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Hamilton Accies have been handed a six-point league deduction and a £22,000 fine after being found to have breached 'mutiple' SPFL rules by an independent disciplinary tribunal.
The Broadwood club have also been docked a point in the KDM Evolution Trophy competition as a result of the sanctions.
Hamilton's six-point deduction comes in immediately, meaning they're now sixth in League One, having been top, ahead of their home match against Queen of the South on Friday night. Of the £22k fine, £3000 has been suspended until the end of season 2026/27.
A tribunal that was held on October 10 found that Accies, while under a transfer embargo, had made payments to players registered as amateurs and who the club had attempted to register as amateur players, and made pa