A LOCAL footballer has been suspended for 154 days by the Hampshire FA for disciplinary offences.

Ben Boyce has been banned from September 1 to February 2 next season and also fined £50 with £7 costs.

The Romsey Town Football & SC player, also registered with Sholing Saints, was found guilty of offences committed during a Hampshire League match against Locks Heath on April 2.

Boyce has also been given a suspended fine of £50 until May 31, 2005.

GB Lyndhurst officials Richard Bran and Tony Foley were both warned as to their future conduct after offences during a Southampton Saturday League match against Redwood United.

Bran, who was fined £50 with £7 costs, was suspended for 56 days from September 1 and Foley, fined £20 with £7 costs, for 21 days.

Official Steven Bench of Regents Park Rangers Youth was warned after misconduct during a Southampton Tyro League match against Earls Youth. He was also suspended for 21 days.

Regents Park were severely warned after misconduct by club members forced the game against Earls to be abandoned.

Official Tony Gover of Romsey Town Old Boys Youth was severely warned after misconduct during a Tyro League match against St Francis Youth.

On-Sites FC were warned after playing Scott Brown in a City of Southampton Sunday League match against Bitterne Social while he was suspended.

In the same league, Pirelli General were warned for playing Darmesh Dhanda while under suspension against Weston Park.

John Burton Enterprises were severely warned after misconduct by club spectators in a Basingstoke & District Sunday League match against Hook Rangers.

They were fined £50 and a suspended fine of £75 imposed until May 31, 2004.

Suspensions starting September 1

7 days: Robbie Derrick (FC Harestock), Craig Haywood (AFC Whiteley Youth, Fareham Town Youth), Jon Richards (Fleet Town, Sandrock), Gary Newell (Queen Hotel United)

14 days: James Dyer (East Cowes Victoria Athletic, Bembridge), William Midmore (Aldershot Town Juniors Youth)

21 days: David Miles (Meonstoke), Peter Smith (Lordswood United Youth)

35 days: Dean Byrne (Vosper Thorneycroft, Westwood Old Boys), David Logue (White Hart Revival), Alex Sluann (Diagonal), James Thomson (Overton United, Whitchurch United), Craig Townsin (Basingstoke Saints), Colin Wood (AFC Lordshill, Porter), Robert Holbrook (Bembridge), Aidan Kilner (Fleet Town), Carl Lane (St Helena Bobs, LAB Windows)

42 days: Greg Nixon (Vernham Dean), Mark Reilly (Crusaders five-a-side, Branksome Celtic), Ashley Fairweather (Gravy five-a-side)

56 days: Neil Brown (BLT five-a-side), Graham Bush (LE), Billy Dunning (Hilsea Respray Centre), Alistair Hewitt (Mottisfont), Marc Payne (Station Hotel Andover Sat, Andover New Street)

77 days: Andrew Devereux (Letef Select)

Suspension starting September 22

14 days: Peter Conway (AFC Whiteley Youth)

Suspensions starting October 6

14 days: Dean Byrne (Vosper Thornycroft, Westwood Old Boys), Robert Jenkins (Hilton United), Carl Lane (St Helena Bobs, LAB Windows), Phillip Watkinson (Queen Hotel United)

Suspension starting October 27

14 days: Nicolas Holder (John Burton Enterprises)

Suspension starting November 17

14 days: Grant Paterson (Hamble Harriers)