Rangers and Hibs among four Premiership clubs hit with SPFL sanctions as children injured

Aberdeen and Hibs have also received suspended punishments for their fans’ use of pyrotechnics, which are illegal in Scottish football grounds.

The Scottish Professional Football League revealed children suffered injuries in both the Rangers and Aberdeen incidents.

All four clubs were found to have failed to ensure supporters did not engage in “unacceptable conduct” at those matches and failed to identify and/or taken proportionate disciplinary measures against the fans responsible.

Rangers will received a reduction of 50 seats for their trip to Easter Road on February 1 – and have to pay Hibs for the tickets.

A suspended ban was triggered by what the SPFL called a “large-scale, choreographed pyrotechnic display” during their 3-0 win at Kilmarnock last month, which “resulted in an injury to a child”.

An identical sanction has been triggered for Motherwell’s trip to Dundee on February 4 after their fans let of flares at both Falkirk and Ibrox in December.

A 100-ticket sanction will be triggered if the offence is repeated by Motherwell and Rangers fans at another away match this season.

Aberdeen and Hibs have both received suspended 50-ticket reductions.

The SPFL stated that a pyrotechnic display by Dons fans “led to damage to the Dens Park pitch and caused a burn injury to a child as well as respiratory issues for another supporter”.

Hibs fans sparked a disciplinary charge after loud bangers were thrown “towards players and staff of the home club” at Fir Park in November.

An SPFL statement added: “As can be seen from the detail provided above, these incidents caused a health and safety risk to fellow supporters, players and those working at matches; as well as a significant inconvenience to thousands of supporters at the matches and fans watching these games at home.”