London  - The English Football Association charged five players on Tuesday with breaching football's betting rules.

The five - four who played for Accrington Stanley and one who played for Bury - were charged with betting on the match when the two sides met in the final game of League Two last season.

If found guilty, the five - Jay Harris, David Mannix, Robert Williams and Peter Cavanagh, of Accrington, and Andrew Mangan of Bury at the time - could face suspensions.

Harris and Cavanagh played in the game, which was won 2-0 by Bury, but some bookmakers voided their markets on the match after noticing unusual betting activity.

"All five are alleged to have placed bets on Bury to win this match," the FA said in a statement.

"Mannix is alleged to have placed stakes to the value of approximately 4,000 pounds (5,944 dollars); Mangan 3,500 pounds; Harris 2,000 pounds; Williams 1,000 pounds; and Cavanagh on a five- pound accumulator."

Harris, who has since left to join Chester City, faces other charges after reportedly betting on other games, while Cavanagh is accused of betting on another Accrington Stanley matches in which he played and a number of other League Two games.

Neither players, managers nor coaching staff are allowed to bet on any matches in which they are playing in, or concerning their teams.(dpa)