Darlington FC said it was investigating after comments were made to a female assistant referee.
A football club is investigating after fans reportedly subjected a female assistant referee to misogynistic abuse.
Darlington FC said it was made aware of comments from "one or two fans" during the first half of the club'sThe game was delayed for 35 minutes in the second half because of similar abuse reportedly from Scarborough fans.A spokesman for Darlington FC said an internal investigation was under way and there would be no further comment at this stage.There were about 3,200 fans at the sell-out game at the Flamingo Land Stadium, 800 of whom were supporting Darlington.
The team's seventh-straight win put them third in the Vanarama National League North, two places and two points above Scarborough Athletic.
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