Disciplinary updates - February 2013

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The recent charges and hearing outcomes

Monday 18 February

Lee Noble, Dartford FC
Grimsby town FC v Dartford FC
The FA Carlsberg Trophy, 16 February 2013
Dismissed for violent conduct

Noble has made a claim of wrongful dismissal

Friday 15 February

Dave Jones, Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion
Football League Championship, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E3  – improper conduct
Jones admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing

Jones was given a one-match touchline ban and fined £2,000. However, the touchline ban is suspended until the conclusion of the 2013-14 season and will only be invoked should a proven breach of FA Rule E3 occur before the end of that period

Forest Green Rovers FC
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers
Football Conference Premier, 9 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion

Forest Green Rovers admitted the charge, standard penalty 1 accepted

Thursday 14 February

Al Bangura, Forest Green Rovers FC
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers
Football Conference Premier, 9 February 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E3 - improper conduct

Bangura admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Luton Town FC
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers
Football Conference Premier, 9 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion

Luton Town FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Karl Rose, Frickley Athletic FC
Frickley Athletic v FC United of Manchester
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 12 February 2013
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct

Matthew Mahoney, Bamber Bridge FC
Bamber Bridge v Clitheroe
Northern Premier League Division One North, 9 February 2013
FA Rule E3 – violent conduct

Ian Robinson, Grantham Town FC
Grantham Town v Kendal Town
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 9 February 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Wednesday 13 February

Neil Shipperley, North Greenford United FC
Staines Town v Maidenhead United
Football Conference South, 29 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Loren Maxwell, Waltham Abey FC
Tilbury v Waltham Abbey
Essex Senior Cup, 4 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

No response received, processed as a denial and non-personal hearing requested

Bury Town FC
Bury Town v Concord Rangers
Isthmian Premier League, 26 January 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Bury Town FC admitted the charge and requested a non- personal hearing

Iain Parr, St Neots Town FC
Hitchin Town v St Neots Town
Southern League Premier Division, 28 January 2013
FA Rule E3 - language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Parr admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Rugby Town FC
Guildford City v Rugby Town
Southern League Central Division, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Rugby Town FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Guildford City FC
Guildford City v Rugby Town
Southern League Central Division, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Guildford City FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Tuesday 12 February

Jake Sheridan, Lincoln City FC
Lincoln City FC v Dartford FC
Football Conference Premier, 9 February 2013
Dismissed for serious foul play
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match ban commences with immediate effect

Monday 11 February

Charlie Oatway, Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion
Football League Championship, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E3 - improper conduct

Oatway has denied the charge and requested a personal hearing

Huddersfield Town FC
Huddersfield Town v Crystal Palace
Football League Championship, 30 January 2013
FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion
Huddersfield Town FC admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing

Huddersfield Town FC was fined £5,000 and warned as to its future conduct

Charlie Cooke, Worthing FC (formerly of Three Bridges FC)
Three Bridges v Faversham Town
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 January 2013

Three Bridges v Faversham Town
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 January 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension

Three Bridges FC
Three Bridges v Faversham Town
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 January 2013

Three Bridges v Faversham Town
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 January 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension

Lee Stratford, Frickley Athletic FC
Ilkeston v Frickley Athletic
Northern Premier League, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – violent conduct

Friday 8 February

Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United FC
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Premier League, 20 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct in that media comments made implied that the match official was motivated by bias
Ferguson denied the charge and requested a paper hearing

Charge found proven. Ferguson was fined £12,000

Crystal Palace FC
Huddersfield Town v Crystal Palace
Football League Championship, 30 January 2013
FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion

Crystal Palace FC admitted the charge, standard penalty 1 (£5000 fine) accepted

Wednesday 6 February

Sam Allardyce, West Ham United FC
Manchester United v West Ham United
The FA Cup Third Round Proper replay, 16 January 2013
Media comments
FA Rule E3 - improper conduct – questioning the integrity of the match referee and/or match officials in general, and/or imply that the match referee and/or match officials in general are motivated by bias; and/or bring the game into disrepute
Allardyce denied the charge and requested a personal hearing

Allardyce was fined £8,000 and warned as to his future conduct

Hertfordshire Football Association
Hertfordshire FA v Norfolk FA
U18 East Anglian Counties Competition, 13 January 2013
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension

Deson Mullings, Hertfordshire Football Association
Hertfordshire FA v Norfolk FA
U18 East Anglian Counties Competition, 13 January 2013
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension

Will Heavey, Guildford City FC
Guildford City v Rugby Town
Southern League Central Division, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E3 – use of abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour. Further alleged that included a reference to gender and/or sexuality within the meaning of E3(2)

Rugby Town FC
Guildford City v Rugby Town
Southern League Central Division, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Guildford City FC
Guildford City v Rugby Town
Southern League Central Division, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Nick Hornsey, Hampton & Richmond Borough FC
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Leiston
Isthmian Premier League, 26 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Concord Rangers FC
Bury Town v Concord Rangers
Isthmian Premier League, 26 January 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Bury Town FC
Bury Town v Concord Rangers
Isthmian Premier League, 26 January 2013
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Richard Hill, Eastleigh FC
Sutton United v Eastleigh
Football Conference South, 2 February 2013
FA Rule E3 – use of abusive and/or insulting words towards a Match Official

Tuesday 5 February

Danny Chapman, Harlow Town FC
Soham Town Rangers V Harlow Town
Isthmian League Division One North, 5 January 2013
FA Rule E3 –  improper conduct

Chapman has admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Ian Jenkins, Cray Wanderers FC
Carshalton Athletic v Cray Wanderers
Isthmian Premier League, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Jenkins has denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Iain Parr, St Neots Town FC
Hitchin Town v St Neots Town
Southern League Premier Division, 28 January 2013
FA Rule E3 - language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Friday 1 February

Anthony Kay, MK Dons FC
Yeovil Town v MK Dons
Football League 1, 29 January 2013
Dismissed for violent conduct
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, four-match ban (second dismissal of the season) commences with immediate effect

Steve King, Macclesfield Town FC
Macclesfield Town v Kidderminster Harriers
Football Conference National, 19 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
King admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing

King was given a two-match touchline ban and fined £250. Written reasons have been requested and the sanction is stayed until such time as either:

a) The period to lodge an appeal has expired; or
b) The outcome of an appeal, if lodged, is known; or
c) Mr. King confirms in writing that he does not wish to appeal

 

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