Following recent incidents at Basingstoke Town FC first team arranged fixtures, the club have announced unacceptable conduct and behaviour from fans will not be tolerated

Bad behaviour from fans puts the safety of players, officials, supporters and other persons connected with the fixture at risk.

Fans involved in the incidents on Saturday, April 1, have been temporarily banned from games while an investigation takes place. 

If it is found that the behaviour breached official guidelines then Basingstoke Town FC could be handed a number of fines from The FA.

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A spokesperson for the club said: "Following Saturday’s away game, a number of incidents are being investigated. Those that have been immediately identified as participants will be issued with a temporary ban from BTCFC, pending the outcome of the FA’s investigation. Those people who have already been identified will be contacted in due course.

"If the conclusion of these investigations proves that unacceptable conduct and/or disorderly activities took place, it will result in further actions being taken by the Club. This may include more permanent bans on those individuals that have acted irresponsibly."

They continued: "Basingstoke Town Community Football Club accepts a shared duty of care in respect of overall ground safety – home and away – and we must do all we can to prevent unacceptable conduct and disorderly activities.

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"Any individual who participates in unacceptable conduct and/or violent and disorderly activities – home or away – will automatically be ejected and BTCFC reserves the right to take further sanctions, including exclusion from the ground for a period of time or permanently. Unacceptable conduct and/or violent and disorderly activities may also result in a Football Banning Order being served against the individual(s)."

The details of Supporters involved in unacceptable conduct and violent and disorderly activities will also be passed to away clubs ahead of any future away fixtures, to help minimise potential incidents.

The spokesperson added: "We are extremely proud of our fanbase and we encourage passionate, respectful support so as to ensure our home and away games are a safe and pleasant environment for everyone to enjoy and we will not allow a small minority of supporters to act in this way."