‘Disgusting’ incident sees fan URINATE in Warrington Town goalkeeper Tony Thompson’s drink

Guiseley AFC narrowly edged Warrington Town in a fiercely-contested 1-0 FA Trophy meeting on Saturday – but the match was overshadowed by a ‘disgraceful’ incident involving sections of the away support and Warrington’s goalkeeper. 

Tony Thompson was sent off in the 60th minute after an altercation with a Guiseley fan, after the supporter had allegedly urinated in his drink. 

A video showed the fan hopping the barriers between the stands and the pitch seemingly switching out Thompson’s bottle for another similar one, with the caption ‘p***** in keepers juice’.

After realising what had transpired, Thompson is reported to have squirted the bottle into the allegedly offending supporter’s face, sparking a prolonged delay in the game that saw referee Ben Robinson send off the unfortunate goalkeeper. 

‘I don’t think I’ll ever be involved in anything like that again,’ said Warrington boss Mark Beesley.

‘The Guiseley staff apologised – it was disgusting and there’s no place in life for things like that.

A fan was videoed entering the pitch before swapping out the goalkeeper’s bottle for another

‘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.

‘It’s hard to talk about the football when such a big incident like that happens.

‘From our point of view, the welfare of our players is paramount and what Tony was subjected to was disgraceful.

Tony Thompson admitted on Twitter that the incident has ‘knocked me sick’

‘Whoever did it should hang their head in shame and never be allowed into a football game again.

‘The referee has to see common sense – I can’t understand it.’

Guiseley released a statement, reading: 

‘The club 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.’

Warrington were narrowly beaten in the end in a game that came down to the final minute, when visiting striker Lewis Whitham netted at the death. 

Thompson was not the only player to be ejected either, with team-mate Josh Amis also departing early having only just come off the bench.  

Thompson himself took to Twitter after the game to vent his own shock and frustration, admitting the incident had caused him to fall out of love with the game. 

He wrote: ‘Today I fell out of love with the GAME! I’ve been called many names but for someone to p*** 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.’

The fan in question was reportedly removed from Cantilever Park, though it is yet to see whether any further action will be taken.