PDFL Handbook 2019-2020

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must include the forename(s) and surname of the Team Players (in block letters) and also the referee markings required by Rule 23, or any other information required by the Competition. Failure to comply with this Rule will result in a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff. Any Club knowingly submitting incorrect information shall be liable to a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff. The Referee markings as required by Rule 13 (1 – 100) or any other information required by the Competition, Failure to do so will incur a fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff and/or the club being dealt with as the Board decide. A letter of explanation must be sent to the League Office, and signed by the club secretary within 4 (four) days of the date of the match when marking of 60 or below Failure to comply will result in a minimum fine in accordance with the Fines Tariff (B) Both Clubs shall SMS via Full Time System notify the result of each Competition Match with- in 30 minutes from the end of the match. Each Club playing in the PDFL, PDFL Cups, PFA Cup, FA/County Cup, and any PDFL club playing an FA/County match away to a non PDFL op- position must submit match results by SMS text message to the FA Full-Time system, within 30 minutes from the end of the match. Failure to comply with this Rule will result in a fine in ac- cordance with the Fines Tariff. (C) The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by an Officer of the Club, or as prescribed by the Competition. Failure to comply with this Rule will result in a fine in ac- cordance with the Fines Tariff. 22. DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP (A) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with three points to be awarded for a win and one point for a drawn Competition Match. The Teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective divisions at the end of the Playing Season shall be adjudged the win- ners. Compe t i t i on Matches must not be played for double points. In the event of two or more Teams being equal on points at the end of the Playing Season, rank- ings shall be determined by goal difference (where the goals scored against each Team shall be deducted from the goals scored by that Team and the Team with the most favourable goal differ- ence shall be placed highest). In the event of two or more Teams still being equal, the Team which has scored the most goals dur- ing the Playing Season shall be placed highest. In the event of two or more Teams still being equal, the Team that has won the most matches dur- ing the Playing Season shall be placed highest. In the event of two or more Teams still being equal, the Team which has the better playing record against the other Team in their head to head Competition Matches during the Playing Season will be placed highest. If the records of two or more Teams are still equal and it is necessary for any reason to deter- mine the position of each then the Teams affected shall play a deciding match or matches under conditions as determined by the Board. (B) Automatic Promotion shall be applied for the first two teams in Division Two, Three, Four and Five and automatic relegation shall be applied for the last two teams in the Premier Division. Au- tomatic Relegation shall be applied to the last three teams in Division One, Two, Three and Four except as provided for hereunder, subject to the provisions of Rule 2(B) (L) and subject to the requirements of the Regulations for the Operation of the National League System.