County and League Appeals Results Circular for March 2026

Thursday 23 Apr 2026
County and League Appeals - March 2026

Club v Essex FA – 2 March
Charge: FA Rule E20
Sanction: £140 fine
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v Sussex FA – 2 March
Charge 1: FA Rule E3.1
Charge 2: FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction 1: 3-match suspension, £50 fine, 8 Club penalty points
Sanction 2: 3-match suspension, £50 fine, 8 Club penalty points
Result: Appeal Allowed. 
Order: The sanction for both charges to be reduced by 2 matches, £20 and 2 penalty points

Club & Player v London FA – 5 March
Charges:
FA Rule E12 (Club)
FA Rule E10 (Player)
Sanctions:
Club – £100 fine
Player – 2-match suspension, £20 fine
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v London FA – 6 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction: 3-match suspension, a £70 fine, 9 Club penalty points
Result: Appeal Allowed. 
Order: The sanction for both charges to be reduced by 2 matches, £20 and 2 penalty points

Player v Lancashire FA – 9 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 & E3.2
Sanction: 6-match suspension, fined £75, 7 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v Surrey FA – 9 March 2026
Charge: FA Rule E3.1
Sanction: 220-days suspension, fined £150, 9 penalty points 
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

(Club) Assistant Referee v Derbyshire FA – 10 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction: 2-match suspension, fined £30, 8 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v Birmingham FA – 12 March
Charge: FA Rule E21 
Sanction: £50 fine
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v Manchester FA – 18 March
Appellant: Club
Charge: FA Rule E20 & FA Rule E21
Sanction: Fined £145, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v Manchester FA – 18 March
Charge:  FA Rule E3.1
Sanction: 4-match suspension, fined £55, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 
 
Player v Manchester FA – 18 March
Charge:  FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction: 3-match suspension, fined £45, 7 penalty points
Result: Appeal Allowed. 
Order: The Sanction is to be amended to be a 2-match suspension, the fine and penalty points shall remain

Player v Surrey FA 
Charge: FA Rule E3.1
Sanction: Suspended 182 days, Fined £150, 7 penalty points, Mandatory education
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 
 
Club Official v Birmingham FA – 20 March
Charge: FA Rule E15
Sanction: Fined £20, 5-match suspension, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club Official v Birmingham FA – 20 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction: Fined £50, 5-match suspension, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club Official v Birmingham FA – 20 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1
Sanction: Fined £20, 2-match suspension, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Match Official v Cheshire FA – 20 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 & E3.2
Sanction: Suspension 42 days, Fined £75, Mandatory education
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v London FA – 23 March 
Charge: FA Rule E21
Sanction: Fined £100, 7 penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v FA Women’s National League –26 March
Decision: League Rule 21.E.6 – Order for a fixture to replayed in full following abandonment
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v North Riding FA – 26 March
Charge: FA Rule E12
Sanction: a £25 fine
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v Huntingdonshire FA – 27 March
Charge: E3.1. & E3.2
Sanction: Suspension 6-matches, Fined £75, 7 penalty points, Mandatory education
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 
 
Club Official v West Riding FA – 27 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 
Sanction: Fined £70, Suspension 6-matches, 9 Penalty points
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Club v The United Counties Football League – 27 March
Charge: Competition Rule KOC 6 - Playing an ineligible player
Sanction: Fined £150, Removed from competition
Result: Appeal Dismissed. 

Player v Hampshire FA – 30 March
Charge: FA Rule E3.1 & E3.2
Sanction: Suspension 7-matches, 8 penalty points
Result: Appeal Allowed. 
Order: The sanction to be reduced to 6 matches, 7 penalty points

Club v Essex FA – 30 March
Charge: FA Rule E21
Sanction: Fined £180, 9 penalty points
Result: Appeal Allowed. 
Order: The sanction to be reduced to £150 fine and 9 penalty points.

By FA Staff