Player 'subjected to online racial hatred and abuse' after Southport v York City match
Both sides have issued statements.
Southport FC says one of their players was subjected to racist abuse towards the end of their home game with York City last Saturday (9th October).
In a statement the club said: _"_Soon after the end of Saturday’s game at York City, the club became aware of one of our players having been subjected to online racial hatred and abuse on social media.
_"_Southport Football Club strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and was disgusted to learn of this incident.
_"_The club took immediate action by reporting this to the Police, York City Football Club and the National League and will continue to work with those bodies to bring the perpetrator to justice and to ensure as far as possible that this behaviour has no place within our beautiful game.
_"_In the meantime, we are doing all we can to support our player plus others in the squad affected by this.
"_We will be making no further comment whilst investigations are ongoing."_
York City have tweeted their own response, saying: _"_We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination, and we are disappointed to learn of this incident - this behaviour has no place in society or football.
"_We are liaising with Southport on the case, which has been reported to the relevant authorities, and are offering our help to support those affected by the incident."_