Guernsey FC have been expelled from the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible participant.
The islanders drew 1-1 with Bedfont Sports activities on Saturday within the additional preliminary spherical of the competitors – their first aggressive sport of the season.
However on Monday the membership launched a press release saying they’d discovered a registration error with one of many facet that performed within the membership’s first FA Cup match in eight years.
It led to Tuesday’s deliberate replay between the 2 sides in London being postponed pending the end result of an investigation.
“We’ve got simply obtained official affirmation that the membership has been faraway from this season’s competitors, and that Bedfont Sports activities Membership FC has been awarded the tie and can progress to the Preliminary Spherical,” a Guernsey FC assertion learn.
Bedfont Sports activities will host Kingstonian on 16 August.
Guernsey FC’s subsequent sport can be their first ever match within the Southern Mixture Premier Division once they host Wick at Victoria Park on Saturday.
It’s the second time this 12 months {that a} Channel Island facet has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible participant.
In April Jersey Bulls have been docked three factors for enjoying a participant that ought to have been suspended in a Mixed Counties Premier South sport – a choice that price them the league title.
The membership subsequently gained promotion to Isthmian League South East through the play-offs.
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