Stranraer face shedding out on £200,000 which may “hold the membership operating for 3 or 4 years” if they’re expelled from the Scottish Cup and miss out on a go to to Rangers.

The League Two membership fielded an ineligible participant in Tuesday’s win over Queen’s Park, with a Scottish FA disciplinary listening to set for 28 January to look at the circumstances.

Goalkeeper Lyndon Tas was signed on mortgage from Hearts on the day of the sport and saved a penalty within the shootout after a 1-1 draw at Stair Park.

The sport had been scheduled of Saturday however was known as off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Cup guidelines state that solely gamers registered for the unique date can play within the occasion of postponements, abandonments or replays.

The governing physique can sanction emergency loans however say the transfer for 17-year-old Tas didn’t get such approval.

The League Two membership say they “acted shortly in good religion” to signal Tas, explaining {that a} bid to increase a earlier mortgage settlement for Josh Lane was refused by Hamilton Academical.

Supervisor Chris Aitken later advised BBC Scotland: “It appears it is as a result of we did not use the phrase ’emergency’. If the circumstances of the mortgage do not depend as an emergency we do not know what’s!

“It might be nonsense for anybody to suppose it gave us a bonus. It was an ideal achievement and what’s occurred since then is sort of a whirlwind.

“We all know what we would be lacking out on, doubtlessly £200,000. We’re a membership that depends on volunteers to run. That cash would hold Stranraer going for 3 or 4 years.”

If Stranraer are ejected, Queen’s Park would take their place within the fifth spherical, with the Championship aspect having surprised Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox in final yr’s competitors.

In 2023, Queen’s Park had been expelled from the Scottish Cup after fielding an ineligible participant, additionally introduced in on mortgage from Hearts after an preliminary postponement, in opposition to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who went on to achieve the ultimate after being readmitted.