FA ban Accrington's Managing Director

Last updated : 19 August 2013 By Matt Blanchard

The governing body charged Heys at the start of the month and he admitted to 735 breaches of their betting rules at a hearing last Thursday.

Heys, who has been with Stanley for over 10 years, posted a statement on his website in which he shed light on the charges which had been brought against him.

He said: 'Last Thursday I attended a Regulatory Commission at the FA where I made a full and frank admission to 735 breaches of the FA betting rules , spanning a period of 10 years. These bets were made via a number of online betting accounts which I had at that time - all of which are now closed.

'Of the 735 bets that brought the charges, 231 were on games involving Accrington Stanley. These were small stake bets and many were part of an accumulator bet where there was also a reliance on other clubs to win as well - clubs that had no connection to Accrington Stanley.

'Of those 231 bets, 137 were placed on Accrington Stanley to win, 37 to lose, and 57 other types of bet which were predominantly that there would be a total of more than two goals in a particular game, scored jointly by both teams.'

Stanley's managing director, who was also fined £1,000, intends to appeal the punishment.