Football team barricaded in dressing room and claim they were racially abused, stamped on and headbutted

7 Dec 2013 10:08The players claim they were racially abused, punched from behind, stamped on and headbutted when trouble flared

Football players claim they had to barricade themselves in a dressing room after violence exploded at an amateur match.

Players from Poynton FC say they were racially abused, punched from behind, stamped on and headbutted when trouble flared at their Cheshire League clash with Penlake FC.

FA officials have suspended St Helens-based Penlake from all football and have launched disciplinary proceedings following the game which was abandoned and saw police called.

The Manchester Evening News understandstop-of-the-table Poynton were leading the Division Two match 2-1 when the referee sent a third Penlake player off.

One witness said:

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