Eight players walking suspension tightrope: SPL disciplinary watch

SPL disciplinary: December 29©SNS Group

Aberdeen lead the way at the top of the Scottish Premier League disciplinary chart, with Inverness CT and Rangers in hot pursuit.

The Dons have accumulated 37 bookings and five red cards this season, giving them a points total of 47. Craig Brown's side have received the most sending offs of any team in the league this campaign with five, while Hibernian's 39 yellow cards is the most of any side in the division.

Eight players are one booking away from a one game suspension. They are: Paul Dixon (Dundee United), Ian Black, Jamie Hamill, Marius Zaliukas (all Hearts), Keith Lasley, Shaun Hutchinson (both Motherwell), Kyle Lafferty (Rangers) and Stephen Thompson (St Mirren).

You can keep up-to-date here throughout the season with all of the current SPL suspensions, the disciplinary league table and a club-by-club breakdown of who has received cards and which players are nearing a suspension.

All suspensions are valid up to and including Monday, January 2.

CURRENT SPL SUSPENSIONS

Player Club Ban duration (remaining)
Sean O'Hanlon Hibernian One match (effective 11/1/12)
Steve Jennings Motherwell One match
Richie Foran Inverness CT One match (effective 31/12/11)
Lee McCulloch* Rangers Two matches (effective 5/1/12)
Jim Goodwin St Mirren One match (effective from 31/12/11)


* Rangers have appealed the red card shown to Lee McCulloch for violent conduct in their 2-1 loss to St Mirren. A Scottish FA tribunal will meet on January 5 to rule on whether the suspension will stand. McCulloch is free to play for Rangers until the hearing.

SPL DISCIPLINARY LEAGUE TABLE

Each club's current card count is used to form the SPL disciplinary league table. One point is given for every yellow card, while two points are attributed to each red card.

Club Yellow Red Total
Aberdeen 37 5 47
Inverness CT 38 3 44
Rangers 36 4 44
Hearts 37 2 41
Hibernian 39 0 39
St Johnstone 35 0 35
St Mirren 33 1 35
Dunfermline 30 2 34
Motherwell 28 2 32
Dundee United 28 1 30
Kilmarnock 29 0 29
Celtic 19 2 23


CLUB BY CLUB

Every yellow and red card given to a player in SPL competition in the 2011/12 season is listed. If you spot an error, send us a tweet @STVSport or e-mail sport@stv.tv.

Players recieve an automatic one-match suspension in the SPL when they reach six yellow cards.

If a player is sent off for a second bookable offence, neither yellow card is listed below, as per Scottish FA guidance on the recording of bookings.

  Yellow Red
Kari Arnason 4 0
Richard Foster 4 0
Youl Mawene 4 0
Issac Osbourne 4 0
Rory Fallon 3 1
Josh Magennis 3 0
Peter Pawlett 3 0
Fraser Fyvie 3 1
Scott Vernon 2 0
Darren Mackie 2 0
Andrew Considine 2 1
Clark Robertson 1 0
Robert Milsom 1 0
Chris Clark 1 0
Ryan Jack 0 2

 

  Yellow Red
Beram Kayal 4 0
Daniel Majstorovic 2 0
Anthony Stokes 2 0
Ki Sung-Yeung 2 0
Charlie Mulgrew 1 1
Gary Hooper 1 0
Mark Wilson 1 0
Victor Wanyama 1 0
James Forrest 1 0
Badr El Kaddouri 1 0
Glenn Loovens 1 0
Fraser Forster 1 0
Georgios Samaras 1 0
Kris Commons 0 1

 

  Yellow Red
Paul Dixon 5 0
Willo Flood 4 0
Jon Daly 2 0
Scott Robertson 2 0
Danny Swanson 2 0
Keith Watson 2 0
Garry Kenneth 2 0
John Rankin 2 0
Gary Mackay Steven 2 0
Robbie Neilson 2 0
Sean Dillon 2 0
Lauri Dalla Valle 1 0
Gavin Gunning 1 0
Johnny Russell 0 1

