'Segregated dressing-room' – FA to drop charge against Ex-Crawley Town boss John Yems, says Times chief football writer

The 63-year-old was hit with multiple charges by the FA in July and was accused of discriminatory behaviour towards his players and of making offensive comments on no fewer than 16 occasions.

Times chief football writer Henry Winter tweeted: "The FA has dropped the charge against John Yems of allegedly running a segregated dressing-room while Crawley Town manager. The claim that the changing room was split on racial grounds was made by an ex-Crawley player but has now been dismissed by the FA. 16 other charges remain."

Last July an FA statement said: “It is alleged that during the period between 2019 and 2022 the former manager of Crawley Town FC made 16 comments in breach of FA rule E3.2,” an FA spokesperson said. “It is alleged that each breach amounts to an aggravated breach. It is further alleged that … Mr Yems also discriminated against Crawley Town players … in breach of FA rule E4.”

Yems took over at Crawley Town in December 2019 and led them to 12th in League Two last season before he left the club.