Action plan and fine for crowd misconduct
Sheffield Wednesday have been fined £12,500, warned and ordered to implement an action plan for misconduct in relation to crowd control at their EFL Championship game against Coventry City on Saturday 20 January 2024.
Sheffield Wednesday admitted that they failed to ensure their spectators and supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters) conduct themselves in an orderly fashion during the 94th minute, and don’t use words or otherwise behave in an improper, offensive, abusive and insulting way, with an express or implied reference to ethnic origin, colour and race.
An independent Regulatory Commission imposed the club’s sanctions following a hearing and its written reasons for them can be read in full below.
The original press release can be found here: https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/jul/16/sheffield-wednesday-sanctioned-170724
