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4w ago

Ryan Bowman Handed 42-Month Ban for Extensive FA Betting Breaches

An independent FA commission concluded he placed over 6,300 bets from 2015 to 2023, including self-scoring wagers, stakes against his own teams, deletion of evidence, misleading statements to investigators.

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Overview

  • Bowman admitted placing 6,397 bets between June 2015 and September 2023 while registered at Torquay United, Gateshead, Exeter City, Shrewsbury Town and Cheltenham Town.
  • The commission found he engaged in spot bets on his own performance, wagered against his teams and sought to delete phone data before investigators confronted him with irrefutable evidence.
  • He staked a total of £203,758.57 and returned £182,189.85, recording a net loss of £21,548.72 over eight years of betting.
  • The ruling enforces FA Rule E8, which bars players from betting on football events and refers breaches to an independent disciplinary body.
  • Shrewsbury Town and Cheltenham Town released statements acknowledging the disciplinary outcome and reaffirming their support for the FA’s integrity measures.