FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers told to replay Scarborough Athletic tie for fielding ineligible player

Forest Green had been due to play League One Blackpool away in the FA Cup second round

Forest Green Rovers have been ordered to replay their FA Cup tie against Scarborough Athletic after admitting fielding an ineligible player.

League Two side Rovers beat National League North team Scarborough 5-2 in a first-round replay on 14 November.

The Football Association said a professional game board sub-committee had ruled the tie should be replayed to a finish next Tuesday, 12 December.

Blackpool will host the winners in the second round.

The winners of that tie will be away to Nottingham Forest in round three.

The FA opened an investigation into Forest Green Rovers on Friday, 1 December but no details on the player being investigated have been disclosed.

An FA statement read: "The FA charged Forest Green Rovers for fielding an ineligible player in the Emirates FA Cup first round proper tie against Scarborough Athletic, which constitutes a breach of FA Cup Rule 109, and Forest Green Rovers subsequently admitted this charge."

Barnsley were kicked out of the FA Cup in November for fielding an ineligible player in their 3-0 first-round replay win at non-league Horsham.

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