"Image source, SNS Hamilton Academical have received a six-point deduction for failing to pay players' wages on time, their third points penalty this season. In December, the League One club were docked nine points for their failure to successfully acquire a bronze-level Scottish FA club licence by 31 March. That came after losing six points in October for paying trialists and fielding amateur players while under a transfer embargo."
"The accumulated loss of 21 points leaves Accies second bottom of the table on 17 points, three above Kelty Hearts and two behind Cove Rangers. The latest breach relates to not paying players on time, and in full, on 31 December 2025. The Scottish Professional Football League say the troubled club also admitted to defaulting on its tax obligations and remains in default of those obligations."
"Hamilton were relegated from the Championship last season after receiving a 15-point penalty for a number of transgressions, including issues over the ownership of their stadium and player registration. All of the punishments relate to the previous ownership at Accies, with the club changing hands in early January. Announcing the latest penalty, the SPFL say it "continues to work constructively with the new board"."
Hamilton Academical were deducted six points for failing to pay players' wages on time and in full on 31 December 2025. The penalty is the club's third this season, following a nine-point deduction in December for failing to secure a bronze-level Scottish FA club licence and a six-point deduction in October for paying trialists and fielding amateur players while under a transfer embargo. The accumulated 21-point loss places Accies second-bottom on 17 points, three above Kelty Hearts and two behind Cove Rangers. The club admitted defaulting on tax obligations and remains in default. All punishments relate to the previous ownership; the club changed hands in early January. The SPFL continues to work constructively with the new board.
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