Sheffield Wednesday handed further six-point deduction for ‘multiple breaches’ of league regulations
Sheffield Wednesday have been handed a further six-point deduction by the English Football League.
The Owls were hit with a 12-point deduction on 24 October after filing for administration.
The club currently sit at the bottom of the Championship table and are now on -10 points.
The EFL said the deduction was for “multiple breaches” of league regulations.
In a statement, the EFL said: “Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations, with the club’s former owner, Mr Dejphon Chansiri, prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.
“The sanctions on both the club and Mr Chansiri can be confirmed after the parties reached an agreement on the appropriate sanction which was subsequently ratified by the chair of the appointed independent disciplinary commission.”
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October: Fans ‘elated’ after club administration
The EFL had charged the Championship club, which is up for sale, in June with multiple breaches of regulations after they failed to pay players on time.
At the end of June, Mr Chansiri said he was willing to sell the club.
Fans had been boycotting matches and staged a number of protests over his ownership.
Supporters previously told Sky News how happy they were for the 158-year-old club to enter administration as it meant “the previous owner has gone” and it would herald a “fresh start”.
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Will administration save Sheffield Wednesday?
James Silverwood, the vice chair of the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust, said in October: “We’re probably an unusual fan base in that we’re actually quite elated and optimistic about going into administration.
“It means that the previous owner has gone, an owner who was mismanaging the club, who had no respect for the community and the fan base.
“So this is really a fresh start.”
On Saturday, the Owls lost 3-2 to Preston at Hillsborough in the Championship and, with the deduction, are now 27 points from safety.
