Disciplinary updates - January 2013

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The recent charges and hearing outcomes

Thursday 31 January

Eden Hazard, Chelsea FC
Swansea City v Chelsea
League Cup Semi Final, 23 January 2013
FA Rule E3 - violent conduct in circumstances where the standard punishment that would otherwise apply following dismissal is clearly insufficient
Hazard denied the charge and requested a paper hearing

The Regulatory Commission were of the opinion that the three-match suspension is sufficient

Tuesday 29 January

Roger Johnson, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool
Football League Championship, 26 January 2013
Dismissed for violent conduct
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match ban commences with immediate effect

Dean Marney, Burnley FC
Burnley v Birmingham City
Football League Championship, 26 January 2013
Dismissed for serious foul play
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim upheld, three-match ban withdrawn with immediate effect

Monday 28 January

Chippenham Town FC
Chippenham Town FC v St Neots Town FC
Southern League Premier Division, 15 December 2012
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials and/or supporters conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from violent and/or provocative behaviour

Chippenham Town FC has denied the charge and requested a personal hearing

St Neots Town FC         
Chippenham Town FC v St Neots Town FC
Southern League Premier Division, 15 December 2012
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials and/or supporters conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from violent and/or provocative behaviour

St Neots Town FC has denied the charge and requested a personal hearing

Thursday 24 January

Nathan Rudge, Chippenham Town FC
Barwell v Chippenham Town
Southern League Premier Division, 13 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Rudge admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Rudge was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £75

Dave Barnett, Romulus FC
Belper Town v Romulus
Northern Premier League Division One South, 13 November 2012
Four breaches of FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Barnett denied the charges and requested a personal hearing

Barnett was given a six-match suspension commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £100

Nathan Peat, North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Ilkeston
Northern Premier League, 30 October 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension
Peat denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Peat was warned as to his future conduct

North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Ilkeston
Northern Premier League, 30 October 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension
North Ferriby United FC denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

North Ferriby United FC was fined £75 and warned as to its future conduct

Martin Hier, Barwell FC
Barwell v Chippenham Town
Southern League Premier Division, 13 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Hier denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Hier was given a one-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £100

Barwell FC
Barwell v Chippenham Town
Southern League Premier Division, 13 November 2012
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
Barwell FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Barwell FC was fined £150 and warned as to its future conduct

Chippenham Town FC
Barwell v Chippenham Town
Southern League Premier Division, 13 November 2012
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
Chippenham Town FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Chippenham Town FC was warned as to its future conduct and fined £150

Scott Porter, Hythe Town FC
Hythe Town v Ramsgate
Isthmian League Division One South, 4 December 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension
Porter admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Porter was warned as to his future conduct

Hythe Town FC
Hythe Town v Ramsgate
Isthmian League Division One South, 4 December 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with FA suspension
Hythe Town FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Hythe Town FC  was warned as to its future conduct and fined £50

Gary Setchell, King’s Lynn Town FC
King’s Lynn Town v AFC Telford United
FA Carlsberg Trophy, 15 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Setchell admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Setchell was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £100

Dave Anderson, Harrow Borough FC
Lewes v Harrow Borough
Isthmian League Premier, 17 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Anderson denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Anderson was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £125

Steve Wigley, Fulham FC
Liverpool U19 v Fulham U19
U19 Premier League (Group 3), 24 November 2012
FA Rule E3 –  language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Wigley admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Wigley was given a one match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £500

Wednesday 23 January

Ross Standen, Whitehawk FC
Whitehawk v Kingstonian
Isthmian Premier League, 6 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Standen admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Standen was given a three-match suspension commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £100

Sarah Henderson, North Ferriby United FC
Twitter comments
FA Rule E3 – use of abusive and/or insulting words and/or acting in a manner which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute
Henderson admitted the charge and requested a paper hearing

Henderson was fined £100 and warned as to her future conduct

Paul Martin, Romford FC
Witham Town v Romford
Isthmian League Division One North, 15 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Martin admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Martin was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 10 February 2013 and fined £100

Anthony Wilson, North Ferriby United FC
Twitter comments
FA Rule E3 – use of abusive and/or insulting words and/or acting in a manner which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute
Wilson admitted the charge and requested a paper hearing

Wilson was fined £350 and warned as to his future conduct

Robert Hurst, Curzon Ashton FC
Garforth Town v Curzon Ashton
Northern Premier League Division One North, 8 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – use of abusive and/or insulting words towards a Match Official
Hurst admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Hurst was suspended from touchline, tunnel and changing room area for two first team matches commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £50

