Newport County is extremely disappointed to learn of allegations of racial abuse towards Exiles’ goalkeeper Nick Townsend during the 55th minute of last night’s game against Gillingham.
Working with the Kent Police, Townsend and Gillingham’s in-house Safety Team were able to identify the person who is alleged to have shouted the racial abuse and the incident is currently being investigated.
Newport County strongly condemns any forms of racism, prejudice or discrimination and has a zero-tolerance policy towards incidence of such nature.
Townsend has the full backing of everyone at the football club and we are in constant dialogue with the player, ensuring he has all the support he needs.
The club would like to place on record its thanks to both Kent Police and Gillingham Football Club for their swift response at the end of the game.
Newport County will continue to work with the relevant authorities on this matter.