Disciplinary Updates
This Disciplinary Updates section details selected Notices of Complaint issued by the Compliance Officer and Claims lodged and dealt with under the Judicial Panel Procotol.
This section will also be regularly updated with the outcomes of cases.
Notice of Complaint | Lee McCulloch, Team Staff, Heart of Midlothian FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Lee McCulloch, Team Staff, Heart of Midlothian FC
Date: 18 January 2022
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: Heart of Midlothian FC v St Johnstone FC
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 203 – No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match
Principal hearing date: Thursday 10 February 2022 - cancelled
Fixed offer of 1 match offered and accepted
Notice of Complaint | Aiden Sopel, Player, Elgin City FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Aiden Sopel, Player, Elgin City FC
Dates: Between 19 November 2019 and 4 March 2020
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 31 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2019/20
Hearing date: Postponed
Notice of Complaint | Ashley Ballam, Player, Strathspey Thistle FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Ashley Ballam, Player, Strathspey Thistle FC
Dates: On various occasions between 2 February 2019 and 26 May 2020
Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 31 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2018/19
Disciplinary Rule 31 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2019/20
Hearing date: Postponed.
Notice of Complaint | Bryan Gilfillan, Player, Threave Rovers FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Bryan Gilfillan, Player, Threave Rovers FC
Dates: On various occasions during season 2015/16 and season 2020/21
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 31 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2015/16
Disciplinary Rule 31 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2020/21
Hearing date: Friday 18 February 2022
Outcome: Six-match suspension applied as follows. Three matches immediate and three suspended until the end of season 2022/23.
Notice of Complaint | Conor O'Keefe, Player, Elgin City FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Conor O’Keefe, Player, Elgin City FC
Dates: Between 7 January 2014 and 26 March 2014
Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 33 of the Disciplinary Rules for Season 2013/14
Hearing date: Postponed