GUISELEY have launched an investigation after a fan was filmed allegedly urinating in the water bottle of an opposition goalkeeper.
Warrington’s Tony Thompson was then sent off in the FA Trophy tie for squirting the liquid at him.
A furious Thompson said on Twitter: “Today I fell out of love with the game!
“I’ve been called many names but for someone to (urinate) in my bottle, for me to drink it and then to be told I wasn’t allowed to react because I’m a player is outrageous.
“That person has put me my family’s health at risk and knocked me sick.”
Guiseley have requested CCTV footage from the host club to help identify the culprit.
A club statement released yesterday said: “We have requested match and CCTV footage from Warrington Town so we can investigate the incident involving a spectator entering the field of play and swapping Tony Thompson’s drinks bottle in the second half of the fixture.
“We are aware of a video circulating on social media which shows an individual swapping the bottles in the goal area, and that the replaced bottle allegedly contained urine. We unreservedly condemn this disgraceful action.
“Guiseley AFC is a family friendly football club with a core of regular and committed travelling supporters. Unfortunately we do not have any information as to the identity of this individual. We urge anyone able to help in identifying them to email admin@guiseleyafc.co.uk.
“This information will be used in our investigation alongside the match footage.
“We deplore the actions of the individual(s) concerned and we will work alongside Warrington Town and the police to identify them. If the individual(s) involved can be identified they will receive life bans from attending Guiseley AFC fixtures.
“No further comment will be made at this point.”
Guiseley won the tie 1-0 with a late deflected free-kick from Lewis Whitham. Ross Daly was sent off in stoppage time as well as Warrington’s Josh Amis.
Elsewhere, Eccleshill are 10th in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division after a 2-1 home win over bottom-placed Yorkshire Amateur. The Eagles swooped to a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to strikes from Jack Crook on 25 minutes and Matthew Sykes on 43 minutes.
Silsden saw their five-game winning run in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division ended with a 3-1 defeat to high-flying Garforth.
First half goals from Dan Coupland, Nick Thompson and Sam Barker gave the Miners a 3-0 lead.
With Silsden chasing the game, Talent Ndlovu curled in his fifth goal of the season with a wonderful free-kick but it wasn’t enough to bring the visiting Cobbydalers back into the tie.
But there were not any home comforts for 15th-placed Thackley, meanwhile, who fell to a 2-1 loss to Handsworth.
Albion Sports crashed to a heavy 4-1 defeat in the Premier Division despite taking an early lead.
Dominant Campion extended their lead to 11 points in Northern Counties East League Premier Division with a 1-0 win over Armthorpe Welfare.
Brighouse Town crashed to a 4-1 defeat to Long Eaton United in the Northern Premier League East Division, with Javelle Clarke firing a consolation.
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