Sheffield Wednesday docked six points over payment failures
Sheffield Wednesday, one of England's oldest clubs, has been docked six points for breaching the English Football League's rules regarding payment obligations.
The second-tier Championship club was docked 12 points in October, after filing for administration amid mounting financial issues. Wednesday is left with minus 10 points and sits bottom of the table, 23 below 23rd-placed Norwich City.
"Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations," the EFL said in a statement, adding that it would not seek any further points deductions.
The club's former owner Dejphon Chansiri has also been prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for the next three years.
The EFL had charged Wednesday in June with multiple breaches of regulations after it failed to pay players' wages on time.
The 158-year-old club is up for sale.
