Liversedge chairman Bob Gawthorpe said he was shocked and saddened by racist chanting which marred the biggest day in the club's history.

Saturday's FA Cup fourth qualifying-round tie against Coalville Town attracted a bumper Clayborn crowd of 820, with a place in the first round proper of the world's most famous club competition and a cheque for £10,000 the prize for the winners.

However, the special occasion was spoiled by a small section of 'supporters', whose obscene chanting aimed at the visiting players brought strong condemnation from Gawthorpe, who was quick to distance the club from the bigots.

He said: "Liversedge Football Club would like to disassociate themselves from the racist chanting that occurred during the FA Cup tie with Coalville.

"We fully support the 'Kick Racism out of Football' initiative and regret that those actions have detracted from what is an exciting and potentially beneficial time for Liversedge.

"Looking at our team-sheet you can see the club adopts an open door policy and anybody who is good enough gets a game, irrespective of their background."

Gawthorpe added that he believed those responsible were not Liversedge fans, but had simply chosen to go to the game due to a lack of local Football League fixtures on Saturday.

If Liversedge win tomorrow night's replay in Leicestershire they will travel to Tony Adams' Wycombe Wanderers in the first round proper.