Grimsby Fined For Ineligible Player In Man Utd Win

Grimsby Town person been fined £20,000 for fielding an ineligible subordinate successful their famous Carabao Cup win against Manchester United.

The Mariners knocked retired nan Premier League nine connected penalties aft nan necktie vanished 2-2 aft 90 minutes.

The League Two broadside brought connected midfielder Clarke Oduor, who had joined connected indebtedness the time earlier from Bradford City, arsenic a substitute but later realised he had been registered 1 infinitesimal aft nan 12:00 BST deadline.

In a connection nan EFL said, external Grimsby reported nan breach themselves and nan "club's non-compliance was not deliberate pinch nary volition to deceive aliases mislead".

They must salary £10,000, pinch nan remaining £10,000 suspended until nan extremity of nan season.

David Artell's broadside will look Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday successful nan 3rd information of nan title later this month.

"The registration of Oduor was submitted to nan EFL astatine 1 infinitesimal past nan deadline and nan rumor was not instantly identified by nan nine owed to a machine problem being experienced," read a Grimsby statement., external

"We judge nan good imposed and afloat recognise nan value of adhering to title rules and regulations. This correction was not deliberate, and nan nine acted transparently by self-reporting nan breach arsenic soon arsenic it came to light.

"Since this incident, we person undertaken a thorough reappraisal of our processes and implemented strengthened measures to guarantee it cannot hap again.

"We convey nan EFL committee for recognising our co-operation and intent, and we stay afloat committed to maintaining nan highest master and regulatory standards."