Northampton Town are set to lodge a formal complaint to the EFL around Scunthorpe United team selection for their 7-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers, claiming it ran contrary to the integrity of the league as the Gas secured automatic promotion on a dramatic final day of the League Two season.
Rovers beat the already-relegated Iron by a seven-goal margin that enabled them to advance into League One on goals scored, after Northampton won 3-1 at Barrow to finish fourth in the table.
Scunthorpe manager Keith Hill’s starting XI comprised seven teenagers, including 17-year-old Owen Foster in goal, having made only three changes from the 1-1 draw with Hartlepool United the previous weekend. The Guardian report that the Cobblers have subsequently raised concerns with the Football Association and the EFL.
