Barnsley have been fined £20,000 by the Football Association and ordered to “implement an action plan” after the club’s deputy safety officer told match officials that James McClean “should be used to” abuse.

Barnsley have been hit with a Football Association charge after Stoke midfielder James McClean was allegedly the target of sectarian chants in the lead-up to Remembrance Sunday.

Wigan have confirmed the signing of Paul Scharner on loan from Hamburg for the rest of the season.

South Yorkshire Police have confirmed a total of seven fans were arrested at Oakwell last night as a result of the trouble which flared during the Carling Cup clash between Barnsley and Manchester United.

West Brom midfielder Ronnie Wallwork has been stabbed in a nightclub attack.