Six teenage football fans have been arrested after alleged post-match clashes at a First Division game.

The arrests of the five male teenagers, aged 15 to 18, and one 16-year-old woman, followed an incident at Hamilton Academicals’ home game against Dundee on December 3.

Police said there were reports of a small group of fans from both teams involved in violence and disorder.

The five youths were arrested in Hamilton and Glasgow on Thursday morning. The woman was arrested in St Andrews.

The investigation was led by officers from the Football Co-ordination Unit for Scotland (FoCUS), Strathclyde Police, British Transport Police and Fife Constabulary.

Superintendent David Brand, of FoCUS said: "This operation again demonstrates the close working partnership between the new national unit and commitment by all Scottish forces to eradicate violence and disorder at football matches.

"It also sends a clear message to offenders that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated and through post match investigations, we will attempt to identify and arrest those responsible.

"We will continue working in close liaison with our colleagues across Scotland to crack down on those minority fans that are intent in engaging in this type of conduct. Make no mistake, if you engage in this type of behaviour you will be caught and brought to justice."