If produced and published, written reasons can be found for Appeal Board hearings by clicking *here* and selecting “County Appeal” on the “Offence Type” dropdown list. Alternatively, use this URL: https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/written-reasons.
Crown Elite FC v Birmingham FA – 5 January
Appellant: Club
Charges:
1- FA Rule E20 – Failed to ensure Players and/or Officials and/or Spectators conducted themselves in an orderly fashion
2- FA Rule E20 – Failed to ensure Players and/or Officials and/or Spectators conducted themselves in an orderly fashion
3- FA Rule E10 - (Participant) Failed to comply with a decision of the Association
4- FA Rule E1 - Failed to comply with Rules and Regulations of the Football Association
Sanctions:
Charges 1 and 2 - £130 fine and 10 Club Disciplinary Points
Charges 3 and 4 - £85 fine and 10 Club Disciplinary Points
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/crown-elite-v-birmingham-fa---appeal-board---5-january-2022.ashx
Nikki Martin v Middlesex FA – 7 January
Appellant: Club Secretary and Youth Coach
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including foul and abusive language)
Sanction: 5-match suspension (Ground ban); £75 fine; severely warned as to future conduct; 8 penalty points
Result:
Appeal dismissed
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/nikki-martin-v-middlesex-fa---appeal-board---12-january-2022.ashx
Phil Martin v Middlesex FA – 7 January
Appellant: Club Coach
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including foul and abusive language)
Sanction: 5 match suspension (Ground ban); £75 fine; severely warned as to future conduct; 8 penalty points.
Result:
Appeal dismissed
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/philip-martin-v-middlesex-fa---appeal---12-january-2022.ashx
Jake Davis v Derbyshire FA – 10 January
Appellant: Player (open age)
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct against a Match Official - (including threatening and/or abusive language/behaviour)
Sanction: 85 Days from 06/12/2021 to 28/02/2022 (Ground/Venue); £75 fine; 6 Club disciplinary points and to attend an online education course before sanction is served
Result:
Appeal dismissed
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/jake-davis-v-derbyshire-fa---appeal---13-january-2021.ashx
(League Appeal) AFC Moorlands v Midland Junior Premier League – 13 January
Appellant: Club - U14s Team
Charge: 20E(i) of League Rules: Failure to fulfil a fixture
Sanction: £50 fine; game awarded to opposition
Result:
Appeal dismissed
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/afc-moorlands-v-midland-junior-premier-league---appeal-board---13-january-2022.ashx
Darren Wildman v Liverpool FA – 14 January
Appellant: Manager
Charge: FA Rule E3 – Improper Conduct (not including threatening and/or abusive language/behaviour)
Sanction: 1-match Ground/Venue suspension; £10 fine & 5 Club penalty points
Result:
Appeal upheld; sanction quashed in full
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/darren-wildman-v-liverpool-fa---appeal-board---13-january-2022.ashx
(League Appeal) Barking FC v The Isthmian Football League – 18 January
Club – Step 4
Charge: League Rule 8.39 – Failure to fulfil a fixture
Sanction: £1000 fine, match to be replayed and 3 penalty points awarded
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
Archie Reilly v Nottinghamshire FA – 18 January
Appellant: Player (open age)
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct against a Match Official - (including threatening and/or abusive language/behaviour)
Sanction: 98-Days suspension from 20/12/2021 to 27/03/2022 (Ground/Venue, Coaching, Touchline, Admin), £75 fine, an Online Education Course, 6 Club disciplinary points
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
Ciaran McAuley (‘CMA’) and Steven Willingham (‘SW’) v Huntingdonshire FA – 21 January
Appellants: CMA – Chairman & U12s Coach; KW – U12s Coach
Charge:
CMA - FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including violent conduct and threatening and/or abusive language/behaviour)
SW - FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including violent conduct and threatening and/or abusive language/behaviour)
Sanction:
CMA – 6-Match Suspension (Ground Ban), £80 Fine and 10 Disciplinary Points
SW – 3-Match Suspension (Ground Ban), £70 Fine and 7 Disciplinary Points
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
Lee Gibbons v Amateur Football Alliance – 24 January
Appellant: Player (open age)
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including foul and abusive language); FA Rule E3.2 - Improper Conduct - aggravated by a persons Ethnic Origin, Colour, Race, Nationality, Faith, Gender, Gender Reassignment, Sexual Orientation or Disability
Sanction: 7-Match suspension (12/11/2021), £75 fine, 6 penalty points and to attend an Online Education Course
Result:
Appeal allowed, remitted back for a rehearing
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/lee-gibbons-v-amateur-fa---appeal-board---25-january-2022.ashx
(League Appeal) Cray Wanderers FC v The Isthmian Football League – 27 January
Appellant: Club (Step 3)
Charge: League Rule 6.9 – Playing an Ineligible Player
Sanction: 3 points deducted
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
New Mills FC v The North West Counties Football League – 28 January
Appellant: Club (Step 6)
Charge: League Rule 8.39 – Failure to fulfil a fixture
Sanction: £750 fine (£250 suspended until end of season)
Result:
Appeal allowed, sanctions quashed in full
Written Reasons: https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/discipline-cases/2022/new-mills-fc-v-the-north-west-counties-football-league---appeal-board---28-january-2022.ashx
Luke Tibbles v Berks & Bucks FA – 31 January
Appellant: Player (open age)
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including foul and abusive language); FA Rule E3.2 - Improper Conduct - aggravated by a persons Ethnic Origin, Colour, Race, Nationality, Faith, Gender, Gender Reassignment, Sexual Orientation or Disability
Sanction: 6-match ban, £75 fine, an Online Education programme and 6 Club penalty points
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
Bartosz Sikora v Berks & Bucks FA – 31 January
Appellant: Player (open age)
Charge: FA Rule E3 - Improper Conduct (including foul and abusive language); FA Rule E3.2 - Improper Conduct - aggravated by a persons Ethnic Origin, Colour, Race, Nationality, Faith, Gender, Gender Reassignment, Sexual Orientation or Disability
Sanction: 7-match suspension, £50 fine, an Online Education Course and 6 Club penalty points
Result:
Appeal Dismissed
If produced and published, written reasons can be found for Appeal Board hearings by clicking *here* and selecting “County Appeal” on the “Offence Type” dropdown list. Alternatively, use this URL: https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/written-reasons.
