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Administration (British football)

May 02, 2023

In the United Kingdom, football clubs sometimes choose to enter administration (sanction) when they are unable to pay off outstanding debts. Under the Insolvency Act 1986, a business will face a winding-up order bringing them to court and if it is shown that a business cannot pay debts as they fall due or cannot repay outstanding debts then the company will be classified as insolvent.[1] Administration puts accountants "in charge of pretty much everything apart from coaching the players and picking the team".[2] For a football club in administration, the "football creditors rule" requires football-related debts such as wages owed to players and staff, and transfer fees owed to other clubs to be paid first.[3]

England and Wales

In 2000, ITV Digital bought the broadcasting rights to Football League and League Cup matches in a three-year, £315m deal.[citation needed] In March 2002, the company went bankrupt owing the League £180 million which it said it "cannot afford to pay".[4] Because of this, many Football League clubs had financial problems and entered administration.[5][6]

Before the implementation of a points deduction it was perceived that clubs had "manipulated and abused [administration] as a way of shedding debts then restructuring, and borrowing again once the hapless creditors had been fobbed off with their 8p in the pound".[2] In September 2003, it was proposed that clubs entering administration would be docked 10 points. A 'fit and proper persons' test was also introduced in an attempt to prevent fraudulent activities. If a person was previously director at a club which was in "administration twice during a five-year period" or at "two different clubs that have each gone into administration in a five-year period" then they would be prevented from becoming the controlling shareholder of a Football League club.[7] A 'fit and proper persons' test was also introduced for directors of Premier League clubs.[8] In November 2009, Stephen Vaughan, Sr. became the first director to fail the 'fit and proper persons' test.[9]

To ease financial problems for clubs that had been relegated, "parachute payments" were introduced to give time to adapt to the financial gulf between divisions.[10] The deductions of 10 points in the Football League and 9 points in the Premier League were ratified in 2004, with the rule in place from the start of the 2004–05 season.[11][12] The League also adopted rules that prevented any side from being in administration for either two successive seasons or eighteen consecutive months.[13] The reason for the deduction being a point less in the Premier League was that the teams play eight fewer fixtures than Football League clubs.[12] The first club to incur this new penalty were League One side Wrexham F.C. who entered administration on 3 December 2004.[13]

Leeds United filed for administration with only a few days remaining in the 2006–07 season, which automatically triggered a 10-point penalty. This placed Leeds at the bottom of the table and relegated the club, but they were extremely likely to have been relegated anyway. By entering administration during the 2006–07 season, they hoped to avoid starting the 2007–08 season on −10 points. The following week, Boston United entered administration in the final minutes of a defeat to Wrexham which ensured they were relegated to the Football Conference, meaning they likewise avoided starting the following season on -10 points (though they would find themselves being double-relegated to the Conference North for unrelated reasons).[14] The Football League saw both cases as clubs trying to exploit a loophole, and changed the rules. From 2007–08, any club entering administration after the fourth Thursday in March would have their 10-point deduction suspended until the following season. If the club is relegated the points will be deducted from their tally at the start of next season. If the club stays up the 10 points will be taken off their final total. [15]

On 26 February 2010, Portsmouth became the first Premier League club to enter administration.[16]

Football creditors rule

In a situation of insolvency, the "football creditors rule" means that debts to other clubs or players are prioritised and must be paid in full before the club is eligible to compete again in the league.[17] The Enterprise Act 2002 made reforms to the insolvency act and, from 15 September 2003, the altered procedures for administration were implemented.[18] Most notably it abolished the Crown's preferential right to recover unpaid taxes ahead of other creditors.[19] As such, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is now often not paid in full (between 2003 and 2010, outstanding unpaid taxes to the HMRC amounted to £30 million).[20] This legality of the football creditors rule was challenged in 2004 in Inland Revenue Commissioners v The Wimbledon Football Club Ltd. However, it was found that "full payment to football creditors (out of third party funds) ahead of preferential creditors did not infringe the provisions of section s4(4)(a) of the Act" and "differential treatment may be necessary to secure the continuation of the company's business and may be regarded as supportable".[21]

In 2011 HMRC brought another challenge to the football creditors rule in the High Court, this time on the basis that it breached fundamental principles of insolvency law, including the pari passu rule that all unsecured creditors should be paid on a proportionate basis. However, in May 2012 the court rejected the challenge as it found that the rule was not a deliberate evasion of insolvency law.[22]

List of clubs in England and Wales that have entered administration or CVA

Club Entered
administration/CVA 		Exited
administration/CVA 		League(s) Deduction(s)
Bradford City 1983 1983
(Old company dissolved)[23]		 Third Division None
Charlton Athletic February 1984[24][25] March 1984[nb 1]

