Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has been cleared of any wrong doing by the FA following his reaction to the now infamous 'goal that never was' incident against Bristol City.

The out-spoken Jordan had been asked to explain comments he made the game when Palace were denied a perfectly legitimate goal during the Championship clash at Ashton Gate on August 15th.

On-loan hitman Freddie Sears celebrated giving the South London outfit a 1-0 lead finding the back of the net, only to find the goal disallowed when the ball bounced back out onto the pitch.

Referee Rob Shoebridge consulted with the linesman, only to award a goal kick to Bristol City before the Robins eventually went on to snatch a last-minute winner through Nicky Maynard.

Eagles manager Neil Warnock was also livid after the game and told BBC Sport the following day:" Nothing has changed. I feel really hurt and almost cheated out of a result. I felt sorry for the lads after all the work and preparation they put in.

"The body language of the Bristol players and the fans should have told the referee it was a goal. If it had been at the other end of the pitch, there would have been a riot.

"Refs make mistakes but morally I felt Bristol should have let us score a goal there."

However, the FA have decided that neither Warnock or Jordan, who had faced an improper conduct charge after labelling Bristol City 'cheats', will face any punishment.

The fall-out from the phantom goal incident had led to Sheffield-born Warnock calling for the game to be replayed, an idea that has since been ruled out by the FA.