 Gauld's taped conversations were ultimately to convict himself and the three Sheffield Wednesday players, with the judge making it clear that he held Gauld responsible for ruining the other three.Gauld, described as the "central figure", was sentenced to four years imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud and was fined £5,000.He and the others were banned from football for life by The Football Association, though several life bans were eventually lifted, with both Swan and Layne returning to Sheffield Wednesday in 1972.