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Leeds United's hopes of returning to the Championship at the first attempt appear to have been destroyed after the Football League last night announced that the beleaguered club will start their League One campaign with a 15-point deduction.
Having imposed that sanction - a punishment for failure to comply with the competition's insolvency policy for clubs which go into administration - the League did return to Leeds their vital golden share. Without it Ken Bates's club would have been unable to function in League One and might have folded. The Football League insisted the share was being returned due only to Leeds' "exceptional circumstances".
Leeds United's hopes of returning to the Championship at the first attempt appear to have been destroyed after the Football League last night announced that the beleaguered club will start their League One campaign with a 15-point deduction.
Having imposed that sanction - a punishment for failure to comply with the competition's insolvency policy for clubs which go into administration - the League did return to Leeds their vital golden share. Without it Ken Bates's club would have been unable to function in League One and might have folded. The Football League insisted the share was being returned due only to Leeds' "exceptional circumstances".