Police are investigating after a game in the Northern Premier League was abandoned
The game at Oldham based Avro was abandoned in the 84th minute with the home team winning 6-0 against Staffordshire based Kidsgrove Athletic who had been reduced to nine mem after two players had earlier been sent off
Footage on Social appear appeared to show both players and officials fighting in the crowd following an incident when a non playing member of the opposition had been sent off by the referee
In a statement the club said:
Today’s game between Avro and Kidsgrove was abandoned in the 84th minute.
We as a club are appalled with the behaviour of some of the fans, players and officials of Kidsgrove Athletic.
We will support and co-operate with both the NPL and FA in their investigation of the incidents which occurred in the 84th minute of today’s game.
Avro were leading 6-0 at the time of the event against Kidsgrove 9 men due to two players earlier being shown red cards on the field of play.
The incident followed the dismissal of one of the Kidsgrove management team who wasn’t on the field of play.
We will await the reports of the referee and FA.
No further comment will be made from ourselves on this matter.
