Bangor City to remain in second tier after 21-point deduction
Bangor City are to remain in the second tier of Welsh football after an appeal.
Bangor were deducted 21 points from the 2018/19 season, meaning they stay up on the virtue of goal difference. Their 42 point deduction was halved to 21, leaving them in 12th.
The Citizens had a number of charges issued against the club last month and appealed against the decision and were partly successful.
Along with a points deduction, Bangor City say they were fined £700, although £439.20 will be recouped through the appeal costs.
A club statement said: “What this means for the club is that next year we will be competing in Tier Two of the Welsh football pyramid and we are delighted the panel has adjudicated fairly and independently.
“We are grateful to the witnesses who represented the club at the hearing and we look forward to the forthcoming season.”
Last week, the panel took the decision to adjourn the hearing until the 24th of June. Fresh information from Bangor City was provided at the hearing on the 18th of June.
Holywell Town, who finished third from the bottom will be relegated to the third tier.
They avoid a second demotion in as many years, after being relegated from the Welsh Premier League in 2018, for failing to obtain the Tier One Licence.
Their demotion to the third tier would have been the lowest tier the club has found itself, since returning to the Welsh pyramid system in 1992.
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