Barton handed one-game SFA ban for betting offences

Barton was charged by the SFA in October with a breach of betting rules for placing 44 bets on football matches this year.

(Reuters)

An SFA statement said that Barton, who has a history of disciplinary problems, had admitted the breach and been suspended for one game.

Barton, who joined Rangers on a two-year contract in May, left after a tumultuous spell in Scotland having served a six-week club suspension following an altercation with a team mate.

(Reporting by Toby Davis, editing by Pritha Sarkar)