Sheffield Wednesday docked 12 points after filing for administration

Sheffield Wednesday have been deducted 12 points after a court filing on Friday showed the second-tier side filed for administration amid mounting financial issues at one of England's oldest surviving football clubs.

The English Football League had previously charged the Championship club in June with multiple breaches of regulations after they failed to pay players' wages on time.

The Yorkshire club have previously faced player registration embargoes and were docked six points during the 2020-21 season for breaching profit and sustainability rules.

"The EFL can confirm that it has now received formal notice that Dejphon Chansiri, the director of Sheffield Wednesday, has taken the necessary steps to appoint administrators to both the club and also the company which owns Hillsborough," it said in a statement.

AUTOMATIC DEDUCTION

"Whilst this development results in the automatic deduction of 12 points... it also presents Sheffield Wednesday with the opportunity to move matters towards a successful sale and secure future under new ownership," the EFL added.

The club said Julian Pitts, Kris Wigfield and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor, a company that specialises in corporate restructuring, have been appointed joint administrators of Wednesday and the company that owns Hillsborough.

"The joint administrators have taken over the running of the club with immediate effect to protect the interests of creditors, and to ensure Sheffield Wednesday can continue operating while we seek a new owner as swiftly as possible," Wigfield said.

"Like many football clubs, it has been trading at a significant loss for several years, with those losses historically funded by the former owner Mr Chansiri."

Having finished 12th last season, Wednesday were