(Old company dissolved)[26]

 Second Division None
Middlesbrough 21 May 1986 July 1986[27][nb 2]

(Old company dissolved)[28]

 Third Division None
Tranmere Rovers 1987[29] 1987[30] Fourth Division None
Newport County 1989[31] February 1989
Dissolved[31]		 Football Conference None
Walsall 1990[citation needed] − − None
Northampton Town 1992[citation needed] − − None
Kettering Town 1992[citation needed] − − None
Aldershot 1992[citation needed] − − None
Maidstone United 1992[citation needed] − − None
Hartlepool United 1994[citation needed] − − None
Barnet 1994[citation needed] − − None
Exeter City 1994[citation needed] − − None
Gillingham 1995[citation needed] − − None
Doncaster Rovers 1997[citation needed] − − None
Millwall 21 January 1997 June 1997
(Old company dissolved)[32]		 Second Division None
Bournemouth 1997[citation needed] − − None
Crystal Palace 1998[citation needed] July 2000 Second Division None
Chester City October 1998[33] July 1999[34] Third Division None
Portsmouth 1998[citation needed] 1999 Second Division None
Hull City 7 February 2001[35] 12 March 2001[36][nb 3] Third Division None
Queens Park Rangers 2 April 2001[38] 17 November 2002[39] First Division None
Bury 1 March 2002[40] − Second Division
Third Division 		None
Halifax Town 9 April 2002[41] March 2003[42] Third Division
Football Conference 		None
Bradford City 16 May 2002[43] 1 August 2002[44] First Division None
Notts County June 2002 December 2003[45]
(Old company dissolved)[46]		 Third Division None
Barnsley 3 October 2002[47] 25 October 2003[48] Second Division None
Leicester City 21 October 2002[49] 16 November 2004[50]
(Old company in liquidation)[51]		 First Division None
Port Vale 16 December 2002[52] 2003
(Old company dissolved)[53]		 Second Division None
York City 18 December 2002[54] 26 March 2003[55]
(Old company dissolved)[56]		 Third Division None
Luton Town 2003[57] 2003 Second Division None
Derby County 20 October 2003[58] 20 October 2003[58] Championship None[nb 4]
Ipswich Town[nb 5] 10 February 2003[62] 30 May 2003[63] First Division None
Wimbledon 5 June 2003[64] 21 June 2004[65] (As MK Dons) First Division None
Oldham Athletic August 2003[66] 26 May 2004[67]
(Old company dissolved)[68]		 Second Division None
Darlington 23 December 2003[69] 26 May 2004[70] Third Division None
Bradford City 27 February 2004[71] 10 December 2004[72]
(Old company dissolved)[73]		 First Division
League One 		None
Wrexham 3 December 2004[13] 3 August 2006[74] League One
League Two 		−10 pts
Cambridge United 29 April 2005[75] 22 July 2005[76] League Two −10 pts
Rotherham United 13 May 2006[77] ??? League One −10 pts
Crawley Town 5 June 2006[78] 10 August 2007[79] Conference National −6 pts[nb 6]
Boston United 25 April 2007[81] 20 May 2008[82] League Two −10 pts[nb 7]
Leeds United 4 May 2007[84] 11 July 2007[85]
(Old company dissolved)[86]		 Championship
League One 		−10 pts
−15 pts[nb 8]
Luton Town 22 November 2007[88] 28 July 2008[89]
(Old company dissolved)[90]		 League One
League Two 		−10 pts
−20 pts[nb 9]
Bournemouth 8 February 2008[92] 18 July 2008[93]
(Old company dissolved)[94]		 League One
League Two 		−10 pts
−17 pts[nb 10]
Rotherham United 18 March 2008[96] 2008[1]
(Old company dissolved)[97]		 League Two −10 pts
−17 pts[nb 11]
Halifax Town 26 March 2008[98] 13 June 2008[99] Conference National −10 pts
Darlington 25 February 2009[100] 7 August 2009[101] League Two −10 pts
Southampton 2 April 2009[102][103] 8 July 2009[104] Championship
League One 		N/A
−10 pts[nb 12]
Stockport County 30 April 2009[105] 18 June 2010[106] League One −10 pts
Chester City 17 May 2009[33] 10 March 2010[nb 13]
Dissolved 		Conference National −25 pts[nb 14]
Northwich Victoria 15 May 2009[112] 16 May 2010[113][nb 15] Conference National −10 pts[nb 16]
Farsley Celtic 30 June 2009[117] 10 March 2010
Dissolved[118]		 Conference North −10 pts[119]
Salisbury City 3 September 2009[120] 26 February 2010[121][122] Conference National −10 pts[nb 17]
Weymouth 28 October 2009[124] 27 November 2009[125] Conference South None
Crystal Palace 26 January 2010[126] 20 August 2010[127]
(Old company dissolved)[128]		 Championship −10 pts
Portsmouth 26 February 2010[16] 24 October 2010[129]
(Old company dissolved)[130]		 Premier League −9 pts
Plymouth Argyle 4 March 2011[131] 31 October 2011[132]
(Old company dissolved)[133]		 League One −10 pts
Rushden and Diamonds 7 July 2011[134] 8 July 2011
Dissolved[135]		 Conference National None
Darlington 3 January 2012[136] 21 June 2012
Dissolved[137]		 Conference National −10 pts
Portsmouth 17 February 2012[138] 19 April 2013[139]
(Old company dissolved)[140]		 Championship −10 pts
Port Vale 9 March 2012[141] 20 November 2012[142]
(Old company dissolved)[143]		 League Two −10 pts
Coventry City 21 March 2013[144] 14 June 2013[145]
(Old company dissolved)[146]		 League One
League One 		−10 pts[144][147]
−10 pts[148]
Aldershot Town 2 May 2013[149] 31 July 2014
(Old company dissolved)[150]		 League Two
Conference National 		N/A
-10 pts
Bolton Wanderers 13 May 2019[151] 28 August 2019[152]
(Old company in liquidation)[153]		 Championship
League One 		N/A
−12 pts[154]
Bury 18 July 2019[155] CVA terminated on 9 March 2020; new CVA sought.[156] League One −12 pts[157]
Rhyl 27 April 2020[158] 27 April 2020
Dissolved[158]		 Cymru North None[nb 18]
Wigan Athletic 1 July 2020[159] 30 March 2021[160]
(Old company in liquidation)[161]		 Championship
League One 		−12 pts[159]
N/A
Bury 27 November 2020[162] 1 May 2022[163] N/A N/A
Derby County 22 September 2021[164] 1 July 2022[165] Championship −12 pts[164]

