This month’s charges and hearing results...
Friday 3 January 2014
Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool
Manchester City v Liverpool
Premier League, 26 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E3 – post-match comments constituted improper conduct in that they called into question the integrity of the match referee, and/or implied that the match referee was motivated by bias; and/or brought the game into disrepute; and/or amounted to a failure to act in the best interests of the game, in contravention of Rule E3(1)
Participant has until 6pm on 8 January 2014 to respond
Craig Russell, Sunderland
Stoke City v Sunderland
Premier League, 23 November 2013
Breach of FA Rule E3 – behaviour in or around the 37th minute of this fixture amounted to improper conduct
Charge admitted, non-personal hearing requested
Russell was given a one-match touchline ban and £500 fine
Steven Pressley, Coventry City
Rotherham United v Coventry City
Football League 1, 1 January 2014
Breach of FA Rule E3 – behaviour in or around the 33 rd minute of this fixture amounted to improper conduct
Charge admitted, standard penalty accepted (£1,000 fine)
Stevenage
Bristol City v Stevenage
Football League 1, 29 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E20(a) – in or around the 76th minute of this fixture, Stevenage failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion
Charge admitted, personal hearing requested
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town v Hyde
Football Conference Premier, 26 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E20(a) – in or around the 86th minute of this fixture, Macclesfield Town FC failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour
Charge admitted, non-personal hearing requested
Thursday 2 January 2014
Mark Hughes, Stoke City
Newcastle United v Stoke City
Premier League, 26 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E3 – behaviour in or around the 40th minute of this fixture amounted to improper conduct
Charge admitted, standard penalty accepted (£8,000 fine)
Bristol City
Bristol City v Stevenage
Football League 1, 29 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E20(a) – in or around the 76th minute of this fixture, Bristol City FC failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion
Charge admitted, standard penalty accepted (£2,500 fine)
Paul Cook, Chesterfield
Chesterfield v Dagenham & Redbridge
Football League 2, 29 December 2013
Breach of FA Rule E3 – language and/or behaviour in or around the tunnel area at half time amounted to improper conduct
Cook has until 6pm on 7 January 2014 to respond
