'Bigotry and prejudice': Whitehawk FC say fans were victims of homophobic abuse at Littlehampton Town

Some Littlehampton Town fans have been accused of targeting visiting Whitehawk fans with homophobic abuse when the sides met at The Sportsfield on Tuesday night.

By Steve Bone

Published 17th Aug 2022, 15:37 BST

Updated 17th Aug 2022, 22:27 BST

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A statement by the Hawks said: "Whitehawk FC were saddened to hear that a number of our supporters were subjected to homophobic abuse at last night’s match at Littlehampton Town FC. There is no place for bigotry and prejudice within the beautiful game and Whitehawk FC are speaking to the opposition club about the incident.

"Whitehawk FC operate a zero tolerance policy towards any abuse at the Enclosed Ground and are fully committed to our core value that football truly is for all. We have spoken with the safety officer at Littlehampton Town and they fully condemn the abuse and are investigating the matter further."

Littlehamptown Town said they would issue a comment later.

Whitehawk won the match 1-0 and tweeted afterwards: "Love always wins." Today they tweeted: "Together, we will kick discrimination out of football."

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