Scarborough Athletic says it has now received the findings of the FA Commission set up in relation to incidents that took place during the home fixture against Darlington on 2nd January 2023.
During the match misogynistic abuse was aimed at one of the match officials which culminated in the match being suspended for 40 minutes in the second half. The club says the abuse was "totally unacceptable".
Boro were charged with being in breach of Rule E21.1 of the rules of the Football Association, in that the club failed to ensure that
"spectators and/or supporters (and anyone purporting to be our supporters or followers) conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from improper, violent, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting and/or provocative words and/or behaviour.
In addition that the words and/or behaviour made reference to gender contrary to rule FA rule E21.4"
Scarborough Athletic accepted the charge and the subsequent decision of the commission to issue a fine and action plan without appeal.
The club has been fined £1500, of which £500 is suspended pending any further breaches of these rules next season. In addition to the suspended fine the commissions ruling was clear that further punishments could also be issued should additional rule breaches occur.
In a statement on the club website Boro say:
"As a community club Scarborough Athletic condemns all forms of discrimination, including misogynistic abuse. Any person failing to follow the Ground Rules at home or away fixtures could face a banning order and/or police prosecution. The individuals responsible for this particular incident were immediately issued with indefinite bans."
Scarborough Athletic is also required by the FA to adhere to an agreed action plan to combat the issues, part of which is already in place, with further actions and initiatives to follow in the coming weeks. The club say these will be communicated to supporters as the main topic of the next Fans Forum which will take place prior to the start of the new season.
The club have engaged with "Her Game Too" to allow supporters to report misogynistic abuse anonymously and will continue to remind all supporters of their behaviour before and during fixtures.
The statement on the club website goes on to say:
"As a club we will be installing further CCTV over the coming weeks to support our operations as recommended by the Safety Advisory Group and the Football Association.
Scarborough Athletic Football Club are committed to making sure that everyone can attend matches without fear of abuse of any nature and upholding the values of our community club. We look forward to working with the majority of our supporters who share the clubs values in helping to remove abuse from football."
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