{"id":92501,"date":"2025-09-03T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92501"},"modified":"2025-09-03T05:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T05:04:00","slug":"grimsby-fined-for-ineligible-player-in-man-utd-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92501","title":{"rendered":"Grimsby fined for ineligible player in Man Utd tie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grimsby Town have been fined \u00a320,000 for fielding an ineligible player in their\u00a0famous Carabao Cup win\u00a0over Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The Mariners knocked out the Premier League club on penalties after the tie finished 2-2 after 90 minutes.<\/p>\n

The League Two side brought on midfielder Clarke Oduor, who had joined on loan\u00a0the day before from Bradford City,\u00a0as a substitute, but later realised he had been registered one minute and 59 seconds after the 12:00 BST deadline.<\/p>\n

Oduor came on in the 73rd minute and had his penalty saved by Andre Onana in the shootout, but Grimsby won 12-11.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the EFL said,\u00a0external\u00a0Grimsby reported the breach themselves and the \u201cclub\u2019s non-compliance was not deliberate with no intention to deceive or mislead\u201d.<\/p>\n

They must pay \u00a310,000, with the remaining \u00a310,000 suspended until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Manchester United, who were told of the situation on Monday, will not be pursuing a return to this season\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

The EFL said the board\u2019s decision to issue a fine \u201cfollowed precedent\u201d and was taken after a \u201ccomprehensive review of all the evidence and considering prior decisions taken in respect of offences in the League Cup\u201d.<\/p>\n

On the three previous occasions ineligible players have been fielded in the competition, the clubs making the error have also been fined.<\/p>\n

Liverpool, Accrington Stanley and Sunderland were the clubs involved, and like Grimsby, they also all won their ties.<\/p>\n

David Artell\u2019s side will face Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the competition later this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe registration was submitted to the EFL at one minute past the deadline, and the issue was not immediately identified by the club due to a computer problem being experienced,\u201d\u00a0read a Grimsby statement.,\u00a0external<\/p>\n

\u201cWe accept the fine imposed and fully recognise the importance of adhering to competition rules. This mistake was not deliberate, and the club acted transparently by self-reporting the breach as soon as it came to light.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince this incident, we have undertaken a thorough review of our processes and implemented strengthened measures to ensure it cannot happen again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the EFL board for recognising our co-operation and intent.\u201d<\/p>\n

When has this happened before?<\/h2>\n

Jonty Colman<\/p>\n

BBC Sport journalist<\/p>\n

In October 2019, Liverpool were fined \u00a3200,000, of which \u00a3100,000 was suspended, for fielding Pedro Chirivella in an EFL Cup third-round win against MK Dons.<\/p>\n

Chirivella did not have international clearance to play in the competition, but the EFL said it \u201cwasn\u2019t appropriate\u201d to remove Liverpool because of \u201cmitigating factors\u201d.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Accrington received a suspended fine of \u00a35,000 for fielding Janoi Donacien in their first two matches of the season \u2013 a League Two victory against Doncaster Rovers as well as a first-round EFL Cup win over Bradford City.<\/p>\n

Donacien had not received international clearance following the expiration of a loan spell at Newport County in the previous season.<\/p>\n

In August 2013, Sunderland were fined \u00a325,000 for fielding Ji Dong-won, who was ineligible, in an EFL Cup win against MK Dons.<\/p>\n

Sunderland were also fined by the Premier League for fielding the ineligible Ji multiple times during that season.<\/p>\n

The EFL operates to a different set of rules to the Football Association, which has previously removed teams from the FA Cup because of player ineligibility.<\/p>\n

In November 2023, Barnsley were removed from the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their first-round replay win over non-league Horsham.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Real Madrid were removed from the Copa del Rey \u2013 Spain\u2019s national cup competition \u2013 in December 2015 after fielding Denis Cheryshev, who should have been serving a suspension, against Cadiz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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