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.
UPDATE: Notice of Complaint | David Martindale, Team Staff, Livingston FC
Alleged Party in Breach: David Martindale, Team Staff, Livingston FC
Date: 27 October 2021
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: Livingston F.C. v Dundee United F.C.
Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 203 – No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match
Principal hearing date: Rescheduled from Thursday 16 December 2021 to Wednesday, 12 January 2022.
Outcome: Rule breach proved under deletion of “to show dissent towards, and/or remonstrate with, a Match Official thus acting in breach of the Laws of The Game”.
Sanction: Censure.
Fast Track Tribunal Update | Steven Hetherington, Player, Falkirk FC
Player: Steven Hetherington, Falkirk FC
Match: Clyde FC v Falkirk FC on 30 October 2021
Competition: Scottish League One
Offence: A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by law 12
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Wednesday 3 November 2021
Outcome: Claim upheld. A4 rescinded.
Fast Track Tribunal Update | Blair Richardson, Player, East Kilbride FC
Fast Track Tribunal Update | Blair Richardson, Player, East Kilbride FC
Player: Blair Richardson, East Kilbride FC
Match: Alloa Athletic FC v East Kilbride FC on Friday 15 October 2021
Competition: Lowlands U20 Development League Conference A
Offence: A2 – Violent Conduct
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Wednesday 20 October 2021
Outcome: Claim upheld in part, reduced to cautionable offence (B1j).
UPDATE: Notice of Complaint | Robbie Neilson, Team Staff, Heart of Midlothian
Alleged Party in Breach: Robbie Neilson, Team Staff, Heart of Midlothian FC
Date: 16 October 2021
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: Rangers FC v Heart of Midlothian FC
Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 203 – No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match.
Principal hearing date: Thursday 4 November 2021
Fixed Suspension of 1 match accepted.
UPDATE: Notice of Complaint | James McPake, Team Staff, Dundee FC
Alleged Party in Breach: James McPake, Team Staff, Dundee FC
Date: 16 October 2022
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: Dundee FC v Aberdeen FC
Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 203 – No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match.
Principal hearing date: Thursday 4 November 2021
Outcome: Not proved