Celtic and Rangers to appeal behind closed doors sanction after Old Firm crowd trouble

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Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the sanctions handed down to them by the Scottish Football Association over the trouble that followed their Scottish Gas Scottish Cup clash at Ibrox last season.

The SFA issued identical notices of complaints to the two clubs in July following an investigation into a quarter-final encounter on 8 March that was marred by post-match clashes between supporters on the pitch that led to dozens of arrests.

Both clubs admitted to breaching Disciplinary Rule 37, centring around “unacceptable conduct”, and were ordered last month to play their next home Scottish Cup match behind closed doors and pay a compensatory fee of £100,000 each to the away side for loss of gate receipts in said matches.

Celtic said in the immediate aftermath of the punishment being handed out on 28 August that that they would “consider our next steps” after claiming to be “shocked by this disproportionate punishment for a relatively small incursion by Celtic supporters at a moment of emotion and celebration.”

Rangers added that they would “consider the outcome in full, including its implications, before determining any further steps.”

It has now emerged that both clubs have appealed, with the SFA’s website showing that appellate tribunal hearings will take place on Monday 26 October.

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