Hamilton Relegation Confirmed As Appeal Dismissed

Hamilton Academical person had their relegation from nan Scottish Championship confirmed aft an independent tribunal dismissed their entreaty against a 15-point deduction.

When imposed past month, nan punishment for various breaches of Scottish Professional Football League rules took nan South Lanarkshire nine to nan bottommost of nan table.

With 1 lucifer remaining, distant to leaders Falkirk connected Friday, Accies are 8 points down Lanarkshire rivals Airdrieonians.

Accies president Jock Brown said successful a website statement: "The nine is evidently very disappointed astatine nan result of nan entreaty to nan SFA tribunal, wherever nan determination of nan SPFL tribunal was upheld pinch nan consequence that nan 15-point conclusion stands.

"The committee is prevented from making immoderate further remark connected nan matter by SPFL regulations but will pass further pinch supporters successful early course."

An independent disciplinary tribunal recovered Hamilton blameworthy of 4 offences, including nan non-payment of players and not acting successful "good faith" erstwhile dealing pinch nan governing assemblage astir nan removal of a erstwhile transportation ban.

The different charges subordinate to:

Giving incorrect accusation to nan convention astir stadium ownership

A precocious submission of their rank criteria for nan season

Failing to meet nan required modular of Scottish FA licence to participate successful nan league.

There was besides a good of £9,000, £2,500 of which is suspended pending immoderate further indiscretions.

The entreaty determination comes hours aft Accies revealed that they are readying to time off New Douglas Park amid a statement complete stadium ownership and rental and move into Clyde's erstwhile location astatine Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld.