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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; 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
12 April 1964 – The Sunday People publishes allegations that lead to a betting scandal. It reported that Mansfield Town player Jimmy Gauld had, over several years, systematically engaged in match fixing, and that many other players were involved. 18 April 1964 – Liverpool beat Arsenal 5–0 at Anfield to secure the title.
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 ...
Layne's career was however cut short in its prime when he became involved in the British betting scandal of 1964. Layne was found guilty of match fixing and betting against his own team and along with several other players was gaoled and banned from football for life. The ban was lifted eight years later. [1]