Wood banned for six years over fixing

Former Lincoln defender Bradley Wood has been banned for six years over two match-fixing offences.

A Football Association tribunal ruled Wood “influenced a football betting market” by earning two yellow cards in action for Lincoln, against Ipswich and Burnley in January and February last year. Wood denied the two most severe charges, but was found to have committed 25 betting-related breaches in all and was banned until 8 March, 2024.

The 26-year-old was fined £3,725 and ordered to pay costs of £1,550. Two people known to Wood placed bets on both matches that gambling firms noticed were “atypical”, according to the FA’S judgement. “The [essence] of the case is that Mr Wood planned to be cautioned and told acquaintances of that plan so that they and others placed bets,” the judgement read.