontation with opposing players and/or members of Team Staff of the opposing team during and/or directly after a match.

Principal hearing date: Monday 24 June 2019

Response date: 13 June 2019

Outcome: Admitted. £125 fine

Update : Notice of Complaint | Michael Burgess, First Team Coach, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Michael Burgess, First Team Coach, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC

Match: Tranent Juniors FC v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC

Date: 1 June 2019

Competition: East of Scotland - King Cup

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 203 - No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match

Principal hearing date: Thursday 26 June 2019

Response date: 10 June 2019

Fixed Offer of 1 match suspension offered and accepted

Update : Notice of Complaint | John Robertson, Manager, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC

Alleged Party in Breach: John Robertson, Manager, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC

Match: Dundee United FC v Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC

Date: 17 May 2019

Competition: Scottish Premiership Play Off

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 203 - No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match

Principal hearing date: Thursday 6 June 2019

Response date: 31 May 2019

Fixed Offer of 1 match suspension offered and accepted