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I was told that Mickleover had been deducted 12 points for fielding an ineligible player in four matches and there was a Club Statement on Mickleover's website. It's not on Mickleover website now so they must have taken it down. It's believed the player is Tyrell Waite

A newspaper local to Stamford saw the statement and published the below article.

Stamford see play-off hopes given major boost as rivals hit with 12 point deduction

Stamford AFC have seen their bid for a play-off place in the Southern League Premier Division Central given a major boost.
This comes as rivals Mickleover Sports- who did sit third on 75 points- have been given a 12-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player.
A statement from the club said: “7 days ago the club was charged by the league with fielding an ineligible player. The player was registered and showed as available on the league system.
“Despite this we have been deducted the maximum of 12 points. We are appealing the decision. "Everyone at the club is extremely disappointed with the decision as we feel we have followed league guidelines throughout.”
The deduction would move Mickleover down from third to sixth, level on 63 points with Stamford but ahead of them on goal difference. Fifth is the final play-off place, which would be occupied by Redditch United on 66 points.


Thank you to Matthew Frost for alerting me to this story

 

Last edited by Matchman (26/4/2024 8:29 PM)