Romulus FC
Belper Town v Romulus
Northern Premier League Division One South, 13 November 2012
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure players and/or officials conducted themselves in orderly fashion and/or refrained from abusive and/or provocative and/or threatening language and/or behaviour
Charge admitted, non personal hearing requested

Romulus FC was fined £400 and severely warned as to its future conduct

Jimmy Ginnelly, Barwell FC
Barwell v Chippenham Town
Southern League Premier Division, 13 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening words and/or behaviour towards a Match Official
Ginnelly denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Ginnelly was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £75

Richard Evans, Romulus FC
Belper Town v Romulus
Northern Premier League Division One South, 13 November 2012
Two breaches of FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Evans admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Evans was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 28 January 2013 and fined £75

Tuesday 22 January

Chris Morgan, Sheffield United FC
Sheffield United v Yeovil Town
Football League 1, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Morgan admitted the charge but did not accept the standard penalty 1 and requested a paper hearing

Morgan was given a one-match touchline ban with immediate effect and fined £1,000 (standard penalty 1)

Mark Newson, Stevenage FC
Stevenage v Doncaster Rovers
Football League 1, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Newson admitted the charge but did not accept the standard penalty 1 and requested a paper hearing

Newson was fined £1,000 (standard penalty 1)

Pablo Mills, Macclesfield Town FC
Macclesfield town FC v Kidderminster Harriers
Football Conference Premier, 19 January 2013
Dismissed for serious foul play
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match suspension to remain with immediate effect

Rob Kinsella, Salford City FC
Salford City v Wakefield
Northern Premier League Division One North, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Richard Wilkins, Bury Town FC
Bury Town v East Thurrock United
Isthmian Premier League, 12 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Monday 21 January

Billy Heath, North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Hednesford Town
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct

Anthony Wilson, North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Hednesford Town
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening words and/or behaviour

Nathan Peat, North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Hednesford Town
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening words and/or behaviour

North Ferriby United FC
North Ferriby United v Hednesford Town
Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E20(a) – failure to ensure that its players and/or officials and/or supporters conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Thursday 17 January

Simon Halsey, Herne Bay FC
Whitstable Town v Herne Bay
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 December 2012
Two breaches of FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; improper conduct

Halsey admitted both charges and requested a paper hearing

Tony Gay, Thurrock FC
Thurrock v Hendon
Isthmian Premier League, 18 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct

Gay admitted the charge and requested a paper hearing

Tommy Warrilow, Tonbridge Angels FC
Weston Super Mare v Tonbridge Angels
Football Conference South, 5 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct

Warrilow admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing

Wednesday 16 January

Gabriel Zukuani, Peterborough United FC
Twitter comment
FA Rule E3  – acted in a manner which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute. Use of abusive and/or insulting words
Zukuani admitted the charge and requested a paper hearing

Zukuani was fined £2000 and warned as to his future conduct

Click here for the full written reasons of the case

Tuesday 15 January

Vincent Kompany, Manchester City FC
Arsenal v Manchester City
Premier League, 13 January 2013
Dismissed for serious foul play
Kompany made a claim of wrongful dismissal

Claim upheld, three-match suspension withdrawn with immediate effect

Truro City FC
Welling United FC v Truro City FC
Football Conference South, 5 January 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour; failure to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour

Thursday 10 January

Grimsby Town FC
Grimsby Town v Lincoln City
Football Conference Premier, 1 January 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour; failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour
Grimsby Town FC admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing

Grimsby Town FC was fined £1000 and warned as to its future conduct

Lincoln City FC
Grimsby Town v Lincoln City
Football Conference Premier, 1 January 2013
Two breaches of FA Rule E20(a) - failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour; failure to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour
Lincoln City FC admitted the charge and requested a paper hearing

Lincoln City FC was fined £1000 and warned as to its future conduct

Wednesday 9 January

Nick Chadwick, Plymouth Argyle FC
Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle
Football League Two, 5 January 2013
FA Rule E3 – violent conduct

Chadwick admitted the charge and accepted the automatic penalty (three-match suspension)

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

Simon Halswey, Herne Bay FC
Whitstable Town v Herne Bay
Isthmian League Division One South, 26 December 2012
Two breaches of FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct; improper conduct

Friday 4 January

Joseph Whittington, Preston North End FC
Preston North End U18 v Accrington Stanley U18
Youth Alliance North West Conference, 10 November 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with an automatic suspension
Whittington admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Whittington was given a one-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and warned as to his future conduct

Preston North End FC
Preston North End U18 v Accrington Stanley U18
Youth Alliance North West Conference, 10 November 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with an automatic suspension
Preston North End FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Preston North End FC was fined £300 and warned as to its future conduct

Paul Simpson, Tooting & Mitcham United FC
Tooting & Mitcham United v Whitstable Town
Isthmian League Divisions One South, 24 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Simpson admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Simpson was given a one-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £75

