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Blair Meikle

Celtic, Motherwell and three others learn punishments for end of season chaos

Celtic and other clubs have learned their fate (Image: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Celtic, Motherwell and three lower league clubs have learned their punishments as the SPFL published the disciplinary outcomes from five matches towards the end of last season.

The most high profile of those was the final day title decider at Parkhead when Celtic fans ran onto the pitch following Callum Osmand's breakaway clincher to make it 3-1 over Hearts, with time still left on the clock.

Hearts players were ushered off the pitch and chose to leave the stadium immediately, citing concerns over player safety, prompting much discussion and debate for a number of days and weeks.

Celtic's previous game against Motherwell also saw both sets of supporters enter the pitch at different points and pyrotechnics let off.

For that incursion, Celtic have been handed a suspended reduction of 100 tickets for one away SPFL match. That will be triggered by either an "orchestrated or excessively dangerous use of pyrotechnics by away fans" or a "significant pitch incursion by away fans."


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The Fir Park side have also been handed a punishment - a suspended closure of Block E in the East Stand, triggered by an "orchestrated or excessively dangerous use of pyrotechnics by home fans" or "a significant pitch incursion by home fans."

For the final day chaos, the champions have been fined £7,500 and given a suspended reduction in capacity of 1,000 seats for one SPFL home match. That will be triggered by triggered by "a significant pitch incursion by home fans at a future home SPFL match."

An SPFL spokesperson said: “Supporters entering the field of play in any circumstances is wholly unacceptable and puts players, fans and match officials at significant risk of physical harm. The use of pyrotechnics at matches is illegal and highly dangerous.

“The SPFL has been repeatedly clear that there is no place for this behaviour in Scottish football. We will continue to work together with stakeholders, including the Scottish FA, Police Scotland and Scottish Government, to address challenges surrounding unacceptable conduct at matches.”

Meanwhile, Hamilton Accies, Inverness and Stenhousemuir have all had suspended pubishments for incidents in League One.

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