Company voluntary arrangement

Football clubs may also negotiate a Company voluntary arrangement (CVA). While not strictly the same as administration, the EFL regards a CVA as an insolvency event and imposes a 12-points deduction. Debts to football creditors also need to be settled in full, if league membership is to be retained.[166] In July 2019, Bury owner Steve Dale agreed a CVA with creditors to avoid the club going into administration; the club were deducted 12 points ahead of the 2019–20 season,[166] but Dale's failure to provide the EFL with full details of the CVA led to Bury's opening fixtures being suspended ahead of a possible expulsion from the League.[167] On 27 August 2019, the EFL announced that Bury's membership of the league had been withdrawn.[168][169] On 27 November 2020, Dale placed the club into administration.[162]

Scotland

Following the adoption of a points sanction in the English Football League, a similar rule was proposed for adoption by the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in December 2003.[170] It was announced in January 2004 that SPL clubs going into administration in the 2004–05 season would be subject to a 10-point deduction and be prevented from signing new players. With Motherwell and Dundee already in administration at the time, it was decided that if "they are not in the process of coming out of administration by 31 May", the deduction would be applied at the start of the following season.[171] Furthermore, the Scottish Football Association would not allow clubs in administration to play in European competition.[172] Both Motherwell and Dundee met the required conditions to avoid the deduction of points.[173] The 10-point penalty was subsequently applied to Gretna in the 2007–08 season[2] and Rangers in 2011–12.[174]

Although the Scottish Football League (SFL) had no automatic deduction of points for clubs going into administration, it reserved the right to "deduct championship points before or during a season and/or to impose a player registration embargo on any club".[175] This meant that its penalties for insolvency varied; Dundee were docked 25 points in the 2010–11 season because it was the second time they had entered administration in a relatively short period.[176] The SFL also had the power to place a team in the bottom tier (Third Division) if there were any doubts that the club could fulfill their fixtures for the forthcoming season.[177]

The administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club Plc prompted much discussion in Scotland about what sanctions (if any) are appropriate for an insolvent club.[178] When Rangers entered administration in February 2012, the club was docked 10 points in the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League. The SPL clubs agreed to amend the penalty for administration to the greater of 10 points or one third of the club's tally in the previous season.[179] Rangers attempted to agree a CVA with its creditors, but this offer was rejected by HMRC in June 2012.[180] The business and assets of Rangers were instead sold to a new company.[180] One of Rangers' assets was its membership of the SPL, but this could not be transferred without the approval of the other SPL clubs.[180] Rangers' application for transfer was rejected by a 10–1 majority.[181] The SPL attempted to negotiate a deal with the SFL whereby Rangers would enter the First Division (second tier).[182] This was rejected by SFL clubs, who instead voted for Rangers to be granted associate membership of the SFL and a place in the Third Division (fourth tier).[182]

