provided by Rule 27 a professional shall not be allowed to play until this Rule has been complied with, and the Secretary of the Club registering the player shall have received the acknowledgment on the official form from the Secretary of this Association.[1] Players may be transferred from one Club to another (see Form H). A club shall not be allowed to register a professional unless he is a member of this Association, or an affiliated Association. After the 1st of January, 1908, no Club shall be entitled to pay or receive any transfer fee or other payment exceeding £350 upon or in respect of the transfer of any player.
31. The registration of professionals shall be binding for only one season, except as otherwise provided by these Rules, but a professional may during the month of April register himself for the following season for his own Club, but shall not enter into any engagement with another Club until his existing engagement has terminated. Until the period of registration of a professional player has expired, he shall not be approached by any other Club, or an official of any other Club, or any other person, with the view to induce him to leave the Club for which he is registered when his engagement has terminated. No payment shall be made to Commission Agents or other persons than Clubs and players concerned in transfers and engagements of players. Clubs shall be entitled to retain players to whom they are prepared to pay the maximum wages, unless the players satisfy the Council that there are special grounds for allowing them to change their club.[2]
32. Clubs shall not pay any Player a bonus of more than £4 as a consideration for his signing a professional form. A bonus cannot be paid to a player on his re-signing for his own Club. The maximum wages which may be paid
- ↑ No player (except under provisions of Rule 29) is entitled to take the proceeds of a benefit match until he has been registered as a professional.
- ↑ A list will be kept by the Secretary of all players to whom Clubs are prepared to pay the maximum wages, and of which he shall have received notice from the Club. On receipt of notice from the Club the Secretary shall advise the player that such notice has been received. A player on such list shall not be registered for any other Club until the Council has been satisfied of the special grounds as required by Rule 31.
signing of a second registration form before the Council have declared the first form invalid, is also an offence. Clubs and players can be dealt with for these irregularities. A professional player is not a member of a Club until he has been registered with this Association.
