Sam Todd looks at top-flight points deductions in light of Everton's recent woes...

EVERTON’S ten-point deduction for breaching the top flight’s profit and sustainability rules in November caused shockwaves throughout the game.
As well as the severity of the punishment, part of the surprise lay in the fact that while points penalties for financial irregularities have been commonplace for decades in the lower leagues - as Reading and Wigan fans can currently attest to - it’s pretty rare for them to occur at the highest level of English football…
Notts County 1889-90 - one point deducted for ...