The Scottish Professional Football League opened disciplinary proceedings after pitch invasions by Celtic fans during a title-winning match against Hearts and during a prior victory at Motherwell. Celtic supporters entered the pitch at Celtic Park after Callum Osmand scored in the 97th minute to secure a 3-1 win and deny Hearts a first league crown since 1960. Hearts shareholder Tony Bloom claimed some players were assaulted, while Celtic manager Martin O’Neill said the claim had not been proved. Hearts players and staff left the stadium immediately and condemned “shameful scenes” that embarrassed Scottish football. Three days earlier, Celtic fans invaded the pitch at Fir Park after a controversial late penalty involving Kelechi Iheanacho, which was later ruled incorrect by the Scottish Football Association’s Key Match Incidents panel. The SPFL will investigate disorder around these dramatic match endings.
"The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has opened disciplinary proceedings into pitch invasions by Celtic fans during their title-winning game against Hearts and their prior victory at Motherwell. Celtic fans poured onto the pitch at Celtic Park after Callum Osmand scored in the 97th minute to wrap up a 3-1 win over Hearts in the title decider, with the Bhoys denying their visitors a first league crown since 1960."
"Hearts shareholder Tony Bloom claimed that some of their players were assaulted by Celtic fans. Celtic boss Martin O'Neill said that claim "has not been proved". The Hearts players and staff immediately left the stadium without conducting any media duties, with the club subsequently releasing a statement that condemned the "shameful scenes" that "embarrassed Scottish football"."
"Those scenes came three days after Celtic fans invaded the pitch at Fir Park in celebration of a hugely controversial last-gasp penalty from Kelechi Iheanacho, which secured a 3-2 win for O'Neill's men after Sam Nicholson was penalised for an extremely dubious handball. The Scottish Football Association's Key Match Incidents panel has ruled that decision to be incorrect, and the SPFL will now look into the disorder surrounding a dramatic end to a memorable campaign."
"A SPFL statement read: "The Scottish Professional Football League has today opened several disciplinary investigations following incidents at recent SPFL matches, including this month's title-deciding matches between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hamilton Academical." "Season 2025/26 was a season like no other with record-breaking attendances, drama to the final day in every division, and a level of international interest in Scottish football not seen before in the SPFL era. The vast majority of supporters that attended SPFL matches did so with the passion and loyalty that makes Scottish football unique and were a credit to their club"
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