When the SPL and SFL merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in 2013, the penalty for entering administration was standardised as 15 points.[183] Hearts entered administration days before the leagues merged and were docked 15 points for the 2013–14 season under the old SPL rules, as they had earned 44 points in the 2012–13 season.[183]

List of clubs in Scotland that have entered administration

Club Entered
administration 		Exited
administration 		League(s) Deduction(s) and/or other sanctions
Queen's Park 10 January 2000[184] 3 April 2000[185] Third Division None
Greenock Morton 15 December 2000[186] 8 August 2001[187] First Division None
Clydebank 23 December 2000[188] 9 July 2002
Became Airdrie United[189]		 Second Division None
Airdrieonians 21 May 2002
Dissolved[190]		 First Division None
Motherwell 24 April 2002[191] 20 April 2004[192] SPL None
Dundee 25 November 2003[193] 6 August 2004[194] SPL None
Livingston 3 February 2004[195] 13 May 2005[196] SPL None
Gretna 10 March 2008[197] 8 August 2008
Dissolved[198]		 SPL −10 pts[2]
Demoted to Third Division[199]
Livingston 24 July 2009[200] 13 August 2009[201] First Division Demoted to Third Division[202]
Dundee 14 October 2010[203] 12 May 2011[204] First Division −25 pts[205]
Rangers 14 February 2012[174] 14 June 2012[206]
(old company in liquidation)[207]		 SPL −10 pts[208]  After the business and assets of Rangers were sold to a new company,[206] the SPL member clubs refused an application for the Rangers SPL membership share to also be transferred to the new Rangers company.[209] Rangers were instead accepted into the Third Division (fourth tier) for the 2012–13 season.[210]
Dunfermline Athletic 27 March 2013[211] 13 December 2013[212] First Division −15 pts[213]
Heart of Midlothian 19 June 2013[214] 11 June 2014[215] SPL −15 pts[214]

Clubs in other sports that have entered administration

Club Entered
administration 		Exited
administration 		Sport League(s) Deduction(s)
Crusaders R.L. 12 November 2010[216] 27 December 2010[217] Rugby league Super League −4 pts[218]
Wakefield Trinity 1 December 2010[219] 17 February 2011[220] Rugby league Super League −4 pts[221]

Notes

  1. ^ Charlton was reformed under Charlton Athletic (1984) Ltd.[24]
  2. ^ Middlesbrough was reformed under Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd.[27]
  3. ^ Hull were renamed under Hull City AFC (Tigers) Ltd.[37]
  4. ^ Derby County Football Club did not enter administration itself but holding company, "Derby County PLC", did enter administrative receivership.[59] The company was almost instantly taken over by newly formed company, Sharmine Limited.[58][60]
  5. ^ Ipswich Town only entered temporary administration, this allowed existing club management to stay in place while finances were being restructured.[61]
  6. ^ The Conference had no policy of automatic points deductions but, having failed to confirm payment of the previous season's CVA, the club were docked 6 points prior to the 2007–08 season for "bringing the Blue Square League into disrepute".[80]
  7. ^ Due to Boston United's financial problems they were not placed in the Conference National when they were relegated but demoted straight to the Conference North.[83]
  8. ^ Leeds United were originally deducted 10 pts,[84] but they were deducted 15 pts for not exiting administration via a Company Voluntary Arrangement.[87]
  9. ^ Luton Town were docked 10 points in the 2007–08 League One season.[88] Unable to agree to a CVA and exit administration, Luton were docked a further 20 points at the start of the 2008–09 League Two season (this was in addition to 10 more points deducted for misconduct).[91]
  10. ^ Bournemouth were originally deducted 10 pts for the 2007–08 season.[95] Having failed to exit administration or to a agree to a CVA before the start of the 2008–09 season, they started that side with −17 points.[95]
  11. ^ Rotherham were originally deducted 10 pts for the 2007–08 season.[96] Having failed to exit administration or to a agree to a CVA before the start of the 2008–09 season, they started that side with −17 points.[96]
  12. ^ Southampton were deducted 10 pts when it was found that the football club was "inextricably linked as one economic entity"[103] to the holding company Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC which had gone into administration on 2 April 2009.[102] As Southampton were relegated in the 2008–09 Championship season the points were deducted at the start of the 2009–10 League One season.
  13. ^ As Chester City were expelled from the Football Conference on 26 February 2010 having breached five Conference rules.[107] On 8 March 2010 their results were expunged[108] and on 10 March 2010 the club was wound-up at the High Court.[109]
  14. ^ Chester City entered administration just weeks after they were relegated in the 2008–09 League Two season. The club were therefore docked 25 points at the start of the 2009–10 Conference National season:[110] the automatic 10-point deduction and a further 15-point deduction due to investigations of financial irregularities by owner Stephen Vaughan, Sr.[111]
  15. ^ Northwich Victoria Football Club (2004) Ltd. was renamed Northwich Victoria Football Club (2007) Ltd.[114]
  16. ^ Northwich Victoria were initially subject to the automatic 10-point deduction. Furthermore, because they came out of administration "without paying its creditors (including but not limited to football creditors) in full",[115] they were expelled from the Conference and placed in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[116]
  17. ^ Salisbury City were initially subject to the automatic 10-point deduction. Furthermore, they failed to "pay all creditors in full by the second Saturday in May" which carried a two division demotion placing them in the Southern Football League Premier Division.[122][123]
  18. ^ All results expunged due to Rhyl dissolving

