WARRINGTON Town have accepted a league fine of £1,500 fine (£500) suspended and the awarding of 3 pts to Darlington after the opening day fixture was abandoned following an injury to the referee.
At a Northern Premier League Disciplinary Panel hearing yesterday, Thursday, (September 18), Warrington were found guilty of two charges
arising from the abandonment of the Darlington 1883 vs. Warrington Town fixture on Saturday August 16.
The decision of the panel was to fine Warrington Town £1500 with £500 suspended until the end of the current season. The panel also decided that the result of the match would stand with the score at the point of abandonment showing in all league records as Darlington 1883 2 Warrington Town 0 and Darlington 1883 being awarded three points.
Warrington Town have confirmed that they will not be appealing against the panel’s decision.
Warrington Town Chairman Toby Macormac, who attended the hearing, said: “The club accepts the decision made by the panel and this now draws a line under the incident and we can continue with season.”
Warrington Town accept league decision
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