HEREFORD United has been fined £500 for failing to comply with Football Association rules.
On a day when the club was given a fortnight's stay of execution in the High Court having had their latest winding up order adjourned, the Bulls have been ordered to pay the money by Thursday or face suspension from all football.
The charges were against both the club and majority shareholder Alan McCarthy and relate to a failure to comply with the FA's owners and directors test regulations.
The club accepted the charge with Mr McCarthy failing to respond.
An FA statement said: "The Independent Regulatory Commission found the charges proven and fined both the Club and Mr McCarthy £500.
"The Independent Regulatory Commission also ordered that the Club and Mr McCarthy fully and correctly comply with their obligations under the Owners’ and Directors’ Test Regulations by 4pm on Thursday 4 December 2014.
"Failure to comply by that deadline shall result in the Club’s and Mr McCarthy’s automatic and immediate suspension from all football and football activities until such time as the Club and Mr McCarthy have either complied with the requirements of the Owners’ and Directors’ Test Regulations or Mr McCarthy has divested his shareholding in Hereford United such that he is no longer an Officer of the Club."
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