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    administration, british, football, united, kingdom, football, clubs, sometimes, choose, enter, administration, sanction, when, they, unable, outstanding, debts, under, insolvency, 1986, business, will, face, winding, order, bringing, them, court, shown, that, . In the United Kingdom football clubs sometimes choose to enter administration sanction when they are unable to pay off outstanding debts Under the Insolvency Act 1986 a business will face a winding up order bringing them to court and if it is shown that a business cannot pay debts as they fall due or cannot repay outstanding debts then the company will be classified as insolvent 1 Administration puts accountants in charge of pretty much everything apart from coaching the players and picking the team 2 For a football club in administration the football creditors rule requires football related debts such as wages owed to players and staff and transfer fees owed to other clubs to be paid first 3 Contents 1 England and Wales 1 1 Football creditors rule 1 2 List of clubs in England and Wales that have entered administration or CVA 1 3 Company voluntary arrangement 2 Scotland 2 1 List of clubs in Scotland that have entered administration 3 Clubs in other sports that have entered administration 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEngland and Wales EditIn 2000 ITV Digital bought the broadcasting rights to Football League and League Cup matches in a three year 315m deal citation needed In March 2002 the company went bankrupt owing the League 180 million which it said it cannot afford to pay 4 Because of this many Football League clubs had financial problems and entered administration 5 6 Before the implementation of a points deduction it was perceived that clubs had manipulated and abused administration as a way of shedding debts then restructuring and borrowing again once the hapless creditors had been fobbed off with their 8p in the pound 2 In September 2003 it was proposed that clubs entering administration would be docked 10 points A fit and proper persons test was also introduced in an attempt to prevent fraudulent activities If a person was previously director at a club which was in administration twice during a five year period or at two different clubs that have each gone into administration in a five year period then they would be prevented from becoming the controlling shareholder of a Football League club 7 A fit and proper persons test was also introduced for directors of Premier League clubs 8 In November 2009 Stephen Vaughan Sr became the first director to fail the fit and proper persons test 9 To ease financial problems for clubs that had been relegated parachute payments were introduced to give time to adapt to the financial gulf between divisions 10 The deductions of 10 points in the Football League and 9 points in the Premier League were ratified in 2004 with the rule in place from the start of the 2004 05 season 11 12 The League also adopted rules that prevented any side from being in administration for either two successive seasons or eighteen consecutive months 13 The reason for the deduction being a point less in the Premier League was that the teams play eight fewer fixtures than Football League clubs 12 The first club to incur this new penalty were League One side Wrexham F C who entered administration on 3 December 2004 13 Leeds United filed for administration with only a few days remaining in the 2006 07 season which automatically triggered a 10 point penalty This placed Leeds at the bottom of the table and relegated the club but they were extremely likely to have been relegated anyway By entering administration during the 2006 07 season they hoped to avoid starting the 2007 08 season on 10 points The following week Boston United entered administration in the final minutes of a defeat to Wrexham which ensured they were relegated to the Football Conference meaning they likewise avoided starting the following season on 10 points though they would find themselves being double relegated to the Conference North for unrelated reasons 14 The Football League saw both cases as clubs trying to exploit a loophole and changed the rules From 2007 08 any club entering administration after the fourth Thursday in March would have their 10 point deduction suspended until the following season If the club is relegated the points will be deducted from their tally at the start of next season If the club stays up the 10 points will be taken off their final total 15 On 26 February 2010 Portsmouth became the first Premier League club to enter administration 16 Football creditors rule Edit In a situation of insolvency the football creditors rule means that debts to other clubs or players are prioritised and must be paid in full before the club is eligible to compete again in the league 17 The Enterprise Act 2002 made reforms to the insolvency act and from 15 September 2003 the altered procedures for administration were implemented 18 Most notably