 

  Yellow Red
Paul Burns 4 0
Martin Hardie 4 0
Austin McCann 3 0
Ryan Thomson 3 0
Alex Keddie 3 0
Andy Dowie 2 0
Paul Willis 2 0
Jason Thomson 2 0
Andy Barrowman 1 0
Joe Cardle 1 0
Andy Kirk 1 0
Gary Mason 1 1
David Graham 1 0
John Potter 1 1
Patrick Boyle 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Ian Black 5 2
Marius Zaliukas 5 0
Jamie Hamill 5 0
Andy Webster 4 0
Rudi Skacel 4 0
Medhi Taouil 3 0
Danny Grainger 3 0
Ryan Stevenson 2 0
David Templeton 2 0
Adrian Mrowiec 1 0
Eggert Jonsson 1 0
Ryan McGowan 1 0
Scott Robinson 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Sean O'Hanlon 6 0
Garry O'Connor 4 0
Isaiah Osbourne 4 0
Paul Hanlon 4 0
Victor Palsson 4 0
Ivan Sproule 3 0
Ian Murray 3 0
David Wotherspoon 3 0
Leigh Griffiths 3 0
Calum Booth 2 0
David Stephens 2 0
Akpo Sodje 1 0
Martin Scott 1 0
Lewis Stevenson 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Richie Foran 6 0
Thomas Piermayr 6 0
Ross Tokely 4 1
Greg Tansey 3 0
David Davis 3 1
Graeme Shinnie 3 0
Chris Hogg 2 1
Roman Golobart 2 0
Kenny Gillet 2 0
Gregory Tade 2 0
David Proctor 1 0
Andrew Shinnie 1 0
Lee Cox 1 0
Josh Meekings 1 0
Nick Ross 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
James Fowler 6 0
Mo Sissoko 4 0
Dean Shiels 4 0
Liam Kelly 3 0
Manuel Pascali 3 0
Gary Fisher 2 0
James Dayton 2 0
Garry Hay 2 0
Alex Pursehouse 1 0
David Silva 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Keith Lasley 5 1
Shaun Hutchinson 5 0
Steve Jennings 4 0
Tim Clancy 3 1
Stephen Craigan 2 0
Steven Hammell 2 0
Michael Higdon 2 0
Jamie Murphy 2 0
Omar Daley 1 0
Ross Forbes 1 0
Stephen Hughes 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Kyle Lafferty 5 0
Carlos Bocanegra 4 0
Maurice Edu 3 1
Dorin Goian 3 1
Kirk Broadfoot 3 0
Steven Whittaker 3 0
Kyle Bartley 3 0
Sasa Papac 2 0
Steven Davis 2 0
Nikica Jelavic 2 0
Lee McCulloch 2 1
Jordan McMillan 1 0
Juan Manuel Ortiz 1 0
Steven Naismith 1 0
David Healy 1 0
Gregg Wylde 0 1

 

  Yellow Red
Liam Craig 4 0
Jamie Adams 3 0
Frazer Wright 3 0
Murray Davidson 3 0
Steven Anderson 3 0
Chris Millar 2 0
Carl Finnigan 2 0
Alan Maybury 2 0
Francisco Sandaza 2 0
Dave Mackay 2 0
David McCracken 2 0
Jody Morris 2 0
Kevin Moon 2 0
Callum Davidson 1 0
Cillian Sheridan 1 0
David Robertson 1 0

 

  Yellow Red
Jim Goodwin 6 0
Steven Thompson 5 0
Nigel Hasselbaink 4 1
Paul McGowan 3 0
Illias Haddad 2 0
Lee Mair 2 0
David van Zanten 2 0
Kenny McLean 2 0
Graham Carey 2 0
Marc McAusland 2 0
Darren McGregor 1 0
Steven Thomson 1 0
David Barron 1 0

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