Text size Macclesfield have been relegated from League Two after being hit on Tuesday with a six-point deduction for financial misconduct. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.Copyright ©2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The EFL will be making no further comment.” On Tuesday, an Arbitration Panel confirmed the two-point deduction will stand and in addition to this Macclesfield will be deducted four points. We've detected you are on Internet Explorer. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser. On Tuesday, an arbitration panel confirmed the two-point deduction will stand and in addition to this Macclesfield will be deducted four points, which changes their points … The English Football League’s appeal against Macclesfield’s two-point deduction will be heard on August 11. That changes their points per game total to 23.62, meaning they finish the season in 24th and will be relegated to the National League.
To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://www.djreprints.com.https://www.barrons.com/news/macclesfield-relegated-from-league-two-after-points-deduction-01597170604Macclesfield have been relegated from League Two after being hit on Tuesday with a six-point deduction for financial misconduct.In June, an independent disciplinary commission gave Macclesfield a two-point penalty and a £20,000 fine after the club were charged with misconduct related to the payment of player wages in March 2020.The English Football League subsequently appealed, opening up the possibility of a further points deduction that would leave Macclesfield bottom of League Two and relegate them, with Stevenage staying up in their place.On Tuesday, an Arbitration Panel confirmed the two-point deduction will stand and in addition to this Macclesfield will be deducted four points.That changes their points per game total to 23.62, meaning they finish the season in 24th and will be relegated to the National League.The League Two season was abandoned in June due to the coronavirus pandemic, with only the play-offs completed after the lockdown was eased.Macclesfield have been relegated from League Two after being hit on Tuesday with a six-point deduction for financial misconduct.Copyright ©2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights ReservedThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. In June an independent disciplinary commission handed the Silkmen On Tuesday an arbitration panel confirmed the two-point deduction will stand and in addition to this Macclesfield will be deducted four points, which changes their points-per-game total to 23.62, meaning they finish the season in 24th and will be relegated to the National League.An EFL statement read: “An independent arbitration panel has upheld the EFL’s appeal in respect of the outcome of an independent disciplinary commission who in June 2020 had considered misconduct charges brought against Macclesfield Town.“The charges related to failing to pay a number of players on the applicable payment dates due in March 2020, failing to act with utmost good faith in respect of matters with the EFL and for breaching an order, requirement, direction or instruction of the League.“The arbitration panel confirmed that the two-point suspended sporting sanction activated on 19 June 2020 from previous proceedings will stand and in addition the four-point deduction, originally suspended in the latest proceedings and only to be activated in the event of a further breach of Regulation 63.7 during season 2020-21, will be activated immediately and applied to the 2019-20 table.“Today’s outcome leaves Macclesfield Town in 24th position in the table on 19 points with a points per game (PPG) total of 23.62, resulting in the club’s relegation into the National League. In June, an … The arbitration panel’s decision is final and binding.