What are Penalty Points?

Modified on Thu, 8 May at 12:59 PM

Penalty points will be attributed for offences that are behavioural based, such as dissent, violent conduct or threatening behaviour.

When a threshold of accumulated penalty points is reached, bespoke support will be provided to the club, and they will be asked to evidence steps that are being taken to tackle their poor behaviour.

Ultimately, ongoing accumulation of penalty points can lead to removal of England Football Accreditation or even the removal of a team from a competition.

Points are awarded as follows:

Charge Code	Offence	Penalty Points
C2/C2 (Sinbin)/SOW04	Dissent	4
S2	Violent Conduct	7
S3	Spitting	10
S6	Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language	7
S7	Receiving a second caution in a match (where both cautions are for dissent)	6*
	Misconduct Charges
	Disciplinary Commission	5-10
	National Serious Case Panel	7-10

*to be incurred in addition to the penalty points incurred in respect of the first caution for dissent.

Penalty Point Accumulation Thresholds

25 Points

Warning letter issued to club from County FA

50 Points

Breach of FA Rule E1.2 charge raised

Standard £75 fine to be charged to relevant team’s club

Meeting between County FA and Club to discuss an action plan

75 Points

Revisit action plan

Offer of a Behaviour Awareness session for the team

100 Penalty Points:

Clubs charged and found proven for a breach of FA Rule E1.2 (100 pp threshold), could receive a sanctioned outcome that includes any and/or all the following:

A fine is imposed on the club
Imposition of an action plan
Suspension or cancellation of relevant Club’s affiliation
Suspension or cancellation of a relevant Club’s accreditation
Subsequent charge brought against the Club, if same team accumulates a specific number of additional penalty points

More Information

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