Date

Name

From

Nat.

Position

Reason

Length

07.09.09

Paddy Kenny

Sheffield United (Eng)

Irl

Gk

tested positive for a banned substance, ephedrine.

9 months

10.08.09

Peter Cavanagh

Accrington Stanley (Eng)

Eng

Rb

for betting on a match involving his club

8 months

18.05.09

Roman Bedner

West Bromwich (Eng)

Eng

St

for using cocaine

three months

06.09.08

Slobodan Rajkovic

Chelsea (Eng)

Eng

Mf

spitting at an official during the Olympics

12 months

28.08.07

Stan Lazardis

Perth Glory (Aus)

Aus

Mf

tested positive for finasteride

1 year

26.07.07

Dodo

Botafogo (Bra)

Bra

St

tested positive for fenproporex

four months

20.07.06

Shaun Newton

West Ham (Eng)

Eng

St

tested positive for cocaine

seven months

11.07.06

Chris Cornes

Wolverhampton Wand (Eng)

Eng

St

tested positive for cocaine

six months

23.11.05

Abel Xavier

Middlesbrough (Eng)

Por

Df

Banned tested positive for a banned substance.

18 months

12.01.04

Rio Ferdinand

Manchester Utd (Eng)

Eng

Df

being found guilty of missing a drugs test

8 months

01.05.95

Lee Bowyer

Charlton Ath (Eng)

Eng

Mf

for using cannabis

1991

Diego Maradona

Arg

Mf

for using performance-enhancing drugs

15 months