Posted on 16th July 2026
Morecambe become first club to face Regulator action
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has issued its first warning notice, to the owners of Morecambe FC, for failing to respond to their requests for information about the running of the club.
Clubs have a legal requirement to comply with requests from the IFR, and this marks the first time that the IFR have taken action in this way since they came into being last year.
Club directors Kuljit Singh and Harjit Singh failed to reply to two requests for information, and so have been served with the warning notice.
“The IFR has issued a warning notice to Morecambe Football Club Limited and to the club’s two owners,” an IFR statement read.
“It has been provisionally determined that the owners breached information requirements imposed upon them without reasonable excuse and, in accordance with the Football Governance Act, the IFR is therefore minded to issue a censure statement against these individuals and the club.”
Although Morecambe were relegated to National League North last season, the IFR are able to enforce their regulations as the requests came at a time when Morecambe were in the National League and thus under their scope. The IFR covers the top five divisions in the men’s game.