it abolished the Crown s preferential right to recover unpaid taxes ahead of other creditors 19 As such HM Revenue and Customs HMRC is now often not paid in full between 2003 and 2010 outstanding unpaid taxes to the HMRC amounted to 30 million 20 This legality of the football creditors rule was challenged in 2004 in Inland Revenue Commissioners v The Wimbledon Football Club Ltd However it was found that full payment to football creditors out of third party funds ahead of preferential creditors did not infringe the provisions of section s4 4 a of the Act and differential treatment may be necessary to secure the continuation of the company s business and may be regarded as supportable 21 In 2011 HMRC brought another challenge to the football creditors rule in the High Court this time on the basis that it breached fundamental principles of insolvency law including the pari passu rule that all unsecured creditors should be paid on a proportionate basis However in May 2012 the court rejected the challenge as it found that the rule was not a deliberate evasion of insolvency law 22 List of clubs in England and Wales that have entered administration or CVA Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2011 This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2017 Club Enteredadministration CVA Exitedadministration CVA League s Deduction s Bradford City 1983 1983 Old company dissolved 23 Third Division NoneCharlton Athletic February 1984 24 25 March 1984 nb 1 Old company dissolved 26 Second Division NoneMiddlesbrough 21 May 1986 July 1986 27 nb 2 Old company dissolved 28 Third Division NoneTranmere Rovers 1987 29 1987 30 Fourth Division NoneNewport County 1989 31 February 1989 Dissolved 31 Football Conference NoneWalsall 1990 citation needed NoneNorthampton Town 1992 citation needed NoneKettering Town 1992 citation needed NoneAldershot 1992 citation needed NoneMaidstone United 1992 citation needed NoneHartlepool United 1994 citation needed NoneBarnet 1994 citation needed NoneExeter City 1994 citation needed NoneGillingham 1995 citation needed NoneDoncaster Rovers 1997 citation needed NoneMillwall 21 January 1997 June 1997 Old company dissolved 32 Second Division NoneBournemouth 1997 citation needed NoneCrystal Palace 1998 citation needed July 2000 Second Division NoneChester City October 1998 33 July 1999 34 Third Division NonePortsmouth 1998 citation needed 1999 Second Division NoneHull City 7 February 2001 35 12 March 2001 36 nb 3 Third Division NoneQueens Park Rangers 2 April 2001 38 17 November 2002 39 First Division NoneBury 1 March 2002 40 Second DivisionThird Division NoneHalifax Town 9 April 2002 41 March 2003 42 Third DivisionFootball Conference NoneBradford City 16 May 2002 43 1 August 2002 44 First Division NoneNotts County June 2002 December 2003 45 Old company dissolved 46 Third Division NoneBarnsley 3 October 2002 47 25 October 2003 48 Second Division NoneLeicester City 21 October 2002 49 16 November 2004 50 Old company in liquidation 51 First Division NonePort Vale 16 December 2002 52 2003 Old company dissolved 53 Second Division NoneYork City 18 December 2002 54 26 March 2003 55 Old company dissolved 56 Third Division NoneLuton Town 2003 57 2003 Second Division NoneDerby County 20 October 2003 58 20 October 2003 58 Championship None nb 4 Ipswich Town nb 5 10 February 2003 62 30 May 2003 63 First Division NoneWimbledon 5 June 2003 64 21 June 2004 65 As MK Dons First Division NoneOldham Athletic August 2003 66 26 May 2004 67 Old company dissolved 68 Second Division NoneDarlington 23 December 2003 69 26 May 2004 70 Third Division NoneBradford City 27 February 2004 71 10 December 2004 72 Old company dissolved 73 First DivisionLeague One NoneWrexham 3 December 2004 13 3 August 2006 74 League OneLeague Two 10 ptsCambridge United 29 April 2005 75 22 July 2005 76 League Two 10 ptsRotherham United 13 May 2006 77 League One 10 ptsCrawley Town 5 June 2006 78 10 August 2007 79 Conference National 6 pts nb 6 Boston United 25 April 2007 81 20 May 2008 82 League Two 10 pts nb 7 Leeds United 4 May 2007 84 11 July 2007 85 Old company dissolved 86 ChampionshipLeague One 10 pts 15 pts nb 8 Luton Town 22 November 2007 88 28 July 2008 89 Old company dissolved 90 League OneLeague Two 10 pts 20 pts nb 9 Bournemouth 8 February 2008 92 18 July 2008 93 Old company dissolved 94 League OneLeague Two 10 pts 17 pts nb 10 Rotherham United 18 March 2008 96 2008 1 Old company dissolved 97 League Two 10 pts 17 pts nb 11 Halifax Town 26 March 2008 98 13 June 2008 99 Conference National 10 ptsDarlington 25 February 2009 100 7 August 2009 101 League Two 10 ptsSouthampton 2 April 2009 102 103 8 July 2009 104 ChampionshipLeague One N A 10 pts nb 12 Stockport County 30 April 2009 105 18 June 2010 106 League One 10 ptsChester City 17 May 2009 33 10 March 2010 nb 13 Dissolved Conference National 25 pts nb 14 Northwich Victoria 15 May 2009 112 16 May 2010 113 nb 15 Conference National 10 pts nb 16 Farsley Celtic 30 June 2009 117 10 March 2010 Dissolved 118 Conference North 10 pts 119 