Giantkillers Droylsden have been expelled from the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player in the win over Chesterfield.
The Blue Square North side had beaten Chesterfield 2-1 but defender Sean Newton, who scored both goals for the Manchester side, should have been serving a suspension for picking up five bookings.
An FA Cup protest sub-committee met today and ordered that Droylsden be removed from the competition and League Two side Chesterfield will now play Ipswich in the third round on Saturday.
The sub-committee also ruled that the FA Cup prize fund payment of £30,000 should be redirected to Chesterfield.
Any appeal against the decision must be lodged with the FA by 9am tomorrow and the appeal would heard on Wednesday.
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