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The following year, Gauld's betting syndicate tried to fix the result of a match played on 20 April 1963 between Bradford Park Avenue and Bristol Rovers; consequently, two Bristol Rovers players – goalkeeper Esmond Million and inside-forward Keith Williams – were named in the Sunday People as having taken bribes to "throw" the match, which ...
The reason for fixing a match includes ensuring a certain team advances or gambling. Match fixing is seen as one of the biggest problems in organized sports and is considered as a major scandal. This article is a list of match fixing incidents and of matches that are widely suspected of having been fixed.
1915 British football match-fixing scandal; 1964 British football match-fixing scandal; Bundesliga scandal (1965) 1971 Bundesliga scandal; 1980 Italian football scandal – a match fixing scandal in Italian football involving several major teams. 1986 Totonero; 1988 Mexico national football team scandal; 1989 Maracanazo of the Chilean team
A Europol investigation into match-fixing by criminal syndicates published its initial findings in February 2013. Of 380 matches in Europe alleged to be fixed, one took place in England. The match, a UEFA Champions League tie from the "last three or four years", was not named due to "ongoing judicial proceedings". [14] [15]
1964 British football match-fixing scandal; 1963–64 British Home Championship; C. 1963 FA Charity Shield; E. 1963 England v Rest of the World football match; F.
1964 British football match-fixing scandal; 1971 Bundesliga scandal; 1980 Totonero; 1986 Totonero; 1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal; 2001 Chinese football match-fixing scandal; 2003–2009 Chinese football match-fixing scandals; 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal; 2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal
1964 British football match-fixing scandal; 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa; 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa; 2006 English football corruption investigation; 2013 English football match-fixing scandal; 2016 English football scandal
In 1964, Gauld sold his story to the Sunday People for £7,000, incriminating Kay, Swan and former teammate David Layne in the process. Described by The Times as the "ringleader", [3] Gauld was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined £5,000. [1] [4] In total, 33 players were prosecuted for their involvement in the 1964 British betting ...