Salisbury City 3 September 2009 120 26 February 2010 121 122 Conference National 10 pts nb 17 Weymouth 28 October 2009 124 27 November 2009 125 Conference South NoneCrystal Palace 26 January 2010 126 20 August 2010 127 Old company dissolved 128 Championship 10 ptsPortsmouth 26 February 2010 16 24 October 2010 129 Old company dissolved 130 Premier League 9 ptsPlymouth Argyle 4 March 2011 131 31 October 2011 132 Old company dissolved 133 League One 10 ptsRushden and Diamonds 7 July 2011 134 8 July 2011 Dissolved 135 Conference National NoneDarlington 3 January 2012 136 21 June 2012 Dissolved 137 Conference National 10 ptsPortsmouth 17 February 2012 138 19 April 2013 139 Old company dissolved 140 Championship 10 ptsPort Vale 9 March 2012 141 20 November 2012 142 Old company dissolved 143 League Two 10 ptsCoventry City 21 March 2013 144 14 June 2013 145 Old company dissolved 146 League OneLeague One 10 pts 144 147 10 pts 148 Aldershot Town 2 May 2013 149 31 July 2014 Old company dissolved 150 League TwoConference National N A 10 ptsBolton Wanderers 13 May 2019 151 28 August 2019 152 Old company in liquidation 153 ChampionshipLeague One N A 12 pts 154 Bury 18 July 2019 155 CVA terminated on 9 March 2020 new CVA sought 156 League One 12 pts 157 Rhyl 27 April 2020 158 27 April 2020 Dissolved 158 Cymru North None nb 18 Wigan Athletic 1 July 2020 159 30 March 2021 160 Old company in liquidation 161 ChampionshipLeague One 12 pts 159 N ABury 27 November 2020 162 1 May 2022 163 N A N ADerby County 22 September 2021 164 1 July 2022 165 Championship 12 pts 164 Company voluntary arrangement Edit Football clubs may also negotiate a Company voluntary arrangement CVA While not strictly the same as administration the EFL regards a CVA as an insolvency event and imposes a 12 points deduction Debts to football creditors also need to be settled in full if league membership is to be retained 166 In July 2019 Bury owner Steve Dale agreed a CVA with creditors to avoid the club going into administration the club were deducted 12 points ahead of the 2019 20 season 166 but Dale s failure to provide the EFL with full details of the CVA led to Bury s opening fixtures being suspended ahead of a possible expulsion from the League 167 On 27 August 2019 the EFL announced that Bury s membership of the league had been withdrawn 168 169 On 27 November 2020 Dale placed the club into administration 162 Scotland EditFollowing the adoption of a points sanction in the English Football League a similar rule was proposed for adoption by the Scottish Premier League SPL in December 2003 170 It was announced in January 2004 that SPL clubs going into administration in the 2004 05 season would be subject to a 10 point deduction and be prevented from signing new players With Motherwell and Dundee already in administration at the time it was decided that if they are not in the process of coming out of administration by 31 May the deduction would be applied at the start of the following season 171 Furthermore the Scottish Football Association would not allow clubs in administration to play in European competition 172 Both Motherwell and Dundee met the required conditions to avoid the deduction of points 173 The 10 point penalty was subsequently applied to Gretna in the 2007 08 season 2 and Rangers in 2011 12 174 Although the Scottish Football League SFL had no automatic deduction of points for clubs going into administration it reserved the right to deduct championship points before or during a season and or to impose a player registration embargo on any club 175 This meant that its penalties for insolvency varied Dundee were docked 25 points in the 2010 11 season because it was the second time they had entered administration in a relatively short period 176 The SFL also had the power to place a team in the bottom tier Third Division if there were any doubts that the club could fulfill their fixtures for the forthcoming season 177 The administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club Plc prompted much discussion in Scotland about what sanctions if any are appropriate for an insolvent club 178 When Rangers entered administration in February 2012 the club was docked 10 points in the 2011 12 Scottish Premier League The SPL clubs agreed to amend the penalty for administration to the greater of 10 points or one third of the club s tally in the previous season 179 Rangers attempted to agree a CVA with its creditors but this offer was rejected by HMRC in June 2012 180 The business and assets of Rangers were instead sold to a new company 180 One of Rangers assets was its membership of the SPL but this could not be transferred without the approval of the other SPL clubs 180 Rangers application for transfer was rejected by a 10 1 majority 181 The SPL attempted to negotiate a deal with the SFL whereby Rangers would enter the First Division second tier 182 This was rejected by SFL clubs who instead voted for Rangers to be granted associate membership of the SFL and a place in the Third Division fourth tier 182 When