Biggest points deductions in English football history as Man City face potential penalty

[p]The alleged breaches relate to a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018, with some extending beyond for a failure to co-operate with investigations.[/p][p]A decision on any potential punishment has not yet been made as eight-time Premier League champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] prepare an appeal against the verdict.[/p][p]Sanctions that have been mooted range from a points deduction, fine, transfer ban or even expulsion from the division.[/p][p]With that said, [i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i] has looked at the biggest points deductions handed out in English football history.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] – 15 points (2007/08)[/h2][p]Leeds started the 2007/08 League One season with a 15-point deduction after failing to comply with the English Football League's (EFL) insolvency rules.[/p][p]The Whites appealed the decision, but it came to no avail as the majority of clubs voted against reducing their penalty.[/p][p]Leeds, though, stormed through the campaign and incredibly qualified for the play-offs with 27 wins.[/p][p]They reached the final, but were beaten 1-0 by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/doncaster/hlzYDy5q/"]Doncaster[/a] at Wembley Stadium.[/p][image alt="Leeds in League One 2007/08" id="4967f7df-15dd-47b2-9c56-0ed69a3f6b8e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="2b82413d-2347-4422-809e-2a4608c174ad" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] – 17 points (2008/09)[/h2][p]Bournemouth were slapped with a 17-point deficit to begin their 2008/09 League Two campaign after failing to properly meet the terms for exiting administration.[/p][p]It came on the back of the Cherries receiving a 10-point deduction in the previous season, which saw them relegated from League One.[/p][p]To even stay in the EFL, Bournemouth were not allowed to appeal the punishment and had to accept the deduction.[/p][p]Bournemouth did enough to survive as they finished the season in 21st and nine points clear of the drop zone.[/p][image alt="Bournemouth in League Two 2008/09" id="5d2e81b8-63ac-4bf9-9c47-5d6f7fbaf10f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e89933eb-c58b-498a-a80d-fd7d014c0768" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rotherham/KMfM7P4b/"]Rotherham[/a] – 17 points (2008/09)[/h2][p]Like Bournemouth, Rotherham were hit with a 17-point penalty for failing to adhere to the EFL's rules for exiting administration.[/p][p]The Millers also had to deal with the danger of dropping down to non-league, but they put up a respectable tally in League Two.[/p][p]They tallied 58 points, which was good enough for a 14th-place finish.[/p][image alt="Rotherham in League Two 2008/09" id="b33925fe-accc-4a4c-b16c-3acb952e90c1" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="fcbd0de9-864c-4eda-8237-39126cc55ed9" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/derby/Iug0YO0Q/"]Derby[/a] – 21 points (2021/22)[/h2][p]Derby were deducted 12 points for entering administration at the start of 2021/22 and another nine were docked in November for breaching the EFL's accounting rules.[/p][p]The verdict rooted the Rams straight down to the bottom of the Championship table and gave then-manager Wayne Rooney a near-impossible fight.[/p][p]Fight is what Derby did as they recorded 14 wins, but it wasn't enough as they finished 23rd and seven points from safety.[/p][image alt="Derby in Championship 2021/22" id="774c312b-280a-46a1-804d-2cece58f1d06" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="77433ba0-1ff4-4e7b-bfbf-b8db8f0af48c" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/luton/SlybbadF/"]Luton[/a] – 30 points (2008/09)[/h2][p]Luton's 30-point deduction in 2008/09 is the biggest in English football history and by a considerable margin too.[/p][p]The Hatters were relegated from League One the previous season and joined Bournemouth, Rotherham and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/darlington-fc/AuuJ6a3r/"]Darlington[/a] (-10) as punished parties.[/p][p]First, a 10-point sanction was imposed by the Football Association (FA) for illegal payments to agents and a further 20 for an improper exit from administration.[/p][p]Unsurprisingly, Luton finished bottom of League Two and it saw them drop out of the EFL for the first time in their history.[/p][image alt="Luton in League Two 2008/09" id="573b57e4-b286-4526-b359-97a2ccb6d764" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="77dde6df-7577-4583-9b14-1caf63326b4f" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]