A staggering nine clubs fielded ineligible players on the opening day of the West of Scotland League season, Ayrshire Live can reveal.
Seven were hit with three-point deductions and fines of £100 while the remaining two - including Kilwinning Rangers - were admonished due to mitigating circumstances.
West of Scotland League (WoSFL) General Secretary John Dalton lifted the lid on the scale of the problem in response to a query from Ayrshire Football News.