Former Brechin City player Darren McCormack has been banned from all sport for four years after being found guilty of doping.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirmed McCormack has been suspended from all sport until 2021 following a positive in-competition test while playing for Brechin in April.

McCormack tested positive for "metabolites of metandienone, namely epimetendiol, epitmetandienone and hydroxymetandienone", according to UKAD.

Metandienone is classed as an anabolic agent by the agency.

UKAD chief executive Nicole Sapstead said: "Testing positive for prohibited substances goes against the spirit of sport and is a serious breach of anti-doping rules.

"UKAD will always seek to impose the maximum possible sanction on any individual that cheats the system. I hope that this case acts as a deterrent to others who are considering the use of performance-enhancing substances."

The player is banned from all sport from April 8, 2017, until midnight on April 7, 2021.

McCormack has played for five Scottish clubs, making more than 100 league appearances in total.