Hamilton Hit With 'season-long Transfer Embargo'

Hamilton Academical person been issued pinch a "season-long transportation embargo" by nan SPFL aft nan League 1 nine grounded "to settee its taxation obligations".

The nine was already taxable to a prohibition connected registering caller players "following remuneration and taxation defaults which were wished aliases admitted during play 2024-25".

A 15-point conclusion past play led to Accies finishing bottommost of nan Championship and automatic relegation.

"Hamilton Academical FC admitted to further breaches of SPFL rules by failing to settee its taxation obligations to HMRC connected 3 occasions, and for failing to notify nan SPFL that it had been successful default of its taxation obligations to HMRC connected each occasion," nan SPFL said.

The SPFL opportunity nan embargo will beryllium lifted astatine nan extremity of nan 2025-26 play and person besides imposed a £7,500 fine, £5,000 of which is suspended.

John Rankin's Hamilton person played 3 competitory fixtures truthful acold this season, winning 1 and losing 2 of their Premier Sports Cup group fixtures. They reason their Group E run astatine location to Dumbarton connected Saturday. Accies unfastened their League 1 programme nan pursuing Saturday astatine location to Montrose.

The South Lanarkshire nine are playing their location fixtures astatine Broadwood Stadium successful Cumbernauld this play aft taking nan determination to look for an replacement crushed amid a statement complete stadium ownership and rental astatine New Douglas Park, wherever they had played for 24 years.

Hamilton person stated their purpose to return to playing successful their location town.