US EditionSheffield Wednesday handed further six-point deduction for 'multiple breaches' of league regulations
Sheffield Wednesday's total points deduction reaches 10, worsening their relegation risk after multiple missed wage payments while in administration, officials confirmed.
- Wednesday, Sheffield Wednesday were deducted a further six points by the EFL while the club remains in administration, a sanction ratified by the appointed independent disciplinary commission chair.
- After players were not paid on time and in full in March and May earlier this year, Dejphon Chansiri's period in charge saw the club hit with a 12-point deduction after filing for administration.
- Fans and insolvency advisers have combined fundraising and outreach, with Begbies Traynor appealing for support, as supporters spent more than 500,000 and raised 10,000 in an hour.
- The club now sit on-10 points and rock bottom of the Championship, with that total leaving Sheffield Wednesday FC 27 points from safety and effectively all but doomed for relegation.
- Administrators say the takeover process is progressing toward naming a preferred bidder, with several bidders showing interest, while last week The Star reported the club's listed EFL breaches were reduced as standard procedure.
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Sheffield Wednesday docked 6 more points for club's financial turmoil
Sheffield Wednesday was deducted another six points amid its financial troubles on Monday, leaving the historic English club on -10 points and massively adrift in last place in the second-tier Championship. It means Wednesday has been docked a total of 18 points since being taken over by administrators last month…
Sheffield Wednesday docked 6 more points for club’s financial turmoil
LONDON (AP) — Sheffield Wednesday was deducted another six points amid its financial troubles on Monday, leaving the historic English club on -10 points and massively adrift in last place in the second-tier Championship.
Soccer-Sheffield Wednesday docked six points over payment failures, reports say
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sheffield Wednesday, one of England's oldest clubs, have been docked six points for breaching the English Football League's rules regarding payment obligations, British media reported on Monday, citing a statement from the EFL.
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