Fixtures chaos after referee gets red card North amateur football faces fixture chaos after a refereeing mix up.

North amateur football faces fixture chaos after a refereeing mixup.

An administrative cock-up means 17 games will have to be replayed,throwing promotion and relegation issues up in the air.

The Aberdeenshire Amateur FA drafted in a referee, understood tobe Gordon Bruce from Montrose, due to a referee shortage.

But it has emerged he is ineligible to officiate at matchesbecause he had not renewed his annual fees.

The majority of the games will be replayed on Saturday.

But Echt are furious at having to replay a game with Rattray's, asit could cost them a shot at the Premier League title.

Echt co-manager Michael Robertson said: "The situation …