The FA have taken the decision to expel non-league side Droylsden from this seasons FA Cup sponsored by E.On competition after it was alleged that they had played an ineligible player in their 2-1 win over Coca Cola League Two side Chesterfield.
The player in question is Shaun Newton who scored both of “The Bloods” goals in a giant killing 2-1 shock win against the Derbyshire professionals. Chesterfield raised this issue with the FA as they believed that Newton should have been serving a one match ban on December 23rd. Droylsden had informed the FA that as far as they were concerned, Newton would serve his one match suspension when they played Vauxhall Motors on Boxing Day. But the FA found Droylsden guilty of the charge of playing an ineligible player and have reinstated Chesterfield, who will now progress to the third round of the competition and take on Ipswich Town on January 3rd.
Droylsden still have the opportunity to appeal and according to the FA, must lodge this appeal no later than 9am on Tuesday 30th December 2008 with the hearing taking place the following day. The FA also state that the £30,000 prize money must be redirected to Chesterfield and that Droylsden will not be fined or have their further participation in FA competitions compromised.
The FA cup fixture was played on four separate occasions with fog, floodlight failures and a draw all conspiring to bring the teams together 4 times. But unless their appeal is successful it looks like it’s an expensive and disappointing end to this seasons FA cup competition for Droylsden.
The player in question is Shaun Newton who scored both of “The Bloods” goals in a giant killing 2-1 shock win against the Derbyshire professionals. Chesterfield raised this issue with the FA as they believed that Newton should have been serving a one match ban on December 23rd. Droylsden had informed the FA that as far as they were concerned, Newton would serve his one match suspension when they played Vauxhall Motors on Boxing Day. But the FA found Droylsden guilty of the charge of playing an ineligible player and have reinstated Chesterfield, who will now progress to the third round of the competition and take on Ipswich Town on January 3rd.
Droylsden still have the opportunity to appeal and according to the FA, must lodge this appeal no later than 9am on Tuesday 30th December 2008 with the hearing taking place the following day. The FA also state that the £30,000 prize money must be redirected to Chesterfield and that Droylsden will not be fined or have their further participation in FA competitions compromised.
The FA cup fixture was played on four separate occasions with fog, floodlight failures and a draw all conspiring to bring the teams together 4 times. But unless their appeal is successful it looks like it’s an expensive and disappointing end to this seasons FA cup competition for Droylsden.
Parts of this article have been researched from:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7799125.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7799125.stm
Update: Droylsden did appeal against the decision to expell them from the competition, but the FA upheld their original decision.
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