The club say investigations in to discriminatory abuse at yesterday's game are continuing and that one indefinite ban has already been issued.
Scarborough were playing host to Darlington in yesterday's league game.
Play was suspended for 35 minutes in the second half at the request of the match officials after reports that abuse was shouted at a female assistant referee. It's understood there were incidents of abuse in the first half from Darling ton Supporters and in the second half from Scarborough supporters.
Both clubs issued statements yesterday condemning the behaviour.
In a further statement this afternoon Scarborough Athletic say:
"Following the discriminatory abuse from both sets of supporters at Monday's home game against Darlington, we are working closely with the appropriate authorities to investigate the incidents.
We are in consultation with the club's Operational Football Officers from North Yorkshire Police who regularly attend fixtures and a police investigation is underway. The club and its security team work closely with the police on all issues at the ground and we are all determined to deal with discriminatory abuse of any kind. As such, we can confirm that an individual has already been issued with an indefinite ban from attending games at the Flamingo Land Stadium.
We will continue to work closely with North Yorkshire Police to ensure the safety and well being of everyone at the ground , including the officials, teams and all staff as well as the supporters. We will not tolerate this kind of abuse and those not conforming to our ground rules and regulations will receive an appropriate ban."
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