The former chief executive of Rochdale AFC has been banned from football for two years after breaching English Football League (EFL) regulations.
The League Two club has been the subject of a disciplinary investigation following the failed 'hostile takeover' by the Morton House group last year. The EFL said it had charged the club 'and a number of other individuals' with alleged breaches of its regulations back in March.
In an update issued today, the EFL said all parties had since pleaded guilty to the charges. David Bottomley, who served as Rochdale's chief executive from December 2018, until June 2021, has been banned from working in football for two years.
