Has a player ever received a second yellow card during a substitution for not leaving the pitch properly? Yes, Ken Foster brings up an instance from January 1980. During an FA Cup third-round match between Stoke City and Burnley, Stoke’s Denis Smith, already on a yellow card, limped to the touchline due to an ankle injury. He lingered there because substitute Paul Johnson was not warmed up. Referee Kevin McNally sent Smith off for time-wasting. This decision wasn’t well received by Stoke, especially after Burnley won via a penalty and Stoke’s Ray Evans was also sent off for ‘heavy sarcasm’ as described by manager Alan Durban.
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