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."
Warrington manager Mark Beesley admitted he was shocked by the “disgusting” incident.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be involved in anything like that again,” he told our sister paper, the Warrington Guardian.
“The Guiseley staff apologised – it was disgusting and there’s no place in life for things like that.
“I think the referee has completely lost control after that – if someone urinates in my bottle and I drink it, I’m going to throw it away. To send him off for throwing the bottle away is a disgrace.”
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.
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