Leith Griffiths admitted endangering St Johnstone fans during a cup match while he was playing for Dundee.
Former Scotland and Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been fined a total of £17,000 for booting a smoking flare into a crowd of rival supporters. The player admitted endangering St Johnstone fans during a cup match while he was playing for Dundee by kicking the smoke bomb into the away stand at Dens Park.
Griffiths had flown back from Australia for the court appearance and will return for promotion play-offs with his current team, Mandurah City, this weekend. The court was told Griffiths is currently playing for nothing and the outcome of the court case would have a bearing on whether he would be granted a visa for longer-term work in Australia.
He admitted that "in doing so, he did cause the said flare, smoke bomb or similar item to strike David Soutar on the body, all to the danger of the lieges." Fiscal depute Lora Apostolova told the court: "St Johnstone scored a goal where the supporters were. A couple of smoke bombs landed on the pitch.
Mr Flynn said: "This was a local derby. He was playing for Dundee, on loan from Celtic. His wages were being paid by Celtic. They fined him two weeks wages, £15,000. He was also fined £1,000 by Dundee FC, so a total of £16,000. That was perhaps at the height of his football career. He has started playing in Australia.
Sheriff Way said: "No-one was harmed and I accept he wasn't doing it as revenge or to stir up the enemy. He obviously needs to move on, and as he has suffered quite a significant financial penalty - as he should - I will moderate what I would otherwise have fined him. I am conscious of the fact the game now seems to be driven by money. It seems appropriate that he has suffered financial penalties here.
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