Footballer shown four red cards in same match

Ricky Broadley has been accused of stamping on a player, throwing water, shouting abuse and threatening a referee. Now the 29-year-old, from Bangor, will face a North Wales Coast FA (NWCFA) disciplinary panel for his part in a violence-marred match at Rhosgadfan, near Caernarfon.

Broadley, who has previously been banned for life from playing Sunday League football, now faces yet another ban. If that happens, Broadley, who previously played for Bangor City and Caernarfon Town reserves as well as Caernarfon Borough, plans to appeal. He was playing for Mountain Rangers in a cup game against Penrhyndeudraeth at Cae Gors when a scuffle started in the 64th minute with the visitors leading 2-0.

But he has denied he stamped on anyone, or instigated any violence at last Saturday’s game. He said: “A fight broke out and I went to stop it. There was a mass brawl and I walked off.



“The ref gave me a red card. I said a few things I shouldn’t have in my temper. Four I had, apparently.”

Referee John Owen, 52, of Conwy, said: “In the second half there was a little bit of a scuffle between two players. A Rangers player decided to stamp on the head of one of the players on the floor.

“I sent four players off, two from each side for fighting and referred it to the NWCFA. He (Broadley) had three red cards. One for the stamping, one for technical assault on a referee when he threw water at me, another for shouting abuse when he left and the fourth after he threatened me in the clubhouse. The Mountain Rangers committee asked him to leave and they were very disappointed with his behaviour and attitude to me personally. It was absolutely horrific. What an idiot. It’s not the club’s fault.”