Steve Brown, Dover Athletic FC
Chelmsford City v Dover Athletic
FA Carlsberg Trophy, 10 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Brown admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Brown was given a one-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £100

Sam Whiting, AFC Wimbledon
Dartford Whites Youth v AFC Wimbledon Youth
Football Conference Youth League, 14 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Whiting admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Whiting was given a one-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £50

Darren Thornton, Wakefield FC
Wakefield v Trafford
Northern Premier League Division One North, 8 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening words and/or behaviour towards a Match Official
Thornton admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Thornton was given a four-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £100

Mark Nicholls, North Greenford United FC
Guildford City v North Greenford United
Southern League Central Division, 3 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
No response received, processed as a denial and a non-personal hearing requested

Nicholls was given a one-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £50

Richard Thompson, Mangotsfield United
Swindon Supermarine v Mangotsfield United
Southern League South & West Division, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Thompson admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Thompson was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £75

Jamie Martin, Tooting & Mitcham United FC
Sittingbourne v Tooting & Mitcham United
Isthmian League Division One South, 17 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Martin admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Martin was given a one-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £50

Steve Nolan, Ramsgate FC
Ramsgate v Walton & Hersham
Isthmian League Division One South, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Nolan admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Nolan was given a one-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £50

Tony Choules, Uxbridge FC
Burnham v Uxbridge
Southern League Central Division, 20 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Choules admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Choules was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £50

Hasan Otkay, Grays Athletic FC
Grays Athletic v Ware
Isthmian League Divisions One North, 1 December 2012
FA Rule E3 – abusive and/or insulting words towards a Match Official
Otkay admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Otkay was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £75

Terry Boyle, Aldershot Town FC
AFC Wimbledon U19 v Aldershot Town U19
Youth Alliance Cup Group 5, 3 November 2012
FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct
Boyle denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Boyle was given a two-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £100

Jon Brady, Brackley Town FC
Worcester City v Brackley Town
Football Conference North, 29 October 2012
FA Rule E3 – improper conduct
Brady denied the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Brady was given a one-match touchline ban commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £150

Chalfont St Peter FC
5 x fixtures dated 18 August, 21 August, 27 August, 1 September and 4 September
Southern League Division One Central
Five breaches of FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with automatic suspension
Chalfont St Peter FC admitted the charges and requested a non-personal hearing

Chalfont St Peter FC  was fined £75 and warned as to its future conduct

Daniel Hicks, Chalfont St Peter FC
5 x fixtures dated 18 August, 21 August, 27 August, 1 September and 4 September
Southern League Division One Central
Five breaches of FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with automatic suspension
No response received (processed as admittance due to fact that the club responded to their charge admitting), non-personal hearing requested

Hicks was given an eight-match suspension commencing upon signing for a new club and fined £200

Toby Blanche, Colchester United FC
Colchester United U18 v Queens Park Rangers U18
U18 Professional Development League 2, 27 October 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with an automatic suspension
Blanche admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Blanche was given a one-match suspension commencing 14 January 2013 and fined £25

Colchester United FC
Colchester United U18 v Queens Park Rangers U18
U18 Professional Development League 2, 27 October 2012
FA Rule E10 – failure to comply with an automatic suspension
Colchester United FC admitted the charge and requested a non-personal hearing

Colchester United FC was fined £150 and warned as to its future conduct

Thursday 3 January

Adam Smith, Lincoln City FC
Grimsby v Lincoln City
Football Conference National, 1 January 2013
Dismissed for serious foul play
Claim received for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match suspension activated with immediate effect

Wednesday 2 January

Craig Woodman, Exeter City FC
Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City
Football League 2, 1 January 2013
Claim made for mistaken identity

A Regulatory Commission will hear the claim on Thursday 3 January

Steven Nzonzi, Stoke City FC
Stoke City v Southampton
Premier League, 29 December 2012
Dismissed for serious foul play
Claim made for wrongful dismissal

Claim upheld, three-match suspension withdrawn

Lee Tomlin, Peterborough United FC
Bristol City v Peterborough United
Football League Championship, 29 December 2012
Dismissed for violent conduct
Claim made for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match suspension activated with immediate effect

James Constable, Oxford United FC
AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United
Football League 2, 29 December 2012
Dismissed for violent conduct
Claim made for wrongful dismissal

Claim dismissed, three-match suspension activated with immediate effect

Michail Antonio, Sheffield Wednesday FC
Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Football League Championship, 29 December 2012
Caution issued for simulation
Claim made for mistaken identity

Claim upheld, caution transferred to Jeremy Helan and as this would have been his second caution the player will automatically miss the next match

 

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