Tadcaster Albion have been found gulity of playing Denny Ingram whilst he was under supension in October
Tadcaster Albion are to fight the four point deduction from their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division total.
Tadcaster were recently found guilty of fielding an ineligible player – understood to be Denny Ingram – back in October by the League Management Board.
The decision leaves their hopes of finishing second in the balance with just two remaining of the season.
Paul Marshall’s Tadcaster have chosen to defend their position and have taken the matter to the FA where it will be dealt with at a later date.
An NCEL statement said: “The League Management Board has charged Tadcaster Albion FC under competition rule 6.9 of playing an ineligible player in two games earlier in the season.
As a result of this charge, the club exercised its right to a personal hearing to appear before the League Management Board.
Following this personal hearing and, after listening carefully to the club’s views, the League Management Board informed the club that they would be deducted four points from their total, those being the points gained from the two matches in which the ineligible player played, subject to the club’s right of appeal to The Football Association under competition rule 17.4.
The club has now decided to exercise its right of appeal to The Football Association and both parties await a date for this appeal.
There will be no further comment by the Toolstation Northern Counties East League on this matter until after the result of the appeal is known.”
Tadcaster face Barton tomorrow at Ings Lane and the club’s owners i2i Sports have chosen to make the game free admission to all.