the SPL and SFL merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League SPFL in 2013 the penalty for entering administration was standardised as 15 points 183 Hearts entered administration days before the leagues merged and were docked 15 points for the 2013 14 season under the old SPL rules as they had earned 44 points in the 2012 13 season 183 List of clubs in Scotland that have entered administration Edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2011 Club Enteredadministration Exitedadministration League s Deduction s and or other sanctionsQueen s Park 10 January 2000 184 3 April 2000 185 Third Division NoneGreenock Morton 15 December 2000 186 8 August 2001 187 First Division NoneClydebank 23 December 2000 188 9 July 2002 Became Airdrie United 189 Second Division NoneAirdrieonians 21 May 2002 Dissolved 190 First Division NoneMotherwell 24 April 2002 191 20 April 2004 192 SPL NoneDundee 25 November 2003 193 6 August 2004 194 SPL NoneLivingston 3 February 2004 195 13 May 2005 196 SPL NoneGretna 10 March 2008 197 8 August 2008 Dissolved 198 SPL 10 pts 2 Demoted to Third Division 199 Livingston 24 July 2009 200 13 August 2009 201 First Division Demoted to Third Division 202 Dundee 14 October 2010 203 12 May 2011 204 First Division 25 pts 205 Rangers 14 February 2012 174 14 June 2012 206 old company in liquidation 207 SPL 10 pts 208 After the business and assets of Rangers were sold to a new company 206 the SPL member clubs refused an application for the Rangers SPL membership share to also be transferred to the new Rangers company 209 Rangers were instead accepted into the Third Division fourth tier for the 2012 13 season 210 Dunfermline Athletic 27 March 2013 211 13 December 2013 212 First Division 15 pts 213 Heart of Midlothian 19 June 2013 214 11 June 2014 215 SPL 15 pts 214 Clubs in other sports that have entered administration EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2011 Club Enteredadministration Exitedadministration Sport League s Deduction s Crusaders R L 12 November 2010 216 27 December 2010 217 Rugby league Super League 4 pts 218 Wakefield Trinity 1 December 2010 219 17 February 2011 220 Rugby league Super League 4 pts 221 Notes Edit Charlton was reformed under Charlton Athletic 1984 Ltd 24 Middlesbrough was reformed under Middlesbrough Football amp Athletic Company 1986 Ltd 27 Hull were renamed under Hull City AFC Tigers Ltd 37 Derby County Football Club did not enter administration itself but holding company Derby County PLC did enter administrative receivership 59 The company was almost instantly taken over by newly formed company Sharmine Limited 58 60 Ipswich Town only entered temporary administration this allowed existing club management to stay in place while finances were being restructured 61 The Conference had no policy of automatic points deductions but having failed to confirm payment of the previous season s CVA the club were docked 6 points prior to the 2007 08 season for bringing the Blue Square League into disrepute 80 Due to Boston United s financial problems they were not placed in the Conference National when they were relegated but demoted straight to the Conference North 83 Leeds United were originally deducted 10 pts 84 but they were deducted 15 pts for not exiting administration via a Company Voluntary Arrangement 87 Luton Town were docked 10 points in the 2007 08 League One season 88 Unable to agree to a CVA and exit administration Luton were docked a further 20 points at the start of the 2008 09 League Two season this was in addition to 10 more points deducted for misconduct 91 Bournemouth were originally deducted 10 pts for the 2007 08 season 95 Having failed to exit administration or to a agree to a CVA before the start of the 2008 09 season they started that side with 17 points 95 Rotherham were originally deducted 10 pts for the 2007 08 season 96 Having failed to exit administration or to a agree to a CVA before the start of the 2008 09 season they started that side with 17 points 96 Southampton were deducted 10 pts when it was found that the football club was inextricably linked as one economic entity 103 to the holding company Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC which had gone into administration on 2 April 2009 102 As Southampton were relegated in the 2008 09 Championship season the points were deducted at the start of the 2009 10 League One season As Chester City were expelled from the Football Conference on 26 February 2010 having breached five Conference rules 107 On 8 March 2010 their results were expunged 108 and on 10 March 2010 the club was wound up at the High Court 109 Chester City entered administration just weeks after they were relegated in the 2008 09 League Two season The club were therefore docked 25 points at the start of the 2009 10 Conference National season 110 the automatic 10 point deduction and a further 15 point deduction due to investigations of financial irregularities by owner Stephen Vaughan Sr 111 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