Sports confirm their removal from the FA Cup

SCFL Lancing will now travel to Hendon in the Second Qualifying Round


Following the decision to postpone last Saturday's FA Cup match between Hendon and Phoenix Sports after a report that Sports had played an ineligible player, the club have now confirmed that, following an FA meeting yesterday, they have been removed from the competition.

In a very honest and heartfelt statement, which you can read in full here, the club confirmed that they would not appeal the decision as they felt that it 'would not be changed and would only cause disruption to the planning of the Hendon v Lancing match next week. Neither of those teams deserve that.'

Sports are currently seventh in the South East Division, and will travel to Guernsey on Saturday.

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