Rangers and Portsmouth will be the 25th and 26th clubs to have entered administration since the points deduction penalty was introduced, Portsmouth for the second time. There were fewer points deductions in 2011 than in any since 2007, the peak number being in 2009.
Here is a complete list, 10 points being deducted unless otherwise stated:
England and Wales
2004: Wrexham
2005: Cambridge United
2006: Rotherham United, Crawley Town (6 points)
Rangers and Portsmouth will be the 25th and 26th clubs to have entered administration since the points deduction penalty was introduced, Portsmouth for the second time. There were fewer points deductions in 2011 than in any since 2007, the peak number being in 2009.
Here is a complete list, 10 points being deducted unless otherwise stated:
England and Wales
2004: Wrexham
2005: Cambridge United
2006: Rotherham United, Crawley Town (6 points)
2007: Boston United; Leeds United, 25 in total; Luton Town, 30 in total.
2008: Bournemouth, 27 in total; Rotherham United, 27 in total; Halifax Town
2009: Darlington; Southampton; Stockport County; Chester City (25 points); Northwich Victoria; Farsley Celtic; Salisbury City; Weymouth (none)
2010: Crystal Palace, Portsmouth (9 points)
2011: Plymouth
2012: Darlington
Scotland
2009: Gretna
2009: Livingston, relegated to third division
2010: Dundee (25 points)