⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 23rd October 2025
Hamilton Academical deducted points and fined for rule breaches. Danny Lennon sacked by Airdrieonians. Kilmarnock make emergency loan signing. Danny Rohl appoints two backroom staff members.
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🔴 The SPFL has issued Hamilton Academical with a points deduction and a fine for breaching multiple SPFL rules.
The rule breaches are:
Making payments to players who are Registered as Amateur Players for the Club and/or who the Club have attempted to Register as Amateur Players.
Making payments to players who have appeared as Trialists for the Club.
Breach of the Club’s duty to behave with the utmost good faith towards the SPFL and other Clubs regarding its paying of Trialists and Amateur Players.
Abuse of the Registration system by attempting to Register Professional Players as Amateur Players.
Failing to keep records and documentation required under SPFL Rules.
The League One side have been deducted six points in the league and one point in the KDM Evolution Trophy. They have been fined £19,000, with a further £3,000 suspended.
Accies have dropped from first to sixth in the league. They remain in the qualification places in the KDM Evolution Trophy. - SPFL website
🔴 Hamilton issued a statement following the announcement from the SPFL. They state that they haven’t breached any rules and will look to appeal. - Hamilton Academical website
♦️ Airdrieonians have sacked manager Danny Lennon. The North Lanarkshire club posted a two-sentence statement on their website revealing the news.
Lennon was in charge for just eight games. The Diamonds are at the bottom of the Championship without a win. - Graham Falk, The Scotsman
🔵 Kilmarnock have signed goalkeeper Tobi Oluwayemi on an emergency seven-day loan from Celtic. - Kilmarnock FC website
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🔵 Danny Röhl has added two members to his backroom team at Rangers. Sascha Lense joins as First Team Performance Manager, and Matthias Kaltenbach is the club’s new Assistant Coach. - Rangers FC website
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