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8.32 In the event that a match is abandoned before half 琀椀me the Club playing at home will issue a voucher to
each spectator valid for free admission if the match is ordered to be replayed. In the event that the match
is abandoned during or a昀琀er the half 琀椀me interval the Club playing at home is not obliged to issue such a
voucher.
8.33 In the event that a match is abandoned for reasons over which neither Club has control the Club playing at
home shall retain the gate receipts for such uncompleted match and the Board shall determine the terms
upon which any replayed match shall be played.
8.34 In the event of a match being abandoned due to the conduct of one Club or its members or supporters
the Board has the power to order that the match is not replayed and to award either one or three points to
the Club not at fault. It cannot levy a 昀椀nancial penalty due to the conduct of a Club.
8.35 In the event of the match being abandoned due to the conduct of both Clubs or their members or
supporters no 昀椀nancial penalty can be applied by the Board to either Club and the Board shall determine
whether the original match stands as a completed match or is replayed and, if replayed, the terms upon
which the match is to be replayed.
8.36 In the event of a match having to be postponed and one Club is found to be at fault then opponents
for that match shall be compensated by the Club at fault. In the case of a visi琀椀ng Club where it has
undertaken all or part of its journey then travelling expenses and meal allowances may be claimed based
on the total mileage involved in the whole journey. In excep琀椀onal circumstances, expenses for overnight
accommoda琀椀on up to a maximum of 18 persons may be claimed. In some instances compensa琀椀on
may also be claimed when neither of the Clubs is at fault. The Board will determine the amount of
compensa琀椀on payments to be made, if any.
All claims for compensa琀椀on by either Club in the case of either an abandoned match or a postponed
match must be received by the Compe琀椀琀椀on Secretary within 14 days of the date of the match to which
the claim relates.
POST MATCH ADMINISTRATION
8.37 The home Club shall be responsible for no琀椀fying the Compe琀椀琀椀on immediately following the conclusion of
each home Compe琀椀琀椀on match the result of that match together with the a琀琀endance, the 琀椀mes of all goals
scored in the match and the scorer of each goal. In any FA or AFFILIATED ASSOCIATION Compe琀椀琀椀on
the home Club if two Clubs are playing the 琀椀e, or the Club if the match involves a team outside of the
Compe琀椀琀椀on, must also follow this procedure.
8.38 In the event of the match being postponed, not completed or abandoned, the home Club must
immediately telephone the Compe琀椀琀椀on results service, the Compe琀椀琀椀on Secretary and, in the case of
a match postponement, the Appoin琀椀ng Authority, the visi琀椀ng Club and the Match O昀케cials. When a
postponement occurs in any FA or County Cup compe琀椀琀椀on, the home Club, if two Clubs are playing the
琀椀e, or the Club if the match involves a team outside of the Compe琀椀琀椀on, must also follow this procedure.
8.39 Where a match has been postponed for any reason, the two Clubs concerned must agree within 7 days
of the postponement a new date (which shall, save in excep琀椀onal circumstances, be within 42 days of the
original date) and in default the Board is empowered to order Clubs to play on a date it considers suitable.
Any Club without just cause failing to ful昀椀l an engagement to play a Compe琀椀琀椀on match on the appointed
date shall for each o昀昀ence be liable to expulsion from the Compe琀椀琀椀on and/ or such other disciplinary
ac琀椀on the Board may determine, including the deduc琀椀on of up to a maximum of three points from the
o昀昀ending Club’s record, any expenses incurred by their opponents, and a 昀椀ne.
In the event of a Club being in breach of the previous paragraph of this Rule then the Board may award
points to the Club not at fault as if the match had been played and the League table shall re昀氀ect the
posi琀椀on as if the match had been played with the result awarded by the Board.
9. REGISTERED INTERMEDIARIES
9.1 An Intermediary cannot have an involvement in any Club in an o昀케cial capacity (as de昀椀ned by the Board)
nor may he hold o昀케ce with the Compe琀椀琀椀on.
9.2 All Clubs must comply with The FA Regula琀椀ons concerning Intermediaries.
10. FINANCIAL RECORDS
10.1 All Clubs shall keep their accoun琀椀ng records for recording the fact and nature of all receipts and payments
so as to disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any 琀椀me, the 昀椀nancial posi琀椀on including the assets and
liabili琀椀es of the Club.
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