@techreport{bbef8987680640da9514a37deb959f7d,
title = "Points deduction as a sanction against English football clubs: a dysfunctional approach?",
abstract = "The deduction of points by a league as a sanction against a club has a long history. The earliest recorded examples found during research for this project were the deduction of two points by The Combination against Wrexham in 1890, and a similar deduction against Grimsby Town by the Football Alliance the following year, immediately before the latter metamorphosed into the second division of the Football League. ",
keywords = "football, points deduction, sanctions",
author = "John Beech",
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year = "2009",
language = "English",
series = "CIBS working paper series",
publisher = "Coventry University",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Coventry University",
}