Bill Tomlins was a

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businessman who, along with a

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, brought Luton Town FC out of

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in May 2004. The Hatters completed his full season in charge in May 2005, achieving the championship in the

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League One. Tomlins was the

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of LTFC until 11 April 2007 when he stood down and was succeeded by

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. In June 2008 he was fined £15,000 and suspended from all football and football activities for a period of five years by

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in respect of thirteen charges of misconduct made against him. At the same time Luton Town FC was fined £50,000 and had ten points deducted for routing of payments to agents not through The Football Association. In September 2011 he was disqualified from acting as a director for six years following proceedings brought by the UK

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related to this misconduct.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomlins, Bill Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Luton Town F.C. non-playing staff Chairmen and investors of football clubs in England